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March 22, 2021 Adjourned Session of the 2021 Annual Town Meeting, cont'd... (4) identification of the municipal department responsible for administering the transit improvement programs; provided, that for a program involving a TID consisting of more than 1 municipality, the program plan shall designate a lead municipality responsible for managing the program; (5) a proposed management and operational plan regarding transit service delivery within the TID, which may include contracting for transit service management with an existing regional transit authority, a transportation management association, or a private service entity; (6) the duration of any transit improvement programs, which shall be a minimum of 3 years and shall not exceed 6 years after the transit service start date; (7) a list of the entities participating as partners in a transit improvement program; (8) the means for setting policy and making decisions related to the transit improvement program; (9) the target start date for the collection of funds and initiation of transit service within the TID; (10) a careful consideration of how the TID can fill public transportation gaps not currently provided by publicly accessible local, regional, or state transit services; and (11) a proposal for communication and collaboration between Lexington, any other municipality involved in establishing the TID, any regional transit authorities and transportation management associations with relevant jurisdiction, the surrounding business community and housing providers, and the Massachusetts department of transportation. (NOTE: There was no section"(a)" in the motion. NLR) (b) The Select Board shall hold a public meeting to consider the merits of the program plan, prior to its submittal for adoption. (c) A separate program plan shall be adopted for each proposed TID. The program plan shall be adopted at the same time as the TID, as part of the TID adoption proceedings pursuant to subsection (d) of this section or, if at a different time, in the same manner as the adoption of the TID, with the same requirements of subsection (d). Once adopted, a program plan shall only be substantially altered or amended after meeting the same requirements for adoption. (d) Lexington may, after the development of a program plan and a public meeting on the merits of said plan pursuant to subsections (a) and (b), establish a TID, as defined in section 1, within the boundaries of Lexington by: (1) a majority vote of Town Meeting; provided, that Town Meeting finds that the establishment of the TID is in the public interest; and (2) a vote of the property owners subject to the fee provided for in section 5 within said TID, where a minimum of 51 per cent of property owners shall be required to vote in the affirmative and said voters casting ballots in the affirmative shall constitute at least 51 per cent of the total assessed value of land of fee-paying properties in said TID; provided, that ballots for such vote shall be sent by certified mail to each property owner in accordance with the mailing address officially on file with the municipal assessor. Nothing in this section shall prevent a TID from including more than one municipality; provided, however, that each participating municipality shall be duly authorized by special legislation to establish a TID. If any of the municipalities considering establishment of a TID fail to meet the requirements under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, the TID shall not be established. Further, nothing in this section shall preclude Lexington from entering into an agreement pursuant to section 4A of chapter 40 with any other municipality to provide transportation-related services, whether or not such municipality is authorized to establish or participate in a TID. (e) Any vote by Town Meeting under paragraph(1) of subsection (d) of this section shall include: