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69 -409 Selectmen's Meeting — June 6, 2016 The Selectmen were supportive of Option 3, that for a bill where a leak is evident, normal average usage would be subject to Tier 1 water and sewer rates and usage attributable to a leak would be charged at MWRA wholesale rates plus a factor to capture administrative costs. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 5 -0 to direct the Water and Sewer Abatement Board to recalculate the two bills according to Option 3, which would allow the MWRA wholesale rates for the leaked water only, the retail rates for their normal consumption, and an administrative fee to cover the Town's costs. Mr. Addelson inquired and Ms. Barry confirmed that this would be the policy for other cases moving forward. Update on 20/20 Demographic Subcommittee on Asian Communities Mr. Krupka of the 20/20 Demographic Subcommittee on Asian Communities updated the Board on the Committee's work so far. The objective of their work is to increase the inclusion of residents of Asian ancestry in Lexington by drawing on lessons learned in communities across the U.S. with larger relative populations of Asian residents. They have selected 12 reference communities, surveyed community leaders and are in the process of conducting follow -on dialogues. Their very preliminary findings include that no other community has performed this type of study, almost all are working on increasing participation, almost all have high performing schools and students are under a lot of stress, and few have a formally structured Asian community organization identified. Mr. Krupka feels that Lexington has a lot to learn about addressing the issue of unspoken racial tensions. The Committee expects to file a final report later in the year, in the meantime he hopes that the recommendations that were made to the Selectmen in 2014 by the Subcommittee on Demographic Change will be included in the Board's goals for the coming year. Receive Recommendation of Community Farming Committee — Conservation Restriction — Busa Farm Property Under the Community Preservation Act (CPA) statue, the Town must place a conservation restriction (CR) on the portion of the Busa Farm property that is leased to LexFarm. The CR will then be held by an entity other than the Town. Charles Lamb, Chairman of the Community Farming Committee (CFC), explained that their intent is to allow agricultural and farming uses, and allow the Board of Selectmen to change the land to recreational uses, but only if farming fails and the citizens approve. They would like to set a high but not unreasonable standard to change it to recreational use and leave options for future Boards. A draft CR, provided by Town Counsel, has been reviewed by the CFC and LexFarm. The primary substantive change by the CFC is to Section 18: that if the property is not used for agricultural purposes, defined as abandonment of 80% of the arable land for three successive growing seasons, then a vote of Town Meeting will be required to use the property for active recreation purposes. This Town Meeting action is not required by the CPA statute, but recommended by the CFC. Town Counsel is also reviewing Section III.B.1 to make sure this is