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2003 Annual Town Meeting,Adjourned Session ofApril 2, 2003 cont... Following brief comments on Article 13 by Mr. Chernick, further comments were provided by committee member Patrick Mehr. 8:57 p.m. Charles Hornig reported the unanimous support of the Capital Expenditures Committee. Dawn McKenna reported the unanimous support of the Board of Selectmen. 8:59 p.m. Discussion, in favor and in opposition, continued on customer satisfaction, energy conservation, tax benefits of private utility companies, and pros and cons of underground utilities. 9:09 p.m. MOTION ADOPTED. ARTICLE 15: PROPERTY ACQUISITION—MAP 49, LOT 54 ON FOREST STREET 9:10 p.m. Selectman Dawn McKenna moved: MOTION: That this article be indefinitely postponed. 9:11 p.m. MOTION ADOPTED. 9:12 p.m. Andrew Friedlich moved Article 16 be postponed until Monday, April 14, 2003. MOTION ADOPTED. ARTICLE 17: ZONING BYLAW, TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS 9:13 p.m. Sara Chase moved the Planning Board Report of Article 17 be Accepted and Placed on File. MOTION ADOPTED. Ms. Chase reported the Planning Board recommends approval, and moved: MOTION: That the Zoning By-Law be amended as follows: In §135-72 D(1)(a) by deleting the line "The 'Trip Generation Manual, Fifth Edition' prepared by the Institute of Transportation Engineers; and, if applicable, ..." and substituting the following: "The most recent edition of'The Trip Generation Manual' prepared by the Institute of Transportation Engineers that is on file in Lexington Town Engineer's office; and, if applicable, ..." Leo McSweeney reported the unanimous support of Article 17 by the Board of Selectmen. 9:15 p.m. The Moderator declared MOTION UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. ARTICLE 18: AMEND ZONING BYLAW—REZONING, CRO TO CD, 124, 128 SPRING STREET and 95 HAYDEN AVENUE 9:15 p.m. Andrew Friedlich, pr.5, moved: MOTION: That this article be Indefinitely Postponed. The Moderator recognized Executive Vice President Peter Nichols, Beal Properties. Mr. Nichols explained the reasons for Indefinite Postponement, efforts taken, and hopes of bringing forward a request at a later date. 9:19 p.m. MOTION UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. 9:20 p.m. The Moderator declared a brief recess for, due to illness, the exchange of Moderators. Moderator Battin stepped down and appointed Mr. Norman Cohen, pr.6, to serve as Temporary Moderator(in accordance with 118 §11 of The Code of Lexington) for the remainder of the evening. 9:20 p.m. Moderator Norman Cohen called the meeting to order and declared Article 19 now before the members. ARTICLE 19: AMEND ZONING BYLAW 9:23 p.m. David Kaufman, pr.6, moved: MOTION: That the Zoning Bylaws of the Town be amended as follows: A. In Section 4.2, Table 1, Line 7.15 relating to "Bank, credit union," change the column headed CS from N to SP. B. In Section 4.2, Table 1, Line 7.15b relating to "Bank or credit union with drive-up window or auto-oriented branch bank" change the column headed CS from N to SP with the following footnote reference, "provided that the bank or credit union has a maximum of two lanes, one of which may be an ATM lane." 9:24 p.m. Article sponsor Deidre Niemann explained purpose for the bylaw change.