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71-122 Selectmen's Meeting–December 4, 2017 A commemorative photograph was taken of the Selectmen and graduates. Water/Sewer Abatement Appeal— 51 SpringStreet treet Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager for Finance, presented the findings from an investigation into reasons for an appeal made by the property owner of 51 Spring Street. A larger than recommended abatement was requested from the Water/Sewer Abatement Board for water the property owner used to irrigate a new lawn. In calculating abatements for situations such as this one, the practice of the WSAB has been to review the consumption of prior billing periods and apply a 70% consumption factor to the excess usage of the period in question. Of the usage above the previous average, 70% is assumed to have been used for irrigation purposes. After review, staff recommended that the Board continue with the irrigation abatement methodology that has been in place for many years but also discovered consequently that a formula error had been made, such that the amount abated should have been $747.59 rather than $554.32. Ms. Kosnoff said other abatements for the same time period revealed no other formula errors. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to support the past practice of the Water Sewer Abatement Board used for water/sewer abatements for one-time irrigation use, with the revised calculation as prepared by staff used for determining the amount of the abatement for 51 Spring Street. Approve RCN Contract Amendment At the Board of Selectmen's meeting on October 30, 2017 meeting, the Board reviewed RCN's request for an amendment to the existing Cable License between RCN and the Town of Lexington which would delete the references to the hub site being located in Lexington in Section 1.1 (28) and Exhibit 2. The Communications Advisory Committee has reviewed this request and is in favor of the proposed amendment and the attached "Report on Amendment to the RCN Cable TV Renewal License Of June 30, 2009." The required notice was published on November 9, 2017 in the Lexington Minuteman allowing for a 21-day public period of review. No public comments were received. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to approve and sign the proposed amendment as defined to Section 1.1 (28) and Exhibit 2 of the Cable Television Final License granted to RCN on June 30, 2009; and further, to review and approve the Report of the Board of Selectmen stating the reason for the Town taking the action to approved the cable licensee's request to amend the license. Annual License Renewals This approval is the first of two annual rounds of license renewals. The next vote will take place at the December 18, 2017 Selectmen's meeting.