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Selectmen's Meeting—September 17, 2018 Page 1 of 13 SELECTMEN'S MEETING Monday, September 17, 2018 A meeting of the Lexington Board of Selectmen was called to order at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, September 17, 2018 in the Selectmen's Meeting Room of theTown Office Building. Ms. Barry, Chair, Mr. Pato; Mr. Lucente; and Ms. Hai were present as well as Ms. Axtell, ActingTown Manager; and Ms. Siebert, Recording Secretary. Ms. Ciccolo was absent. Selectmen's Concerns and Liaison Ro.orts Mr. Lucente reported that a presentation about vaping and e-cigarettes would be led by Dr. Nicholas Chadi on the night of Wednesday October 17, 2018 from 79 p.m. at Cary Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue. The event is free to all. Further information is on theTown website. Mr. Pato reported that the Bicycle Advisory Committee has begun to discuss the appearance of dockless bicycles in Lexington and also e.-bikes on the Minuteman Bike Path in order to make present policy recommendations to the Selectmen. Mr. Pato said the School Master Plan Committee, a School Committee advisory group, has begun its work, which will be conducted in the context of the largerTown efforts such as the Comprehensive Plan, otherTown facilities, and overall financial projections. The School Master Plan is intended to be a scenario-based living document. 'The Enrollment Advisory Group will be reactivated as well to study 1(I--year enrollment trends. Mr. Pato said Lexington will host a Quiet Communities training workshop for other communities in Battin Hall in the Cary Memorial Building on Wednesday September 19, 2018. Quiet Communities has worked with the Lexington DPW to identify and purchase low decibel municipal landscaping equipment, such as leaf blowers and mowers. Ms. Barry asked Ms. Axtell to extend the Board's and community's thanks to Lexington's Public Safety staff for their mutual aid emergency response during the recent gas explosions in Lawrence, Lowell, and Andover; a plane crash in Woburn, near the Lexington town line; and a three-alarm fire in Lexington. Ms. Barry said the intermunicipal arrangement is an important partnership. Ms. Barry said that at the September 13, 2018 meeting of Hanscom AreaTowns (HATS), Scott Anderson, Assistant Director of MIT/Lincoln Labs, gave an informative presentation about Lincoln Labs' expansion plans to take place over the next 30 years. The meeting was recorded by LexMedia; Ms. Barry urged Board members residents to watch the proceedings. Prior to the HATS meeting, Mr. Barry said an event was held to welcome new Hanscom Air Force Base leader Colonel Chad R. Ellsworth. Selectmen from the surrounding communities and other stakeholders attended. Another opportunity for the public to meet Colonel Ellsworth will take place at the next HATS meeting in Lexington on November 29, 201& Ms. Barry said she will meet with newTown Manager,lim Malloy to review the upcoming meeting schedule and announced some of the financial Summit dates on the calendar will shift.