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10/29/18 Page 1 of 7 SELECTMEN'S MEETING Monday, October 29, 2018 A meeting of the Lexington Board of Selectmen was called to order at 7:02 p.m. on Monday, October 29, 2018 in the Selectmen's Meeting Room of the Town Office Building. Present were Ms. Barry, Chair; Mr. Pato; Ms. Ciccolo; Mr. Lucente; and Ms. Hai as well as Mr. Malloy, Town Manager; Ms. Axtell, Assistant Town Manager; and Ms. Siebert, Recording Secretary. On behalf of the Board, Ms. Barry expressed thanks to Mr. Malloy and Town staff for working with the "Lexington Says Enough" group to accommodate a request to hold a candlelight vigil in Emory Park in recognition of the lives lost at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburg, PA. Selectman Concerns and Liaison Reports Mr. Lucente said, at its meeting last week, the Human Services Committee discussed how to disseminate information about Interface Mental Health Services and the associated website that will go live in the near future. Mr. Pato said that the survey on Town services and Housing has already garnered 1400 responses; the survey will be available on the Town's home page for another two weeks. Ms. Barry reported she and Ms. Hai attended a meeting at the Minuteman Statue on the Battle Green with Josh Crane, the conservator who repaired to the Statue. The work is now complete and the scaffolding will be taken down soon. Ms. Barry encouraged the community to visit the Statue to see the detail the cleaning has revealed. DPW Director Dave Pinsonnault is in the process of deciding what on-going maintenance program to adopt so that the Statue's condition does not deteriorate again. Town Manager Report Mr. Malloy distributed information about a recent Massachusetts Municipal Association discussion to engage with the governor's office on the subject of Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB). He reported that other issues currently before the MMA are: motor vehicle taxes; and charter school financing, which Mr. Malloy said was one of the largest issues in terms of the impacts to Chapter 70 State Aid to municipalities. Mr. Malloy reported that Lexington will receive two Massachusetts Clean Energy grants for commercial-scale air source heat pumps: one for $80,000 for the Lexington Children's Place and another for $250,000 for the Hastings School. The State also passed a supplemental budget with additional Chapter 90 funds; Lexington will receive just under $195,000. Mr. Malloy said that, between Financial Summit I and Financial Summit 2, he will be working with Caroline Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager for Finance, to put together proposals for debt service management.