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November 27, 2018 Page 1 of 14 SELECTMEN'S MEETING Tuesday, November 27, 2018 A meeting of the Lexington Board of Selectmen was called to order at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 in the Selectmen's Meeting Room of the Town Office Building. Present were Selectmen Ms. Barry, Chair; Mr. Pato; Mr. Lucente; and Ms. Hai; as well as Mr. Malloy, Town Manager (late arrival); Ms. Axtell, Assistant Town Manager; and Ms. Siebert, Recording Secretary. Ms. Ciccolo was absent. On behalf of the Board, Ms. Barry expressed condolences to the Town of Arlington on the loss of sitting Selectman Kevin Greeley who served on that Board for 30 years. Mr. Malloy has contacted Adam Chapdelaine, Arlington Town Manager, to express Lexington's sympathies. Approve Sewer Bond Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager for Finance asked for the Board's approval to issue a zero-interest$390,000 sewer bond which the Town will repay over a period of 10 years. The bond is part of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority's financial assistance program, under which the Town is eligible to receive total assistance of$1,560,000, including a grant of$1,170,000 to be used for various sewer improvement projects. Mr. Pato asked if there were special terms for this loan since the agreement was not included in the meeting packet. Ms. Kosnoff stated that the loan was a standard package. The signed/approved document needs to be returned to the MWRA by Thursday, November 29, 2018. Mr. Pato said he would prefer to read the agreement before signing. Ms. Hai asked if the contract had been reviewed by Bond Counsel and/or Town Counsel. Ms. Kosnoff said that Bond Counsel had reviewed it but Town Counsel had not. Ms. Barry said the vote would be deferred until later in the meeting to allow time for Board members to review the agreement. Ms. Kosnoff distributed copies of the document. Before beginning the budget presentations, Ms. Barry noted that information about department Capital Improvement Plans (CIPS) was not made available in time for review prior to the meeting; since that is the case, CIPS for all departments presenting today will be reviewed at a later date. FY20 Proposed Budget- Land Use Budget Presentation Carol Kowalski, Assistant Town Manager for Development; David Kucharsky, Planning Director; Melisa Tintocolis, Economic Development Coordinator; Karen Mullins, Conservation Administrator; Jim Kelly, Building Commissioner; Francis Daigle, Health Clerk; and Lorraine Garrett, Administrative Coordinator presented details of the Land Use, Health and Development Department budget. Ms. Kowalski presented a level-services budget saying that the FY2020 All Funds department budget is increasing budget of$2,965,239 is a $65,258 or 2.25% increase from FY2019. Personal Services are increasing $16,473, or 0.75% and expenses are increasing $31,941, or