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November 28, 2018 Page 1 of 14 SELECTMEN'S MEETING Wednesday, November 28, 2018 A meeting of the Lexington Board of Selectmen was called to order at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 28, 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; and Ms. Siebert, Recording Secretary. Ms. Ciccolo was absent. Approve One-Day Liquor License Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 4-0 to approve a One-Day Liquor license for Spectacle Management to serve beer and wine on Sunday, December 2, 2018 from 2:00 - 6:00 p.m. at Cary Memorial Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue, for the Vienna Boys Choir event. Proposed FY20 Budget—Public Works Department Dave Pinsonnault, Director of Public Works, noted stormwater management, as well as related maintenance and training issues, is interwoven throughout the department's subdivision budgets. Mr. Pinsonnault said the DPW is proud to have been re-accredited in 2018. Mr. Pinsonnault reported that the FY20 All Funds budget requests $11,495,425, an overall increase of$287,518 or 2.57%. The All Funds budget is inclusive of the Compost, Minuteman Household Hazardous Product, Burial Containers, and Tree revolving funds. Less these revolving funds, the FY20 General Fund budget request is $10,373,101, a $253,642 (2.51%) increase over FYI 9. Personal Services are increasing $42,788 or 0.96% in the All Funds budget and $41,003 or 0.99% in the General Fund budget. The Personal Service budget of the General Fund includes contractually obligated step increases and COLAs; costs for unsettled contracts will be carried in the Salary Adjustment Account in the Town Manager's Budget. Actual and projected COLAs are reflected in the Non-General Fund (Compost Revolving Fund)portion of the budget. Departmental Expenses are increasing by $260,839 or 4.04% in the All Funds budget, and by $252,639 or 4.24% in the General Fund budget. The clothing and safety line items in all operations budgets have increased due to contractual obligations. FY20 Public Works department goals include: Continue the stormwater initiatives required for the new NPDES permit; continue the implementation of People GIS asset management and work order system; work with the Energy Committee and Sustainability Committee to improve energy efficiencies. Parks Division: Chris Filadoro, Public Grounds Superintendent and Tree Warden, reported that the total Parks Division FY20 budget reflects an increase of$33,901 or 2.85% more than FY19. Compensation is increased by $8,901 or 0.99%, driven by contractually obligated step increases, as well as the reclassification of some employees as they are set to acquire job-related licenses and endorsements in FY20. Compensation does not include any estimate of prospective cost of