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December 3, 2018 Page 1 of 9 SELECTMEN'S MEETING Monday, December 3, 2018 A meeting of the Lexington Board of Selectmen was called to Selectmen's Meeting Room of the Town Office Building at 7:10 p.m. on Monday, December 3, 2018 following two Executive Sessions under Exemptions 3 and 6 that ended at 7:01. Present were Selectmen Ms. Barry, Chair; Mr. Pato; Ms. Ciccolo; and Mr. Lucente as well as Mr. Malloy, Town Manager; and Ms. Siebert, Recording Secretary. Selectman Hai was absent. Selectman Concerns and Liaison Reports Mr. Lucente: • The Town Celebrations Committee is hosting Dance Around the World program on December 8, 2018 at 6 p.m. at Lexington High School. Details are on the Town website. • The Recreation Committee held a Public Hearing on November 28, 2018 about the Center Track project; the Committee recommends that a 6-lane track be built. • The Ad Hoc Crematory Study Committee will hold its first meeting on Monday, December 10, 2018 at 7 p.m. at the Hadley Public Services Building. Mr. Pato: • The Residential Policy Study Committee will meet Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 7 p.m. in Estabrook Hall to review its analysis of residential and means-tested exemptions for tax rate setting. • The Community Preservation Committee is reviewing 14 potential FY20 funding items and the amount requested is significantly more than available funding, although the CPC has deemed all of the projects worthy. • Mr. Pato will serve as a Generation Civics judge at the State House on December 4, 2018. Generation Civics is a program for middle school students who compete to propose solutions to local problems. Ms. Barry: • Reported that the Hartwell Avenue compost facility will be open this weekend (December 8 & 9) and the following weekend (December 15 &16). The week on December 3 is the last for curbside pick-up of leaves and brush until April 2019. • Expressed her thanks to the Holiday Lighting Committee and to the donors who supported the holiday lighting in the Center. • Asked Board members to choose a date to meet with Town Manager Jim Malloy and DPW Director Dave Pinsonnault about the automatic meter reading system. • Reported that she, Mr. Malloy, and Mr. Pato will attend Indian Americans of Lexington "Getting Involved"program on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at the Community Center. • Noted that today's date marks the 19'h anniversary of the Worcester Fire in which 6 firefighters were lost.