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January 7, 2019 Page 2 of 5 Public Hearing—Transfer of Liquor License—Bertucci's Ms. Barry opened the Public Hearing at 7:09 p.m. All the necessary paperwork for the transfer of liquor license has been received. The proposed manager of record is James Ross. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 4-0 to approve the application for a transfer of the all alcoholic beverages restaurant liquor license from Bertucci's Restaurant Corporation d/b/a Bertucci's Brick Oven Pizza to Bertucci's Restaurant, LLC d/b/a Bertucci's. Ms. Barry Closed the Public Hearing at 7:11 p.m. Determination on Tree Hearing for 223 Grove Street Dave Pinsonnault, DPW Director, and Chris Filadoro, Tree Warden, reported that an agreement has been reached with the owner/developer of 223 Grove Street to replant trees as indicated by the Tree Bylaw. The developer will replace 10 removed trees with 26 3-inch caliper trees with a selection of species listed in the Large Shade Tree catalogue. 13 of the trees will be planted on or near 223 Grove Street property; the other 13 will be planted in the Town right of way in the Grove Street/Turning Mill area. The developer will water and maintain the trees and provide the Town with a warrantee for one year. The Tree Committee has submitted a letter expressing satisfaction with the terms of the agreement. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 4-0 to adopt the Superintendent of Public Grounds/Tree Warden's recommendation on mitigation on the tree hearing related to Liberty Ridge Development as per the attached memorandum dated 12-24-18. Discuss Residential Tax Exemption Proposals for 2019 Annual Town Meeting Mark Anderson, Ad hoc Residential Exemption Policy Study Committee Chair, provided an update on the work of the Committee as it nears completion. Mr. Anderson said that the primary reason for the update is to determine whether the Board of Selectmen will choose to submit a warrant article to Annual Town Meeting 2019 regarding residential tax exemption and if so, the process and timeline for that submission. Mr. Anderson reported that to date,the Committee has conducted two Public Hearings; had roundtable discussions with Real Estate Brokers and Housing Experts, consulted with Assessors in neighboring towns, and conducted a survey that garnered 1475 responses from Lexington residents. The Committee is currently drafting a final report in January/February 2019 and recommends meeting jointly with the Board of Selectmen once the report is complete to discuss the findings due to the complexity of the subject matter. Mr. Anderson also reported that the results of the survey are worth sharing in some fashion. Mr. Lucente said, without understanding the Committee's findings, it is hard to recommend going forward to Town Meeting as soon as this spring. Ms. Hai agreed that waiting seems best, noting that the Committee itself has not been able to recommend which aspects of a possible