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Page 1 of 5 May 20, 2019 Selectmen’s Meeting May 20, 2019 A meeting of the Lexington Board of Selectmen was called to order at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 20, 2019 in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room, Town Office Building. Mr. Lucente, Chair; Mr. Pato; Ms. Barry; Ms. Hai; and Mr. Sandeen were present as well as Mr. Malloy, Town Manager; Ms. Axtell, Assistant Town Manager; and Ms. Katzenback, Executive Clerk. Executive Session Upon a motion duly made and an by roll call, the Board of Selectmen voted 4-0 to go into Executive Session under exemption 3 to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining and under exemption 6 to consider the purchase exchange lease or value of real property, Further, Mr. Lucente declared that an open meeting discussion may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining and negotiating positions of the Town. Ms. Barry recused herself from the discussion under Exemption 3 as her husband is an employee of the Town. The Board returned to open session at 7:01 p.m. Public Comment Lee Sillen, 6 Muster Court, Fiske Common Trust, expressed concern regarding discussions on the Fiske Common easement. Mr. Sillen said the Condominium Board is willing to continue conversations with the Town regarding the easement. Edward W. Murphy, 14 Muster Court, supported the comments of Mr. Sillin. Arthur Barbera, 14 Seaborn Place, Fiske Common Condominium Board member, asked if the easement issue between the Town and the Fiske Condominium Association was settled because it was listed on the agenda to be discussed in the earlier May 20, 2019 Board of Selectmen Executive Session. Mr. Lucente explained the Executive Session on that topic was merely a preliminary discussion of the Board of Selectmen. Selectmen Concerns and Liaison Reports Ms. Hai reported the SPRD meeting scheduled for June 19, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. will be a panel discussion. She said Race Amity Day is Sunday, June 9, 2019; in addition she stated there are a host of events being held for Memorial Day weekend which are listed on the Town Celebrations Committee webpage. Ms. Hai noted that there will be a Hosmer House Stakeholders meeting on May 21, 2019 to discuss and get input on the future of the Hosmer House. Mr. Pato said he attended the lunch time walks during Bike, Walk and Bus week that was held last week. In addition, he announced that Lexington Goes Purple events are being held on June 8-9, 2019 to raise community awareness of Alzheimer’s disease. Mr. Lucente noted several members of the Board of Selectmen were in attendance at the Holi Festival of Colors which was held on June 18, 2019 at Hastings Park. Ms. Barry stated the Board as a part of their commitment to Mental Health issues attended QPR training (question, persuade and refer) training, which is suicide prevention training in a joint session with the School Committee on April 30, 2019. She announced the Hanscom Area Towns Committee will meet on