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Selectmen’s Meeting November 18, 2019 A meeting of the Lexington Board of Selectmen was called to order at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, November 18, 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, Deputy Town Manager; and Ms. Katzenback, Executive Clerk. SELECTMAN CONCERNS AND LIAISON REPORTS Mr. Pato reported that on November 9, 2019, he attended the Diversity Advisory Task Force meeting that was held at the Lexington Community Center. The meeting addressed questions of the Asian communities within the Town. Mr. Pato stated that the Tax Deferral and Exemption Study Committee will be proposing a warrant article to the Board on increasing the threshold for the tax deferral program. Mr. Lucente mentioned that he and Mr. Pato had attended the Age-Friendly Survey Results presentation by the University of Massachusetts Boston. The topics that were covered were: housing, transportation, isolation, and communication needs of the senior citizens of the Town. The Council on Aging will be reviewing the proposals from the survey and will be presenting to the Board in the future. Mr. Lucente reported that he had met with the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Lexington Human Rights Committee, where they discussed the success of their No Hate November program. Mr. Lucente reminded the Board that the Town Manager evaluation is due on November 19, 2019. Also, the deadline for the topics for the State House delegation is on November 22, 2019. Mr. Lucente concluded with an announcement that he has decided to run for re-election in March of 2020. Ms. Barry extended condolences on behalf of the Board to the Worcester Fire Department for the loss of Lieutenant Jason Menard, who died in the line of duty. She also expressed condolences for the death of Former Massachusetts State Senator Susan Fargo, who had passed away on November 15, 2019. Senator Fargo served the Town of Lexington for eight terms. Mr. Sandeen announced that he has decided to run for re-election in March of 2020. Mr. Sandeen reported that the Noise Advisory Committee requested that the Board investigate making a recommendation for a construction noise by-law. The committee is meeting tomorrow night and would like some guidance as to when they should come before the Board to meet timelines for Annual Town Meeting. Mr. Sandeen mentioned that on November 5, 2019, he attended a public comments session with the Board of Building Regulations and Standards (BBRS), where he presented the Board of Selectmen’s letter from June regarding desired regulations and standards for a Net Zero Stretch