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61-308 Selectmen's Meeting - January 25, 1999 Minutes Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the minutes of the meetings of December 14 and December 21, 1998. Warrant Articles Board members agreed to insert two articles in the Warrant, one to transfer Hennessy Field property to the Conservation Commission and another article for a home rule petition concerning mansionization. CATV and Communications Advisory Committee Cable Committee Chair Jane Gharibian asked the Board's approval for two requests for disbursements of Cablevision grant funds: $2,700 Scola subscription fee that is for satellite foreign language that the schools use and also news broadcasts in various languages. These funds were used to pay for the Scola subscription fee last year also. The other request is for $970 to upgrade the high school studio.This is the first request to use funds from the 1998 grant of $20,000. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the two disbursements of $2,700 and $970 from the Cablevision grant funds of 1998. RCN Cable License Application Cable Committee members David Kanter and David Becker were present to review five actions they are requesting the Board take with respect to the application of RCN to become another cable television provider in Lexington. 1. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the application by RCN- BecoCom, L.L.C. to be an additional cable operator in Lexington. 2. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign a written public statement containing in detail the reasons for the Board's decision regarding the application. 3. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the advice to the Massachusetts Cable Division of the decision regarding the application. 4. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to countersign the summary of license provisions.