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March 26, 2012 Annual Town Meeting, cont... 8:28 p.m. Presented by Selectman Deborah Mauger. ARTICLE 29: ACCEPT MGL CHAPTER 40U(Municipal Fines) MOTION: That the Town hereby accepts Chapter 40U of the Massachusetts General Laws,providing for enforcement of fines imposed for violations of municipal housing, sanitary and snow and ice removal requirements. 8:28 p.m. Ms. Mauger reported unanimous support of the Selectmen. 8:30 p.m. Town Manager Carl Valente briefly reviewed situations when fines would be applicable. Adopted Unanimously. 8:31 p.m. Presented by Selectman Peter Kelley. ARTICLE 30: AMEND NON-CRIMINAL DISPOSITION BYLAW (Park and Recreation Facilities) MOTION: That this article be indefinitely postponed. 8:32 p.m. Adopted Unanimously 8:32 p.m. Selectman Hank Manz moved to take up articles 32 and 33. Adopted 8:33 p.m. Presented by Selectman Deborah Mauger. ARTICLE 32: AMEND GENERAL BYLAWS—DOG LICENSE LATE FEE MOTION: That Section 9-2, Subsection B of the Code of the Town of Lexington ("Restraints of dogs required; Licenses")be amended by deleting the words "shall be assessed a fee of$25" and replacing them with the words "may be assessed a fee" and by adding at the end of Section 9-2 a new sentence as follows: "All such fees shall be set in accordance with Chapter 40, Section §22F of the General Laws." Ms. Mauger moved the following amendment: AMENDMENT: Article 32 be amended by adding the following words after the words "of the General Laws", ',not to exceed $50" 8:33 p.m. Vote on Amendment—Adopted Unanimously. Ms. Mauger reported unanimous support of the Selectmen for Motion as amended. Town Clerk Donna Hooper responded to a question legal authority to set fees,reporting MGL chapter 40, section 22F authorizes the setting of fees, not the amount. 8:38 p.m. Motion as amended Adopted Unanimously. 8:38 p.m. Presented by Selectman Hank Manz. ARTICLE 33: APPROVE TOWN SEAL MOTION: That this article be indefinitely postponed. 8:38 p.m. Hank Manz explained reasons for postponement. 8:47 p.m. Adopted Unanimously. ARTICLE 2: ELECTION OF DEPUTY MODERATOR AND REPORTS OF TOWN BOARDS, OFFICERS, COMMITTEES 8:47 p.m. Charles Lamb,pr.4,moved the report of the Capital Expenditures Committee be received&placed on file. Adopted Unanimously. 8:56 p.m. Richard Canale,pr.9,moved the report of the Planning Board be received and placed on file. Adopted Unanimously. 9:00 p.m. Presented by Richard Canale,pr.9. ARTICLE 38: ACCEPT GIFT OF LAND—BETWEEN MUNROE CEMETERY AND BIKE TRAIL MOTION: That the Town vote to accept a gift of land shown as Parcel 1 on the property rights plan for the 1377 Massachusetts Avenue Definitive Subdivision approved by the Planning Board July 13, 2011, a copy of which is on file with the Town Clerk and the Planning Board. 9:00 p.m. Richard Canale moved the report of the Planning Board on Article 38 be received and placed on file. Adopted Unanimously. 9:06 p.m. Deborah Mauger reported the unanimous support of the Selectmen. 9:07 p.m. Town Counsel Kevin Batt explained any absence of the wording 'for general municipal purposes' deemed such. Adopted Unanimously. Moderator Deborah Brown reviewed articles to be taken up at the next session of the 2012 Annual Town Meeting—Articles 35, 36, and 37; Report of Town Manager and Report of Appropriation Committee. 9:10 p.m. Selectman Hank Man7 moved the meeting be adjourned until 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 28, 2012, Cary Memorial Hall. Adopted Unanimously. A true copy, Attest: Donna M. Hooper, Town Clerk