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69 -408 Selectmen's Meeting June 6, 2016 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, June 6, 2016, at 6:00 p.m. in the Selectmen Meeting Room of the Town Office Building. Chairman Barry, Mr. Kelley, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Pato and Ms. Ciccolo; Mr. Valente, Town Manager; and Ms. Chabot, Acting Executive Clerk, were present. Executive Session Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 5 -0 by roll call at 6:00 p.m. to go into executive session under Exemption 6 to consider the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property, site for Main Fire Station, and to reconvene in open session. Further, the Chairman declared that an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the Town. The Selectmen returned to open session at 7:01 p.m. Selectmen Concerns and Liaison Reports Mr. Pato reported that on May 27, 2016 he attended an award ceremony at the MWRA facility on Deer Island. This was for a school poster contest that was conducted across all grade levels and included all communities in the MWRA system. Joy Gong and Anna Honohan both students of Mr. Laxague in the 7th grade at the Clarke Middle School won first and third place in the middle school competition. Ms. Barry congratulated all of the Lexington High School class of 2016 graduates. Mr. Kelley and Ms. Ciccolo joined Ms. Barry at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell at the graduation on June 5, 2016. Ms. Barry congratulated Ms. Ciccolo on having her son graduate and thanked her for bringing the greetings from the Board. Water /Sewer Abatement Appeals — 6 -8 Hill Street and 24 Percy Road At the May 2, 2016 meeting of the Board of Selectmen, the owners of 24 Percy Road and 6 Hill Street appeared before the Board to appeal the recommendations of the Water and Sewer Abatement Board regarding the owners' applications for abatement of particular water and sewer bills that showed evidence of leaks. Mr. Addelson, Assistant Town Manager for Finance reviewed the recommendations of the Abatement Board, which as a matter of policy, recalculates usage attributable to leaks at Tier 1 water and sewer rates, the lowest rates. Mr. Addelson identified three options for calculating leak -based abatements for the Selectmen to consider to apply to the current appeals and similar cases moving forward.