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71-1 Selectmen's Meeting September 11, 2017 A meeting of the Lexington Board of Selectmen was reconvened at 7:01 p.m. on Monday, September 11, 2017 in the Selectmen's Meeting Room of the Town Office Building. Ms. Barry, Chair; Mr. Kelley; Mr. Pato; Ms. Ciccolo; and Mr. Lucente were present as well as Mr. Valente, Town Manager; and Ms. Siebert, Recording Secretary. Ms. Barry asked for a moment of silence in remembrance of the events of September 11, 2001. Selectman Concerns and Liaison Reports Mr. Kelley presented two photographs of the former Chiesa Farm on Adams Street. Much of the land is in conservation but the adjacent parcel is the hands of a private developer who is willing to entertain an offer from the Town to buy the property. Mr. Kelley asked that a discussion about Chiesa Farm be added to a future agenda. Ms. Barry reported that the well-attended ribbon cutting for the Lincoln Field lights took place on Sunday, September 10. She thanked all involved for a successful public/private partnership. Town Manager Report Mr. Valente reported one item: • The new 25 mph speed limit on Town roads was implemented on September 1. The law applies to all Lexington roads unless otherwise posted. Staff has started a public education campaign. All police officers have received a pad of cards to be given to drivers at any traffic stop, as a soft introduction meant to explain the new law. An article, authored by Police Captain McLean, appeared in last week's Lexington Minuteman. Approve Contract—Vote Tabulators Nadie Rice, Town Clerk, reported that the Evaluation Team has unanimously agreed to recommend the purchase of the Imagecast Precinct Tabulator, an LHS Associates product and one of two machines certified in Massachusetts. This machine has a paper-based system and no internet interface. It ranked higher in portability, access to the tabulator, font on the results tape, handling of write-ins, number of compartments, security, and ballot format. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to discontinue use of the Accuvote voting tabulation equipment and to authorize the Town Clerk to purchase Imagecast Precinct tabulation equipment to use in Lexington's elections beginning in December of 2017 and all elections and primaries (both federal and state) and all local elections from that date forward. Ms. Rice will notify the State within five days of the Selectmen's decision. Report on Fire Station Schematic Design Present were Pat Goddard, Consultant; Fire Chief John Wilson; Jeff McElravy, Tecton Architects; and Derek Bride, project manager CES Consulting Services.