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Selectmen—February 12, 2018 Page 1 of 11 Selectmen's Meeting February 12, 2018 A meeting of the Lexington Board of Selectmen was called to order at 7:03 p.m. on Monday, February 12, 2018 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. Selectmen Concerns and Liaison Reports Ms. Ciccolo reported that most of the Selectmen and Mr. Valente attended the annual Chinese New Year celebration at Minuteman High School. Ms. Barry encouraged those who have not yet received a flu shot to contact the Board of Health as there is still vaccine available. Information is posted on the Town's website home page. Town Manager Report Mr. Valente said the National Grid incentive program, which provided home energy audits and access to low-cost efficiency upgrades, has come to an end. Based on Lexington's participation rate, the Town received a $42,000 incentive payment which will be used to purchase energy efficient, low-decibel equipment for the DPW. Of the benchmarks identified in the incentive program, Lexington achieved 77% of the home energy assessment goal; 72% of the air-sealing goal; 69% of the insulation goal; 194%the heating systems upgrades; and 107% of the wireless thermostat goal. Response to Public Comment Made at February 5, 2018 Selectmen's Meeting Regarding 35 Woodcliffe Road Assessment Mr. Valente provided a multi-part response to resident Joelle Gunther's concerns regarding the tax bill for her property at 35 Woodcliffe Road, including information about whether other properties might be affected by a "neighborhood coding" error by the Assessors' office. Findings included: • The Assessing Department has no reason to believe there is a systemic problem with FYI property values. Some 60 properties were discovered to have an incorrect date associated with a"teardown code"but this does not necessarily mean that the homes are incorrectly valued/assessed. Staff, however, is reviewing all 60 properties. • The neighborhood code issue that affected 7 properties on Woodcliffe Road was not a factor in the Gunthers' assessment. 35 Woodcliffe Road experienced a grade/condition change from C to C+which increased the assessment. The Gunthers have applied for an