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January 7, 2019 Page 1 of 5 SELECTMEN'S MEETING Monday, January 7, 2019 A meeting of the Lexington Board of Selectmen was called to order at 6:32 p.m. on Monday, January 7, 2019 in the Selectmen's Meeting Room of the Town Office Building. The Board immediately entered Executive Session under Exemption 3: to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining Police Superior Officers union; and under Exemption 6: to consider purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property—Edison Way parking spaces owned by the Lexington Historical Society. Upon exiting Executive Session, a short recess was called and Open Session reconvened at 7:05 p.m. Present were Selectmen Ms. Barry, Chair; Mr. Pato; Mr. Lucente; and Ms. Hai. Also present were Mr. Malloy, Town Manager; Ms. Axtell, Assistant Town Manager; and Ms. Siebert, Recording Secretary. Selectmen Concerns and Liaison Reports Ms. Hai reported: • The Lexington Human Rights Committee has selected the theme of"Dismantling White Privilege and Institutional Racism in Lexington and Beyond: The Struggle for Racial Justice" as the subject of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day community conversation about race. The HRC seeks additional volunteers to facilitate small group discussions at the event about building more equitable communities. • The Munroe Center is currently enrolling for their winter programs. The February camp theme is "The Roaring Twenties"; the Art Span Maker Space Series will begin on January 19, 2019. Information about the programs is available on the Munroe Center website. Ms. Barry reported: • As of January 1, 2019, the Town Office Building hours have changed. All departments in the building will be open Tuesday nights until 7 p.m. and closed Friday after 1 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday hours remain as before, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. • The Board joined members of the Fire Department and others in the community for the ground-breaking of the new Fire Department headquarters, held on the morning of January 7, 2019 at 45 Bedford Street. The new headquarters should be completed within 18 months. Mr. Lucente reported: • The next Mental Health Summit meeting with the Board of Selectmen and School Committee will take place on January 14, 2019 at 7:15 p.m. in Estabrook Hall. Town Manager Report Mr. Mallow reported that the new Public Information Officer, Sean Dugan, will begin work January 22, 2019.