2019-02-04 BOS-min - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

February 4, 2019 Page 1 of 10 SELECTMEN'S MEETING Monday, February 4, 2019 A meeting of the Lexington Board of Selectmen was called to order at 6:33 p.m. on Monday, February 4, 2019 in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room of the Town Office Building. Present were Selectmen Ms. Barry, Chair; Mr. Pato; Mr. Lucente; and Ms. Hai. Also present were Mr. Malloy, Town Manager; and Ms. Siebert, Recording Secretary. Selectmen Concerns and Liaison Reports Ms. Hai:  Ms. Hai and Mr. Pato participated in the in-class session of the mock Town Meeting at Clarke Middle School today. Diamond Middle will hold its in-class sessions on Thursday, February 7, 2019. The students are now preparing for all-school sessions, scheduled in March. Mr. Pato:  The Board of Selectmen has received a series of letters from participants in the Cary Memorial Library’s Social Justice Storytime program. Social Justice Storytime is held once a month; last month’s theme was Civic Engagement. Mr. Pato and another Selectman will join the next conversation at the upcoming February session.  The Community Preservation Committee is making two policy adjustments: one pertains to housing and will first be approved by LexHab before coming before the Board of Selectmen; the second sets the CPC debt ceiling to 50% of anticipated annual revenues. At the present time, debt is higher than 50% so the Committee recommends that all projects be cash-based. Ms. Barry:  The Historic Districts Committee and the Historic District ad hoc Study Committee has sent invitations to residents of the four districts to attend one or more of three meetings about potential changes to Historic District guidelines. Business owners in the districts have been invited to attend a separate meeting. Mr. Lucente:  The Tourism Committee and the Center Committee held a joint meeting to review options for location of the temporary Visitors Center. The opinion of a majority Tourism Committee members was to site the temporary Visitors Center at the Cary Memorial Building. Town Manager Report