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February 11, 2019 Page 1 of 9 SELECTMEN'S MEETING Monday, February 11, 2019 A meeting of the Lexington Board of Selectmen was called to order at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, February 11, 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; Ms. Axtell, Assistant Town Manager; and Ms. Siebert, Recording Secretary. Selectmen Concerns and Liaison Reports Ms. Barry:  The Planning Board has cancelled the Comprehensive Plan meeting scheduled tomorrow, February 12, 2019, due to the impending storm. The meeting will be rescheduled on a date to be determined. Mr. Lucente:  A Public Hearing of the ad hoc Crematory Study Committee was held on February 7, 2019 with 25-30 people in attendance. Mr. Lucente will share public feedback with the Board at an upcoming meeting. Town Manager Report  Town has made an offer of employment to a new Human Services Director. The contract should be official in the coming days.  Finalists for the Planning Director position have been interviewed.  Finalists for the Health Director will be interviewed on February 12, 2019.  The Fire Chief search committee will meet on February 16, 2019 to begin to narrow the candidate pool.  Lexington received a $37,500 grant to develop a municipal climate change vulnerability and hazard mitigation plan.  There have been nine water main breaks so far this winter. Causes were lack of snow cover and temperature swings.  Last week, the Senior Management Team participated in diversity and recruitment training sessions.  The DPW staff will participate in OSHA-10 training.  The Town has submitted a grant application to offset part of the cost of installing additional Electric Vehicle (EV) stations in the Center parking areas.  The National Park Service has informed the Town that it will begin to charge a $5.00 per person commercial use authorization fee. This affects the Liberty Ride and will cost approximately $58,000 a year, based on past visitor volume. The cost would have to be added to the National Historic Visitors Center budget. Mr. Malloy will meet with the Director of Minuteman Park to discuss the situation.