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Page 1 of 6 SELECTMEN'S MEETING Tuesday, March 5, 2019 A meeting of the Lexington Board of Selectmen was called to order at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room of the Town Office Building. The Board went immediately into Executive Session with a roll call vote of 4-0 under Exemption 3 to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining related to the Public Works AFSCME Union; upon exiting Executive Session, the meeting returned to Open Session and a brief recess was called until 7:00 p.m. Present were Selectmen Ms. Barry, Chair; Mr. Pato; Mr. Lucente; Ms. Hai; and Mr. Sandeen. Also present were Mr. Malloy, Town Manager; Ms. Axtell, Assistant Town Manager; and Ms. Siebert, Recording Secretary. Ms. Barry extended her sincere thanks to the 17% of registered voters who turned out for the Town Election on Monday, March 4, 2019 under difficult weather conditions. She welcomed newly-elected Selectman Mark Sandeen to the Board and presented him with a Town of Lexington lapel pin. Ms. Barry also thanked Senior Management staff for their participation over the weekend in meetings and conference calls that determined the Town Election would not be postponed due to weather conditions. Selectmen Concerns and Liaison Reports Ms. Hai:  Ms. Hai expressed her appreciation for the Poll Workers who arrived at their posts during the worst part of the storm.  April is Fair Housing Month. The Human Rights Commission will provide fair housing training workshops for Town officials and Committee/Board chairs. A date has not yet been determined but Ms. Hai asked interested individuals to contact her.  “Overcoming Unconscious Bias” training is taking place this evening at the Cary Library. Ms. Barry:  Ms. Barry thanked the community for electing her to another three-year term on the Board of Selectmen.  A letter was received from Lexington’s sister city, Antony, France. The Town is putting together a delegation to visit Antony in September for its annual wine and cheese festival. Mr. Lucente:  Topics at the most recent Permanent Building Committee included: 1) Department of Environmental Protection approval to move ahead with Fire Station construction at 45 Bedford Street, following the discovery of contaminated soil; 2) a presentation by Don Mills, architect for the new Visitors Center that reported the access elevator has been approved by the Massachusetts Architectural Access Board plus the Historic Districts Committee approval for the Visitors Center project that is on target to be LEED Silver.