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TOWN OF LEXINGTON WARRANT SPECIAL TOWN MEETING 2020-2 Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex, ss. To either of the Constables or Town Clerk of the Town of Lexington, in said County, Greetings: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington qualified to vote in elections and in Town affairs to meet by means of the audio/video conferencing platform described more particularly below on October 14, 2020 at 7:30pm, at which time and place the following articles are to be acted upon and determined exclusively by the Town Meeting Members in accordance with Chapter 215 of the Acts of 1929, as amended, and subject to the referendum provided for by Section eight of said Chapter, as amended. Pursuant to Chapter 92 of the Acts of 2020,the Town Meeting shall be held remotely by the means requested by the Moderator as follows: Town Meeting members will attend and vote by logging into: (1)the Zoom videoconferencing platform, (2)the online VVoter module provided by our electronic voting vendor, Option Technologies or comparable online voting tool developed by Select Board member Joe Pato, and(3) an online queuing function developed by Select Board member Joe Pato to facilitate the process of debate. Other Town residents who wish to follow the proceedings may do so via LexMedia at https://www.youtube.com/user/LexMediaMATV. Residents who wish to participate in the Meeting may contact the Town Clerk's Office at clerk@lexinglonma.gov and complete the online form at www.LexingtonMA.gov/Fa112020STM. For more information,please see the Moderator's August 20, 2020 letter to the Select Board attached to this warrant as Special Town Meeting 2020-2 Appendix A. ARTICLE 1 REPORTS OF TOWN BOARDS, OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES To receive the reports of any Board or Town Officer or of any Committee of the Town; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Select Board) DESCRIPTION: This article remains open throughout Town Meeting and reports may be presented at any Town Meeting session by boards,officers, or committees. ARTICLE 2 SHORT TERM RENTAL IMPACT FEE To see if the Town will vote to accept Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 64G, Sections 3A & 3D, Local Option Community Impact Fee of up to 3% on short term rental properties; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Select Board) DESCRIPTION: The article authorizes the Town to adopt a"community impact fee"of up to 3%on"professionally managed"rental units. These units are defined as accommodations where an operator runs more than one short-term rental in the same municipality with at least one of those units not located in a single-,two-, or three-family dwelling that includes the operator's primary residence. STM 2020-2 Page 1