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Home My WebLink About2023-03-20 SB Packet - Released SELECT BOARD MEETING Monday, March 20, 2023 Select Board Meeting Room, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA 02420 - Hybrid Participation* 6:00 P M AGENDA CONSENT AGENDA 1. Select Board Appointment of Town Counsel • Anderson& Kreiger LLP 2. S elect Board Committee Resignation • Lexington Housing Assistance Board (LexHAB) - Donna Leary 3. Appoint S elect Board Member to Nominating Committee for the Executive Board of the Cary Memorial Library Board of Trustees 4. Approve and S ign Proclamations • Autis m Awarene s s and Ac c ep tanc e Mo nth • National Public Health Week • Natio nal P ub lic S afety Telec o mmunic ato rs Week ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION 1. 2023 Annual Town Meeting 6:OSpm • Motion-AT M 2023 Artic le 21:Amend F Y2023 O p erating, Enterpris e and C PA Budgets • R evis ed Mo tio n-AT M 2023 Artic le 40:Amend S ec tio n 13 5 - 4.4 o f the Zoning Bylaw-Reduce Residential Gross Floor(Citizen Petition) • Approve S elect Board Report to Town Meeting • S elect Board Article Discussion and Positions 2. Ap p ro ve E lec tric Vehic le (E V) C harger O vernight P arking R egulatio n 6:20p m ADJOURN 1. Anticipated Adjournment 6:35pm Meeting Packet:https://lexington.novusagenda.com/agendapublic/ *Membe�s of the public can attend the meetz'ng f�om thei�compute�o�tablet by clicking on the following link at the time of the meeting: https://zoom.us/j/92482764382?pwd=SFFvYWo3MmVkODF laGSETmNsRDVoZz09 iP ho ne o ne-tap: +13092053325„92482764382#,,,,*380743# US +13126266799„92482764382#,,,,*380743# US (Chicago) Telep ho ne: +1 309 205 3325 US +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 931 3860 US +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) Meeting ID: 924 8276 43 82 Passcode: 380743 An Act Relative to Extending C ertain S tate of Emergency Ac c o mo datio ns:http s://v��ww.mas s.go v/the-o p en-meeting-law The next scheduled meeting of the S elect Board will be held on Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 6:OOpm via hybrid participation and prior to the start of Annual Town Meeting. Hea�ing Assistance Devices Available on Request � All agenda time and the o�de�of items a�e app�ximate and � � �,�,,, subject to change. Recarded by LexMedia AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY LEXINGTON SELECT BOARD MEETING AGENDAITEM TITLE: Select Board Appointment of Town Counsel PRE E TER• ITEM S N . NUMBER: Jill Hai, S elect Board Chair C.1 S UMMARY: Category:Decision-Making Appo intme nt: Town Counsel T he S elec t B o ard s hall ap p o int eac h year, within thirty d ays after the Annual E lec tio n o f To wn O ffic ers, s o me attorney-at-law as Town C ouns el, who shall s erve for the term o f one year. T he S elect B oard is being asked to appoint Anderson& Kreiger LLP as Town Counsel for the Town of Le�ngton for a one-year term to expire on March 31, 2024. SUGGESTED MOTION: To appoint Anderson& Kreiger LLP as Town Counsel for the Town of Lexington, with Mina S. Makarious s erving as To wn C o uns el, fo r a o ne-year term to exp ire Marc h 31, 2024. Move to approve the consent. FOLLOW-UP: S elect Board O ffice DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME ON AGENDA: 3/20/2023 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY LEXINGTON SELECT BOARD MEETING AGENDAITEM TITLE: Select Board Committee Resignation PRE E TER• ITEM S N . NUMBER: Jill Hai, S elect Board Chair C.2 S UMMARY: Category:Decision-Making Resi�nation: L exington Housing Assistan ce B oa�d(L exHAB) T he S elect B oard is being asked to accept the resignation of D onna Leary from the Le�ngton Housing Assistance Board (Le�IAB) effective immediately. On behalf of the Town of Le�ngton, the Select Board Members would like to extend their many thanks to Ms. Leary for her time and service to the community. SUGGESTED MOTION: To accept the resignation of Donna Leary from the Lexington Housing Assistance Board (LexHAB) effective immediately. Move to approve the consent. FOLLOW-UP: S elec t B o ard O ffic e DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME ON AGENDA: 3/20/2023 ATTACHMENTS: Description Type � ]q�.��,��;�;�;�� :�v.�� f��lll��M�� Stacey Prizio From: Select Board Sent: Monday, March 13, 2023 8:32 AM To: Stacey Prizio Subject: FW: Resignation from LexHab Board Attachments: Resignation LEXHAB 01.03.2023.pdf From: Donna Leary Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2023 1:47 PM To: Select Board <selectboard�lexingtonma.gov>; Clerk's Office<Clerk@lexingtonma.gov> Subject: Resignation from LexHab Board USE CAUTION: This email came from outside the Town of Lexington. Do not click links, open attachments or respond to the email unless you recognize the sender, you are expecting the communication and you know the content is safe. Good afternoon, My name is Donna Leary, and I serve on the Board of Directors for LexHab, Inc.. My term is due to expire 5-31-2023, but unfortunately I can not continue my commitment to the Board, and I am resigning from the Board effective immediately. Attached please find my resignation letter. If you need anything else from me, please let me know. 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NUMBER: Jill Hai, S elect Board Chair C.3 S UMMARY: Category:Decision-Making The nominating committee for the Executive Board of the Cary Memorial Library Board of Trustees consists o f thre e memb ers: o ne rep re s entative fro m the S elec t B o ard; o ne fro m the S c ho 01 C o mmitte e; and o ne fro m the Lexington Interfaith Clergy Association. The Nominating Committee will present a slate of five Executive B o ard memb ers, inc luding a C hair and a Vic e-C hair, fo r a vo te at the Annual Meeting o f the C ary Memo rial Library Board of Trustees being held in May. S elect Board Member Mark S andeen has volunteered to be the S elect Board Representative on the nominating committee for the Executive Board of the Cary Memorial Library Board of Trustees. SUGGESTED MOTION: To appoint S elect Board Member Mark S andeen as the S elect Board Representative on the nominating committee for the Executive Board of the Cary Memorial Library Board of Trustees. Move to approve the consent. FOLLOW-UP: S elec t B o ard O ffic e DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME ON AGENDA: 3/20/2023 ATTACHMENTS: Description Type � �,C��,�(...:"�°��r�.::...��: ��..,��,�;�,��..��,�,��,�.��;�;�;��° ��c-�� ,�� -III �I.,..VII III.... .,.,.,i. I March 10, 2023 Ms.Jill Hai, Chair Select Board Town Of Lexington 1625 Massachusetts Avenue Lexington, MA 02420 DearJill, The Cary Library Board of Trustees will be holding their next annual meeting on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. As per the Trustee Bylaws, I am asking the Select Board to identify one of its members to serve on the nominating committee for the Executive Board of the Cary Memorial Library Board of Trustees. The Nominating Committee shall consist of three members, one representative from the Select Board, one from the School Committee, and one from the Lexington Interfaith Community Association (LICA). Not more than one Trustee from the Executive Board shall be a member of the Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee will present a slate of five Executive Board members, including a Chair and a Vice Chair,for a vote at the Annual Meeting of the Cary Memorial Library Board of Trustees in May. Please respond with the Select Board's designee for this position before April 14,2023. For your information,the current members of the Executive Board are: Suzie Barry, Chair—Select Board Amy Hertz, Vice Chair—LICA Barbara Callaghan—LICA Eileen Jay—School Committee Joe Pato—Select Board Thank you, Scc2ie J3a�c� Suzie Barry, Chair Ca ry Li bra ry Boa rd of Trustees �� "�� `�`� �� `�� AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY LEXINGTON SELECT BOARD MEETING AGENDAITEM TITLE: Approve and Sign Proclamations PRE E TER• ITEM S N . NUMBER: Jill Hai, S elect Board Chair C.4 S UMMARY: Category:Decision-Making T he S elect B oard is being asked to approve and sign proclamations recognizing the following: • The Lexington Human Rights Committee had previously requested that the S elect Board approve and s ign a p ro c lamatio n rec o gnizing the mo nth o f Ap ril annually as Autis m Awarene s s and Ac c ep tanc e Mo nth. T his p ro c lamatio n p led ge s s up p o rt and enc o uragement fo r all tho s e affec ted b y autis m within the community. • National Public Health Week to be celebrated from April 3, 2023 to April 9, 2023. This is a new request from the Director of Public Health. This proclamation recognizes the efforts of public health p ro fe s s io nals in L exingto n and the ro le o f p ub lic health in imp ro ving the o verall health o f L exingto n re s id ents and the c o mmunity. • National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week to be celebrated from April 9, 2023 to April 15, 2023. T his p ro c lamatio n enc o urage s c itizens to rec o gnize and s up p o rt the P ub lic S afety Te le c o mmunic ato rs o f L exingto n. SUGGESTED MOTION: To ap p ro ve and s ign p ro c lamatio ns to annually rec o gnize the mo nth o f Ap ril as Autis m Awarene s s and Acceptance Month and to commemorate National Public Health Week from Apri13, 2023 to Apri19, 2023 and National Public S afety Telecommunicators Week from Apri19, 2023 to April 15, 2023. Move to approve the consent. FOLLOW-UP: S elect Board O ffice DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME ON AGENDA: 3/20/2023 ATTACHMENTS: Description Type � �.��.�,��,��i��,�i��:��:�,�r��:��,�,��,��c�� c��f��,��;�i�� I��c��. �:��;�,� � `�,��:�„��.��aa��,�� :�r��m� �:��:�aa�� I[��.��&��,� � "��"��.��m��c„f��,��„�:y'.��;��;��i��„f��,�:�� .�m�;��:]q��°��,,,��Fl��i��.�� h��,,�,:�� IC��,��„��°�� i� � i�w�� ,�1�"�� r " '� �. � i � � � f �II� � �' f � �U �� , " ��ir� nt �.�xi� t�nc �c��.� u��tt� ��° � � '� g � � � u r� �F,, � �';;� �',�� '�: ��W�� '�°� � �� `��'�� SELECT BOARD OFFICE PRO CLAMATI ON Whe�eas: autism spectrum disorder (ASD) ("autism") is a developmental disability that can cause significant social, communication and behavioral challenges; and Whereas: autism can cause challenges with verbal and nonverbal communication, social interaction, and repetitive behaviors, and can affect anyone, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, or socioeconomic background; and Whe�eas: autism is often accompanied by medical conditions that impact quality of life; and Whereas: people with ASD may communicate, interact, behave, and learn in ways that are different from neurotypical people. The learning, thinking, and problem-solving abilities of people with ASD can range from gifted to severely challenged with varying needs for support; and Whe�eas: the prevalence of autism in the United States is 1 in 54 children according to estimates from CDC's Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring(ADDM)Network; and Whereas: children and adults with autism are our family members, friends,neighbors, and co-workers; and Whereas: each individual with autism is unique,with their own talents and qualities; and Whe�eas: individuals with autism benefit from specialized services and community support to ensure their health and safety and full participation in community life; and Whe�eas: individuals with autism, families,professionals, and community members are supported through connections with others and the sharing of resources; and Whereas: the resilience of families and individuals with autism is strengthened through support; and Whe�eas: we value what is important to people with autism and their families,who are striving to live everyday lives; and Whe�eas: positive outcomes increase for individuals with autism when training is provided to professionals across all systems, including those in justice,healthcare, and emergency response settings; and Whereas: the aims for Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month are to inform our community about both the potential and needs of people with autism and to stress the importance of early diagnosis and early intervention, as well as the importance of providing appropriate supports that continue through adulthood; and Whe�eas: Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month is an opportunity to acknowledge educators specializing in effective teaching strategies, and to celebrate the many achievements of adolescents, students, and adults with auti sm. NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE SELECT BOARD of the Town of Lexington, Massachusetts, do hereby proclaim the month of April to be recognized annually as Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month in the Town of Lexington and pledge our support and encouragement to all those affected by autism. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have set our hands and caused the seal of Lexington to be affixed herewith on the 20th of March 2023. JILL L HAI,CHAIR JOSEPH N.PATO SUZANNE E.BARRY DOUGLAS M.LUCENTE MARK D.SANDEEN � � � , �� , �� ' °�" " �,� `�� _ _ _ � "F�' r �� , syi �� tl� �� o�i� ot �.exi�c tor� �.��.c u��tt� � �� , ,�� , �, � �� J�' �� ,�� f ��u�.�� „ �,� °"�� '� h� �f •, , ,. ��'�� ' SELECT BOARD OFFICE �„.: �"�,��. PRO CLAMATION Whereas: the goal of National Public Health Week is to recognize the contributions of Public Health Officials, and the public health system, in improving the health and wellbeing of ALL people, on a national, state and local level; and Whe�eas: the United States and the global community are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, which requires support for a robust public health infrastructure and workforce and collaboration among the Federal Government, State and local governments, schools, businesses, and employers to support public health measures to decrease community spread of COVID-19; and Whe�eas: many of the leading causes of death for individuals result from chronic conditions, which are among the most common, costly, and preventable of all health challenges; and Whereas: there were an estimated 100,306 drug overdose deaths in the United States during the 12- month period ending in April 2021, the highest level ever recorded during a 12-month period, and this was an increase of 28.5 percent from the 78,056 deaths during the same period the ye ar b e fore; and Whe�eas: cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States, accounting for more than 480,000 deaths every year, including more than 41,000 deaths resulting from secondhand smoke; and Whereas: in 2020, according to data from the National Youth Tobacco Survey, 19.6 percent of high school students (3,020,000 students) and 4.7 percent of middle school students (550,000 students) reported current e-cigarette use; and that almost 40 percent of high school e- cigarette users were using an e-cigarette on 20 or more days out of the month, and almost a quarter of high school e-cigarette users were using e-cigarettes every day, indicating a strong dependence on nicotine among youth; and Whereas: studies show that small strategic investments in disease prevention can result in significant savings in health care costs; and Whe�eas: vaccination is one of the most significant public health achievements in history and has resulted in substantial decreases in the number of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths associated with vaccine-preventable diseases; and health care costs associated with vaccine- preventable diseases; and Whe�eas: public health professionals help communities prevent, prepare for, mitigate, and recover from the impact of a full range of health threats, including disease outbreaks, such as the COVID— 19 pandemic; natural disasters, and other disasters, including disasters caused by human activity and public health emergencies; and Whe�eas: public health professionals collaborate with partners outside of the health sector, including planners, transportation officials, education officials, and private sector businesses, recognizing that other sectors can influence health outcomes; and Whe�eas: in communities across the United States, due to public health interventions, individuals are changing the way they care for their health by avoiding tobacco use, eating healthier, increasing physical activity, and preventing unintentional injuries at home and in the workplace; and Whereas: efforts to adequately support public health and the prevention of disease and injury can continue to transform a health system focused on treating illness into a health system focused on preventing disease and injury and promoting wellness. NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE SELECT BOARD of the Town of Lexington, Massachusetts do hereby proclaim the week of Apri13 to 9, 2023 as National Public Health Week in the Town of Lexington recognizing the efforts of the Public Health professionals in Lexington and recognize the role of public health in improving the overall health of residents and the Lexington community. IN WITNES S WHEREOF, we have set our hands and caused the seal of Lexington to be affixed herewith on the 20th of March 2023. JILL I.HAI,CHAIR JOSEPH N.PATO SUZANNE E.BARRY DOUGLAS M.LUCENTE MARK D.SANDEEN � � ��''��"� � •��,��; � , . � � � �, ��„ , ,, � � �-��° � ��" ��, �� ir� �t �.�xi� ton� �.��c u��tt� ,�� g , � �h � �� ,�`��'1 r ,� ; �, 1 � � �'o � � � J �� ,� �.�� ; �v� ,w� f � �; �� ^� r��I� a�m � S«�" Ef�I-: ' SELECT BOARD OFFICE �� .,,� hw �� . w ��+�� '�� PRO CLAMATI ON Whereas: emergencies can occur at any time requiring police, fire or emergency medical services; and Whereas: when an emergency occurs the prompt response of police officers, firefighters and paramedics is critical to the protection of life and preservation of property; and Whereas: the safety of our police officers and firefighters is dependent upon the quality and accuracy of information obtained from citizens who contact the Town of Lexington,Massachusetts Public Safety Dispatch Center; and Whereas: Public Safety Dispatchers are the first and most critical contact our citizens have with emergency services; and Whereas: Public Safety Dispatchers are the single vital link for our police officers and firefighters by monitoring their activities by radio,providing them information and insuring their safety; and Whe�eas: the Public Safety Dispatchers of the Town of Lexington have contributed substantially to the apprehension of criminals, suppression of fires,treatment of patients and comfort to resident callers; and Whereas: each Public Safety Dispatcher has exhibited compassion,understanding and professionalism during the performance of their j ob in the past year. NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE SELECT BOARD of the Town of Lexington,Massachusetts do hereby proclaim the week of April 9 to 15,2023 as: National Public Sa e Telecommunicato�s Week �Y in the Town of Lexington and call upon all citizens to join us in recognizing the Town of Lexington Public Safety Dispatchers whose diligence and professionalism keep our town and citizens safe. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,we have set our hands and caused the seal of Lexington to be affixed herewith on the 20th of March 2023. JILL I.HAI,CHAIR JOSEPH N.PATO SUZANNE E.BARRY DOUGLAS M.LUCENTE MARK D.SANDEEN AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY LEXINGTON SELECT BOARD MEETING AGENDAITEM TITLE: 2023 Annual Town Meeting PRE E TER• ITEM S N . NUMBER: Board Discussion I.1 S UMMARY: Category:Decision-Making The S elect Board is being asked to approve the S elect Board Report to 2023 Annual Town Meeting. The draft rep o rt is attac hed. T he S elec t B o ard will dis c us s 202 3 Annual To wn Meeting artic le s as well as c o ntinue to take p o s itio ns. SUGGESTED MOTION: Move to approve the S elect Board Report to 2023 Annual Town Meeting as presented. FOLLOW-UP: DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME ON AGENDA: 3/20/2023 6:OSpm ATTACHMENTS: Description Type � �.�;��;��a��;��.��,;��i��,�� ,;�<:�� c�;�� ,�I��;�i�� ,�� IC�-��,�� '��,��m��,��:��Fl��i�:r�fm:� :�:S� �:��;��:�� .��,� � ,�.�;��n��c.��.��f� ��:�aa�� IC��w��M�� :�� .�=d,�w�":��(��::��;�,��°c�.��„,��a��.��c��^��°�:�� ;��:��^� �:�� :��./��:;�-�''�,(�'�,��,��:�.��,,��.��,��°�;��.��i��c��;��v�,,,,��:�,Q��,�fi��r��;�� ,,�� IC��;�;�� .��. ��°�,��mrv��:��u��:� „��(�"��'�f� ��u��;�,��m��:� � I[�.�c��,��°�'��u��,��c��c��.:��"��u�"��. "�,��,��c��,,,,,��'�:�,��,�� -��,�<:�� °��,� Town of Lexington Motion 2023 Annual Town Meeting ARTICLE 19 ESTABLISH,DISSOLVE AND APPROPRIATE TO AND FROM SPECIFIED STABILIZATION FUNDS MOTION: a) That $500,000 be appropriated from the Capital Stabilization Fund for projects excluded from the limits of Proposition 21/2; b) That $1,73 3,13 7 be appropriated into the Capital Stabilization Fund, and to meet this appropriation, $1,73 3,13 7 be appropriated from the tax levy; c) That $246,063.75 be appropriated into the Transportation Management Overlay District Stabilization Fund, and to meet this appropriation, $246,063.75 be appropriated from the Transportation Management Overlay District Special Revenue Fund; d) That $210,000 be appropriated into the Traffic Mitigation Stabilization Fund, and to meet this appropriation, $210,000 be appropriated from the Traffic Mitigation Special Revenue Fund; e) That $205,000 be appropriated into the Transportation Demand Management/Public Transportation Stabilization Fund, and to meet this appropriation, $205,000 be appropriated from the Transportation Demand Management/Public Transportation Special Revenue Fund; � That $43 9,402.27 be appropriated from the Affordable Housing Capital Stabilization Fund to the Lexington Affordable Housing Trust fund; and g) That in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 40, Section SB paragraph four, that the dedication of payments from Symmes Lifecare, Inc. d/b/a Brookhaven at Lexington directly into the Affordable Housing Capital Stabilization Fund, as approved under Article 19 of the 2020 Annual Town Meeting, be terminated as of June 3 0, 2023, and h) That $500,000 be appropriated into the Special Education Stabilization Fund, and to meet this appropriation, $500,000 be appropriated from the General Fund unreserved fund balance. (03/17/2023) 1 Town of Lexington Motion 2023 Annual Town Meeting ARTICLE 21 AMEND FY2023 OPERATING, ENTERPRISE AND CPA BUDGETS MOTION: a) That the following adjustments be made to the following line items for the FY2023 budget as approved under Article 4 of the 2022 Annual Town Meeting: Line Item Program From To 2210 Property& Liability Insurance $ 895,000 $ 920,085 4100 Law Enforcement Personal Services $ 7,169,307 $ 7,299,307 and further, that to meet this appropriation $155,085 be appropriated from the General Fund unreserved fund balance. b) That the following adjustments be made to the estimated receipts reserved for FY2023 as recommended by the Community Preservation Committee, and approved under Article 10 of the 2022 Annual Town Meeting: Estimated Recei ts Reserved: From To For the acquisition, creation and preservation of open space $ 813,600 $ 863,600 For the acquisition, preservation, rehabilitation and restoration of historic resources $ 813,600 $ 863,600 For the acquisition, creation, preservation and support of communit housin $ 813,600 $ 863,600 (03/17/2023) 1 Please accept this as a formal request that the following amended text be considered as an amended version of Article 32: Suggested Amendment: (change is underlined) "That the Town authorize the Select Board, with the approval of the Conservation Commission,to grant permanent easements over portions of the Dunback Meadow Conservation Land to the owners of property bordering Bacon Street in order to allow connections for no more than two dwellin�s to the Town sewer system, with the exact locations to be determined by the Department of Public Works, the Conservation Commission, and the applicant at such time as the applicant requests approval of such connections, and authorize the Select Board to petition the General Court for an act to permit such easements over conservation land to the extent necessary. Rationale: The proponents presently own a single house on the south side of Bacon Street. In their petition,they express a desire to expand their home—or possibly add a second dwelling—to accommodate a daughter and her family. This implies, at most, a need for two connections. As written,the petition wouldallowforan unlimited numberofdwellings. Respectfully submitted, Leonard J. Morse-Fortier, Ph.D., P.E., Precinct 7 Town Meeting Member Town of Lexington Motion 2023 Annual Town Meeting ARTICLE 40 AMEND ZONING BYLAW, GROSS FLOOR AREA(Citizen Article) MOTION: That the Zoning Bylaw, Chapter 13 5 of the Code of the Town of Lexington, be amended as follows, where �*��n'r*'�r^„�'� text is to be removed and underlined text is to be added, except where otherwise stated below, and further that non-substantive changes to the numbering of this bylaw be permitted to comply with the numbering format of the Code of the Town of Lexington. 1. Amend: §13 5-4.4 as follows: 4.4.2 Maximum Allowable Residential Gross Floor Area Tables. The total gross floor area of all buildings on a lot containing a one-family or two-family dwelling may not exceed the amount listed in�� '�Table 4.4.2.2 based on lot area.-, except that: (a) buildin�s for which a buildin��ermit application has been submitted before January 1, 2024 mav be extended, altered, reconstructed or structurall, chan�ed so long as the total �ross floor does not exceed that in Table 4.4.2.1 below based on lot area. For the purposes of this �135-4.4.2, extension, alteration, reconstruction, and structural chan�e shall not include anv construction which involves demolition of more than 50% of the primary buildin,�'s shell exclusive of demolition of a single story attached �ara�e. For purposes of calculatin�the percenta�es of any demolition under this subsection, all demolition shall be taken into account which commenced� or could have commenced, �ursuant to an issued�ermit within two vears�rior to the date of anv request for an��ermit to construct, re-construct, alter, add, extend or otherwise structurallv chan�e an,y structure. (b) For the purposes of�135-6.12.3.7(a�,, Table 4.4.2.1 shall be used to determine the �ross floor area permitted based on a proof plan. v Table 4.4.2.1: Lot Area (in square feet) Maximum Gross Floor Area (in square feet) 0 to 5,000 0.8 * Lot Area 5,000 to 7,500 4,000 + 0.55 * (Lot Area- 5,000) 7,500 to 10,000 5,375 + 0.23 * (Lot Area- 7,500) 10,000 to 15,000 5,950 + 0.2 * (Lot Area- 10,000) 15,000 to 30,000 6,950 + 0.16 � (Lot Area- 15,000) More than 30,000 9,350 + 0.16 * (Lot Area- 30,000) 1 of 2 Town of Lexington Motion 2023 Annual Town Meeting Table 4.4.2.2: Lot Area (in square feet� Maximum Gross Floor Area (in square feet� 0 to 5,000 0.76 * Lot Area 5,000 to 7,500 3,800 + 0.42 * (Lot Area- 5,000� 7,500 to 10,000 4,850 + 0.12 * (Lot Area- 7,500) . '..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ' ..... ..... ..... ..... l... ..... ..... ..... '....�:....T ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 10,000 to 15,000 5,150 + 0.11 * (Lot Area- 10,000) . . . � .� 15,000 to 30,000 5,700 + 0.1 * (Lot Area- 15,000) . . . � .� More than 30,000 7,200 + 0.1 * (Lot Area- 30,000� 2. The amendments to §13 5-4.4 under this Motion shall take effect on January 1, 2024. (Revised 03/15/2023) 2 of 2 —,..�x __, �� .��w�� „ � _.._,..... � �^ �,,, , .... �, — � �,.� � �,.�; �� „ �� "�� :,.,��n��iu .,,,,� ��.��"�� ,,� td� �;� �� y � � a�^ M., �� ,�� "n I 9�9 I �u o�'��" ��' J � �u^� d°�P" d w �iP. ��^ ,�,,m„�m,.,��.,,...__�__�... .��...�...w.�� o..,,,....,�..,�W�,�.....�...�...�,o„�.�.,. �� dr° ,f a �� P� �, � d�f�" f°` `° ��o, �u "�U� .� °°o i �9�i / V4 P°q�"b � �� oi � u �� °u 1 � � �O � � � � � � �� i � �� ' � �V . i Q4 4° � � u A � 4 '� u �V �' i � i ; � ,� �a``, w� ��n�� 0 N � P "�," y�0. Jr�� I,� �+�� . i`�ii��m;.,i n�4 r� ryw, � �r,� � �_, �� Jf� �,. w ,,� � ..� � � iny��u�"��, �"*^�„ I �" �„�,��"f ��'"� +�� ^ „ , ,. � � ,� .�" � "��..��mm,,�� "�� „��„.�. REPORT TO THE 2023 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Select Board: jill I. Hai, Chair; Douglas M. Lucente, Vice-Chair, Joseph N. Pato, Suzanne E. Barry, Mark D. Sandeen Kim Katzenback, Executive Clerk Table of Contents Message from the Select Board Page 1 Select Board Goa1s Page 2 Budget Challenges FY2024 and Beyond Page 2 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Page 3 Social Racial Equity Initiatives Page 4 Municipal 8� School Building Projects Page 5 Update on recent Home Ru1e Petitions Page 7 2025: The 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Lexington Page 8 ::-�"��--�_� . .:°�� ,. t ,, ,, �, : ""�,w ��. .._ `:°"� '.�`� �J� � � ;g� "^w�'. ;M` � �~ °,;`a�9'� �° F� �^� � N �tl� �� o'�� `�' ��*y ;�R f�� ' � ,B; , � �� p,�� '.;:� :d "�;'� ,�'' �� ,, ,� � �"',� ��"��`" � �'�-'�°��`�"'��,:,.,,,, March 2023 Message from the Select Board The Select Board has prepared this written report to Annual Town Meeting 2023 under Article 2. This report contains an update to Town Meeting on issues and topics the Board f elt would be of interest to Town Meeting Members. This year we have included a summary of the Select Board's Goals, as set bi- annually and the progress which is being made toward them. Additional topics include updates on the Town's use of and balance remaining f rom American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) f unds and other municipal f inance initiatives,continuing eff orts to move f orward with our Social Racial Equity Initiatives,an update on Municipal Building Projects,an update on the status of recent actions at Town Meeting regarding Home Rule Petitions and the progress on the Semiquincentennial (250th) Celebration of the Battle of Lexington coming in 2025. Should you have any questions or comments regarding this report, the Board encourages you to get in touch with any member of the Board. Select Board meetings are generally held Monday evenings at 6:30pm in the Select Board meeting room of the Town Office building, and via zoom. Board members' office hours, as well as the Select Board meeting packets are posted at htt�s://www.lexin�tonma.�ov/755/Select-Board. We can be reached via email (below) or by calling the Select Board Office (781-698-4580) to schedule a phone conversation or meeting. • Jill Hai, Chair: jhai@lexin tonma.�o�v • Doug Lucente,Vice-Chair: dlucente@lexin�tonma.�ov • joe Pato: i�ato@lexin tonma. o�v r • Suzie Barry: sbarry@lexin tonma. o�v L • Mark Sandeen: msandeen@lexin�tonma.�ov Respectfully submitted, Lexington Select Board Jill I. Hai, Chair Douglas M. Lucente, Vice-Chair Joseph N. Pato Suzanne E. Barry Mark D. Sandeen 1 Select Board Goals The Select Board established the f ollowing f ive strategic outcome areas f or FY2022 &FY2023 to use as road map to help guide the collaborative work of the Board,Staff and Committees. Community Compass Lexington is a visionary and sustainable community that values and respects all people, history, and community assets, by: • Celebrating and f ostering our diff erences in belief,culture, and ability • Creating effective,respectful two-way communication • Continuing opportunities to create and share history • Maintaining and improving our physical assets Livable Lexington Lexington provides opportunities for all people to participate in community activities and benefit from Town services that are affordable, accessible, and responsive, by: • Increasing opportunities f or and utilization of saf e multimodal transportation • Actively seeking development of affordable and accessible housing • Providing f inancial opportunities and support to enable lif elong residency Quality Services Lexington delivers quality municipal services, infrastructure, and amenities for all by: • Ensuring the health, saf ety, and well-being of our community • Balancing the f inancial impact of existing services and inf rastructure with planning f or f uture needs • Valuing and respecting Town staff • Effectively engaging Boards and Committees • Maximizing sustainability and resilience while mitigating negative climate impacts Fiscal Stewardship Lexing-ton is committed to fiscal stewardship, which includes: • Long-term capital and fiscal planning • Responsible financing and debt management • Providing staff and resources necessary to deliver quality services • Ensuring strategic priorities are met Budget Challenges FY2024 and Beyond Developing the FY2024 budget for the Town of Lexington presented several challenges for the Select Board. One of our primary concerns was balancing the needs of the community with the available resources while also addressing critical infrastructure and capital projects. We are committed to ensuring that the budget we develop reflects the priorities and values of our community,and we worked closely with Town Departments and Committees to identify areas where we could make strategic investments while also controlling costs. One of the maj or challenges we f aced this budget cycle was dealing with inf lation and the resulting increased expenses in the areas of energy costs,waste management increases, and employee health benefits.We continue to budget cautiously and conservatively, taking these increased expenses into account. Given our limitations,we allocated funds toward a few new initiatives this year including funding to support our public access television, LexMedia, due to decreased Public Educational Government access channel (PEG) revenue, ongoing maintenance f or the new Center Streetscape and 2 sidewalk infrastructure,and additional support to our Human Resources Department to help service the needs of all municipal and school employees. Additionally,we recognized that while we have made great strides in recent years, there is still much work to be done to maintain and improve our Town's inf rastructure. This is a priority f or the Select Board, and our FY2024 budget reflects this commitment. We have allocated funds for a number of road and sidewalk projects. We also allocated funds to support our excellent school system and special education needs, and we are continuing our eff orts to promote sustainability and environmental stewardship,including expanding our recycling program and investing in renewable energy projects. In addition to these initiatives,we are also committed to maintaining our AAA bond rating and avoiding operating overrides. We recognize the importance of continuing our building reserves in the Capital Stabilization Fund to ensure that larger capital projects and future debt service do not place an unmanageable burden on taxpayers, and we are working to identify opportunities for cost savings and revenue growth to ensure the long-term f inancial health of our Town. Budgeting can be a complex and difficult process,and we are grateful for the support and engagement of our colleagues on the School Committee, the Appropriation Committee and the Capital Expenditures Committee as well as residents as we work through these challenges. We are grateful to the municipal and school staff who work diligently to help bring this budget to Town Meeting. We are committed to ongoing evaluation and ref inement of our budgeting process,with a f ocus on identif ying areas f or cost savings and revenue growth. We believe that with collaboration and careful planning,we can continue to meet the needs of our community while also maintaining our fiscal responsibility. The Select Board recognizes the challenges we face in developing the FY2024 budget and beyond,but we are committed to addressing these challenges.We appreciate the support of our residents, and we look f orward to continuing to serve Lexington in the year ahead. American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding In 2021, the Town of Lexington received$9,903,381 in funding through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to help the community recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The federal government has specified several objectives for the use of ARPA funds, such as supporting COVID-19 response efforts, economic stabilization, and investing in infrastructure,including water,sewer, and broadband. Certain uses of funds are not eligible, such as replenishing reserves and reducing tax revenues. . To ensure that the ARPA funds are used to address the immediate needs of residents and businesses in areas such as housing,f ood insecurity, public health and saf ety, and economic stimulus,the Select Board has identified priorities for ARPA spending and a participatory budgeting process. As of December 5, 2022,the Select Board has approved f or use$5.4 million of Lexington's$9.9 million in ARPA funds. Additionally, $1.1 million of the Town's ARPA funds are set aside for Participatory Budgeting. The current unallocated balance of the Town's ARPA funds is$3.3 million,which is available to be spent until the end of 2024. A top priority of the Select Board was spending in the area of Economic Stimulus 8z Resiliency. To that end, the Select Board has approved a total of$2.4 million in f unding f or various cultural organizations, events, park improvements, small business assistance,pop-up business incubators,website rebuilds, non-profit business assistance, and landscape improvements to the East Lexington bike path. In addition,the Select Board has allocated$1.1 million f or public saf ety and health,including f unding f or equipment like respirator protection, electronic sign boards,AED devices, and an ATV ambulance, as well as additional overtime and mental health services to aid in COVID-related issues. To address f ood insecurity, $50,000 has also been allocated. 3 The Select Board further allocated$875,000 for housing-related projects, including funds for LexHAB to purchase houses,funds to develop a Municipal Housing Trust and Development Corporation proposal, and funds for Vine Street Affordable Housing Design. The Select Board has also approved$321,609 for pandemic-related expenses, including additional staffing for the Human Resources Department, solutions f or remote/hybrid meetings, and outdoor shelters f or the Recreation Department. To ensure that the community has a voice in the allocation of the ARPA funds, the Select Board has implemented a Participatory Budgeting (PB) process. This democratic process allows residents to propose and vote on projects that will be funded using a portion of the ARPA funds. The PB process for FY2023 in Lexington has taken place over the past several months and is currently in the Voting Phase. The Town received 136 project submissions. The Select Board narrowed the list down to 13 projects that met the criteria, including being able to be completed within a year,benefiting the community, and being able to be funded within the allocated budget. These projects range across various categories, including Transportation,Streets, and Sidewalks;Arts 8� Culture; Parks and Recreation; Environment& Sustainability; and Public Health. Social Racial Equity Initiatives The Select Board recognizes that social and racial injustice has deep roots.The Board has made a proactive and ongoing commitment to engage in comprehensive and ongoing community conversations to better understand community needs and to consider diversity, equity, and inclusion in policies and plans, all with the goal of making Lexington a truly equitable community f or all. The Select Board has adopted Diversity, Equity & Inclusion as one of its top priority goals, including a commitment to develop and implement a comprehensive racial equity plan, consider racial and other equity impacts in all decisions and planning processes, and incorporate the goals of Town Meeting's systemic racism resolution in each department's goals and objectives. The Select Board recognizes that accomplishing these goals will require and budgetary commitment to training and continuous improvement. The Chief Equity Officer (CEO) leads the Town in achieving these goals while prioritizing community engagement. The CEO is currently actively focused on expanding the applicant pool for Town staff positions, with the goal of hiring and retaining staff of diverse backgrounds and identities. The CEO also secured a$50,000 Community Compact grant to conduct an internal equity audit to better understand the gaps and barriers that create inequities.The audit will also review policies,survey f ocus groups,and work with senior staff to assess their readiness to implement the recommendations of the audit. The Chief Equity Officer also facilitates a series of community engagement and communication initiatives designed to build relationships with cultural groups including: • Forming the Strategic Equity Advisory Team (SEAT) with representatives from as many communities as possible, • Launching the Coffee with the [Police] Chief program to foster better understanding and communications between the community and the Police Department. The CEO facilitated the first Coffee with the Chief session attended by 20 highly engaged residents who were able to ask questions of Chief McLean and other Police Department staff.The CEO is also developing a joint grant application to fund community training and conversation around diversity, equity, and inclusion. The Lexington Police Department (LPD) continues to review the recommended policy changes submitted by Lexington Town Counsel (Anderson&Kreiger LLP). LPD has completed the implementation of 30 of 4 the 32 policy change recommendations. The LPD is awaiting decisions from the POST Commission that will allow our Accreditation Team to collaborate with the CEO to implement the remaining 2 policy change recommendations. The Police Chief and the entire department are committed to implementing the recommendations of the report and to continuous and ongoing improvement in this areas of DEI, community engagement and transparency. Update on Municipal and School Building Projects The Board continues to address the issues of maintaining and improving our municipal and school building infrastructure. The following is the current status of Lexington's building projects. Westview Cemetery Administration Building Start Date:April 2022 Estimated Project Completion Date: May 2023 Proj ect Budget: $4,330,000 Funding: ATM 2017 Article 120/ATM 2020 Article 16k/ STM 2021-1 Article 7 Design f unding of $270,000 was approved at ATM 2017. Initial construction f unding of $3,290,000 was approved at ATM 2020 under Article 16k. Initial construction bids came in higher than the appropriated amount. As a result, Town Meeting approved additional construction funding of$770,000 at STM 2021-1 under Article 7. The Westview project is in the final phases of construction. Rough HVAC, electrical and plumbing work has been completed. The Department of Public Facilities expects project completion by the end of May 2023. Lexington Police Station Appropriation: $34,517,622 Status: Construction start September 2022 Estimated Project Completion Date: Mid 2024 Funding: ATM 2018 Article 14/ STM 2021-1 Article 5a/ STM 2022-1 Article 2/ Pending ATM 2023 Article 16i The new Police Station facility is being constructed in compliance with the Town's Integrated Building Design and Construction Policy to be solar ready in furtherance of the Town's Net Zero goals. The current solar ready police station building design and construction includes all infrastructure including handholes, underground conduit, duct banks, two switch gears (one for the building operations including solar generation and one for electric fleet vehicle charging), automatic transfer switches, a room within the facility for the equipment necessary to support solar power generation, reinforced roof systems for rooftop solar and onsite battery storage. The Select Board voted unanimously to support bringing whatever project is found to be satisfactory to the stakeholders to Town Meeting, with a goal to have the solar proj ect constructed at the same time as the Police Station to maximize efficiencies with the site contractor. The Historic Districts Commission has approved an appropriate solar design for review by ATM 2023. Hosmer House Appropriation: $50,000 Funding: STM1 2018 Article 5 / ATM 2020 Article 10m(2) Not approved 5 The Historic District Commission and Select Board approved moving the Hosmer House to an alternate location within Lexington,prior to commencement of the Police Station construction project. The Hosmer House was moved in November 2022 by a private party and relocated to Blossomcrest Road where it is being redeveloped as a home Lexington Fire Department Headquarters Construction Start Date:November 2018 Proj ect Completion Date: October 2020 Proj ect Budget: $19,943,700 Funding: STM 1 2017 Article 2/ STM 4 2017 Article 4 /ATM 2018 Article 13 The Town has completed the installation of a 41.7 kW solar energy system on the roof of the Fire Station. Old Reservoir Bath House Renovation Appropriation: $620,000 Funding: ATM 2019 Article 14g All initial bids received by the Town exceeded the appropriation approved by Town Meeting. The Department of Public Facilities and Recreation Department staff have developed procurement alternatives required to complete the project. Final engineering work is being completed now with the expectation that the project will be advertised for bid this spring. If those bids are within appropriation, the construction project is expected to begin this fall. Center Bathroom &Maintenance Building Renovation Appropriation: $1,180,000 Funding: ATM 2020 Article 16b/ ATM 2021 Article 16g/ ATM 2022 Article 10e/ STM 2022-3 Article 5 2020 Annual Town Meeting approved$100,000 in design and engineering funds for the Center Bathroom building renovation project. At the 2021 Annual Town Meeting, the Select Board recommended indefinite postponement of warrant article 16g requesting$915,000 in construction funding to a future Town Meeting. 2022 ATM approved warrant article 10e requesting$680,000 in additional funding for this project. STM 2022-3 approved warrant article 5 requesting$400,000 in additional funding for this project. The Town recently received a successful general contractor bid of$815,000 for this project. A meeting with the contractor, Recreation Department and DPW staff has been set to establish the construction schedule. The project is expected to take 6 months to complete. Lexington High School Feasibility Study Appropriation: $1,825,000 Funding: STM 2022-2 Article 2 The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) invited Lexington to participate in the MSBA's eligibility period f or the Lexington High School in March 2022. Lexington has f ormed a School Building Committee to manage the MSBA process for the Lexington High School Project. The Town completed the preliminary requirements defined by the MSBA. Lexington received our design enrollment certification from the MSBA stating that the Lexington High School proposed project will be based on an enrollment of no more than 2,395 students in grades 9-12. On March 1, 2023, the Lexington High School project was invited by the MSBA Board of Directors into the next Module, the Feasibility Study. The School Building Committee will partner with the MSBA on 6 the process of selecting the Owners Project Manager and the Designer f or the project beginning immediately. The expectation would be to have these two important pieces of the team in place by October 2023,whereupon the f ormal Feasibility Study work will commence. The Feasibility study is expected to be completed by October 2024. The Town of Lexington is currently estimating a total cost for the Lexington High School project of$400 million. Update on recent Home Rule Petitions There are six home rule petition requests approved at recent Town Meetings that remain under consideration by the legislature.No final action has been taken by the legislature on any of these petitions. • STM 2020-2: Article 6 - Authorize Special Legislation Development Surcharge for Community Housing (Citizen Petition) Bill H.4314 (male�islature. o�v� An Act authorizing a development surcharge f or community housing in the town of Lexington Status: Reported favorably by the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government. Ref erred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling,reported out f or second reading. Second reading on 7/31/2022 and ordered to a third reading. No f urther action by the end of the legislative session. Refiled in the 193rd (Current) session of the legislature as Bill HD.3088. htt�s:/f male�islature.�ov/Bills/193 f HD3088 • ATM 2021: Article 26 - Petition General Court to Amend Legislation Regarding Permanent Transportation Funding Bill H.3892 (male�islature. o�v� An Act authorizing the town of Lexington to establish transit improvement districts Status: Ref erred to Joint Committee on Transportation, reported f avorably af ter study. No f urther action by the end of the legislative session. Refiled in the 193rd (Current) session of the legislature as Bill HD.2481. htt�s://male�islature. o�v/Bills/193 f HD2481 • ATM 2021:Article 29- Clean Heat-Authorize Special Legislation to Regulate Fossil Fuel Infrastructure and Adopt Bylaw Amendment Enabling Legislation Bill H.3893 (male�islature. o�v�An Act authorizing the town of Lexington to adopt and enforce local regulations restricting new f ossil f uel inf rastructure in certain construction Status: Ref erred to Joint Committee on Telecommunications,Utilities and Energy No further action by the end of the legislative session. 7 The need f or this home rule petition has been largely made moot by Chapter 179 of the Acts of 2022 authorizing a demonstration program f or municipal regulation of f ossil f uels in new construction. Lexington is one of the ten communities identified as eligible to participate in the Department of Energy Resources regulations implementing these provisions in the Climate Bill. • ATM 2021:Article 36 -Authorize Special Legislation-Development Surcharge for Affordable Housing (Citizen Petition) Bill H.3891 (male�islature. o�v� An Act to establish a surcharge on specific commercial development activities for the purpose of funding the creation of community housing Status: Passed by the House but did not reach a third reading in the Senate. No further action by the end of the legislative session. Refiled in the 193rd (Current) session of the legislature as Bill HD.3085. htt�s:f f male�islature.�ov/Bills/193 f HD3085 • STM 2022-2:Article 3 -Amend General Bylaw to Allow Remote Participation at Hybrid Town Meetings Bill H.4876 (m�islature.�ov� An Act authorizing the town of Lexington to allow remote participation at town meetings Status: Reported favorably by the committee on Election Laws and the committee on House Steering,Policy and Scheduling. Concluded a second reading and ordered f or a third reading. No further action by the end of the legislative session. Refiled in the 193rd (Current) session of the legislature as Bill HD.118. htt�s:/f male�islature.�ov/Bills/193 f HD118 • STM 2022-3:Article 14-LEXHAB Reorganization Filed in the 193rd (Current) session of the legislature as Bill HD.119. An Act reorganizing the Lexington Housing Assistance Board, Inc htt�s://male�islature.�ov/Bills/193/HD119 Status: No action yet taken. 2025: The 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Lexington The Semiquincentennial Commission (Lex 250) continued their work on helping the Town of Lexington plan events f or the 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Lexington and Concord. Accomplishments in the past year included a jury selecting a logo for the 250th from student submitted artwork, producing a video in collaboration with LexMedia that is shown on a monitor at the Visitor's Center,working with Town Counsel on securing trademark protections,working on preliminary public relations guidelines, holding two community kickoff ineetings to make residents aware of the events and encourage groups and residents to get involved, secured $75,000 in initial funding from Special Town Meeting in November 2022 to be used towards a dedicated website, memberships,printing and promotional materials. 8 —,..�x __, �� .��w�� „ � _.._,..... � �^ �,,, , .... �, — � �,.� � �,.�; �� „ �� "�� :,.,��n��iu .,,,,� ��.��"�� ,,� td� �;� �� y � � a�^ M., �� ,�� "n I 9�9 I �u o�'��" ��' J � �u^� d°�P" d w �iP. ��^ ,�,,m„�m,.,��.,,...__�__�... .��...�...w.�� o..,,,....,�..,�W�,�.....�...�...�,o„�.�.,. �� dr° ,f a �� P� �, � d�f�" f°` `° ��o, �u "�U� .� °°o i �9�i / V4 P°q�"b � �� oi � u �� °u 1 � � �O � � � � � � �� i � �� ' � �V . i Q4 4° � � u A � 4 '� u �V �' i � i ; � ,� �a``, w� ��n�� 0 N � P "�," y�0. Jr�� I,� �+�� . i`�ii��m;.,i n�4 r� ryw, � �r,� � �_, �� Jf� �,. w ,,� � ..� � � iny��u�"��, �"*^�„ I �" �„�,��"f ��'"� +�� ^ „ , ,. � � ,� .�" � "��..��mm,,�� "�� „��„.�. REPORT TO THE 2023 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Select Board: jill I. Hai, Chair; Douglas M. Lucente, Vice-Chair, Joseph N. Pato, Suzanne E. Barry, Mark D. Sandeen Kim Katzenback, Executive Clerk Table of Contents Message from the Select Board Page 1 Select Board Goa1s Page 2 Budget Challenges FY2024 and Beyond Page 2 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Page 3 Social Racial Equity Initiatives Page 4 Municipal 8� School Building Projects Page 5 Update on recent Home Ru1e Petitions Page 7 2025: The 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Lexington Page 8 ::-�"��--�_� . .:°�� ,. t ,, ,, �, : ""�,w ��. .._ `:°"� '.�`� �J� � � ;g� "^w�'. ;M` � �~ °,;`a�9'� �° F� �^� � N �tl� �� o'�� `�' ��*y ;�R f�� ' � ,B; , � �� p,�� '.;:� :d "�;'� ,�'' �� ,, ,� � �"',� ��"��`" � �'�-'�°��`�"'��,:,.,,,, March 2023 Message from the Select Board The Select Board has prepared this written report to Annual Town Meeting 2023 under Article 2. This report contains an update to Town Meeting on issues and topics the Board f elt would be of interest to Town Meeting Members. This year we have included a summary of the Select Board's Goals, as set bi- annually and the progress which is being made toward them. Additional topics include updates on the Town's use of and balance remaining f rom American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) f unds and other municipal f inance initiatives,continuing eff orts to move f orward with our Social Racial Equity Initiatives,an update on Municipal Building Projects,an update on the status of recent actions at Town Meeting regarding Home Rule Petitions and the progress on the Semiquincentennial (250th) Celebration of the Battle of Lexington coming in 2025. Should you have any questions or comments regarding this report, the Board encourages you to get in touch with any member of the Board. Select Board meetings generally held Monday evenings at 6:30pm in the Select Board meeting room of the Town Office building, and via zoom. Board members� office hours, as well as the Select Board meeting packets are posted at htt�s://www.lexin�tonma.�ov/755/Select-Board. We can be reached via email (below) or by calling the Select Board Office (781-698-4580) to schedule a phone conversation or meeting. • Jill Hai, Chair: jhai@lexin tonma.�o�v • Doug Lucente,Vice-Chair: dlucente@lexin�tonma.�ov • joe Pato: i�ato@lexin tonma. o�v r • Suzie Barry: sbarry@lexin tonma. o�v L • Mark Sandeen: msandeen@lexin�tonma.�ov Respectfully submitted, Lexington Select Board Jill I. Hai, Chair Douglas M. Lucente, Vice-Chair Joseph N. Pato Suzanne E. Barry Mark D. Sandeen 1 Select Board Goals The Select Board established the f ollowing f ive strategic outcome areas f or FY2022 &FY2023 to use as road map to help guide the collaborative work of the Board,Staff and Committees. Community Compass Lexington is a visionary and sustainable community that values and respects all people, history, and community assets, by: • Celebrating and f ostering our diff erences in belief,culture, and ability • Creating effective,respectful two-way communication • Continuing opportunities to create and share history • Maintaining and improving our physical assets Livable Lexington Lexington provides opportunities for all people to participate in community activities and benefit from Town services that are affordable, accessible, and responsive, by: • Increasing opportunities f or and utilization of saf e multimodal transportation • Actively seeking development of affordable and accessible housing • Providing f inancial opportunities and support to enable lif elong residency Quality Services Lexington delivers quality municipal services, infrastructure, and amenities for all by: • Ensuring the health, saf ety, and well-being of our community • Balancing the f inancial impact of existing services and inf rastructure with planning f or f uture needs • Valuing and respecting Town staff • Effectively engaging Boards and Committees • Maximizing sustainability and resilience while mitigating negative climate impacts Fiscal Stewardship Lexing-ton is committed to fiscal stewardship, which includes: • Long-term capital and fiscal planning • Responsible financing and debt management • Providing staff and resources necessary to deliver quality services • Ensuring strategic priorities are met Budget Challenges FY2024 and Beyond Developing the FY2024 budget for the Town of Lexington presented several challenges for the Select Board. One of our primary concerns was balancing the needs of the community with the available resources while also addressing critical infrastructure and capital projects. We are committed to ensuring that the budget we develop reflects the priorities and values of our community,and we worked closely with Town Departments and Committees to identify areas where we could make strategic investments while also controlling costs. One of the maj or challenges we f aced this budget cycle was dealing with inf lation and the resulting increased expenses in the areas of energy costs,waste management increases, and employee health benefits.We continue to budget cautiously and conservatively, taking these increased expenses into account. Given our limitations,we allocated funds�-toward a few new initiatives this year including funding to support our public access television� Lex1VI��i�.�-_due to decreased P'ubli� E��x�ati�r��.l ��r�rnmer�t��cess��.ar�r�e1 (PEG�revenue, ongoing maintenance��..��f or the new Center 2 Streetscape and sidewalk infrastructure, and additional support to our Human Resources Department to Ihelp service the needs of all municipal and school employees. Additionally,we recognized that while we have made great strides in recent years, there is still much work to be done to maintain and improve our Town's inf rastructure. This is a priority f or the Select Board, and our FY2024 budget reflects this commitment. We have allocated funds for a number of road and sidewalk projects. We also allocated funds to support our excellent school system and special education needs, and we are continuing our eff orts to promote sustainability and environmental stewardship,including expanding our recycling program and investing in renewable energy projects. In addition to these initiatives,we are also committed to maintaining our AAA bond rating and avoiding operating overrides. We recognize the importance of continuing our building reserves in the Capital Stabilization Fund to ensure that larger capital projects and future debt service do not place an unmanageable burden on taxpayers, and we are working to identify opportunities for cost savings and revenue growth to ensure the long-term f inancial health of our Town. Budgeting can be a complex and difficult process,and we are grateful for the support and engagement of our colleagues on the School Committee, the Appropriation Committee and the Capital Expenditures Committee as well as residents as we work through these challenges. We are grateful to the municipal and school staff who work diligently to help bring this budget to Town Meeting. We are committed to ongoing evaluation and ref inement of our budgeting process,with a f ocus on identif ying areas f or cost savings and revenue growth. We believe that with collaboration and careful planning,we can continue to meet the needs of our community while also maintaining our fiscal responsibility. The Select Board recognizes the challenges we face in developing the FY2024 budget and beyond,but we are committed to addressing these challenges.We appreciate the support of our residents, and we look f orward to continuing to serve Lexington in the year ahead. American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding In 2021, the Town of Lexington received$9,903,381 in funding through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to help the community recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The federal government has specified several objectives for the use of ARPA funds, such as supporting COVID-19 response efforts, economic stabilization, and investing in infrastructure,including water,sewer, and broadband.- �Ap �T �, � �� - � d 0 9 �,c� s-r n -i � �cc� �r t,r� -�w rr n t� i ------ -------'�.----- - --------- To ensure that the ARPA funds are used to address the immediate needs of residents and businesses in areas such as housing,f ood insecurity, public health and saf ety, and economic stimulus,the Select Board Ihas identified priorities for ARPA spending and a participatory budgeting process. As of December 5, 2022,the Select Board has approved f or use$5.4 million of Lexington's$9.9 million in ARPA funds. Additionally, $1.1 million of the Town's ARPA funds are set aside for Participatory Budgeting. The current unallocated balance of the Town's ARPA funds is$3.3 million,which is available to be spent until the end of 2024. A top priority of the Select Board was spending in the area of Economic Stimulus &Resiliency. To that end,the Select Board has approved a total of$2.4 million in f unding f or various cultural organizations, events, park improvements, small business assistance,pop-up business incubators,website rebuilds, non-profit business assistance,and landscape improvements to the East Lexington bike path. In addition,the Select Board has allocated$1.1 million f or public saf ety and health,including f unding f or equipment like respirator protection, electronic sign boards,AED devices, and an ATV ambulance, as 3 well as additional overtime and mental health services to aid in COVID-related issues. To address food insecurity, $50,000 has also been allocated. The Select Board further allocated$875,000 for housing-related projects, including funds for LexHAB to purchase houses,funds to develop a Municipal Housing Trust and Development Corporation proposal, and funds for Vine Street Affordable Housing Design. The Select Board has also approved$321,609 for pandemic-related expenses, including additional staffing for the Human Resources Department, solutions f or remote/hybrid meetings, and outdoor shelters f or the Recreation Department. To ensure that the community has a voice in the allocation of the ARPA f unds, the Select Board has implemented a Participatory Budgeting (PB) process. This democratic process allows residents to propose and vote on projects that will be funded using a portion of the ARPA funds. The PB process for FY2023 in Lexington has taken place over the past several months and is currently in the Voting Phase. The Town received 136 project submissions. The Select Board narrowed the list down to 13 projects that met the criteria,including being able to be completed within a year,benefiting the community, and being able to be funded within the allocated budget. These projects range across various categories, including Transportation,Streets, and Sidewalks;Arts 8� Culture; Parks and Recreation; Environment& Sustainability; and Public Health. Social Racial Equity Initiatives The Select Board recognizes that social and racial injustice has deep roots.The Board has made a proactive and ongoing commitment to engage in comprehensive and ongoing community conversations to better understand community needs and to consider diversity, equity, and inclusion in policies and plans, all with the goal of making Lexington a truly equitable community f or all. The Select Board has adopted Diversity, Equity 8� Inclusion as one of its top priority goals, including a commitment to develop and implement a comprehensive racial equity plan, consider racial and other equity impacts in all decisions and planning processes, and incorporate the goals of Town Meeting's systemic racism resolution in each department's goals and objectives. The Select Board recognizes that accomplishing these goals will require and budgetary commitment to training and continuous improvement. The Chief Equity Officer (CEO) leads the Town in achieving these goals while prioritizing community engagement. The CEO is currently actively focused on expanding the applicant pool for Town staff positions, with the goal of hiring and retaining staff of diverse backgrounds and identities. The CEO also secured a$50,000 Community Compact grant to conduct an internal equity audit to better understand the gaps and barriers that create inequities.The audit will also review policies,survey f ocus groups,and work with senior staff to assess their readiness to implement the recommendations of the audit. The Chief Equity Officer also facilitates a series of community engagement and communication initiatives designed to build relationships with cultural groups including: • Forming the Strategic Equity Advisory Team (SEAT) with representatives from as many communities as possible, • Launching the Coffee with the [Police] Chief program to foster better understanding and communications between the community and the Police Department. The CEO facilitated the first Coffee with the Chief session attended by 20 highly engaged residents who were able to ask questions of Chief McLean and other Police Department staff.The CEO is also developing a joint grant application to fund community training and conversation around diversity, equity, and inclusion. 4 The Lexington Police Department (LPD) continues to review the recommended policy changes submitted by Lexington Town Counsel (Anderson 8�Kreiger LLP). LPD has completed the implementation of 30 of the 32 policy change recommendations. The LPD is awaiting decisions from the POST Commission that will allow our Accreditation Team to collaborate with the CEO to implement the remaining 2 policy change recommendations. The Police Chief and the entire department are committed to implementing the recommendations of the report and to continuous and ongoing improvement in this areas of DEI, community engagement and transparency. Update on Municipal and School Building Projects The Board continues to address the issues of maintaining and improving our municipal and school building infrastructure. The following is the current status of Lexington's building projects. Westview Cemetery Administration Building Start Date:April 2022 Estimated Project Completion Date: May 2023 Proj ect Budget: $4,330,000 Funding: ATM 2017 Article 120/ATM 2020 Article 16k/ STM 2021-1 Article 7 Design f unding of $270,000 was approved at ATM 2017. Initial construction f unding of $3,290,000 was approved at ATM 2020 under Article 16k. Initial construction bids came in higher than the appropriated amount. As a result, Town Meeting approved additional construction funding of$770,000 at STM 2021-1 under Article 7. The Westview project is in the final phases of construction. Rough HVAC, electrical and plumbing work has been completed. The Department of Public Facilities expects project completion by the end of May 2023. Lexington Police Station Appropriation: $34,517,622 Status: Construction start September 2022 Estimated Project Completion Date: Mid 2024 Funding: ATM 2018 Article 14/ STM 2021-1 Article 5a/ STM 2022-1 Article 2/ Pending ATM 2023 Article 16i The new Police Station facility is being constructed in compliance with the Town's Integrated Building Design and Construction Policy to be solar ready in furtherance of the Town's Net Zero goals. The current solar ready police station building design and construction includes all infrastructure including handholes, underground conduit, duct banks, two switch gears (one for the building operations including solar generation and one for electric fleet vehicle charging), automatic transfer switches, a room within the facility for the equipment necessary to support solar power generation, reinforced roof systems for rooftop solar and onsite battery storage. The Select Board voted unanimously to support bringing whatever project is found to be satisfactory to the stakeholders to Town Meeting, with a goal to have the solar proj ect constructed at the same time as the Police Station to maximize efficiencies with the site contractor. The Historic Districts Commission has approved an appropriate solar design for review by ATM 2023. Hosmer House Appropriation: $50,000 5 Funding: STM1 2018 Article 5 / ATM 2020 Article 10m(2) Not approved The Historic District Commission and Select Board approved moving the Hosmer House to an alternate location within Lexington,,� prior to commencement of the Police Station construction project. I�O�L1S� V\T�S 17lOV�� 1r1 �TC��7�1�t�3��' ZOZZ �y i� �7�"1�Tc`�.t� �art� and �eloc�t�d to �l�ss�r�crest IZ�a� �::�...�.....�.��.��..�.........:�::�:.........�...� ..� �....� �� .::��i��. ,� . �...��:�� ..�� .:..�� ... � Lexington Fire Department Headquarters Construction Start Date:November 2018 Proj ect Completion Date: October 2020 Proj ect Budget: $19,943,700 Funding: STM 1 2017 Article 2� STM 4 2017 Article 4 �ATM 2018 Article 13 The Town has completed the installation of a 41.7 kW solar energy system on the roof of the Fire Station. Old Reservoir Bath House Renovation Appropriation: $620,000 Funding: ATM 2019 Article 14g All initial bids received by the Town exceeded the appropriation approved by Town Meeting. The Department of Public Facilities and Recreation Department staff have developed procurement alternatives required to complete the project. Final engineering work is being completed now with the expectation that the project will be advertised for bid this spring. If those bids are within appropriation, the construction project is expected to begin this fall. Center Bathroom &Maintenance Building Renovation Appropriation: $1,180,000 Funding: ATM 2020 Article 16b� ATM 2021 Article 16g� ATM 2022 Article 10e� STM 2022-3 Article 5 2020 Annual Town Meeting approved$100,000 in design and engineering funds for the Center Bathroom building renovation project. At the 2021 Annual Town Meeting, the Select Board recommended indefinite postponement of warrant article 16g requesting$915,000 in construction funding to a future Town Meeting. 2022 ATM approved warrant article 10e requesting$680,000 in additional funding for this project. STM 2022-3 approved warrant article 5 requesting$400,000 in additional funding for this project. The Town recently received a successful general contractor bid of$815,000 for this project. A meeting with the contractor, Recreation Department and DPW staff has been set to establish the construction schedule. The project is expected to take 6 months to complete. Lexington High School Feasibility Study Appropriation: $1,825,000 Funding: STM 2022-2 Article 2 The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) invited Lexington to participate in the MSBA's eligibility period f or the Lexington High School in March 2022. Lexington has f ormed a School Building Committee to manage the MSBA process for the Lexington High School Project. The Town completed the preliminary requirements defined by the MSBA. Lexington received our design enrollment certification from the MSBA stating that the Lexington High School proposed project will be based on an enrollment of no more than 2,395 students in grades 9-12. 6 On March 1, 2023, the Lexington High School project was invited by the MSBA Board of Directors into the next Module, the Feasibility Study. The School Building Committee will partner with the MSBA on the process of selecting the Owners Project Manager and the Designer f or the project beginning immediately. The expectation would be to have these t�wo important pieces of the team in place by October 2023,whereupon the f ormal Feasibility Study work will commence. The Feasibility study is expected to be completed by October 2024. The Town of Lexington is currently estimating a total cost for the Lexington High School project of$400 million. Update on recent Home Rule Petitions There are six home rule petition requests approved at recent Town Meetings that remain under consideration by the legislature.No final action has been taken by the legislature on any of these petitions. • STM 2020-2: Article 6 - Authorize Special Legislation Development Surcharge for Community Housing (Citizen Petition) Bill H.4314 (m�islature. ov An Act authorizing a development surcharge f or community housing in the town of Lexington Status: Reported favorably by the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government. Ref erred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling, reported out f or second reading. Second reading on 7/31/2022 and ordered to a third reading. No f urther action by the end of the legislative session. Refiled in the 193rd (Current) session of the legislature as Bill HD.3088. htt�s:f/male�islature. o�v/Bills/193 f HD3088 • ATM 2021: Article 26 - Petition General Court to Amend Legislation Regarding Permanent Transportation Funding Bill H.3892 (m�islature.�ov� An Act authorizing the town of Lexington to establish transit improvement districts Status: Ref erred to Joint Committee on Transportation, reported f avorably af ter study. No f urther action by the end of the legislative session. Refiled in the 193rd (Current) session of the legislature as Bill HD.2481. htt�s:/f male�islature.�ov/Bills/193/HD2481 • ATM 2021:Article 29- Clean Heat-Authorize Special Legislation to Regulate Fossil Fuel Infrastructure and Adopt Bylaw Amendment Enabling Legislation Bill H.3893 (m�islature. o�v�An Act authorizing the town of Lexington to adopt and enf orce local regulations restricting new f ossil f uel inf rastructure in certain construction Status: Ref erred to Joint Committee on Telecommunications,Utilities and Energy No further action by the end of the legislative session. 7 The need f or this home rule petition has been largely made moot by Chapter 179 of the Acts of 2022 authorizing a demonstration program f or municipal regulation of f ossil f uels in new construction. Lexington is one of the ten communities identified as eligible to participate in the Department of Energy Resources regulations implementing these provisions in the Climate Bill. • ATM 2021:Article 36 -Authorize Special Legislation-Development Surcharge for Affordable Housing (Citizen Petition) Bill H.3891 (male�islature. o�v� An Act to establish a surcharge on specific commercial development activities for the purpose of funding the creation of community housing Status: Passed by the House but did not reach a third reading in the Senate. No further action by the end of the legislative session. Refiled in the 193rd (Current) session of the legislature as Bill HD.3085. htt�s:f f male�islature.�ov/Bills/193 f HD3085 • STM 2022-2:Article 3 -Amend General Bylaw to Allow Remote Participation at Hybrid Town Meetings Bill H.4876 (m�islature.�ov� An Act authorizing the town of Lexington to allow remote participation at town meetings Status: Reported favorably by the committee on Election Laws and the committee on House Steering,Policy and Scheduling. Concluded a second reading and ordered f or a third reading. No further action by the end of the legislative session. Refiled in the 193rd (Current) session of the legislature as Bill HD.118. htt�s:f/male�islature.�ov/Bills/193 f HD118 • STM 2022-3:Article 14-LEXHAB Reorganization Filed in the 193rd (Current) session of the legislature as Bill HD.119. An Act reorganizing the Lexington Housing Assistance Board, Inc htt�s://male�islature.�ov/Bills/193 f HD119 Status: No action yet taken. 2025: The 250th Anniversary of the F attle of Lexington The Semiquincentennial Commission (Lex 250) continued their work on helping the Town of Lexington plan events f or the 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Lexington and Concord. Accomplishments in the past year included a jury selecting a logo for the 250th from student submitted artwork, producing a video in collaboration with LexMedia that is shown on a monitor at the Visitor's Center,working with Town Counsel on securing trademark protections,working on preliminary public relations guidelines, holding two community kickoff ineetings to make residents aware of the events and encourage groups and residents to get involved, secured $75,000 in initial funding from Special Town Meeting in November 2022 to be used towards a dedicated website, memberships,printing and promotional materials. 8 M N O N \ � m � � m � 0 � �a � � � � � � � A � � � � •� `. � � a o ,� a � E� 0 �� a � � � � �. a � N � a--+ 0 � +, v � H � a � W � � � A� � � A� a � � o° W O a �' � Q � � �' � c6 � � � r� m � � v � � O � � � � M M M [-W-i � � � N N � � � N M M A V � N N � a N ,-\� ,-�� W � a� � v; � W o '� .'' 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Below this email you will find a proposed schedule for our upcoming Annual Town Meeting. A few important things to note: • This schedule is subject to change. After each session of Town Meeting, the Deputy Moderator and I will update this proposed schedule to reflect what has actually transpired. • Some items on this schedule are designated DATE CERTAIN. For these items, we intend to protect the proposed date unless there are completely unforeseen circumstances that prevent adherence to this schedule. • Please note the deadlines for submitting proposed amendments or requests to divide a question. These deadlines are firm! In particular, note that we've established an earlier deadline for submitting proposed amendments/division requests for Articles 33, 34, and 40 -that deadline is 5pm Monday, April 3. Proposed schedule for A TM 2023 (as of 3/15/2023) Monday March 20, 2023 (Proposed amendments/divisions due 5pm Thursday, March 16) •Article 2 - vote to ratify nomination of Deputy Moderator •Article 2 - report of Cary Lecture Series •Article 3 - Cary Lecture Committee •Article 2 - report of Cary Library Trustees •Article 31 - Fair Trade Restrictions - Fur Products (Citizen Petition) •Article 32 - Dunback Meadow Sewer Easement (Citizen Petition) •Time permitting: oArticle 26 - Amend General Bylaws - Municipal Opt-In Specialized Stretch Energy Cod e o Article 28 - Amend General Bylaws - Tree Bylaw - I ncrease Protected Tree Look- Back Period oArticle 29 - Amend General Bylaws - Tree Bylaw - Changes to Tree Committee Wednesday March 22, 2023 (Proposed amendments/divisions due 5pm, Monday, March 20- but earlier is better for Zoning articles�) •Article 2 - report of Minuteman H.S. Superintendent (with opportunity for questions) •Article 36 - Amend Zoning Bylaw and Map - Central Business District •Article 37 - Amend Zoning Bylaw- Action Deadline for Major Site Plan Review •Article 38 - Amend Zoning Bylaw- Minor Modifications to Approved Permits •Article 39 - Amend Zoning Bylaw- Technical Corrections •Time permitting: oArticle 25 - Amend the General Bylaws - Demolition Delay oArticle 2 - report of Town Manager o Continue any unfinished business from previous session Monday March 27, 2023 (Proposed amendments/divisions due 5pm Thursday, March 23) •Article 2 - report of Town Manager(if not delivered 3/22/23) •Article 2 - report of Appropriation Committee •Article 2 - report of Lexington Schools Superintendent •Article 2 - Report of the Lexington High School Building Committee •Consent agenda •Article 4 - Appropriate FY2024 Operating Budget •Article 8 - Evaluation of Archaeological Resource Potential (Citizen Petition) •Time permitting: oArticle 5 - Appropriate FY2024 Enterprise Fund Budgets oArticle 6 - Establish Qualifications for Tax Deferrals oArticle 9 - Establish and Continue Departmental Revolving Funds o Continue any unfinished business from previous sessions Wednesday March 29, 2023 (Proposed amendments/divisions due 5pm, Monday, March 27) •Article 2 - report of Capital Expenditures Committee •Article 2 - report of Community Preservation Committee •Article 10 - Appropriate for the FY2024 Community Preservation Committee Operating Budget and CPA Projects (items not on consent agenda): oDATE CERTAIN: 10i - Lincoln Park Field improvements including lighting oDATE CERTAIN: 10a - Stone Building design and repairs 010b - Munroe Center for the Arts 010c - Hancock-Clarke barn restoration 010e - First Parish Church clock restoration 010f- East Village clock at Follen Church restoration 010g -Willard Woods site improvements 010m - Transforming trees into art, Birds of New England 0100 - LexHab property acquisition prefunding •Time permitting: o Article 7 - Appropriate to Affordable Housing Trust o Article 19 - Establish, Amend, Dissolve and Appropriate to and from Specified Stabilization Funds o Unfinished business from previous sessions Monday April 3, 2023 (Proposed amendments/divisions due 5pm Thursday, March 30) •Any unfinished items from Article 10 •Article 12 - Appropriate for Municipal Capital Projects and Equipment (items not on consent agenda): 012a -All Terrain Vehicle - Forestry 012b -TMOD Implementation - Permit and progress tracking 012d - Bedford St and Hartwell Ave long-range transportation improvements 0121 - Municipal parking lot improvements 012m - New sidewalk installations •Article 13 - Appropriate for Water System Improvements •Time permitting: o Article 21 - Amend FY2023 Operating, Enterprise and CPA Budgets o Article 23 - Establish Special Education Reserve Fund Wednesday April 5, 2023 - no meeting (1 st night of Passover) Monday April 10, 2023 (Proposed amendments/divisions due 5pm, Monday, April 3 for Articles 33, 34 and 40-Note earlier deadline!!) • DATE CERTAIN: Article 33 - Amend Zoning Bylaw- Special Permit Residential Development • DATE CERTAIN: Article 34 - Amend Zoning Bylaw and Map - Multi-Family Zoning Housing for MBTA Communities •Time permitting: Unfinished business from previous sessions Wednesday April 12, 2023 (Proposed amendments/divisions due 5pm, Monday, April 10 except for Article 40- which has due date of 5pm Monday April 3) • DATE CERTAIN: Article 16 - Appropriate for Public Facilities Capital Projects (items not on consent agenda): 016g - Pine Meadows clubhouse renovation - design 016h - 173 Bedford Street renovation - design 016i - Solar canopy & system - Police Station 016j - East Lexington Fire Station -feasibility study •Article 40 - Amend Section 135-4.4 of the Zoning Bylaw- Reduce Residential Gross Floor (Citizen Petition) •Article 27 - Amend Fossil Fuel Bylaw- Compliance with DOER Regulations and Guidance • Unfinished business from previous sessions No meetings Monday, April 17 and Wednesday April 19 (school vacation week) ***Hold Monday April 24 and Wednesday April 26 for (inevitable) unfinished business*** AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY LEXINGTON SELECT BOARD MEETING AGENDAITEM TITLE: Approve Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Overnight Parking Regulation PRE E TER• ITEM S N . NUMBER: Jim Malloy, Town Manager I.2 S UMMARY: Category:Decision-Making As discussed at the previous two S elect Board meetings, the Board had requested that an amendment to the o vernight p arking regulatio ns b e p re s ented to the S elec t B o ard fo r c o ns id eratio n to allo w o vernight p arking at E V C hargers and fo r the time and p arking rate s to b e c o ns is tent with the adjac ent p arking areas. The following amendment to S ection 192-40 was approved in November 2019. As discussed at the last S elect Board meeting, this was not po sted to the online version o f the Town's C ode. It may now b e found under the "New Laws" section of the Code and will be incorporated into Chapter 192 Code shortly. § 192-40 P arking M eters with E V C harging S tatio ns the To wn o f L exingto n enc o urage s us e o f the p ub lic E V Charging S tations found in municipal parking lots in Lexington. The following shall apply: A. All normal parking fees and rules shall app ly to parking sp ac es with EV Charging capabilities. B. T here is e s tab lis hed a fo ur-ho ur maximum time limit fo r p arking at an E V C harging S tatio n while any o ther metered time limitation is in effect. C. E V C harging S tatio ns s hall c harge a rate as s et b y the B o ard o f S elec tmen that ens ure s all c o s ts as s o c iated with the us e o f the C harging S tatio n are rec o vered b y the To wn, any fe e s c harged o ver the b as e elec tric c o s t shall be depo sited in the P arking Lot Fund. D. P arking meter and enfo rc ement regulatio ns as s tated in §192 o f the To wn's Traffic Rule s and O rd ers s hall ap p ly to all E V C harger S tatio n p arking meters. E. E V C harging S tatio n p arking s p ac e s s hall b e re s erved fo r elec tric vehic le s, any no n-elec tric vehic le may b e subject to a fine of$100. Based upon the amendment to the Code the Select Board previously adopted, all normal parking fees and rules shall app ly to parking spac es with EV Charging capabilities, therefore, no wording needs to b e included in the mo tio n that relate s to the time o f d ay o r d ay o f we ek no r ho urly rate fo r p arking as this is already enc ap s ulated in S ection 192-40(A) &(D). S imilarly no additional language needs to be included in the motion below to amend S ec tio n 192-23 as it relates to the typ e o f vehic le that would b e p arked in an E V C harging S tatio n as o nly elec tric vehic le s are p ermitted to p ark in s aid lo c atio ns and that no n-elec tric vehic le s p arked at E V C harging S tatio ns are s ub j ec t to a fine o f$100 (whic h is the s ame as p arking in a hand ic ap p ed p arking s p o t). T here fo re, the mo tio n b e lo w s o lely relate s to allo wing e lec tric vehic le s to p ark at E lec tric Vehic le C harging S tations b etween 8 P M and 8 AM without a time limitation, but otherwis e would b e sub ject to all other rules and regulatio ns related to the p arking area in whic h the E V C harging S tatio n is lo c ated. T he revis ed s ec tio n wo uld read: 192-23 All Night P arking. It s hall b e unlaWful fo r the driver o f any vehic le, o ther than o ne ac ting in an emergenc y, to p ark s aid vehic le o n any s tre et o r any munic ip al o ff-s tre et p arking area fo r a p erio d o f time lo nger than o ne ho ur b etwe en the ho urs o f 2:00 a.m, and 6:00 a.m. o f any day exc ep t in o ffic ial go v�rnmental c ap ac ity, with the exc�p tio n o f vehic l�s p arked at munic ip al E V C harging S tatio ns in whic h there will b e no time limitatio n b etween 8:00 P M and $:00 AM. SUGGESTED MOTION: Mo ve to amend S ec tio n 192-2 3 b y adding the fo llo wing at the end o f the p aragrap h after the wo rd, c ap ac ity: ", with the exc ep tio n o f vehic le s p arked at munic ip al E V C harging S tatio ns in whic h there will b e no time limitation b etween 8:00 P M and 8:00 AM." FOLLOW-UP: DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME ON AGENDA: 3/20/2023 6:20pm