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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-06-05 SB-min Select Board Meeting June 5, 2023 A meeting of the Lexington Select Board was called to order at 6:31p.m. on Monday, June 5, 2023, in the Select Board Meeting Room of the Town Office Building. Hybrid participation was offered as well via the webinar meeting platform. Mr. Pato, Chair; Ms. Barry, Vice Chair, Mr. Lucente, Ms. Hai, and Mr. Sandeen were present, as well as Mr. Malloy, Town Manager; and Ms. Prizio, Department Assistant. PUBLIC COMMENTS Melinda Walker, 14 Larchmont Lane, expressed concern regarding the notice she received about the Housing Feasibility Study on Town-owned land at the Depot parking lot at 173 Bedford Street. She noted that the Lexington Housing Authority was left off the list of stakeholders. She explained that the timeline to build an affordable housing project on this site could take as long as 15-20 years. She finds this amount of time to be untenable. SELECT BOARD MEMBER CONCERNS AND LIAISON REPORTS 1. Select Board Member Concerns and Liaison Reports Mr. Lucente noted that the Lexington High School Graduation took place yesterday and 579 new Lexington High School graduates walked across the stage. He also recently attended an MMA webinar on regulating comments at public meetings. He would like to consider this information with Mr. Sandeen for potential policies. Ms. Barry noted that last Thursday evening, the second 250th Anniversary Celebration collaborative meeting was held in Concord. She hopes to discuss the schedule of events to take place in Lexington in 2025 at a future meeting. Mr. Sandeen noted that he recently attended a Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting as liaison from the Commission on Disability. This was a second joint meeting for the groups to discuss how to work together to propose solutions that would find common ground. Mr. Pato noted that the next Board meeting will be a working session to address how to proceed with the goal setting process. He would like members to consider how to produce clear, actionable goals for the next two years. Regarding liquor licensing, he stated that he would like to ask staff to draft a set of regulations for businesses in Town that offer BYOB but are not a food business or club for the Board to consider at a future meeting. There were no objections to this item. DOCUMENTS: Select Board Concerns and Liaison Reports - May 22, 2023 TOWN MANAGER REPORT 1. Town Manager Weekly Update Mr. Malloy explained that, regarding the solar canopy, the HDC has stated that it is not their place to determine which of the two current designs should move forward. The Board should likely weigh in on this topic prior to the next HDC meeting in July. This will be placed on the next Board agenda and all of the associated abutters will be invited to the meeting. Mr. Pato expressed concern over the tight timeline. He does not want to propose a design to the HDC that it might then object to. He would like to hear more from the HDC on its preferences. DOCUMENTS: Weekly Update 5-26-23, Weekly Update 6-2-23 CONSENT AGENDA 1. Dissolve Center Streetscape Design Review AdHoc Committee To dissolve the Center Streetscape Design Review Ad Hoc Committee. 2. Approve Select Board Meeting Minutes  May 15, 2023 Select Board  May 15, 2023 Joint SB/SC/CEC/AC Meeting  May 22, 2023 Select Board To approve and release the minutes for the May 15, 2023 Select Board meeting, the May 15, 2023 SB/AC/CEC/SC Joint Meeting, and the May 22, 2023 Select Board meeting. DOCUMENTS: DRAFT 05152023 Select Board, DRAFT 051523 Joint Meeting SB, AC, CEC, SC, DRAFT 05222023 Select Board 3. Application: One-Day Liquor License – Rotary Club of Lexington, Inc., 1605 Massachusetts Avenue  Annual Comedy/Music Night To approve a One-Day Liquor License for the Rotary Club of Lexington, Inc. to serve beer and wine in the lobby outside of, and the hallway to the left side of, Battin Hall on the main level of Cary Memorial Building, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue, for the purpose of the Annual Comedy/Music Night on Friday, June 16, 2023 from 6:30pm to 10:30pm. DOCUMENTS: Rotary Club of Lexington, Inc. Event Location Map 4. Application: One-Day Liquor License – Lexington Education Foundation, 24 Lincoln Street  Lexington Education Foundation's Annual Celebration for Education Weekend Fundraiser To approve a One-Day Liquor License for the Lexington Education Foundation to serve beer, wine and spirits at Hayden Lower Athletic Field along Worthen Road, 24 Lincoln Street, for the purpose of the Lexington Education Foundation's Annual Celebration for Education Weekend Fundraiser on Saturday, June 10, 2023 from 7:00pm to 11:00pm. DOCUMENTS: LEF Event Location Map 5. Applications: One-Day Liquor Licenses – Wilson Farm, Inc., 10 Pleasant Street  (2) Dinner in the Field To approve two One-Day Liquor Licenses for Wilson Farm, Inc. to serve wine for the purpose of their "Dinner in the Field" events to be held immediately outside of the Farm Greenhouses (specifically, Greenhouse #7) at Wilson Farm, 10 Pleasant Street, from 5:30pm to 9:00pm on the following dates: Thursday, June 22, 2023 Thursday, July 20, 2023 DOCUMENTS: Wilson Farm, Inc. Event Location Map 6. Approve and Sign Proclamation – Pride Month To approve and sign a proclamation recognizing the month of June annually as Pride Month. DOCUMENTS: 2023 Pride Month Proclamation, 2019 LexPride Pride Day/Pride Week Proclamation VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 5-0 to approve the Consent Agenda. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION 1. Application: Common Victualler License – CFHA – 1050 Waltham Street d/b/a Craft Food Halls, 1050 Waltham Street Mr. Pato explained that the Select Board is being asked to approve a request for a Common Victualler License for CFHA - 1050 Waltham Street d/b/a Craft Food Halls, 1050 Waltham Street, for the hours of 7:00am to 5:00pm Monday through Friday for seating in a new, cafeteria-style restaurant. The applicant has worked with the Department of Public Health, Building Department and Zoning Department for their respective required permits and inspections. VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 5-0 to approve a Common Victualler License for CFHA - 1050 Waltham Street d/b/a Craft Food Halls, 1050 Waltham Street, for the hours of 7:00am to 5:00pm Monday through Friday. DOCUMENTS: Craft Food Halls Site Plan with Seating 2. Review and Approve Request for Disposition of Surplus Property Policy Liz Mancini, Purchasing Director, stated that, similar to the Designer Selection Policy, the Town is required to adopt a policy that guides the disposition of surplus personal property. She presented a model policy recommended by the State and staff, which is consistent with Lexington’s past practices. Mr. Sandeen asked about the distinction between items that are trash and when items should follow the policy. Ms. Mancini explained that the policy defers those decisions to Department Heads. VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 5-0 to adopt the Disposition of Surplus Supplies and Furniture Policy as attached. DOCUMENTS: Disposition of Surplus Supplies and Furniture Policy 3. Review and Approve Request for Designer Selection Policy Ms. Mancini stated that, per communications with the Inspector General’s Office, it is required that the Town adopt a policy related to designer selection for construction projects. The Town follows the model policy but has not formally adopted the policy. Mr. Sandeen stated that he would like to see this policy reviewed with the School Committee and other fellow stakeholders. Jon Himmel, EDC, stated that he believes this policy needs to be tightened up, so that anything funded through the Town, particularly through CPA, needs to be brought under it. There needs to be some collaboration between this and the Integrated Design Policy. It was noted that work would be done on this policy before being brought back before the Board. DOCUMENTS: Designer Selection Policy 4. Joint Meeting – Select Board & School Committee  Review and Discuss Recommended Updates to the Integrated Building Design and Construction Policy Present for the Select Board (SB): Mr. Pato, Chair; Mr. Lucente, Ms. Hai; and Mr. Sandeen as well as Mr. Malloy, Town Manager; and Ms. Prizio, Department Assistant. Present for the School Committee (SC): Ms. Cuthbertson, Chair; Mr. Freeman; Dr. Hackett, Superintendent of Schools; and Ms. Jay. Ms. Cuthbertson called the School Committee meeting to order at 7:23pm. Todd Rhodes, Sustainable Lexington Committee Vice- Chair, and Jon Himmel, Permanent Building Committee Chair, presented proposed updates to the Integrated Building Design and Construction Policy and its Attachment A. The proposed changes are an effort to keep the policy up to date with current best practices and performance standards for health, energy, and resilience. The Integrated Building Design and Construction Policy requires a review and approval of any amendments every three years to ensure it remains up to date and relevant. This presentation is for information only at this point in time and will come back to both the Select Board and School Committee th with any appropriate edits based on the discussion on June 5. Mr. Rhodes explained that the Sustainable Design Policy was first approved in 2007. That evolved into the Integrated Design Policy that was approved by the Select Board and the School Committee on October 7, 2019. Integrated design in buildings shows the value of establishing targets early in the design process when tradeoffs can be assessed, and that net zero and near net zero buildings are achievable. It has been three and a half years since the original adoption, and with new building projects pending, for example, the High School, this is an appropriate time for an update. The Permanent Building Committee and Sustainable Lexington Committee have worked together to develop edits and additions to refresh the policy. He reviewed the proposed changes to the policy. Jon Himmel reviewed the proposed changes to the checklist associated with this policy. He explained that the decisions made early on have everything to do with the final tradeoffs. Ms. Jay asked if potential architectural firms are given this Integrated Design Policy during the designer selection process and what the expectation is during the design selection process for them to show capability to meet to meet these objectives. Mr. Himmel stated that it was part of the package for the High School project. If the selection criteria were not demonstrated by the potential firms, they likely would not be chosen. These skills would likely come from the firm’s staff or using subconsultants. In response to a question from Ms. Jay, Mr. Himmel explained that designers are usually comfortable with this policy process. Lexington has added some additional elective requirements to its checklist, but other items are requirements that must be met. Ms. Barry asked at what point projects get locked into Attachment A of the policy. Mr. Cronin explained that new requirements that come up during the process will be evaluated versus the budget. If certain criteria do not meet the budget, these will be evaluated and considered along the way. Mr. Himmel stated whatever list is issued at the time of the contract is what will go forth. Ms. Hai and Ms. Cuthbertson suggested considering some flexibility in the language in the document to make sure that the Town is not cornered into certain requirements. Dr. Hackett asked how the Integrated Design Policy will work between two different consultants, one for the OPM and one for the designer. Mr. Himmel stated that, if a designer was working on a LEED-rated project elsewhere, it would likely have a sustainable consultant on its team. For both the Police Station and Fire Station, the architect did have their own sustainable consultant that was performing that task. In consultation with Mr. Cronin, Mr. Himmel suggested that the Town retain an outside entity, a green engineer, to work directly with the Town and advise how to push harder on the design team to get more sustainability. Having two consultants allows for one to be the coach and the other to be the athlete. Mr. Pato asked that additional questions and comments be sent to Mr. Malloy. Unless substantive changes are made to the document, this item will be voted at a future date separately by each board. Mr. Sandeen expressed gratitude to the Department of Public Facilities, Permanent Building Committee and Sustainable Lexington for working so well together on using and updating this policy. The joint meeting adjourned at 8:05pm. By roll call, the School Committee adjourned their members. The Select Board continued with its regular meeting. DOCUMENTS: Redlined Integrated Building Design & Construction Policy, Attachment B Workplan Guidance, Attachment A Combined LLex and LEED, Attachment A Combined LLex and LEED Redlined, Attachment A 2019, Presentation 5. Discuss American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Requests Mr. Malloy explained that there are two requests before the Board. LexHAB has requested $625,000 to purchase the house at 93 Woburn Street. The Select Board approved the purchase at a previous meeting. The Select Board discussed both full and partial funding. This is consistent with the Select Board’s nexus to address affordable housing issues. Secondly the Lex250 Committee has been seeking to establish funding that would cover both planning and staffing for the event in 2025. Concord set aside $500,000 of their ARPA funds for the purpose of covering these costs, including hiring a regional coordinator to assist in the logistics of planning a large event. This is consistent with the Select Board’s nexus as an economic stimulus investment that should promote local business for a 1–2-year period. Any other ARPA requests will be coming before the Select Board at a meeting in July. Included in this request will be the second year of setting aside funding for food insecurity and participatory budgeting. In both instances, staff will be looking for the Board to consider whether to continue funding these two items. There have been previous discussions regarding purchasing an electric trolley for the Liberty Ride, but for the time being, staff is not requesting any funds for this purpose. Internally, it has been determined that the Town does not have the capacity to bring this service in-house, hire/manage drivers, nor is there sufficient charging infrastructure at this time. Sarah Morrison, Executive Director of LexHAB, emphasized the urgency to increase affordable housing stock. The property in question is quite unique. Until LexHAB becomes an independent 501(c)(3) organization, acquiring existing property is the only way to increase affordable housing stock. Ms. Hai stated that the Board previously considered split funding, where ARRA funds are used for a substantial down payment and some amount of the cost is carried either through a mortgage and/or rental payments. This would be a single addition to the portfolio, and she would like to consider how to leverage funding to go further. Bob Burbidge, Chair of LexHAB, explained that when this idea was first broached with the Board interest rates were much lower and the model that was established would have enabled LexHAB to justify multiple purchases. Unfortunately, interest rates have since raised dramatically. This is a great opportunity to purchase a property that fits the model. Bob Pressman, 22 Locust Avenue, stated that consideration of the Vine Street project is also essential. A funding approach for the Vine Street project has not yet been identified. Mr. Pato noted that the Vine Street project is not in question at this time. He asked Mr. Pressman to submit any further comments in writing. VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 5-0 to approve spending $625,000 toward the LexHAB purchase of 93 Woburn Street. The Board next addressed the request for the Lex250 Committee. th Ms. Barry explained that funding from the federal government thus far for the 250 Celebration is not existent. The group was lucky enough to receive a $50,000 earmark from State Representative Ciccolo. Approximately $36,000 of this was spent. Ms. Ciccolo also proposed an amendment to the House Budget for $250,000, specifically for Lexington, and in the House Budget process that was reduced to $125,000. That amount is still sitting there but has yet to be reconciled. The Town received $75,000 from last fall’s Special Town Meeting, with the largest portion of that going toward the website. Lexington is now collaborating with Arlington, Lincoln, Concord, and the National Park Service to bring the Battle Road into the spotlight. The groups are working to create a collaborative schedule for Patriots Day weekend 2025. At the last working meeting, Police, Fire, and DPW committed to a unified approach for this project and to not operate in silos. Barry Cunha, Lex250 Member, explained that there are four major areas being considered for funding including marketing events, DPW, public safety, and staffing/supplies/etc. Ms. Barry explained that the budget numbers for this were considered in collaboration with Ms. Iyer, Mr. Malloy, and Mr. Pinsonneault. The Committee is being tasked with the time period from Fall of 2024 - July of 2026. Mr. Pato stated that he struggled with finding a nexus for this request to ARPA funding. However, there are additional costs that the Committee is incurring in the designs to accommodate for changes from post pandemic activities. th Mr. Lucente stated that the pandemic shifted the focus from topics such as planning for the 250 Celebration. He stated that the Board owes it to the community, businesses, and local economy to try to make this the best event it can. These events need to be solidified through funding. He believes this funding can be seen as an investment and will be returned back through the local economy. Ms. Hai stated that one of the legs of ARPA was economic recovery. This is a way to support businesses. as well as Lexington itself, through bringing in economic development. There is a suggestion to use some MEPC regional funding for this item. Lexington needs to do its part in this comprehensive plan. Mr. Sandeen asked about the timing for using the proposed $500,000 and if additional funding will be needed. Ms. Barry explained that some of the money will be spent in the very near term. The event money will bring the group closer to the event. This is not all of the funding that will be needed. Private fundraising will be sought through each town. She noted that Concord is not using any taxpayer funds at the moment for this item. Dawn McKenna, 9 Hancock Street, noted that marketing will be very important for this to make the economic recovery nexus that is key. She is concerned that everyone is vastly underestimating the visitor ship that there will be through this event. This is the best possible thing that can be done to support local businesses. VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 5-0 to approve $500,000 for the th Lex250 Committee for planning and staffing the 250 Anniversary of the Battle of Lexington in 2025. DOCUMENTS: ARPA Spreadsheet, Lex250 Presentation 6. Presentation – Tree Canopy Study Jarlath Patrick O'Neil-Dunne & Marie Bouffard, UVM, reviewed the Tree Canopy Study presentation completed by the University of Vermont. Mr. O'Neil-Dunne stated that the objectives for this study were to quantify tree canopy coverage, map the change from 2014-2021, assess ecosystem services, and provide geospatial data to integrate this into the Town GIS for long term decision making. the good news is the Town’s tree canopy is increasing. The bad news is some of the Town’s larger forest patches are being broken up. The vast majority of the tree canopy is in residential land, the vast majority of the losses of tree canopy are in residential land, and the majority of the gains are in residential land. In 2014, the Town had 57% tree canopy, and in 2021, the Town had 60% tree canopy. From 2014 to 2021, the Town gained 639 acres of tree canopy and lost 318 acres. This is an overall absolute change of approximately 3%, with a net gain of over 300 acres. Compared to other communities, Lexington has a lot of tree canopy. He stated that plantings are important in creating an uneven aged, urban forest. Trees are an essential infrastructure when considering climate change. Mr. Pinsonneault stated that staff is working with the Tree Committee on how to further this data. Mr. Sandeen asked about the cause of several fairly large areas of tree loss shown in the report. Mr. O’Neal-Dunne and Mr. Pinsonneault stated that in almost all cases those areas of large tree loss have been due to development activities. Mr. Sandeen asked about assessing the value of different types of trees, such as street trees or larger trees. Mr. Pinsonneault said that the Town is developing an urban forest management plan to address the value of planting trees in the most appropriate areas. Mr. Lucente asked how frequently the tree canopy should be assessed in this manner. Mr. O'Neil-Dunne suggested every five years, as trees are an essential infrastructure for the Town. th Ms. Barry noted that other communities are planting 250 trees in honor of the 250 Celebration and she challenged Lexington to do the same. DOCUMENTS: Tree Canopy Study Report The Board took a five-minute recess. 7. Approve Residential Solid Waste Regulation Amendment The Board reviewed the amended Residential Solid Waste Regulations, as discussed at previous meetings. All mentions of a fee-based curbside bulky waste regulation have been removed. Mr. Malloy noted that the Noise Bylaw indicates that commercial sanitation cannot start before 6am. It was noted that this item would be tabled for additional questions to be addressed. DOCUMENTS: Residential Solid Waste Regulations - Redline 8. Discuss Lexpress Fare Restructuring Proposal Mark Andersen, Transportation Advisory Committee member, stated that the TAC recognizes that Lexpress involves approximately a $700,000 net Lexington taxpayer cost, providing about 25,000 rides, at a subsidy of $28 per ride, collecting only $15,000 in passenger revenue. Some additional grant money is obtained through the process as well. Due to the pandemic, ridership has declined, and costs have increased, so the cost efficiency is probably at a low over the last decade. There are passes available for Lexpress, with a list price of $260. Fewer than 10% of the passes which are purchased are at the $260 list price, due to a combination of subsidies and discounted rates. Fares currently range from $0-$2 per ride. Inspired by other communities, TAC is proposing marketing a new minimal cost pass; the goal of which is to increase ridership. Kunal Botla, TAC member, explained that the Committee reached unanimous consensus on the following recommendations for FY2024: $2 fare for all riders, and a $20 annual passes for all riders. Passes would run from July 1-June 30 each year. There will be a transition period until September 1 for anyone who has free daytime fares. Free rides will be eliminated henceforth. Mr. Botla stated that the Committee’s analysis suggests that, with current ridership shifting to this pass, the revenue impact to the Town budget will be less than $10,000 per year. This recommendation has the potential to increase ridership and add taxpayer value by decreasing Town cost per ride. The Committee proposes making these $20 passes available through Town Offices starting for use starting July 1, 2023. The Committee is also working on a marketing and educational campaign to encourage utilizing Lexpress and the other transportation services available in Lexington, especially with the potential from this recommended pass. Ms. Barry asked if the $20 fee could be seen as a barrier to some and if there are suggested ways to deal with that. Mr. Botla stated that the demographic primarily getting free ridership at the moment is seniors during hours in the middle portion of the day. The proposal is to balance ridership throughout the day. He stated that he believes the Town will still provide subsidies as needed. Ms. Barry stated that she believes this needs to be made clear and that no assumptions should be made about who in Town can pay certain amounts. Ms. Hai stated that the country seems to have determined that individual cars and the infrastructure that supports them is something that everyone should be paying for with taxes, but public transportation needs to be self-supporting for some reason. She stated that it is a good idea to see if this program can start to alter that by making public transportation more accessible and appealing to more people. Mr. Lucente stated that he would like to hear from the ad hoc committee but cautioned against making too many changes to the program. Mr. Sandeen stated that he agreed with the concerns raised by the previous Select Board members, and suggested that the $20 pass may not be going far enough. He suggested trying to make this free based on the objective of increasing ridership. He suggested that the marketing value of making fares free would likely far exceed the value of the revenue generated from the $20 pass. Mr. Botla stated that, due to ADA and federal regulations around transportation funding, a minimum adult fare is still required. A fare-free system may fall under FY25 and the ad hoc committee’s findings. Mr. Andersen noted that the root coverage and times of Lexpress are not adequate to provide a full public transportation system. It is hoped to embrace this new system as a way to gain data and insight for future success. Ms. Hai stated that she would like to review the marketing plan for this proposal. Mr. Sandeen suggested trying the free system until the report from the ad hoc committee comes back. Susan Barrett, Transportation Manager, explained that the Town does not operate its own ADA paratransit; the MBTA does that. The Town cannot make Lexpress fares completely free because that would mean that the ADA paratransit would also have to be completely free. The ADA regulation is that the adult cash fare has to be at least half of the ADA paratransit fare. Ms. McKenna suggested that part of the marketing campaign could include information that financial support is needed to make sure the program continues. Most people across the world have better access to public transportation and she believes visitors to Lexington will explore that. It is important to implement changes now. Jay Luker, 26 Rindge Avenue, stated that he supports the $20 fare idea. He would buy a pass and likely use Lexpress for the first time. While he is a supporter of free fares, the value in the proposed effort is the data that may be gained. A free pass may skew that data. Pamela Lyons, 51 Grant Street, explained that the Lexpress routes were redesigned in March 2020 to minimize overlap with MBTA and expand coverage throughout Lexington. A $20 pass would introduce more people in Lexington to the areas of this coverage. There was a straw poll in favor of supporting the $20 pass, along with a marketing plan. The Board agreed to take up this item again at its next work session meeting. DOCUMENTS: Presentation - Lexpress Fare Proposal, TAC Recommendation 9. Discuss Bike Share Program Mr. Malloy explained that there is $263,000 in the transportation bond bill, earmarked for the Town of Lexington to move forward with a blue bike share program. This is subject to the Governor including this debt authorization in the actual debt issuance. There is also a $275,000 earmark for Lexington in the Economic Development Bill, which is not subject to the Governor issuing debt. The $275,000 is part of the Economic Development Bill (H.5374) and states, "that not less than $275,000 shall be expended for transportation improvements and updates in the Town of Lexington.” The $263,000 is part of the Transportation Bond Bill (Ch. 176 of 2022) and states, "that not less than $263,000 shall be expended for a Bluebikes bike share program in the town of Lexington." The Town is finalizing its contract details with the MADOT on the $275,000 and needs to provide them a proposed budget. Senator Friedman indicated to Ms. Hai that part of the $275,000 was also for consideration of a bike share program. Staff is developing proposals for the full $275,000, which will come before the Select Board for consideration in the coming weeks. The blue bike program would be beneficial, as it would connect Lexington with the Greater Boston blue bike program for bike sharing. However, the current requirement for this program is that the stations/hubs need to be within 3/4 mile and there is not one currently that close to Lexington. There may be some consideration in the future to extend that distance. An alternative bike share program (Koloni) is currently being used in Concord and is being extended to Acton this year. This option has a much lower upfront cost, approximately $20,000. Staff is considering the smaller bike share program, in order to get an indication of whether there is interest in a bike share program in Lexington and whether it would be used. Staff recognizes that use in a Lexington/Concord/Acton program would be different than the usage in a Greater Boston Blue Bike program. The Board discussed having conversations with the blue bike program to see if there are any options for Lexington. Ms. McKenna stated that there has been very little interest in Town for a bike sharing program. There would a huge cost and infrastructure that would need to be placed downtown for this type of program. Bridger McGaw, Precinct 6 Town Meeting Member and Vice Chair of the EDC, suggested speaking to Watertown which focused on using this as a as a mitigation method for all new developments. The operation costs can be high, but the stations can be moved around and organized intelligently. If the goal is to extend the route from Arlington, there is a good way to do this along the bike path. If the goal is bike th share for the 250 Celebration, there are companies that will rent bikes to the Town for these events. The Board agreed to hear more about this item at a future meeting. DOCUMENTS: Bluebikes Overview, ArlingtonBlueBikeUsage-April2023 10. Review Request to Add Two Full Members to Historical Commission Mr. Malloy explained that staff received a request from Robert Rotberg, Chair of the Historical Commission, requesting to increase the membership of the Historical Commission from five members to seven members. An email from Town Counsel cited the statutory authority to increase the Historical Commission to seven members. Ms. Barry noted that the Board generally does not increase membership. She asked what this request is based on. Mr. Malloy stated that it is believed this may give them an easier chance at getting a quorum. Mr. Sandeen agreed that there is nothing in the request that explains why additional members are needed. The Board agreed not to vote on this request at this time. DOCUMENTS: HCRequest, Historical Commission Charge Redline Amendment 11. Approve Collective Bargaining Agreement - Fire Union (IAFF Local #1491) Ms. Barry recused herself from this item and exited the meeting. Mr. Malloy reviewed the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) reached through the Joint Labor- Management Committee (JLMC) 3A process between the Town of Lexington and the Lexington Firefighters, IAFF Local #1491 for the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025. The MOA is consistent with previous discussions and vote of the Select Board in executive session. This includes a 2% COLA per year and a new step for firefighters. VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 4-0 to approve the contract amendments reflected in the MOA between the Town of Lexington and Lexington Firefighters, IAFF Local #1491 for the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025. DOCUMENTS: Firefighters MOA ADJOURN VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 4-0 to adjourn the meeting at 10:01pm. A true record; Attest: Kristan Patenaude Recording Secretary