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Home My WebLink About2017-11-06 BOS Packet - ReleasedSELECTMEN'S MEETING Monday, November 6, 2017 Estabrook Hall, Cary Memorial Building 7:00 PM AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS Public comments are allowed for up to 10 minutes at the beginning of each meeting. Each speaker is limited to 3 minutes for comment. Members of the Board will neither comment nor respond, other than to ask questions of clarification. Speakers are encouraged to notify the Selectmen's Office at 781-698- 4580 if they wish to speak during public comment to assist the Chairman in managing meeting times. SELECTMAN CONCERNS AND LIAISON REPORTS TOWN MANAGER REPORT ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION 1. Meeting with Lexington's State House Delegation (75 min.) *School Committee and Planning Board willjoin this portion of the meeting. 2. Accept Terms of the Howard A. and Elaine L. Smith Scholarship Fund (5 min.) 3. Establish Town Meeting and Town Election Dates (5 min.) 4. Selectmen -Committee Appointments (5 min.) 5. Approve Draft Letter Regarding MassPort/Hanscom Environmental Planning and Status Report (10 min.) ADJOURN 1. Anticipated Adjournment 7:05 p.m. 8:20 p.m. 8:25 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 8:35 p.m. 8:45 p.m. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Selectmen is scheduled for Monday, November 13, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Selectmen Meeting Room, Town Office Building, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue. Budget Summit #2 is scheduled for Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Cafeteria at the Public Services Building, 201 Bedford Street. Hearing Assistance Device.v Available on Reque.vt �� All agenda time and the order of items are approximate and subject to change. Recorded by LexMedia AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY LEXINGTON BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Meeting with Lexington's State House Delegation (75 min.) PRESENTER: Senator Cindy Friedman; Senator Mike Barrett; Representative Jay Kaufman SUMMARY: No vote is requested for this agenda item. ITEM NUMBER: 1.1 The Town's State House delegation will update the Selectmen, School Committee and Planning Board on State legislative matters and review items of concern identified by these elected officials and Town staff. SUGGESTED MOTION: NA FOLLOW-UP: NA DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME ON AGENDA: 11/6/2017 7:05 p.m. ATTACHMENTS: Description Type D �g i kaivo Matters M vtorrost Rackup Ma orrinl `OVS M010? 1775 �c U APRIL19" l FXINC, Suzanne E. Barry, Chairman Michelle L. Ciccolo, Vice Chairman Peter C. J. Kelley Joseph N. Pato Douglas M. Lucente Town of Lexington Office of Selectmen Summary of Legislative Topics of Interest November 6, 2017 Tel: (781) 698-4580 Fax: (781) 863-9468 LexHab: Request special legislation to allow the use of vocational education students (e.g., Minuteman High School) in lieu of filed sub -bidders (as required under Chapter 149) for constructing or renovating affordable housing units. 2. Zoning/Housing Legislation: There are a variety of bills being filed to encourage/require multi -unit housing in communities. It is not clear if these bills are progressing. Lexington's general concern is the impact on the School system as we continue to add housing units. Bills in particular that we are following: S.94/H.1112 —An Act Improving Housing Opportunities and the Mass Economy. An ambitious bill that requires multi -family in all communities (40R -scale). S.2131/H.1095 — An Act Relative to Housing Production. Will require multi -family units in every municipality. 3. DPU Rate Setting: The Eversource rate -setting proposal before the DPU will, if approved, significantly change the financial viability of existing municipal solar facilities in Lexington (e.g., existing school rooftop solar units; Hartwell solar facility) and limit the financial viability of future solar facilities (e.g., new Hastings School). Earlier State programs provided financial incentives for communities to enter into long- term contract for the construction and operation of solar facilities. Now these financial incentives may be reduced after the Town had these solar facilities constructed. At a minimum the DPU should `grand -father' existing solar facilities from any rate changes. 4. Property Tax Reform -Senior Tax Deferral: Support of proposed amendment to MGL c. 59, section 5, clause 18A and clause 41A to permit a municipality to set a lower rate than 16 percent to apply to deferred taxes when they become due after the sale of the property or death of the taxpayer. Ambulance Billing: The Senate is preparing to take up health care cost containment legislation (S. 2190) in the coming days. As currently drafted, the bill includes a provision to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an ambulance services pricing schedule that would significantly reduce and cap municipal emergency medical service (EMS) fees. The bill would eliminate the long-standing authority of cities and towns to set EMS fees to cover at least part of the cost of the 1625 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE • LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02420 email selectmen@lexingtonma.gov service. This bill will limit municipal billing for ambulance calls to 1.6 times the Medicare rate. Most communities are at 3 — 4 times the Medicare rate. Lexington's rate is just about 3 times the Medicare rate. The Medicare rate is set very low and, in fact, was lowered recently by the federal government. Lexington's paramedic ambulance service costs approximately $1,350,000 per year to operate. For Lexington, the proposal in S.2190 will mean approximately a 33% reduction in revenue, or $450,000. 6. Horizontal Procurement (roads, water, sewer): Amend the recent legislation that allows for three phone/written quotes for small projects between $10k and $50k (Chapter 30 section 39M) but now also requires public advertising. Instead of simplifying the procurement on small projects it has actually made it much more cumbersome. The language should be consistent with that language in Chapter 30B for projects within that value, which does not require the duel step of advertising and quotes. This correction to the law will allow Public Works to bring in quality contractors quickly for small proj ects. 7. Chapter 90 funding: Chapter 90 funding does not meet the deferred road and bridge maintenance needs nor do recent increases in Chapter 90 reflect the inflationary increases in road construction costs. As one example, on Hartwell Avenue, the bridge over the Kiln Brook has weight limitations and needs to be replaced. This roadway is heavily used by the Hanscom/Air Force and MIT Lincoln Labs, which do not pay property taxes. Yet the Town will need to invest approximately $6 million for this project. The Town receives approximately $970,000 annually in Chapter 90 funding. 8. Community Preservation Act: Increase the deeds surcharge that funds the CPA. The Town's matching amount is now down to approximately 16% of the amount contributed by our taxpayers, as a consequence of more and more communities accepting the CPA. 9. Senior Property Tax Relief: Selectmen would encourage the exploration of general legislation along the lines of the Sudbury senior property tax relief/income-based model (which was special legislation). 10. Renewable Energy: Similar to the Complete Streets program, developed a program to provide financial support for municipal renewable energy programs (solar, geothermal, etc.). 11. Regional Ballot Initiatives — Any sense of why this has not been reported out of Senate Ways & Means? 12. Air B&B & TNC data collection: Need for general legislation (Planning for housing and transportation as it relates to inadequate data inputs) now that new technologies are impacting land use and transportation regulations. AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY LEXINGTON BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Accept Terms of the Howard A. and Elaine L. Smith Scholarship Fund (5 min) PRESENTER: Suzanne Barry, C hair/Peter Kelley SUMMARY: ITEM NUMBER: 1.2 The Board is asked to accept the terms of the Howard A. and Elaine L. Smith Scholarship Fund that will be managed by the Trustees of Public Trusts. SUGGESTED MOTION: Motion to accept the terms of the Howard A. and Elaine L. Smith Scholarship Fund that will be managed by the Trustees of Public Trusts. FOLLOW-UP: Selectmen's O ffic e DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME ON AGENDA: 11/6/2017 8:20 p.m. ATTACHMENTS: Description Type D lonm Rackup Matorrinl Mr. Allan Fields Chairman Town of Lexington Trustees of Public Trusts October 17, 2017 Dear Mr. Fields, 16 Childs Road Lexington, MA 02421 OCT 2 3 2017 SELECTMEN This letter is to set for the terms on which the Trustees of Public Trusts. agree to hold the Howard A. and Elaine L. Smith Scholarship Fund, which they have established. 1. The Trustees will hold and invest the fund as part of the Endowment Fund administered by them for the benefit of the Town of Lexington. 2. Each year the fund will transfer to the Lexington Scholarship Committee or their designated successor, % of the annual net income. 3. % of the annual net income and all capital gains shall be transferred to the principal. 4. Each year the Lexington Scholarship Committee shall award one or more scholarships to be known as the Howard A. and Elaine L. Smith Scholarship. To be eligible the recipient must meet the following criteria: a. Be a graduate of Lexington High School or Minuteman Technical High School b. Have demonstrated the skills and the initiative to merit higher education which may be a two to four year college program or a one or two year technical program. c. Demonstrate financial need. d. Every effort should be made to give equal consideration to graduates of both schools. 5. The Lexington Scholarship Committee shall allow a member of the Smith family, as long as they are willing and able to serve, to present the scholarship to the recipient at the annual awards night. Howard A. Smith Elaine L. Smith cc: David Williams AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY LEXINGTON BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Establish Town Meeting and Town Election Dates (5 min) PRESENTER: Suzanne Barry, Chair SUMMARY: A vote is requested for this item. ITEM NUMBER: 1.3 To establish dates for the Annual Town Election and Annual Town Meeting. The suggested date are: • Wednesday, December 27, 2017: close the 2018 Annual Town Meeting Warrant for Citizen Petitions: • Monday, March 5, 2018: Town Election • Monday, March 26, 2018: Opening Session of the 2018 Annual Town Meeting. SUGGESTED MOTION: Move to establish December 27, 2017 at 4 p.m. as the date and time to close the warrant for citizen petition articles for the 2018 Annual Town Meeting. Move to establish Monday, March 5, 2018 as the date for the Annual Town Election. Move to establish Monday, March 26, 2018 as the date for the opening session of the 2018 Annual Town Meeting. FOLLOW-UP: Selectmen's Office will notify relevant Town Boards, Committees and Departments. DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME ON AGENDA: 11/6/2017 8:25 p.m. AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY LEXINGTON BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Selectmen - Committee Appointments (5 min) PRESENTER: Suzanne Barry, Chair SUMMARY: The Board of Selectmen are being asked to appoint the following: Bicycle Advisory Committee . Kevin Falcone . Louis S avarino SUGGESTED MOTION: ITEM NUMBER: 1.4 Move to appoint Kevin Falcone to be appointed to the Bicycle Advisory Committee to the unexpired term ending September 30, 2018 Move to appoint Louis Savarino to be appointed to the the Bicycle Advisory Committee for a term to expire September 30, 2020. FOLLOW-UP: Selectmen's O ffic e DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME ON AGENDA: 11/6/2017 8:30 p.m. ATTACHMENTS: Description Type D Api,Ecationr, BAC, K- QaLonr.o RackupMatorrinl Apk,Ecationr. BAC,.. L Savarrinro Rackup Matorrinl APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT FOR BOARD/COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP Board/Committee of Interest: 1. Bicycle Advisory Committee2. 3. 4. Would you consider another Committee: No For how long should we keep your application on file? 1 Year Full Name: Kevin Falcone Preferred Title (please circle) Mr./Ms./Mrs./Other: Mr Nickname: SEP 2 0 2017 SELECTMEA Home Address: Zip: 02420 Length of Residence in Lexington: Occupation: DevOps Engineer 1 year at current address (previously 2010-2013) Work Address: 141 Portland St, Cambridge MA Phone: Home Cell Work Fax E-mail: Primary: Secondary: If you currently serve on a Board or Committee, please identify: None Special Training, Interests, Qualifications: Year round bicycle commuter and randonneur with an interest in bike safety and infrastructure Have you been asked by a Committee to become a member? I've attended a meeting and spoken to Ot How did you hear about the Committee? Lexington website / neighbor Please attach a current resume, if possible. Add any comments below or on a separate page. L7,1� Signature: Date: 09/21/2017 Kevin Falcone Professional Experience edX - Cambridge MA DevOps Engineer 2015-2017 • Maintained production systems in AWS environments using RDS, EC2, IAM, CloudFront, S3 - backed by Terraform and Ansible. • Served in an 24/7 on-call rotation supporting many services across teams. • Led multiple efforts to improve and upgrade our core MongoDB infrastructures, bring it in house and later working on cost optimization efforts while retaining performance gains. • Provided guidance and mentoring to developers on my team and across product development teams to enable rapid development of systems that survived our scale in production. Best Practical Solutions - Somerville, MA Architect - 2007 - 2015 • Released more than twenty versions of Request Tracker (RT) and the two most recent major revisions of RTIR. Release manager tasks included work to ensure build quality, backwards compatibility testing, preparing public announcements and continuing work to automate the release. • Represented BPS as a public engineering face, interacting with users on the mailing lists, IRC, github, rt.cpan.org, Twitter. • Served as one of two System Administrators running Best Practical infrastructure covering multiple RT installations, mail services, DNS and our Git services. • Took over development of our Incident Response extension in 2012 bringing it more into line with modernizations applied to RT itself. Updated extension to meet the needs of the changing Incident market. • Designed and specified new features for RT as well as revisions to existing features while considering backwards compatibility for our users. • Onsite and remote consulting with clients to configure and extend RT for their use cases. Met deadlines by finding solutions that balanced needs against time and resource constraints. • Conducted multi -day public trainings on our products, as well as private and remote trainings tailored to client needs. • Worked on many open source modules maintained by Best Practical including generic modules (HTTP -Server -Simple) and RT extensions covering authentication integrations (RT-Authen-ExternalAuth) to application behavior changes like RT-Extension-MergeUsers. Extended and rewrote large pieces of the build infrastructure used by RT extension (Module-Install-RTx). The Conference Exchange - Cumberland, RI Senior Developer - 2003 - 2007 • Rewrote major components of our application to improve flexibility and allow reuse. Implemented several new components while working on long-term projects. • Worked with support staff and clients to specify projects and mentored junior developers while they implemented their own projects. • Helped reintroduce mandatory code review. One of two people responsible for reviewing code before it reached production. • Served as auxiliary sysadmin, covering as needed and working to design new server deployments and tune our MySQL and Apache deployments. Languages & Systems Languages: Perl, Python, Bash Formatting: HTML, CSS, LaTeX Systems: Linux (many variants), OS X, OpenBSD, Solaris Software: Vim, Git, NginX, Apache, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Postfix, MongoDB, Ansible. Other Interests Cycling, Knitting Pattern Design, Baking Education Northeastern University - Boston, MA Bachelor of Science in Computer Science June 2003 APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT FOR BOARD/COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP Lexington Bicycle Advisory Committee Board/Committee of Interest: 1. 2. 3. Would you consider another Committee: Yes For how long should we keep your application on file? Indefinite Full Name: Louis J. Savarino, Jr. Nickname: Preferred Title (please circle) Mr./Ms./Mrs./Other: Home Address: Length of Residence in Lexington: Occupation: Consultant 14 years Work Address: same as above Phone: Home Work Fax Cell E-mail: Primary: Secondary: Lou �7 L SEP 2017 SELECTMEN Zip: 02420 If you currently serve on a Board or Committee, please identify: Special Training, Interests, Qualifications: Active road bicyclist, longtime bicycle commuter to Boston, and six year Pan -Mass Challenge Participant; interest and volunteer work in food, nutrition and health Have you been asked by a Committee to become a member? N o How did you hear about the Committee? Lexington town list serve Please attach a current resume, if possible. Add any comments below or on a separate page. Digitally dbyLou :16 -0 no September 6, 2017 Signature: LOU S aVa rI Cl O -Date: 2017.09.06 21:19:16 -04'00' Date: Lou Savarino SUMMARY OF Offers over 20 years of experience helping organizations improve operational effectiveness with a QUALIFICATIONS balanced application of business and technology best practices. Demonstrates a track record of leading cross -functional teams to deliver complex projects with an understanding of enterprise wide operations, financials and technology. Possesses excellent consulting, collaboration and communication skills and executive presence. Areas of Expertise: Team Building, Mentoring, Communication, Business Operations, Project Management, Cost Management, Benchmark Analysis, Information Technology Planning, System Implementation, Vendor Selection and Management, Mergers and Acquisitions, Internal Control. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE PwC Advisory / Director 2001— February 2017, Boston, Massachusetts • Led over 75 IT and back office (e.g., finance, human resources, facilities) due diligence engagements for corporate and private equity clients to identify issues impacting deal value and operational risk through rapid assessment of people, process, systems and budgets. Collaborated with specialists focused on financials, tax, legal and compliance for holistic enterprise view. • Managed merger integration and carve -out transactions for companies ranging from $100 million to $30 billion in revenue. Led integration and divestiture planning from start to finish, coordinating functional leaders and teams and reporting to executive leaders. Managed project budgets ranging from $2 million to $10 million, typically with accelerated timelines. • Developed and implemented IT strategic roadmaps and IT improvement programs, including implementing IT governance structures, reducing IT budgets, improving budgeting processes, and aligning technology and organizational skills to business needs. • Developed and managed high performing teams for PwC and client organizations. Recruited undergraduate, MBA and experienced hires. Coached team from new staff to experienced managers on career development and performed annual staff reviews. Assisted clients in writing job descriptions, developing hiring plans and interviewing candidates. • Sample engagements: — Led due diligence and Day One planning for the carve -out of a $3 billion distribution company. Assisted definition of transition services and standalone business plan. — Assisted divested business in establishing its standalone operating structure, including management meeting cadence, operating metrics, leadership hiring and vendor support. — Led the post -close integration of a chemical company's back office organization, following an acquisition. Activities included site selection, staff evaluation and system consolidation. — Developed improvement roadmap for research computing for an integrated healthcare system, including governance, budgeting and centralized services. — Performed benchmark analysis of IT spending and staffing at an academic medical center; assisted implementation of a roadmap for cost reduction and improved IT support. — Led internal control review for a consumer products company, leveraging COSO as a risk management framework. — Facilitated initiative to improve cross -functional coordination at a human, service provider. Page 1 of 2 PROFESSIONAL PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP / Manager EXPERIENCE 1998-2001, Boston, Massachusetts (continued) . Led pre- and post -implementation reviews of ERP implementations including SAP, Oracle and other systems, across industries such as higher education, healthcare and industrial products. • Established project management offices for complex business initiatives such as IT system development, new product launches and process improvement. • Assessed IT controls in support of financial audits for organizations across industries. Coopers and Lybrand LLP / Senior Associate 1996 —1998, Boston, Massachusetts • Supported software quality assessments for package systems and custom development. • Developed business requirements and functional designs for custom software applications. • Assessed IT controls over application change management and computer operations. Graphic Systems, Inc. / Consultant 1991-1995, Cambridge, Massachusetts • Led requirements analysis for computer aided design and facility management systems. • Analyzed and defined functional and technical requirements for custom applications. • Presented seminars on information technology and cost justification at industry conferences. Nomura Research Institute / Editor/ Writer 1989 —1991, Tokyo, Japan • Edited monthly economics journal circulated to 5,000 clients of Nomura Securities. • Collaborated with Japanese economists to edit research papers and speeches. • Assisted economist in researching patterns of economic development in Asia. Graphic Systems, Inc. / Marketing Assistant/ Manager 1986 —1989, Cambridge, Massachusetts • Worked with users to identify development priorities for architectural software application. • Negotiated technology license agreements with firms in the U.S., Europe and Asia. • Wrote marketing materials and technical documentation for products and services. EDUCATION AND Boston University / MBA & Master of Science in Management Information Systems, 1996 CERTIFICATIONS Babson College / Bachelor of Science in Marketing, 1986 • ITIL Foundation Certification • Certified Software Quality Engineer (American Society for Quality) SAMPLE OF 0 Site Host, Farmers to You COMMUNITY Rider and Volunteer (since 2012), Pan Mass Challenge ACTIVITIES • Volunteer, Greater Boston Foodbank • Alumni Coach, Babson College, Coaching for Leadership and Teamwork • Coach, Lexington United Soccer Club • Volunteer, PwC Service Days (e.g., Community Servings, YWCA, IMEC) • Board of Directors, Paint Rock Pool (non-profit community pool) PERSONAL Motorcycling, bicycling, hiking, local food, travel. INTERESTS Page 2 of 2 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY LEXINGTON BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Approve Draft Letter Regarding MassPort/Hanscom Environmental Planning and Status Report (10 min) PRESENTER: ITEM NUMBER: Carol Kowalski, Assistant Town Manager for Development 1.5 SUMMARY: A vote is requested for this agenda item. Massport/Hanscom will be conducting an Environmental Status and Planning Report (ESPR). The purpose of this report is too analyze the anticipated impact of airport activity levels, noise, ground access, air quality, water quality, natural resources, cultural and historical resources, and sustainability. The Town has the opportunity to request that the ESPR include other items for study and consideration, which is the purpose of the attached draft letter. SUGGESTED MOTION: Move to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the letter (as amended by the Board) to the MEPA Office of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs regarding the Proposed Scope 2017 L. G. Hanscom Field Environmental Status & Planning Report Bedford, MA, EEA Number: 5484/8696. FOLLOW-UP: Staff will forward letter to EDEA. DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME ON AGENDA: 11/6/2017 8:35 p.m. ATTACHMENTS: Description Type Draft MHIA �ttor RackupMatorinl `OVS M010? 1775 �c U APRIL19" l FXINC, Suzanne E. Barry, Chairman Michelle L. Ciccolo, Vice Chairman Peter C. J. Kelley Joseph N. Pato Douglas M. Lucente BMFV November 6, 2017 Town of Lexington Office of Selectmen Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Attn: MEPA Office Alex Strysky, EEA No. 5484/8696 100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900 Boston MA 02114 Tel: (781) 698-4580 Fax: (781) 863-9468 RE: Proposed Scope 2017 L. G. Hanscom Field Environmental Status & Planning Report Bedford, MA, EEA Number: 5484/8696 Dear Mr. Strysky: This letter is to provide formal comments on the proposed scope for Hanscom Field's Environmental Status and Planning Report (ESPR). We note that the ESPR will include analysis of airport activity levels, noise, ground access, air quality, water quality, natural resources, cultural and historical resources, and sustainability. We note that the 1978 Hanscom Master Plan and the 1980 Noise Rules allow for passenger aircraft with up to 60 seats, and the fleet mix growth scenarios for 2025 and 2035 include general aviation, military, commuter service cargo activity. In analyzing future conditions and activity through the 2017 ESPR update, we request that MEPA require Massport to study the following: 1. Expansion of Development in Lexington/Avigation Easement 2. Traffic and Transportation 3. Environmental & Noise Impacts 1625 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE • LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02420 email selectmen@lexingtonma.gov 4. Impact on Historic Resources The following provides further detail on the scope of study we urge MEPA to require of Massport in its 2017 ESPR update. Expansion of Development in Lexington/Avigation Easement The Town is in the process of preparing zoning changes to bring to its legislative body, Annual Town Meeting, in the spring of 2018 that would increase the allowable building heights, development densities, and uses (including residential within mixed-use) on Bedford Street between the I-95 interchange and just west of Hartwell Avenue, along Hartwell Avenue and on Maguire Road. This locus was strategically selected for increased heights to avoid conflicts with the avigation easement. The Town is aware that Stantec has prepared more detailed avigation easement map data, however it has not been provided to us in response to our requests. We urge that MEPA recognize the importance of Lexington's economic development strategy and require that Massport study the fiscal impact on Lexington of any future changes in use, flight patterns, general, commercial, passenger, or cargo activity level at Hanscom. Traffic and Transportation We request that MEPA require Massport to include in their traffic analysis, all of the Lexington intersections, several of which are located along the Battle Road Scenic Byway, that were identified in the 2012 ESPR designated study area. In addition, we ask that all intersections be evaluated where Hanscom Field traffic is projected to contribute 10 -percent or more to the existing traffic volumes on each intersection approach. This method should be used to evaluate intersections under both projected 2025 and 2035 conditions. With regard to background growth and capturing other "No -Build" activity, we ask that Massport work closely with Lexington, as well as other surrounding communities, to identify all ongoing and potential development projects in the area. The Town of Lexington is currently exploring options to up -zone a portion of Hartwell Avenue and Bedford Street (Rte. 4/225), the Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School is moving forward with plans to reconstruct their existing facility and MassDOT has expressed interest in possibly reconfiguring the existing Route 2A interchanges at Route 128/I-95 with roundabouts. These are just a few projects, all of which should be considered for factoring into future traffic projections. The study should also consider all modes of transportation, including but not limited to transit, carpooling, vanpooling, pedestrian, bicycle and autonomous vehicles with an overall goal of reducing single occupancy vehicle trips to and from the site. Lexington requests that MEPA require Massport to explore the development of a Parking and Transportation Demand Management (PTDM) plan as well as identify steps to implement it. Massport should consult local Transportation Management Associations (TMAs) as well as explore ways to partner with Hanscom AFB, MIT Lincoln Labs and other large area employers. Environmental & Noise Impacts We urge that MEPA require Massport to analyze the impact on environmental resources and environmental quality, including wetlands, wildlife, and floodplain in Lexington. Further, we urge that MEPA require that the impacts of future Hanscom activity on solar access for public and private property in Lexington be analyzed. We ask that MEPA require Massport to agree on a baseline noise testing methodology and to conduct the baseline noise testing in the first calendar quarter of 2018, and that future activity will not exceed the baseline. Impact on Historic Resources The Minuteman National Historical Park, the Battle Road Scenic Byway, and one or more National Register of Historic Places -designated or Register -eligible sites are within or near Hanscom Field. MEPA should require that Massport study and plan to mitigate or avoid future structures, activities, and infrastructure that could affect the physical or aesthetic integrity of these heritage resources. In conclusion, the Board requests that MEPA recognize through its scope that the Town has important near-term and long-range development plans and quality of life concerns for residential and commercial property owners and visitors who support our tourism economy. We appreciate the opportunity to help MEPA determine the scope of analysis that Massport will perform in its 2017 update to the ESPR. Thank you for the opportunity to comment. Sincerely, Suzanne Barry Chair, Board of Selectmen cc: Lexington Planning Board/Department