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Selectmen’s Meeting
April 8, 2019
A meeting of the Lexington Board of Selectmen was called to order at 5:46 p.m. on Wednesday,
April 8, 2019 in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room of the Town Office Building. Ms. Barry, Chair;
Mr. Pato; Mr. Lucente; Ms. Hai and Mr. Sandeen were present as well as Mr. Malloy, Town
Manager; Ms. Axtell, Assistant Town Manager and Ms. Katzenback, Executive Clerk.
Selectmen Concerns and Liaison Reports
Mr. Pato stated the Residential Exemption Study Committee has concluded their work and would
like to present their report an upcoming Selectmen’s meeting.
Mr. Sandeen said he attended the climate resiliency session hosted by Minuteman Advisory
Group Interlocal Council (MAGIC).
Town Manager Six Month Update
Mr. Malloy reported on his first six months as Lexington Town Manager summarizing some of
the items he has worked on. In addition, he commented on several areas to be addressed such as
consolidating Selectmen meetings, development of comprehensive fiscal policies and
strengthening succession planning.
Mr. Malloy stated he intends to work with the Board of Selectmen and others in the Community
over the next few months to develop new processes that will enhance the level of information
that the Town Officials and residents have, especially as it pertain to Town Meeting, but also to
their processes.
Portion of Pelham Road Acceptance – Order of Taking
Mr. Malloy explained that the Order of Taking will be postponed to a future Selectmen’s
meeting after the vote for a correction of a technical reference has taken place at Annual 2019
Town Meeting for Article 28.
Lions Club Request – New Date for Fireworks Display at 2019 Carnival
Mr. Lucente recused himself as he is a member of the Lion’s Club of Lexington.
Ms. Barry said the Board previously approved the Lion's Club request for the Annual Carnival
which included a fireworks display to be held on July 3, 2019 subject to approval of the fireworks
vendor. The fireworks vendor has since informed the Lion's Club that they were not available for
that date. The Lion's Club of Lexington now requests to hold the Fireworks Display on Friday,
July 5, 2019.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selection voted 4-0 to approve a fireworks
display on Friday July 5, 2019, at approximately 9:30 p.m., subject to approval of the necessary
safety precautions required by the Fire Department
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Selectmen Committee Appointment
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selection voted 5-0 to appoint Judith Moore
to the Registrar of Voters for a term to expire March 31, 2022.
Review Integrated Building Policy
Mr. Malloy gave an overview of the proposed Integrated Building Design and Construction
Policy. He said this proposed policy has been initially reviewed by a representation from each
the following groups: Permanent Building Committee, Sustainable Lexington, School
Committee and administration, Selectmen and Town Staff. Mr. Malloy said additional feedback
will be sought and once refined, this policy it will be presented to the Board at a future meeting
for review and approval.
2019 Annual Town Meeting
Article Discussion/Positions
Article 6 - Appropriate for Cremation Facility at Westview Cemetery (Citizen Article).
Ms. Axtel explained the proponent of this citizen article will propose Indefinite Postponement of
Article 6. The Board was unanimously in favor to the indefinite postponement of this Article.
Article 27 - Appropriate for Authorized Capital Improvements.
Visitors Center
Mr. Malloy explained the Visitor Center bids came in over the approved appropriation amount
due to current construction climate. Mr. Malloy said the recommendation would be to use 2019
ATM Article 27 to request an increase to the debt authorization if the Board would like to
continue to move the Visitors Center project forward at this time without going back out to bid.
Center Track Field
Mr. DeAngelis, Recreation Committee Chair, explained the Recreation Committee evaluated all
options at length for the Center Track Field project while taking into consideration all comments
including health concerns and budgetary concerns. He stated the Recreation Committee voted
4-1 to proceed with the Center Track project using synthetic turf with an add option of an
extended warranty. Therefore, the Recreation Committee is not asking for any additional funds
at 2019 Annual Town Meeting.
Steve McKenna, Lexington High School Assistant Track Coach/Precinct 6 Town Meeting
Member, expressed concern regarding synthetic turf field may lessen availability for use for
certain Track and Field events.
Tom Shiple, 18 Phinney Road, commended Town Staff and the Recreation Committee for the
extensive evaluation and deliberation during the process of choosing the surface for the Center
Track project.
James Law, Lexington High School Track and Field Coach, expressed concern synthetic turf will
lessen practice time for certain Track and Field events.
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Tim Clackson, 14 Winthrop Road, Director of Lexington United Soccer Club, stated he feels the
playability of the fields is an important consideration.
Brendan Caracino, Lexington High School Student, expressed concern synthetic turf will lessen
availability for use for certain Track and Field events.
Micah Benson, Lexington High School Student, expressed concern synthetic turf field will lessen
availability for use for certain Track and Field events.
Stacey Hamilton, President of Lexington United Soccer Club, stated the Center Track project
plan may have looked at alternatives
Michael Gupta, Lexington High School Student, expressed concerns regarding synthetic turf
fields.
Evan Eberle, Lexington High School Student, expressed concern regarding synthetic turf fields.
John Nephew, Lexington High School Javelin Coach, expressed concern synthetic turf field will
lessen availability for use for certain Track and Field events.
Matthew Koss, 35 Robinson Road, Board Member of Lexington United Soccer Club, said he
feels there is not sufficient information to choose a hybrid field option for recreational purposes.
Juno Daciuk, Lexington High School Student, expressed concern synthetic turf field will lessen
availability for practice time and use for certain Track and Field events.
Aleia Gisolfi-McCready, Lexington High School Student, expressed concern regarding synthetic
turf fields.
Lisa Rhodes, Recreation Committee Vice-Chair, explained there has been efforts to provide
alternate accommodations for certain field events.
The Board agreed they would not bring a motion for Article 27 regarding an appropriation for
the Center track field to Town Meeting.
The Board reviewed their positions and the resulting chart is appended to these minutes.
Consent Agenda
Approve and Sign Proclamation - Minuteman Cane
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to approve and sign a
proclamation for the Minuteman Cane Award to be presented on Patriots’ Day, Monday, April
15, 2019.
2019 Outstanding Youth of Lexington Award – Paola Kefallinos
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to sign commendation
letter for the 2019 Outstanding Youth of Lexington Award to be presented on Patriots’ Day,
Monday, April 15, 2019.
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Adjourn
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selection voted 5-0 to adjourn at 7:14 p.m.
A true record; Attest:
Kim Katzenback
Executive Clerk