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Home My WebLink About2019-11-12-STM-1-Warrant TOWN OF LEXINGTON WARRANT Special Town Meeting 2019-1 Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex, ss. To any of the Constables or Town Clerk of the Town of Lexington, in said County, Greetings: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington qualified to vote in elections and in Town affairs to meet in the Margery Milne Battin Hall in Cary Memorial Building, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA 02420 on Tuesday,November 12,2019 at 7:30 pm., at which time and place the following articles are to be acted upon and determined exclusively by the Town Meeting Members in accordance with Chapter 215 of the Acts of 1929, as amended, and subject to the referendum provided for by Section eight of said Chapter, as amended. ARTICLE 1 REPORTS OF TOWN BOARDS,OFFICERS,COMMITTEES To see if the Town will receive the reports of any Board or Town Officer or of any Committee of the Town; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) DESCRIPTION: This Article remains open throughout Town Meeting and reports may be presented at any Town Meeting session by boards, officers, or committees. ARTICLE 2 APPROPRIATE FOR PRIOR YEAR'S UNPAID BILLS To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate money to pay any unpaid bills rendered to the Town for prior years; to determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy,by transfer from available funds, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: Unknown at press time DESCRIPTION: This is an annual article to request funds to pay bills after the close of the fiscal year in which the goods were received or the services performed and for which no money was encumbered. ARTICLE 3 APPROPRIATE TO AND FROM SPECIFIED STABILIZATION FUNDS To see if the Town will vote to appropriate sums of money to and from Stabilization Funds in accordance with Section 5B of Chapter 40 of the Massachusetts General Laws for the purposes of: (a) Section 135 Zoning By-Law,(b)Traffic Mitigation, (c) Transportation Demand Management/Public Transportation, (d) Special Education, (e) Center Improvement District, (f)Debt Service, (g)Transportation Management Overlay District, (h) Capital, (i)Payment in Lieu of Parking, (j)Visitor Center Capital Stabilization Fund, (k)Affordable Housing Capital Stabilization Fund, (1) Water System Capital Stabilization Fund,and(m)Ambulance Stabilization Fund;determine whether such sums shall be provided by the tax levy, by transfer from available funds, from fees, charges or gifts or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: Unknown at press time DESCRIPTION: This Article proposes to fund Stabilization Funds for specific purposes and to appropriate funds there from. Money in those funds may be invested and the interest may then become a part of the particular fund. These funds may later be appropriated for the specific designated purpose, by a two-thirds vote of an Annual or Special Town Meeting, for any lawful purpose. ARTICLE 4 AMEND FY2020 OPERATING,ENTERPRISE,REVOLVING AND CPA BUDGETS To see if the Town will vote to make supplementary appropriations,to be used in conjunction with money appropriated under Articles 11, 12, 13,and 14 of the warrant for the 2019 Annual Town Meeting,to be used during the current fiscal year, or make any other adjustments to the current fiscal year budgets and appropriations that may be necessary; to determine whether the money shall be provided by transfer from available funds including the Community Preservation Fund; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: Unknown at press time DESCRIPTION: This is an annual article to permit adjustments to current fiscal year (FY2020) appropriations. ARTICLE 5 AMEND ZONING BYLAW FROM CD-1 DISTRICT TO CSX DISTRICT-7 HARTWELL AVENUE (OWNER PETITION) To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaw and Map to convert the current CD-1 Zoning District to the CSX Zoning District on the property located at 7 Hartwell Avenue and known as Town of Lexington Assessors'Map 84, Lot 81 and as shown on a GIS plan obtained from the Town of Lexington real property database, on file with the Town, or to act in any manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by 7 Hartwell, LLC) DESCRIPTION: The article requests an amendment to the Zoning Bylaw and Map in order to allow additional uses at the site. The location of the property is shown on a GIS plan obtained from the Town of Lexington real property database. This plan is on file with the Lexington Town Clerk and the Lexington Planning Board. ARTICLE 6 AMEND ZONING BYLAW TO RESTRICT AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINE AS PRINCIPAL USE IN THE CENTER BUSINESS DISTRICT To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaw,Chapter 135 § 3.4,Table 1,Row H. 1.07,to restrict automatic teller machine use in the Center Business district and Chapter 135 § 10.1, to add a definition for "automatic teller machine"; or act in any relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen at the request of the Planning Board) DESCRIPTION: This Article proposes to restrict stand-alone automatic teller machines in the Center Business district. ARTICLE 7 AMEND ZONING BYLAW AND MAP-186 BEDFORD STREET(OWNER PETITION) To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Map and Bylaw of the Town,based on the information provided in the applicant's Preliminary Site Development and Use Plan ("PSDUP") for the property commonly known as Town of Lexington Assessors'Map 64, Parcel 68 at 186 Bedford Street; or to act in any other manner relative thereto. (Inserted by 186 Bedford St, LLC) DESCRIPTION: The proposed Article would rezone the property from the present RS One Family Dwelling District to a PD Planned Development District. This would allow for renovation and addition to the existing buildings on the above parcel which is identified on a Plan entitled:Proposed Mixed-Use Development-186 Bedford Street,Lexington, Massachusetts/Preliminary Site Development and Use Plan filed June 6,2019 and revised August 22,2019,prepared by Highpoint Engineering,Inc.and on file with the Lexington Town Clerk and Planning Board,with metes and bounds shown on the Legal Description. ARTICLE 8 APPROPRIATE FUNDING FOR 25% DESIGN OF THE ROUTE 4/225 BEDFORD STREET HARTWELL AVENUE-WOOD STREET TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the Route 4/225 Bedford Street,Hartwell Avenue,and Wood Street Transportation Improvement Project; and authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain,purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interests in land necessary therefor; determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy, by transfer from available funds, including enterprise funds, by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; determine if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to apply for, accept, expend and borrow in anticipation of state aid for such capital improvements; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: $1,500,000 DESCRIPTION: This Article will appropriate funding to develop 25% design for a major transportation improvement project which includes minor improvements on Wood Street, four travel lanes in most of the project corridor with three travel lanes in southern portion of Hartwell Avenue, a sidewalk or multi-modal path and bike lanes on both sides of the roadways; raised center medians; safe pedestrian accommodations and crossings; and reconstruction of major intersections: Bedford Street and Hartwell Avenue intersection as well the intersection of the on and off ramps to I-95. A future request for the Town to fund through 100% design and Plans, Specifications, and Estimates would follow at a later Town Meeting. This critical funding of 25%design plans will enable the Town to stay on the state's Long Range Transportation Plan to eventually obtain external resources to fund construction costs to bring the project through completion. ARTICLE 9 LED STREETLIGHT CONVERSION To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the purposes of acquiring and installing light emitting diode (LED) streetlights to replace existing streetlights in the Town, and for other costs incidental or related thereto; determine whether the money will be provided by the tax levy,by transfer from available funds,by borrowing,grants, donations,gifts,or other available monies or by any combination of these methods;determine if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to apply for, accept, expend and borrow in anticipation of state aid for such capital improvements; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: $821,183 DESCRIPTION: This Article is to fund replacement of the 3000 plus streetlights in Town from induction lights to the more energy efficient LED lights. The Town is eligible for a state grant to pay a portion of this conversion cost(approximately 30%). And you are directed to serve this warrant not less than fourteen days at least before the time of said meeting, as provided in the Bylaws of the Town. Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant,with your doings thereon,to the Town Clerk, on or before the time of said meeting. Given under our hands this 7th day of October, 2019. Douglas M. Lucente, Chairman Selectmen Joseph N. Pato Suzanne E. Barry of Jill I. Hai Mark D. Sandeen Lexington A true copy,Attest: Constable of Lexington PRESORTED STANDARD U.S.Postage PAID Boston,MA Permit No.3011 Town of Lexington, MA 02420 Warrant - Special Town Meeting 2019-1 - November 12, 2019 ECRWSSEDDM Postal Customer LEXINGTON, MA