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Town of Lexington
Special Town Meeting 2016-1
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex, ss.
To any of the Constables of the Town of Lexington Greetings:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby 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
Auditorium in Cary Memorial Building, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue, in said Town on Monday,February 8, 2016
at 7:30 p.m., 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 I REPORTS OF TOWN BOARDS, OFFICERS, COMMITTEES
To recei e the reports of any Board or Town Officer or of any Cottee of the Town, or act in any other manner
in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Board of Selectmen)
ARTICLE 2 AMENDMENTS TO REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AGREEMENT
OF THE MINUTEMAN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
To see if the Town will vote, consistent with Section VII of the existing"Agreement with Respect to the
Establishment of a Technical and Vocational Regional School District" for the Minuteman Regional Vocational
School District, to accept the amendments to said Agreement which have been submitted as a restated"Regional
Agreement"bearing the date of December 21,2 1 to the Board of Selectmen of each member town; or act in
any other manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Board of Selectmen at the request of the Minuteman Regional Vocational School District)
DESCRIPTION: The new draft Regional Agreement, approved by the Minuteman School Committee,
streamlines the process for withdrawal by member towns, eliminates the five-student minimum charged to
member towns for capital costs, and requires out-of-district communities to help pay for their share of
capital costs of a new building. The 2014 Lexington Town Meeting approved a similar version of this
Regional Agreement. That version, however, was approved by only 10 of the 16 towns in the Minuteman
District. Unanimous approval is required. It is believed that a consensus has been reached by all of the
Minuteman communities and each Board of Selectmen has agreed to call for a Special Town Meeting to
take place by March 1, 2016 to consider this revised Agreement.
ARTICLE 3 APPROPRIATE FOR HASTINGS SCHOOL FEASIBILITY STUDY
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate, borrow or transfer from available funds, an amount ofmoney,
to be expended under the direction of the Permanent Building Committee, for the costs of a feasibility study
relating to the Hastings School located at 7 Crosby Road, in Lexington, for which feasibility study the
Town may be eligible for a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority("MSBA"). The
MSBA's grant program is a non-entitlement, discretionary program based on need, as determined by the
MSBA, and any costs the Town incurs in connection with the feasibility study in excess of any grant
approved by and received from the MSBA shall be the sole responsibility of the Town, or act in any other
manner in relation thereto.
(Inserted by the Board ofSelectmen at the request of the School Committee)
FUNDS REQUESTED: $1,500,000
DESCRIPTION: On January 27, 2016, the Board of the Massachusetts School Building Authority is
expected to vote on Lexington's application to accept the Hastings School into the MSBA reimbursement
program. If the Town's application is approved at that time, this Article would fund the first phase of the
process, conducting a feasibility study.
ARTICLE 4 ESTABLISH,RENAME AND AFPROPRIATE TO AND FROM
SPECIFIED STABILIZATION FUNDS
To see if the Town wi vote to create,rename or 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) School
Bus Transportation, (e) Special Education, (f)Center Improvement District; (g)Debt Service, (h)Transportation
Management Overlay District, (i)Avalon Bay School Enrollment Mitigation Fund,and(j)Capital; and 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 article proposes to establish,rename or fund Stabilization Funds for specific purposes
and to appropriate funds therefrom. 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.
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 11th day of January 2016.
Joseph I . Pato Selectmen
Peter C.J. Kelley
Norman P. Cohen of
Michelle L. Ciccolo
Suzanne E. Barry Lexington
A true copy, Attest:
Michael Barry
Constable of Lexington