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Monday, July 13, 2020
Conducted by Remote Participation*
7:00 PM
AGENDA
PUBLIC COMMENTS
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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 Select Board's Office at 781-698-
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SELECT BOARD MEMBER CONCERNS AND LIAISON REPORTS
TOWN MANAGER REPORT
ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
1. COVID-19 Update 7:10pm
. Discuss Strategies, Implementation and Community Response Actions
Related to COVID-19 Guidelines and Directives
2. Appointment of Election Officers 7:15pm
3. Discuss Polling Locations 7:25pm
4. Proposed Changes to Lexpress Routes 7:35pm
5. Review Proposed Special Town Meeting Dates 7:50pm
6. Discuss Community Interest in Mass Clean Energy Center HeatSmart Program 8:OOpm
7. Approve Grant of Location Policy 8:10pm
8. Approve Minutes 8:20pm
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Water and Sewer Adjustments
ADJOURN
1. Anticipated Adjournment 8:30pm
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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
LEXINGTON SELECT BOARD MEETING
AGENDA ITEM TITLE:
C O VID-19 Update
PRESENTER: ITEM
NUMBER:
Jim Malloy, Town Manager
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SUMMARY:
Attached please find the weekly report.
SUGGESTED MOTION:
FOLLOW-UP:
DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME ON AGENDA:
7/13/2020 7:10pm
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
COVID-19 UPDATE
7/9/20
Updated public Health Information (as of 7/9/20):
• 327 Confirmed (cumulative) Cases in Town of which 7 are active cases. Please note there are two
days on the attached table that show declines in the total number of cases in Lexington,these are
likely due to individuals being reclassified in the MAVEN database.
Town/School/Community:
• All Town Departments have partially returned to work with staff working in the offices 25%of the
time and 75%working remotely. With total cases down significantly,we will be assessing the
impact of the current re-openings of various public facilities, restaurants, retail, etc. and in the first
half of July will begin planning for staff to return to work on a full-time regular basis (following the
recommended protocols of MDPH, local Board of Health, Health Director and the Industrial
Hygienist). Our plan has been to have employees in the building for two weeks before re-opening to
the public,which we will continue to pursue.
• We continue to have a regular, conference call every Wednesday morning at 8 AM with the Senior
Management Team and Health Officials to review the change in the number of local cases and
discuss actions the Town is taking and to discuss any issues or concerns of various departments.
• The following establishments have been approved for outdoor dining with alcohol service:
o II Casale
o Via Lago
o Ixtapa
o Marios
• The Recreation Department is monitoring the Phase III openings allowed by the state,which
provides for some organized sports such as baseball, softball and non-contact lacrosse. Golf tee
times have gone to 9 minutes between tee times.
• The Library is providing curb-side services and reviewing next steps.
• The public restrooms at the new Visitors Center will be open to the public following guidelines the
Health Director provided to Public Facilities and the Visitors Center staff.
• The Health Director has been working with the Transportation Manager on protocols for Lexpress
service to resume.
• The Health Director has also been working with the Town Clerk on the planning on holding elections.
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Fax(781)-861-2780
Kari Sasportas,MSW,MPH,REHS/RS Board of Health
Health Director x 84503 Wendy Heiger-Bernays,PhD,Chair
Burt M.Perlmutter,M.D.
David Neylon,RN,MPH,REHS/RS David S. Geller,M.D.
Public Health Nurse x 84509 John J.Flynn,J.D.
Susan Wolf-Fordham,J.D.,M.P.A.
Casey Mellin,REHS/RS,CHO
Health Agent x 84507
COVID-19
Lexington Office of Public Health Situation Report
Week of 7/6/20
To: Jim Malloy, Town Manager
From: Kari Sasportas, Health Director
Date: 7/9/20
Current snapshot (total cumulative data from 3/7/20 to 7/9/20)
• 328 total confirmed Lexington cases as of 7/9/20 (2 new confirmed cases this week)
• 56 total probable Lexington cases as of 7/9/20 (4 new probable cases this week)
0 7 confirmed cases have not cleared isolation (recovered) at this time (i.e., 7 active
confirmed cases in Lexington this week, down from 8 active cases last week).
No fatalities this week.
0 Since 3/7/20, there have been 47 suspect fatalities related to COVID. 44 of 47 deaths
associated with residents in long-term care facilities (LTCF) or assisted living
facilities* (self-reported by LTCF; not checked against official death certificates.)
• Total number of Lexington residents tested to date=3043 individuals as of 7/8/20
(i.e., 193 people were tested in Lexington in the last week).
• Percent of individuals tested since last week that were positive as of 7/8/20 = 2%*
(Note,previous weekly reports shared total positive test rate since testing began; the state
is now reporting only weekly positive rates instead of total cumulative.)
Additional Updates This Week
• Public Health staff have reviewed the following draft plans for compliance with COVID-
19 standards:
o Lexpress return to service plan from Transportation Manager, Susan Barrett
o Primary Election plan from Town Clerk,Nathalie Rice
o Heat Index Policy from Recreation Director, Melissa Battite
• Public Health staff and BOH members are working with Dr. Hackett on LPS Back to
School planning efforts and response to comments
• Public Health staff are updating Emergency Dispensing Site plans for vaccine
distribution and fall flu clinic plans in light of COVID-19
Lexington Confirmed Cases by Gender(3/7/20* to 7/8/20)
*note—date of Lexington's first confirmed case; cumulative case count
Gender #Cases Percent
Unknown 28 9%
Female 187 57%
Male 113 34%
Total 328 100%
l3eircentage of I1.... iiirngtoin C n-firimed Cases lby Gender*
[:eats from 3/7/20... 7/8/20
Total Cases=328
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Lexington Confirmed Case Distribution by Age in 10-Year Increments (3/7/20 to 7/8/20)
Age Range #Cases (cumulative count)
0-10 1
10-20 18
20-30 11
30-40 13
40-50 38
50-60 46
60-70 40
70-80 62
80-90 67
90-100 30
100-110 2
Total 328
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Lexington Confirmed Cases by Reported Race/Ethnicity(3/7/20 to 7/8/20)
Race/Ethnicity #Cases (cumulative count)
American Indian Alaskan Native I
Asian 18
Black/African American 20
Other 38
Unknown 59
White 192
Total 328
Perceinl:age of Lexington Confirmed Cases by
Race/EtIhnild-ty* ---......American Indian
*[Data from 3/7/20 - 7/8/20 ...............
........... Alaskan Native
............... 0%
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6%
Other,
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Total Cases=328
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Standardized Rates:
Lexington standardized case and testing rates compared to 8 geographically adjacent
communities (data normalized to a standard population reference rate of 100,000 to
accurately compare communities with different population sizes; note all data is
cumulative from 3/1/20 to 7/8/20):
*New this week: MDPH has changed the reporting for positive test rates. Positive test rates (%
positive)now refers to the percentage of people tested in the past week that have confirmed
positive results for COVID-19. Previously, the positive rates reported were total cumulative
rates since testing began.
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Waltham 1243 1865 7556 11335 2%
Bedford 274 1839 4862 32639 2%
Woburn 646 1557 5102 12297 4%
Lexington 327 960 3043 8938 2%
Burlington 267 966 2842 10281 1%
Belmont 231 846 2535 9284 1%
Arlington 308 672 4633 10114 0%
Winchester 119 533 2531 11338 1%
Lincoln 41 474 776 8968 1%
Case Rate 1p lr 1 0IIG for £i Coirn irn u in!ties Geogiralphically AdjaceirA
to Leariingtoin*:
*Data covers time period 3/1/20-7/8/20
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Discussion of Data:
Since last week's report there have been 2 new confirmed cases in Lexington, one individual in
the 20-30 years age group and another individual in the 70-80 years age group. At this time
there are a total of 8 active cases in Lexington that are in isolation until recovery. There have
been no fatalities this week and no other significant changes in Lexington COVID-19 activity.
In order to accurately compare Lexington's case counts and testing data to other communities
with different size populations, data were normalized to a standardized population reference size
of 100,000 people. Lexington's standardized case rate this week is 960 cases per 100,000 people
(down from 966 cases per 100K last week), and Lexington remains in the middle of the case rate
distribution among geographically adjacent communities. Lexington's testing rate is now the
lowest of 8 geographically adjacent communities. Starting this past week, the state is
reporting positive case rates for testing done in the prior week rather than total testing done
overall. Therefore, we are reporting this week that 193 residents were tested for COVID-19 in
the past week via nasal or nasopharyngeal swab and molecular(PCR) analysis, and of those
residents, 1.53%tested positive, according to state report. Since there were only 2 confirmed
cases this week in Lexington, the actual percent positive should be lower, at approximately 1%.
The discrepancy in state report may reflect quality control errors that can result from errors in lab
reporting or errors in merging data files from multiple sources in the state's surveillance system
(MAVEN) which may result in address misclassifications and other errors. We have detected
such errors in prior weeks and reported to the state.
The state revised testing criteria on July 3, 2020. Any resident that is experiencing any
symptoms consistent with COVID-19 or is a close contact of an individual with a confirmed
case of COVID-19 should ask their healthcare provider about testing. Asymptomatic
individuals may be tested at the discretion of their healthcare provider but should check on
insurance coverage. Diagnostic testing should be done by molecular (PCR) methods. The
updated state guidance may be accessed by the following link:
IU //www m s: pov/doc/covid 19 testing.... -tiidance/download..
Long Term Care Facilities (LTCF) and Assisted Living Facilities Update
On June 30, MPDH released a new testing surveillance plan for LTCF. From July 1 through
July 19t",LTCF will need to test all previously negative or previously untested staff to
establish a baseline.
• If there are no positive staff found in the initial baseline testing, the LTCF will need to
perform staff testing every two weeks (either a representative sample of 30% of staff, or
100% of staff, depending on current regional disease data).
• If the initial baseline testing reveals one or more positive staff, testing of all staff will
occur weekly_until there are no new positive staff for two consecutive weeks. LTCF will
also conduct one-time retesting of all previously negative residents to identify any new
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resident cases and to assist in proper cohorting. After weekly testing of all staff reveals no
new positive staff for two consecutive weeks, staff testing will revert to once every two
weeks. Again, whether all staff or a representative sample of staff will be tested will be
dependent on regional disease data. Please see attached memo for more information.
CareOne Lexington:
• Total# of positive resident cases (cumulative, including fatalities): 75
• Total# of suspect or confirmed fatalities (included in the number above): 24
• Current resident census (as of 7/8/20): 123 — 1 of 4 units has been designated as a
quarantine unit(14 current patients)
• Staff- 35 staff have tested(+) and completed their isolation period
• No current staffing needs; no critical PPE needs
• CareOne completed MDPH infection control audit on 6/11/20 and received a 27 out of 28
score.
Pine Knoll:
• Total# of positive resident cases (cumulative, including fatalities): 52
• Total# of fatalities (included in the number above): 16
• Current resident census (as of 7/8/20): 61 —there are no residents currently in quarantine
• Staff- At this time there have been 19 staff test (+) out of total of approximately 85 total
staff; all positive staff have completed their isolation periods
• Pine Knoll completed their third MDPH infection control audit on 6/19/20 and received a
28 out of 28 score
• Pine Knoll is open to admissions at this time; they have 2 units for COVID-recovered
patients and one unit for new admissions (who require 2 negative nasal swabs prior to
admission and are required to undergo 14 day quarantine upon admission)
Brookhaven:
• Total# of positive resident cases (cumulative, including fatalities): 11
• Total#of fatalities (included in the number above): 3
• Current resident census (as of 7/7/20): 394 - across Skilled Nursing (19), Assisted Care
(15) and Independent Living(360)
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• Staff- 14 staff have tested(+); all but 1 staff have completed their isolation periods at this
time
• Brookhaven had a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) COVID infection
control audit on March 30th and a MDPH audit on 6/22/20 without issue
Youville Place:
• Total# of positive resident cases (cumulative, including fatalities): 21
• Total# of fatalities (included in the number above): 1
• Current resident census (as of 7/7/20): 75 - across traditional assisted living(56) and a
memory care unit(19)
• Staff- 11 staff have tested(+) of 61 staff that were tested by National Guard; all have
completed their isolation periods
Artis Senior Living:
• Total# of positive resident cases (cumulative, including fatalities): 0
• Total# of fatalities (included in the number above): 0
• Current resident census (as of 7/8/20): 22 (utilizing 3 of 4 units—Artis is exclusively
`memory care')
• Staff- 4 staff have tested negative as a result of community or household exposures
• Artis is open for admissions and has welcomed their first new resident, who has tested
COVID (-)x2 and is completing 14 day quarantine (staying in separate unit, with
dedicated staff)
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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
LEXINGTON SELECT BOARD MEETING
AGENDA ITEM TITLE:
Appointment of Election Officers
PRESENTER: ITEM
NUMBER:
Nadie Rice, Town Clerk
I.2
SUMMARY:
Attached please find a recommendation from the Town Clerk and Board of Registrars on appointment of
election officers.
SUGGESTED MOTION:
Move to approve the list of election officers recommended by the Town Clerk and Registrars of Voters.
FOLLOW-UP:
DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME ON AGENDA:
7/13/2020 7:15pm
ATTACHMENTS:
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Town of Lexington
Town Clerk's Office
Board of Registrars
Tel: (781) 862-0500 x4558
Gordon M. Jones III, Chair Fax: (781) 861-2754
Judith E. Moore
Mark R. Vitunic
Nathalie L. Rice, Clerk
MEMORANDUM
TO: Douglas Lucente, Chair, Select Board
FROM: Nathalie Rice, Clerk,Board of Registrars
DATE: July 6,2020
RE: Select Board appointment of 2020-2021 Election Officers
I am pleased to report that there are 223 names to put forth for appointment this year.
The attached list of persons interested in serving as Election Officers for 2020-2021 is provided for appointment in
accordance with MGL c. 54§12-14 governing the annual appointment of Election Officers by the Select Board.
The Board of Registrars, at its meeting of June 25,2020,reviewed the names of those registered voters expressing
an interest in serving as Election Officers and unanimously voted to recommend to the Select Board the persons
listed on the attached report(dated June 24,2020)for appointment. This listing of the 223 registered voters
includes 16 "Republican", 89 "Democrat",and 118 "Unenrolled"registered voters.
Accordingly,the Board of Registrars requests the Select Board vote to appoint as Election Officers,for the period
beginning September 1,2020 the persons listed on the attached pages.
VOTER REGISTRATION&ELECTION OFFICER SUMMARY 2 016-2 020
Year Total DEM REP UNR Total DEM REP UNR
Voters Workers
2020 22,195 8,161 1,535 12,357 223 89 16 118
2019 20,137 7,491 1,457 11,075 186 73 14 99
2018 21,723 8,071 1,713 11,811 183 71 15 96
2017 21,440 8,048 1,797 11,475 199 80 15 104
2016 21,489 8,121 1,935 11,346 190 69 15 106
Should additional information be helpful,please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you very much.
Encs. Election Officer Candidates 2020-2021
cc: Board of Registrars
Kim Katzenback,Executive Clerk, Select Board
1625 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE•LEXINGTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02420
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Election Officer Candidates 20 0-2021
Last Name First Name MI Str # Street Party
Ahn Gillam 8 Welch Rd DEM
Aker Beverly F. 242 Lincoln St UNR
Amar Mabel 119 Simonds Rd DEM
Ament-Bergey Shirley 29 Greenwood St DEM
Baer June M. 346 Waltham St UNR
Bailey Josephine M. 1475 Massachusetts Ave UNR
Bair Richard J• 18 Redcoat Ln DEM
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Baker Marsha E• 46 Burlington St DEM
Balaban Robert 22 Leonard Rd DEM
Bennani Maureen 250 Marrett Rd DEM
Biglow Diane M• 15 Bellflower St UNR
Boer Susan Dudnick 56 Robbins Rd DEM
Boiney Lindsley G. 533 Lowell St DEM
Bolduc Dorothy J• 89 Spring St UNR
Boucher Robert 252 Lincoln St UNR
Brandwein-Fryar Jill E• 1 Malt Ln DEM
Bruss Kenneth 7 Kendall Rd UNR
Budnick Karen 305 Bedford St REP
Budnick Paul 305 Bedford St REP
Burnell George A. 4 Eaton Rd UNR
Burnell Mary 4 Eaton Rd UNR '
Burns Arline A. 37 Cliffe Ave UNR
Burns Maureen T. 83 Bedford St UNR
Burwell Cristina R. 6 Albemarle Ave DEM
Cabrera Mariapilar Garcia 75 Woburn St DEM
Calhoun Robert J. 9 Peachtree Rd UNR
Cameron Ellen Nadine 12 Scotland Rd DEM
Canter Ann S• 33 Forest St UNR
Carlson Thomas A. 21 Courtyard Place UNR
Casper Ronna M. 15 Centennial Dr DEM
Wednesday,June 24,2020 Page I of 8
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Last Name First Name M1 Str # Street Party
Caton Suzanne B. 6 Fifer Ln DEM
Cavatorta Marcia Frances 12 Forest St REP
Chanoux Anita B. 46 Hancock St UNR
Chen Gang 24 Bellflower St UNR
Clark Rita P. 51 Spring St. REP
Clement Thomas A. 368 Massachusetts Ave DEM
Coffin Anita M. 23 Middle St DEM
Cohen Linda R. 33 Forest St UNR
Cohen Norman P. 33 Forest St UNR K
Collins Christine A. 429 Waltham. St DEM
Comings Richard J. 840 Bridge St DEM
Conceison Anne Louise 26 Bernard St UNR
Conway L. Susan 29 Woodland Rd UNR
Cooper Claudia G. 2 Marlboro Rd DEM
Cooper Constance BF 30 Greenwood St DEM
Costello Patricia Elen 9 Preston Rd UNR
Counts-Klebe Margaret L. 8 Hancock Ave DEM
Cutler Brian Todd 7 Carville Ave DEM
Daniels Carol H. 14 Judges Rd UNR
Deutsch Brenda O'Connor 17 Phinney Rd DEM
Diamant Lisa 31 Ingleside Rd DEM
Dixon Linda J. 70 Fifer Ln UNR
Dondley Irene M. 22 Leonard Rd DEM
Dunn Anne Mary 48 Grapevine Ave UNR
Edwards Francine C. 96 Outlook Dr UNR
Eisenberg George O. 54 Gleason Rd UNR
Eisenberg Maida G. 54 Gleason Rd UNR
Farrington Harry Burgess 20 Fairland St UNR
Farris Donnalee A. 158 Maple St UNR
Fenollosa Marilyn M. 10 Marshall Rd DEM
Fenollosa Michael K. 10 Marshall Rd DEM
Wednesday,June 24,2020 Page 2 of 9
Last Name First Name MI Str # Street Party
Fenske Faith W. 310 Badger Terrace UNR
Fiedler Anne S. 54 Chase Ave DEM
Finnagan Jodia L. 5 Keeler Farm Way UNR
Foley Edward J. 40 Brandon St UNR
Forsdick Harry C. 46 Burlington St UNR
Forte Adriana B. 5 Drew Ave UNR
Frankel Sheila 3 Kimball Rd DEM
Frawley Shirley Rauson 68 Potter Pond DEM
Frawley William J. 68 Potter Pond DEM
Freeman Charles M. 16 Normandy Rd REP
Freeman Margaret M. 16 Normandy Rd UNR
Freitas Jane 10 Vynebrooke Village UNR
Friedlander Daniel 15 Ponybrook La DEM
Friedlander Elizabeth 15 Ponybrook La DEM
Friedman Michael 12 Loring Rd DEM
Fullmer Walter C. 66 Fifer Ln REP
Galdes Bridget 1 Douglas Rd UNR
Gall Cheryl W 12 Hancock Ave DEM
Gao Yang 204 Woburn St UNR
Garland Elizabeth B. 21 Preston Rd DEM
Gasbarro Sandra M. 4 Seaborn PI UNR
Geller Jean J. 209 East Emerson Rd. DEM
Goldstein Beth 6008 Main Campus Dr DEM
Goldthwait Carol A. 251 Mass. Ave. REP
Golovchenko Elizabeth M. 1 Nowers Rd UNR
Gorospe Rebecca Fagan 42 Carville Ave UNR
Graham Natalie 18 Turning Mill Rd UNR
Greenwald Greig 19 Sutherland Rd DEM
Gschwendtner Joann 1 Harrington Rd UNR
Hagopian Sonya 12 Lantern Ln UNR
Halverson Jane N. 2210 Massachusetts Ave UNR
Wednesday,June 24,2020 Page 3 of 8
Last Name First Name MI Str # Street Party
Harter Dodd B. 5 Wildwood Rd UNR
Hartshorn Marita B. 28 Locust Ave DEM
Hartshorn Robert T. 28 Locust Ave DEM
Hays Susanne W. 39 Locust Ave UNR
Head Kathleen 40 Fair Oaks Dr UNR
Hill Marie E. 159 Burlington St UNR
Himmel Magdalena W. 66 Hancock St UNR
Hubert Nancy L• 1010 Waltham St DEM
Hutton Mary R.S. 67 Valley Rd DEM
Jansen Phyllis Emily 2221 Lexington Ridge Dr UNR
Jeske Shannon 11 Allen St UNR
Johnson Dennis Robert 549 Lowell St UNR
Khavandgar Raana 230 Locke Ln REP r,
King Charmaine L. 70 Simonds Rd UNR
Knight Mary L• 56 Emerson Gdns UNR
Knudson Edgar A 656 Marrett Rd UNR
Koplow Florence 9 Brent Rd DEM
Koso Carolyn L.W. 44 Grapevine Ave UNR
Koso Lindsay 44 Grapevine Ave UNR
Krant Jonathan 12 Emerald St DEM
Lawlor Sally 39 Normandy Rd REP
Levin Linda M. 27 Hayward Ave UNR
Levitt Linda J. 82 Grant St REP
Levitt Michael J. 82 Grant St REP
Loewenberg Joan S. 40 Oak St DEM
Lowther Janet L. 25 Woodpark Cir REP
Lucas Caroline K 30 Balfour St DEM
Lund Donald Peter 20 Hancock St REP
Mahoney Barbara J. 6 Curve St DEM
Marcucci Angela G. 4 Elena Rd UNR
Marinaro Susan 33 Forest St DEM
Wednesday,Jane 24,2020 Page 4 of 8
Last Name First Name MI Str # Street Party
Marquis Lorain A. 62 Valley Rd UNR
Mason Robert F. 33 Robinson Rd UNR
Mason Sheryl T. 33 Robinson Rd UNR
Masters Joeilen 18 Bowker St DEM
McLeish Susan A. 33 Forest St UNR
Mello Judith A. 29 Hayward Ave UNR
Millane Cecilia 27 Calvin St UNR
Miller Julie Ann 4 Lois Ln UNR
Minardi Judith Ann 37 Downing Rd DEM
Minardi Lee Raoul 37 Downing Rd DEM
Mix Barbara M. 153 Grove St REP
Mula Louis P. 656 Marrett Rd UNR
Murphy Grace M 6 Colony Rd DEM
Nolan Louise Mary 9 Stevens Rd UNR
O'Neill Anne B. 1475 Massachusetts Ave UNR
Ouellette Margaret 23 Tucker Ave DEM
Parker Lucille M. 262 Massachusetts Ave UNR
Perkins Stephen S. 14 Baker Ave UNR
Peterson David 3 Winston Rd UNR
Peterson Greta J. 3 Winston UNR
Peterson Maria P. 30 Estabrook Rd UNR
Petner Josephine D. 30 Taft Ave DEM
Pollack Betsy S. 410 Marrett Rd DEM
Potter Frances D. 1010 Waltham St#352 DEM
Prensky Simon 222 Lincoln St DEM
Price Charles H. 52 North St UNR
Pullen Amy F. 20 Burlington St UNR
Puopolo Evangeline K. 35 Prospect Hill Rd UNR
Quinlan Elaine J. 21 Captain Parker Arms UNR
Quinn Margaret M. 58 Paul Revere Rd DEM
Rabins Erica 14 Bird Hill Rd UNR
Wednesday,June 24,2020 Page 5 of 8
Last Name First Name M1 Str # Street Party
Ramsey Barbara S. 52 Dexter Rd UNR
Rao Jyoti 60 Allen St DEM
Reynolds Robert L• 7 Fessenden Way UNR
Rockwell Susan R. 366 Lowell St UNR
Romero Loyde H. 5 Frost Rd DEM
Rommelfanger Barbara Potkay 25 Hilltop Ave UNR
Rooney E. Ashley 20 Hancock St UNR
Rubin Amy M. 5 Howard Munroe P1 UNR
Ruml Doriane Carter 5 Compton Cir UNR
R
Rynn Maureen F. 2 Countryside Village UNR
Salonen Ethel M 49 Colony Rd DEM
Samra Virginia M. 663 Lowell St. UNR
Sandeen Lisa Shreffler 10 Brent Rd UNR
Saradjian Margaret 259 Bedford Street DEM
Schott-Marcell Jody M. 22 Flintlock Rd DEM
Schuler Clark S. 646 Marrett Rd UNR
Schuler Judith A. 646 Marrett Rd UNR
Schwartz Donna Pruess 1948 Massachusetts Ave DEM
Selian Gail J. 374 Lowell St DEM
Setterlund Lorraine A. 2 Circle Rd UNR
Shanahan Jean D. 331 Bedford St UNR
Shaw Sandra J. 51 Wachusett Dr DEM
Shiple Thomas R. 18 Phinney Rd UNR
Shurtleff Martha 445 Lowell St UNR
Sibert Julie Claire 30 Ingleside Rd UNR
Siegel Ellan B. 3 Diamond Rd UNR
Sillari Deborah A 5 Solomon Pierce Rd DEM
Skeny James D. 11 Pine Knoll Rd. UNR
Small Joan R. 6 Fairbanks Rd UNR
Smith April R. 10 Bloomfield St DEM
Snell Carol S. 6 Preston Rd DEM
Wednesday,June 24,2020 Page 6 of 8
Last Dame First Name Ml Str # Street Party
Spence Michael C. 33 Forest St. UNR
Steigerwald Jessie 143 Cedar St UNR
Steigerwald Selina Julia C. 143 Cedar St UNR
Stevens Alison B. 1373 Massachusetts Ave UNR
Stieglitz Francine 3 Amherst St DEM
Strimling Phyllis R. 33 Forest St UNR
Strong Ann R. 37 Maple St DEM
Suhl Emmy 57 Forest St. DEM
Tauber Stephen Julius 38 Ingleside Rd DEM
Taylor Ellen K. 20 Holmes Rd DEM
Taylor Thomas G. 50 Waltham St DEM
Tee Leora 5 Rindge Ave DEM
Thenen Matthew A. 90 Maple St UNR
Thompson Julia H. 50 Cliffe Ave DEM
Thuma Jean H• 149 Wood St DEM j
Todd. Duncan G. 4 Frost Rd UNR
Torsiello Elaine Lois 47 Potter Pond REP
Trudeau Jane A. 1364 Massachusetts Ave DEM
Turk Bernd M. 64 Reed St REP
Tutko Dorothy Zaborowski 16 Smith Ave UNR
Vandale John David 64 Taft Ave UNR
VanDeurse Gary B. 42 Percy Rd DEM
Varughese George 12340 Main Campus Dr UNR
Vincent Dorothy T. 17 Crescent Hill Ave UNR
Vincent Robert J. 17 Crecent Hill Ave UNR
Walsh Matthew J. 41 Spring St DEM
Ward Elaine P.V. 20 Marrett Rd UNR
Webster Ann S. 16 Brent Rd UNR
Webster Chet Peter B. 16 Brent Rd UNR
Weinberger Virginia 69 Bridge St UNR
Welby Laura C- 16 Farmcrest Ave UNR
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Wednesday,June 24,2020 Page 7 of 8
Last Name First Name MI Str # Street Party
Wilhoite Becky 1475 Massachusetts Ave UNR
Wilhoite Charles D. 1475 Massachusetts Ave DEM
Woit Janet Z. 30 Edgewood Rd DEM
Wood James C. 51 Gleason Rd DEM
Wood Martha C. 51 Gleason Rd DEM
Worcester Christin L. 26 Freemont St DEM
Zeder Jeri B. 900 Massachusetts Ave DEM
Wednesday,June 24,2020 Page 8 of
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
LEXINGTON SELECT BOARD MEETING
AGENDA ITEM TITLE:
Discuss Polling Locations
PRESENTER: ITEM
NUMBER:
Nadie Rice, Town Clerk
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SUMMARY:
The Town Clerk wishes to discuss alternate polling places with the Select Board before presenting a final
recommendation.
SUGGESTED MOTION:
FOLLOW-UP:
DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME ON AGENDA:
7/13/2020 7:25pm
ATTACHMENTS:
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Town of Lexington Select Board
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Nathalie L. Rice, Town Clerk Phone: 781-698-4558
nriceklexingtomna.gov fax: 781-861-2754
MEMO: Douglas Lucente, Chair, Select Board
FROM: Nathalie Rice,Town Clerk
DATE: July 7,2020
RE: Precinct 7 Relocation
There are a number of election procedures that are being modified in response to Covid-19. I will be
meeting with you in the coming weeks regarding many of these changes. The first modification for which
I seek the Board's approval is the relocation of the polling location for Precinct 7 from Estabrook School
to Keilty Hall at St. Brigid's Church. Monsignor Garrity has kindly agreed to let us relocate a second
precinct in Keilty Hall for which I am greatly appreciative.
As you know,I have been an advocate of moving polling locations out of the schools. This year,the State
Primary falls on the first day of school, September 1st. The thought of school staff welcoming students to
Estabrook,keeping them socially distant, and dealing with voters walking through the school was a
challenge I could not support. It highlighted the unsuitability of this location.
Keilty Hall has many features which will make it optimum for voting; a separate entrance and exit,good
accessibility,more than adequate parking,a central location,plenty of space and a storage area for voting
equipment. It is six minutes from Estabrook, and only 2.4 miles away. Monsignor Garrity has not only
graciously offered to let Lexington relocate Pct. 7 and Pct. 9 voting to the Hall,but to do so on a
permanent basis.
Per MGL Clip. 54, §24,the Selectmen must designate a new polling location prior to it being used for
elections.I am requesting that the Board vote to designate Keilty Hall at St. Brigid's Church, 2001
Massachusetts Avenue as the Precinct 7 polling location on a permanent basis,in addition to Pct. 9.
1 look forward to speaking with you about this matter and would be pleased to join the Board's next
meeting to answer any questions. The Town Clerk's Office will notify all registered voters in Precinct 7
by mail and conduct the customary notification on the Town's website, social media,the school list serve,
LexMedia,Colonial Times and in the Minuteman. I also plan to request a reverse 911 call with your
permission to alert voters about voting during Covid-19 and the relocation of Pct. 7 polling.
Thank you,
Nadie Rice,Town Clerk
cc Kim Katzenback
James Malloy
Kelly Axtell
1625 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE•LEXINGTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02420
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
LEXINGTON SELECT BOARD MEETING
AGENDA ITEM TITLE:
Proposed Changes to Lexpress Routes
PRESENTER: ITEM
NUMBER:
Susan Barrett, Transportation
Manager I.4
SUMMARY:
This item will be postponed until July 27th meeting.
SUGGESTED MOTION:
FOLLOW-UP:
DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME ON AGENDA:
7/13/2020 7:35pm
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
LEXINGTON SELECT BOARD MEETING
AGENDA ITEM TITLE:
Review Proposed Special Town Meeting Dates
PRESENTER: ITEM
NUMBER:
Kelly Axtell, Deputy Town Manager
1.5
SUMMARY:
Board discussion around Fall Special Town Meeting.
Discuss potential dates in October/November. This means that the meeting will need to be called in the first or
second meeting of August.
There are about 23 potential articles as of today that will be included on warrant.
SUGGESTED MOTION:
FOLLOW-UP:
DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME ON AGENDA:
7/13/2020 7:50pm
ATTACHMENTS:
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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
LEXINGTON SELECT BOARD MEETING
AGENDA ITEM TITLE:
Discuss Community Interest in Mass Clean Energy Center HeatSmart Program
PRESENTER: ITEM
NUMBER:
Cindy Arens, Sustainable Lexington
Committee, and Per Jensen 1.6
SUMMARY:
The following is from an email I received from Cindy Arens and Per Jensen on this program(I couldn't save
this with the links, so it's been copied here to provide the hyperlinks):
Some community members recently presented to the Sustainable Lexington Committee about applying for and
participating in the 2021 Mass Clean Energy Center(CEC)HeatSnnart Program.
Modeled on the highly successful"Solarize Massachusetts"program, which Lexington participated in six years
ago, the HeatSmart program started in 2018 and awards more than$5,000 per participating municipality. Its
main goals are to:
1. Increase community awareness of clean heating and cooling technologies;
2. Increase adoption of residential and small-scale commercial clean heating and cooling
installations; and
3. Save residents money on installations through a group purchasing model.
According to our town's Sustainable Action Plan& Getting to Net Zero Plan approved by the then Board of
Selectmen in August 2018, all of Lexington's buildings and homes are to become Net Zero by 2040. We feel
that the HeatSmart program is a great start to increase the number of Lexington homes that use clean heating
and cooling technologies.
The Sustainable Lexington Committee was supportive of the program and our presenting to the Select Board.
However, before seeking a slot on a Select Board meeting agenda, we wanted to reach out to you as there
would be some minimal administrative involvement required for the participating town, such as officially signing
the agreement and supporting the outreach through the town's communication channels. If you have some time
to review our presentation and let us know your thoughts and questions, we would greatly appreciate it.
SUGGESTED MOTION:
Move to approve the Town's application to the Heat Smart Program and to authorize the Town Manager to
sign any grant applications and/or contracts with the State related to this grant.
FOLLOW-UP:
DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME ON AGENDA:
7/13/2020 8:OOpm
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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
LEXINGTON SELECT BOARD MEETING
AGENDA ITEM TITLE:
Approve Grant of Location Policy
PRESENTER: ITEM
NUMBER:
Jim Malloy, Town Manager
1.7
SUMMARY:
Attached please find the Grant of Location policy the Board had previously agreed to (in June)there is one
additional modification suggested by Mark Sandeen to add 6(d)based on the discussion at the last Select
Board meeting.
SUGGESTED MOTION:
Move to approve the policy as attached, including the addition of 6(d).
or
Move to approve the policy as attached, not including the addition of 6(d).
FOLLOW-UP:
DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME ON AGENDA:
7/13/2020 8:10pm
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
TOWN OF LEXINGTON SELECT BOARD
POLICIES FOR GRANTS OF LOCATION IN THE PUBLIC WAY:
Adopted:July 13, 2020
1. Consistent with MGL cc. 164 and 166,the Select Board shall have the sole authority to issue Grants
of Location for the placement of any structures within public rights of way in the Town of Lexington,
including but not limited to new poles,the relocation or alteration of existing poles, and for the
addition to or subtraction of equipment or other items from or on poles. Examples of poles covered
by these policies include poles that have equipment,wires, or other items attached to or located on
them for the purposes of electrical,telephone,cable, lighting, signage, wireless, cell telephone,or
data transmission.
2. The Select Board shall hold a public hearing prior to deciding an application for a Grant of Location.
The public shall be permitted to speak at such public hearings, subject to reasonable time
restrictions established by the Chair of the Select Board.
3. The Select Board shall cause written notice to be mailed to the owners of the properties that
directly abut the portion of the public way where the Grant of Location is sought no later than the
seventh day prior to the public hearing described in Section 2.
4. Applications filed pursuant to this Policy shall:
a. Identify all other poles located within 500 feet of the requested location,the owner of such
poles, and the owners of the equipment located thereon;
b. Be reviewed by the Town of Lexington Engineering Department to determine whether the Grant
of Location would create any conflict with other public works within the public way. The
Engineering Department shall provide its written opinion to the Select Board. The Engineering
Department may require the applicant to provide a detailed description and specifications of the
structures, equipment, and other items involved, a schematic plan and photographs of the
existing and proposed condition, photograph of the existing condition, a map showing the
location of the structures at issue,and whatever other documentation the Engineering
Department reasonably may request;
c. Be reviewed by the Lexington Police Department, prior to the public hearing,to determine
whether the Grant of Location would create any public safety concerns within the public right of
way;
d. Apply to no more than one wireless facility,cell telephone, or data array unless Applicant can
demonstrate that there are no other suitable locations for such installation; provided that a
wireless facility may contain more than one antenna on a pole if placed there by one Applicant;
and
e. Not propose any signage related to the use of the pole, other than directional, wayfinding,
traffic,or message signs erected by the Town of Lexington, or its designee.
5. The Select Board may reject or appropriately condition a Grant of Location, in the sole discretion of
the Select Board, if the proposed structure:
a. Is located within 20 feet of a similar,existing structure;
b. Is located in or near an historic district or historic asset as determined by the Lexington Historic
Districts Commission or Lexington Historical Commission, and the proposed pole does not
comply with the prevailing historical standards for said historic district or historic asset as
determined by the Lexington Historic Districts Commission or Lexington Historical Commission,
as applicable;
c. Interferes in any manner with access and use of a public way;
d. Presents a danger to the public or to other property;
e. Violates any federal,state or local law, including but not limited to the Lexington Zoning Bylaw
and the Americans With Disabilities Act;
f. Is inconsistent with the color scheme, methods of concealment, mass, and location of similar
facilities existing in the area; or
g. Is not certified by a written report of a Massachusetts-licensed structural engineer.
6. The Select Board may condition Grants of Location on the applicant's commitment to:
a. Remove any of its unused wires, bundled wires, loose wires, or doubled poles within 500 feet of
the site of the requested location; and
b. Notify any other owner of their unused wires, bundled wires,or doubled poles within 500 feet
of the site of the requested location; and
c. Notify the Town of Lexington Select Board within thirty(30)days of applicant's and other's
owners' completion of the commitments made under this section.
d. The Select Board may condition Grants of Location on the applicant's commitment to
remove and replace condemned utility poles within 500 feet of the site of the requested
location.
7. The Applicant shall maintain adequate general liability, property damage, and personal injury
insurance, in the amounts specified by the Lexington Town Manager, naming the Town of Lexington
as an additional insured,for the duration of the time that the structure exists within a public way in
the Town of Lexington.
8. The processing fee for each Grant of Location application shall be$250, payable at the time the
application is filed. No hearing shall be held, nor any approval granted, until the application is
complete, including all documentation required under these policies.
9. Facilities permitted under this policy may not result in human exposure to radio frequency radiation
in excess of the applicable safety standards specified in 47 CFR § 1.1307(b) or other applicable
federal or state laws.
10. No public hearing or approval for a Grant of Location application shall occur if the applicant has any
outstanding payments due to the Town of Lexington, including but not limited to any taxes,fees,
fines, or electricity charges.
11. No Grant of Location shall be transferrable without the approval of the Select Board. The Select
Board may, in its discretion, hold a hearing, consistent with the provisions of these guidelines
regarding a request to transfer a Grant of Location.
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
LEXINGTON SELECT BOARD MEETING
AGENDA ITEM TITLE:
Approve Minutes
PRESENTER: ITEM
NUMBER:
Doug Lucente, Chair
1.8
SUMMARY:
The minutes of the following Board of Selectmen meeting dates are ready for your review and approval:
• September 9, 2019 BOS
• September 9, 2019- Joint BOS/Historic Districts Commission
• September 23, 2019 BOS
• October 7, 2019 - Joint BOS/School Committee-Integrated Building Design
• October 16, 2019 -Fall Fiscal Summit
• October 21, 2019 BOS
• October 24, 2019 BOS
• October 30, 2019 BOS
• June 29, 2020 Select Board
SUGGESTED MOTION:
Move to approve the minutes of:
• September 9, 2019
• September 9, 2019- Joint BOS/Historic Districts Commission
• September 23, 2019
• October 7, 2019 -Joint BOS/School Committee-Integrated Building Design
• October 16, 2019 -Fall Fiscal Summit
• October 21, 2019
• October 24, 2019
• October 30, 2019
• June 29, 2020
FOLLOW-UP:
Select Board Office
DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME ON AGENDA:
7/13/2020 8:20pm
ATTACHMENTS:
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D Drufi Scp erd,)er 9,20N JloinL 11111)(I BOS Backup Matenal
D Draft ScIlMember23,2.019 BOS, Backup Mmeiial
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D DRAFT June,29,2020 Seled Board corrected Backup Materu�
September 9,2019
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Selectmen's Meeting
September 9, 2019
A meeting of the Lexington Board of Selectmen was called to order at 6:30 p.m. on Monday,
September 9,2019 in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building. Mr. Lucente, Chair;
Mr. Pato; Ms. Barry; Ms. Hai; and Mr. Sandeen were present, as well as Mr. Malloy, Town
Manager; Ms. Axtell,Assistant Town Manager; and Ms. Katzenback, Executive Clerk.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Dan Morris, staff representative for AFSCME Chapter Local 93, expressed concern regarding the
comparable communities' compensation analysis performed by the Town for the DPW Union
negotiations. He requests that the Board receive a full copy of the analysis.
SELECTMAN CONCERNS AND LIAISON REPORTS
Ms. Hai reported that there are several open vacancies on the Lexington Council for the Arts, as
well as one on the Lexington Human Rights Committee. She encouraged residents to visit the
Town website and apply for the open spots. She also mentioned that citizens interested in the arts
should visit the Town website for a resident artist grant opportunity through the Lexington Council
for the Arts that is open until October 5, 2019.
Ms. Hai reported that there was a meeting last week between Hartwell Avenue business owners
and the Town's Hartwell Avenue consultant to discuss potential economic development
opportunities. She stated that the Secretary of Housing and Economic Development, as well as an
Assistant Secretary, were in attendance. She said that there was really positive feedback from the
State in regards to the collaboration amongst stakeholders and the progress thus far. Ms. Hai also
attended a MAGIC meeting that same evening to discuss transportation issues and the correlation
to development. She stated that the discussion of such issues allows for the Town to prepare for
future increases in traffic.
Mr. Pato attended, and spoke at, the opening of the More Than My Religion art exhibition at the
Cary Memorial Library. He stated that the exhibit showcases the expression of local Muslim
artists. The exhibit will be open for five or six weeks.
Mr. Lucente shared that the Town is hosting a blood drive at the Lexington Community Center on
September 19, 2019 from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Mr. Lucente reiterated that the Town is no longer in civil service, so there are currently eight open
positions for entry level police officers at the Lexington Police Department. The deadline to apply
for the positions is October 16, 2019, and applicants can start the process on the Lexington Police
Department website.
September 9,2019
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Mr. Lucente also stated that he, Mr.Pato, and Mr. Sandeen attended a meeting held by a potential
developer for 840 Emerson Gardens Road. The purpose of the meeting was for the developer to
hear comments and concerns from the citizens and abutting neighbors on the rough concept of a
friendly 40B development in the area. The developer has yet to share their decision as to whether
or not they will continue with their plan for friendly 40B housing at that location.
Mr. Lucente stated that the opening night of Citizens'Academy had taken place the previous week.
He had mentioned that Kat Labrecque, Management Fellow,led 30 citizens in the kickoff of a 12-
week session that will educate them on the inner workings of the Town of Lexington.He reminded
the Board that the "hot topics" session, in which they will be featured, will be held on the evening
of October 10, 2019.
Mr. Lucente concluded with thanking Ms. Hai and Tony Galaitsis for their tireless efforts in
organizing the upcoming trip to Lexington's Sister City: Antony,France. He is looking forward to
the festivities and cultural experiences of the trip.
Ms. Barry stated that on September 10,2019 at 4:45 p.m.,the Lexington Housing Assistance Board
(LexHAB) will be holding an informational meeting for all Town employees (municipal and
school) to discuss the Employee Housing Program and the process for obtaining an affordable
housing option in Lexington. She said that the Board of Selectmen fully supports this program.
Ms.Barry mentioned that the Lexington Youth Commission will be holding a fundraising car wash
on September 14, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Belmont Car Wash. Also,the Lexington
Council on Aging will be holding a meet-and-greet on October 2, 2019 at the Lexington
Community Center, so that members of the community can meet the Board.
Ms. Barry stated that last week, she, Mr. Lucente, and Mr. Malloy met with representatives from
the Lexington Housing Assistance Board(LexHAB) and the Community Preservation Committee
(CPC)to discuss advancing the Leary Project on Vine Street. She stated that there could potentially
be a request coming through the CPC at the spring Annual Town Meeting for this project.
Ms. Barry concluded with congratulating fifth-generation Lexingtonian and professional baseball
player, Christopher James Shaw, on being called up to the Major League for the second year in a
row. She stated that Mr. Shaw was called up to the San Francisco Giants and will be playing at
Fenway Park on September 17,2019 through September 19,2019. Ms. Barry stated that the Board
is being asked to sign a proclamation in his honor later on in the evening, and will be naming
September 18, 2019 as "Chris Shaw Day"in Lexington.
Mr. Sandeen stated that on August 26,2019,he attended the Lexington Schools Opening Day with
Mr. Lucente and Ms. Hai. He also mentioned that he attended two events, on August 29, 2019 and
September 5, 2019, that were focused on how to improve commercial space on Hartwell Avenue.
He stated that he was appreciative of the Town staff s efforts in coordinating these events, as well
September 9,2019
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as the feedback from the developers. Also,he recently attended an event in the Hanscom Air Force
Base area,where they announced that they are making their Hanscom golf course available to the
public.
Mr. Sandeen concluded by acknowledging King Street Properties for raising a beam for the
property at 75 Hayden Avenue this morning,which will become a 220,000 square foot life sciences
building with labs.
Ms.Hai wanted to clarify a previous statement in regards to the deadline for Cultural Council grant
application submissions. The Massachusetts Cultural Council will be accepting grant applications
from September 1, 2019 through October 15, 2019. The applications are available at
mcc.smartsimple.com and applications displaying certain creativity and diversity will be eligible
for additional funding through the Lexington Council for the Arts.
TOWN MANAGER REPORT
Mr. Malloy stated that there will be two meetings arranged by the Metropolitan Area Planning
Council (MAPC) to discuss the regional solutions for addressing gas leaks in National Grid's
service territory.The first meeting will take place on September 18,2019 and will be an organizing
meeting that will include Town officials. The second meeting will take place on October 15, 2019
and will include National Grid officials.
Mr. Malloy announced that the bike lanes on Massachusetts Avenue in East Lexington will
probably be removed this week, as the Minuteman Bikeway has been restored to an improved
condition. He had mentioned that at the next Board of Selectmen meeting, the Engineering
Department will provide a report on all of the comments that they had received in regards to the
temporary bike lanes, as well as some optional design standards to establish better bikeways in
that particular area of Massachusetts Avenue.
Mr. Malloy mentioned that the Board of Assessors meets every year with a consultant, and this
year's meeting will take place on September 7, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. He has invited Ms. Hai and Mr.
Sandeen to sit in on the meeting for observation.
Mr. Malloy stated that on October 21, 2019, he and Ms. Axtell will be attending the International
City/County Management Association (ICMA) Conference. Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town
Manager for Finance,will be acting Town Manager in their absence.
Mr. Malloy stated that there is a "Household Hazardous Waste Day" taking place on September
15, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and a community paper shredding event on September 27,
2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Hartwell site. Lastly, he said that there will be a 401"
Anniversary event for Lexpress on September 21, 2019.
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Mr. Malloy concluded with an announcement in regard to an updated diagram for the National
Grid station near Fletcher Park. He recommended that the Board hold off on deciding where the
actual station will be located until they determine the future locations of the Hosmer House and
Lexington Police Station.
ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
1. Center Track Update
Melissa Battite, Director of Recreation & Community Programs, and Meg Buczynski, a
representative from the design consulting firm, Activitas Inc., provided an update on the Center
Track project.
Ms. Buczynski informed the Board that the drainage is being established on the field, as well as
the caging for the lights, which are due to be installed this week. The track base paving is on
schedule to start in the upcoming weeks. The substantial completion is anticipated for November
8, 2019 with a final completion in the spring of 2020.
Dawn McKenna, 9 Hancock Street, inquired if the track would be usable during the start of the
outdoor track season. She also inquired about the status of the Worthen Road throwing area.
Ms. Battite confirmed that the plan was for the track to be usable in April of 2020 with the
completion being fully dependent on the weather. She also stated that the Recreation Committee
has not yet reviewed the proposed additional items that the community would like to see within
the project, including the throwing area.
Ms. McKenna asked about two layout changes to tracks being built after 2019, which were
approved in June by the National Federation of High School Associations (NFHS), and whether
or not they were being incorporated into the current track.
Ms. Battite stated that the two layouts changes were being incorporated into the current track being
built and it was confirmed with the Athletic Director yesterday.
2. Application: One-Day Liquor License - Lexington Education Foundation Inaugural Golf
Classic at Pine Meadows Golf Club, 255 Cedar Street
Mr. Lucente explained that at the August 19, 2019 Board of Selectmen meeting, the Board
reviewed and discussed the request from the Lexington Education Foundation(LEF)for a one-day
liquor license to serve beer,wine, and breakfast spirits for the purpose of their LEF Inaugural Golf
Classic event to be held at Pine Meadows Golf Club, 255 Cedar Street, on Friday, September 27,
2019. At that meeting, the Board had asked for additional information regarding the allowance of
donated alcohol for one-day liquor licenses prior to making their decision. Subsequently, the
Board of Selectmen's Office contacted Ralph Sacramone, Alcoholic Beverages Control
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Commission (ABCC) Executive Director, who stated that a non-profit organization can receive
donated alcohol for a Section 14 Special One-Day Liquor License.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to approve a one-day
liquor license for the Lexington Education Foundation to serve breakfast spirits from 8:00 a.m. to
8:45 a.m.,beer,wine, and breakfast spirits from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., and beer and wine from
2:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at their LEF Inaugural Golf Classic event to be held at Pine Meadows Golf
Club, 255 Cedar Street, on Friday, September 27, 2019.
3. Battle Green Use Request-Promotion Ceremony for Lieutenant Trey LaSane, USAF
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen vote 5-0 to approve the Battle
Green Use request for a promotion ceremony to be conducted for Lieutenant Trey LaSane on the
Battle Green on Thursday, September 12, 2019, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
4. Battle Green Use Request- Location Update for Student Climate Strike
Mr. Lucente explained that the Battle Green Use request for the Lexington Climate Strike was
withdrawn, as the proponents have changed the location to now be held at the Lexington High
School football field, and therefore, no vote was required from the Board.
Michelle Tom, Lexington High School student, spoke about the Lexington Student Climate Strike
to be held on September 20, 2019.
Rick Reibstem, Sustainable Lexington Committee, read a statement from the Sustainable
Lexington Committee in support of the Lexington Student Climate Strike.
Edward Ganshirt, 48 Fletcher Avenue, encouraged the students to pursue their efforts and to
possibly boycott using their vehicles to get to school on the day of the strike.
Alessandro Alessandrini, 32 Slocum Road, thanked the students for their efforts.
5. Application: Common Victualler License-Chef Louie's Inc. d/b/a The Hangar, 103 Hartwell
Avenue
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to approve the
Common Victualler License for Chef Louie's Inc. d/b/a The Hangar, 103 Hartwell Avenue for the
hours of 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
6. Grant of Location for Verizon Pole: Lincoln Street- Continued Hearing
Mr. Lucente opened the hearing at 7:16 p.m. He stated that this hearing was a continuation from
the August 5, 2019 Board of Selectmen's meeting,where the Board was allowing for a site review
to be performed by Verizon, Eversource, Town Engineering and abutter, Temple Isaiah. The
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hearing was regarding new pole P.55/16A, which was originally proposed to be located 42'
westerly from current location of existing pole P.55/16 on the northerly side of Lincoln Street.
Steve Bigley,a contractor working for utility consultants representing the interests of Verizon New
England, Inc., confirmed that Verizon, Eversource, Town Engineering and abutter, Temple Isaiah
met onsite to review the pole location in regards to the site line concerns expressed by Temple
Isaiah. It was determined that Verizon would change the placement JO pole, P.55/16A, on the
northerly side of Lincoln Street to now be 35' westerly(versus the previously proposed 45')from
the current location of existing pole,P.55/16, located on the northerly side of Lincoln Street.
The Board expressed concern that the plan submitted for tonight's meeting was not updated
accurately to reflect the new proposed 35'distance for the pole location. The Board also expressed
concern that Verizon has yet to receive a confirmation from the developer on acceptance for the
10' difference in distance on the plan. In addition, the abutter Temple Isaiah, also has not formally
agreed on the new location. The Board requested the hearing be continued to the September 23,
2019 Board of Selectmen meeting for Verizon to address these concerns.
7. Grant of Location for Verizon Pole: Sedge Road
Mr. Lucente opened the hearing at 7:32 p.m.
Steve Bigley,a contractor working for utility consultants representing the interests of Verizon New
England, Inc., stated that Verizon New England Inc. and NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a
Eversource Energy request permission to locate poles, wires, cables and fixtures (including the
necessary anchors), guys and other such sustaining and protecting fixtures, to be owned and used
in common by the petitioners, along and across the public way.
Mr. Sandeen stated he would like to see the hanging wires on Sedge Road be removed and the
guy-wires on Pole#4 at 7 Brent Road be reattached.
Mr. Pato stated that he would like a policy put in place at a future meeting that would establish
guidelines and procedures for the approval of new poles.
Upon hearing no further comment, Mr. Lucente closed the hearing at 7:48 p.m.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to approve the
placement of one (1) new JO pole, 379/P.1-1 on northerly side of Sedge Road approximately 31'
northerly from existing southerly side pole 379/P.1. with the pole contingent upon hanging wires
belonging to Verizon in the T-zone being removed and Verizon identifying the owners of the
wires, if not their own, and contingent upon guy-wires being repaired on Brent Road as identified.
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8. Joint Meeting Board of Selectmen and Historic Districts Commission
At 7:55 p.m., the Joint Meeting of the Board of Selectmen and the Historic Districts Commission
(HDC) was called to order by both boards to discuss the future of, and the possible relocation of,
the Hosmer House.
Present for the Historic Districts Commission were: Anne Eccles, Chair; Ed Adelman; Mary
Connor; Susan Bennett; Robert Adams; and Lee Noel Chase.
Mike Waters, LDa Architecture, reviewed the results of a study on the Hosmer House and its
possible relocation. While the structure could be adapted to a community space in its current
location, and offer amenities not otherwise available at the field such as storage and bathroom
facilities,the study results showed the highest and best use of this building would be as a residence.
It could be adapted to affordable housing, or returned to use as a private a residence. Further, he
stated that a residence would not be an appropriate use on Fletcher field. He reviewed options for
moving the house to town owned or private land and the various steps involved in each. While
moving the Hosmer House offsite was beyond the scope of the study, and hard to quantify as there
is no site to move it to at this time, there was no technical reason it could not be moved off-site.
He stated that the Hosmer House is valuable both its current location near the police station and as
a form of architecture. In conclusion, after hearing from the public and discussing the issue in a
working group, he stated that the best use would be for the Hosmer House to remain a house, if
possible, within close proximity of its "sibling" across the street but not on Fletcher field.
Mr. Lucente reaffirmed the Board's position from their July 8, 2019 meeting that they were not in
favor of the Hosmer House being incorporated as a part of the Lexington Police Station redesign
plans. The Board also felt that the Hosmer House should be moved offsite to another location as a
historic preservation restricted residential building.
Ms.Eccles said that the Historic Districts Commission feels the highest and best use of the Hosmer
House would be as a private residence moved offsite.
Mr. Connor articulated that the best use for the building would be as a house, however, if removed
from its current site, it would lose its context. He expressed concern for setting a future precedent
regarding relocating buildings for the Town versus a private resident or developer as it could
jeopardize districts all over town, not just within the Historic District. He does not see how the
Historic District would benefit from relocating this building.
Ms. Bennett showed support for using the Hosmer House as a residence, as well as moving the
structure offsite with the protection of a preservation easement held by an appropriate organization.
Mr. Adams supports the highest and best use for the Hosmer House as a residence, as well as
moving the structure offsite.
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Ms. Chase expressed concern that past discussions regarding use for the Stone House are now
affecting the current work of the Historic Districts Commission and she is hopeful that it does not
set a precedent for historic structures going forward. She is concerned that the Hosmer House
would lose context if removed from its current site. She is hoping that the focus of the current site,
with or without the Hosmer House, would be on making the site prominent, as it is the entryway
to the Town.
Ms. Hai acknowledged that after attending the listening sessions of the working group for the use
of the Hosmer House, she feels as though the best and highest use for the structure would not be
for storage and public toilets.
Mr. Sandeen agreed with the HDC that the guiding principal for our decisions on the Hosmer
House and Fletcher Park should be their highest and best use.
David Kanter, Precinct 7 Town Meeting Member, inquired about the timeline for the completion
of the new police headquarters design, as well as the timeline for relocation of the Hosmer House.
He expressed concern regarding relocation to the future site of the Hosmer House, as he does not
want to see the structure having to be moved twice. He also expressed concern for the highest and
best use of the house and how it would best support the use of Fletcher Park. He would like to see
the funding for the repurposing of the structure come from a brand new funding project.
Mike Cronin,Director of Public Facilities, stated that the timeline for the relocation of the Hosmer
House, after Annual Town Meeting approvals for the new police station, would be September 1,
2020.
Ms. Barry stated that she would like to see a full update on the police station design come before
the Board in the near future.
Dawn McKenna,9 Hancock Street, expressed disappointment in the lack of a site master plan. She
expressed dismay that the analysis was not specific regarding options for keeping the Hosmer
House on the property.
Mr. Waters stated that by increasing the effectiveness of the Hosmer House as a hub (by adding a
barn and a porch back onto the home and providing a yard)it would encroach upon,and take away
from, the use of Fletcher Park. He said that there was no master plan for Fletcher Park because the
public made it clear to the working group that the field is considered fairgrounds and should be
able to support any activity within the site. The end goal was to maximize the use of the site and
not take away from it.
Ms. Eccles stated that the HDC is not willing to take a position on the future outcome of the
Hosmer House at this time.
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Ms.Hai mentioned that cost would be a factor in the Town maintaining the property versus it being
sold to a private developer.
At 8:48 p.m., the Board of Selectmen and the Historic Districts Commission, respectively, voted
to adjourn the Joint Meeting.
The Board of Selectmen called a brief recess and returned at 8:55 p.m. calling the regular Board
of Selectmen meeting back to order.
9. Update from Bicycle Advisory Committee -Bikeway Safety
Peggy Enders, Chair of the Lexington Bicycle Advisory Committee (LBAC),presented an update
from the committee regarding safety on the Minuteman Bikeway. She stated that in June 2019,
Lexington had hosted a Tri-Town Bicycle Advisory Committee, which includes the Towns of
Lexington, Bedford, and Arlington, to discuss speed and passing guidelines. From that meeting,
the LBAC recommends to the Board that a speed limit of 15mph be posted on the Lexington
segment of the Minuteman Commuter Bikeway. The second proposal would be a campaign for
bikeway safety and courtesy that would extend beyond signage on the bikeway— including, but
not limited to: messaging within schools, media, creating a video,banners, and quarterly tax bills.
Ms. Enders went on to discuss bills that went before the House and Senate for a state-guided
classification system for electric bicycles(e-bikes). She stated that Lexington could retain the right
to restrict,regulate, or prohibit the use of e-bikes in parks,paths, and trails. She stated that a vote
was taken earlier in the year that Class I e-bikes would be permitted on the Lexington portion of
the Minuteman Commuter Bikeway once the legislation has passed. Currently, the Towns of
Arlington and Bedford do not agree with the restriction of Class II and Class III e-bikes on the
bikeway. She stated that Class III e-bikes should be prohibited until the state legislation is put into
place, as there is growing congestion on the bikeway.
Ms. Barry inquired if there was a way to distinguish the difference in classification of e-bikes.
Omar Khudari, Lexington Bicycle Advisory Committee, stated that a Class lI e-bike would
accelerate without pedaling. Class I and Class III are both pedal assist, but can be distinguished by
a small decal on the seat post.
Mr. Sandeen suggested that the Town look at the issues raised by the Bike Committee as an
integrated whole, considering when is it appropriate to be on the bikeway and when is it
appropriate to be on the roads, with input from the many transportation groups and committees.
He stated he was in favor of allowing e-bikes with the 15 mph limit.
Ms. Hai questioned the enforceability of the 15 mile per hour speed limit on the bikeway.
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Mr. Pato stated that if there were a given indication of what the speed limit should be on the
bikeway,then the expectation would be set and resolve a courtesy issue regarding speed. He stated
that he would like the topic of the speed limit to come back to a meeting in the near future with a
motion to vote on it, as well as a draft letter to send to our legislative delegation.
Mr. Lucente inquired about mini radars on the bikeway, so that bicyclists would know exactly how
fast they were actually going. He stated that he is in favor of the 15mph speed limit, if bicyclists
abide by it.
David Kanter, Precinct 7 Town Meeting Member, expressed concern regarding safety and
regulations. He stated that what Lexington implements on their portion of the bikeway should not
be dictated by the Towns of Bedford and Arlington.
10. Review List of Warrant Articles Proposed for Special Fall Town Meeting Review Proposed
List of Articles for Upcoming Special Town Meeting
Mr. Lucente stated that the Board of Selectmen will be reviewing the 2019 Special Town Meeting
draft warrant on September 23, 2019 and they will be signing the warrant on October 7, 2019. He
also reminded the Board that the 2019 Special Town Meeting is scheduled for November 12,2019
and November 13, 2019.
Ms. Axtell reviewed the draft list of articles proposed for the upcoming 2019 Special Town
Meeting:
Article-Reports of Town Boards Officers and Committees
• Crematory Study Committee
• SPRD Committee
Article -Appropriate for Prior Year's Unpaid Bills
Article -Rescind Prior Borrowing
Article - Appropriate To/From Stabilization Fund
Article -Amend FY 2020 Operating, Enterprise and CPA Budgets
• $95,000 for Sustainability Director
• $30,000 Insurance Adjustments
Article - Amend Zoning Bylaw from CD-1 District to the CSX District-7 Hartwell Avenue-
(owner petition submitted)
Article -Amend Zoning Bylaw and Map (owner petition submitted) - 186 Bedford Street
Article—Conservation Land Acquisition
Article—Automatic Teller Machine Services Uses in CB
Article—25%Design for Hartwell, Eldred
Article—LED Streetlight Conversion
Ms. Axtell stated that she had left off a possible zoning amendment that is under limited site plan
review with the Planning Board. She had mentioned that more information will be available after
the Planning Board meeting on September 11, 2019, so the addition of the article is pending.
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Mr. Sandeen inquired about available funding from state grants for the 25% Design for Hartwell,
Eldred, as well as the LED Streetlight Conversion.
Mr. Malloy stated that the Town has applied for a MassWorks grant for the 25% Design for
Hartwell Avenue, but the receipt is not guaranteed. He stated that the project can go forward if
funds are available by town appropriation. He also mentioned that the Town is anticipating a grant
of approximately $200,000 through the Department of Energy Resources (DOER) and
administered by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC). The grant requires the
replacement of all LED streetlights by June 30, 2020.
Mr.Pato requested that the article title addressing the 25%Design for Hartwell,Eldred be changed
as Eldred Street does not intersect with Hartwell Avenue.
Ms. Barry inquired about the bike share being listed as a topic for Special Town Meeting in the
fall, as it will terminate in October, if not renewed.
Mr. Lucente inquired if there were any citizen petitions submitted for Special Town Meeting in
the fall.
David Kanter, Vice-Chair of the Capital Expenditures Committee, expressed concern regarding
the funding for the 25%Design in the Hartwell corridor due to the lack of public connection since
the original presentation. He also requested that the Board put forth an article for funding for the
Westview Cemetery building.
11. Discuss Board of Selectmen Goal Setting Report and Future Implementation
Mr.Malloy stated that the Board is being asked to discuss the reports generated from the facilitated
goal setting session held on July 29, 2019 in order to adopt them, as they are written or as may be
amended, as their official goals for the next two years.
Mr. Malloy stated he is looking into the methods that will be utilized to convey the Selectmen
Goals, once approved, to the staff, boards, committees, and the public. In addition, he stated that
he will provide quarterly updates to the Board beginning at their first meeting in January 2020,
and subsequently, at the first meetings in April, July, October, et cetera for a two-year period
regarding the progress towards the goals.
Ms.Hai expressed concern regarding the length of the list and the Board's ability to make progress
toward or meet each goal listed.
Ms. Barry inquired about the implementation of the Board of Selectmen goals being driven by the
Board versus Town staff.
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Mr. Malloy stated that part of the Board of Selectmen goals implementation process would be
incorporated into the Town Manager's goals as part of the Town Manager performance evaluation.
Ultimately, the goals would be accomplished together.
Mr. Sandeen suggested that the Board's goal of diversity, equity, and inclusion be represented
more prominently in the goals document, specifically when communicating to the public. He also
suggested that he would like the statement regarding developing a plan to implement a Net Zero
Action Plan be corrected to "Implementation of the Sustainable Action Plan", which has already
been approved by the Board of Selectmen.
Mr. Malloy suggested changing the goal to read: "Initiate linplementation of the Sustainable
Action Plan".
Ms. Barry suggested reordering the bulleted items under the "Community Character" goal.
Mona Roy, Chair of the Lexington Human Rights Committee, expressed the belief that there
should be more ethnic and racial diversity that is visible at the executive levels of town
government. She also stated that the LHRC recommends creating and funding a Diversity, Equity,
&Inclusion(DEI) Officer, similar to what the schools have implemented.
Rick Reibstein, Sustainable Lexington Committee,reiterated Mr. Sandeen's suggestion regarding
modifying the statement about Net Zero to Sustainable Action Plan.
Ricki Pappo, 16 Blossomcrest Road,reiterated Mr. Sandeen's suggestion regarding modifying the
statement about Net Zero to Sustainable Action Plan. She also suggested adjusting the
Sustainability Action Plan goal to mention climate change, as she feels it would be impactful to
the students who expressed concerns earlier in the meeting.
12. Ad Hoc Crematory Study Committee Update
Ms. Barry, Chair of the Ad Hoc Crematory Study Committee, stated that the committee had a
meeting on August 20, 2019,where the responses to the recent survey were reviewed. The survey
was sent to 107 cities and towns within the Route 495 area, including direct abutters, and 40
responses were received. She stated that the answers to the survey questions were mixed, as some
municipalities seemed confused by the questions, since some of the answers were not applicable.
Ms. Barry also stated that the committee had gathered all of the information that was pending on
the last page of their report to Town Meeting. She mentioned that the committee voted 5-1 to
recommend to the Board of Selectmen that the Town of Lexington not pursue building a crematory
(six out of the seven members were present to vote). The committee is now working on writing
their report to be completed for 2019 Special Town Meeting. The committee anticipates presenting
to the Board of Selectmen at the first meeting in November.
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David Kanter,Precinct 7 Town Meeting Member, stated that he believes the vote of the committee
and objective of the report should be publicly distributed now.
13. Discuss Town Manager Review Process
The Board of Selectmen will discuss procedures for the Town Manager annual evaluation. As per
the Board of Selectmen's Policy and Procedures Manual Section II.E.1, each Board member shall
individually submit a written evaluation. The Board will then decide if a consensus report can be
written or whether individual reports shall be presented.
Mr. Lucente stated that Town Counsel, Mina Makarious, had provided a copy of the Supreme
Judicial Court Decision Guide for Open Meeting Law Compliance. The Town Counsel had noted
the following from said guide: "If a staff member is receiving all of the reviews and compiling
them, the reviews would become a public record when that staff member shares them with a
quorum of the Board, and the documents should be posted on the Town's website at that time."
Mr. Lucente stated that the Board needed to make a decision on the timing and methodology of
the Town Manager's review and update the policy accordingly. Currently, it is the policy of the
Board to conduct the evaluation in February with a final public report prior to the annual election
in March. However, the Town Manager has an anniversary of his hire date in October.
Concurrently, the Board policy and procedure indicates that each member would compile
information and then submit it, as opposed to utilizing a staff member to gather the information.
The Board concluded that the Town Manager's review will take place annually in October to
coincide with Mr. Malloy's anniversary of employment. The Board will also send all evaluations
to Ms. Katzenback in the Board of Selectmen's Office to compile the information into one
document prior to reviewing it. Mr. Lucente will send an evaluation form out to the Board and
suggest a timeline for completion and return to the Board of Selectmen's Office.
14. Theater License Renewal- Lexington Venue
Mr. Lucente stated that the Lexington Theatre Project, Inc. d/b/a Lexington Venue has submitted
the necessary paperwork to renew their two theatre licenses for weekdays and Sundays.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to approve the
application and issue two theatre licenses to Lexington Theatre Project, Inc. d/b/a Lexington
Venue, located at 1794 Massachusetts Avenue, for Cinema 1 and Cinema 2 to show movies
weekdays and Sundays from September 1, 2019 through August 31, 2020.
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15. Selectmen Committee Reappointments &Resignations
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to reappoint David
Horton, Jeanne Krieger and Joe Pato to the Community Preservation Committee representing the
Board of Selectmen for a two-year term respectively to expire June 30, 2021.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to accept the
resignation of Rebecca McGowan from the Lexington Council for the Arts effective immediately.
16. Approve and Sign Proclamations
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to approve and sign a
proclamation in honor of the 100th Birthday of Lions Club of Lexington Member and Life
Member, Lewis R. Aronin. Mr. Aronin has been a resident of Lexington for almost 52 years and
has been a member of the Lions Club of Lexington for 50 years.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to approve and sign a
proclamation for the Daughters of the American Revolution in recognition of Constitution Week.
The annual celebration takes place the week of September 17th - September 23rd in accordance
with Public Law 915.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to approve and sign a
proclamation for the Lexington Symphony's 25th Anniversary. The Symphony is a group of
musicians and supporters who interact with the Lexington community through performances,
workshops, concerts, and an educational outreach program.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to approve and sign a
proclamation in honor of Lexington High School graduate, Chris Shaw,being called up to the San
Francisco Giants. Mr. Shaw was promoted to the baseball major leagues from the Sacramento
River Cats on September 1, 2019.
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Approve Minutes
Motion to approve the minutes of. May 6, 2019, May 15, 2019 Summit, May 20, 2019, and May
25, 2019.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to approve, but not
release the Executive Session Minutes of. May 6, 2019 and May 20, 2019.
2. Approve Town Celebrations Committee Request for Veterans Day Events
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Motion to approve the request of the Town Celebrations Committee for the Veterans Day Parade
and Ceremonies as presented in their letter dated September 4, 2019. The approval is subject to
coordination with Town Manager's Office and Town Staff.
3. Approve One-Day Liquor Licenses
Motion to approve a one-day liquor license for Brookline Bank/LACS to serve wine for the
purpose of their ArtWalk/Community Event Reception and Award Ceremony on Friday, October
18,2019 from 6:00 p.m.until 9:00 p.m.The event will be held at the Lexington office of Brookline
Bank, 1793 Massachusetts Avenue.
Motion to approve three one-day liquor licenses for Spectacle Management to serve beer and wine
in the lobby of Cary Memorial Building, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue, for the purpose of three
events on the following dates:
■ An Evening with Branford Marsalis,Thursday, September 19, 2019 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
■ Mother of a Comedy Show, Saturday, September 28, 2019 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
■ Kenny G, Thursday, October 10, 2019 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
4. Approve Lowering the Battle Green Flag on September 11, 2019
The Battle Green Flag has annually been lowered on September 1 lth for the anniversary of 9/11.
Motion to lower the Battle Green Flag on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, the anniversary of
9/11 in memory of all those who lost their lives.
Upon motions duly made and seconded,the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to approve the Consent
Agenda.
ADJOURN
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selection voted 5-0 to adjourn at 11:11 p.m.
A true record; Attest:
Stacey Prizio
Department Assistant
Joint Meeting September 9,2019
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Joint Meeting
Board of Selectmen and Historic Districts Commission
September 9, 2019
A Joint meeting of the Lexington Board of Selectmen and Historic Districts Commission was
called to order at 7:55 p.m. on Monday, September 9, 2019 in the Selectmen's Meeting Room,
Town Office Building, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue.Mr. Lucente,Chair;Mr.Pato;Ms.Barry;Ms.
Hai; and Mr. Sandeen were present, as well as Mr. Malloy, Town Manager; Ms. Axtell, Assistant
Town Manager; Ms. Katzenback,Executive Clerk;Mike Cronin,Director of Public Facilities; and
Mike Waters, AIA, LDa Architecture.
Present for the Historic Districts Commission were: Anne Eccles, Chair; Ed Adelman; Mark
Connor; Susan Bennett; Robert Adams; and Lee Noel Chase.
ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
1. Discuss Hosmer House
The Board of Selectmen and the Historic Districts Commission met to discuss the future of, and
the possible relocation of, the Hosmer House.
Mike Waters, LDa Architecture, reviewed the results of a study on the Hosmer House and its
possible relocation. While the structure could be adapted to a community space in its current
location, and offer amenities not otherwise available at the field such as storage and bathroom
facilities, the study results showed the highest and best use of this building would be as a residence.
It could be adapted to affordable housing, or returned to use as a private a residence. Further, he
stated that a residence would not be an appropriate use on Fletcher field. He reviewed options for
moving the house to town owned or private land and the various steps involved in each. While
moving the Hosmer House offsite was beyond the scope of the study, and hard to quantify as there
is no site to move it to at this time, there was no technical reason it could not be moved off-site.
He stated that the Hosmer House is valuable both its current location near the police station and as
a form of architecture. In conclusion, after hearing from the public and discussing the issue in a
working group, he stated that the best use would be for the Hosmer House to remain a house, if
possible, within close proximity of its "sibling" across the street but not on Fletcher field.
Mr. Lucente reaffirmed the Board's position from their July 8, 2019 meeting that they were not in
favor of the Hosmer House being incorporated as a part of the Lexington Police Station redesign
plans. The Board also felt that the Hosmer House should be moved offsite to another location as a
historic preservation restricted residential building.
Ms.Eccles said that the Historic Districts Commission feels the highest and best use of the Hosmer
House would be as a private residence moved offsite.
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Mr. Connor articulated that the best use for the building would be as a house, however, if removed
from its current site, it would lose its context. He expressed concern for setting a future precedent
regarding relocating buildings for the Town versus a private resident or developer as it could
jeopardize districts all over town, not just within the Historic District. He does not see how the
Historic District would benefit from relocating this building.
Ms. Bennett showed support for using the Hosmer House as a residence, as well as moving the
structure offsite with the protection of a preservation easement held by an appropriate organization.
Mr. Adams supports the highest and best use for the Hosmer House as a residence, as well as
moving the structure offsite.
Ms. Chase expressed concern that past discussions regarding use for the Stone House are now
affecting the current work of the Historic Districts Commission and she is hopeful that it does not
set a precedent for historic structures going forward. She is concerned that the Hosmer House
would lose context if removed from its current site. She is hoping that the focus of the current site,
with or without the Hosmer House, would be on making the site prominent, as it is the entryway
to the Town.
Ms. Hai acknowledged that after attending the listening sessions of the working group for the use
of the Hosmer House, she feels as though the best and highest use for the structure would not be
for storage and public toilets.
Mr. Sandeen agreed with the HDC that the guiding principal for our decisions on the Hosmer
House and Fletcher Park should be their highest and best use.
David Kanter, Precinct 7 Town Meeting Member, inquired about the timeline for the completion
of the new police headquarters design, as well as the timeline for relocation of the Hosmer House.
He expressed concern regarding relocation to the future site of the Hosmer House, as he does not
want to see the structure having to be moved twice. He also expressed concern for the highest and
best use of the house and how it would best support the use of Fletcher Park. He would like to see
the funding for the repurposing of the structure come from a brand new funding project.
Mr. Cronin stated that the timeline for the relocation of the Hosmer House, after Annual Town
Meeting approvals for the new police station, would be September 1, 2020.
Ms. Barry stated that she would like to see a full update on the police station design come before
the Board in the near future.
Dawn McKenna,9 Hancock Street, expressed disappointment in the lack of a site master plan. She
expressed dismay that the analysis was not specific regarding options for keeping the Hosmer
House on the property.
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Mr. Waters stated that by increasing the effectiveness of the Hosmer House as a hub (by adding a
barn and a porch back onto the home and providing a yard)it would encroach upon,and take away
from,the use of Fletcher Park. He said that there was no master plan for Fletcher Park because the
public made it clear to the working group that the field is considered fairgrounds and should be
able to support any activity within the site. The end goal was to maximize the use of the site and
not take away from it.
Ms. Eccles stated that the HDC is not willing to take a position on the future outcome of the
Hosmer House at this time.
Ms. Hai mentioned that cost would be a factor in the Town maintaining the property versus it being
sold to a private developer.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to close the Joint
Meeting at 8:48 p.m. The Historic Districts Commission voted the same.
A true record; Attest:
Stacey Prizio
Department Assistant
September 23,2019
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Selectmen's Meeting
September 23, 2019
A meeting of the Lexington Board of Selectmen was called to order at 7:02 p.m. on Monday,
September 23, 2019 in the Selectmen's Meeting Room. Doug Lucente, Chair; Joe Pato; Jill Hai
and Mark Sandeen were present, as well as James Malloy,Town Manager;Kelly Axtell,Assistant
Town Manager and Kim Katzenback, Executive Clerk.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Ron Lochiatto, 1 Turner Road, Maynard, Lexington Department of Public Works employee,
expressed concern regarding the comparable communities' compensation analysis performed by
the Town for the DPW Union negotiations.
David Nagle, 14 Richardson Avenue, Arlington, Coordinator AFSCME Chapter Local 93,
Lexington Department of Public Works employee expressed concern regarding the comparable
communities' compensation analysis performed by the Town for the DPW Union negotiations.
SELECTMAN CONCERNS AND LIAISON REPORTS
Ms. Hai reported the Town Celebrations Committee will be meeting with stakeholders in October
to gather input on potential adjustments to the 2020 Patriots' Day Event schedule. She also said
that the Veterans Day Parade will be held on November 11, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. with ceremonies
starting at 11:00 a.m.
Ms. Hai stated that the Lexington Human Rights Committee will be offering new programming
for the upcoming year. The new programs kick off in November with a panel and movie for "No
Hate November"revolving around the impacts of hate speech and a pilot for"Not in Our Schools",
and the annual MLK Day discussion on race. The committee is seeking volunteers to help
implement both programs.
Ms. Hai concluded with a notification from the Battle Road Scenic Byway Committee regarding
the signing of the Reviving America's Scenic Byway Act of 2019 into law yesterday. With this
law in place, the committee will now be applying for federal designation.
Mr. Pato wanted to remind the community that the Town has a preliminary draft of the Hazard
Mitigation Plan for review on the Town's website and the public comment period for the plan will
end on September 30, 2019.
Mr. Pato mentioned that we are in the middle of Climate Action Week, and on Friday, September
20, 2019, a climate strike was held worldwide. That same day, Lexington High School students
organized a local climate strike for the community with over 900 attendees at the high school.
After the event,the students delivered a banner signed by attendees, as well as a letter to the Board
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of Selectmen requesting action be taken here in Lexington with the conversion of school buses and
all school buildings to all-electric.
Mr. Lucente stated he and Ms. Barry went to Boston's Fenway Park on September 18, 2019 and
represented the Board in honoring Chris Shaw, a Lexington resident brought up to the Major
League to play for the San Francisco Giants. He was presented with a proclamation, American
flag, and a jar of dirt from a Lexington baseball field.
Mr. Lucente stated that he attended a Human Services Committee meeting,where an update to the
committee charge was discussed. He also mentioned that there will be a discussion on domestic
violence at the Lexington Community Center on October 17, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. with Dr. Lisa
Goodman.
Mr. Sandeen stated that he had attended a meeting on September 10, 2019 with Mr. Malloy and
Ms. Barry in regard to the Integrated Building [Design] and Construction Policy.
Mr. Sandeen had mentioned that on September 11, 2019, he was appointed to the Massachusetts
Municipal Association Policy Committee on Environment and Energy.
Mr. Sandeen attended the Green Communities Grant Ceremony on September 17, 2019, where
Lexington received a$135,000 grant for energy efficiency and lighting projects and on September
21, 2019, he and Mr. Pato attended the Lexpress 401"Anniversary Celebration.
Mr. Pato announced that September 24, 2019 is National Voter Registration Day and that there
will be an event at Cary Memorial Library on that same day between 3:00-6:00 p.m. for voter
registration and information.
Mr. Sandeen concluded with a report of a meeting he attended last week in the Town of Arlington
with a group of other municipalities regarding a potential working relationship with National Grid
on addressing gas leak issues.
TOWN MANAGER REPORT
Mr. Malloy said that the Integrated Building Design and Construction Policy has been edited for
non-substantive changes and they were forwarded to the Board for review. He said that the policy
will be brought to a future joint meeting between the Board of Selectmen and School Committee
for approval.
Mr. Malloy mentioned that an advertisement will be placed for a public hearing regarding the
Electric Vehicle Charging Station amendment to the Traffic Rules and Regulations this week.
Mr. Malloy indicated that the subject of renewing the bike share program contract will be brought
to a future meeting for a discussion regarding continuing participation in the program.
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ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
1. Grant of Location for Verizon Pole: Lincoln Street- Continued Hearing
Verizon requested the hearing to be tabled to allow them additional time to ready the required
updated documents.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded,the Board of Selectmen voted 4-0 to continue the Verizon
Pole- Lincoln Street hearing to the October 7, 2019 Board of Selectmen meeting.
2. Review of Protected Bike Lanes on Massachusetts Avenue in East Lexington
Mr. Lucente informed the Board that the Department of Public Works and Engineering staff are
working on reviewing options for protected bicycle lanes on Massachusetts Avenue and will come
to a future Board of Selectmen's Meeting to present their findings.
3. Update on Solar Request for Proposal
Mr. Malloy said the Town's Solar Request for Proposal team is currently working with Town
Counsel and Cadmus Group, the project consultant, regarding the design review, financial benefit
to the town and contract negotiations. Mr. Malloy said Anderson/Krieger, Town Counsel, and
Ameresco's legal team will discuss the contract terms and conditions and other factors this week
in order to have a final draft together to review. Mr. Malloy reported most of the buildings are at
90%completion regarding solar design except for Hastings School and Lexington Children's Place
which have the largest of the solar arrays that have an impact on making these buildings Net Zero.
Mr. Malloy stated a more detailed review will be provided to the Board once all of the final details
have been negotiated with Ameresco.
Mr. Sandeen commented that the request for proposal includes energy storage components in
addition to solar.
Mr. Pato stated he feels it is important to complete the Solar and Storage Request for Proposal as
soon as possible so as not to miss the best incentive values offered by the State level programs.
Mr. Voss, Sustainable Lexington Committee,also stated he also felt the request for proposal should
be completed as soon as possible to attain the best incentive values.
4. Review and Discuss 2019 Fall Special Town Meeting Proposed Warrant Articles
Mr. Lucente reminded the Board that Special Town Meeting is scheduled to begin on November
12, 2019 and the Board will vote the final warrant at the October 7, 2019 Selectmen's Meeting.
Ms. Axtell reviewed the following proposed warrant articles for the 2019 Fall Special Town
Meeting:
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Article 1-Reports of Town Boards, Officers, Committees
Article 2 -Appropriate for Prior Year's Unpaid Bills
Article 3 -Appropriate To and From Specified Stabilization Funds
Article 4 -Amend FY2020 Operating, Enterprise, and CPA Budgets
Article 5 - Amend Zoning Bylaw from CD-1 District to CSX District - 7 Hartwell Avenue
(owner petition)
Article 6 -Automatic Teller Machine Principal Service Uses in the CB Recommendation
Article 7 - Amend Zoning Bylaw and Map-186 Bedford Street(owner petition)
Article 8 - Appropriate Funding for the Route 4/225 Bedford Street-Hartwell Avenue-Wood
Street Transportation Improvement Project
Article 9— LED Streetlight Conversion
Mr. Pato suggested the title for article 6 title be changed to: Amend Zoning Bylaw to restrict
Automatic Teller Machine as principal service in the Central Business District.
Mr. Pato asked for the title on Article 8 be updated to reflect that the scope of the project is for
design funds.
Mr. Sandeen asked Mr. Malloy for further information regarding the objective for Article 8.
Mr. Malloy explained that proceeding with local funding of 25% design plans will show the State
that the Town is intent on making progress, and importantly, positions the Town favorably in the
competitive state transportation funding process to construct the project as envisioned in the 25%
design phase and as completed in the 100%design phase. He said Lexington's place on the Long
Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) is safe for now but would be removed in 2024 if we did not
fund 25% design. Mr. Malloy said as of now,the project is targeted for construction in the 2030-
34 time band and the Town is seeking to move the project forward, which is not guaranteed to the
2024-29 time band. He said, regardless of whether the Town decides to self-fund the entire
construction costs of a project or to pursue an alternative, the 25% design process is critical to
moving any project forward since Bedford Street is a state road, any proposed improvements will
be subject to Massachusetts Department of Transportation's (Mass DOT) standard design review
process.
The Board requested to additional information be presented at upcoming Board meetings regarding
articles 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 in order for the Board to be versed on these articles prior to the start of
Special Town Meeting.
Ms. Axtell noted that it is being targeted to bring articles to the 2020 Annual Town Meeting for
the Westview Cemetery Building and the Facilities Master Plan.
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Mr.Kanter,Precinct 7 Town Meeting Member,suggested there should be a public forum regarding
Article 8. In addition, Mr. Kanter expressed he believes an article for Westview Cemetery
Building construction funds should be included in the 2019 Fall Special Town Meeting warrant.
Mr. Malloy explained the Ad Hoc Crematory Study Committee and the Board of Selectmen,
respectively, felt the best course of action will be to receive the report from the Ad Hoc Crematory
Study Committee at the 2019 Fall Special Town Meeting and then include an article for Westview
Cemetery Building construction funding for the 2020 Annual Town Meeting.
Mr. George Burnell, 4 Eaton Street, stated many Traffic Intersection Plans have been discussed
throughout the years to address the area around Hartwell area, suggested planning needed to wait
for Hartwell Avenue rezoning to conclude, and that the Town should look at issues of the 128
intersection, Wood Street, and Eldred Street separately. He stated he is available to answer any
question the Board may have about these previous plans.
Ms. Dawn McKenna, 9 Hancock Street, expressed she feels Article 8 should be not be brought
forth until 2020 Annual Town Meeting until sufficient public forums have been executed and
stated she feels a request for construction funds for the Westview Cemetery Building should be
on the 2019 Fall Special Town Meeting. Ms. McKenna also asked about color of the LED lights
expected to be used in the proposed LED streetlight project.
Mr. Todd Burger, 386 Lincoln Street, in regard to Article 8, stated he feels there are alternative
ways to address the traffic that are not currently being considered to address traffic concerns due
to the potential growth of Hanscom. He suggested it would be possible to divert 50% of current
traffic from 4/225 and the jug handle intersection using a service lane.
Mr. Sandeen asked the Town Manager about the status and scope of the Facilities Master Plan
and whether the Facilities Master Plan scope would include developing an ongoing operating
building performance assessment. Mr. Malloy answered that this assessment would be included
in the Facilities Master Planning process as a natural extension of the Integrated Design and
Construction Policy.
Mr. Voss, Chair of the Sustainable Lexington Committee, recommended that the Facilities
Master Plan scope should include developing a baseline assessment of our current buildings as a
necessary step towards the creation of operating building performance policy.
The Board discussed whether to include Westview Cemetery building on the warrant, and
concluded that since the final report from the Ad hoe Crematory Study Committee was not yet
available,there were still questions that needed to be answered before the Board was comfortable
bringing this item to Town Meeting.
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5. Discuss Dissolving the Police Policy Manual Committee
Mr. Malloy said the Police Policy Manual Committee was formed by the Board of Selectmen in
1976 for the purpose of developing the Police Manual. He said Chief Corr had made a
recommendation a few years back to the Board of Selectmen that this committee be disbanded and
that a working group under the Town Manager be appointed to fulfill the same function since the
Police Policy Manual Committee was in conflict with the Selectmen-Town Manager Act.In 2017,
the Board did not reappoint the Committee as there were discussions about disbanding therefore
this Police Policy Manual Committee is non-functioning at this time.
Mr.Malloy stated that the Lexington Police Department is now accredited and many of the policies
established by the Police Policy Manual committee are also dictated by the Police Accreditation
process.
Mr. Pato stated he feels the Police Policy Manual Committee does not conflict with and is
actually completely consistent with the Selectmen-Town Manager Act, he stated that he felt there
was significant value in having a civilian government oversight and transparency of Police
policies in light of the public's changing attitudes regarding Police policies and should that the
committee should remain in place and actually be strengthened to ensure Police policies reflect
the values of the community by updating the committee charge.
Mr. Sandeen agreed with Mr. Pato's comments and mentioned that the public in many forums
has made it clear on numerous occasions that they expect it is the Select Board's duty to set
policies and standards that ensure Lexington is a welcoming community focused on diversity,
equity and inclusion and that one of the most critical aspects of ensuring we are a welcoming
community are our Police policies.
Mr. Malloy stated that he was concerned that citizens might recommend policies such as Safe
Communities policies that would be in conflict with what the Town would want to adopt.
Mr. Pato mentioned that Town Meeting had recently voted to recommend that the Police policies
adopt many of the policies of the Safe Community Act into our Police policies. He felt that the
work to integrate that Safe Community language into Police policies had not been as transparent
as he would like and that the community was still uncertain whether Police policies fully reflect
the intent of the vote of Town Meeting. For that reason he would be reluctant to remove civilian
oversight of Police policies.
Mr. Lucente asked for this agenda item be brought back to a future meeting at which Chief Corr
is present in order to discuss this matter further.
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6. Special Permit Residential Development Zoning Bylaw Amendment Ad Hoc Committee
Update
Ms.Hai updated the Board with the progress to date of the Special Permit Residential Development
Zoning Bylaw Amendment Ad Hoc Committee. She explained the Committee reviewed the
element of the committee's charge which is to gather and provide stakeholder input, housing data
and draft a Statement of Values to lead to the ability to have a consultant develop a draft zoning
bylaw amendment and warrant article to either revise or replace Section 135-6.9 of the Zoning
Bylaw, Special Permit Residential Development, to provide for the creation of more affordable
and diverse residential dwelling units. She explained the committee continues to work towards
finalizing the committee's value statement.
7. Recap of Trip to Lexington's Sister City, Antony, France
Ms. Hai reviewed highlights and special moments from the Lexington delegation's September 13,
2019 trip to the Sister City, Antony, France for the 33rd Annual Foire aux Fromages et aux Vins.
8. Discuss Municipal Vehicle Energy Efficiency Plan
Mr. Sandeen stated that one of the priorities in the Sustainable Action Plan is to address the
transportation sector. He asked for this topic to be put on the agenda for the Board to discuss what
process the Town would begin to take to evaluate and improve energy efficiencies for municipal
vehicles owned by the Town or vehicles operated under contract to the Town, to include electric
vehicles when possible.
Mr. Malloy stated that as the Town is looking to hire a Sustainability Director,this topic would be
included in the responsibility of that person.Once the Sustainability Director is hired,he/she would
work with Town Departments as well as obtaining input from Sustainable Lexington Committee
to put together a municipal vehicle electrification plan for presentation to the Board.
Todd Rhodes, Sustainable Lexington Committee, voiced the Committee's support for the effort
to electrify the Town's municipal vehicle fleet. The Sustainable Action Plan identifies that
transportation is a major source of emissions in Lexington and the Committee believes that the
Town's transition to electric vehicles would set a good example and in addition recommended
that public transportation vehicles also move to electric.
9. Discuss Potential Noise Bylaw Revisions
Mr.Pato explained residents have complained about the noise from construction pro)ects near their
home by jackhammers, pile drivers etc. He said the current Noise Bylaw, §80-4 of the Code of
Lexington, allows construction noise between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. seven days a
week with no limit on the duration of the project. The residents would like the Town to consider
limiting construction on weekends and limiting noise that continues for lengthy periods of time.
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Mr. Pato stated the purpose of tonight's discussion is to determine if a project should be referred
to the Noise Committee and/or or town staff to investigate a potential Noise Bylaw revision.
Mr. Malloy said that the Kari Sasportas, Health Director, could work with the Chair of the Noise
Committee to assist in the review of the noise concerns and make some recommendations for
potential Noise Bylaw changes.
Mr.Malloy said,as a point of information for residents,noise related complaints should be directed
to the Building Commissioner or Health Director during Town Office Building hours of operation
and to the non-emergency Police number on weekends.
Mr. Pato stated he hopes that work could be done towards bringing an article to the 2020 Annual
Town Meeting to make a change to the Noise Bylaw.
Lee Minardi, Chair of the Noise Advisory Committee, mentioned that the committee is currently
working on a proposed bylaw for restricting hours of operation for lawn care equipment.
Regarding the construction noise issues raised by Mr. Pato, Mr. Minardi suggested that the Noise
Advisory Committee might want to look at both hours of operation as well as the type of
equipment that would be used.
10. Approve and Sign Proclamations
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 4-0 to sign the Mental
Illness Awareness Week proclamation recognizing October 6-12, 2019 as Mental Illness
Awareness Week and sign the Domestic Violence Awareness Month proclamation recognizing the
month of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
11.Selectmen Committee Appointments, Reappointments &Resignation
Mr. Lucente outlined the changes in committee appointments recommended for action.
Ms. Hai re-iterated the comment she made at a previous meeting that we need to reconsider our
appointment process. If we are to be the welcoming and inclusive community we claim to be, we
need to further our outreach into the broader community and bring new people into positions.
Mr. Pato agreed with Ms. Hai's comments. He expressed deeper concern with the process for
appointing to regulatory and quasi-judicial groups under the Board's purview. These groups have
the function to hear cases and adjudicate for residents. We should be looking at the membership
of those committees and cultivate a pipeline of people who would be effective members of those
committees. For example, the Zoning Board of Appeals consists of full members and associates.
Associates are re-appointed each year and we should take care to have a crop of associate members
who would be good candidates to promote to full members. It requires us to do advertising for
these boards and vet carefully rather than just appointing from lists of individuals who have
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expressed interest in serving. This is by no means a reflection upon any of the incumbents or
individuals involved but a recognition that it is our job to make sure the community is served by
the best members as possible.
Mr. Lucente agreed that we should take a different approach for how we appoint. We also need to
take a better approach to on-boarding new committee members. This is not out of disrespect for
any of our committee members, we have been served well by our many volunteers,but it is time
for us to formalize our processes for retaining and attracting new talent.
Mr. Sandeen agreed with these comments and also observed that there is overlap in some of the
responsibilities of these committees.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board voted 4-0 to accept the resignation of Sean
Osborne from the Human Rights Committee effective immediately.
Upon motion duly made the Board of Selectmen voted 4-0 to reappoint members of the following
committees: 2020 Vision, Battle Road Scenic Byway, Bicycle Advisory, Board of Appeals
Associates,Lexington Center, Communications Advisory,Lexington Council for the Arts,Design
Advisory, Design Advisory Committee Associates. Economic Development Advisory, Fence
Viewers, Greenways Corridor, Housing Partnership Board, Lexington Scholarship and Education
Fund Board, Monuments and Memorials, Noise Advisory, Sustainable Lexington, Tourism
Committee, Town Report, Transportation Advisory, Tree Committee and Water and Sewer
Abatement Board. The resulting list is appended to these minutes.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded,the Board of Selectmen voted 4-0 to appoint the following
members:
• Jeanne Krieger to the Battle Road Scenic Byway Committee for a term to expire on
September 30, 2022.
• Cleveland Coats to the Human Rights Committee for a term to expire on September 30,
2022.
• Georgia Swann to the Human Rights Committee to the unexpired term ending on
September 30, 2021.
• April Wang to the Noise Advisory Committee for a term to expire on September 30,2022.
12.Support Acton's Nomination to the Boston Regional Metropolitan Planning Organization
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 4-0 to approve and
authorize the Chairman to sign the 2019 MPO Election Nomination Papers from the Town of
Acton.
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CONSENT AGENDA
1. Approve One-Day Liquor License
Motion: to approve a One Day Liquor license for the Cary Memorial Library Foundation to serve
beer and wine from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at their Library After Dark Event with CAAL to be held
at Cary Memorial Library, 1874 Massachusetts Avenue, on Saturday, November 2, 2019.
2. Water& Sewer Commitments
Motion: approve the Water & Sewer Commitment July Cycle 9 Billing in the amount of
$374,100.32; Water& Sewer Commitment August Cycle 9 Billing in the amount of$397,483.28;
Water& Sewer Commitment July 2019 Finals in the amount of$26,267.07; and Water & Sewer
Commitment August 2019 Finals $26,857.35.
Upon motions duly made and seconded,the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to approve the Consent
Agenda.
ADJOURN
Upon a motion duly made and seconded,the Board of Selectmen voted 4-0 to adjourn the meeting
at 9:55 p.m.
Attest:
Kim Katzenback
Executive Clerk
September 23,2019
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September 23,2019 Selectmen Committee Reappointments
Keith Ohmart
2020 Vision Committee 3 year term Michael Tabaczynski
Margaret E. Coppe
Dan C. Krupka Housing Partnership Board 3 Year term
Harriet J.Cohen
Battle Road Scenic Byway Committee 2 year term Mary S. Haskell
Richard L. Canale Robert Pressman
Sheila Page
Lex. Scholarship&Education Fund Board 1- e
Bicycle Advisory Committee 3 Year term term
Nyles N. Barnert Thomas O. Fenn,Jr.
William P.Kennedy Julie Hackett
Hank Manz Karen Orf
Beth Masterman David Williams
Edward D.McCarthy
James A. Osten Monuments and Memorials Committee 3-year
Center Committee3 Year Nick Afshartous
Frederic S. Johnson Lee Minardi
Howard L. Levin
Jeffrey Lyon Sustainable Lexington Committee 3 year term
Paul Chernick
Communications Advisory Committee 3 Year term Todd A.Rhodes
David J.Buczkowski
Kenneth T.Pogran Tourism Committee one year term
Rita Vachani Marsha Baker
Kerry Brandin
Design Advisory Committee I Year term Margaret Coppe
Caroline Fitzgerald Bernice Fallick
Richard Friedson Jonathan Himmel
Bahig A. Kaldas Trisha Perez Kennealy
Timothy D.Lee Erica McAvoy(Dumont)
Alenka Slezak Dawn E. McKenna
Brigitte Steines Willem Nijenberg
Steven A.Vincent
Town Report Committee 1 Year Term
Design Advisory Committee Associates 1 Year Nancy Cowen
term
Bruce Creager Transportation Advisory Committee 3 Year Term
Andra Bennett
Economic Development Advisory Committee 3 Sally Castleman
year term,
Narain Bhatia Tree Committee 3 year term
John J.McWeeney Jewel Kuljian
Fence Viewers 1 Year Term James C.Wood
David J.Buczkowski
Hank Manz Water and Sewer Abatement Board 3-year term
Loren Wood
Greenways Corridor Committee 3 year term
Donald Grant
Joint Meeting October 7, 2019
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JOINT MEETING
Board of Selectmen and School Committee
October 7, 2019
A Joint meeting of the Lexington Board of Selectmen and the School Committee was called to
order at 7:17 p.m. on Monday, October 7, 2019 in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office
Building. Present for the Board of Selectmen (BOS): Mr. Lucente, Chair; Mr. Pato; Ms. Barry,
Ms. Hai and Mr. Sandeen as well as Mr. Malloy, Town Manager; Ms. Axtell, Deputy Town
Manager; and Ms. Katzenback, Executive Clerk.
Present from the School Committee were Eileen Jay, Chair; Scott Bokun; Kathleen Lemhan;
Depika Sawhney and Dr. Julie Hackett, Superintendent.
Integrated Building Design & Construction Policy
Mr. Malloy said the Integrated Building Design &Construction Policy has been worked on for the
past year. At this point, School Committee, PBC, Sustainable Lexington, DPF, School
Superintendent and Town Manager have all contributed to the final document. Mr. Malloy said
this document was also reviewed by the Selectmen's Policy Committee. Mr. Malloy noted that
should the Board and School Committee approve the policy tonight, the Police Station will be the
first building designed under this policy.
Upon a motion duly and made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to approve the
Integrated Building Design & Construction Policy with minor edits.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded,the School Committee voted 4-0 to approve the Integrated
Building Design& Construction Policy with minor edits
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to close the Joint
meeting at 7:20 p.m. The School Committee voted the same.
ADJOURN
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to adjourn the Joint
meeting at 7:24 p.m. The School Committee voted to adjourn at 7:24 p.m.
A true record; Attest:
Kim Katzenback
Executive Clerk
Summit October 16,2019
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SUMMIT MEETING
Board of Selectmen, School Committee, Appropriation Committee,
Capital Expenditures Committee
October 16, 2019
A Summit was held on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 in the Hadley Public Services Building
Cafeteria, 201 Bedford Street. Board of Selectmen (BOS): Mr. Lucente, Chair; Mr. Pato and Ms.
Barry,were present, along with Mr. Malloy, Town Manager; Ms. Axtell, Deputy Town Manager,
Ms. Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager for Finance; Ms. Hewitt, Budget Officer and Ms.
Katzenback, Executive Clerk.
Also present: School Committee (SC) members: Ms. Colburn, Vice Chair; Mr. Bokun; Ms.
Lenihan, Ms. Sawhney and Dr. Hackett, Superintendent of Schools. Appropriation Committee
(AC) members: Mr. Bartenstein, (7:04 p.m. arrival); Mr. Levine; Mr. Nichols and Mr. Padaki.
Capital Expenditures Committee(CEC)members: Mr. Lamb, Chair;Mr. Kanter; Ms. Beebee; Mr.
Cole, Ms. Manz and Mr. Smith.
Mr. Lucente called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. as did the School Committee and the Capital
Expenditures Committee. The Appropriation Committee did not have quorum. Mr. Lucente
explained that, due to the nature of the meeting, no public comment would be taken. Ms. Barry
indicated she would be recused from any Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) and pension
policy discussions as her husband is an employee of the Town; she would participate in the other
discussions surrounding policy.
Review Recommended Fiscal Guidelines
Mr. Malloy stated the principles outlined in the recommended fiscal guidelines are designed to
ensure the Town's sound financial condition now and in the future. He defined sound financial
condition as cash solvency, budgetary solvency, long-term solvency and service level solvency.
Mr. Malloy presented the following fiscal guideline recommendations for the Town:
• Eliminate the use of free cash for supplementing the Operating Budget.
• Increase fiscal reserves to reach 16.67 % of general fund operating revenues.
• Increase appropriations into the capital stabilization fund to assist with future funding of
the high school project.
• Adjust annual appropriation to maintain current target of FY2024 to reach full funding for
pension.
• Maintain a consistent level of funding for OPEB with a target of 35%-100%of the annual
service cost.
• Do not take any actions addressed to Personal Property Tax New Growth at this time.
• Tax up to the levy limit and appropriate increasing amounts into the Capital Stabilization
Fund or other reserves.
• Prioritize projects in the 5-year capital plan to stay within target ranges of cash capital.
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• Develop and inventory and replacement schedule for all the Town's capital assets to
support long-term capital planning.
• Reduce debt financing of continuing programs and short lived capital assets such as
technology.
• Adopt and implement new debt management guidelines that is sustainable for the future.
• Continue to utilize the Town's revenue allocation model in future budget development.
Mr. Malloy explained these guidelines will be incorporated into the FY2020 budget adjustments
for Fall Special Town Meeting and the FY2021 budget development process. He said revenue
projections and a preliminary revenue allocation model will be presented at the upcoming Budget
Summit. Mr. Malloy stated the Staff will prepare the FY2020 tax recap and proposed tax rates
based on these recommendations.
Each member of the Capital Expenditures Committee, School Committee,Board of Selectmen and
Appropriation Committee was given time to comment on the presentation.
Mr. Malloy reviewed the schedule for upcoming financial Future Meeting Dates:
• Budget Summit I—October 30, 2019
• Fall Special Town Meeting—November 12-13, 2019
• Budget Summit 11—November 21, 2019
• Set the FY2020 Tax Rate—December 2, 2019
• Begin FY2021 Budget Hearings—December 3, 2019
• Budget Summit III (White Book)—January 16, 2020
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 3-0 to adjourn at 8:10 p.m.
The Capital Expenditures Committee and School Committee subsequently adjourned.
A true record; Attest:
Kim Katzenback
Executive Clerk
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Selectmen's Meeting
October 21, 2019
A meeting of the Lexington Board of Selectmen was called to order at 7:00 p.m. on Monday,
October 21, 2019 in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building. Mr. Lucente, Chair;
Mr. Pato; Ms. Barry; Ms. Hai; and Mr. Sandeen were present, as well as Ms. Kosnoff, Assistant
Town Manager for Finance and Acting Town Manager; and Ms. Katzenback, Executive Clerk.
SELECTMAN CONCERNS AND LIAISON REPORTS
Mr. Pato reported that he had attended the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) meeting
last week, where the committee reviewed old projects that had yet to use their full appropriation.
The CPC discussed a potential need to investigate these projects further to understand why their
obligations have not yet been fulfilled, as some of the projects were dating back ten years. The
CPC will be looking into whether or not a recommendation to bring these projects to Annual Town
Meeting is necessary to possibly rescind the appropriation(s).
Mr. Pato had also mentioned that at the CPC meeting, the committee discussed how the State has
enacted an expansion of funding for the Community Preservation Act,which will more than likely
double the amount the Town was expecting to receive in the coming year.
Mr. Lucente stated that last week, he, Mr. Pato, Ms. Hai, and Mr. Sandeen all attended a ribbon
cutting ceremony for the recently completed Supportive Living Inc. Neuro Wellness Center
adjacent to the Douglas House.
Ms. Barry mentioned that the State House had the third reading of a bill today that would change
the Board's name from "Board of Selectmen" to "Select Board". She said that the bill has been
engrossed by the House of Representatives and is now progressing toward the Senate, where
eventually, it will be forwarded onto the Governor for approval.
Mr. Sandeen reported that on October 10, 2019, he attended a Permanent Building Committee
(PBC) meeting, where the committee reviewed the design for the new police station. The PBC is
preparing a presentation for the Board's review at a future meeting.
Mr. Sandeen reported that he, Ms. Hai, Mr. Pato, and Mr. Lucente attended a Citizens' Academy
session and presented on aspects of the Town.
Mr. Sandeen stated that on October 15, 2019, he attended a coalition of approximately 20
municipalities with Mr. Pato, Mr. Malloy, John Livsey, Town Engineer, and Tricia Malatesta,
Engineering Aide, to meet with the President of National Grid to discuss gas leaks in the area. The
municipalities were requesting that National Grid prioritize fixing the gas leaks. The President of
National Grid reiterated her desire to fix the largest gas leaks in Town first.
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Mr. Sandeen concluded with a notification that he had received today in response to a letter the
Board had sent to the Governor and the Board of Building Regulations and Standards (BBRS) in
June regarding the prioritization of developing a Net Zero Stretch Energy Code. The Governor and
the BBRS had agreed to develop a Net Zero Energy Standard,however,in the notification received
today, they had announced that they will be removing all green building experts from the task
force. There will be a public comments session on November 5, 2019 in regards to the removal of
the experts from the task force that Mr. Sandeen plans to attend on behalf of the Board with
prepared remarks. He is seeking support from the Board to make public comment at the session
by reiterating the requests in the letter sent out in June.
Mr. Lucente expressed that he had no issue with Mr. Sandeen making public comments at the
November 5, 2019 session by reiterating the requests in the original letter sent out in June.
ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
1. Greenways Corridor Committee Update
Keith Ohmart, Chair of the Greenways Corridor Committee, presented a summary of the
committee's significant accomplishments from 2018 and 2019. The presentation included the
ongoing development work of ACROSS Lexington, The Rick Abrams Memorial Trail Network, as
well as a summary of the committee's Program Improvement Request for the next budget year.
Mr. Ohmart stated that there are two new trails: Route J, which connects Liberty Heights
Conservation area to the Minuteman Bikeway; and Route L, which connects Upper Vine Brook,
Lower Vine Brook, Cotton Farm, Dunback Meadow, Daisy Wilson Meadow, Minuteman
Bikeway, and Tower Park. The new trails bring the mileage total to in excess of 30 miles.
Mr. Ohmart also stated that there is an ongoing project at the Bridge School property, where the
committee is sponsoring a Boy Scout project to build a boardwalk to circumvent the excess mud
on the trail. They anticipate the project to be completed in the spring of 2020.
Mr. Ohmart stated that the committee has been receiving support from developers in Town for
trail connections. The developers are incorporating the connections when applying for permits
from the Planning Board for housing.
Mr. Ohmart presented an earmark that Senator Cindy Friedman put into the Environmental Bond
Bill last year. This earmark would provide a fully accessible trail connection from the Lexington
Community Center to the Lexington Children's Place through Upper Vine Brook to Worthen
Road. This would provide a walking connection for Lexington High School students, as well as
for students of the Jonas Clarke Middle School. The earmark would require the Town to provide
matching funds. The committee plans to present a proposal at a future Board of Selectmen meeting
upon working with the Conservation Commission.
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Mr. Ohmart concluded with committee projects for 2020, which include the creation of a new
Route M, which would connect an existing ACROSS route in Hayden Woods to new Route L, as
well as developing a new Route K, which would connect Sutherland Woods, West Farm, and
Liberty Heights. The committee is requesting assistance from the Board to set up a meeting with
the Town Manager to resolve any issues in identifying the boundary lines, as part of the future
Route K trail property is owned by the Town. Once the projects are completed, the committee
would need to update their brochures, which is included in their Program Improvement Requests
(PIR).
Mr. Lucente requested that the trails be labeled with historic names rather than letters of the
alphabet.
Mr. Sandeen thanked the Committee for their efforts and mentioned that the Commonwealth
awarded Lexington a Leading by Example award featuring the work of the Greenways Corridor
Committee's ACROSS Lexington walking trail network.
Dawn McKenna, 9 Hancock Street, suggested that the committee connects with the Lexington
High School cross country and track coaches to communicate the use of the area by students.
2. Review of Protected Bike Lanes on Massachusetts Avenue
Ross Morrow, Assistant Town Engineer and Matt Weisman, Engineering Assistant, provided an
overview of the feedback and observations from the temporary bike lanes on Massachusetts
Avenue that were installed as part of the Minuteman Bikeway paving project.
Mr. Morrow stated that the Town was looking to pave the Minuteman Bikeway from the Seasons
Four driveway to the Fottler Avenue intersection. In order to complete the paving project within a
four-week timeline, the bikeway had to be shut down in that area and temporarily detoured to
Massachusetts Avenue. There is no bicycle access on Massachusetts Avenue, so through the
Complete Streets Project and outreach to the bicycle community in Lexington, a pilot program for
protected bike lanes was developed and temporary bike lines were installed for the duration of the
project.
Mr. Weisman stated that the week prior to installation, the Engineering Department notified the
abutters,posted signs in the area, and worked with the Lexington Police Department to ensure that
the area was well-marked and commuters were aware of the changes.
Mr. Morrow stated that the concerns raised in regards to the temporary bike lanes involved the
following issues for cyclists: driveway conflicts on the residential eastbound side, the feeling of
being trapped by the size of the buffer between cars and the sidewalk, and poor pavement
conditions near the gutter. The concerns raised in regards to the temporary bike lanes for cars were
as follows: having to cross and block the bike lane when exiting a driveway to merge onto
Massachusetts Avenue, parking compliance outside of the striped bike lanes or abiding by NO
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PARKING signs, multiple complaints regarding the narrow 10-foot travel lanes, specifically
around the curves between Lexington Toyota and Pleasant Street, reduced turning capabilities for
intersections and driveways, and reduced sight distance.
Mr. Morrow stated that the positive aspects of the temporary bike lanes were as follows:the ability
to provide a designated area for bikes,less opportunity for cyclists to be"doored"or having a door
opened and a cyclist running into it, and a decrease in vehicle speed within the travel lanes for
overall better safety in the area.
Mr. Morrow concluded with a recommendation to add bike accommodations to the area, as there
are a lot of cyclists in the town, especially on the bikeway and Massachusetts Avenue. He said that
the addition of bike lanes would be an extensive project that would include widening the roadway,
modifying the curb lines and enhancing pedestrian access.
Mr. Pato mentioned that residents of the area had expressed concern that they were not informed
about the project. He stated that there was certainly an attempt to inform the residents, however,
he felt that there could have been a larger outreach in the area. He also mentioned that bike lanes
do exist throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, but the community is not always
educated on the proper use. He would recommend an educational campaign if the project were to
move forward in the future.
Mr. Lucente stated that he personally received a lot of complaints in regards to the temporary bike
lanes and he feels as though that speaks to the communication about the project.
Ms. Barry stated that this was a learning experience for all involved. She expressed that she would
have liked to have been more informed about the project from the Town staff. She stated that she
felt there was a communication problem with the entire project.
Mr. Sandeen echoes the comments of his colleagues in regards to the communication and
education aspects of this effort. Mr. Sandeen also stated that he believes that the Town should
provide more protected bike lanes so residents can feel safe while riding their bikes. He stated
that he felt safer riding on the temporary protected bike lanes compared to riding on
Massachusetts Avenue without a protected bike lane. He also expressed his interest in seeing
protected bike lanes on other roads in Town.
.Ms. Hai stated that there was a communication breakdown regarding the project, specifically with
the businesses in the area of Massachusetts Avenue with the temporary bike lanes. She personally
received a lot of complaints from business owners pertaining to lack of notification.
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3. Update on Quiet Communities Proposal
Dave Pinsonneault, Director of Public Works, and Jamie Banks, PhD, MS, Executive Director of
Quiet Communities, presented the final report on the use of electric grounds equipment in the
Town of Lexington.
Ms. Banks stated that Lexington is the first town to fully implement the transition from fossil fuel-
based equipment to advanced battery electric equipment. She said that the substantial impacts
would be on noise,pollution, and ultimately, a better quality of life and cleaner environment in the
future. This transition into electric-based equipment coincides with the Town's Sustainable Action
Plan.
Mr. Pinsonneault stated that the new equipment was brought in by vendors and demonstrated for
the Public Works employees. The equipment presented was categorized by: the type of battery,
battery life, and backpack versus shoulder strap. Based off of the demonstrations and research,the
Town chose Stihl and Husqvarna equipment and the staff was able to test it themselves. He also
stated that the Town Hall complex was identified as an area where the equipment could easily be
incorporated.Electric trimmers have already been incorporated across all Town properties—parks,
public grounds, and athletic systems.
Ms. Banks discussed the impact analysis used throughout 36 municipal properties and divided the
tasks into routine tasks (ordinary versus major spring/fall cleanups) and special tasks (tree
trimming). The data was quantified using verifiable EPA equations and was based off of the
knowledge of the frequency, duration of use and exactly what was used in maintenance.The efforts
to date were the complete transition of the Town Hall complex in routine maintenance and the
partial transition of three other areas,the Visitors Center, and re-parking Cary Memorial Library.
Mr. Pinsonneault concluded with the following next steps for the transition process: the purchase
of an all-electric large area riding mower (Wright stand-on), looking at other iterations of
handhelds—string trimmers, leaf blowers, small chainsaws, and other items of that nature, as well
as looking at an American Green Zone Alliance (AGZA) Green Zone certification for the Town
Hall complex.
Mr. Lucente expressed his support for moving to electric equipment.
Mr. Sandeen thanked the DPW and Quiet Communities and Rick Rcibstein for their multi-year
efforts to make this project a success. He reminded the Board that the funding for this effort
came from a grant the Town earned for achieving excellent results in encouraging residents to
conduct home energy efficiency work. He stated that his primary reason for supporting the
transition to electric lawn equipment was for the health benefits of protecting Town staff from
breathing the highly toxic chemicals and particulate matter that are exhausted by gas powered
lawn care equipment.
Ms. Hai asked if the DPW anticipated moving to electric equipment as much as is available as
current equipment reached the end of its useful life. Mr. Pinsonneault said yes.
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David Kanter,Precinct 7 Town Meeting Member, asked if there has been any consideration in the
Town with regard to the scope in which the work is completed. He expressed concern in regard to
over-cleaning the grounds throughout the Town.
Mr. Pinsonneault responded to Mr. Kanter's concern by expressing that the cleanup of each
property is handled differently depending on the location and whether or not it is a tourist
attraction.
Nick Nichols,Appropriation Committee,inquired about the estimated cost of switching to electric,
both with subsidies and later on,when we no longer have the subsidies from the electric company.
Mr. Pinsonneault responded to Mr. Nichols's concern by stating that the cost is being analyzed
and that the smaller equipment is typically purchased through their operating budget. The larger
area mowers would be purchased through the capital equipment process.
Mr. Nichols also inquired about the cost comparison of the electric equipment versus the gas
equipment.
Mr.Pinsonneault stated that the costs of each type of product were compared and it was found that
for the string trimmers and blowers, the cost is relatively the same. However, the electric riding
mowers had a significantly higher cost.
Mr. Pinsonneault concluded with the next steps of having a couple different presentations in the
spring of 2020 — one for homeowners or residents and another for landscapers doing business in
Lexington.
4. Presentation- 2019 STM Article 9 - LED Streetlight Conversion
Dave Pinsonneault, Director of Public Works, provided an update on the proposed 2019 Special
Town Meeting Warrant Article 9: LED Streetlight Conversion, in which the Town's streetlights
will be switched from induction lights to LED lights.
Mr.Pinsonneault stated that the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC)currently has grants
available to assist in the purchasing of LED lights for communities. The topic will be brought forth
at Special Town Meeting, as the MAPC has a deadline for project submission by the end of May
2020. This grant would assist in the Center Streetscape Project.
Mr. Pinsonneault also stated that the LED lights have a lifespan of 20-23 years, so there is a five
to five and a half year return on investment for this project due to the considerable savings in
electric costs. It would cost approximately $881,138 to complete the transition to LED lighting,
with about$300,000 coming from grants and rebates from the utility companies. The LED systems
are virtually maintenance free,thus the maintenance line item on future budgets would be removed
(starting from FY2022). Final numbers on the cost savings and return on investment will be
available and distributed tomorrow.
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Ms. Barry inquired about the number of lights in the Town and whether or not all of the lights
would be replaced with the LED systems. She requested a list of lights that will not be replaced.
Mr.Pinsonneault stated that there are about 3,300 lights in Town and they will all be replaced with
the new LED systems. The lights in the Town Center will not be replaced for now, as they are a
part of the Center Streetscape Project. The list of streetlights that will not be replaced by the Town
will become available once the grant funds are received. No additional streetlights will be added
during this process.
Mr. Sandeen thanked Mr. Pinsonneault for selecting the warmer, softer 2,700 K light color that
allows residents and animals to sleep better at night. He asked if the Town had considered
adopting lighting technology to allow streetlights to dim individually. Mr. Pinsonneault said
Town staff is in the process of considering that possibility. Mr. Pinsonneault said that Town staff
is looking at three brightness levels or wattages to address those concerns.
Mr. Lucente questioned the longevity of the LED lights and inquired if there were any case studies
identifying the number of burnouts the Town would have on the bulbs that were being installed.
Mr.Pinsonneault stated that there is no current data on the topic,but that the consultant did confirm
that the industry standard would be 23 years. There will be a replacement program for the bulbs
that do not meet the industry standard.
5. Presentation- 2019 STM Article 7 - Amend Zoning Bylaw and Map - 186 Bedford Street
Ed Grant, Of Counsel for Nicholson, Sreter& Gilgun P.C., and Doug Hartnett, Project Engineer,
Highpoint Engineering, provided an update on 2019 Special Town Meeting Warrant Article 7:
Amend Zoning Bylaw and Map- 186 Bedford Street.
Mr. Grant stated that upon acceptance of the Planning Board's recommendation at Annual Town
Meeting to refer this project back to the Planning Board,the proponents,the Ciampa family,made
a good faith effort to present a further revised proposal and resolve issues with the report. The June
6, 2019 refiling of the Preliminary Site Development and Use Plan (PSDUP) focused on issues
raised in the Planning Board report, with one of the main issues being landscaping transitions and
screening. The following changes and additions were also made to the PSDUP: adding a basement
floor plan for commercial and residential storage with capacity to store 21 bicycles, adding six
short-term bicycle parking spaces, and two electric charging stations.
Mr. Grant stated that at the August 14, 2019 Planning Board meeting, the Planning Board closed
the public hearing and voted 5-0 to recommend the plan development to Special Town Meeting.
The revised filing was made as of August 22,2019. The following public benefits remain the same
as they did at Annual Town Meeting: historic preservation of the building and barn, a provision of
13 small one-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 500-785 square feet with four designated
as affordable housing, approximately$87,000 per year in new revenue for the Town of Lexington
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(as the property was previously tax exempt for 60 years), a $30,000 contribution to help fund
townwide transportation and TDM capital improvements,a$20,000 contribution to help fund local
TDM improvements in the vicinity of the project site including a possible bus shelter,and a$2,500
contribution to Town for public improvements to Garfield Park.
Mr. Grant concluded with the addition of the following language related to maintaining noise
levels in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) per the request of Mr. Malloy: "HVAC
systems under full load will not exceed SdBA above established ambient noise levels."
Mr. Sandeen thanked the proponent for their plans to heat and cool the building with electric
HVAC systems and for installing electric vehicle charging stations. He also inquired about the
established levels of ambient noise as referenced in the new clause.
Mr. Hartnett stated that the noise ordinance regulations reference +lOdBA above ambient noise
on new projects measured at the property line. The 5dBA above established ambient noise levels
was capped at the Planning Board's recommendation.
Ms. Barry inquired about the lack of times listed regarding the time of day for noise restrictions.
Mr. Lueente stated that the MOU will be addressed at the next Board of Selectmen meeting in
November.
6. Presentation-2019 STM Article 5-Amend Zoning Bylaw from CD-1 District to CSX District
- 7 Hartwell Avenue
Kristine Hung, Attorney, Riemer & Braunstein, provided an update on 2019 Special Town
Meeting Warrant Article 5: Petition for Change of Zoning District and Zoning Map 7 Hartwell
Avenue.
Ms. Hung stated that her client, the applicant, is seeking an amendment to the zoning bylaw for
their property at 7 Hartwell Avenue from a CD-1 district to a CSX district. The CD-1 was a plan
development district approved at Town Meeting in 2001 with very limited uses. The applicant
would like to operate a Russian School of Math at 7 Hartwell Avenue and rezoning the district to
a CSX would allow them to accomplish that goal, as well as more flexibility for the uses at the
site. Also, another reason for pursuing a CSX district rezone was due to the building not currently
fitting into the standards for CM and CRD districts. Although the Hartwell Avenue zoning
initiative is taking place around the same time, the applicant would need to move forward with
their rezoning project outside of the lengthy timeline for Hartwell Avenue. The applicant would
be willing to adjust their zoning criteria later on in the process to coincide with the Hartwell
Avenue standards.
Ms. Hai expressed concern about the concept of subsequent coordination of the rezone of the
Hartwell Avenue project, which is different than the current use of the building. She is unclear
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how the school will be incorporated into the overall project. She inquired about structural changes
to the building.
Ms. Hung stated that the proponent does not plan on making structural changes or additions to the
building at this point in time.
Ms. Barry expressed concern regarding an increase in traffic circulation on Hartwell Avenue. She
also expressed concern with how this plan will fit in with the Hartwell Avenue project in the future.
Mr. Sandeen agreed with Mr. Pato and Mr. Lucente stating that he did not anticipate significant
additional traffic as a result of this proposed change.
7. 2019 Special Town Meeting-Article Positions/Discussion
• Article Discussion
Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager for Finance, provided an update regarding 2019
Special Town Meeting Warrant Article 3: Appropriate To and From Specified Stabilization Funds
and Article 4: Amend FY2020 Operating, Enterprise, Revolving and CPA Budgets.
Ms. Kosnoff stated that under 2019 Special Town Meeting Warrant Article 3, there is a potential
for three requests. The first request would be for an appropriation into the traffic mitigation
stabilization fund for $280,000, which is part of a onetime payment that was received from King
Street Properties for mitigation related to their development on Hayden Avenue. The other half of
the payment would be going to the transportation demand management public transportation
stabilization fund, which is approximately another $280,000. There is other money that the Town
has for transportation that is going in there as well. The traffic mitigation stabilization fund can be
appropriated in the future for a traffic or related project.
Ms. Kosnoff stated that the next transfer of approximately $670,000 would be for the capital
stabilization fund, which is directly related to the operating budget adjustments.
Ms. Kosnoff stated that under 2019 Special Town Meeting Warrant Article 4, the revenue is not
appropriated at Town Meeting as it is not voted on. However, the Town budget is based off of
revenues, so adjustments were made to the approved budget at Annual Town Meeting. The
adjustments are as follows:
• New growth estimated at approximately $2.5 million, which could come in closer to $3.5
million after property valuations are finalized by the Department of Revenue. This would
allow for$1 million to be appropriated.
• Final state aid numbers for Chapter 70 at approximately$73,000 for appropriation.
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• Snow and ice deficit of approximately$400,000 that was set aside from the previous year
in FY2019.
• A total of$182,705 in allocated tax levy money.
Ms. Kosnoff concluded with a final number of $1.656 million for expected revenue. The
adjustments to the budget would go toward more cybersecurity insurance for the Information
Technology Department, the new Sustainability Director position with an estimated annual salary
of $86,000, and the LED Streetlight Conversion under the capital stabilization fund. The
amendment to the Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund budgets, to account for the final
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority(MWRA)assessments that came out after Annual Town
Meeting, will be adjusted as well.
Mr. Pato stated that he would like to see the primary allocation going toward the capital
stabilization fund as presented.He is requesting an Executive Session at a future meeting to discuss
cybersecurity. Also, he inquired about the stabilization funds transfers regarding the relationship
between the traffic mitigation fund with the King Street Properties payment and the transportation
demand management.
Ms. Kosnoff stated that the initial mitigation payment was paid to the Town when the certificate
of occupancy for the garage was issued for approximately$560,000. The original intention for the
fund was for transportation and/or traffic mitigation, so now the money will be divided between
the two purposes.
Ms. Barry inquired about the number of stabilization funds listed in the warrant and if all had
activity requiring a vote.
Mr. Sandeen requested that the Board hold an Executive Session at a future date to discuss
cybersecurity issues.
• Article Positions
The resulting chart is appended to the end of these minutes
Dawn McKenna, 9 Hancock Street, expressed concern regarding the appropriation of all of the
available funding to the capital stabilization fund when other bills or increased costs may be
presented during the year. She suggested setting aside a portion of the funds that could be
appropriated at the Annual Town Meeting to allow for some flexibility.
Ms. Kosnoff stated that this is unallocated tax levy money that needs to be appropriated now or it
does not get taxed, and therefore, would not materialize. She also stated that it would not be
available in the spring for Annual Town Meeting.
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8. MPO Election Ballot
The Metropolitan Planning Organization(MPO)Municipal Elections are being held on November
6, 2019 at the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) Fall Council Meeting at 9:00 a.m.
Absentee ballots are due by November 5,2019. The Chairman for the Board of Selectmen can also
designate someone to vote in his place. Currently, there are four municipal seats open, three of
which are unopposed. The Town of Ashland and the City of Framingham are running for the
MetroWest Regional Collaborative (MetroWest) sub-region seat. The Board is being asked to
choose one of the candidates for the MetroWest sub-region seat and to authorize the Chairman to
sign the absentee ballot for the MPO election.
The Board agreed to postpone the vote for the MPO Municipal Election MetroWest sub-region
seat until the next meeting on November 4, 2019 pending further research on the candidates.
The Select Board exited for a brief recess and returned at 9:15 p.m. calling the meeting back to
order.
9. Vote on Water and Sewer Rates
Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager for Finance,presented the FY2020 Water/Sewer rates.
Ms. Kosnoff stated that the Board of Selectmen is meeting for the second and final time on the
proposed Water/Wastewater rates for FY2020. At the first meeting held on October 7, 2019, the
Board reviewed the following items: results of the FY2019 Water and Wastewater operations;
billed usage and retained earnings histories;the FY2020 Water and Wastewater budgets as adopted
at the 2019 Annual Town Meeting(including proposed changes to the budgets for fall 2019 Special
Town Meeting); estimated FY2020 Water and Wastewater usage projections; and preliminary
FY2020 Water and Wastewater rates. The Board also held a public hearing on the proposed rates
at this meeting.
Ms. Kosnoff also stated that the purpose of tonight's meeting is to set the FY2020
Water/Wastewater rates. The proposed rates represent a combined increase of 7.3% for the Water
and Wastewater tiered rates for the current fiscal year. These rates remain the same as originally
presented on October 7, 2019. As discussed during the original presentation, the increase in
FY2020 rates is primarily attributable to an increase in the Town's Water and Sewer assessments
from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority(MWRA) and to the decline in overall Water
and Sewer usage by the Town.
Ms. Hai suggested that the wording in the message on the bill be further clarified regarding the
annual assessment by the MWRA to inform the residents that the Town does not set the rates,but
rather there are fixed costs.
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Ms. Barry suggested removing"from"and replacing it with"set by"the MWRA in the messaging
on the bill for residents.
Mr. Sandeen asked how much average water usage is decreasing. Ms. Kosnoff estimated that
water usage is decreasing by approximately 9 or 10%.
Mr. Sandeen suggested that since water rates are increasing by 7% and the typical average usage
of water is decreasing by 9 or 10%that means the average resident may actually see a decrease
in the dollar amount of their water bill.
David Kanter, Precinct 7 Town Meeting Member, suggested utilizing a third party calibration for
larger users.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded,the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to approve the proposed
FY2020 Water and Wastewater rates as presented on slide 2 of the attached presentation (See
Appendix B); and further, move that the Board approve the proposed insert as edited that will be
printed and included with utility bills in the upcoming fall 2019 billing cycle.
10. Review of FY2021 Capital Projects List
Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager for Finance, presented a preliminary summary of the
Town's FY2021-FY2025 Capital Improvement Plan that has been submitted for the Board of
Selectmen's initial review. The Finance staff has highlighted certain requests that may warrant
more in-depth discussion.
Ms. Kosnoff stated there are two primary categories for the grouping of the FY2021 capital
projects. The first category is for the continuing programs that would include items that the Town
is requesting appropriation for each year. The second category is for the onetime programs (i.e.,
the Lexington Police Station) that would include projects that are completed after one round or
that are presented infrequently. The Enterprise Fund requests and the CPA project requests have
also been separated based on the funding, which is not coming from the general fund.
Ms. Kosnoff presented a high level review of a few notable projects. The following onetime
projects were detailed: Project 306 Lexington Police Station Rebuild for$25 million,Project 1044
Lexington High School Feasibility Study for $1.825 million, Project 940 Westview Cemetery
Building for $2.8 million (the numbers may change due to the one-year delay), and Project 1083
Bedford and Hartwell Avenue Long Range Transportation Plan for $1.5 million (this number is
from FY2020 due to the 25% design).
Ms. Kosnoff stated that for the continuing programs the dollar amounts may change from year to
year,but they are present each year for the capital requests. She highlighted the following projects
in detail: Project 523 Storm Drainage Improvements and NPDES Compliance, Project 557
Comprehensive Watershed Stormwater Management Study and Implementation, and Project 683
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Townwide Culvert Replacement. For Projects 557 and 683, the Town will be taking a one-year
break from funding both items due to the Department of Public Works and Engineering
Department working on spending appropriations from the previous years. Also, all three of the
detailed projects would potentially fall into a stormwater management fee, so they are currently
under review for the likely creation of another Enterprise Fund to support the projects.
Mr. Sandeen asked about Lexington High School capital plans. Ms. Kosnoff said that Town staff
has not included an estimate for the high school design funds in the capital plan as the Town has
not yet been invited to participate in the MSBA program. She anticipates including design funds
approximately one year following selection by the MSBA.
Dawn McKenna, Precinct 6 Town Meeting Member and Chair of the Tourism Committee,
requested that the Battle Green Streetscape Improvements and the Battle Green Master Plan get
prioritized for their completions.
Hal Miller-Jacobs, 17 Swan Lane, expressed interest in the completion of the pickle ball courts, as
he feels there is a growing demand for this particular activity.
11. Grant of Location for Verizon Pole: Lincoln Street- Continuation of Hearing
UPDATE: This item will be tabled until the November 4, 2019 Board of Selectmen meeting at the
request of Verizon to allow time for them to obtain abutter and developer confirmation of pole
location.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded,the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to continue the Verizon
Pole- Lincoln Street hearing to the November 4, 2019 Board of Selectmen meeting.
12. Special Permit Residential Development Zoning Bylaw Amendment Ad Hoc Committee
Update
Ms. Hai updated the Board with the Special Permit Residential Development Zoning Bylaw
Amendment Ad Hoc Committee progress to date.
Ms. Hai stated that the committee is meeting on October 24, 2019, as they are in the process of
drafting a report to be delivered to Special Town Meeting. The committee has voted to approve
the value statement,which will be circulated to the Board of Selectmen. The value statement reads
as follows:
"Lexington seeks to encourage greater diversity of housing opportunities to meet the needs of a
diverse population with respect to income, ability, number ofpersons in a household, and stage of
life. Lexington seeks to fulfill this goal while preserving its cultural and historical values and
promoting growth that is sustainable and sensitive to the natural environment. Lexington is
mindful of supporting development that preserves historically or architecturally significant
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buildings and landscape. The Town recognizes that not all of these values can be applied to all
sites, but is committed to evaluating each site as an opportunity to contribute to serving and
promoting these values townwide."
Ms. Hai stated that the zoning consultant will be engaged for phase two of this project. Phase two
is to draft proposals to increase the production of housing that will meet the values listed in the
value statement. In order to reach these goals, a change would need to take place in the bylaw or
the administration and regulations of the bylaw.
13. Ad Hoc Crematory Study Committee Update
Ms. Barry updated the Board with the Ad Hoc Crematory Study Committee progress to date.
Ms. Barry stated that the committee met last week and will also meet next week. The committee
is currently working on a report for the Board of Selectmen and anticipate presenting at the
November 4, 2019 meeting.
14. Selectmen Committee Appointments
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to appoint Nyles
Barnert as a full member of the Board of Appeals with a term expiration date of September 30,
2024.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to appoint Shubhra
Chandra as a member of the Lexington Council for the Arts with a term expiration date of
September 30, 2022.
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Approve Minutes
Upon a motion duly made and seconded,the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to approve the minutes
of. June 3, 2019, June 13, 2019, and June 24, 2019.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to approve, but not
release, the Executive Session Minutes of June 13, 2019,
ADJOURN
Upon a motion duly made and seconded,the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to adjourn the meeting
at 9:55 p.m.
A true record; Attest:
Stacey Prizio
Department Assistant
October 21, 2019
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ARTICLE POSITIONS
2019 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
ARTICLE
PRSNTR CNSNT DL JP SB JH MS
1 Reports of Town Boards,Officers,Committees N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2 Appropriate for Prior Year's Unpaid Bills JH
Y Y Y Y Y Y
3 Appropriate To and From Specified Stabilization Funds JP
(a) Section 135 Zoning By-Law N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
(b)Traffic Mitigation Y Y Y Y Y
(c)Transportation Demand Management/Public Transportation Y Y Y Y Y
(d) Special Education N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
(e)Center Improvement District N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
(f)Debt Service N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
(g)Transportation Management Overlay District N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
(h)Capital Y Y Y Y Y
(i)Payment in Lieu of Parking N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
0)Visitor Center Capital Stabilization Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
(k)Affordable Housing Capital Stabilization Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
(1)Water System Capital Stabilization Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
(m)Ambulance Stabilization Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
4 Amend FY2020 Operating,Enterprise,Revolving and CPA DL
W W W W W
Budgets
5 Amend Zoning Bylaw from CD-1 District to CSX District-7 SB
Hartwell Avenue(Owner Petition) W W W W W
6 Amend Zoning Bylaw to Restrict Automatic Teller Machine as MS
Principle Use in the Center Business District W W W W W
7 Amend Zoning bylaw and Map- 186 Bedford Street(Owner JH W W W W W
Petition)
8 Appropriate Funding for 25%Design of the Route 4/225 Bedford JP
Street-Hartwell Avenue-Wood Street Transportation W W W W W
Improvement Project
9 LED Streetlight Conversion DL W W W W W
October 24, 2019
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SELECTMEN'S MEETING
Thursday, October 24, 2019
A meeting of the Lexington Board of Selectmen was called to order at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday,
October 24, 2019 in the cafeteria of the Hadley Public Services Building, 201 Bedford Street. Mr.
Lucente,Chair;Mr.Pato;Ms. Barry,Ms.Hai and Mr. Sandeen were present as well as Mr.Malloy,
Town Manager; and Ms. Katzenback, Executive Clerk.
ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
1. Approve Deeds for the Purchase of Conservation Land Acquisitions: Kendall Road and
Sherburne Road South
Mr. Malloy said the Town is targeting to close within the week on the purchase of properties
located on Kendall Road, Lexington, Massachusetts, identified as Town of Lexington Assessor's
Parcel ID 32-114 and Sherburne Road identified as Town of Lexington Assessor's Parcel ID 32-
135. He explained that action by the Board is required to approve the deeds and to authorize the
Town Manager to sign the related closing documents.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to approve the deed to
the property located on Kendall Road, Lexington, Massachusetts,identified as Town of Lexington
Assessor's Parcel ID 32-114, consisting of approximately 22,034 square feet substantially in the
form presented at the October 24, 2019 meeting, with final changes to be approved by the Town
Manager, or the Assistant Town Manager,in the Town Manager's, or Assistant Town Manager's,
reasonable discretion in consultation with the Conservation Director and town counsel; and
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to authorize the Town
Manager, or the Assistant Town Manager, to take all actions on behalf of the Town and the Board
of Selectmen that are reasonably necessary,in the judgment of the Town Manager,or the Assistant
Town Manager, to complete the purchase of the property located on Kendall Road, Lexington,
Massachusetts, identified as Town of Lexington Assessor's Parcel ID 32-114, consisting of
approximately 22,034 square feet by the Town in accordance with the Purchase and Sale
Agreement by and between Capaldi Limited Partnership, a Massachusetts limited partnership and
the Town of Lexington, acting by and through its Conservation Commission, dated August 27,
2019, including, without limitation, signing a Deed, as well as closing forms, documents and
settlement statements, and extending the closing date, if necessary.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to approve the deed to
the property located on Sherburne Road, Lexington, Massachusetts, identified as Town of
Lexington Assessor's Parcel ID 32-135, consisting of approximately 4.8 acres substantially in the
form presented at the October 24, 2019 meeting, with final changes to be approved by the Town
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Manager, or the Assistant Town Manager, in the Town Manager's, or Assistant Town Manager's,
reasonable discretion in consultation with the Conservation Director and town counsel.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to authorize the Town
Manager, or the Assistant Town Manager, to take all actions on behalf of the Town and the Board
of Selectmen that are reasonably necessary,in the judgment of the Town Manager,or the Assistant
Town Manager, to complete the purchase of the property.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded,the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to adjourn at 6:55 p.m.
A true record; Attest
Kim Katzenback
Executive Clerk
October 30, 2019
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SELECTMEN'S MEETING
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
A meeting of the Lexington Board of Selectmen was called to order at 6:30 PM. on Wednesday,
October 30, 2019 at the Hadley Public Services Building Cafeteria, 201 Bedford Street. Present
for the Board of Selectmen were Doug Lucente, Chair; Joe Pato; Suzie Barry, Jill Hai and Mark
Sandeen. Also present were James Malloy, Town Manager; Kelly Axtell, Deputy Town Manager
and Kim Katzenback, Executive Clerk.
ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
1. Liquor License - Change of Manager- Element
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to approve the
application reflecting a Change of Manager to be Shamara Lamar and issue an All-Alcoholic
Innholder Liquor License for Lixi Hospitality Lexington FB MGT, Inc. d/b/a Element Lexington
located at 727 Marrett Road—B reflecting the same.
2. Liquor License - Change of Manager and Officers/Directors - Lexington Lodge of Elks
B.P.O.E. #2204
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to approve the
application reflecting a Change of Manager, as well as a Change of Officers/Directors, and issue
an All Alcoholic Club Liquor License to the Lexington Lodge of Elks B.P.O.E. #2204, 959
Waltham Street.
3. Discuss Potential Creation of Advisory Committee for Hartwell Avenue-Route 4/225
Bedford Street-Wood Street 25%Design Transportation Improvement Project
Mr. Lucente explained that as a follow up to the October 17,2019 Joint Meeting with the Planning
Board, the Board of Selectmen will contemplate creating an Advisory Committee for the Hartwell
Avenue-Route 4/225 Bedford Street-Wood Street 25% Design Transportation Improvement
Project in the event that Article 8 passes at the 2019 Special Town Meeting.
Mr. Malloy said the nature of Special Town Meeting Article 8 is for design work which the
engineers would develop a proposed design in accordance with Massachusetts Department of
Transportation. He advised of his concerns of a committee be formed to direct the design. He
advised should a committee be considered, the committee charge would need to be very clear as
to the specificity of the advisory nature.
The Board agreed it will be necessary to develop a clear process for c engagement with the whole
community to hear and identify community concerns to include a sufficient number of outreach
sessions. The Board felt it is worth further consideration of the development of some type of group
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or committee to provide feedback regarding community concerns should Article 8 pass at Town
Meeting.
Dawn McKenna, 9 Hancock Street, expressed concern that citizens are not included often enough
and there is quite a diverse expertise available in our community.
4. MPO Election Ballot
Mr. Lucente said the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Municipal Elections are being
held on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at the MAPC Fall Council Meeting at 9:00 a.m. He
explained absentee Ballots are due on November 5, 2019 or the Chairman can designate someone
to vote in his place.
Mr. Lucente said there are four municipal seats open,three of which are unopposed. The Town of
Ashland and the City of Framingham are running for the Metro West Regional Collaborative
(MetroWest) sub-region seat.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to vote for the City of
Framingham to the Metro West Regional Collaborative (Metro West) sub-region seat; The Town
of Acton to the Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination(MAGIC) sub-region seat;
The City of Somerville to the Inner Core sub-region seat; The Town of Rockland to the South
Shore Coalition sub-region seat and further to authorize the Chairman to sign the Absentee Ballot
for the MPO election.
5. Selectmen Committee Resignation
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to accept the
resignation of Kathryn Allamong Jacob from the Monuments and Memorials Committee effective
immediately.
6. Town Manager Appointment
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to approve the Town
Manager's appointment of Thomas Romano as an adult adviser to the Youth Commission
effectively immediately for a term to expires on April 30, 2022.
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Approve Minutes
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to approve, but not
release, the corrected June 13, 2019 Executive Session minutes.
2. Approve Use of Battle Green/Walk-Martin Luther King Day
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Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to approve the
request of the Town Celebrations Committee/MLK Day Commemoration Subcommittee for the
2019 Lexington MLK Day Commemoration on Monday, January 20, 2020, which will include
use of the Battle Green and a walk along Massachusetts Avenue to the Cary Memorial Building.
3. Approve and Sign Eagle Scout Commendation Letters
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to approve and sign
letters of commendation congratulating Justin Liu and Isaac Mukamal for attaining the highest
rank of Eagle in Boy Scouting.
ADJOURN
Upon s motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to adjourn the
meeting at 6:55 p.m.
A true record; Attest:
Kim Katzenback
Executive Clerk
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SELECT BOARD MEETING
June 29,2020
A remote participation meeting of the Lexington Select Board was called to order at 7:00 p.m. on Monday
June 29,2020 via Zoom remote meeting services. Mr. Lucente, Chair; Mr.Pato; Ms. Barry;Ms. Hai and
Mr. Sandeen were present,as well as Ms. Axtell,Deputy Town Manager; and Ms.Katzenback,Executive
Clerk.
Mr. Lucente stated this remote participation meeting is being held in accordance with Governor Baker's
March 12,2020 Executive Order suspending certain provisions of the Open Meeting Law to allow remote
participation during Massachusetts' State of Emergency due to the outbreak of COV1D-19.
Mr. Lucente provided instructions to members of the public,who were watching or listening to the
meeting via the Zoom application,regarding the procedure of making a public comment.
SELECT BOARD MEMBER CONCERNS AND LIAISON REPORTS
Ms. Hai
• Tourism Committee is finalizing the exhibits for the Visitors Center.
• Special Permit Residential Development Zoning Bylaw Ad Hoc Committee continues to meet in
an effort to bring forth an article to a Fall Special Town Meeting.
• Munroe Center for the Arts has its summer program offerings listed on their website.
Mr. Pato
• Sustainable Lexington Committee meeting distributed a letter to the Board regarding the need for
a toxic use reduction plan.Mr.Pato requests that this topic be added to an agenda in the near
future for deliberation.
Ms. Barry
• Hanscom Area Towns Committee-Bedford has taken on the Chair role.
• The blue and gold outdoor uplighting on the Cary Memorial Building and Cary Memorial Library
is in recognition of all of Lexington's graduates. Lexington High School had their virtual
graduation on June 28, 2020.
Mr. Sandeen
• The House and Senate of Massachusetts are working on absentee voting.
• Traffic Advisory Group is planning to hold their public forum on July 7,2020 and to the Select
Board on July 13, 2020 regarding the Lexpress routes.
• The Noise Advisory Committee has been getting a number of complaints from neighbors related
to the Waterstone project. Town staff has advised the Noise Advisory Committee that this is
water and sewer work that is expected to continue until the fall.
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ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
1. COVID-19 Update-Discuss Strategies,Implementation and Community Response Actions
related to COVID-19 Guidelines and Directives
Ms. Axtell reported,to date there have been 321 confirmed COVID-19 cases reported in the Town of
Lexington.
Town/School/Community:
All Town Departments have partially returned to work with staff working in the offices 25% of the time
and 75%working remotely. The Town will be working towards the staff to return to work in the office on
a full-time regular basis following the recommended protocols of MDPH and the Industrial Hygienist.
The following establishments have been approved for outdoor dining with alcohol service during the
COV1D-19 State of Emergency: 11 Casale, Via Lago,Ixtapa and Mario's.
2. Grant of Location for Verizon Pole: Lincoln Street-Revised Petition
Mr. Lucente opened the hearing at 7:16 p.m.
Mr. Lucente stated Verizon has submitted a revised petition subsequent to the petition approved by the
Select Board in November 2019. After the Select Board approved the last petition, one of the neighbors
(who had received the certified mail,but had not commented)complained to Verizon about the location in
which pole 55/16 had been approved. The new location was 42 feet from pole 55/16A. After Verizon
worked with the parties involved, the parties agreed to locate pole an additional 11 feet further from the
northeast property line between#45 and#43 Lincoln Street. The pole is now proposed to be 31 feet from
pole 55/16A.
Upon hearing no further comments,Mr. Lucente closed the hearing at 7:33 p.m.
VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, by roll call, the Select Board voted 5-0 to approve the
relocation of one(1)JO pole, P.55/16, on the northerly side of Lincoln Street to a point approximately 3 F
easterly from its current location on the northerly side of Lincoln Street contingent upon Verizon identifying
the owners of unused wires and unused poles, removing unused wires and unused poles which are theirs,
and making notification to other parties that unused wires and unused poles be removed on abutting
properties.
3. Presentation to the Chinese American Association of Lexington (CAAL) and the Chinese
Americans of Lexington(CALex)- Thank You for Donations
Mr. Lucente stated both the Chinese American Association of Lexington(CAAL)and Chinese Americans
of Lexington (CALex) each have made generous donations to support the Town and residents during the
COVID-19 pandemic which included personal protective equipment to the Town and the community which
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were dispensed through the Lexington Fire Department. Each organization was thanked by members of
the Board.
ACTION ITEM: Deliver plaques to CAAL and CALex respectively to thank them for these generous
donations.
4. Voluntary Water Use Restrictions
Mr. Pinsonneault, Director Department of Public Works, stated that in order to maintain regulatory water
pressure in Town to ensure delivery into homes and businesses and proper fire protection during this high
use time frame the Department of Public Works would like to institute a voluntary water restriction from
July 1, 2020 to October 1, 2020. We urge residents and businesses to refrain from any outdoor water use
between the peak demand hours of 5:30am—8:30am daily. This includes restricting all irrigation and other
outdoor landscape/turf watering,washing vehicles,rinsing driveways, filling pools etc.
VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, by roll call, the Select Board voted 5-0 to approve
instituting a voluntary water restriction on any outdoor water use as recommended by DPW between the
hours of 5:30am and 8:30am daily from July 1,2020 to October 1,2020.
5. Approve the Creation of 20mph Safety Zone in the Area of Lexington Center
Mr. Lucente stated as a follow-up from the June 15, 2020 Select Board meeting, the Board has been
provided an updated proposed 20 mph safety zone map and report for the Lexington center area.In addition,
Mr. Lucente stated the Center Committee unanimously supported this updated proposal.
VOTE:Upon a motion duly made and seconded,by roll call,the Select Board voted 5-0 that in accordance
with the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws,Chapter 90, Section 18B adopted by Town Meeting at
ATM 2017 and later accepted by the Board of Selectmen on May 8, 2017, the Select Board hereby
implement the following special speed regulation: 20 MPH Safety Zone in Lexington Center and to
authorize the Town Manager to execute said Special Speed Regulation for 20 MPH Safety Zone in
Lexington Center as follows:
• Massachusetts Avenue From Harrington Road to Slocum Road 20 MPH Safety Zone;
• Bedford Street From Harrington Road to Massachusetts Avenue 20 MPH Safety Zone;
• Hancock Street From Bikeway Crossing to Bedford Street 20 MPH Safety Zone;
• Harrington Road From Massachusetts Avenue to Hancock Street 20 MPH Safety Zone;
• Meriam Street From Bikeway Crossing to Massachusetts Avenue 20 MPH Safety Zone;
• Waltham Street From Massachusetts Avenue to Vinebrook Road 20 MPH Safety Zone;
• Woburn Street From Hayes Lane to Massachusetts Avenue 20 MPH Safety Zone.
6. Presentation on Shared Streets and Spaces Grant
Ms. Sandhya Iyer, Economic Development Director, presented an overview to the Board of the grant
application that was submitted on June 23, 2020 regarding shared street and spaces. She presented a map
of Lexington Center showing the areas that are being proposed for consideration to block off to provide
additional space for outdoor dining and creating wider pedestrian lanes between restaurants and the outdoor
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dining. Economic Development proposes to use water filled jersey barriers so they can be drained and
moved around as appropriate. Ms. Iyer stated that the Economic Development staff collected some
community feedback on the idea of closing off areas to allow for greater outdoor dining opportunities.
The Board expressed concern that some of the locations proposed in the Lexington Town Center need to
further evaluated for appropriateness and all proposed areas are fully reviewed for safety. The Board also
stated that other areas should also be considered for such a program, in particular the East Lexington
commercial area.
VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, by roll call, the Select Board voted 5-0 to endorse the
previously submitted grant application and the general plan to block off parking areas as shown on the
proposed plan in the Lexington Center.
7. Update on Age-Friendly Needs Assessment Results &Recommendations
Jan Mutchler, Center for Social and Demographic Research on Aging, Gerontology Institute University of
Massachusetts Boston presented a summary of the findings from the age-friendly study.
In addition,Ms. Julie Ann Shapiro,Lexington Council on Aging,presented to the Board the following top
4 priority proposed action items.
• HOUSING: 1)Home Modification Assistance-Timeframe:July,2020—July,2021;2)Affordable
Housing Advocacy.
• TRANSPORTATION: 1) Senior Parking Sticker Program - Timeframe: September, 2020 —
September,2021;2) Senior-Only Parking Advocacy 3)Increased Transportation Advocacy.
• SOCIAL PARTICIPATION: 1) Neighborhood Postcard Program - Timeframe: July, 2020 -
ongoing; 2)Technology Program.
• RESPECT AND SOCIAL INCLUSION: 1) Senior Specific Commerce Program - Timeframe:
July/August 2020—ongoing; 2)COA Mobile Forums; 3)Increased Partnerships.
The Board thanked Ms.Mutchler and Ms. Shapiro for their updates.
ACTION ITEMS: Council on Aging will work towards proposed initiatives and keep the Board apprised.
At 8:57 p.m. the Board took a brief recess and the meeting resumed at 9:05 p.m.
8. Determination of Tree Hearing-497 Concord Avenue
Mr. Lueente stated this discussion was a continuation from the May 18, 2020 and June 15, 2020 Select
Board meetings at which it was requested that the applicant and neighbors meet again to try to reach a
consensus regarding the Cotting School's request to remove the tree located on their property,497 Concord
Avenue.
General Board discussion ensued. After hearing much information from the Cotting School, concerned
neighbors, the Lexington Tree Committee and Town Staff, the majority of the Board were in agreement
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that the tree should be removed. Mr. Sandeen stated as this tree has value towards capturing carbon dioxide
emissions he felt it should not be removed.
VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, by roll call, the Select Board voted 4-1 (Mr. Sandeen
voted no)to authorize the removal of the non-hazardous public shade tree at 497 Concord Avenue,with the
property owner paying$16,800 to the Town of Lexington for the value of the tree.
9. Fiscal Year 2020 Year-End Budget Adjustments
Ms. Barry recused herself as her husband is an employee of the Town.
Ms. Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager for Finance, presented the current year-end revenue and expense
projections and the end-of-year FY2020 budget adjustments.
VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, by roll call, the Select Board voted 4-0 to approve and
sign the end-of-year salary adjustment account transfers, reserve fund transfers and budget transfer as
presented.
Ms. Barry returned to the meeting.
10. LexMedia Contract Renewal
Mr.Ken Pogran, Communications Advisory Committee Chair,presented the proposed agreement between
the Town of Lexington and Lexington Community Media Center (LexMedia) to continue providing
community television services for the period 7/1/2020 to 6/30/2022 with two 2-year extensions for a total
of six years. He stated this proposed agreement recommendation would provide the Town of Lexington
with flexibility to deal with declining revenue from the cable providers that is expected over the next several
years.
VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, by roll call, the Select Board voted 5-0 to approve the
agreement between Lexington Community Media Center and the Town of Lexington as presented and
further to authorize the Town Manager to execute the agreement on behalf of the Town of Lexington.
11. Review Request for Donor Plaque-Lexington Visitors Center
The Tourism Committee is seeking permission to recognize donors who have contributed to the new
Visitors Center. It is being proposed to eventually have in place a plaque that will complement the exhibits
within the building.
Ms. McKenna presented the proposed draft language developed and voted by the Tourism Committee for
the plaque. She stated, if approved, the template would be stylized on temporary materials to hang upon
the opening of the Visitors Center. This template can be reprinted periodically to reflect new donations.
VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, by roll call, the Select Board voted 5-0 to approve the
Tourism Committee request for the temporary plaque as presented for display at the Visitors Center.
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12. Update on Next Steps for Social Racial Equity Initiatives
To avoid any appearance of conflict or questions as to whether the board can impartially address those
issue,Ms.Barry recused herself from the portion of the discussion related to policing issues whether or not
there is a financial interest for any portion of the deliberation that directly related to the police department
as her husband is an employee of the department.
Ms. Hai stated the Town is working with NLC REAL (National League of Cities - Racial Equity and
Leadership) and GARE (Government Alliance on Race and Equity) as a part of building the next steps in
the Town's initiatives regarding Social and Racial equity and establishing facilitated community
conversations. She also stated MAPC has created a 1 year program which she is recommending the Town
applies for participation.
Mr. Lucente reported that he, Mr. Malloy and Chief Corr met with the Association of Black Citizens of
Lexington(ABCL)on June 25, 2020 to discuss some concepts for social and racial equity and to hear their
concerns. Mr.Lucente stated they will be getting back ABCL with feedback on some of the questions they
raised regarding police policy and other issues.
ACTION ITEM:Ms.Barry requested that the Board have a conversation at an upcoming meeting with Mr.
Malloy regarding the possibility of hiring a DEI specialist either full time or on a contract to assist us with
this process. Town Manager will continue coordination of the Town's Social and Equity Initiatives and
report regularly to the Board.
13. Approve Collective Bargaining Agreement-DPW Union
Ms. Barry recused herself as her husband is an employee of the Town.
Ms. Axtell presented the Memorandum of Understandings (MOU) for agreements reached with the
Department of Public Works AFSCME,Local 1703 Union for the period FY19-21 and FY22-24. She stated
these MOU's maintain a 2.0% COLA each year and makes other adjustments to the pay as indicated in the
MOU's so that by the end of FY24, the Lexington Department of Public Works union staff will be at the
median of the comparable communities.
VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded,by roll call, the Select Board voted 4-0 to authorize the
Town Manager to execute the MOUs with the DPW Union and subsequent contract documents for the
contract periods FY19-21 and FY22-24.
Ms. Barry returned to the meeting.
14. Application: Common Victualler License-Lex Donuts LLC d/b/a Dunkin Donuts,373 Waltham
Street
VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, by roll call, the Select Board voted 5-0 to approve a
Common Victualler License for Lex Donuts LLC d/b/a Dunkin Donuts, 373 Waltham Street for the hours
of 6:00 a.m.to 10:00 p.m. Monday— Sunday.
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15. Select Board Committee Appointment
VOTE:Upon a motion duly made and seconded,by roll call,the Select Board voted 5-0 to appoint Melissa
Talal to the Lexington Council for the Arts with a term expiration date of September 30,2022.
16. Select Board Meeting Minutes
Mr. Lucente stated there are a large number of draft minutes included in the packet (242 pages)reaching
back to September 2019 and a document outlining the status of Select Board meeting minutes. He also
proposed an option going forward to have an abbreviated format of the minutes that would include a
generated transcript as an appendix.
The Board was in support of the more abbreviated format of the minutes and requested that the abbreviated
version also list action items when they pertain to an agenda item. The Board expressed concern of
appending a transcript and was not in favor of that portion of the proposal.
ACTION ITEM: The Board agreed to review the September and October minutes draft minutes and send
any edits to the Select Board Office Staff for this set of minutes to be included on the July 13,2020 agenda
for approval.
ADJOURN
Upon a motion duly made and seconded,by roll call,the Select Board voted 5-0 by roll call to adjourn the
meeting at 11:25 p.m.
A true record;Attest:
Kim Katzenback
Executive Clerk
Documents and exhibits used at the meeting:
Covid-19 Weekly Report Tree Bylaw
V erizon New Petition Pole Lincoln Street Cotting Letter 6/29 Cover Memo Irish Letter
Notice to Abutters VAI Letter Cover Memo VAI Letter Nov 2019
Approved Nov 2019 Petition Mei Tuo Email on Easement
Speed Regulation Year-end Transfer Cover
Center Safety Zone Report Expense Projections
Signs Graphic Revenue Projections
New Locus Map CAC Presentation-LexMedia Contract
Center Committee Memo to Select Board re 20mph- Proposed LexMedia Agreement
Lexington Center Area DRAFT-Donation Categories for Visitor Center Plaque
Shared Streets Presentation GARE Overview
Grant Application 8cantwait comparison to LPD Policies
Center Area Map Community Feedback LPD Use of Force Policy Co
UMass Presentation-Community Needs Assessment LexDonuts LLC d/b/a Dunkin Donuts-Common
COA Memo Recommendations to Select Board Victualler License Application
Town Manager&Staff Comments&Recommendation 2020 Lexington Council for the Arts Application-M.Talal
Tree Warden Recommendation Minutes Status Report
Tree Committee Recommendation DRAFT Meeting Minutes from period of 9-9-2019 to 6-23-
Cotting School Letter Cover Memo Resident Petition 2020
Proposed Minutes format for Discussion-June 15 2020
Select Board Draft Minutes(Example)
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
LEXINGTON SELECT BOARD MEETING
AGENDA ITEM TITLE:
Water and Sewer Adjustments
PRESENTER: ITEM
NUMBER:
Doug Lucente, Chair
C.1
SUMMARY:
Water& Sewer adjustments per WSAB meeting 6/25/20 ($ 37,800.59)
SUGGESTED MOTION:
Motion to approve the above adjustments per the W SAB meeting of 6/25/20
FOLLOW-UP:
Treasurer/Collector
DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME ON AGENDA:
7/13/2020
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
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FY2020
2 ADJUSTMENTS TO WATER/SEWER
AS RECOMMENDED BY THE WATER AND SEWER ABATEMENT BOARD
APMLW
PAGE 1 OF 2
WSAB JUNE 25,2020 SB 7113/20
ACCOUNT NDR STREET WATER 5rwrR TOTAL BILL YEAR NOTES
0200341500 27 DANE ROAD $32,06 ($108.93) ($141.01 964430 2020 TOILET LEAK
0300863900 5 MIDDLE STREET $66.44 $211.64 $278.08) 972097 2020 TOILET LEAK
0100233400 69 ALLEN STREET ($92.48) ($301.33) $393.81 962424 2020 TOILET LEAK
0100065000 20 VILLAGE CIRCLE $45.80 $173.00 $218.0 960095 2020 TOILET LEAK
0200467200 75 WOBURN STREET ($164.37) $557.08 $721.45 966131 2020 TOILET LEAK
03CO554300 11 ROOSEVELTROAD ($836.06) $2,905.59 $3,742.65) 969363 2020 TOILET LEAK
0200560600 16 FLETCHER AVE ($474.82) ($1,639.81) ($2,114.63) 967455 2C20 TOILET LEAK
0200508100 3 FULTON ROAD $118,57 $385.57 $504.14 966659 202D WATER HEATER PROBLEM
0300703800 17 FREEMONT STREET $184.33 $626.96 $811.29 970031 2020 TOILET LEAK
0300703800 17 FREEMONT STREET $321.91) $1,116.94 $1,438.85 955042 2020 TOILET LEAK
0200554700 10 HOLMES ROAD ($B59.19) ($2,974.67)1 ($3,833.86) 982362 2020 1 FAUCET LEAK
0100051200 11 INGLESIDE ROAD ($23D.24) $723.89) $954.13) 929881 2019 TOILET LEAK
0200682700 29 COLONY ROAD ($127.10) ($262,65) ($379.75) 957800 2020 OVERESTIMATE
0200307300 1415 MASSACHUSEITSAVE ($309.56) ($742.20) $1,051.76) 953912 2020 OVERESTIMATE
0100140100 7 BUTLER AVE $41.00 $81.50) ($122.50) 051136 2020 OVERESTIMATE
0200471200 196 WOBURN STREET $61.50 $122,25 $183,75 966179 2020 UNDERESTIMATE
0200471202 196 WOBURNSTREET $6,593.43 $O,DO $6,593.43 986180 2020 OVERESTIMATE
0200597802 44 ADAMS STREET ($2,084.27) $O.OD ($2,064.27) 958053 2020 WRONG MTR READ
0300952800 430 CONCORD AVE $870,52 $613,50 $1,484.02 MULTI 201912020 UNDERESTIMATE
0100070500 195 LOWELL STREET $205.00 $407.50 $612.50 9451931960184 2020 TEAR DOWNIERR,BILL
0100113700 5 PAGE ROAD $143.50 $285.25 $428.75 950799 2020 TEAR DOWNIERR.BILL
0100113702 5 PAGEROAD $251.41 $0.00 $251.41) 980800 2020 TEAR DOWNIERR,BILL
0200307900 101 BEDFORD STREET $36.90 $73.35 $110,25 954786 2020 1 TEAR DOWN/ERR.BILL
0200416600 51 BERTWELL ROAD $16.40 $32.60 ($49.00) 965424 2020 TEAR DOWNIERR,BILL
0200510200 21 SUZANNEROAD $20.50 $40.75 ($61.25) 963235 2020 TEAR DOWNIERR.BILL
0300705900 68 FREEMONT STREET $41.00 $81.50 ($122.50) 970D55 2020 TEAR DOWNIERR.BILL
0300638100 48 LINCOLN STREET $46.10 $89.65 ($134.75) 971731 2020 TEAR DOWNIERR.BILL
0300668102 20 FAIRBANKS ROAD $81.80 $0.00 ($81.80) 972010 2020 TEAR DOWNIERR.BILL
Continued to Page 2
FY2020
1715 - ADJUSTMENTS TO WATER/SEWER
AS RECOMMENDED BY THE WATER AND SEWER ABATEMENT BOARD
PAGE 2 OF 2
WSAB JUNE 25,2020 SB 7/13/20
03000B0800 758 MARRETTROAD $45,10 $89.65 ($134.75) 9572991972309 2020 TEAR DOWN/ERR.BILL
03DOB80700 758 MARR1iTTROAD $458.26 $984.90 $1,443.16 972311 2020 TEAR DOWNIERR,BILL
0300880800 758 MARRETTROAD $41.00 Seim $122.50) 972312 2020 TEAR DOWNIERR.BILL
0300880900 758 MARRETTROAD $2761.50 $6,991.50 ($9,753.00) 972313 2020 TEAR DOWN/ERR.BILL
0300931.300 39 WOODCLIFFF ROAD $45.10 $89.65 $134.75 973021 2020 TEAR DOWNIERR.BILL
0300630200 3 NTCKERSONROAD S197.22 $666.86 ($864.08) 9890301954046 2020 TOILET LEAK
($15,965.62) ($21,834.97) ($37,800.59)
It is the recommendation of the Water and Sewer Abatement Board that the Town Collector be authorized to waive interest that has accrued on the bills included
herein,unless stated here otherwise,from the due date of the bill until 30 calendar days after the date of written notification to applicant of the Selectmen's action.
THE SUM SET AGAINST THE ABOVE ACCOUNTS IS HEREBY ADJUSTED.
WATER SEWER TOTAL
($15,965.62) ($21,834.97) ($37,800,59)
ACTING DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS SELECTSOARD 7/13/2020