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Home My WebLink About2021-01-04 SB Work Session Packet - Released SELECT BOARD MEETING Monday, January 4, 2021 Conducted by Remote Participation* 7:00 PM AGENDA CONSENT AGENDA 1. Annual L is ens e Renewals ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION 1. Update on 2021 Martin Luther King Day Events and Request for Unity Walk 7:05pm 2. Select Board Work Session 7:15pm • Update on the Environmental Health & Engineering (EH&E) Report for the Municipal Buildings • Develop List of Topics for Future Work Sessions ADJOURN 1. Anticipated Adjournment 8:30pm *as per Executive Order regarding remote participation:http s://www.mas s.go v/d o c/open-me eting- law-order-march-12-2020/download Members of the public can view the meeting wehinar from their computer or tablet by clicking on the following link at the time of the meeting: https://zoom.us/j/96549382765? pwd=dVpZUm5QOVlhdmF SeHhaYWthOUY4UT 09 Telephone: +1 929 436 2866 Webinar ID: 965 4938 2765 P asscode: 959973 The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Select Board will be held by remote participation on Monday, January 11, 2021 at 7:00pm. Hearing Assistance Devices Available on Request All agenda time and the order of items are approximate and ezfeila subject to change. Recorded by LexMedia AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY LEXINGTON SELECT BOARD MEETING AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Annual License Renewals PRESENTER: ITEM NUMBER: Doug Luc ente, Select Board Chair C.1 SUMMARY: The following annual lic ens e renewals are now ready for your approval and signatures: Common Victualler . Abbott's Frozen Custard Class II . Lexington Auto Sales SUGGESTED MOTION: Move to approve the consent. FOLLOW-UP: Select Board O ffic e DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME ON AGENDA: 1/4/2021 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY LEXINGTON SELECT BOARD MEETING AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Update on 2021 Martin Luther King Day Events and Request for Unity Walk PRESENTER: ITEM NUMBER: Sam Zales, Town Celebration Sub- Committee member I.1 SUMMARY: Sam Z ales will provide an overview of the proposed virtual events planned for the 2021 Martin Luther King Day celebration to the Select Board, as listed in the attached document. The Committee worked with the Lexington Police Department for coordination/approval of a possible Car Parade. In addition, the Town Celebrations Committee/MLK Subcommittee is requesting approval from the Select Board for the MLK Day Commemoration events to also include a Unity Walk with approximately 10 - 15 people. It is being proposed that from the sidewalk at the Minuteman Statue, the walkers would join the Car Parade on Massachusetts Avenue, walk at the head of the car parade and then disperse at Cary Memorial Building. The Committee, through the Town Manager's Office, requested feedback from the Health Department regarding health safety protocols of a possible Unity Wally of 10-15 people. The Health Department had no objection to a small group of walkers as long as the walkers adhere to safety regulations of mask wearing and social distancing. SUGGESTED MOTION: FOLLOW UP: DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME ON AGENDA: 1/4/2021 7:05pm ATTACHMENTS: Description Type D 202.1 M-oposed f exington.VIII 1<.EXly, eveM,its 1.3ackup Vlatenal 81"Annual Lexington MILK Day of Service Monday,January 18, 2021 The Town of Lexington will hold its 28t"commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr. Day with its 8t"Annual MLK Day of Service by shepherding our community to take part in assisting those in need. Our objective is to engage and mobilize people of all ages to participate in events and activities to serve others. United in philanthropy under the auspices of the Town Celebrations Committee,our target this year is to serve Z500+people through 700+volunteers. A very special thank you to our elite sponsors at Chinese American Association of Lexington, LexPride, and Lexington Interfaith Clergy Association. Unlike years past when we would volunteer in a gathered setting,we have adjusted this year's MLK Day of Service to be a virtual Day of Service for most of our activities in order to keep our community safe and healthy. We hope you will take some time to join us online or in-person safely following social distancing and masking guidelines at this year's events and activities. To sign up and volunteer, visit lexingtonmlk.org. Got questions?Email us at mailto:lexingtoncommunitv@gmail.com. MLK Day Program • 9 a.m.—9:45 a.m.Online Commemoration Program and Musical Performances Opening Ceremony—Brief and uplifting performances by Nationally acclaimed poet, songwriter, author, educator and Lexington resident Regie Gibson performing his work "Democracy and Citizenship: A New Narrative" followed by a presented 'response' from Boston University Professor and Lexington resident, Esther Hu, Lexington Middle School essayists on MLK and the Special Needs Arts Program (SNAP)Sing Along Chorus. • 10am-12pm:Online Annual Community Conversation on Race:"Racial Injustice in Healthcare and Health Outcomes". Please join us as experts Dr. Jocelyn Carter and Dr. Allison Bryant from Massachusetts General Hospital's (MGH) Disparities Research Unit identify and discuss racial disparities in health care delivery, thus negatively affecting health outcomes for Black Americans through history to now. What can our community do to change this? • 1 p.m. In-person Unity Walk/Car Parade from the sidewalk at the Minuteman Statue to Cary Memorial Hall. I1I�i t Car W iii IIIIV mmllu'' uuu uiiii m yuu iiiiiii�i� mum uu Oum ui �,MN uuup uW um �ii��iii u o mmum uW mm �, uNIm uuup - t!: t b mm� . ilia IIIII iiiii 1111' ::c!: 1 IIIII :ss hill u�u Le ��hill uu� t n at 12 8 i iiiii�°: Participants can relive the legacy of Dr. King's peaceful demonstrations for civil rights with a vehicle parade commencing from 1981 Mass.Ave which will then be joined by approximately 10-15 unity walkers from the sidewalk at the Minuteman Statue dispersing at Cary Memorial Hall. Posters/materials will be made available. SELECT BOARD PARTICIPATION IN UNITY WALK WOULD BE APPRECIATED • 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Online Service Activity for Children and Families.Join a youth-focused discussion and charitable activity online, designed for youth and families supporting Hope & Comfort-a non-profit organization dedicated to ending hygiene insecurity for people in need. Read more about the organization: https://hopeandcomfort.org. • 3 p.m. — 4:30 p.m. Online Intersectional Approaches to Antiracism. Many of us want to be antiracist. Oftentimes, antiracism is conceived in ways that are unintentionally excluding of many. We need to ask ourselves when we work toward racial justice,who all are we including?Are we including Black people with disabilities?LGBTQ+identities?Hindu, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, or other faiths? Let's learn how to be antiracists who work toward racial justice for all. Join us! MLK Day Volunteer Activities throughout Lexington 9 a.m. — 3 p.m. Charitable Donation Drop-offs, at Grace Chapel, 59 Worthen Road, Lexington. Donate non-perishable food items for the Lexington Food Pantry; new toys for girls ages 6-12 for Birthday Wishes; books, DVDs, CDs,video games and other media for More Than Words; gently-worn kids clothing (winter layers for kids preferred), well-preserved used toys for Cradles to Crayons, and monetary donations to keep our Day of Service impactful and vibrant. 9 a.m.—3 p.m.Charitable Donations of gift card and new Winter clothes Drop-off for Youth On Fire and Boston GLASS at Grace Chapel,59 Worthen Road, Lexington. Donate gift cards and new winter gear(sleeping bags, blankets,socks,jackets),and public transport Charlie Cards (to help youth get services)for homeless LGBTQ+youth. Page 1 of 2 10 a.m.—2 p.m. Food sorting, packaging and composting for children,youth and families at risk at Food link, 630 Mass Ave. Arlington, MA.Join volunteers in sorting and packaging food from waste streams like Trader Joe's,Whole Foods,Wegmans and others to be delivered to over 30 non-profit organizations in Arlington, Lexington, Boston and Lawrence. 1-3 p.m.Teens and Adults for In-Home Help for Seniors. Help seniors with small, outdoor jobs in and around their homes like changing outdoor light bulbs, raking leaves, clearing snow from walkways, refilling bird feeders, picking up boxed donations to drop off at Goodwill, donating food items to the Food Pantry and more. All-Day, At-Home Fleece Blanket, Hat, and Scarf Making. Please note this program is at full capacity and is not accepting volunteers. Home-based,family-friendly activity making warm fleece items for adult residents at the Bristol Lodge Soup Kitchen in Waltham, Bedford Green (previously Homeless Veterans) and donating children's fleece to LexRap helping settle refugees in Lexington and surrounding towns. All-Day, At-Home Card Making plus Optional Online Card-Making gathering. Hand craft greeting cards for active overseas military, hospitalized Veterans living at the Bedford VA,and first responder medical workers of the Greater Lawrence Community Health Centers. Note: Blank cards can be picked up, made at home, and dropped off at Grace Chapel. For those who sign up, a Zoom card-making party is planned on MLK Day to gather virtually and make cards together. Page 2 of 2 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY LEXINGTON SELECT BOARD MEETING AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Select Board Work Session PRESENTER: ITEM NUMBER: Board Discussion I.2 SUMMARY: Mike Cronin will provide an update to the Board on the EH&E Report for the Municipal Buildings. Board to discuss and develop a list topics they would like to see scheduled at future work session meetings. SUGGESTED MOTION: FOLLOW-UP: DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME ON AGENDA: 1/4/2021 7:15pm