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Select Board Meeting
January 27, 2020
A meeting of the Lexington Select Board was called to order at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, January
27, 2020 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, Deputy Town Manager; and Ms. Katzenback, Executive Clerk.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 5-0 at 6:00 p.m. to go into
Executive Session under Exemption 6 to consider a lease related to the review of the
Memorandum of Understanding for 1050 Waltham Street Preliminary Site Development and Use
Plan (PSDUP) and to reconvene in Open Session. Further, it was declared that an open meeting
may have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the Town.
Upon exiting the Executive Session, the Board returned to Open Session at 6:58 p.m.
SELECT BOARD MEMBER CONCERNS AND LIAISON REPORTS
Ms. Hai
At the Lexington Center Committee meeting last week, the Retail Strategies Report,
which was commissioned as part of a grant through the downtown initiative, was
presented. The full report is available through the Economic Development Office.
Mr. Lucente
On Monday, January 20, 2020, Mr. Lucente and Mr. Sandeen attended the Martin Luther
King Day community dialogue on race, as well as the MLK Day opening ceremonies.
Ms. Barry
The Monuments and Memorials Committee met last week to hear the proposal from the
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Citizens’ Ad Hoc Committee for Celebrating the 75 Anniversary of World War II
regarding adding a plaque in the Cary Memorial Building. The Committee planned to
send their feedback from this meeting to the Chair of the Select Board.
The Hanscom Area Towns Committee (HATS), which consists of the Towns of Bedford,
Lexington, Lincoln and Concord, met recently. Of note: Lincoln will not be having
Fourth of July fireworks for the next several years as the location where they have their
fireworks will be under construction; Concord is putting an article on their Annual Town
Meeting, which will address putting $500,000 into affordable housing; and Lisa Wieland,
Executive Director and CEO of Massachusetts Port Authority, will be at the next HATS
meeting, which is scheduled for Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. at the Lincoln
Town Hall.
Ms. Barry requested to have a discussion at an upcoming Select Board meeting regarding
a potential collaboration with the Town of Concord for the development of a
commemorative United States postal stamp for the 250th Anniversary of the Battles of
Concord and Lexington.
Mr. Sandeen
Presented at Massachusetts Municipal Association (MMA) session regarding Lexington's
process for designing net zero schools.
MassDevelopment announced that they will be rolling out the commercial PACE
program in March of 2020.
MassPort is in the process of putting in a microgrid at Hanscom Field. Lexington’s local
electric utility company, as well as the United States Air Force, has expressed interest in
having Lexington participate in potential microgrids that they are designing at their
location.
TOWN MANAGER REPORT
Mr. Malloy stated that he had met last week with Dave Pinsonneault, Director of Public Works;
John Livsey, Town Engineer; Sheila Page, Assistant Director of Planning; and Carol Kowalski,
Assistant Town Manager for Development, to review the project on Hartwell Avenue. The
intersection improvement project around Maguire Road has already been approved. As part of
that project, there is a bridge crossing at Kiln Brook, which as currently designed, has three
vehicle traffic lanes, two bike lanes, and one sidewalk. There is a possibility that the design will
end up calling for four vehicle lanes, which would either eliminate both of the bike lanes and
create a need to build additional bike lane bridges off of the other bridge or rebuild the bridge a
second time, perhaps within a decade.
Mr. Malloy stated that the project is currently approved at approximately $6 million in the
building of it. A bridge to accommodate four lanes could cost roughly another $2 million. With
the plan moving forward with a 25% design, it could take two years before we have sufficient
information to provide the Town regarding if it will call for a three vehicle lane bridge or a four
vehicle lane wide bridge. The concern about moving this project forward is that this bridge has
some very complicated infrastructures that run underneath it and reworking the bridge would
disturb MIT Lincoln Labs and Hanscom Air Force Base. Mr. Malloy believes it makes sense to
delay moving forward with the current project and incorporate any work in that area as part of
the larger TIP funded project, but requests direction from the Board as it would impact the
timeline of the project.
The Board agreed to wait for more feedback on the project and await a new presentation at a
future meeting.
David Neylon, RN, Lexington Public Health Nurse, provided an update to the Board in regards
to the Coronavirus as well as methods of prevention in spreading seasonal infections.
ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
1. FY2021 Preliminary Budget & Financial Planning
Mr. Malloy; Jennifer Hewitt, Budget Officer; and Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager for
Finance, presented the Fiscal Year 2021 preliminary budget and financial plan. Mr. Malloy
provided a brief overview of the operating budget. He stated that Town departments will
continue to provide the same level of service as the current fiscal year. The Program
Improvement Requests (PIRs) have a recommendation from the Town Manager of $442,950
with a total of $1,162,028 from the Senior Management Team. The PIRs include, but are not
limited to: the ACROSS Lexington brochure and the continued general fund support of the
Visitors Center. The revenues available under the revenue allocation model, the Town’s
operating budget, and the combined operating budget and PIRs are all within the original
allocation of the revenue allocation model (not the revised model after additional funding was
provided to the schools). He recommended that the operating budget as presented, and the list of
PIRs, be supported and approved by the Select Board.
The Board agreed to develop a proposed list of capital budget items and submit them to Mr.
Malloy to be presented at the Monday, February 10, 2020 Select Board meeting.
2. Vote to Transfer 241 Grove Street, Parcel 2-B (Wright Farm) to Conservation
Commission
Mr. Malloy presented a brief overview of the request to transfer the property at 241 Grove Street,
Parcel 2-B to the Conservation Commission. At the last Select Board meeting, the Board had
voted to transfer a portion of the Wright Farm property (Parcel 2-A) to the Lexington Housing
Assistance Board for affordable housing. At that meeting, it was also discussed that on Monday,
January 27, 2020, the Board would be asked to make the second transfer of land at the Wright
Farm property (Parcel 2-B) to the Conservation Commission. The transfers were originally
discussed when the Town had purchased the property in 2018.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 5-0 to approve the transfer of
parcel 2-B, as shown in the ANR plan by Meridian Associates dated February 2, 2018, to the
Conservation Commission.
3. Approve Patriots' Day 2020 Events
Mr. Lucente stated that the following events require approval for Patriots’ Day 2020:
Lexington Minute Men:
Sunday, April 5, 2020 - Battle Green - Reenactment Rehearsal - 9:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m. (Rain Date: Saturday, April 11, 2020, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
Saturday, April 18, 2020 - Battle Green - Parker’s Revenge Reenactment - 9:00 a.m.
to 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, April 19, 2020 - Battle Green - Reenactment of Hancock Clarke/Paul Revere
Ride, 10:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Monday, April 20, 2020 - Battle Green - Reenactment - 1:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Rain
Date: Saturday, April 25, 2020)
Town Celebrations Committee:
Patriots’ Day morning parade, ceremonies on the Battle Green, and afternoon parade on
Monday, April 20, 2020.
Historical Society/Lexington Minute Men:
Reenactment of the arrival of Paul Revere and William Dawes on the night of Sunday,
April 19, 2020.
Ms. Barry expressed concern with regards to the request from the Lexington Minute Men for a
reenactment rehearsal start time of 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 5, 2020. She stated that she is
concerned that the start time would affect the church services/parking in the immediate area of
the Battle Green and requested that it be delayed until noontime.
The Board agreed to amend the Lexington Minute Men’s reenactment rehearsal times on
Sunday, April 5, 2020 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. with the option for the approval to come
back if there is an issue with the amended times.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 5-0 to approve the Patriots’ Day
2020 activities listed above, with the amendment for the Lexington Minute Men request for
Sunday, April 5, 2020 being adjusted to 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., and subject to working out the
details with Town Departments.
4. Review Requests from The Lexington Lions Club - Use of Battle Green for Annual
Patriots' Day 5-Mile Road Race; Use of Hastings Park for Lions Carnival
Mr. Lucente recused himself as he is a member of the Lexington Lions Club. Ms. Hai presided
as Chair for this agenda item.
Ms. Hai stated that the Lexington Lions Club requested permission to hold the 106th Annual
Patriots’ Day 5-Mile Road Race on Monday, April 20, 2020 with an awards ceremony on the
Battle Green (at the conclusion of the Road Race) from approximately 11:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
In addition, the Lexington Lions Club requests permission to hold the 64th Annual Fourth of July
Carnival at Hastings Park, as follows: setup on Monday, June 29, 2020 and Tuesday, June 30,
2020, Carnival from Wednesday, July 1, 2020 to Sunday, July 5, 2020, and concluding with tear
down and clean-up on Monday, July 6, 2020, which is to be completed by 2:00 p.m. The
Lexington Lions Club is proposing to hold the fireworks on the evening of Thursday, July 2,
2020.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 4-0 to approve the 106th Annual
Patriots' Day 5-Mile Road Race as proposed, subject to working out the details with Town
Departments.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 4-0 to approve the request of the
Lexington Lions Club to hold the Fourth of July Carnival from Wednesday, July 1, 2020 to
Sunday, July 5, 2020 with the times as requested in the Lexington Lions Club letter dated
January 21, 2020, subject to working out the details with Town Departments.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 4-0 to approve the request of the
Lexington Lions Club to have lighting turned on until 11:30 p.m. each evening from Monday,
June 29, 2020 through July 5, 2020.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 4-0 to approve a fireworks
display on Thursday, July 2, 2020 at approximately 9:30 p.m. with the request being subject to
approval of the fireworks vendor and necessary safety precautions required by the Lexington
Fire Department.
Mr. Lucente returned to the meeting to preside as Chair.
5. Discuss Event Scheduling for Patriots' Day 2025
Ms. Barry led the discussion on the 2025 Patriots’ Day Weekend events. The discussion was in
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regards to scheduling dates for the weekend events pertaining to the 250 Anniversary of the
Battles of Lexington and Concord in order to communicate and coordinate with surrounding
towns. The anniversary weekend is important to the Town of Lexington and the surrounding
towns that make up the Quad Town Coordinating Committee (Bedford, Lincoln, Concord,
Arlington, and Lexington). The challenge of coordinating the events lies with date selection due
to holidays (Easter and the last night of Passover) falling on the weekend of Patriots’ Day in the
year 2025. Ms. Barry requested that the Board discuss the options for coordinating events on
Saturday, April 19, 2025 and Monday, April 21, 2025.
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The Board agreed to wait for the committee for the 250 Anniversary of the Battle of Lexington
to be formed and to delegate the outreach for date/event planning to the committee as one of
their first tasks.
Dawn McKenna, Chair of the Tourism Committee, suggested that the goals of participating in
this event with the other communities be established, whether it is simply participation or
maximizing the economic opportunity. She feels as though the committee for this event should
also be established to work towards the goals.
6. Review Action Items Related to Select Board Name Change
Mr. Lucente stated that staff has been working on making the necessary updates to reflect the
Select Board name change. A list was created by the Select Board Office indicating the many
projects that are taking place for the Board’s reference, which included, but was not limited to:
Town Office Building signs (directional and rooms)
Update the Board’s email address (from selectmen@lexingtonma.gov to
selectboard@lexingtonma.gov)
Employee internal phone lists
Voice Message on Town Office Building phone directory
Forms, applications, permits, licenses, policies and procedures
Town bylaws
Letterhead
Business cards for Select Board Members
Mr. Pato expressed that he was surprised that the name change of the Selectmen’s Meeting
Room was included on the list and did not think that the room name would change.
The Board agreed to include the name change of the Selectmen’s Meeting Room as a separate
agenda item for discussion at a future meeting.
7. 2020 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article Update - Amend General Bylaws -
Running Bamboo Control
Mike Reamer, 34 Parker Street, presented an update on the 2020 Annual Town Meeting Warrant
Article 33: Amend General Bylaws - Running Bamboo Control. The purpose of the article is to
request that the Town amend the general bylaw by adding a chapter to control the planting and
presence of running bamboo plants species. The intent of the article is to preserve and protect
private and town-owned property from the spread of running bamboo and to protect indigenous
biodiversity. Mr. Reamer stated that uncontained running bamboo is a significant threat to
property and its presence is spreading in Lexington. Other communities have implemented
effective controls and the proposed bylaw would be modeled after the City of Cambridge
ordinance. The proposed bylaw would grandfather in existing encroachments, but new
infestations would be the bamboo property owner’s responsibility. He proposes that the
Department of Public Works (DPW), or their designee, would be the enforcement agency of the
bylaw and a fine of $100 per day, that running bamboo is not contained, would be implemented.
Ms. Hai recommended that the proponent have a discussion with both the DPW and the
Conservation Commission regarding the enforcement agency before presenting at Annual Town
Meeting.
Mr. Lucente recommended that the proponent reach out to the landscaping community for their
opinions prior to Annual Town Meeting.
Mr. Malloy recommended changing the title of “Commissioner of the Department of Public
Works” to “Director of the Department of Public Works” as it is incorrect throughout the
proposed bylaw. He also suggested reaching out to the Town Manager’s Office to further clarify
the enforcement agency for the bylaw (Department of Public Works versus the Conservation
Department).
The Select Board took a brief recess and returned at 8:51 p.m. calling the meeting back to order.
8. Discuss the Addition of the Town of Carlisle to the Veterans' District
Mr. Malloy presented the proposed addition of the Town of Carlisle to the Veterans’ Services
District. He stated that, in 2019, when the Towns of Lexington and Bedford renewed the Inter-
municipal Agreement on the Veterans' Services District, an agreement was negotiated that would
align costs with demand for services and that Bedford would begin paying more of the overall
cost. Correspondingly, the Veterans’ Director would be spending more time in Bedford based on
demand. He had previously informed the Board that the Town of Carlisle had a small number of
veterans and was looking to join the District (to which the Town of Bedford was amenable). The
addition of Carlisle would provide the same level of services at a lower cost to Lexington
(decreasing Lexington’s current contribution from $70,500 to $36,500 and increasing Bedford’s
contribution from $55,000 to $80,000, while adding Carlisle at $9,100). The amended agreement
would be listed as an agenda item on the next Select Board meeting on Monday, February 3,
2020 for approval.
Gina Rada, Veterans’ Services Director, explained that she is working on a draft of the
agreement to submit to the Department of Veteran Services (DVS). The agreement would be for
a two-year period starting in July of 2020. She anticipates spending a few hours a week at a
satellite location in Carlisle to address the needs of the handful of veteran cases.
The Board was in consensus on moving forward with the proposed addition of the Town of
Carlisle to the Veteran’s Services District as it will not greatly impact the services provided to
the Towns of Lexington and Bedford.
9. Human Services Committee Charge Revisions
Melissa Interess, Director of Human Services, and Lea Elkin, Co-Chair of the Human Services
Committee, presented recommended changes to the Human Services Committee charge for
review and approval by the Select Board. The focus of the amendments would be to deepen
relationships with groups beyond the Human Services Committee, such as: cultural groups,
advocacy groups, faith groups, etc. to help possibly address needs on a larger community level.
The updated charge would also change the meeting frequency to bimonthly (on Wednesdays)
and the number of members would decrease from eight to five. Some language relative to the
creation of a Human Services Department would be removed, since during the time that the
charge was originally written, there was not a Human Services Department on Town staff. The
Human Services Department has since been created and is flourishing.
Mr. Sandeen asked for clarification on the meeting frequency term of “bimonthly” as it could be
defined as either twice a month or every other month.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 5-0 to approve the revisions to
the Human Service Committee charge as presented with the edits of “every other month” instead
of “bimonthly” and any references to the Board of Selectmen to Select Board for the upper
portion of the charge.
Mr. Lucente amended the order of the agenda.
10. Vote 2020 Annual Town Warrant
Mr. Lucente stated that the Select Board is being asked to review and approve the 2020 Annual
Town Meeting Warrant. The following items were noted with regard to the warrant:
a) The Hosmer House relocation article was removed as Town Counsel has opined
that it is personal property, which requires Select Board vote and not real property,
and would have required Town Meeting vote.
b) There are two versions of the final warrant - Version One includes the establishment
of the Lab Animals Revolving Fund and Version Two is without this fund. The
Town Manager will provide his feedback in order for the Select Board to make a
determination of including or removing it.
c) The final versions reflect the removal of the Tobacco Inspections Revolving
Fund. The Town Manager will provide his feedback.
d) DPW Fee Modification was removed as more analysis is required at this time.
Mr. Malloy stated that he was in support of the Lab Animals Revolving Fund, but was not in
support of the Tobacco Inspections Revolving Fund. He expressed that the tobacco inspections
are simple and another health agent is being added to the department, so it could be easily
managed. The lab animals are a definitive type of inspection and would require specific
specialists to complete the inspections. The revolving fund would be appropriate as they are
charging a fee for a specific purpose.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 5-0 to approve and sign the
Annual Town Meeting Warrant, Version One which includes the Lab Animals Revolving Fund,
and to authorize staff to make non-substantive edits as necessary or recommended by Town
Counsel or Bond Counsel.
11. Early Voting - 2020 Presidential Primary/Town Election Planning
Ms. Nadie Rice, Town Clerk, presented the proposed plan for early voting for the Presidential
Primary and Town Election. She stated that the early voting location will take place in Battin
Hall within Cary Memorial Building and briefly explained the setup for voters. Early voting will
take place over a five-day period, which will fall between February 24, 2020 and February 28,
2020 during the hours in which the Town Clerk’s Office is open. She is seeking the approval
from the Select Board to move forward with assignments, outreach, posting of hours, and
sending voting information to the State.
Mr. Lucente expressed concern with regards to voter outreach and informing residents about
early voting in a timely manner.
Ms. Barry suggested printing early voting information somewhere within the Annual Town
Meeting Warrant, which is mailed to every household in Lexington.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 5-0 to approve the designation
of the Cary Memorial Building as Lexington's early voting location for the Presidential Primary
and the Town Election for the following dates: Monday, February 24, 2020 from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Tuesday, February 25, 2020 from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 26,
2020 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Thursday, February 27, 2020 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and
Friday, February 28, 2020 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
12. Access to Town Counsel Policy
Mr. Malloy presented the proposed Access to Town Counsel Policy for future use by Town
departments, boards, committees, and the Select Board. The Select Board has not adopted a
policy on the use of Town Counsel and how departments, boards, and committees can access
their services. Lexington does have a practice that the Town Manager serves as a “gatekeeper”.
The proposed policy incorporates current practices and establishes a guideline for Town Counsel
to ensure the firm selected complies with Town practices and establishes a policy if Town
Counsel provides services outside of this policy.
Ms. Hai suggested that the current Town Counsel review the policy for their input. She feels it is
appropriate for their review because it is independent of the Legal Services Request for Proposal
(RFP).
Mr. Lucente stated that he would not want to implement the new policy until whatever the
outcome of the RFP is in terms of staying with the current Town Counsel or hiring a new one.
Ms. Barry expressed concern about the Select Board’s access to Town Counsel.
Ms. Hai would like the Policy Committee to reword the personal liability piece in Section 2.2.
Dawn McKenna, Precinct 6 Town Meeting Member, suggested that in Section 2.1, that the
wording should be changed from “…has designated the Town Manager” to “…may designate
the Town Manager” to reflect the relationship described in the Selectmen-Town Manager Act.
The Board was in consensus regarding forwarding the preliminary draft of the Access to Town
Counsel Policy to the Select Board's Policy Committee for review before the final version is
returned to the Select Board for consideration.
13. Legal Services Request for Proposal
Mr. Malloy presented the most recent version of the Legal Services Request for Proposal (RFP).
The current version contains edits from comments that the Town Manager received from various
Select Board Members and should be ready to be advertised. To keep the RFP on track, it would
need to be advertised with the policy as a draft and then the final approved version would be sent
out as an addenda to the RFP. The current schedule is to advertise the RFP on Tuesday, January
28, 2020 (for proposals to be received by Friday, February 28, 2020) and for preliminary
interviews to take place the first two weeks of March. The finalist interviews with the Select
Board will take place in the last two weeks of March with a goal of having a vote appointing
Town Counsel on Monday, March 30, 2020. If there are any issues with the timeline, the current
Town Counsel has indicated they could continue on a month-to-month basis until an
appointment is made.
Ms. Barry would like the word “officers” changed to “officials” on page three in the last
sentence of the second paragraph. She also expressed that the timeline of the RFP is a little
aggressive.
Mr. Sandeen would like to see power purchase agreements, pilot agreements, and license
agreements added to the list in Attachment H.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 5-0 to approve the RFP for
Town Counsel Services as edited with any other non-substantive edits that may be submitted to
Mr. Malloy.
Mr. Lucente returned to the order of the agenda.
14. Discuss Potential Building Plaque Policy
Mr. Lucente stated that the Board is being asked to discuss the procedure or policy regarding
building plaques. He stated that the Town's practice has been to include all officials involved in a
building project on the plaque for a new or renovated building. This includes all officials from
the initial Town Meeting authorization through the certificate of occupancy. There are currently
two projects in need of plaques: 1) the Lexington Visitors Center and 2) the Lexington
Children’s Place. There are inconsistencies in the names or groups included on the plaques in
other Town buildings.
Ms. Hai stated that she was approached by Public Facilities in regards to drafting some sort of
policy to follow in creating plaques for Town buildings, specifically for the current Visitors
Center project. She stated that a timeline cutoff needs to be established for which names occur on
the plaques.
Ms. Barry explained that when she was Chair of the Board of Selectmen, it was explained to her
by the previous Town Manager that the names on the plaque were based off of the people who
served on the Select Board or the School Committee (if it is a school building) from the time of
construction funding through the time when the building opens.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 5-0 to edit the existing Naming
of Facilities in Placement of Memorials Policy to include more specific direction for purposes of
plaques on Town and school buildings.
Mr. Pato requested that a draft be submitted to the Policy Committee for review.
15. Discuss Proposed Name Change for the New Visitors Center
Dawn McKenna, Chair of the Tourism Committee, presented the Tourism Committee's proposal
to rename the Lexington Visitors Center. The Committee voted to recommend changing the
name to “The Information Center” at their meeting on Thursday, January 9, 2020 by a vote of 8-
1. She stated that the Committee’s reasoning for the change was to make it clear that the Center
is for both visitors and residents, as well as to make it consistent with international practice (and
the use of the “i” sign/symbol). If the Board were to consider the name change, all of the
wayfinding and directional signs would have to be updated at a cost to the Town.
Ms. Hai stated that the Lexington Center Committee is in support of the Tourism Committee’s
position as they had spoken very briefly about the name change at their most recent meeting.
Marcia Baker, Precinct 7 Town Meeting Member and member of the Tourism Committee, stated
that the request for the name change was mostly to include members of the community who are
not visitors, but might be seeking information. She expressed that the “i” sign/symbol is very
important for international visitors and would like to see it incorporated somehow in the
building.
Ms. Hai inquired about including the “i” sign/symbol in the Town’s geocoding when someone is
searching for the Town on Google Maps.
The Board discussed the proposal and expressed support for the inclusion of the international
information center symbol (“i” sign) in signage and maps/guides, but were not ready to rename
the Lexington Visitors Center on wayfinding signs throughout Town.
16. Draft Letter of Support to MAPC Regarding Technical Assistance Grant for the Battle
Road Scenic Byway
Ms. Hai, Select Board Committee Liaison to the Battle Road Scenic Byway Committee,
provided a brief presentation on the draft letter of support to the Metropolitan Area Planning
Council (MAPC) regarding a Technical Assistance Grant for the Battle Road Scenic Byway. She
stated that the Battle Road Scenic Byway Committee (comprised of representatives from the
Towns of Arlington, Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, and the Minute Man National Historical
Park) is applying to the MAPC for a Technical Assistance Grant, in order to update the Corridor
Management Plan (completed in 2011) and to be eligible to apply for federal funds and
designation. The Town of Arlington has taken the lead in drafting the application to the MAPC,
which is due on Friday, January 31, 2020. Each member Town (and the Park) is being asked to
support the application for the MAPC Technical Assistance Grant.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 5-0 to approve sending the letter
of support as drafted to the Metropolitan Area Planning Council regarding Technical Assistance
Grant for the Battle Road Scenic Byway to be signed by the Select Board.
17. Select Board Committee Resignations
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 5-0 to accept the resignation of
Anne Senning from the Tree Committee effective immediately.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 5-0 to accept the resignation of
Holly Sweet from the Noise Advisory Committee effective February 1, 2020.
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Approve and Sign Eagle Scout Commendation Letters
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 5-0 to approve and sign letters
of commendation congratulating Jackson Robert Davy and Foster Joseph Jackson for attaining
the highest rank of Eagle in Boy Scouting.
ADJOURN
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 5-0 to adjourn the meeting at
10:46 p.m.
A true record; Attest:
Stacey Prizio
Department Assistant