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Home My WebLink About2009-Annual ReportTown of Lexington, Massachusetts Annual Report 2009 MESSAGE OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN Pursuant to Massachusetts law, the Board of Selectmen is required each year, before the Annual Town Meeting, to issue a Town report for the use of the inhabitants of the Town. The 2009 An- nual Town Report presented here provides our citizens with financial data relating to the Town for calendar year 2009 which encompasses the last half of FY2009 and the first half of FY2010. In ad- dition, the report contains the highlights of the accomplishments of our many departments, boards and committees that are responsible for the functioning of our Town. While the Annual Town Report chronicles the happenings of the Town for the year just completed, the citizens are also provided numerous opportunities throughout the year to follow the operations of the Town. The Town's Web site at www.lexingtonma.gov makes available all budget documents as they are generated, as well as important information relating to all of the municipal depart- ments. Meetings of the three elected boards (Board of Selectmen, School Committee, and Plan- ning Board) are broadcast by LexMedia and carried by all of the Town's cable company providers. The Board of Selectmen wishes to acknowledge the leadership provided by Town Manager Carl Valente, his outstanding staff, and the dedicated Town employees during a very challenging year for Massachusetts' cities and towns. But it is the thousands of hours provided by citizen volunteers who make up our many boards and committees that cements our reputation as a well - managed Town. For this, the Board extends its thanks, appreciation and admiration. Norman P. Cohen, Chairman Jeanne K. Krieger Peter C.J. Kelley Hank Manz George A. Burnell Contents 2009 Annual Report Town of Lexington, Massachusetts Chair: Michele Bokun Editorial Staff: Scott Bokun Christine Labitt Jacqueline Quint Zelda Sokal Cover Photo: David Tabeling Layout: Katherine Gorry -Hines Complex IT, Lexington MA Printer: Quality Graphics, Inc 1,000 copies printed Also available at http://www.lexingtonma.gov Special thanks to the new volunteers who jumped in this year, to David Tabeling for his photographic prowess, the many authors of the committee reports who graciously met deadlines and editorial requests, and as always to Lynne Pease for her effective and efficient assistance. Narratives summarized activites of the 2009 calendar year. Unless otherwise noted, financial data reports the total dollars expended in the fiscal year (FY) which began July 1 and ended June 30 of the designated year. In a change from the 2008 Annual Town Report, this year all expenditure information can be found in the Schedule of Appropriations, in the Appendix. Lexington by the Numbers Town Government Board of Selectmen 4 Town Manager 6 Town Clerk /Board of Registrars 8 Annual Town Election 9 Special State Primary 10 Elected Town Officials 11 Town Senators and Representatives 12 Town Meeting Members 13 Town Meeting 15 Special Town Meeting 20 Moderator 22 Town Meeting Members Association 22 Board of Assessors /Assessor's Office 24 Tax Levy/ Tax Rates 24 Health Department/ Board of Health 25 Cary Memorial Library 26 Comptroller 28 Department of Public Works 29 Department of Public Facilities 36 Lexington Fire and Rescue Department 39 Human Services Department 41 Management Information Systems 43 Office of Community Development— Regulatory Support 43 Office of Community Development — Building Division 44 Planning 44 Police Department 46 Recreation 48 Retirement Board 49 Office of the Treasu rer/Col lector 50 School Committee 51 Superintendent of Schools 53 Lexington Community Education 55 Lexington Public Schools— Summary of Outside Funding 55 Minuteman Regional High School 56 Town Counsel 58 Town Committees 128 Central Corridor Coalition 61 Appropriation Committee 61 Bicycle Advisory Committee 63 Biosafety Committee 63 Board of Appeals 64 Capital Expenditures Committee 64 Cary Lecture Series Committee 65 Commission On Disability 66 Communications Advisory Committee 67 Wireless Subcommittee 67 Community Preservation Committee 68 Condominium Conversion Board 69 Council on Aging 69 Design Advisory Committee 70 Economic Development Advisory Committee 70 Energy Conservation Committee 71 Fence Viewers 72 Ad Hoc Fiscal Task Force 72 Fund for Lexington 73 Hanscom Committees (HATS/ HATS ES / HFAC) 73 Historic Districts Commission 75 Human Services Committee 75 Lexington Housing Assistance Board (LexHAB) 76 Lexington 2020 Vision Committee 77 Lexington Antony Sister City Association 78 Lexington Center Committee 79 Lexington Council for the Arts 80 Lexington Historical Commission 80 Lexington Housing Authority 81 Lexington Housing Partnership Board 82 Lexington Human Rights Committee 83 Tree Committee 84 Youth Commission 85 Noise Advisory Committee 85 Permanent Building Committee 86 Police Manual Policy Committee 86 Regional Planning 87 Lexington Scholarship and Education Fund Committee 88 Sidewalk Committee 89 Tax Deferral And Exemption Study Committee 90 Tourism Committee 90 Town Celebrations Committee 91 300th Anniversary Celebration Committee 92 Traffic Mitigation Group 93 Traffic Safety Advisory Committee 93 Transportation Advisory Committee JAC) 94 Trustees of Public Trusts 95 Trustees of Public Trusts —List of All Funds 95 Water and Sewer Abatement Board 104 Appendix Financial Data Comptroller Schedule of Appropriations 105 Enterprise Funds 110 Debt Service Summary 111 Revenues /Expenditures and Fund Balance 112 Revenues, Expenditures & Fund Balances — Special Revenue 113 On the cover: The New Samuel Hadley Public Services Building, 201 Bedford Street Lexington by the Numbers Settled 1642, incorporated as Town of Lexington 1713 Latitude: 42.26N $8,788 Longitude: 71.13W $1,289 Area of town in acres ......... ............................... 10,650.42 Area of town in square miles 16.64 81883 Extreme length in miles 5.80 Extreme width in miles 4.85 Highest elevation, feet above m.s.l. 374 Lowest elevation, feet above m. s. 1 .............................. 110 177.E •i imp" �r T APR 11119 DI 2009 2008 rM z' z Population 29,959 28,850 Public School Student Enrollment 61131 61191 Town -owned conservation land, acres 1368 1345.1 Total Revenue Sources (FY) $155,410,448 $146,173,116 Total Operating Expenses (FY) $151,831,611 $144,828,549 Average single - family tax bill (FY) $9,105 $8,788 Typical annual residential water /sewer bill (120 HCF per year) (FY) $1,289 $1,253 Solid Waste Trash (tons) — FY 81612 81883 Recycled Materials (tons) — FY 41842 51270 Median selling price of single-family home* $616,250 $700,000 Single - family homes sold* 328 341 Single - family homes demolished 34 75 Permits issued for new single - family homes 49 74 Town of Lexington Moody's Credit Rating Aaa Aaa Town of Lexington Mailing Address: 1625 Massachusetts Avenue Lexington, MA 02420 Telephone: 781 -862 -0500 Web Site address: www.lexingtonma.gov * Based on data supplied by Banker &Tradesman through November 2009. ?009 Annual Report Town Government Board of Selectmen ELECTED by the voters at large to 3 -year terms: Chair Nor- Where possible, the Selectmen have attempted to protect man Cohen, Jeanne Krieger, Peter Kelley, Hank Manz and residents from increased costs. The combined water and George Burnell. Fiscal Lexington was prepared to weather the downturn in the economy that continues to buffet the nation and the Com- monwealth. It is an old aphorism that when the state sneez- es, towns catch pneumonia. This year the analogy might be H 1 N 1 flu. Municipalities are slow to recover after a down- turn, due to limited revenue - raising options and the desire to maintain consistent services while confronted with con- tractual and mandated obligations. The Board has observed the decrease in local property values, both residential and com- mercial, monitored the decline in the number of building start- ups and recognized the need to prepare for at least two more years of lagging revenues and uncertainty about State aid. We are well prepared thanks to the sound professional rec- ommendations of the Town Manager and his staff. The Board has heeded their advice and built reserves. We have deferred some projects and held the line on expenses, filling only essential personnel positions as openings occur. These steps have lead to a healthy `free cash' balance as we en- ter the FY11 budget cycle. An ad hoc Fiscal Task Force, as appointed, comprised of some of the Town's best financial thinkers, who provided guidance on managing total com- pensation, use of our reserves, and capital spending. The driving force of employee compensation is double -digit increases in health care benefits. As a Town that has ac- cepted coalition bargaining, Lexington is obliged to bar- gain all aspects of health care benefits, both program design and percent contribution, independent from bargaining for wage increases. This regulatory conundrum is perhaps the most significant constraint influencing our ability to ad- dress rising costs. The Selectmen have supported the Mas- sachusetts Municipal Association's repeated requests for legislative relief and for the power to manage program de- sign, but as of the end of 2009, these requests have gone un- fulfilled. The ad hoc Fiscal Task Force specifically cautioned the Board and the community about the difficulty in seek- ing a Proposition 21h override for regular Town and school operating costs while this issue is being negotiated. Prominent among the Selectmen's goals was adoption of the local option meals tax and lodging tax. These were ap- proved at the fall Special Town Meeting. Additional reve- nue resulted from legislation allowing towns to collect taxes on communication equipment, wires and poles. sewer bill for calendar FY10 will reflect a 3.8% reduction for the average homeowner using 120 hundred cubic feet. Getting Things Done Recognizing the importance of bolstering our commer- cial base to relieve pressure on the residential taxpayer, the Board supported the more intense usage on Hartwell Ave- nue and the creation of a traffic management overlay district (TMOD) to ensure that people can come and go to work without creating more congestion in the adjacent neighbor- hoods. Development proposals in South Lexington were approved at the fall Special Town Meeting, strengthening our reputation as a town attractive to high- value, relatively low- impact biotechnology businesses. In conjunction with these proposals a traffic mitigation fund was created to in- vest in the infrastructure necessary to address traffic issues in South Lexington. The Board put State funds to work to build a sidewalk on Spring Street and implement a traffic light at the intersection of Marrett Road and Spring Street. We have adopted a traffic calming policy to help guide ap- plication of these funds. Lexington Place opened, offering attractive housing in Lexington Center. The Center Committee, continuing to look for ways to bring vitality to the downtown, received approval at the Special Town Meeting of zoning amend- ments in the Center Business District to meet the changing needs of existing businesses, increase pedestrian activity and improve the overall business climate in the Center. With CPA Funds we have purchased both the Busa Farm and Leary Land. The Leary farmhouse is currently being evaluated to determine its suitability for use as affordable housing and a small portion of the land has also been des- ignated for affordable housing purposes. The bulk of the Leary property will remain open under the jurisdiction of the Conservation Commission. The Board has yet to deter- mine how to use Busa Farm. A committee will be formed to review the options and make a recommendation that re- flects a community consensus. After much talk about energy efficiency, the Board began to take action by adopting municipal goals for energy con- sumption: a 5 -year target to reduce BTU consumption by 20 percent. The Samuel Hadley Public Services Building, built to the Town's sustainable design standard, opened in the summer and was inaugurated as the Precinct 8 polling place in the Special Election to choose candidates to fill the vacant Massachusetts Senate seat. The Town applied jointly 't a l Q rt m a n continued from Pe a revious P g with the towns of Lincoln and Arlington and received a grant to assist in preparing to become a "Green Community ". Desig- nation as a Green Community will enable the Town to receive fund- ing for energy savings programs. Greater attention to snow re- moval on the center sidewalks has won the praise of mer- chants. Plowing the Minute- man Bikeway to the Lexington Bicycle Advisory Committee was left to the Friends of Lex- ington Bikeways, thereby as- suring that Town resources are not strained and the bikeway can be maintained to the satisfaction of those hardy com- muters who depend upon a clean dry surface. Reconstruction of Woburn Street along with the construction of continuous sidewalks on both sides of the street was completed. In the course of reviewing the internal candidates during the civil service process to select our new Police Chief, Mark Corr, we were impressed by the experience and compassion of our public safety leadership and the talent they bring to their profession. The Town completed the Firefighters Me- morial on the lawn of the Bedford Street headquarters. It honors all Lexington Firefighters, past and present, for the invaluable services they perform. Funding was largely pro- vided by an anonymous donor. TOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 5 Board of Selectmen. (L -R): Hank Manz;Jeanne Krieger; Norman Cohen, Chairman; Lynne Pease, Executive Clerk; Peter Kelley; George Burnell. Rear: Carl Valente, Town Manager Communicating Community Values With regret, the Board approved the closing of the Support- ive Adult Day Care Program. The decision was predicated on the pending retirement of two long -time employees and the availability of other programs offering services to that special population. Programs at the Senior Center are in- creasing in popularity due to the financial times, but also to the creativity and dedication of our Human Services staff. Among the proposals before the Community Preservation Committee is an upgrade to the Muzzey Senior Center, to maximize the utility and comfort of the available space. The Board's home rule petition, requesting authority to set the age and maximum income for citizens seeking tax de- ferrals, was approved by the state legislature. At the Annual Town meeting the income limit was raised from $40 to $50 K. With this modest change, the Board will again examine the criteria for this important program, which helps seniors to stay in their homes. After an extensive review of possible uses for the site of the Munroe School, it was concluded that the continued pres- ence of an educational facility that supported the arts was valuable. Accordingly the Board undertook an RFP process for sale of the site. The Munroe Center of the Arts was the sole responder, but Town Meeting did not pass the proposal. The Commonwealth struggles with setting a transportation policy and we stand to lose from the fall -out. The Select- men responded to the `cost savings' measure proposed by the MBTA to eliminate the subsidy for Lexpress and to cut suburban bus service, just when commuter use of the Mass. Avenue #62 and #76 bus routes is growing. The T backed down for now. Massport continues to plan expan- sion at Hanscom Field both for aviation and non - aviation related activities. The Board was not successful in our sup- port of legislation that would require Massport to comply with local zoning for non - aviation development. For those who believe the Town is "going to the dogs ", that is only true around the Willard's Woods Conservation Land. Is- sues of parking, dog waste and off -leash dogs were the subject of a hearing held jointly with the Conservation Commission. The Town, through the outstanding effort of our Health Department, held several well- attended and efficient flu clinics, including two for the H 1 N 1 strain. The Board's successes are a direct result of the enthusiasm and dedication of Lexington's citizens, the support and leadership of the Town staff, and the collaborative spirit of the appointed and elected Town boards. The role of the Board of Selectmen is largely one of guidance and encour- agement for the other citizen's groups serving the Town. d ?009 Annual Report Town Manager Personnel FY09 FY08 exclusions. FullTime ............................... 7...... ............................... 7 PartTime ............................... 2 ...... ............................... 2 ROLE: As the Chief Executive Officer of the Town, es- tablished in the Selectmen Town Manager Act, the Town Manager administers the policies and procedures of the Board of Selectmen, enforces bylaws and actions passed by Town Meeting, and prepares the budget and manages the daily operation of all Town departments. The Town Man- ager's Office also includes the Human Resources Office. APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen: Carl Valente has served as Town Manager since July 2005. Budget The FY2010 budget process continued the collaborative effort among the Board of Selectmen, School Committee, Appropriation and Capital Expenditures Committees, and the staff. Five collaborative budget sessions resulted in con- sensus on a balanced budget for Town Meeting consider- ation that addressed many pressing needs and did not re- quire a Proposition 2 -1/2 override. All collective bargaining contracts expired on June 30, 2009. Finance In June, Moody's Investment Service reaffirmed Lexing- ton's Aaa bond rating, citing consecutive budget surpluses, low debt burden, and accumulation of adequate reserves among other factors. Lexington is one of only 26 Aaa com- munities in Massachusetts. The Selectmen's ad hoc Fiscal Task Force submitted a report of its findings and recommendations in July, and concluded its work with a second report in October. Major findings and recommendations included the following: • Town revenues have slowed markedly during the eco- nomic downturn. Although property tax revenues are relatively stable, their impact on taxpayers is greater as incomes and property values decline. • Controlling escalating employee health benefits costs is of the highest priority for Lexington's near -term and long -term financial position. This will likely require finding a way to coordinate bargaining over health ben- efits and other elements of compensation. • Discretionary cost restraint and cost reductions in other areas will also be required. • Demand for capital expenditures to maintain and re- place physical assets will continue. Recommendations include increased use of borrowing and some modest deferrals of capital maintenance. In addition, several large capital projects will require Proposition 2 1/2 debt • The Town should consider some modest deferrals in fund- ing of obligations for retiree pension and benefit costs. • The Town should adopt the new local - option taxes re- cently authorized by the legislature. • Continued action to expand the towns commercial prop- erty tax base will relieve pressure on residential taxpayers. • The Town has successfully set aside financial reserves in recent years, and some use of these reserves is appro- priate in the current economic conditions. Between $2 and 3 million might be used to maintain municipal and school services and facilities in FY 2011. During 2009 a number of actions were taken on the Task Force's recommendations. Department heads have restrict- ed discretionary spending, deferred some capital projects, and only selected vacant positions are being filled. The November Special Town Meeting adopted the new local - option taxes on meals and lodging, and approved zoning changes for projects that will generate increased revenues in future years. Also, $600,000 was added to the stabilization fund as a result of higher than projected new construction growth in the tax base, and new property taxes on telephone company poles and wires. Performance measures efforts continued in the Police De- partment and Library. The Fire Department began devel- oping performance measures and collecting data in 2009. The Selectmen voted to maintain the FY2010 real estate tax classification factor at 1.70. Because commercial prop- erty values have decreased more than residential values, the residential tax rate will increase by approximately 5 %. Wa- ter and sewer rates were reduced overall by 3.8 %, consis- tent with the Selectmen's goal of limiting increases in the current economic environment. The 1.8% water and 4.7% wastewater rate decreases were facilitated in large part by the use of water /sewer retained earnings voted at the 2009 Annual Town Meeting. Economic Development Economic development continues to be a top priority for the Town. Economic Development Officer Susan Yanof- sky continues to work with the Board of Selectmen, Town departments and committees, businesses and residents to facilitate business and job growth in Lexington Center and Route 128 business districts. At the 2009 Annual Town Meeting, a Commercial Dis- trict (CD) rezoning was approved for the Beal Companies' Hayden Avenue campus, also known as Ledgemont. A new 162,000 square -foot building will be constructed to LEED silver standards and will generate additional annual tax rev- enues of $600,000 once it is completed. At the 2009 November Special Town Meeting, a CD re- zoning was approved for the Lexington Technology Park (LTP).'Ihe CD rezoning allows for the construction of an additional 890,000 square feet of research and garage space. When completed, the new structures will generate addi- tional tax revenue of $2.5 million. Shire HGT, the principal occupant at the LTP, will not be pursuing a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) agreement on the new space. The current TIF agreement with Shire, in its second year, has generated $1.8 million in tax revenue. Special Town Meeting also approved a CD rezoning for 45 -65 Hayden Avenue, occupied by Cubist Pharmaceuti- cals. The amended zoning will allow for the construction of an additional 290,000 square feet of research and garage space. When completed, the site will generate approximate- ly 82 million in annual tax revenue. Finally, Special Town Meeting approved several changes to the zoning for the Center Business district that will facilitate small business development in Lexington Center. Lexington Center continues to be a busy place. Several new businesses have opened in the past year, including a deli, a bakery, a nail and beauty salon and a medical spa. Several scenes for the in- dependent movie The Fighter were shot in the Center. A $1.1 million economic development grant, secured in 2008, has enabled infrastructure improvements at Spring Street and Marrett Road. A sidewalk has been completed on Spring Street and the curbing and utilities have been put in place for the signals at the intersection. The project will be completed in the spring of 2010. Lexington's economic development efforts were recognized state -wide with the naming of Lexington as a Mass Biotech Council's Platinum -level BioReady` Community. Senior Management Team The Town Manager's Senior Management Team (SMT), made up of the Town's 14 department managers, has worked to define organizational mission, implement the Selectmen's goals and objectives, and evaluate and improve the Town's programs and services. The SMT continues to maintain the organization's collaborative culture to keep municipal programs and services functioning effectively. The SMT worked on the following projects: • Emergency Response Plan for H 1 N 1 flu epidemic • Town Hall renovation and reuse plan underway • Implemented Laserfiche electronic document imaging system for common use by departments • Created "Energy Champions Program" for municipal and school departments to reduce energy consumption • Designed professional development plan for mid level managers -OWN OF LEXINGTON 1 7 Implemented a Citizens' Academy in cooperation with the 2020 Vision Committee Human Resources The Town Manager's Office and Human Resources contin- ued to spend considerable time during 2009 negotiating with the Towns collective bargaining units.'Me Town was able to reach bargaining agreements for fiscal year 2009 with all of the Town's ten (10) collective bargaining units. The Interna- tional Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) had filed for ar- bitration with the JLMC; however, the Town and the IAFF were able to reach a settlement prior to the arbitration. For fiscal year 2010, as of the date of this report, the Town has reached settlement with one (1) of the ten (10) bargain- ing units; the Lexington Police Association. Negotiation will continue with the other nine (9) bargaining units to settle contracts which expired on June 30, 2009. The Town has been negotiating with the Employee Health Insurance Coalition, the bargaining coalition that repre- sents both Municipal and School unions on health and den- tal insurance matters. The current agreement between the Town and the Employee Health Insurance Coalition also expired on June 30, 2009. Salary and benefits also known as total compensation which are each negotiated separately, are linked for the purposes of contract talks. The concept of total compensation is being discussed with employees to increase awareness and understanding of the value of em- ployee benefits. Other accomplishments of the Human Resources Depart- ment during 2009 include: • Coordinating assessment center processes for the posi- tions of Police Chief and Police Captain; • Drafting and implementing several organization -wide administrative policies; • Working with a consultant on a classification and com- pensation study for the Lexington Municipal Employee Association; • Providing staff support to the Selectmen's Ad -Hoc Fis- cal Task Force; • Coordinating training for employees on Harassment Prevention, Performance Evaluations and Legal issues; • Assisting in the creation of a multi -year professional de- velopment plan; and • Coordinating with the Town's Employee Wellness Team and monthly "whole- life" seminars for employees . ?009 Annual Report Town Clerk/Board of Registrars Personnel Boa Fv09 FullTime ............................... 3 ...... ............................... 3 PartTime ............................... 3 ...... ............................... 3 TOWN CLERK Appointed by the Town Manager; Don- na Hooper since 1996. Office Staff: Assistant Town Clerk Dianne Snell, Administrative Assistant Lisa Maguire, Ar- chivist Nasrin Rohani, Municipal Clerks Carmelina Fiore and Karen Kruger. BOARD OF REGISTRARS Appointed for a 3 -year term by the Board of Selectmen: Chair Luanna Devenis (Republican, 2011), Jean Barrett (Republican, 2012), Sarah Warren (Democrat, 2010), and Town Clerk Donna Hooper (Unenrolled). HIGHLIGHTS: • Completed Cary Vault climate control and HVAC sys- tems, funded through Community Preservation Act funds. • Conducted conservation and preservation of Lexing- ton's historic documents through a $ 150,000 Commu- nity Preservation Act appropriation to treat, microfilm and digitize thirty -five volumes and over one hundred documents from the 1700's and 1800's. Volumes consist primarily of Assessor's Valuation and Tax lists (1729- 1818), Cemetery records (1847- 1858), Selectmen re- cords (1793-1846), Civil War and WWI Military/ Service ledgers (1861- 1919), Vital Records of births, marriages & deaths (1844- 1864), records of Boards &. Committees (1868- 1903), Chattel Mortgage records (1851 -1927) and Town records (1862 - 1907). • Enhanced organization -wide electronic document man- agement program, with collection and archiving of board and committee meeting minutes and limited posting of such minutes on Town's web site with implementation of Laserfiche document imaging system. • Published Supplement #12 to the Code of Lexington, updating bylaws changes adopted at the 2009 Annual and Special Town Meetings and regulations enacted or updated during 2009. • Annual Town Census updated Lexington's population and verified voter registration rolls, with Annual List of Residents published in June. • Town Clerk's Office continued servicing the community as Agents for the US Department of State, accepting and processing over 580 applications for US Passports. • Town Clerk's Office oversaw appointment notifications; oaths of office, and posting of over 968 public meetings conducted for appointed and elected boards and com- mittee members. • Relocating Precinct 8 poll facility from Fire Headquar- ters to newly constructed Public Services Building C� 201 Bedford Street — December. • Electronic payments for dog licenses and vital record re- quests (Fall). • Appointment of Registrar Jean Barrett [R] to replace Gerald Abegg [D] • Postponed March 2 Annual Town Election, to March 9, due to snow storm. • Annual Town Meeting convened on March 23 in Cary Hall/Cary Memorial Building, covering 49 warrant ar- ticles in 10 sessions, dissolved May 6th; Special Town Meeting called for May 6th , dissolved after 2 sessions on May 11th and Special Town Meeting called for No- vember 9th dissolved after 3 sessions on November 18th, primarily for articles on rezoning of property at Hayden Avenue &. Spring Street. • Registrars forwarded recommendations to the Board of Selectmen for annual Election officer appointments. • Special State Primary called for December 8, 2009 for the office of Senator in Congress, to fill vacancy caused by the death of Senator Edward M. Kennedy. • Registrars conducted voter registration sessions prior to March Annual Town Election and December Spe- cial State Primary; certified Initiative Petitions for ballot questions and Annual Town Election candidate papers. Statistics: Population.............................. ............................... 29,595 Vital Statistics: Births 184 Marriages 84 Deaths 283 Licenses /Permits /Registrations Dog 2,203 Raffle Permits 12 Business Certificates 236 Flammable Storage 37 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 9 March 9,2009 Annual Town Election (rescheduled from May 2,2009) Total of 20,949 registered voters eligible to yore as of February 10, 2009. Precinct 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total Total Reg. 21079 21441 21446 21349 21335 21390 21412 21262 21235 20,949 Democrat 806 1052 969 1038 910 996 966 867 793 81397 Republican 215 219 270 223 288 319 250 263 245 21292 Libertarian 2 0 1 3 1 3 3 1 2 16 Unenrolled 11054 11161 1,199 11080 11131 11071 11189 11125 11190 10,200 All Others 2 9 7 5 5 1 4 6 5 44 PCT1 PCT 2 PCT 3 PCT 4 PCT 5 PCT 6 PCT 7 PCT 8 PCT 9 TOTAL Total Voters 2079 2441 2446 2349 2335 2390 2412 2262 2235 20949 Total Votes 252 421 336 394 343 437 372 406 322 3283 Percent 12% 17% 14% 17% 15% 18% 15% 18% 14% 16% SELECTMEN (Vote for ONE, forTHREE Years) PCT1 PCT 2 PCT 3 PCT 4 PCT 5 PCT 6 PCT 7 PCT 8 PCT 9 TOTAL PETER C.J. KELLEY 173 297 204 269 233 303 270 284 241 2274 Blank 78 121 131 121 109 131 102 121 78 992 All Others 1 3 1 4 1 3 0 1 3 17 MODERATOR (Vote for ONE; for ONE Year) PCT1 PCT 2 PCT 3 PCT 4 PCT 5 PCT 6 PCT 7 PCT 8 PCT 9 TOTAL DEBORAH J. BROWN 173 291 217 287 239 301 285 291 240 2324 Blank 78 128 118 106 103 134 86 114 80 947 All Others 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 12 SCHOOL COMMITTEE (Vote forTWO; forTHREEYears) PCT1 PCT 2 PCT 3 PCT 4 PCT 5 PCT 6 PCT 7 PCT 8 PCT 9 TOTAL PATRICK R. MEHR 77 124 116 137 117 155 131 122 129 1108 JESSIE STEIGERWALD 171 322 242 299 240 323 271 331 244 2443 MARY ANN STEWART 193 291 213 282 228 284 244 275 201 2211 Blank 63 105 99 69 101 112 97 82 68 796 All Others 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 8 504 842 672 788 686 874 744 812 644 6566 plan (Vote for TWO; for THREE Years) PCT1 PCT 2 PCT 3 PCT 4 PCT 5 PCT 6 PCT 7 PCT 8 PCT 9 TOTAL RICHARD L. CANALE 144 239 185 237 189 240 228 232 225 1919 GREGORY L.C. ZURLO 145 234 171 239 179 227 211 234 196 1836 Blank 215 368 316 312 316 403 304 345 218 2797 All Others 0 1 0 0 2 4 1 1 5 14 504 842 672 788 686 874 744 812 644 6566 LEXINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY( Vote for ONE, for FIVE Years) PCT1 PCT 2 PCT 3 PCT 4 PCT 5 PCT 6 PCT 7 PCT 8 PCT 9 TOTAL MELINDA M. WALKER 149 265 172 252 196 252 220 268 210 1984 Blank 102 154 164 142 147 182 151 138 111 1291 All Others 1 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 8 10 1 2009 Annual Report December 8,2009 Special State Primary SENATOR IN CONGRESS SCOTTP....B.R. 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Brown 47 Robinson Rd SCHOOL COMMITTEE (5 members - 3 year terms) -111160 Rodney Cole, Vice Chair 80 School St Margaret E. Coppe, Chair 12 Barrymeade Dr Thomas R. Diaz 74 School St Jessie Steigerwald 143 Cedar St Mary Ann Stewart 24 Rawson Ave PLANNING BOARD (5 members - 3 year terms) -1W40MgW Richard Canale 29 Shade St Anthony G. Galaitsis 7 Burroughs Rd Charles Hornig, Chair 75 Reed St Wendy Manz 14 Ellison Rd Gregory L. Zurlo 42 Woodcliffe Rd 2010 861 -8311 LEXINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY (4 elected members /1 apptd. Member - 5 year term) Leona W. Martin 19 Thoreau Rd 2012 2011 863 -2670 2010 862 -9905 2010 860 -9549 2012 861 -7190 2012 862 -2178 -0287 1111M�0111 2012 861 2011 862 -3669 2011 862 -1112 2010 863 -1733 2012 862 -9250 LEXINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY (4 elected members /1 apptd. Member - 5 year term) Leona W. Martin 19 Thoreau Rd 2012 Leo P. McSweeney, Chair 435 Lincoln St 2010 Robert D. Peters 43 Fifer Ln 2012 Nicholas Santosuosso 2Washington St 2011 Melinda M. Walker 14 Larchmont Ln 2014 862 -3669 861 -0612 266 -6698 863 -1040 863 -2024 12 1 2009 Annual Report Town of Lexington Senators and Representatives SENATOR IN CONGRESS - Statewide Paul G. Kirk, Jr. (D) term (September 24) 2009 -2010 317 Russell Senate Office Bldg., Washington D.C. 20510 (phone) 202 - 224 -4543 (fax) 202 - 224 -2417 2400 JFK Federal Bldg., Boston, MA 02203 (phone) 617- 565 -3170 (fax) 617- 5653183 John F. Kerry (D) term 2008 -2014 304 Russell Senate Office Bldg., 3rd floor, Washington D.C. 20510 (phone) 202 - 224 -2742 (fax) 202 - 224 -8525 1 Bowdoin Square, 10th Floor, Boston, MA 02114 (phone) 617- 565 -8519 (fax) 617 - 248 -3870 REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS - Seventh District Edward J. Markey (D) term 2008 -2010 2108 Rayburn House Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20515 202 - 225 -2836 5 High Street, Suite 101, Medford MA 02155 617- 396 -2900 GOVERNOR/LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR (2006 -2010) Deval L. Patrick & Timothy Murray Massachusetts State House Office of the Governor Office of the Lt. Governor Room 360, Boston, MA 02133 Phone: 617.725.4005 Fax: 617 - 727 -9725 888.870.7770 (in state) TTY: 617 -727 -3666 ATTORNEY GENERAL (2006 -2010) Martha Coakley One Ashburton Place, Boston, MA 02108 Phone: (617)727 -2200 TTY: 617 - 727 -4765 SECRETARY OF STATE (2006 -2010 William Francis Galvin One Ashburton Place Rm. 1611, Boston, MA 02108 Phone: 617-727-7030 TTY: 617 -878 -3889 TREASURER 2006 -2010) Timothy P. Cahill State House, Room 227, Boston, MA 02133 Phone: 617 -367 -6900 SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT - Fourth Middlesex District (PR. 1,2,4 -7) Kenneth J. Donnelly (D) term 2008 -2010 Room 416A, State House, Boston, MA 02133 Kenneth. Donnelly@state.ma.us SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT - lhird Middlesex District (PR. 3,8,9) Susan C. Fargo (D) term 2008 -2010 Room 504, State House, Boston, MA 02133 617 - 722 -1572 susan.fargo@state.ma.us REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT - Fifteenth Middlesex District (PR. 1,5-9) Jay R. Kaufman (D) term 2008 -2010 Room 156, State House, Boston, MA 02133 617 -722 -2240 rep.jaykaufman@hou.state.ma.us Fax: 617 -722 -2813 REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT - Ninth Middlesex District (PR. 2,3,4) Thomas M. Stanley (D) term 2008 -20108 Room 38, State House, Boston, MA 02133 617- 722 -2470 rep .thomasstanley@hou.state.ma.us Fax: 617 -722 -0581 COUNCILLOR - GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE COUNCIL - Sixth District (PR. 11214-7) Michael J. Callahan (D) term 2008 -2010 State House, Boston, MA 02133 500 Salem St. Medford, Ma 02155 Res: (781)- 393 -9890 COUNCILLOR - GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE COUNCIL -third District (PR. 3,8,9) Marilyn Petitto Devaney (D) term 2008 -2010 State House, Boston, MA 02133 98 Westminster Avenue , Watertown, Ma 02472 Res: (617)- 923 -0778 AUDITOR (2006 -2010) Joseph DiNucci Office of the State Auditor State House Room 230 Boston, MA 02133 Phone: 617.727.2075 • auditor@sao.state.ma.us DISTRICT ATTORNEY — NORTHERN DISTRICT (2006 -2010) Gerard T. Leone, Jr. the Middlesex District Attorney's Office 15 Commonwealth Ave., Woburn, MA 01801 Phone: (781) 897 -8300 CLERK OF COURTS — MIDDLESEX COUNTY (2006 -2012) Michael A. Sullivan 271 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02141 Office: (617) 492 -1444 Fax: (617) 354 -3400 REGISTER OF DEEDS — MIDDLESEX SOUTHERN DISTRICT (2006 -2012) Eugene C. Brune 208 Cambridge St, PO Box 68, Cambridge, MA 02141 Phone: 617 -679 -6310 Fax: 617- 494 -9083 middlesexsouth@sec. state. ma.us SHERIFF (2004 -2010) James V. DiPaola Administrative Office 400 Mystic Avenue, Medford, MA 02155 Phone (781) 960 -2800 Fax (781) 960 -2901 REGISTER OF PROBATE (2008 -2014) Tara E. DiCristofaro Main Office 208 Cambridge Street, P.O. Box 41080, E. Cambridge, MA 02141 Phone 617 -768 -5808 Fax 617- 225 -0781 Town Meeting Members At-Large Tower Meeting Members: Deborah J. Brown .. ............................... 47 Robinson Rd George A. Burnell ......... ............................... 4 Eaton Rd Norman P. Cohen ........ ............................... 33 Forest St Donna M. Hooper ........... .............................14 Lois Ln Jay R. Kaufman ............. ..............................1 Childs Rd Peter C. J. Kelley .......... ............................... 24 Forest St Jeanne K. Krieger ....... .............................44 Webster Rd Hank Manz ............... ............................... 14 Ellison Rd Precinct 1: Precinct 2: Expiration 2010 John P. Breen .... ............................... 8 Crescent Hill Ave Jonathan G. Cole ...... .............................23 Whipple Rd Iang Jeon ................. ............................... 7 Litchfield Rd Eric Jay Michelson ...... ............................... 45 Circle Rd Barry E. Sampson ...... ............................... 8 Brandon St Carol J. Sampson ........ ............................... 8 Brandon St Joel Steven Slotkin ........ ............................... 7 Locke Ln Expiration 2011 Nancy M. Adler ........ ............................... 22 Village Cir James E. Barry .. .............................10 Crescent Hill Ave John C. Bartenstein ............................. 46 Sanderson Rd Mary Bowes ................ ............................... 32 Arcola St Colin R. Hamilton .. ............................... 28 Theresa Ave John F. Rossi ............... ............................... 40 Arcola St Albert P. Zabin ................. ..............................1 Page Rd Expiration 2012 Joel A. Adler ............. ............................... 22 Village Cir Jean W. Cole ............. .............................23 Whipple Rd Scott W. Maloney ......................251 Massachusetts Ave James M. Murphy ........... ............................... 96 Bow St Joseph S. Rancatore . ............................... 21 Wheeler Rd Mary Ann Stewart .... .............................24 Rawson Ave Judith L. Zabin ................ ..............................1 Page Rd Precinct 2: TOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 13 Steven A. Kropper ....... .............................48 Pleasant St Douglas M. Lucente ........................... 8 Great Rock Rd Mary S. McNamara ..... ............................143 Follen Rd James S. Wilson ....... ............................... 43 Locust Ave Precinct 3: Expiration 2010 Kathryn Mayes Fields .......................... 9 Lexington Ave Rita B. Goldberg ..........................10 Independence Ave Nancy E. Nolan ............ ............................200 Follen Rd Michael J. O'Sullivan ... ............................... 12 Aerial St Toby S ackton ....... ............................... 8 White Pine Ln Jennifer M. Vogelzang .............................. 8 Paddock Ln Betsey Weiss .................. ..............................8 Dover Ln Expiration 2011 Paul Lapointe ...................................... 224 Follen Rd Barry Orenstein ........... ............................132 Follen Rd Joseph N. Pato ............................900 Massachusetts Ave Adam D. Sacks ......... ............................... 12 Locust Ave Colleen Bellock Smith . ............................193 Follen Rd Jill E. Stein ................................... Trotting Horse Dr Christina J. Welch .... ............................... 41 Locust Ave Expiration 2012 Marian A. O. Cohen .............................. 8 Plymouth Rd Robert W. Cunha ........ .............................10 Stevens Rd Kenneth M. Kreutziger . .............................14 Tower Rd TOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 13 Steven A. Kropper ....... .............................48 Pleasant St Douglas M. Lucente ........................... 8 Great Rock Rd Mary S. McNamara ..... ............................143 Follen Rd James S. Wilson ....... ............................... 43 Locust Ave Precinct 3: Precinct 4: Expiration 2010 Nancy M. Cannalonga ......................... 942 Waltham St Benjamin J. Cohen ...... ............................... 87 Bridge St Peter B. Lee ........... ............................... 770 Waltham St Richard L. Neumeier ... ............................... 2 Pitcairn P1 Glenn P. Parker ......... ............................... 186 Spring St John Tse .............. ............................... 352 Concord Ave Loren Wood .......... ............................... 14 Benjamin Rd Expiration 2011 Bonnie E. Brodner ... ..............................8 Trodden Path Dan H. Fenn, Jr ..................................... 59 Potter Pond Michelle Goddard ...... .............................38 Munroe Rd Steven P. Heinrich .. ............................... 11 Potter Pond Arthur Katz ............... .............................18 Barberry Rd Patrick R. Mehr .. ............................... 31 Woodcliffe Rd Robert V. Whitman ........................... 1010 Waltham St Expiration 2012 Darwin P. Adams ........... ............................... 8 Field Rd Samuel Berman ......... .............................11 Barberry Rd Robert N. Cohen ..... .............................10 Grassland St Rosemary Donnis Levy ......................... 27 Grassland St Robert Rotberg ......... .............................14 Barberry Rd James M. Shaw ...... ............................... 676 Waltham St Reid E. Zurlo ...... ............................... 42 Woodcliffe Rd Precinct 4: Expiration 2010 Nyles Nathan Barnert ......................... 142 Worthen Rd Scott F. Burson .... .............................58 Sherburne Rd S Margaret B. Heitz .. ............................... 335 Marrett Rd John J Krawczyk ...... ............................... 78 Outlook Dr Charles W. Lamb ....... ............................... 55 Baskin Rd John S. Rosenberg ............................... 64 Bloomfield St Sandra J. Shaw ..... ............................... 51 Wachusett Dr Expiration 2011 Alessandro A. Alessandrini ......................32 Slocum Rd Lisa A. Baci ............. .............................18 Fair Oaks Ter John avies .... .............................18 Prospect Hill Beverly Kelley .............. ............................... 24 Forest St Tanya T. Morrisett .... .............................21 Valleyfield St Vincent J. Pisegna .....................56 Sherburne Rd South Ruth S. Thomas .............. .............................10 Parker St Expiration 2012 Gloria J. Bloom ............ .............................17 Loring Rd Peter David Enrich ..... ............................... 35 Clarke St Jill I. Hai ................ ............................... 6 Highland Ave David J. Harris ............... .............................5A Eliot Rd Ellen Jo McDonald ..... ............................... 50 Bridge St John M. Patrick ........................2030 Massachusetts Ave Gerald Paul .......... ............................... 43 Highland Ave 14 1 2009 Annual Report rnwn Mpptinn Mpmhprt. r ^" tinued from r� -TT;n „0 P P.: Precinct 5 Precinct 6 Expiration 2010 David E. Burns ............ ............................... 46 Ridge Rd Irene M. Dondley .... ............................... 22 Leonard Rd Marilyn M. Fenollosa .............................10 Marshall Rd Andrew J. Friedlich ...... ............................... 22 Young St Gloria V. Holland .....................1475 Massachusetts Ave Jerold S. Michelson .......... ..............................3 Clyde PI Matthew A. Thenen ..... ............................... 90 Maple St M. Masha Traber .......... ............................106 Maple St Expiration 2011 Expiration 2011 Paul F. Barnes ............... ............................500 Lowell St Nancy Corcoran- Ronchetti ...................... 344 Lowell St Anthony G. Galaitsis ............................ 7 Burroughs Rd Loretta A. Porter .... ............................... 24 Fletcher Ave Ephraim Weiss .......... ............................... 462 Lowell St David G. Williams ...................1433 Massachusetts Ave Robert D. Peters ............ ............................... Expiration 2012 Elaine Dratch ........... ............................... 2 Maureen R John Hayward ......... ............................... 358 Woburn St Joseph G. Lahiff ........... ............................318 Lowell St James R. Lowry ...... ............................... 21 Rumford Rd Sam Silverman ....... ............................... 18 Ingleside Rd Lisa L. Smith .................. .............................40 Webb St Caroline R. Thenen ...... ............................... 90 Maple St Precinct 6 Precinct 7 Expiration 2010 Patricia Elen Costello .. ..............................9 Preston Rd Margaret L. Counts- Klebe ........................ 94 Winter St Jay B. Eidson .............. .............................50 Gleason Rd Catherine Woodw Gill ........................... 43 Bertwell Rd Expiration 2010 Florence A. Baturin ....... .............................11 Alcott Rd Brian P. Kelley .............. ............................... 44 Grant St Trisha P. Kennealy ........... ..............................4 Brent Rd Alan J. Lazarus ..... ............................... 22 Woodland Rd Dawn E. McKenna ..... ..............................9 Hancock St Richard Pagett ...... .............................10 Oakmount Cir Deborah Strod ........... .............................10 Thoreau Rd Paul Revere Rd Expiration 2011 Osman Babson ........... .............................21 Redcoat Ln Jonathan A. Himmel .. .............................66 Hancock St Morton G. Kahan ...... .............................44 Hancock St David L. Kaufman . ............................152 Burlington St Gerald A. Lacey .......... .............................18 Meriam St Ann S. Redmon .... ............................... 31 Woodland Rd Frank Sandy ..... ............................... 353 N Emerson Rd Robert D. Peters ............ ............................... Expiration 2012 Todd J. Cataldo .......... ............................... 168 Grant St Bebe H. Fallick ............... ..............................4 Diehl Rd Edmund C. Grant ........ ............................... 27 Grove St Ann Forbes Kane .......... .............................24 Adams St Jane Pagett ............ .............................10 Oakmount Cir Edith Sandy ..... ............................... 353 N Emerson Rd Sheldon A. Spector . ............................... 26 Suzanne Rd Precinct 7 Expiration 2010 Patricia Elen Costello .. ..............................9 Preston Rd Margaret L. Counts- Klebe ........................ 94 Winter St Jay B. Eidson .............. .............................50 Gleason Rd Catherine Woodw Gill ........................... 43 Bertwell Rd Joyce A. Miller .............. ............................... 23 Fifer Ln Elizabeth B. Perry Wood ........................67 Gleason Rd Ravi K. Sakhuja ............................... 50 Turning Mill Rd Jane A. Trudeau ..... ............................... 7 Volunteer Way Paul Revere Rd Expiration 2011 James W. Courtemanche ........................... 88 Winter St Thomas V. Griffiths .............................. 7 Volunteer Way Pam Hoffman ............. ............................... 4 Rangeway David G. Kanter .............. .............................48 Fifer Ln Robert D. Peters ............ ............................... 43 Fifer Ln Martha C. Wood ........ .............................51 Gleason Rd ............................... 75 Reed St Expiration 2012 Marsha E. Baker ..... .............................46 Burlington St Donald O. Benson ....... .............................58 Dexter Rd Keith Hoffman .............. ..............................4 Wright St Sheryl R. Mahoney ........ .............................65 Blake Rd Fred H. Martin ............ .............................29 Dewey Rd James C. Wood, Jr ................................... 51 Gleason Rd Alan A. Wrigley ......... ............................... 205 Grove St Precinct 8 Expiration 2010 Nancy Bartlett ..... .............................59 Ledgelawn Ave John T. Cunha ........ .............................11 Homestead St Margaret S. Enders .... .............................11 Kimball Rd David Horton .. .............................68 Paul Revere Rd Alan Mayer Levine .......... .............................54 Reed St Alan V. Seferian ....... .............................10 Augustus Rd Melinda M. Walker ............................14 Larchmont Ln Expiration 2011 Roger F. Borghesani .............................. 24 Hastings Rd Margaret Bradley ... ............................... 48 Bellflower St Charles Hornig .............. ............................... 75 Reed St Stewart G. Kennedy ... .............................38 Liberty Ave Richard A. Michelson ............................... 54 Asbury St Charles L. Moore, Jr ................................... 87 Cedar St James A. Osten .............. ............................... 8 Revere St Expiration 2012 Larry N. Belvin .......... ............................... 10 Denver St Diane M. Biglow ...... .............................15 Bellflower St William Herring ........... ............................... 20 Ward St Ingrid H. Klimoff ............. .............................75 Reed St Deborah N. Mauger ... .............................38 Liberty Ave Jessie Steigerwa ....... ............................... 143 Cedar St Shirley H. Stolz ........................2139 Massachusetts Ave rMAI n Moatinn M continued from Pa revious P � Precinct 9 _EXINGTON 1 15 Leo P. McSweeney ...... ............................435 Lincoln St Expiration 2010 Victoria Lawren Blier .. ............................... 41 Shade St Rodney Cole ............... ............................... 80 School St Margaret E. Coppe ...........................12 Barrymeade Dr Thomas O. Fenn ........... ............................... 15 Shade St Laura J. Hussong ......... ............................... 74 School St Jesse F. Segovia ......... ............................... 7 Pheasant Ln Francine Stieglitz ....... ............................... 3 Amherst St 8 Nickerson Rd Expiration 2011 Alice J. Adler ........ ............................... 10 Nickerson Rd Janice A. Kennedy ...... ............................... 135 Wood St Wendy Manz ............ ............................... 14 Ellison Rd _EXINGTON 1 15 Leo P. McSweeney ...... ............................435 Lincoln St Lisah S. Rhodes ...... ............................... 482 Marrett Rd Damon M. Wirtanen ... ............................... 24 Tufts Rd Justine A. Wirtanen ..... ............................... 24 Tufts Rd Indefinite Postponement Expiration 2012 Narain D. Bhatia .... ............................... 8 Nickerson Rd Richard L. Canale ........ ............................... 29 Shade St Helen L. Cohen ....... .............................32 Patterson Rd Thomas R. Diaz .......... ............................... 74 School St Mollie K. Garberg ....... ............................... 16 Cary Ave William P. Kennedy ... ............................... 135 Wood St Janet M. Perry ........... ............................... 16 Ellison Rd Town Meeting March 2009 Annual Town Meeting —March 23 —May 6, 2009 (10 sessions) Art # Article Date Voted Vote 7 Appropriate for Street Trees (Citizen's Petition) March 25, 2009 Indefinite Postponement 11(II)(e) Cary vault Supplemental Appropriation April 6, 2009 Indefinite Postponement 11(II)(m) Land Acquisition April 6, 2009 Indefinite Postponement 13 Land Purchase — Off Lowell Street April 13, 2009 Indefinite Postponement 14 Appropriate for Recreation Capital Projects April 13, 2009 Indefinite Postponement 15(e) CBD Sidewalks April 13, 2009 Indefinite Postponement 19(a) Hastings Oil Tank & Boiler Replacement April 15, 2009 Indefinite Postponement 19(e) Fire Headquarters Preservation & Renovation Design April 15, 2009 Indefinite Postponement 19(j) Police Station Space Preservation Needs Study April 15, 2009 Indefinite Postponement 19(k) Stone Building Preservation & Renovation April 15, 2009 Indefinite Postponement 19(o) Town Office Building Preservation & Renovation April 15, 2009 Indefinite Postponement 22 Appropriate for Design /Engr. For Sr. /Comm. Center April 13, 2009 Indefinite Postponement 24 Rescind Prior Borrowing Authorizations April 15, 2009 Indefinite Postponement 28 Appropriate to Stabilization Fund April 15, 2009 Indefinite Postponement 29 Appropriate for Prior Years'U npaid Bills April 15, 2009 Indefinite Postponement 32 Amend General Bylaw — Noise March 23, 2009 Indefinite Postponement 36 Amend Historic Districts Act (Citizen's Petition) March 23, 2009 Indefinite Postponement 41 Form Committee — Climate Change (Citizen's Petition) March 23, 2009 Indefinite Postponement 43 Health Benefits (Citizen's Petition) March 30, 2009 Not Adopted 48 Amend Zoning By -Law Financial Support for Transportation (Citizen's Petition) May 4, 2009 Not Adopted ARTICLE 3: APPOINTMENTS TO CARY LECTURE SERIES A committee of three be appointed by the Moderator to ARTICLE 4: APPROPRIATE FY 2010 OPERATING BUDGET That the following amounts appropriated for the ensuing have the charge of the lectures under the wills of Eliza Cary fiscal year. Farnham and Suzanna E. Cary for the current year. Adopted (see table on page 16) March 23, 2009 16 1 2009 Annual Report Wnuin Mpptinn �„�,*;�,,,Pa tYllYYI YIYP�T1!111 FY 2010 budget Program 1000 $468,628 1100 Lexington Public Schools $4,400,118 Personnel Services $55,926,576 Expenses $11,031,717 Total Line Item 1100, Lexington Public Schools $66,958,293 1200 Regional School $11711,554 Program 2000: Shared Expenses $883,778 2100 Benefits $116,397 2110 Contributory Retirement $3,643,396 2120 Non - contributor Retirement $42,000 2130 Employee Insurance $22,874,458 Amended March 30.,2009: Resolution: Whereas Lexington's escalating health care costs have been and are continuing to consume a significant proportion of Lexington's allowable 2 % percent increase in the tax levy, and Whereas options for realizing savings in health care costs for municipalities and towns are severely limited by current state law, and Whereas the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is exempt from any requirement to negotiate and receive approval to implement significant changes in its health insurance plans through its Group Insurance Commission (GIC), and Whereas the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and all its cities and town face an unprecedented economic crisis that will dramatically impact public finances for a least the next two years, Now, therefore, the Town of Lexington petitions the Governor of Massachusetts and the Senate and House of Representa- tives to enact legislation to allow municipalities to modify health care plan design without the requirements ofcol- lective bargaining such that municipalities can, in a timely manner, either (1) join the GIC; or (2) offer health care plans to employees that are comparable to the offerings of the GIC, provided that the co- payments and deductibles of such plans do not exceed those of the GIC. 2140 Unemployment $267,300 2150 Workers'Compensation* (M.G.L. Ch. 40, Sec. 13 $351,625 A &13 C) 8400 Finance Personnel Services 2160 Property & Liability Insurance $6111497 2170 Uninsured Losses *(M.G.L. Ch. 40, Sec. 13) $100,000 2200 Debt Service 8500 Town Clerk Expenses 2210 Payment on Funded Debt $3,622,390 2220 Interest on Funded Debt $660,650 2230 Temporary Borrowing $1881393 2300 Reserve Fund $104,965 from Overlay Surplus 2300 Reserve Fund $5501000 2400 Public Facilities Appropriations for line -items 3100 -3500; 2400 Public Facilities $8,863,432 Program 3000 PublicWorks $188,583 from the Recreation Enterprise Fund; and 3100 -3500 DPW Personnel Services $3,200,625 3100 -3500 DPW Expenses $41732,743 Program 4000: Public Safety 4100 Law Enforcement Personnel Services $41 799,757 4100 Law Enforcement Expenses $468,628 4200 Fire /Medical Personnel Services $4,400,118 4200 Fire /Medical Expenses $470,368 Program 5111 . ; Recreation 5100 Library Personnel Services $11702,930 5100 Library Expenses Program 6000: Social Services 6100 -6200 Social Services Personnel Services $249,400 $409,285 6100 -6200 Social Services Expenses $171,578 Program 7111 Development 7100 Community Development Personnel Services $883,778 7100 Community Development Expenses $116,397 7200 Planning Personnel Services $ 227,280 7200 Planning Expenses $9,850 7300 Economic Development Personnel Services $86,000 7300 Economic Development Ex pens $6,666 Program 8000: General Government 8100 Board of Selectmen 8110 Board of Selectmen Personnel Services $81,612 8110 Board of Selectmen Expenses $75,825 8120 Legal Services $ 375,000 8130 Town Report $7,000 8200 Town Manager and further that Line 8230 is to be transferred by the Board of Selectmen for contractual settlements within departments upon recommendation of the Town Manager 8210 -8220 Town Manager Personnel Services $ 537,875 8210 -8220 Town Manager Expenses $199,852 8230 Salary Transfer Account* $1,003,000 8300 Town Committees 8310 Finance Committees $1,500 8320 Misc. Boards and Committees $41700 8330 Public Celebration Committee $301000 8400 Finance Personnel Services $1,063,734 8400 Finance expenses $ 301,328 8500 Town Clerk Personnel Services $ 269,513 8500 Town Clerk Expenses $84,000 8600 MIS Personnel Services $ 211,043 8600 MIS Expenses $ 344,902 and that the Town transfer the following sums to meet, in part, appropriations made at this Town Meeting: $70,000 from the School Bus Transportation Stabilization Fund for line -item 1100; $104,965 from Overlay Surplus $325,000 from the Parking Meter Fund for line -items 3100 -3500 and 4100; $120,000 from the Cemetery Trust Fund for line item 3100 -3500; $72,000 from Transportation Demand Management /Public Transportation Stabilization Revolving Fund for Appropriations for line -items 3100 -3500; $3,668,576 from Unreserved Fund Balance /Free Cash; $782,176 from the Water Enterprise Fund; $691,763 from the Sewer Enterprise Fund; $188,583 from the Recreation Enterprise Fund; and $52,387 from Insurance Proceeds greater than $20,000 for line -item 2170 Items marked with an ( *) are Continuing Balance Accounts. Adopted as Amended, April 1, 2009 ARTICLE 5: APPROPRIATE FY2010 ENTERPRISE FUND BUDGETS a) Appropriate $6,711,570 to operate the Water Division of the Department of Public Works b) Appropriate $7,729,170 to operate the Wastewater (Sewer) Division of the Department of Public Works c) Appropriate $ 1,725,605 to operate the Recreation De- partment Adopted April 1, 2009 ARTICLE 6: APPROPRIATE FOR SENIOR SERVICE PROGRAM Appropriate $45,000 for conducting a Senior Service Pro- gram. Adopted April 1, 2009 ARTICLE 8: APPROPRIATE FOR TOURISM PROMOTION Appropriate $ 15,000 for tourism initiatives in the Town. Adopted April 1, 2009 ARTICLE 9: APPROPRIATE FOR PLANNING BOARD CONSULTING SERVICES Appropriate $ 100,000 for Planning board consulting ser- vices.l4dopted,4pril27, 2009 ARTICLE 10: CONTINUE AND APPROVE DEPARTMENTAL REVOLVING FUNDS Authorize revolving funds for DPW Burial Containers (835,000), DPW Compost Operation (8315,000), Lex- Media Operations (8400,000), Trees (820,000), Minute- man Household Hazardous Waste Program ($ 175,000), Health Programs (810,000), Council on Aging Programs (8100,000),Tourism/Liberty Ride (8166,000), School Bus Transportation ($830,000), and Public Facilities ($275,000). Ado ,Pted April 1, 2009 ARTICLE 11: APPROPRIATE THE FY2010 COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE OPERATING BUDGET AND CPA PROJECTS Reserve for appropriation the following amounts from es- timated FY2010 receipts as recommended by the Commu- nity Preservation Committee a) $397,207 for the acquisition, creation and preservation of open space excluding land for recreational use; b) $484,700 for the acquisition, preservation, rehabilita- tion and restoration of historic resources; c) $ 1,165,828 for the creation, preservation and support of community housing; and d) $ 1,924,336 to Unbudgeted Reserves. Make appropriations from the Community Preservation Fund and other sources as follows: a) Appropriate $70,000 for the continued analysis of the Center Playfields Drainage Study. b) Appropriate $569,000 for the Old Reservoir /Marrett Road Stormwater Mitigation and Preservation project. _EXINGTON 1 17 c) Appropriate $200,000 for the Pine Meadows Golf Course Preservation project. d) Appropriate $ 150,000 for archive records management and cons ervation .Indefinitely post oned. e) Appropriate $30,000 for supplemental funds for the Town Office Building Renovation, Preservation and Design phase of the project. f) Appropriate $45,000 for the Lexington Police Station Space Preservation and Needs Study. g) Appropriate $ 180,000 for the Stone Building Renova- tion, Preservation Study and extraordinary repairs. h) Appropriate $ 100,000 for the schematic phase of the Fire Headquarters Renovation, Preservation and Re- design project i) Appropriate $320,828 for the Greeley Village Roof Replacement. j) Appropriate $50,000 for the Munroe Tavern Historic Structures and Capital Needs Report. k) Appropriate$845,000 for the purchase of four afford- able housing units. Indefinitely post oned. 1) Appropriate $ 150,000 for administrative expenses of the Community Preservation Committee. Adopted April 6, 2009 ARTICLE 12: LAND PURCHASE OFF VINE STREET Acquire for conservation purposes including outdoor rec- reation approximately 13.49 acres as shown as Lot 45A on a Plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington, Mass. (Mid- dlesex County), being a subdivision of Map 47 Lot 45" by Keenan Survey dated March 18, 2009 (Leary Property) Acquire for community housing purposes approximately 30,022 square feet and shown as Lot 45B on said Plan, on terms that are acceptable to the Board of Selectmen; and Appropriate $2,763,100 for such land acquisition from Community Preservation Fund. Adopted 144ri113, 2009 ARTICLE 15: APPROPRIATE FOR MUNICIPAL CAPITAL PROJECTS AND EQUIPMENT Appropriate for the following capital improvements: a) Replacement of Fire Engine 3 $500,000 b) Head End Equipment -$ 154,500 for replacing head - end network equipment c) Comprehensive Stormwater Management Watershed Study $ 110,000 for engineering services d) DPW Equipment Replacement $903,423 for equipment e) CBD Sidewalks Indefinitely postponed. f) Sidewalk Improvements and Easements Authorizes Selectmen to take by eminent domain, otherwise ac- quire any fee, easement or other interest in land neces- sary for sidewalk construction through the end of fiscal year 2010. (as amended April 13, 2009) g) Storm Drainage Improvements -$ 160,000 for con- structing and reconstructing storm drains 18 1 2009 Annual Report q" f1\A /n maetinn ontinued from P ar- revious P h) Geographic Information System (GIS)—$120,000 for a computerized mapping system i) Hydrant Replacement Program $50,000 for hydrant replacement j) Street Improvements $538,125 for road reconstruc- tion, repairs and resurfacing k) Traffic Mitigation $50,000 for engineering services for traffic and intersection improvements town -wide. Adopted April 13, 2009 ARTICLE 16: APPROPRIATE FOR WATER DISTRIBUTION IMPROVEMENTS Install new water mains and replace or clean and line ex- isting water mains and all related incidental costs related thereto, to appropriate $900,000. Adopted 14pril 13) 2009 ARTICLE 17: APPROPRIATE FOR SEWER IMPROVEMENTS Selectmen authorized to install sewer mains and sewerage systems and Replacements, appropriating $ 1,200,000; and appropriating $ 100,000 for pump station upgrades.,4dopted April 13, 2009 ARTICLE 1S: APPROPRIATE FOR SCHOOL CAPITAL PROJECTS AND EQUIPMENT Appropriation for capital improvements: a) School Technology $600,000 for maintaining and up- grading the Lexington Public Schools'technology systems b) Classroom Furniture $50,000 for classroom furni- ture c) Kitchen Equipment $75,000 kitchen equipment Ad- pted 1pril 1 S, 2009 ARTICLE 19: APPROPRIATE FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES CAPITAL PROJECTS Appropriated for capital improvements: a) Hastings Oil Tank and Boiler Replacement Indefinite - lyHostioned. b) Lexington High School Gillespie Auditorium Reno- vation-8305,000 for remodeling and making extraor- dinary repairs c) Lexington High School Heating System Up- grade—$350,000 appropriated for extraordinary re- pairs to the heating system at Lexington High School d) School Building Roofing Program $201,500 for re- constructing or making extraordinary repairs to roofs on school buildings e) Fire Headquarters Preservation and Renovation De- sign—Indefinitely postponed. f) Relocate Old Harrington School Playground Struc- tures-840,000 g) Bowman School Play Area Improvement $80,000 for replacing pavement and making improvements to the Bowman School play area h) Lexington High School Elevator Piston Replace- ment—$40,000 for replacing the hydraulic cylinder in one of the elevators at the High School i) School Building Envelop Program —$ 125,000 for sys- tem -wide repairs to school buildings j) Police Station Space Preservation Needs Study. Indefi- nitelypost�oned. k) Stone Building Preservation and Renovation Indefi- nitely postponed. 1) East Lexington Fire Station Kitchen Upgrade 575,000 m) School Accessibility Improvements 550,000 for improv- ing accessibility at primary entrances to school buildings n) Municipal Building Envelop —$ 157,594 for recon- structing, remodeling and making extraordinary repairs to municipal buildings o) Town Office Building Preservation and Renovation—Indefinitely post�oned. Adopted April 15, 2009 ARTICLE 20: STREET ACCEPTANCE PITCAIRN PLACE (CITIZENS' PETITION) Establish as a Town way and accept the layout of Pitcairn Place, a distance of 500 feet; appropriate 8 125,000 ,Idopted March 25, 2009 ARTICLE 21: STREET ACCEPTANCE WISTERIA LANE Establish as a Town way and accept the layout of Wisteria Lane, from Colony Rd to end, a distance of 330 feet, more or less. Adopted March 25, 2009 ARTICLE 23: APPROPRIATE FOR POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS Appropriate $440,690 be appropriated to the Town of Lex- ington Post Employment Insurance Liability Fund. Adopted ,4pril 155 2009 ARTICLE 25: ESTABLISH AND APPROPRIATE TO SPECIFIED STABILIZATION FUNDS a) That a Center Improvement District Stabilization Fund, to fund needed improvements in Lexington Center, be created in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 40, Section 5B, and b) That appropriations to the following stabilization funds be made - 1) $350,000 to Special Education Stabilization Fund 2) $20,000 to the Traffic Mitigation Stabilization Fund 3) $65,049 to the Transportation Demand Manage- ment /Public Transportation Stabilization Fund 4) $ 100,000 to the Center Improvement District Sta- bilization Fund Adopted May 6, 2009 ARTICLE 26: ESTABLISH AND APPROPRIATE TO DEBT SERVICE STABILIZATION FUND a) Debt Service Stabilization Fund be created in accor- dance with M.G.L. Chapter 40, Section 5B; b) S 1,739,894 [balance of reimbursement paid to the Town by the Massachusetts School Building Authority] be ap- propriated to the Debt Service Stabilization Fund c) $127,158 be appropriated from the Debt Service Stabi- lization Fund to offset the FY2010 debt service of the bond dated February 1, 2003 issued for funding addi- tions and renovations to the Lexington High School, Clarke Middle School and Diamond Middle School. Adopted April 15, 2009 ARTICLE 27: ESTABLISH STABILIZATION FUND FOR MINUTEMAN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Approve Stabilization Fund by the Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School District, beginning July 1, 2009, pursuant to Section 16 G 1/z Chapter 71 of the Mas- sachusetts General Laws. Adopted March 30, 2009 ARTICLE 30: AMEND FY2009 OPERATING BUDGET Appropriate current fiscal year budget as approved under Article 4 of 2008 Annual Town Meeting and subsequently amended under Article 3 of 2008 Special Town Meeting: Line Item Description From To 3100 -3500 DPW Personnel Services $3,162,037 $3,462,037 3100 -3500 DPW Expenses $4,618,678 $4,943,853 2130 Health Insurance $22,140,749 $21,685,574 8210 -8220 Town Manager's Expenses $199,750 $239,750 2230 Debt Services— Tempo- rary Borrowing $ 243,818 $ 203,818 Adopted May 6, 2009 ARTICLE 31: APPROPRIATE FOR AUTHORIZED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS In addition to the $550,000 previously appropriated under Article 31(a) of the 2007 Annual Town Meeting, appropri- ate $ 150,000 for construction of a subsurface slurry wall at Lincoln Field for methane mitigation. ,4dopted May 6, 2009 ARTICLE 33: AMEND GENERAL BYLAW CAPITAL EXPENDITURES COMMITTEE Amend §29 -13B of the Code of Lexington by adding the words "or otherwise distributing" after the words "and by mailing ". Adopted March 23, 2009 ARTICLE 34: ESTABLISH QUALIFICATIONS FOR TAX DEFERRALS Maximum qualifying gross receipts amount for property tax deferrals under Clause 41A of Section 5 of Chapter 59 of the Massachusetts General Laws be raised to 850,000.Ad- opted March 23, 2009 _EXINGTON 1 19 ARTICLE 35: ESTABLISH DEMAND CHARGE FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Fee for a demand notice for payment of delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 15 of Chapter 60 of the Massachusetts General Laws be fifteen dollars. Adopted March 23, 2009 ARTICLE 37: RECONFIGURE AND ABANDON EASEMENT Abandon all or a portion of an existing public travel ease- ment along the westerly property line of lot 68 on Assessors' Property Map 29, known as 7 Page Road, now or formerly of Zales. Adopted March 23, 2009 ARTICLE 38: PETITION GENERAL COURT FOR MUNICIPAL UTILITYACT Support passage by the General Court of legislation en- abling municipalities to more easily establish municipal lighting plants. Adopted March 23, 2009 ARTICLE 39: PETITION GENERAL COURT FOR MID -YEAR TAX RELIEF FOR PROPERTY LOSS FROM FIRE Petition for an Act to authorize the Town to abate or refund taxes received, as the case may be, whenever in any fiscal year beginning in Fiscal Year 2009, the assessed value of real estate is decreased by over 50 percent as the result of fire or natural disaster. Adopted March 23, 2009 ARTICLE 40: RESOLUTION USE OF REUSABLE BAGS (CITIZENS' PETITION) Adopt a resolution to affirm strong opposition to the reli- ance on paper and plastic bags and encourage use of reus- able and biodegradable bags. ,4do ted March 23, 2009 ARTICLE 42: DOUBLE UTILITY POLES (CITIZENS' PETITION) Adopt a resolution to endorse S1482 and S1543 regarding fines for violation of MGL c. 164 §34B 14dopted March 23, 2009 ARTICLE 44: AMEND ZONING BY-LAW, CM AND NFI DISTRICT CHANGES ARTICLE 45: AMEND ZONING BY LAW TRAFFIC ARTICLE 46: AMEND ZONING BY- LAW MAP REVISION ARTICLE 44: AMEND ZONING BY-LAW, CM AND NFI DISTRICTS CHANGES Amended the CM District by: Providing a new description of the CM Manufacturing District; Creating a site plan review process for by -right uses below a proposed threshold in the CM District; Per- mitting additional commercial uses in the CM District that had previously not been allowed; Amending dimensional controls within the CM District by increasing the floor area ratio(FAR), removing the site coverage maximum, decreas- ing the required building and parking setbacks, and no lon- ger regulating the number of stories while increasing the 20 1 2009 Annual Report rMAin Mpptinn -- I-N *-% +; *'% I I A fl Y, -� Y�-T T� p i.ous allowed height of a building; Allowing ground- mounted signs to be permitted as part of the site plan review process; This article also removed the requirement that any develop- ment in a floodplain obtain a special permit to show that it met floodplain regulations. Instead, the building permit will require proof of adherence to the floodplain regulations. ARTICLE 45: AMEND ZONING BY-LAW—TRAFFIC Establishes a Transportation Management Overlay District (TMOD) that allows a developer to opt into the TMOD rather than having to improve the level of service at inter- sections affected by the proposed development as required under 135 -71 thorough 73. Before any developer may opt into the TMOD, the Planning Board must first conduct and adopt a district -wide transportation study containing an infrastructure improvement and implementation plan. The Planning Board will be the special permit granting au- thority in the TMOD. ARTICLE 46: AMEND ZONING BY LAW MAP REVISION Outlines the physical location of the Traffic Management Overlay District. ,4dopted,4pri127, 2009 ARTICLE 47: AMEND ZONING BY LAW TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS Removes outdated references to "Director of Inspectional Services ", "Cable Television and Communications Adviso- ry Committee" and "usable open space" as these entities or concepts no longer exist. Adopted April 2 7, 2009 ARTICLE 49: AMEND ZONING BY LAW CRO AND RO TO CD, 95 -99 HAYDEN AVENUE, 124- 128 SPRING STREET (OWNERS' PETITION) Zoning Bylaw Chapter 135 of the Code of Lexington be amended by changing the zoning designation from the cur- rent CRO Regional Office District and RO One Family Dwelling District to CD Planned Commercial District. May 6 2009 Special Town Meeting -2 Sessions —May 6, May 11 ARTICLE 2: AMENDMENT TO PRELIMINARY SITE DEVELOPMENT AND USE PLAN, 125,131 AND 141 SPRING STREET Preliminary Site Development and Use Plan adopted as part of the CD Planned Commercial District at the May 2004 Town Meeting for the property known as "Lexington Technology Park "be amended. The land in said CD Planned Commercial District shall be subject to the Amended Pre- liminary Site Development and Use Plan (PSDUP) origi- nally filed on March 6, 2009. Referred to Planning Board and Board of Selectmen for further review and to retort back to the next annual or special town meeting May 11, 2009. ARTICLE 3: PETITION FOR CHANGE OF ZONING DISTRICT 12 -18 AND 24 HARTWELL AVENUE Code of the Town of Lexington, the Zoning By -Law sec- tions, and the Zoning Map of the Town of Lexington, be amended to change the zoning district designations for the two properties described herein from CRO, Regional Of- fice District, and CRO /CM, Regional Office District and Commercial Manufacturing District, to the CM District: 1) 12 -18 Hartwell Avenue: CRO Zoning District to CM Zoning District; and 2) 24 Hartwell Avenue: CRO Zoning District and CM Zoning District to CM Zoning District. Adopted May 6, 2009 ARTICLE 4: APPROPRIATE FOR CLARKE SCHOOL SPRINKLER SYSTEM Appropriate $85,000 to make improvements to the sprinkler system in the Clarke Middle School Adopted May 6, 2009 ARTICLE 6: LAND PURCHASE OFF LOWELL STREET Acquire, or to take by eminent domain, for recreation, and/ or affordable housing, and /or open space purposes any fee, easement or other interest in all or any part of land shown as lots 38,40A and 43 on Assessor's Property Map 20 (Busa Farm), appropriate 4,197,000 for land acquisition. Adopted May 6, 2009 ARTICLE 7: APPROPRIATE FOR COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES Appropriate $25,000 to meet administrative expenses of the Community Preservation Committee for FY2009. ,4a' opted May 11, 2009 ARTICLE 9: RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE CHANGE AT HANSCOM FIELD 1) Resolution to protect national historical and cultural heritage of this area, recognizing that our towns are the nation's birthplace and as such have a unique and higher responsibility in addition to the normal municipal and commercial interests and claims; protect the character and quality of life of Lexington (and the other towns adjacent to Hanscom Field); to prevent the increased noise, ground traffic and environmental pollution that would result from land development, the expansion of air traffic at Hanscom Field or changes in the charac- ter and use of the airport; to protect our town and our residents from any significant financial costs or loss of economic opportunity caused by land development or aviation operations at Hanscom Field. 2) To ensure that Lexington is recognized as a town that is affected by any land development at Hanscom Field, no matter in which community that development takes 'nlAr n maatingcontinued from revious p p place, and is thus subject to the land use policy state- ment of Massport's Master Plan for Hanscom Field. 3) To work diligently to mitigate the impact of existing Hanscom related noise and ground traffic conditions in our area. 4) To negotiate a binding agreement with Massport which would ensure full and equal participation by the town(s) in any and all decisions that could result in avi- ation or other expansion, development, or changes in the character or use of Hanscom Field. Be it resolved that the Lexington Town meeting reaffirm goals as originally approved in 1997 and, Be it resolved that the Town of Lexington join the three Congressmen representing four towns surrounding Hans- com Field, our state legislative delegation, the Minute Man National Historical Park and the National Trust for His- toric Preservation in calling for a moratorium on any ex- pansion of infrastructure at Hanscom Field, including the use of any federal stimulus funds, until a comprehensive and sustainable regional multi -modal transportation plan is de- veloped and seeks the assistance of the Governor, our Unit- ed States Senators and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration in supporting said moratorium. Adopted flUlay 11, 2009 November 9 2009 Special Town Meeting 3 sessions November 9, 16, 18, 2009 ARTICLE 2: ZONING BY-LAW—AMENDMENT TO PRELIMINARY SITE DEVELOPMENT AND USE PLAN, LEXINGTON TECHNOLOGY PARK, 125, 131 AND 141 SPRING STREET (N /K/A 125 SPRING STREET, 200, 3009 400 AND 500 PATRIOT WAY) CD -10 DISTRICT 'hat the Preliminary Site Development and Use Plan ad- opted as part of the CD Planned Commercial District at the May 2004 Town Meeting for the property known as "Lexington Technology Park" be amended in accordance with the Amended Preliminary Site Development and Use Plan (Amended PSDUP) originally filed with the Town Clerk and the Planning Board on June 22, 2009 and revised and refilled on October 30, 2009.,4dopted Notiember 9, 2009 ARTICLE 3: ZONING BY-LAW—AMENDMENT TO PRELIMINARY SITE DEVELOPMENT AND USE PLAN, CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 459 55 AND 65 HAYDEN AVENUE, CD -9 DISTRICT That the Preliminary Site Development and Use Plan ad- opted as part of the CD Planned Commercial District at the November 1997 Special Town Meeting for the property known as "45, 55 and 65 Hayden Avenue (a /k/a the Cubist _EXINGTON 1 21 Pharmaceuticals Campus)" be amended in accordance with the Amended Preliminary Site Development and Use Plan (APSDUP) originally filed with the Town Clerk and the Planning Board on July 30, 2009 and revised and refilled on October 30, 2009. ,Idopted November 9, 2009 ARTICLE 4: AMEND ZONING BY-LAW Zoning Bylaw, Chapter 135 of the Code of the Town of Lexington, amended Sections 135 -8, 135 -16 and 135 -71B to encourage food establishments, allow other commercial uses not currently allowed in the center, allow offices to be located on the first floor in the center in certain situations, and to exempt the center from the traffic special permit pro- visions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the requirements of this Article XII shall not apply to the Center Business (CB) District. Adopted November 16, 2009 ARTICLE 5: AUTHORIZE MUNROE SCHOOL DISPOSITION Indefinitely Postponed Adopted November 9, 2009 ARTICLE 6: APPROVE LOCAL OPTION MEALS EXCISE Accept G.L., c. 64L § 2 (a) to impose a local meals excise to take effect January 1, 2010. Adopted November 18, 2009 ARTICLE 7: APPROVE LOCAL OPTION ROOM OCCUPANCY EXCISE Accept G.L., c. 64G, § 3A a local room occupancy excise at the rate of six percent to take effect on July 1, 2010. Ad- opted as amended November 18, 2009 ARTICLE 8: CONTRACTS FOR SOLAR ENERGY Authorize Town Manager to enter into contracts for the period of FY2010 and FY2011 for the purchase of electric- ity generated by solar power for a term not to exceed twenty years. Adopted November 9, 2009 ARTICLE 9: APPROPRIATE FOR SISTER CITY PROGRAM Indefinitely postponed. Adopted November 18, 2009 ARTICLE 10: APPROPRIATE TO TRAFFIC MITI- GATION STABILIZATION FUND Appropriate $35,000 to the Traffic Mitigation Stabilization Fund. Adopted November 18, 2009 ARTICLE 11: APPROPRIATE TO STABILIZATION FUND Appropriate $669,843 to the Stabilization Fund. Adopted November 18, 2009 ARTICLE 12: APPROPRIATE FOR WALTHAM STREET PEDESTRIAN CROSSING Appropriate $25,000 for the study and construction of a pedestrian crossing in the vicinity of 1010 Waltham Street. Adopted November 18, 2009 ARTICLE 13: AMEND FY2010 OPERATING BUDGET Appropriations authorized under Article 4 of the 2009 An- nual Town Meeting be amended: 22 2009 Annual Report rniffn Mpptinn prom revious P p" LINE ITEM PROGRAM FROM TO 8500 Town Clerk Personal Services $269,513 $2911413 8500 Town Clerk Expenses $84,000 $112,100 6100 -6200 Social Services Personal Services $409,285 $294,840 6100 -6200 Social Services Expenses $171,578 $121,749 3100 -3500 DPW Expenses $4,732,743 $4,747,743 8400 Finance Expenses $301,328 $342,328 2150 Workers'Compensation $351,625 $401,625 Adopted November 18, 2009 ARTICLE 14: AMEND FY2010 ENTERPRISE FUNDS BUDGETS Appropriations authorized under Article 5 of the 2009 An- nual Town Meeting be amended: (a) 'that the appropriation to operate the Water Divi- sion of the Department of Public Works during fiscal Moderator ROLE: To preside over Town Meeting and appoint members of the Appropriation Committee, Capital Expenditures Com- mittee, the Cary Lecture Series as well as Lexington's repre- sentative on the Minuteman Regional School Committee. ELECTED by the voters at large for a 1 -year term: Deborah Brown. HIGHLIGHTS: Worked with Town Meeting members, boards, and committees towards the goal of an effective, efficient, and welcoming Town Meeting process. Tried to fill the very big shoes of former moderator extraordinaire Marge Battin. Work continues on both goals! Held pre Town Meeting planning sessions with article sponsors, Town Counsel, Town Clerk, and Finance Com- mittee Chairs to review timing and procedural matters, and anticipate scheduling difficulties, audio - visual re- year 2010 be changed from $6,711,571 to 6,594,121 by amending the following line item(s): PROGRAM FROM TO MWRA Assessment $4,600,000 $41482,551 And that the total appropriation, as amended, shall be funded with $525,000 from Water Enterprise Fund re- tained earnings and the remainder to be funded from water receipts, as voted under Article 5 (a) of the 2009 Annual Town Meeting (b ) That the appropriation to operate the Wastewater Di- vision of the Department of Public Works during fiscal year 2010 be changed from $ 7,729,170 to $7,475,116 by amending the following line item(s): PROGRAM FROM TO MWRA Assessment $6,500,000 $6,245,946 Adopted November 18, 2009 quirements, probable amendments, and potential areas of disagreement. Held a 2 -hour workshop for new Town Meeting mem- bers, Town Counsel, Appropriation, Capital Expendi- tures, Planning Board, and Town Meeting Members Association Chairs to answer questions, clarify financial and planning terms and concepts, and explain legal is- sues and parliamentary procedures. Wrote newspaper articles explaining the protocol re- garding citizen participation. Held a post Town Meeting critique with the TMMA to identify measures for improving procedures. Town Meeting Members Association (TMMA) ROLE: To inform Town Meeting Members in advance on all Warrant articles, meeting procedures, and matters of Town governance; to act as an interface between Town Meeting and the municipal government, the Board of Selectmen, School Committee, and other Town committees; to repre- sent the members of Town Meeting when the Meeting is not in session; and to improve Town Meeting procedures and processes. MEMBERSHIP: All Town Meeting Members are auto- matically members of the Association. The Annual Meet- ing of the Association is held immediately prior to the first information meeting following the Town election. Immedi- ately before the annual meeting, precincts meet individually and elect their Precinct Chair, Vice Chair, and Clerk offi- cers. At the annual meeting of the Association, the members elect TMMA officers, who are limited to terms of no more than two consecutive years, except for the Communications Officer and the Email list Moderator. The precinct officers, together with the TMMA officers, make up the TMMA Executive Committee, and serve for one year. The Executive Committee usually meets on the second Wednesday of each month, except when Town Meeting is in session and in July and August. The monthly meetings are open to all. HIGHLIGHTS: • Published TMMA Warrant Information Reports on all articles coming before the Annual Town Meeting and the Fall Special Town Meeting so Town Meeting mem- bers could better understand the issues. • Sponsored three Warrant Information sessions before the Annual Town Meeting and one prior to the Fall Town Meeting to familiarize members with the Warrant and to give sponsors feedback on likely questions and additional information needed concerning their articles. • Held the TMMA bus tour to view sites affected by Warrant articles for the Annual Town Meeting. • Sponsored an information session to review the Group Insurance Commission (GIC). • Wrote and Published a Residential Property Tax and Property Assessment Explainer. • Maintained an e -mail listsery with message archives ac- cessible to the public at http: / /groups.yahoo.com /group/ lex -tmma/ that provides a medium for informal discus- sions among TMMA members about Town matters. • Changed the TMMA By -laws to add the position of "Email List Moderator ". • Provided timely information on the TMMA Website, including Executive Committee minutes, various com- mittee reports and access to TMMA e -mail archives (http://Iexingtontmma.org). • Recognized the contributions of three Town Meeting Members who have served in Town Meeting for 30 years. Reviewed and Discussed: • Start and end times for Town Meeting • Group Insurance Commission (GIC) • 2020 Vision Committee I I'll EXINGTON • Selectmen's Fiscal Policy Review Committee • Lexington's Safe Mass. Ave. Committee • Lexington Center Committee • Battle Green Master Plan Formed committees to study the issues and make recommendations regarding: • "Green" Practices at Town Meeting • Community Outreach • Recording how Town Meeting Members vote 23 Appointed: • Cathy Gill as TMMA's Representative to the Select- men's Fiscal Policy Review Committee • Alan Lazarus as TMMA's Representative to LexMedia 2008 -2009 Executive Committee Chair Marsha Baker Vice -Chair Joe Pato, 3/2009 —11/09 Barry Orensteon 11/09 - Treasurer Colin Hamilton Clerk Nancy Corcoran - Ronchetti Communications David L. Kaufman ListServe Moderator Vicki Blier Precinct Chair Vice Chair Clerk 1 Nancy Adler Joel Adler Mary Bowes 2 Joe Pato Rita Goldberg Barry Orenstein 3 Loren Wood Rosemary Levy Michelle Goddard 4 Vincent Pisegna Tanya Morrisett J.J. Krawczyk 5 Jerold Michelson David Burns Andy Friedlich 6 Edith Sandy Bebe Fallick Alan Lazarus 7 Fred Martin Jim Courtemanche Jay Eidson 8 Diane Biglow Deborah Mauger Peggy Enders 9 Lisah Rhodes Francine Steiglitz Tom Diaz 1 it L 1 TMAM: Bottom row (L -R) Nancy Corcoran -Ronchetti (Clerk) Joe Pato Vice Chair 2009), Marsha Baker (Chair) Barry Orenstein Vice Chair 2010), Vicki Blier Email List Moderator) Top Row (L -R) Diane Biglow, Edie Sandy, Behe Fallick, David Kaufman, Vincent Pisegna, Rita Goldberg, Joel Idler, Loren Wood, Nancy Adler, Fred Martin, Andy Friedlich d a 24 1 2009 Annual Report Board of Assessors /Assessor's Office ROLE: To assess the full and fair market value of Lexing- ton's real and personal property. Efforts are focused on the maintenance of an extensive database for valuation purpos- es in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws. APPOINTED by the Town Manager: William Jackson (Chairman), Steven Foster, and Edmund Grant. The Town Assessor is Joseph Nugent. HIGHLIGHTS: • FY 2010 was an interim (non- certification) fiscal year for Lexington assessment work. The assessed values of real properties were adjusted to represent conditions in the market during the year of analysis (calendar 2008) as required by the Mass. Dept. of Revenue (DOR). • During calendar 2008, the assessed value of the average single - family dwelling in Lexington was $691,000, which was down slightly from calendar 2007. The overall resi- dential class decreased by 2.5 %, while the overall Comm/ Indl/Personal (CIP) property sector decreased by 4.5 %. Commercial properties led the decline in FY 2010 with a 10% reduction in value as compared with FY 2009. • Residential "new growth" value for FY 2010 was down 26% from FY 2009, while the growth for the CIP sector was down 31 %, with an overall growth value reduction of 28% from FY 2009. • The single most significant construction project affect- ing new growth for FY 2010 was the residential/retail property called "Lexington Commons" located in Lex- ington's downtown area. Tax Levy/ Tax Rates ASSESSOR'S OFFICE FINANCIALS Personnel FY 2009 FY 2008 Fulltime .. ............................... 5 ...... ............................... 5 Part-time ................................ 1...... ............................... 1 ASSESSMENT CATEGORIES for FISCALYEAR 2010 Property Description (Class Code) No. of Parcels Assessed Value Single - Family Dwellings (101) 81944 $6,184,505,000 Residential Condominiums (102) 878 $363,299,000 Two - Family Houses (104) 180 $109,138,000 Three - Family Houses (105) 12 $8,151,000 Multiple- Units /Apartments (111 -125) 14 $1371482,000 Residential Land (130- 132,106) 588 $44,672,000 Miscellaneous Residential (103,109) 38 $38,199,000 Commercial Property (300 -393) 412 $623,261,000 Industrial Property (400 -452) 41 $178,757,000 Agricultural Land (Chap 61 A) 5 $82,000 Recreational Land (Chap 61 B) 8 $2,877,000 Mixed Use [Resid +Comm] (012 -043) 22 $18,887,000 Personal Property /Utilities (500 -552) 950 $1821 280,610 Totals 12,092 $7,891,590,610 TAX LEVY AND TAX RATES: FISCAL YEAR 2009 Class Lev % Valuation Tax Rate Tax Lev Residential 77.945% $6,991,353,500 $12.97 $90,677,855 Open Space 0.000% $- $_ Commerical 14.869% $702,657,500 $24.62 $171299,428 Industrial 3.506% $165,669,000 $24.62 $4,078,771 Personal 3.681% $173,928,130 $24.62 $4,282,111 Total 100% $8,033,608,130 $116,338,164 Health Department/ Board of Health Personnel FY09 FY08 FullTime .............................. 2 ...... ............................... 2 PartTime .............................. 1....... ..............................1 ROLE: To protect and promote the health of residents and those who work in or visit the Town; to develop and imple- ment effective health policies, regulations, and programs to prevent disease and ensure the well being of the community. APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Chair Wendy Heiger- Bernays, PhD; Burt Perlmutter, MD; Sharon MacKenzie, RN; Deborah Thompson, ScD; Judith Feldman, M.D., re- signed and replaced by David S.Geller, MD Staff: Health Director, Gerard Cody R. E.H. S. /R. S.; Environmental Health Agent, Kathy Fox, RS,CHO, CFSP and Public Health Nurse, David Neylon, RN Environmental Health Offered quarterly, commercial food preparation educa- tional seminar program open to all food workers. Of- fered "Person in Charge Training" on eight occasions in- cluding one class focusing on those who primarily speak Portuguese or Spanish. Monitored water quality lab test results at the" Old Res- ervoir" bathing beach weekly and after rain events. This testing was done according to the BOH Beach Closure policy in order to measure the bacteria levels to help en- sure that the beach was safe to remain open. Staffed four Household Medical Waste collections and Eight Household Hazardous Waste collections were staffed with Health Division employees in a joint effort with the Department of Public Works in an effort to help protect groundwater and the environment. In ad- dition, the collection of used syringes helps to reduce the chance of an accidental "needle stick." As a result of these programs, thousands of pounds of these materials were prevented from entering the curbside rubbish and garbage collections. Participated in an integrated mosquito management program directed at reducing the mammal- biting mos- quito population and reducing the risk of West Nile Vi- rus (WNV) and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE). Treated over 3600 catch basins and 183 acres of prime mosquito habitat. In addition, mosquito survey col- lections were submitted to the Mass. Dept. of Public Health to be tested for WNV and EEE. Community Health and Emergency Preparedness • Partnered with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Lexington Public Schools to implement TOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 25 4Y Board of Health: Seated, left to right: Wendy Heiger- Bernays, Ph.D., Chair; Sha- ron MacKenzie, R.N., CCM; Deborah Thompson, ScD; Standing left to right: Ge- rard F. Cody, R.E.H. SIR. S.; Burt M. Perlmutter, M.D.; David S. Geller, M.D. a school -based vaccination initiative. As a result over 680 LHS students were vaccinated for H1N1 influenza without disruption to the school day. Risk Communication plans were implemented in the spring of 2009 as a result of the Novel H1N1 virus emerging throughout the Commonwealth and within Lexington. Public messaging included disease prevention by practicing good personal hygiene to stay healthy dur- ing the pandemic. Emergency Dispensing Site (EDS) plans were used to vaccinate citizens for Seasonal Influenza and H1N1 in- fluenza. As a result, 1130 citizens were vaccinated for Seasonal Influenza and 2507 citizens were vaccinated for H1N1 influenza in five major clinics organized by the Health Division. Received a grant from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) for the Health Division to integrate existing EDS plans with the requirements of the Strategic Na- tional Stockpile (SNS). Public Health Nurse Neylon at- tended all required meetings and trainings to complete this task. Health Division staff participated in Regional Meetings, trainings and similar vaccination clinics for the Town of Burlington on November 14. The Medical Reserve Corp. members were able to ob- tain an identification badge and receive free training for Flu Care at home and Emergency Dispensing site op- erations. In addition, the local Medical Reserve Corp. Board recruited new members and commitment to the organization was renewed. 26 1 2009 Annual Report Ualth lepartmant/ Board of Haalth contini-1-1 -rom previous pa Statistics 2009 2008 2007 Permits Issued 531 533* 616 Inspections 586 568 441 Old Reservoir Beach water testing samples 24 29 20 Health Education Seminars/ Com- munity Outreach, 14 14 2 Complaints (Food, Housing, Nuisance, ** Mosquitoes, Pools, Hotel, Animals) 65 41 324 Communicable Diseases 122 115 101 Immunizations (Influenza) 3637 1 1202 1 442 Cary Memorial Library Personnel FY09 FullTime ............................. 26 .... ............................... 26 PartTime ............................. 23 .... ............................... 23 Circulation .................. 762,718 .......................... 6681313 ROLE: To provide the Lexington community with materi- als, resources, and services that promote lifelong learning and cultural enrichment; to provide collections in a variety of formats to a culturally and educationally diverse pop- ulation; and to provide a knowledgeable, responsible staff to facilitate the retrieval of information and use of the Li- brary's resources. The governing body of the Library, established by the will of Maria Hastings Cary, is the Board of Library Trustees, consisting of the Town's settled ministers, principal clergy of each congregation in Town, and Selectmen and School Committee members. APPOINTED by the Trustees: Director Connie Rawson. The Trustees elect the Executive Committee: Chair Norman Cohen, Tom Diaz, Jeanne Krieger, Helen Cohen and How- ard Jaffee, Vice Chairman. State Certification and Library Funding Each year, Cary Library, along with other Public Libraries in Massachusetts, undergoes a process to receive Certifica- tion and State Aid, awarded once statutory and regulatory requirements are met. Statistics of funding and use are re- ported annually by public library directors. For Fiscal Year 2009 Cary Library received Certification and was awarded State Aid in the amount of $44,571. Each year, the acquisition of library materials, is evaluated as part of the certification and aid process. By State Regu- 'Note: In 2008, Massage Establishments and Therapists were no longer permitted by the Health Division, (accord- ing to State Law). **Note: In 2008, Animal Complaints were processed through Police Animal Control Department. Another de- viation from previous years includes the tracking of only complaints that resulted in an inspection. lation, Lexington's population size specifies the percentage required to receive total aid. For Fiscal Year 2009 this per- centage was 13% of the Library's total operating expenses or $287,283. Of that amount, $ 100,300 or 35% was sup- plied through municipal appropriations. The remaining 65% of the materials expenditure was supplied through Trustee Fines and Fees and donations from the Cary Me- morial Library Foundation and Friends of the Cary Me- morial Library. The Library continues to be dependent on, and grateful for, the significant contributions made by the Cary Memorial Library Foundation and the Friends of Cary Memorial Li- brary. The 13% materials expenditure target could not be managed without their help. Stone Building In February of 2009, after lengthy discussion and much public participation, The Board of Library Trustees made a recommendation that the Stone Building, former site of the East Lexington Branch Library, be developed for future use by following the principal concept of a Heritage Center. This use would respect Ellen Stone's guidelines as well as honor the historic integrity of the building. In September of 2009, an Historic Structures Report con- ducted by Menders, Torrey and Spencer, Preservation Ar- chitects, was delivered to the Permanent Building Commit- tee. This report offered a road map for rehabilitation of the building as well as documentation of the history and use of the building from its beginnings in 1833. The Historic Structures Report was funded by Community Preservation Funds. Ti a I Library continued -1-om revious Adult and Young Adult Services • Reference librarians answered an average of 3,103 ques- tions per month, slightly more than last year. • Patrons signed up to use the public internet terminals 46,493 times, a 15.3% increase over last year, and used the word processor /scanner 844 times, up 42% from last year, perhaps a reflection of difficult economic times. • In its sixth year, the Teen Advisory Board increased its membership and the number of programs it offers. • Added several new online databases, thanks to the sup- port of the Cary Memorial Library Foundation: Lexis- Nexis, Literature Resource Center, Mango Languages, and Career Transitions. • The theme of this year's Lexington Reads was "Tell- ing Our Stories ". A highlight was Jackie Lyden, author of the featured book Daughter of the Queen of Sheba, sharing her story with the audience in Cary Hall. • Coordinated 32 programs throughout the year, attract- ing 1889 people. • A Preservation Survey Report was received from the Northeast Document Conservation Center as part of an LSTA Preservation Survey grant that the library received. Recommendations contained therein were evaluated and an initial Preservation Action Plan was developed. Circulation Department • Total circulation of all library materials increased by over 14% during FY09; the circulation of DVDs in- creased 28 %, audio materials increased 13 %, and books increased 10 %. • 2,393 new library patrons were registered. • Resource sharing among Minuteman Library Network libraries increased significantly. In FY09, Lexington Holdings Information EXINGTON 1 27 loaned 46,349 items to other network libraries (a 19.6% increase over 2008) and borrowed 81,992 items from those network libraries (a 19.2% increase over 2008). Children's Services • Circulated 328,945 juvenile items, 43% of the Library's total circulation. • Children's Room staff answered 6,750 reference ques- tions, registered 838 new borrowers and mounted 75 topical book displays. • 766 patrons used the Childress Room Internet terminal, and 1,344 used the children's CD -ROM games terminals. • 18,129 patrons attended 333 children's programs. The 1,539 participants in the 2009 Summer Reading Pro- gram, "Starship Adventure @ Cary Library," reported reading for 34,271 hours. $300 was donated to Heifer International's "Read to Feed" Challenge. Technology • Installed traffic counters at both entrances to facilitate accurate counts of the number of visitors each month. • Collaborated again with the Lexington Senior Center to present popular technology- related workshops for se- niors, including classes in library catalog searching, e- mail skills, and word processing. • Introduced an interactive information kiosk, the first among Minuteman Library Network libraries. • Created two specialized online catalog PCs (OPACs). One features ready- reference searches for audiovisual materials only; the other for large -print materials. These OPACs are located near their respective collections. • Visits to the library website, www carylibrary.org, in- creased by 22% over last year's visits. Adult Children's Total Books 144,508 142,493 78,610 75,254 223,118 217,747 Print Periodicals 914 897 125 130 11039 11027 Audio 81032 81309 21981 21517 11,013 10,826 Videocassettes /DVDs 61995 71903 21659 21503 91654 10,406 Downloadable audio (available through OPAL) 21547 21283 275 368 21822 21651 Materials in Electronic Format 21 21 235 237 256 258 Materials in Microform 71499 71533 0 0 71499 71533 Miscellaneous (e.g. kits, framed art work, puppets, slide sets, films, filmstrips) 50 52 166 167 216 219 Totals 170,566 169,491 85,051 811176 255,617 250,667 28 1 2009 Annual Report rant Maniorial L from revious P P Personnel The library's dedicated Administrative Assistant Caro- lyn Beckwith retired after having served the library for 28 years. Andrea Morrison is the library's new Administrative Assistant. Friends of Cary Memorial Library • Contributed over $25,000 to the adult and audio - visual materials budget and Children's Room programs. • Purchased museum passes and discounts for 14 muse- ums. • Sponsored program series on world religions and op- era and a variety of individual programs. Attendance at these programs exceeded 1700 people. • Coordinated the efforts of over 100 volunteers who worked nearly 5,000 hours (a 20% increase over 2008) to help the library operate more smoothly and to deliver library materials to those who are unable to visit the li- brary in person (220 visits in FY2009). Comptroller ROLE: To oversee all financial operations of the Town, which includes the assessing of property, collecting all ac- counts receivable, payment of all accounts payable, invest- ment of town funds, maintaining accounting records, prep- aration of financial statements, annual audit, administration of the retirement system, and support to the Appropriation Committee. APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen: Town Comptroller, Robert N. Addelson. HIGHLIGHTS: • In conjunction with the Human Services Department, de- veloped eligibility criteria for water /sewer discount program • Provided staff support to Tax Deferral Committee in the analysis of alternative qualifying income thresholds for program eligibility • Performed analysis of Recreation Enterprise Fund in- direct costs • Performed analysis leading to recommended FY2009 water and sewer rates Cary Memorial Library Foundation • Transferred nearly $208,000 to the library during FY2009, including a $50,000 gift from Shire Human Genetic Therapies, thanks to the imaginative and dedi- cated fund - raising efforts of the Foundation's staff, board members and volunteers. • The Stewardship and Cultivation Committee hosted two very successful fund - raising events during 2009: the "Cary Library Art Show and Soiree" in May, and the "Grape Expectations" wine tasting event in November. Coordinated the competitive procurement of natural gas and electricity supply pricing Provided technical support to the Community Preserva- tion Committee on project debt financing options Provided staff support to the Selectmen's Fiscal Task Force Department of Public Works Personnel F1'09 FY08 FullTime ............................. 69 .... ............................... 69 PartTime .............................13 ...... .............................13 Seasonal.. ............................... 5 ...... ............................... 5 APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Director William Had- ley, since April 2000. ROLE: To enhance the quality of life in Lexington. Every effort is made to maximize the efficient and effective use of resources for support, maintenance, and upkeep of in- frastructure, public lands, and programs. The Department of Public Works (DPW) is committed to public safety and providing prompt, courteous, quality service to customers. HIGHLIGHTS: • The new DPW Facility, the Samuel Hadley Public Services Building, was officially opened with a ribbon - cutting ceremony held on Friday August 7. An Open House was held October 10, and over 550 residents and former employees toured the new facility. In July the ad- ministrative staff of DPW and DPF moved in and the rest of the employees moved in by October. • On January 5, John Livsey started as Lexington's new Town Engineer. In July Highway Superintendent Kevin Cafferty resigned and the position was vacant for the re- mainder of the year. Duties have been temporarily split between the Manager of Operations and a Highway Crew Chief. • Began the self - assessment phase of the accreditation process sponsored by the American Public Works As- sociation (APWA). Accreditation will assist in efficiency and effectiveness while maintaining service levels. Staff examined and documented every policy and procedure in the department. • Continued to work with the Center Committee on con- nectivity improvements to enhance access to the center businesses. Installed a new pedestrian walkway at the entrance to the Depot Square Parking Lot. Provided support to various Town committees, includ- ing the Center, Tree, Sidewalk, Energy, Electric Ad Hoc, Water /Sewer Abatement Board, Permanent Building, Recreation, Transportation Advisory, Traffic Safety Ad- visory, Traffic Mitigation and Minuteman Household Hazardous Products (HHP) committees. _EXINGTON 1 29 DPW Administration Personnel FY09 FY08 FullTime ............................... 6 ...... ............................... 6 PartTime ............................... 1...... ............................... 1 ROLE: To manage personnel, monitor the annual budget, provide outreach to the community, supervise numerous projects, and competitively bid contracts for public works services (including disposal of solid waste, recycling, and spe- cial collections for state - banned hazardous products), and manage the Hartwell Venue Compost Facility (HALF), snow plowing, street lighting, transportation, and parking programs. HIGHLIGHTS: The Director continued to participate in the Northeast Homeland Security Council, consisting of 89 Massa- chusetts communities. A regional homeland security plan was developed as well as emergency contingencies. Worked with members of the Council and Town staff to lay the groundwork to site a regional emergency cache at the Lexington Compost Facility. Provided management and administrative support for the regional HHP facility, including maintenance of the facility, accounting, and analysis of statistics for the eight member Towns. Continued work on the assessment phase of the APWA accreditation process. Engineering Division Personnel FY09 FY08 FullTime ............................... 6 ...... ............................... 6 PartTime ............................... 1...... ............................... 1 ROLE: To provide design, construction, and management services to the DPW, other departments, boards, commit- tees, and the public. Town Engineer: John Livsey appointed January, 2009. HIGHLIGHTS: Continued to play a key role in creating the Town's Geo- graphic Information System. The sanitary sewer data - layer is completed and the drainage and water datalayer is near completion. Kept assessors and utility overlay maps available on -line, as well as project information and updates. Continuing to complete the survey of the sewer within easements and repair damaged manholes. Additional efforts are underway with the Engineering staff and a consultant to find and remove inflow and infiltration in the system. 30 1 2009 Annual Report llppartmpnt r ' gi,hlic Wnrkr. • Led efforts to assure compliance with the EPA Storm - water permit with strong support from the Conservation division of Community Development and the Conser- vation stewards.'Mis includes outfall mapping and sam- pling, stream surveys, and illicit discharge detection. • Developed a procedure for complying with the new state trench permit regulation that went into effect March 1. • Issued 54 permits for water or sewer services for new and reconstructed homes; issued 38 permits for repair or re- placement of water or sewer services for existing homes. • Approved and issued 346 permits to contractors for opening or occupying the public way. • Issued 13 individual trench permits and 91 combined with various utility permits. • Responded to 191 requests for information from citi- zens, contractors, developers, and realtors, a drop from last year due to the availability of data on -line. • Continued to design infrastructure improvements and manage construction projects totaling $5,643,850 for the following major projects: Contract 09 -05 .......... ............................... $194079850 Street Resurfacing 1 Contractor: P.J. Keating Completed reconstruction and resurfacing of approximately 20,133 feet of neighborhood, collector, and arterial streets. Contract 09 -33 .......... ............................... $196009000 Woburn Street Reconstruction Contractor: J. Marchese and Sons Reached substantial completion of the reconstruction of Woburn Street and installation of new sidewalks. Contract 09 -64 .......... ............................... $192169000 Bird Hill Water and Other Utility Construction Contractor: E.H. Perkins, Inc. Replaced approximately 9200 feet of unlined water main throughout town. Contract 09 -42 ............. ............................... 87809000 Spring Street Sidewalks and Traffic Signals Contractor: J. Marchese and Sons This project includes the installation of granite curbing and approximately 6600 feet of sidewalk as well as a traffic con- trol signal at the intersection with Marrett Road. The an- ticipated completion is spring of 2010. Contract 09 -72 ............ ............................... 86159000 Lincoln Field Gas Management System Contractor: Grove Construction This completed project included the installation of a soil vapor management system to mitigate gas migration. Contract 10 -12 ............... ............................... $259000 Ross Road and Ivan Street Drainage Improvements Contractor: K and R Construction This project began in the fall and includes the repair of col- lapsed drainage outfalls. Highway Division Personnel FY09 FY08 FullTime .............................13 ...... .............................13 Seasonal.. ............................... 2 ...... ............................... 2 ROLE: To maintain 126 miles of accepted streets and side- walks, the drainage system, brooks, and street and traffic signs and signals and to oversee the Road Machinery Divi- sion and Snow Removal Operations. Superintendent: Vacant since July 2009. HIGHLIGHTS: • Used more than 800 tons of asphalt to maintain roads and sidewalks and to install asphalt curbing. Installed 900 feet of formed asphalt curbing and installed or re- paired more than 400 feet of hand - formed asphalt curb- ing to prevent roadside erosion. • Replaced sidewalks and added Handicap Accessible Ramps where possible on sections of Massachusetts Avenue and Ross Road. Postponed major sidewalk im- provements due to lack of capital funds. • Repaired and rebuilt more than 44 catch basins. • Cleaned 4,658 catch basins. • A contractor painted traffic lines in the fall; DPW staff painted crosswalk and parking lines in the spring and summer. • Maintained 2,400 traffic control signs and 500 parking meters. Staff continued to use the computerized sign - cutting machine to create larger, more - reflective street signs in- house. • Maintained 10 traffic control signals and 11 additional flashing signals or spotlights. Snow Removal Operations Personnel FY09 FY08 Full Time ......... All DPW Staff ............... All DPW Staff ROLE: To handle all snowplowing and sanding opera- tions using a balance of DPW staff and private contractors. Thirty -four pieces of Town -owned equipment including 8 sanders and 32 pieces of hired plowing equipment and op- erators are used. During construction of the new DPW Facility, the Town stored salt at the Mass Highway Department site off Route 2A. The new DPW Salt & Sand Storage Facility is being used as of November. Unartmant of Public Workscontinued from p o- ous revi P HIGHLIGHTS: Lexington experienced 15 snow and ice events during the 2008 -2009 winter. Five storms required full plowing operations by Town staff and outside contractors and 4,650 tons of salt were used on the streets. Continued to use snow blower attachments on sidewalk tractors to clear approximately 60 miles of sidewalk, with the expectations of a more effective operation. Tested efficiencies of plowing operations from the new building during first December storms. Road Machinery Division Personnel FY09 FY08 FullTime ............................... 4 ...... ............................... 4 ROLE: To maintain all DPW vehicles in a ready, active sta- tus. DPW equipment consists of 160 vehicles ranging from sedans, pickups, and dump trucks to ofd road construction equipment, including backhoes, front -end loaders, lawn mowers, and landscaping and lawn maintenance equip- ment. HIGHLIGHTS: • Moved the mechanics back into their mechanics bay in the new DPW facility in August. • Recorded faster turnaround time for repairs due to the more modern equipment and a brighter, well -lit and cleaner environment in which to work. • Able to do more repairs in -house due to the new space that, during the last two years, have been contracted out. • Evaluated and prioritized each vehicle during the on- going preventive maintenance program for the replace- ment survey. Environmental Services Personnel FY09 FY08 FullTime ............................... 2 ...... ............................... 2 PartTime ............................... 1...... ............................... 1 Since FY08 Personal Services are appropriated and ex- pended in the Compost Revolving Fund. ROLE: To manage environmental service programs, includ- ing contracted curbside refuse collection and disposal; curb- side recycling collection of mixed paper, plastic, glass and metal containers, yard waste, appliances, and drop -off of corrugated cardboard; manage operations of the Minute- man Household Hazardous Products regional facility, in- cluding the special collection of cathode ray tubes (CRTs) and other electronics; manage operations at the Lexington Composting Facility, including the processing and collec- tion of leaves, yard waste, brush, tree waste, wood chips and _EXINGTON 1 31 other organic materials from contractors, residents, and municipal curbside materials; oversee the provision of com- posting- related services completed by private contractors; administer the contractor permit program for yard waste and brush; and develop and implement marketing program regarding the sale of various compost /loam products. Superintendent of Environmental Services: Robert Beau- doin since September 2001 HIGHLIGHTS: • JRM Hauling & Recycling completed the second year of a 3 -year curbside collection contract in Lexington. • Disposed of 8,612 tons of solid waste at the Wheela- brator North Andover Waste -to- Energy Facility. Trash generation decreased 3% in FY09 compared with FY08 (271 less tons of refuse). • Residents recycled 4,842 tons of glass, metal, plastics, and mixed paper through the curbside and drop -off col- lection program, a decrease of 8% from the previous year. • Since April 2008 the Health Department in conjunc- tion with the DPW offered free drop -off services for Lexington residents, collecting nearly 2000 pounds of syringes, needles and related medical wastes. • JRM Hauling and Recycling continued curbside pick- up of TVs, computer monitors and other miscellaneous electronics (nearly 200,000 pounds). In partnership with the DPF, held another free one -day drop -off of com- puter monitors, televisions and electronics at Lexington High School July 18, courtesy of an anonymous spon- sor. More than 100 tons of CRT /E -waste was collected from Lexington residents, other metro west commu- nities and non -profit groups and public organizations. Since 2000 Lexington has diverted nearly 1.35 million pounds of CRTs and electronic waste from disposal. • In 2009 PSC Environmental Services completed the final year of a 3 -year collection and disposal services contract at Minuteman HHP Regional Facility. Residents from nearly 50 communities participated in removing house- hold hazardous products from the waste stream. The Boards of Health, Public Works Departments, and com- munity volunteers from the eight Minuteman communi- ties combined to manage eight collections at the site. Of the 3023 cars that participated in collections during 2009, 1194 vehicles, or nearly 40 %, were from Lexington. • Recruited Lexington, Arlington, Bedford, Belmont, and Burlington (LABBB) collaborative program to partici- pate in the button -cell battery rebate program. LABBB students collected nearly 5 pounds of button (mercury - containing) batteries resulting in a grant payment of $500 dollars in 2009. 32 1 2009 Annual Report r1apartmant k " °ublicWorkscon«nued fro , Approximately 50,000 cubic yards of yard waste was de- livered to the Lexington Composting Facility. The rich composted material continued to be available for resi- dential use, for sale to contractors, and for use in public grounds. The yard waste permit and punch card programs for contractors generated $96,000 in revenue. Other im- provement and revenues generated include the following: m previous - ~ -- - Developed excavate product areas for road construc- tion, water break and other residual soil materials for DPW department storage; improved compost drop - off and processing areas; created residential drop -off area for small amounts of miscellaneous small rocks, broken asphalt and broken concrete. - Completed fifth year of an agreement with the Town of Arlington to accept their curbside yard waste, re- sulting in $221,250 in payments to Lexington over a five -year period (FY05 - FY09). - Marketed a variety of loam and compost products to local landscape companies, resulting in total sales of S 187,453 deposited into the Town's compost - product revolving account. All compost facility activity generated $330,948 in rev- enue while expenses totaled $255,396. Public Grounds The Parks, Forestry, and Cemetery Divisions and the Street Light Maintenance Program are consolidated under the supervision of the Public Grounds Superintendent. Each division will be reported on separately. Superintendent: David Pinsonneault since October 2000. Parks Division Personnel FY09 FY08 FullTime .............................15 ...... .............................15 ROLE: To maintain and care for more than 600 acres of Town, school, and recreation lands. Areas maintained in- clude athletic fields, public grounds, playgrounds, tennis and basketball courts, trails, rights -of -way, bike path, pool, and reservoir complexes. To assist the Conservation Com- mission, Recreation Department, School Department, youth groups and various other committees with special re- quests and projects and with various special Town events throughout the year. HIGHLIGHTS: • Performed day -to -day and seasonal maintenance at the pool complex, skateboard park and Old Reservoir; per- formed playground inspections and repaired playground deficiencies; repaired basketball and tennis nets; per- formed landscape improvements and cleanups at various Town sites. • Renovated the baseball field infield at the Bowman School and the baseball infield at Garfield Park as a co- ordinated effort with Lexington Little League, the Rec- reation Department and a general contractor; edged and repaired infields at baseball and softball fields through- out Town; performed turf, drainage, and site amenity re- pairs to various playfields; executed the turf maintenance program; performed athletic field layout for school, youth, adult, and recreation programs and performed seasonal athletic field line painting during regular hours; constructed and repaired benches, bleachers, backstops, and fencing. Coordinated the turf maintenance program; emptied public space recycling barrels; installed new benches and repaired benches; painted, repaired, installed, and con- structed picnic tables, trash receptacles and bike racks; maintained the Minuteman Bikeway. Performed the following: trash pickup at designated sites; mowing; maintained site amenities, drinking fountains, and ir- rigation systems; maintenance at the Town's basketball and tennis courts; rough -cut mowing at conservation areas and roadsides as directed; Assisted with special events including Patriots' Day, parades, and Chamber of Commerce events; maintained planting beds to include weeding, pruning and planting of flowers and shrubs; assisted with the Teak Bench Program. Forestry Division Personnel FY09 FY08 FullTime ............................... 4...... ............................... 4 Role: To care for and preserve all woody plant vegetation in parks, along streets, and in all public properties, with the highest priority given to emergencies; to provide di- rect support to cemetery operations on an as- needed ba- sis; to maintain approximately 10,000 street trees and all shrub plantings and trees in parks, playgrounds, cemeter- ies, traffic islands, public right -of -ways, conservation land, recreation land, and school property; to maintain 3343 streetlights; and to assist other departments and groups with aerial -lift services. HIGHLIGHTS: General Tree Care • Staff responded to more than 300 requests for service; pruned 48 trees at the various Town locations to remove hazards and improve health, structure, shape, and aesthetics. _EXINGTON 1 33 ffl 1111ilir Wnrkc -From revious P P,,_ • Responded to requests for clearing foliage- obstructed Munroe, Robbins, and Colonial. To serve the bereaved in a streetlights, signs and intersections to improve visibility; professional manner. cleared downed trees and limbs after storms. HIGHLIGHTS: • Cut back encroaching trees and shrubs along the Min- uteman Bike Path and other Town right -of -ways. • Inspected Precinct 2 for hazardous trees as part of an an- nual initiative to address hazardous conditions. • Removed 120 dead, diseased, damaged, or otherwise hazardous trees. • Ground 51 stumps, added loam to grade, and seeded the removal sites. • Planted 62 trees, including the Arbor Day tree at Buck- man Tavern and a commemorative tree at Tower Park. The trees were funded through local donations (LFGC Grant), private funding sources, Town Meeting Article and the program budget. • Assisted the Tree Committee with the maintenance of the tree nursery. Planted 120 saplings for future use as street trees, bringing the sapling total to 300. Administration: One employee obtained the Massachusetts Arborist Certification. Provided oversight of the Tree Bylaw, of which 662 sites have been reviewed since October 2001. Of these sites, 542 have been closed out. A total of 822 trees have been approved for removal, with 641 removed to date. A total of 1,984 new trees are required to be planted, with 1,301 planted to date. Staff also attended various educational workshops. Staff applied for and received the 2008 Tree City USA Award, marking the 20th year in the program. Staff as- sisted with coordination of the Tree Inventory Project. Other Projects: Installed and removed holiday lighting in the Town cen- ter; installed and removed voting banners; assisted with the Arbor Day ceremony; treated for bees and wasps as needed at various Town locations; provided on -going assistance to the Cemetery and Park Divisions, and assisted other Town departments with aerial -lift services. Cemetery Division Personnel FY09 FY08 FullTime ............................... 4 ...... ............................... 4 Seasonal.. ............................... 2 ...... ............................... 0 ROLE: To operate and maintain 34 acres of grounds and all buildings and equipment for four cemeteries: Westview, • Assisted with and prepared cemeteries for special events, such as installing flags, spring /fall cleanup. • Operated and maintained the irrigation system at West - view Cemetery. • Coordinated with the contractor for turf maintenance services, including fertilizing and integrated pest man- agement at Westview Cemetery. • A monument conservator completed repairs to various grave markers at Colonial Cemetery, Munroe Cemetery and Robbins Cemetery as identified in an assessment re- port. The Community Preservation Committee (CPC) funded this project. A consultant is preparing specifica- tions for the next phase of renovations. • Staff handled 168 burials (interments and cremations) in Westview Cemetery and 5 interments and cremations in Munroe Cemetery. Staff dug and backfilled graves, set stones, loamed and seeded graves. Staff also performed trash removal, installation and repair of benches, fence repairs, landscape, sign and building maintenance. • Sold 60 lots at Westview Cemetery, with the revenue split between the Town (45 %) and the Perpetual Care Trust (55 %). A total of 101 foundations for flush mark- ers were approved and set. • The Town sold 72 grave boxes (100% of the total in- stalled) and 33 burial vaults (58% of the total installed). Grave boxes and burial vaults may also be purchased from and installed by outside vendors for an inspection fee. Inspection fees were collected for 24 burial vaults. • Revolving Fund expense for burial containers totaled $25,905 while revenue was $43,130. • Collected total revenue of $248,494 (includes $37,620 deposited in the Perpetual Care Trust Fund). Street Light Maintenance Program ROLE: To proactively maintain a cost - effective lighting sys- tem that enhances public safety along Lexington roadways while considering all characteristics of light- source quality. HIGHLIGHTS Maintained 3343 streetlights since March 2000. Forest- ry Division employees inspect and change photo- sensors and light bulbs. Calls are processed in the order they are received or are prioritized according to safety concerns. If the repair requires more technical expertise involving wiring or replacement of fixtures, an electrical contractor is dispatched to resolve the problem. 34 1 2009 Annual Report na artmant of Ply bli� Wnrk c, continued from previous pa& Received reports of 724 outages, of which Town staff inspected 705; Town staff repaired 498 lights and the electrical contractor repaired 207 lights with 19 calls re- maining unresolved as of December 16. 'the response time for Town staff inspection and repair of lights is between 14 to 21 days. After the initial inspection by Town staff, the electrical contractor repair response time is another 14 to 21 days. Installed 1131 energy - efficient compact fluorescent bulbs since 2007. Transportation Services Staff liaison to Transportation Advisory Committee, Traffic Safety Advisory Committee and Traffic Mitigation Group. Lexpress and Parking Operations are consolidated under the supervision of the Transportation Coordinator. Transportation Coordinator: Gail Wagner since May 2001. Lexpress Personnel FY09 FY08 FullTime .............................. . 5 .................................... . 5 PartTime ............................... 1 ..................................... 1 ROLE: To oversee all aspects of the operation of Lexpress, including customer service, schedules, routes, contract monitoring, MBTA grant administration, marketing, rider- ship, and fare collection activities. HIGHLIGHTS: • Lexpress celebrated its 30th year of service as a neigh- borhood fixed-route system. • Ridership increased 4%; seniors represented largest growth category, increasing 10%. • Rides facilitated by boarding via a wheelchair lift in- creased by 250. Lexpress buses are fully accessible for persons with special needs, and are in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. • Lexpress passes were provided at no cost to 43 residents upon referral from Human Services staff. • Lexpress is funded by income from multiple sources. The tax levy portion for FY09 was $270,702. Other sources of income are Lexpress fares, MBTA annual grant, Trans- portation Demand Management funds, and donations. Parking Operation Personnel FY09 FY08 FullTime .............................. . 5 .................................... . 5 PartTime ............................... 8 ..................................... 8 ROLE: To provide a balance of short- and long-term park- ing for center visitors and employees by managing the Town's permit and attended parking programs, including a 300-car attended lot in Depot Square, three permitted areas, the employee parking lot behind the Town Hall com- plex. Part-time employees operate the attended lot. The Police Department oversees the revenue collection, en- forcement, and maintenance of parking meter heads. "there are approximately 500 metered parking spaces in Lexing- ton Center. HIGHLIGHTS: • Depot Square lot is attended weekdays year-round and Saturdays from April through mid-November from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The capacity of the lot can be increased during busy times by stacking as many as 60 additional cars in the aisles. • 200 annual permits were sold to center business employ- ees who park in the Depot Square, Church of Our Re- deemer or Town Hall complex lots. • FY09 revenue was 6% less than FY08 and breaks down as follows: - Parking Meters $163,463 - Attended Lot $1377219 - Parking Permits $477659 - Total Parking Revenue 5348Y341 Water/Sewer Divisions Personnel FY09 FY08 FullTime ............................. 14.... ............................... 14 PartTime ............................... 1 ..................................... 1 Seasonal................................. 1 ..................................... 1 ROLE: To serve the needs and concerns of its customers, sustain quality drinking water, and provide for the safe and proper discharge of wastewater by maintaining the Town's complete water and sewer infrastructure and implementing various service programs. Superintendent: Dennis Meehan since January 2004 The water infrastructure consists of 158 miles of main, two water towers with total capacity of 3.1 million gallons, 1,500 fire hydrants, 3,400 street and hydrant control valves, and approximately 12,500 residential service line control valves located on property lines. Four main transmission lines from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) serve Lexington: a 16-inch main at Summer Street, a 16-inch main on Massachusetts Avenue in East Lexington, a 12-inch main on Watertown Street, and a 24- inch main on Concord Avenue. The MWRA supplies Lex- ington with approximately 2 billion gallons of water annually. The sewer system has 120 miles of main, 34 miles of trunk- line main, and 10 pump stations, including the main pump station at Route 128 and Bedford Street, and 4800 man- lianartmant of Pnhfir WinrkScontinued from Pa ous revi P , holes. The Town also pays the MWRA to treat and dispose of the Town's sewage. The department is divided into four sections: water distri- bution; meter reading and billing, sewer maintenance, and construction. Employees are cross - trained to perform all divisional functions and also participate in snow removal operations. Water Distribution This section responds to service calls from residents, repairs curb and water control boxes, reads and installs water me- ters, obtains water samples, performs hydrant maintenance, updates and maintains the water control valve locations, oversees the cross - connection control program, investigates all water bill complaints, marks out services for contrac- tors and utility companies, and assists the Engineering and other DPW Divisions. Water is tested weekly for coliform and other bacterial or- ganisms at nine sampling locations for a total of 45 sam- ples; all samples tested negative for coliform. Sampling is also done semi - annually at selected locations to test for lead and copper; Lexington passed the last four test period re- sults for these metals. Because of this, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) dropped the requirement that Lexington replace 7% of our "suspected" lead services every year. The department will continue to excavate those services that are suspected of having a problem, whether due to missing information on the Water Service Card or the time frame in which they were built. Leak detection was completed in June using the Correla- tion Method and nine leaks were discovered and repaired. The leaks were allowing an estimated loss of 236,160 gal- lons per day. This was normally a biennial operation, but the Town is examining doing it annually to reduce water losses. The Town had a sharp increase (35) in water breaks over the 2008 winter season. Meter Reading and Billing This section is responsible for reading water meters and managing the billing system. The utility manager, under the Finance Director, oversees the billing process and handles problems and complaints about adjustments due to estimat- ed water bills. Since 2005 there has been a 75% reduction in adjustments in this area. The installation of new electronic read meters has also contributed to more accurate billing. Work continues in this area to eliminate estimated reads. Sewer Maintenance This section maintains the sewer system, implements the main flushing program, and manages the pump station maintenance program to ensure the safe and proper dis- EXINGTON 1 35 charge of wastewater. Staff also identifies any electrical problems with relay or pressure switches. Construction This section is responsible for the lead water service replace- ment program, installing new mainline and service line control valves where needed, and replacing defective con- trol valves. They also oversee replacement of hydrants, sewer mains and services, and repair water and sewer system leaks. Employees attended training seminars on cross - connection control, MWRA procedures for drinking water sampling, hydrant maintenance, and courses relating to the state certification exams. Seven employees are state - certified Drinking Water Facility Operators; one is Grade 4, three are Grade 3, one is Grade 2, and two are Grade 1. Two employees are state - certified backflow testers, and four are cross - connection surveyors. HIGHLIGHTS For the fourth year in a row Lexington's water and sew- er system was recognized by the Massachusetts De- partment of Environmental Protection as being a top performer. Winning systems were determined based on their compliance with state drinking water regulations. The award winners had no monitoring enforcements or violations, submitted all required reports on time, ad- hered to good water management procedures and have excellent source protection standards. • The State has dropped the Debt Service Assistance for this year due to budget constraints. • The rate paid for outdoor water consumed through a sec- ond meter was adjusted to the maximum rate to more ac- curately reflect its cost and provide fairness to all ratepay- ers. To date, 2,893 irrigation meters have been installed. • The first and second floors of the main pump station have been sandblasted, sealed and repainted. • Both water storage tanks on Morgan Road passed after they were inspected, televised and cleaned to ensure the integrity of the tanks. • Assisted the Engineering Division with the road- resur- facing project by providing mark -outs, materials, and emergency service. • Responded to emergency water and sewer repairs 24/7, keeping service interruptions to a minimum. • Improvement program is going to Spring 2010 Town Meeting to install mixing systems for water storage tanks. 36 1 2009 Annual Report Departmant nf Public Workscontinued from previous page Repair and Re lacements Water main breaks repaired 35 Water service leaks repaired 12 Hydrants repaired 222 Hydrants replaced 31 Service control valves repaired 30 Street control valves repaired 8 Water services renewed 28 Sewer services replaced 18 Sewer services camera televised 32 Sewer main blockages repaired 19 Sewer service blockages repaired 13 Sewer manholes repaired 36 Sewer mains flushed and cleaned 96,540 feet New Installations Outdoor watering meters 117 Water meters 250 Water services 17 Sewer services 17 Department of Public Facilities Personnel FY09 FY08 FullTime ............................ 69 .... ............................... 68 PartTime .............................. 1...... ............................... 1 ROLE: The Department of Public Facilities (DPF) is re- sponsible for the coordination and care of all town -owned buildings inclusive of those under the control of the Board of Selectmen, Town Manager, Library Trustees and School Committee. The DPF is charged with managing the effi- cient operation and maintenance of town buildings, pre- serving these building and equipment assets of the Town, and for planning and implementing capital improvements. These objectives are accomplished by establishing appro- priate services in support of building users, implementing maintenance programs that result in reliable facility op- eration, and by managing a 5 -year Facility Capital Plan through collaboration with the Permanent Building Com- mittee (PBC) and other town committees. APPOINTED by the Town Manager and Superintendent of Schools, Patrick Goddard has served as Director of Public Facilities since August 2007. DPF Administration HIGHLIGHTS: • The Department of Public Facilities and the Depart- ment of Public Works moved into the Samuel Hadley Public Services Building in July.'The new building pres- ents opportunities for continued collaboration between the departments in providing town services. Continued energy conservation efforts in FY 2009. School buildings energy spending was $222,000 under budget and Municipal buildings energy spending was $ 15,000 under budget. Reduced electricity consumption at school buildings by an additional 19% in 2009, following a 9.9% reduction in 2008. Four successive years of reduced electricity con- sumption (down 2,586,503 KWH) has resulted in a cost avoidance of nearly $500,000 for FY 2010 budget from FY 2006 budget. Design Partnership of Cambridge completed a Lexing- ton Public Schools Pre K -12 Master Plan. The Master Plan, presented to the School Committee on March 17, 2009 recommends addressing overcrowding at Lexing- ton High School (LHS), deferred maintenance at LHS, Bridge, Bowman, Estabrook, and Hastings elementary schools, and a strategy of school renovations and re- placements over the next 10 years. An Ad Hoc Facili- ties Committee was formed to review the Master Plan recommendations and report to the School Committee. The American Development Institute completed Mas- sachusetts Department of Energy Resources energy au- dits of Fire Station Headquarters, Police Station, Cary Memorial Building /Town Office Building, Cary Me- morial Library, LHS, Dia rington, and Central Adm was reviewed with the En tee and it was agreed that the reports presented minimal actionable items for the DPF to implement. • The Department of Public Facilities collaborated with the Energy Conservation Committee in the creation of the Lexington Energy Challenge. The Challenge estab- lishes a goal of reducing energy use in all town buildings 20% over a 5 -year period and was supported by both the Board of Selectmen and the School Committee. The re- sult for 2009 was a 2.5% reduction in energy use. • Shawn Newell, Assistant - Director of Public Facilities, was awarded MCPPO (Massachusetts Certified Pub- lic Purchasing Official) designation by the Inspector General's Office after successful completion of techni- cal requirements and three years of public procurement experience. • Shawn Newell also attended the National Playground Safety Institute program and successfully completed the requirements to become a Certified Playground Inspec- tor. Shawn will use this knowledge to maintain school playgrounds. • Alan Miller joined the Department of Public Facilities to serve as Clerk of the Works for the Samuel Hadley Public Services Building. The position is a contract posi- tion for the duration of the construction. _EXINGTON 1 37 Hir F from previous P f mond, Bowman, Bridge, Har- Selected McNulty Landscaping to provide landscaping inistration. The audit report services at School Buildings. This is a new program ini- ergy Conservation Commit- tiated in 2009. • Ray Drapeau, Facilities Superintendent, was awarded a Building Operators Certificate from the International Facility Management Association. The program is spon- sored by N STAR to foster energy efficient operation and maintenance of buildings and equipment. DPF Operations HIGHLIGHTS: Renewed town -wide Fire Alarm service contract for inspections, and testing of Fire Alarm and suppression systems in compliance with NFPA regulations, with SimplexGrinnell. Renewed town -wide supplies contract for Green Seal products for custodial cleaning and paper products, in- cluding paper towels with > 40% post consumer recycled content, with M. D. Stetson Company, Inc. Renewed comprehensive equipment Preventative Main- tenance (PM) plan for all buildings mechanical equip- ment contract with Cooling & Heating Specialists, Inc. The equipment list includes 1,820 pieces of equipment in 23 buildings throughout the Town. • Bid and awarded town -wide building cleaning contract to Advanced Maintenance Solutions. The contract in- cludes cleaning of Cary Memorial Library, Town Of- fice Building, Senior Center, areas of Lexington High School, and the Lexington Public Schools Administra- tion building. • Continued utilization of Maintenance Direct, a web - based work order system, for managing work orders for all buildings. The number of completed work orders for 2009 was 3,321, a 44% increase from the 2,312 work orders completed in 2008. • Implemented access control for Estabrook and Hast- ings schools resulting in access control for all elemen- tary schools. • Implemented additional security points at Bowman and Bridge elementary schools to protect against breaking and entering. In addition, the master key system was up- dated for Bowman, Bridge, Hastings, and LHS. • Installed a new security system, including exterior and interior cameras, at Clarke Middle School utilizing De- partment of Homeland Security Grant funds. As a di- rect result, vandalism at the school has been drastically reduced. • Converted the Estabrook boiler to natural gas and re- moved the underground oil tank. • Developed a maintenance plan for the storm water sys- tems at school buildings to provide for inspections and cleaning of the systems. DPF Project Management HIGHLIGHTS: Completed the Clarke Middle School heating conver- sion from electric to natural gas. The project removed electric heat pumps and associated unit ventilators and installed two new high - efficiency condensing boilers with hot water distribution and new unit ventilators. The conversion improved temperature control for class- rooms, improved energy efficiency, and reduced me- chanical noise in the classroom. Completed Phase 1 of the LHS Mechanical Upgrade. The upgrade included new unit ventilators, direct digital controls, and demand ventilation for the Science, Math, and World Language buildings. The upgrade replaced obsolete equipment for improved temperature control, energy savings, and to eliminate the high noise levels generated by the old equipment. 38 1 2009 Annual Report Departmpnt of Pioblie- 1�Af Ifitlps continued • Assisted the Permanent Building Committee (PBC) in selecting Menders, Torrey & Spencer, Inc. to perform a Historic Structures Report for the Stone Building. The final report will also include a maintenance and stabili- zation plan to stabilize the building until a further use for the building is identified. • Continued roof work identified in the 10 -year roofing d from previous 1, LPS network can continue to operate during a power outage at the High School. • Installed a new accessible playground at Harrington El- ementary School for Lexington Children's Place, the pre- school program. • Completed conversion of the old Harrington school to office occupancy for Lexington Public Schools Cen- tral Administration. Improvements included a central HVAC system, electrical distribution for office equip- ment, and upgraded fire alarms. • Relocated playground equipment from behind the Schools Administration Building to Harrington, Bow- man, and Estabrook elementary schools as the equip- ment was no longer needed at that location. • In addition to relocating playground equipment to Bow- man, replaced or removed bituminous concrete play sur- faces to improve the playground and recreation area at the school. plan. Roof replacement work was completed at LHS, Hastings, Bridge, Diamond, Town Office Building, Cary Memorial Building, Westview Cemetery and the Police Station. • Assisted the PBC in providing project management oversight of the Samuel Hadley Public Services Build- ing at 201 Bedford Street. • Completed the Munroe Fire Prevention System Re- placement work resulting in a new water fire suppres- sion system and a new fire alarm system. • Assisted the PBC and the Fire Chief in managing a Fire Department Headquarters study performed by Maguire Group Inc. The program and three construction options were reviewed at a PBC meeting and it was determined that further study was needed to provide sufficient infor- mation required to select a preferred option. • Assisted the Deputy Town Manager and Town Office Building staff in managing Bargmann Hendrie + Ar- chetype, Inc. in providing a Town Office Building study. The study was funded to provide improved utilization of space and to improve compliance with current codes. • Upgraded the Cary Memorial Building Records Vault with a dry fire suppression system and HVAC equip- ment to maintain vault environmental conditions and better preserve the documents. • Installed HVAC equipment in the Cary Memorial Li- brary server room to provide required environmental conditions for operation of the Library network. • Upgraded Lexington Public Schools IT Center at LHS to provide adequate work space for employees and pro- vide environmental conditions for the network servers. Improvements to the computer room include a separate HVAC unit and emergency power backup so that the • Installed new bituminous pavement and traffic fencing at Bridge to improve student safety, enhance traffic con- trol and improve parking conditions at the school. • Completed improvements to the LHS Auditorium, in- cluding a new sound system, stage extension and drap- eries, to better support the very active use of Gillespie Auditorium. • Installed theatrical lighting, draperies, and rigging sys- tems at the Diamond Middle School Auditorium. • Completed sprinkler upgrades at the Clarke Middle School to provide increased coverage and to meet cur- rent codes. • Collaborated with consultants, contractors and utility representatives to secure a $45,430 rebate from NSTAR for energy efficient products and equipment used in the construction of the new Samuel Hadley Public Services Building. Lexington Fire and Rescue Department Personnel FY08 FY0 9 FullTime ............................. 56 .... ............................... 56 PartTime ............................... 1....... ..............................1 ROLE: To protect the lives and property of the community from emergencies involving fire, medical, hazardous ma- terials, and environmental causes. This mission is achieved through public education, code management, and emergen- cy response. The Chief of the Department also serves as the Emergency Management Director whose responsibilities include providing assistance to the community following natural disasters and other emergencies. APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Chief William Mid - dlemiss, since March 2004. HIGHLIGHTS: • Continued to see an increase in the calls for service, top- ping 4200. While over 50% of these calls were for as- sistance relating to Emergency Medical Services, there was also a slight increase in the number of calls relating to Hazardous Materials. • Responded to two incidents of major significance: • The first occurred on the afternoon of April 17 at the Arlington Great Meadows, where a fire resulted in the burning of over 100 acres. This operation included over 31 engine companies, 14 brush units and several other units with over 100 firefighters battling this blaze. • The second incident occurred in December when a gas- oline tank truck travelling south on Route 128/95 jack- knifed trapping the lone occupant within the cab of the truck. Firefighters from Lexington and Burlington extri- cated the victim while personnel from Hanscom AFB and Bedford tended to the tank - trailer portion of the vehicle. The department received one new piece of equipment this year, in July—a new ambulance. The vehicle identification _EXINGTON 1 39 changed from Rescue to Medic, to more appropriately sig- nal the mission of the unit. A space needs study was performed by the McGuire Group on fire headquarters. Several schematic designs were pro- posed to the PBC and others. In the fall the architectur- al firm of Donegan and Sweeney was selected to bring in schematic designs for deliberations, working with the Fa- cilities Department as well as the PBC. Incidents of Significance In 2009, the department responded to 4000 calls; 2000 of the calls were medical emergencies with 1000 resulting in transportation of one or more patients to a medical facility. The following provides a brief summary of the types of in- cidents responded to : Fire Prevention Division Fire Prevention Inspector, Lt. Kenneth Tremblay complet- ed 100 hours of training and has been certified at both the Fire Inspector I and II levels. This certification is presented by the Massachusetts Training Council on behalf of the National Board of Fire Service Professional Qualifications in accordance with the National Fire Protection Associa- tion's Professional Qualification Standard 1031. Assistant Chief Delaney and Lt. Tremblay both hold these certifica- tions to provide the citizens of Lexington and the general public with the most current fire safety standards and re- quirements available. The division issued 452 permits in accordance with the state fire code for: the installation of sprinkler and fire alarm systems, oil burners, above and below ground storage tanks for storing flammable and combustible liquids and propane gas and for performing explosive blasting and cutting and welding. For every permit issued there is at least one inspec- tion required to determine compliance with the fire code Date Address Incident February 26, 2009 259 Bedford Street 2 alarm structure fire, accidental March 7, 2009 132 Reed St. 2 alarm structure fire, undetermined March 16, 2009 Rt.128/95 at the Grove St. Bridge Tractor - trailer and bridge collision;1 injured, prolonged operation. April 9, 2009 Mountain Road Multiple acres of brush April 10, 2009 163 Grove Street 2 + Acres of woods and brush April 17, 2009 Arlington's Great Meadows 4 + alarms, 40 + pieces of fire equipment, 100 + firefighters, over 100 acres burned. April 17, 2009 0 Turning Mill Rd. 2 alarms, 3 + acres of woodland June 13, 2009 3 Mohawk Dr. 1 Alarm fire, flash -fire with serious injury August 22, 2009 Adams and East St. Motor Vehicle Accident, 2 fatalities December 7, 2009 Rt.128/95 at the Burlington line 2 Alarms, Gasoline tanker and extrication. Prolonged operation, Burlington, Hanscom AFB and Bedford on scene. December 15, 2009 Rt.128/95 at Rt. 2 3 vehicle MVC with entrapment, and Hazardous materials spill, assisted by Waltham. 40 1 2009 Annual Report nkriw., itacrium neliartmantcontinued from previous 1 and any conditions of the fire prevention division. The divi- sion has oversight of testing and inspection of all fire pro- tection systems such as sprinkler and fire alarms, including smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Approximately 900 inspections were performed. The division has been active with the construction and completion of the new Public Services Building, Cubist at 65 Hayden Ave., and Shire at 400 Patriot Way (nearly complete). The division reviewed 105 building construction plans transmitted to us from the building commissioner's office for building permits. These plan reviews ultimately result in inspections of fire protection systems as required by the state building code. The department continued the Student Awareness of Fire Education (S.A.F.E.) Program with some reimbursement funding through the state Executive Office of Public Safety. The mission is to enable students to recognize the dangers of fire and more specifically the fire hazards tobacco prod- ucts pose. This program is administered by trained depart- ment personnel and presented to grade one children in the six elementary schools. The objective is to reduce fires, burns and deaths and encourage the children to see fire fighters as role models. By the time this report is printed, all commercial build- ing fire alarm monitoring will have converted from 1890 - era telegraph boxes to either municipal radio boxes or UL listed central stations. This will enable the department to dismantle the antiquated telegraph system. Automatic sprinkler and fire alarm systems are integral components of fire protection. Inspection, testing and maintenance of these systems are paramount for life safety. The Fire Prevention Division strives for compliance with inspection, testing and maintenance standards and general fire safety through education and enforcement. Through these efforts, the division's sole concern is the protection and safety of the public and the safety of firefighters called upon to serve, with minimum risk. Grants The Department continues to participate and receive grant funding for its participation in the Student Awareness for Fire Safety Education (SAFE) program. The department competed for and was successful in obtain- ing a grant from the Commonwealth Security Trust Fund Grant Program for the purchase of a Mass Casualty Inci- dent Trailer. Training The fire department participated in over 4000 hours of on- hands training, varying from Hazardous Materials respons- es to handling underground electrical vault fires. Extensive training for all personnel was conducted in Emergency Ve- hicle Operations. Twelve members of the department par- ticipated in ladder truck operations training conducted in conjunction with the Waltham Fire Department. Two fire- fighters successfully completed training in emergency dive operations. Emergency Medical Services Transports of patients continue to increase, in excess of 1700 for the calendar year. Firefighter- Paramedics now staff the two Medic - Ambulances on a full -time basis. The Depart- ment has received approval from the Office of Emergency Medical Services to operate two engine companies as non - transporting, Class V, ambulances, allowing enhanced ALS supplies and services to be delivered on all EMS calls. The designation of the ambulances has changed from Res- cue to Medic units, to more closely reflect the duties that are performed by these units. The Lexington Fire Department along with our neighbors of Lincoln, Bedford, and Concord participated in the first stage of the tri- annual Mass Casualty Incident Drill plan- ning and training process held at Hanscom Field. Also par- ticipating was Armstrong Ambulance and Emerson EMS, this process coordinated by Mass -Port is part of its annual recertification processes, and was led by the Hanscom AFB Fire Department. Emergency Management Working under the leadership of Karen Simmons, this de- partment, as well as all others in Town government, have completed the development of a Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP), which is intended to provide guidance in the event of a major event that may affect Town govern- ment. Participating with various Town Departments, the depart- ment is active with the school department's REMS grant and planning. The Department continues to provide a mayor role in the Battleroad Emergency Planning Committee along with the communities of Arlington, Bedford, Belmont, Brook- line, Burlington and Watertown, working on compliance with federal regulations regarding hazardous materials ac- cidents. Personnel Lieutenant Stephen O'Loughlin retired after 32 years of service. ®crtm niannrtn lent continued from Pa ous revi P � Commendations and Citations On the morning of March 7, 2009 at approximately 01:15 hours, a call was received reporting a building fire at 132 Reed St. Upon receiving the call, public safety Dispatchers Erica Fullerton and Pamela Harron immediately struck a box for this location. After receiving several calls Dispatch- ers Fullerton and Harron immediately requested an engine from Hanscom AFB. Upon arrival, Captain John Wilson found a fully involved residential structure and immediately requested a 2nd alarm. Engine 1 with Lieutenant Mark Ferreira, Firefighter John Nogler, and Firefighter John Daly, witnessed windows breaking and the siding steaming to the point of being scorched at 134 Reed St. They immediately positioned a 1 -3/4 inch hand line between the two houses and concen- trated on protecting this endangered exposure. Rescue 1 with Firefighter /Paramedics Eric Detrask and Adam Hub- bard, assisted Engine 1's crew establishing a supply line, and subsequently stretching a hand line to the endangered structure at 130 Reed Street. Ladder 1, was positioned in front of the fire building, where the aerial ladder was raised and once a water supply estab- lished, initiated a water tower operation. This crew with Human Services Department Personnel FY09 FY08 FullTime. ....... 5 ...... ............................... 4 PartTime. ....... 5 ...... ............................... 5 ROLE: The Lexington Human Services Department pro- vides essential social services to the community including: needs assessment, outreach, information and referrals relat- ed to basic needs, financial counseling and assistance, hous- ing information, veterans services, promotion of health and well - being, advocacy, educational programs, family support, cultural programs and recreational programs for residents of all ages and backgrounds. In addition to senior- specif- ic services and programming, the Department provides a continuum of outreach, support and mental health services to all members of the Lexington community and collabo- rates with other town and school departments, community groups and agencies. Services are delivered in a professional and caring manner that respects the dignity of all. APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Charlotte Rodgers, Di- rector of Human Services since October 2008. HIGHLIGHTS: • Hired Laurie Henry, Assistant Director of Youth Ser- vices, Emily Lavine, Assistant Director of Family /Hu- man Services in January 2009 and Carrie Johnson, As- _EXINGTON 1 41 Firefighter Robert O'Keefe, Firefighter /Paramedics Ned Bolle and Michael O'Connor, additionally placed a hose line between the fire building and the exposure at 134 Reed St. Engine 2 from East Lexington with Lieutenant Law- rence Giorgio, Firefighter Paul Bates and Firefighter Mike Hourihan attempted to support the water supply to Engine 1, which at this time had taxed the available water supply. All of these actions occurred prior to an additional water supply line being provided by Hanscom Engine 6. "These crews, working against the odds with a large concen- tration of fire along with a limited water supply, were suc- cessful in maintaining containment of this fire to the build- ing of origin preventing further damage to the adjacent homes. It is with great pride that I commend the above fire crews and dispatchers for their actions on the morning of March 07, 2009. Actions which were in the highest tradi- tions of the Lexington Fire Department and Public Safety Dispatch. I direct a copy of this citation be entered into ev- eryone's personnel file. sistant Director of Senior Services in June 2009. Barbara Deveau continues in the position of Senior Services Coordinator. Paula McGlynn, Administrative Assistant, and Cara Shapiro, Program Clerk, provide administra- tive support to the Human Services Department and Lexington Senior Center. Retired: Carolyn Griffith, Adult Day Care Director, and Marquerite McCormack, Adult Day Care Assistant, in June,2009. Closed the Adult Supportive Day Care Program in June 2009. The decision to close was based on a continued decline in enrollment and increased operating costs. The retirement of the Director and Assistant Director were also factored into the decision. Current clients were suc- cessfully transitioned into other programs and most Lexington clients transferred into the Adult Day Pro- gram at Cooperative Elder Services. Clients and their families were offered case management and support ser- vices throughout the transition process. Coordinated the Senior Health Outreach Program which provides nursing consultation services and well- ness visits to frail or homebound elderly Lexington resi- dents. The Senior Health Outreach Program serves as 42 1 2009 Annual Report Hiiman a ry i ra c continued from P revious a resource and provides ongoing support to seniors and their families. • Veterans Service Agent, Robert Martin, provided service to 95 individuals. Veterans Services include ongoing case management, financial assistance, advocacy and support for eligible veterans, spouses and family members. • Provided outreach and advocacy services to approxi- mately 3451 individuals. • The Senior Tax Work Program enrolled 31 eligible ho- meowners. These seniors gave 2983 hours of service to a variety of municipal departments in exchange for a re- duction in their property tax bill. • Continued contractual support of programs for persons with developmental disabilities. • Volunteers trained by AARP provided over 300 hours of service to seniors in need of tax preparation assistance. • Provided health benefits counseling to more than 300 seniors and families with SHINE counselor /volunteers trained by Minuteman Senior Services. • Worked in cooperation with Minuteman Senior Servic- es to provide 5,175 daily lunches at the Senior Center and deliver 13,709 home delivered Meals on Wheels. The daily lunch program continued to grow with aver- age attendance increasing from 15 /day to 30 /day. Host- ed "special luncheons" for harvest season, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Holiday, Valentine's Day and Mother's Day with average attendance of 80. • Managed the daily operation of the Lexington Senior Center. Expanded program offerings by professionals and volunteers in such areas as: finance, health and well- ness, physical fitness, the arts, literature, local, national and international government discussion groups, dance, music, travel, day trips, computer education, films, his- tory, cultural education and a variety of recreation activi- ties. Daily attendance at the Senior Center increased to an average of over 200 /day in the fall of 2009. • Mailed monthly Senior Center newsletters to every Lexington resident age 65 years and older. Published a Human Services Resource Directory that is available to residents by mail, pick up or online. • Served as access point for individuals and families in need of fuel assistance (through Community Teamwork, Inc.); processed a total of 78 applications in 2009, an in- crease of greater than 50% from 2008. Provided needs assessment and emergency financial as- sistance through the Human Services Emergency Fund and the Fund for Lexington. Provided Holiday program assistance to 88 Lexington residents and families. • Provided staff support and coordination to the Council on Aging Board, the Friends of the Council on Aging, the Human Services Committee, the Commission on Disability, the Lexington Emergency Housing Assis- tance Committee (LEHAQ, the Selectmen's Tax Ex- emption and Abatements Committee and the Youth Services Council. • Celebrated and recognized the contributions of over 170 volunteers who work throughout the Human Ser- vices Department and the Lexington Senior Center. These volunteers provided an estimated 13,000 hours of service to the Town of Lexington. • With the Lions Club and Friends of the Council on Aging, celebrated the presentation of the Minuteman Cane Award to Jacquelyn Ward for her many years of dedicated service to the Town of Lexington. • Collaborated with LexMedia Cable to film a series of programs from the Lexington Senior Center. • In collaboration with the Lexington Public Schools, the Human Services Department was awarded a CHNA 15 grant that will provide programming and facilitate dis- cussion about the relevant issues of substance use and abuse and risky behaviors. • Collaborated with the Recreation Department to plan and staff two Middle School Early Release Programs and the 1st Annual Lexington Fun Fest, a cost free, out- door event for Lexington residents. • Developed graduate intern program with the successful placement of two students in the Human Services De- partment for the 2009 -2010 academic year. • Expanded Community Service opportunities within the Human Services Department for Lexington youth, and continued development and implementation of in- tergenerational programming at the Senior Center and throughout the Lexington community. Management Information Systems (MIS) Personnel FY09 FY08 FullTime ............................... 2 ...... ............................... 2 ROLE: To deliver high quality, cost - effective information technology and IT resources to all municipal departments and to provide stable and secure core Town services. MIS supports, maintains and manages the Town's informa- tion technology systems (hardware, software and web sites) that are critical elements of service delivery and program management for all of the Town's departmental operations. This includes the hardware and software support for all in- formation technology activities in all municipal operations; training of all end users; the maintenance of financial man- agement hardware and software (MUNIS) that serves town and school departments; electronic mail and internet access; support of the Town's web site on the internet and intranet; voice over internet (VOIP) applications; head end manage- ment and support; and co- management with School De- TOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 43 partment IT staff of the Town's metropolitan area network that connects 27 town and school buildings. APPOINTED: by the Town Manager: Dorinda Goodman as Director of Information Technology since December 2008. HIGHLIGHTS: • Achieved an increase in town wide bandwidth. • Installed a server room in the new Hadley Public Ser- vices building at 201 Bedford St. to house local and core services servers and the Town head end. • Effectively installed DPW and Facilities department networks and technology into the Public Services build- ing. Installed a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone system in the Public Services building. • Provided targeted software training to Town employees. • Installed the Town document management system (La- serfiche) for public /web access. • Initiated the relocation of the Metropolitan Area Net- work head -end to the Public Services Building port. Office of Community Development — Regulatory Support Personnel FY09 FY08 FullTime ............................... 4...... ............................... 4 ROLE: to provide administrative support to the Building, Health and Conservation Departments and to the Com- munity Development boards and commissions, including the Zoning Board of Appeals and Historic Districts Com- mission, and coordinates their daily operations. The staff, comprised of an Office Manager and three Department Clerks, schedules and coordinates hearings, sets agendas, processes applications and permits, inputs data into access databases, maintains files, circulates petitions among Town boards and officials, prepares meeting notices, agendas and minutes, determines and notifies abutters, assists at flu clin- ics and hazardous waste collections, communicates with the public, attends meetings, performs payroll and accounts payable functions, makes daily deposits, and files all final documentation. APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Office Manager Ann Belliveau, Department Clerks Amy Casparius, Dianne Cornaro, and Louise Vinci. HIGHLIGHTS: For highlights, please see Building Division, Conservation Commission, Board of Health, Board of Appeals and His- toric Districts Commission 44 1 2009 Annual Report Office of Community Development - Building Division Personnel FY09 PY08 HIGHLIGHTS: FullTime ............................... 5 ...... ............................... 5 PartTime ............................... 3 ...... ............................... 3 ROLE: To enforce the State Building Code, Uniform State Plumbing and Gas Code, State Mechanical Code, State Electrical Code, Architectural Access Board Regulations, and Lexington Zoning Bylaws. This involves plan review, permit issuance, and inspection of all building, electrical, plumbing, gas and mechanical construction in the Town, including new structures, additions, alterations, and repairs. Responsible for enforcing the State Architectural Access Board regulations involving handicapped accessibility to buildings and issues regarding such requirements. The Sealer of Weights & Measures determines the accura- cy of all weights and measuring devices in commercial and public use within the Town. At the present time the Town contracts this service from the state. APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Building Commission- er Garry Rhodes and a full -time Building Inspector, In- spector of Wires, Plumbing /Gas/ Inspector, and a Zoning Administrator. Planning Personnel FY09 FY08 Fulltime .............................. 3.4 ... ............................... 3.4 ROLE: Together with the Town's Planning Department, to engage in both short- and long -term planning with regard to all growth and development issues and proposals. Spe- cific responsibilities include: to prepare and implement the Comprehensive Plan; to administer subdivision regulations in accordance with state law; to review special permit appli- cations for residential developments and unaccepted street applications; to do commercial site plan reviews; to repre- sent the Town in inter -town land use projects; to provide technical support and hearing functions for major rezoning/ development proposals and on citizen and owner - generated zoning amendments; and to prepare zoning initiatives and amendments which are proposed by the Planning Board to Town Meeting. The Planning Board and the Planning De- partment also act as stewards of the Zoning By -law and Development Regulations, and as initiators of new policy proposals in housing, land use and transportation. The Plan- ning Department provides support to the Planning Board, the Town Manager, Town departments and appointed com- mittees, and supplies technical expertise in analyzing eco- nomic, demographic, and development trends in Lexington and the region. It also responds to requests for help and information from citizens and other parties. • Permit activity continued at near record levels, with a total of 1125 building permits issued. • Construction continues on 400 Patriot Way. Occupancy is expected in early 2010 • Construction has started at Lexington Courtyard which being constructed under a Comprehensive permit. The proposal is to construct 36 residential units including nine affordable units. • A fire seriously damaged the Hancock Clark Condo- miniums late last year. The condominium is now being rebuilt. • The demolition of existing houses and the construction of new larger houses on scattered sites continued at a slower pace. Permits were issued to demolish 34 existing houses, while 38 permits were issued for the construc- tion of new single - family dwellings. There were also sev- en permits issued for multi - family dwelling units PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS ELECTED for 3 -year terms: Chair Gregory Zurlo, Vice Chair Richard Canale, Clerk Anthony Galaitsis, Charles Hornig, and Wendy Manz. PLANNING BOARD ASSOCIATE MEMBER Ap- pointed by the Planning Board for a 1 -year term: Ginna Johnson PLANNING STAFF Appointed by the Town Manager: Planning Director Maryann McCall Taylor, Senior Planner Aaron Henry, Planner Christine McVay, and Department Clerk Lori Kaufman. HIGHLIGHTS Presented a group of articles aimed at allowing increased economic development within the Commercial Manu- facturing District, or CM District, along Hartwell Av- enue to the Annual Town Meeting; these articles were approved. Introduced a Site Plan Review process for developments below the proposed thresholds, which concurrently re- emphasizes the "special" aspect of the special permit pro- cess; Allowed a greater mix of commercial uses within the CM district; Planningcontinued from previous pa, • Eliminated, town -wide, the need for a special permit in the National Flood Insurance District by requiring the standards as part of the building permit process; • Adjusted the dimensional controls, including an in- crease to the floor area ratio (FAR); • Modified the rules regarding traffic mitigation in order to create an alternative mitigation scheme that is sensi- tive to all modes of travel and to residents living near development areas; and • Established a Traffic Management Overly District (TMOD). • The Planning Board and the Planning Department rep- resented the Town in regional planning efforts, includ- ing the ongoing Minuteman Advisory Group on Inter - local Coordination and the Battle Road Scenic Byway. Conventional Subdivisions • Murray Hills - Blueberry Lane Definitive subdivision plan was withdrawn. • 91 -93 Hancock Street (Lexington Gardens)—Prelimi- nary subdivision plan approved with 12 proposed lots. Site Sensitive Development Murray Hills - Blueberry Lane Definitive SSD ap- proved to subdivide the property into four parcels, two of which would be considered buildable. Balanced Housin g Development • 341 Marrett Road Definitive plan approved for eight dwelling units in five structures. The existing single - family home would be preserved and the cottage house demolished. • 85A -87 Pleasant Street Plan submitted Approval Not Required Plan Endorsements • 43 &51 Bertwell Road • 66 Robbins Road • 10 Barberry Road/ 1 structive approval) • 116 Vine Street Stonewall Road (by con- 0 31 Winthrop Road /14 Sherburne Road • 2 Opi Circle at Sorelle Road • 6 and 6B Holmes Road EXINGTON 1 45 Determination of Adequacy of Grade and Construction • Rolfe Lane • Stedman Road Street construction plan withdrawn and will file a subdivision plan Site Plan Review • 101 Hartwell Avenue Application withdrawn Zoning Changes • Establishment of a Transportation Management Over- lay District for the Hartwell Avenue area with an in- creased FAR for the CM zone, a traffic mitigation fund and a process for site plan review. • Beal Company Ledgemont Center at Spring Street and Hayden Avenue —A request for CD rezoning was present- ed at the Annual Town Meeting 2009 and was approved. • Lexington Technology Park at 125 Spring Street, 200, 300, 400 & 500 Patriot Way An application to amend the existing CD -10 to allow an increase in the square footage of office /research spaces and structured parking was presented at Fall Special Town Meeting 2009 and was approved. • Cubist at 45 -65 Hayden Avenue -- An application to amend the existing CD -9 to allow an increase in the square footage of office /research spaces and structured parking was presented at Fall Special Town Meeting 2009 and was approved. • Zoning Amendments allowing additional uses in the Central Business District (CBD) and removing the re- quirement for a traffic study for uses in the CBD. Planning Board: Seated, (L -R): Charles Hornig, Richard Canale, Gregory Zurlo, Wendy Manz, Tony Galaitsis Standing, (L -R): Lori Kaufman, Maryann McCall - Taylor, Aaron Henry 46 1 2009 Annual Report Police Department Personnel FY09 FY08 Full Time Police... ............................... 48 .... ............................... 48 Dispatch............................... 9 ...... ............................... 9 Parking Meter Maintenance.. 3 ...... ............................... 3 Civilian Part Time Animal Control .................... 1....... ..............................1 Cadets... ............................... 3 ...... ............................... 3 APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Mark J. Corr, Chief of Police since 2009. HIGHLIGHTS: • New Police Chief appointed • Department goals reflect commitment to community policing • $406,000 grant funded initiatives • Rash of commercial thefts solved Personnel Changes In March, Chief Christopher Casey retired after 32 years of service, including 16 as police chief. Chief Casey was a strong advocate for community policing initiatives and building a skilled command staff team. In January, Joseph Lahiff retired after 22 years, serving most recently as the School Resource Officer at Minuteman Regional High School. In September, James Brooks retired after distin- guishing himself through 38 years of service as a patrol of- ficer. Officer Bryan Hoiseth also retired in September with 23 years service. Sergeant Edward O'Brien, a veteran of 28 years, retired in October, then lost his battle with cancer in December. Sergeant O'Brien's career was distinguished by his strong will and love of police work. New Police Chief On March 30, Mark J. Corr was appointed Police Chief. Chief Corr graduated from Lexington High School (1978) and the College of Criminal Justice at Northeastern Uni- versity (1983). He started his career in Lexington shortly af- ter graduating college and was later promoted to Sergeant (1988), Lieutenant (1994), Lieutenant Detective (2001), and Captain (2005). Dedication to police work in Lexington is a family tradition; Chief James Corr retired after 32 years and Captain Steven Corr retired with 33 years of service. Department Goals A new Police Chief brings change and a different vision. Throughout 2009, important questions were asked. What is the Department doing well? Where can the Department change, grow and improve? Building on a tradition of excellence, the Department's staff, other Town departments and the commu- nity were invited to share their thoughts and suggestions. The Department's top priority will focus on community - policing initiatives that create, promote or strengthen com- munication and partnerships. Secondly, the policy and pro- cedure manual for the Department (with approximately 100 policies) will be updated. A thorough review and editing will align the policies with modern standards and changing laws. In August, Sergeant John Mazerall was assigned full - time to policy development. Within two years, the Depart- ment expects to meet all of the mandatory standards for the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Certification. Another important goal will be the promotion and development of new supervisors. In the next five to eight years, 50% or more of the command staff may retire. This rapid turnover will re- quire these new supervisors to accelerate their familiariza- tion with Department operations. Training programs will be supplemented with frequent hands -on experience in the areas of planning, personnel development, allocation of re- sources, labor relations and budgeting. Grant Funding The Department regularly applies for grants to supplement operations. In 2009 we received: • Click it or ticket ($17K); this grant covered overtime for additional patrol officers specifically looking for ag- gressive drivers, operators under the influence of alcohol and motorists not using their seat belts. The grant aims to improve Massachusetts' low compliance rate with seat belt regulations. • Community Policing (S36K); these funds covered overtime and expenses for additional bicycle patrols, an open house, Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) training, child car seat installations, Discovery Day and a Citizen Police Academy. • COPS Grant ($250K); this was a `Secure Our Schools'grant. The funds were given to the School Department for camera and security equipment for Lexington High School. • Violence Against Women prevention ($26K); these funds were shared with the Domestic Violence Service Network and provided advocacy for victims of domestic violence. • 9 -1 -1 Training (811K); this grant covered training for emergency dispatchers. • 9 -1 -1 Support ($66K); these funds were provided by the Statewide Emergency Telecommunication Board to cover personnel and other dispatching expenses. • Underage Alcohol Enforcement ($10K); covered over- time expenses, allowed the Department to provide ed- ucation programs to youths and alcohol compliance checks at restaurants, package stores and sporting events. lanart1pant -�''-om revious P 1 Citizen Police Academy and more The recent Citizen Survey tended to indicate that resi- dents were unfamiliar with Department services. For ex- ample, 75 % -85% of the respondents were unaware of bicy- cle safety, child safety seat and person -at -risk programs. In August, the Citizen Police Academy was launched as one initiative to improve community awareness. A group of 18 residents spent four nights meeting police officers, learning about different programs and asking many questions. Each participant "graduated" from the academy with a 2 -4 hour ride -along with a patrol officer. In September, an Open House welcomed approximately 1,500 residents to view a full array of displays. Tours of the emergency dispatch center, cell -block and police vehicles were popular. In November, a Senior Citizen Academy was offered at the Senior Center in cooperation with Human Services and the Fire Department. Spanning five Thursday afternoons, presenters covered issues such as fraud, elders driving, and personal safety. LexMedia filmed the training and will make the series available on local cable TV. Crime and Incident Trends In 2009, complaints of speeding motorists and other traffic related problems continued to be common. In response, the Department pre - planned and assigned officers to approxi- mately 1,500 "directed patrols. "'These patrols identified spe- cific areas and specific times to target motor vehicle viola- tions believed to be occurring. In May, the State Police and the Bank Robbery Task Force pursued a suspect into Lex- ington. Brandishing a firearm, the young man threatened officers. Disciplined and professional action by Lexington officers resulted in the man being apprehended with minor wounds. This fall, brazen commercial break -ins at the Coun- tryside and Waltham St. Marrett Rd areas, which occurred in 2008, were solved. Police detectives, having secured fin- gerprint and DNA evidence, worked with the State Police to identify and link two career criminals to the thefts. In 2009, there were significant decreases in crime incidents. House and commercial breaks decreased 20% ( -16 incidents); entry and theft from motor vehicles decreased 39% ( -35 in- cidents); and MV theft decreased 75% ( -9 incidents). Revi- sions to the alarm bylaws in July 2007 also appear to have had a positive result. Commercial alarms decreased 17% ( -72 incidents) and residential alarms decreased 16% ( -124 inci- dents). Overall, crime incidents decreased 14% ( -126 crimes.) _EXINGTON 1 47 Town Report Statistical Figures 2009 Complaints and Calls for Service Motor Vehicle Accidents ........................................... 860 Animal Control ........................... ............................... 164 Alarms Residential / Commercial ............................. 1,045 Fire Department Assist ............ ............................... 1,855 Motorist Assists .......................... ............................... 179 Missing Persons ............................ ............................... 34 Disturbance /Disputes ................. ............................... 302 Building/Person Checks ................ ..........................1,173 Suspicious Activity ......................... ............................223 AllCrimes .................................. ............................... 775 Park-Lock-Walk ........................... ..........................1,334 Directed Patrol — Traffic post ...... ............................... 665 Total....................................... ............................... 11,060 Motor Vehicle Citations Issued Warnings................................. ............................... 2,295 Civil Infractions ...................... ............................... 1,696 Criminal Complaints .................. ............................... 146 Arrests........................................... ............................... 34 Total........................................ ............................... 4,171 High Accident Locations (10 or more incidents with more than 1,000 damage) Bedford St @ Rte 95 —128 ............. .............................17 108 Bedford St @ Harrington Road .... ............................... 13 Bedford St. @ Hartwell Avenue .... ............................... 13 Lowell St. @ East Street ............... ............................... 12 Mass. Ave. @ Marrett Road ( East) ............................... 11 Fines Generated by Traffic Enforcement Civil Motor Vehicle fines FY09 ........................ $201,342 Parking Violations issued FY09 ................... 7,907 tickets Parking fees collected FY09 .............................. $ 124,480 Meter revenue FY09 .......... ............................... S 163,463 Prosecution Summary Arrest without Warrant ............... ............................... 108 Arrest with Warrant ...................... ............................... 17 Criminal Summons ..................... ............................... 211 Clerk's Hearing ............................. ............................... 59 PrivateComplaints ......................... ............................... 0 *Juvenile Diversion .......................... ............................... *Protective Custody ..................... ............................... 16 *not prosecuted ** non criminal 48 1 2009 Annual Report Recreation Personnel FY09 FY08 FullTime ............................... 5 ...... ............................... 5 Seasonal / Part Time .........175 .. ............................... 175 ROLE: to plan and administer public playgrounds and rec- reational facilities in the Town and to expand and promote recreation, leisure activities, play, sport, physical fitness and education for all citizens. APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Chair Rick DeAngelis, Vice -Chair Richard Thuma, Sandra Shaw, Wendy Rudner and Howard Vogel. Staff: Director Karen Simmons. HIGHLIGHTS: • Recreational programs and Pine Meadow Golf Course served a total of 119,893 participants. • During the challenging economic times that existed in 2009, the number of participants in summer youth pro- grams remained constant at 2,137. • Provided 33 Lexington families with 51 individual pro- gram scholarships. • 20 golf leagues with 408 participants played at Pine Meadows in 2009 (36,419 total rounds played). • Increased numbers of participants in School year Pre - School, Youth and Teen programs and Leagues. • Increased numbers of Recreation programs offered (453). • Permitted 50,688 hours on athletic fields. • Increased number of Permit Hours on Tennis Courts (14,930). 121 Tennis Passes sold. • Increased participation in School Year Youth Ten- nis Lessons and completed implementation of USTA Quick Start Tennis Program for youth summer lessons. • Increased the number and variety of non - sports pro- grams and clinics for children and teens (as, for example, science adventures, chess and fencing). • Capital Projects included: - Drainage study for Center Recreation Complex - Renovation of Bowman School Athletic Fields - Renovation of the Bridge School Athletic Fields - Reconstruction of the Valley Tennis Courts and the Center Basketball Courts - Old Reservoir Storm Water Mitigation improve- ments under way Pine Meadow pond preservation Facilitated Lexington Youth Basketball Travel Program's use of Lexington Public School's gymnasiums and Lex- ington United Soccer Program's use of Lexington High School's indoor facilities. • Continue to promote sun safety and skin cancer aware- ness among children and families using Town Pool and Old Reservoir. Continued ongoing partnerships and collaborations with the Lincoln Park Sub - Committee and local Boy Scout Troops. Partnered with the Youth Services Council, Social Services, Police and School Departments to offer Middle School Early Release Day Programs. Included among these partnerships were: RAD self - defense classes for women (in partnership with Lexington Police Department); spon- sored one Eagle Scout Project (worked with Boy Scouts Troop): constructed accessible picnic tables at Irving H. Mabee Town Pool Complex; and partnered with Lexing- ton High School Golf Team for use of Pine Meadow (311 Rounds at no charge). • New Programs included: Start Smart Basketball Pro- gram; Adaptive Basketball Program; 8 -week Junior Team Tennis Program; Women's Fitness Boot Camp; Flag Football; Quick Start Tennis; RAD for Kids; Morning Adult Lap Swim at the Town Pool; and Men's Indoor Winter Basketball League. • Sponsored evening Adult Indoor Soccer, Basketball, Jogging and Dodge Ball at the LH S field house. • Obtained new grants and implemented existing grants including: - Tennis in the Parks grant through NRPA and U.S. Tennis Association. - Implemented NFL Youth Football Grant with suc- cessful Fall Youth Flag Football League. - Continued implementation of Junior NBA/WNBA grant obtained through NRPA in collaboration with NBA providing instructional materials in the In Town Basketball League and Clinic. - NADA Archery Grant obtained through NPRA used to provide archery instruction to 10 Discover the Fun campers. • Received conditional approval of the Town of Lexing- ton 2009 Open Space and Recreation Plan by the Com- monwealth of Massachusetts. • Facilitated five Tournaments at Lincoln Park in soccer and lacrosse. Lexington Youth Sports Advisory Formed in September 2008, the purpose of the Council is to maintain and improve the quality of youth sports that are being offered in the community. "he council meets quar- terly to discuss and recommend to the Recreation Depart- ment potential solutions for the issues that youth sports or- ganizations are facing. "he Youth Sports Advisory Council consists of fourteen individuals: one representative from lecreationcontinued from P revious each of the Lexington -based Youth Sports Organizations, two student - athletes, the Lexington High School Athletic Director, and other Town officials. Recreation also appreciates the many partnerships that have been developed to better serve the recreational needs of our citizens.'Mese include: Lexington Youth Lacrosse, Lexing- ton United Soccer Club, Lexington Little League, Lexing- ton Babe Ruth League, LBH Pop Warner, Boy Scouts and Eagle Scouts, Friends of Sutherland Park, Lincoln Park Subcommittee, Friends of Rindge Park, Bicycle Advisory Committee, Lexington Youth Sports Advisory Council and other Town Departments. Retirement Board ROLE: To oversee, guide, monitor, and enforce the Mas- sachusetts Pension Laws governing the Town's retirement system; to invest the system's assets prudently for the pur- pose of providing the benefits guaranteed to the public em- ployees qualifying under the plan. ELECTED by the members of the Retirement System: Chair Robert Cunha and Joseph Foley to 3 -year terms ending in 2111. APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen: Michael McNabb to a 3 -year term ending in 2111; by the Retirement Board: Alan Fields to a 3 -year term ending in the year 2012. Rob Addelson, the Assistant Town Manager for Finance, is an ex- officio member named by the Board of Selectmen. HIGHLIGHTS: The system consists of a combination of 387 retirees, 2 non -con- tributory retirees, and 614 active and 256 inactive members. • 20 town employees retired, 63 members withdrew, 32 members transferred to another system, 14 members trans- ferred in, 70 new members were added (4 new Municipal employees and 66 new School employees), and 16 retirees deceased. Currently there are 34 disability retirements. • Under Chapter 17, the Retirement Board can grant a cost -of- living adjustment (COLA) up to 3% on the first $ 12,000. The Consumer Price Index was 5.8 %, but the Board was limited to a 3% cost of living increase this year. TOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 49 � -tea =� 2 -iii .. : r& m-e ism %.r iwm ir?, . d� Recreation Committee: left to right: Dave Pinsonneault, Superintendent of Public Grounds; Karen Simmons, Director of Recreation; Fredrick DeAngelis, Chair, Recreation Committee; Sandra Shaw, Richard 7huma, Vice Chair; Sheila Butts, As- sistant Director of Recreation; Hank Manz, Board of Selectman Committee members missing- Wendy Rudner, Howard Vogel As fiduciaries, the Board carefully established an asset - allocation policy using a mixture of stocks, bonds, inter- national funds and cash equivalents. With the assistance of the Board's investment consultant, Meketa Invest- ment Group, the asset - allocation policy is reviewed monthly, and adjustments are made as necessary. The success of the investment program will continue to be determined by the extent of our portfolio diversification among and within asset classes as well as our skill in hir- ing and our diligence in monitoring strong investment managers. The Board is committed to long -term invest- ment strategies, asset allocations, and diversification of investments The Board continued the process of broadening the sys- tem's asset allocation to include new asset strategies. The Board added the Matthews International Fund; this new fund is the largest dedicated Asia -only specialist in the United States and will replace the Wellington Asia Pa- cific x Japan Fund. The second fund added to our port- folio is the Loomis Credit Asset Fund which has a broad mandate to capture opportunities in numerous credit sectors such as bonds, loans, and securitized assets; this fund was funded by using cash from the State Street ac- count and the SSgA Passive Bond Index Fund. The third new fund was the PIMCO Global Multi -Asset Fund which seeks to outperform a blended 60/ 40 % blend by 50 1 2009 Annual Report Rptik r onto anard .1n..;.11aA using ETFs, individual securities, and derivatives; this fund replaced the Earnest Partners Fund. The remainder of our portfolio includes the Beacon Fund V, which is a value -added closed- end real estate strategy; this fund will invest a portfolio of primarily office properties in a limited set of markets. The Wellington Trust Com- pany manages the Opportunistic Fund which is part of our global tactical asset allocation. Our Domestic Eq- uity Assets funds are the Fidelity Contrafund managed by Fidelity Institutional Retirement Services Company and the Hartford Capital Appreciation Fund both funds invest in an all -cap equity strategy for the system, Aca- dian Non-U.S. All Cap International Equity fund and the Julius Baer International Equity II Fund round out our international investments. PIMCO manages our tactical allocation strategy; State Street Bank and Trust Company handles the Board's Institutional Custodian Banking along with the SSgA Passive Bond Mkt. Index Fund. Wellington Emerging Market Fund was liquidat- ed and the funds were split within the portfolio. An actuarial valuation of the Retirement System as of January 2010 will be prepared by Buck Consultants pursuant to Chapter 32 of the General Laws of Mas- sachusetts, based on the acceptance of Section 22D. The Board will be considering several different actuarial as- Office of the Treasurer /Collector Personnel FY09 FY0 8 FullTime ............................... 4 ...... ............................... 4 PartTime ............................... 1...... ............................... 1 ROLE: To perform the duties of Treasurer and Collector as outlined in Massachusetts General Laws (M.G.L.), Chapter 41. As Treasurer, responsible for the receipt and disbursement of all Town funds as well as the management of investment policies, and debt. As Collector, responsible to issue and collect all Real Estate, Motor Vehicle, Personal Property and Water /Sewer bills as assessed. APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Arnold F. Lovering, January 2008 HIGHLIGHTS: Real Estate tax collections totaled $ 111,396,369, in- cluding collections of prior year's taxes. Accounts with outstanding balances were put into tax title or entered into payment plans. Personal Property tax collections totaled $4,434,280. Retirement Board: Front L. to R.:141an Fields, Marguerite Oliva, Robert Cunha Rear L. to R.: Joseph Foley, Michael McNabb, Rob Addelson sumptions and funding schedules. Actuarial assump- tions and methods are designed to produce stable pro- gram costs. The funding schedule is submitted to the Public Employee Retirement Commission for their ap- proval. While it is important that future taxpayers are not expected to have a greater burden than the current taxpayers, it is equally important that current taxpayers are not asked to build a legacy for future taxpayers. As of December 31, 2009 the market value of the sys- tem was $98,416,249. By comparison, on December 31, 1999 the value was $77 million. Motor Vehicle Excise tax collections totaled $4,161,316. These bills were based on information provided by the Reg- istry of Motor Vehicles. Overdue accounts were commit- ted to the Deputy Collector, who under M.G.L., marked these accounts for license and registration non - renewal. Water /Sewer collections totaled $ 14,415,307. • Investment income for all town accounts was $1,438,147 of which $ 891,655 was credited to the General Fund. All investments are made according to M.G.L. When investing the Town's money, safety, liquidity and yield are considered in that order. School Committee ROLE: To hire, supervise and evaluate the Superintendent of Schools; to develop school policies; to approve operating and capital budgets for the schools; to advocate for school concerns to other Town officials, boards, and the commu- nity; to act as liaison between the School Department and the community; to govern Lexington Public Schools in ar- eas not governed by State or Federal law. ELECTED to 3 -year terms: Chair Margaret Coppe, Vice - Chair Rodney Cole, Tom Diaz, Jessica Steigerwald, Mary Ann Stewart; 1 -year term, Student Representative Liam Gandelsman Since his appointment by the School Committee on July 1, 2005, Dr. Paul Ash has served as Superintendent of the Lexington Public Schools. He is the chief executive con- tinuing the Schools' tradition of excellent public education. He has built a strong administrative staff, and Lexington students continue to achieve at some of the highest levels in the state by a variety of measures. The entire staff continues to work to improve learning levels for all students. Operating Budget At the end of FY09, the School Department returned to the Town $932,593 in unspent funds. These surplus funds consisted of FY07 unspent funds of $531,579, and FY08 unspent utility funds ($248,014), unspent special education funds (S 100,000), and unspent funds that had been encum- bered for any uncompleted purchases from FY07 ($53,000). Looking forward to FY11, the School Committee has asked Superintendent Ash to present a level services bud- get. The Committee will be working with the Board of Se- lectmen, the Appropriation Committee, and the Capital Ex- penditures Committee on the impact of the current economic situation to present a completed proposal to Town Meeting. The Financial Review Committee continues to work with the Town to seek ways to improve financial structures and practices. Facilities Design Partnership of Cambridge presented the PK -12 Master Plan report in March. The purpose of this report was to provide a comprehensive set of recommendations for school facilities looking 10 years into the future. These recommendations incorporate previous recent facilities re- search work, including the Design Partnership elementary school master plan study of 2006, the GGD High School HVAC systems assessment of 2007 -2008, and the 2008 Russo Bar roof assessment of all school buildings. In late spring, the School Committee appointed the ad hoc Facili- ties Committee, which met during the summer of 2009 to review the report. In the fall, the School Committee filed a Statement of Interest with the Massachusetts School _EXINGTON 1 51 Building Authority (MSBA) to start the process for pos- sible State reimbursement for major renovations to Lexing- ton High School. Notification of acceptance by the MSBA is expected later in 2010. The School Committee also voted to request Town Meeting to appropriate design funds for the renovation to Bowman and Bridge schools. Equity and Excellence Committee Although Lexington students as a whole perform at or near top academic levels in the State, statistics show that some de- mographic groups are performing at a significantly lower lev- el than the average. The Equity and Excellence Committee was established to implement the recommendations of the Achievement Gap Task Force. The Lexington schools have undertaken steps to reduce this gap, particularly in providing more early intervention in literacy and mathematics focused on the needs of each student. A few early statistics show sig- nificant improvement for students at all levels. Special Education The Student Services Department under Linda Chase's leadership has focused on strengthening and expanding the new Special Education programs introduced last year. These programs have allowed a number of students to re- turn to Lexington schools from out -of- district placements. Regular and Special Educators are working collaboratively to improve the experience of all students and to smooth transitions. Better structures have been created to improve the transitions between elementary and middle school, and between middle and high school. Technology With the appointment of Thomas Plati, Director of Edu- cational Technology and Assessment, plans have been put into place to increase the use of educational technology in the classroom. A 3 -year plan for increasing the use of per- sonal response systems ( "clickers "), interactive whiteboards, LCD projectors, and wireless hardware in every school and classroom has been drawn up and presented to the School Committee. Full-Day Kindergarten Implementation of Full -Day Kindergarten continued for a second year, which now includes a half -day option at all K -5 schools. 52 1 2009 Annual Report lZ A n n I rnmmitteecontinued from Pe a ous revi P g Liaison to Community and Advocate for the Lexington Public Schools The School Com- mittee supports the excellent work of the Administration, the staff, and the stu- dents in maintaining and improving the fine education that Lexington offers. Its members are grate- ful for the good working relationships between the Schools and the Town administrations and between the School Committee, the Board of Selectmen, the Appropriation Committee, and the Capital Expenditures Committee. The schools also benefit invaluably from the support of parents and the Lexington community, the leadership provided by the PTAs and PTO, and the creativity, hard work, and gen- erosity of the Lexington Education Foundation. School Committee (L- R)fessica G. Steigerwald, School Committee Member, Tom R. Diaz, School Committee Member, MargaretE. CoNe, School Committee Chair, Dr. Paul B. Ash, Superintendent, Rodney E. Cole, PAD. School Committee Vice -Chair, MaryAnn Stewart, School Committee Member The administration maintains an active website that in- cludes the entire budget book for citizens to study, School Committee meeting minutes, and news. The aim of the School Department and the School Committee is to pro- vide an education for the children and youth of this com- munity that will prepare them for a productive, responsible, healthy and fulfilling adulthood in our complex world. Lexington Public School Enrollment Zoo$ -009 Actual zoo9 -zo,o Projected* 2009 -2010 Actual Elementary Schools Principal Bowman, 9 Philip Road, built 1967 Mary Anton-Oldenburq 478 476 483 Bridge, 55 Middleby Road, built 1966 Jade Reitman 468 431 450 Estabrook,117 Grove Street, built 1960 Sandra Trach 434 408 439 Fiske, 55 Adams Street, built 2007 Nancy Peterson 492 498 488 Harrington, 146 Maple Street, built 2005 Elaine Mead 404 407 392 Hastin s, 2618 Massachusetts Avenue, built 1955 Louise Li sitz 423 406 423 Total elementary students, q rades K -5 2699 2626 2675 Middle Schools Principal Clarke, 17 Stedman Road, built 1972 Steven Flynn 763 752 753 Diamond, 99 Hancock Street, built 1957 Peggy Mon iello 738 758 733 Total middle school students, grades 6 -8 1501 1510 1486 Principal Lexington High School, 251 Waltham St., built 1950 Natalie Cohen Total high school students, grades 9 -12 1991 1980 1970 Total student enrollment 6191 6116 6131 Source: School Department document "Four and Ten -Year Enrollment Forecasts," Jan uary5, 2010, showing actual enrollment on October 1, 2009. Superintendent of Schools ROLE: As Chief Executive Officer of Lexington's nine pub- lic schools, the Superintendent of Schools provides edu- cational leadership through budget preparation, program development, and supervision of all academic, special edu- cation, and extracurricular programs for children in grades preK -12. The Superintendent of Schools reports to an elected School Committee, enforces the policies and goals of this Committee, and upholds the laws and requirements determined by the federal government and state of Massa- chusetts. The Superintendent of Schools also works in co- operation with other communities to oversee collaborative programs for students with identified learning disabilities. APPOINTED by the School Committee: Dr. Paul B. Ash, who has served as Superintendent of Schools since July 1, 2005. HIGHLIGHTS: The Lexington Public Schools continued its long tradition of excellence in education. The high school's 2008 -2009 overall SAT scores for Reading, Writing, and Math, and MCAS scores were among the highest in the state. The Boston Globe and Boston Magazine listed the Lexington Public Schools as one of the highest performing school dis- tricts in Massachusetts. These articles stated that Lexington had the highest average SAT scores in Massachusetts (two years in a row), and was the only Massachusetts school dis- trict whose mathematics MCAS grade 3 through 10 scores were rated both high performance and high student growth. The grade 3 through 10 ELA MCAS scores were among the highest in the state. In addition, the Lexington Pub- lic Schools continued to make steady progress closing the achievement gap. For example, we reduced the achievement gap between White /Asian students and African - American students from 49% to 15% during the past seven years on the grade 10 math MCAS examination. There was also a 300% increase in the percentage of African - American stu- dents scoring proficient or above. In addition, we reduced the achievement gap from 33% to 21% during the past sev- en years on the grade 10 English Language Arts MCAS examination. The school system continued its multi -year commitment to improve curriculum and instruction by formally reviewing two to three curriculum areas each year. The final report on the K -12 physical education /wellness curriculum was pre- sented to the School Committee last June. This past year, we have continued the science and mathematics curriculum reviews, which will be completed by June 2010. The first year of the K -12 English Language Art curriculum review began this past September. A major focus of the district has been to expand the school system's capacity to use data to assess programs and stu- _EXINGTON 1 53 dent work. The technology department has begun to use the State's new data warehousing system to analyze MCAS scores in order to help teachers improve Lexington's cur- riculum and instruction. Starting this past year, teachers in all schools met regularly in teams to examine and analyze student work to plan appropriate interventions and develop common assessments to inform instruction. In August, the school system established a K -12 profes- sional development committee to identify professional de- velopment courses for teachers that are specifically linked to school and district educational goals. These courses, to be offered starting in the spring of 2010, will be funded using new federal stimulus funds. The new town -wide Department of Public Facilities is two - years old. The facilities department includes all school and municipal maintenance and custodial employees. The uni- fied facilities department allows the Director the flexibility to allocate resources where they are needed in town. The facilities team focused on preventive maintenance, energy conservation, improved cleaning services, operation of se- curity and fire protection systems, and the management of building envelope projects. In the area of special education, we implemented a multi - town special education transportation system with Ar- lington, Burlington, Waltham, and Watertown. Working together, the five towns combined routes so that students who attend the same school could share one vehicle. In FY 09, the five districts combined twenty routes with approx- imately one hundred students sharing rides, which saved Lexington S 186,000. This school year the program has been expanded to 96 programs and 375 students. The major changes over the past twelve months are de- scribed below. Students and Programs • We continued our commitment to improve the district's curriculum and align Lexington's educational standards to state and national best practices. • Continued to expand the district's capacity to use data to assess programs and student work. • Continued work on the Achievement Gap Action Plan to close the achievement gap for METCO, African - American, special education, and low income students. • Began piloting a new tiered literacy intervention model in all K -5 schools, which we expect will improve student reading skills for our struggling students. • Eliminated the Deputy Superintendent position and re- placed it with the Director of Educational Technology and Assessment, after the current Deputy accepted a po- sition in another school system. The new role is to pro- 54 1 2009 Annual Report X11 arintandant of trhnnIS continued from P a ous revi P vide leadership that will enable teachers to effectively use technology in their classrooms as an instructional tool. Teacher Quality and Professional Development A continued hallmark of our schools is our exceptional fac- ulty and staff. To support them, we: • Continued to focus on developing professional learn- ing communities to improve student learning. Teachers worked in teams to identify instructional areas needing improvement and developed new and innovative teach- ing strategies that will have a positive impact on student achievement. • Refined our mentoring program and coaching program to support first and second year teachers. • New administrators to Lexington participated in train- ing to improve the quality of teacher supervision and evaluation. Facilities /Other • Hired Design Partnership to prepare a ten -year K -12 Facilities Master Plan. The final report was presented to the School Committee in March and recommended the Town renovate Bowman and Bridge schools in the near -term, renovate /expand the high school in the near - term, and replace the Estabrook School during the next four to six years. The report recommends that Hastings School be maintained until a long -range plan for its use is developed, based on future enrollment numbers. In December, the School Committee voted to request the Annual 2010 Town Meeting appropriate approxi- mately $750,000 to hire an architect to prepare design documents to renovate both Bowman and Bridge. The estimated construction cost is $ 14 million. Continued to improve the technology infrastructure by replacing outdated hardware and data management software. Student Achievement Lexington students continue to achieve at very high levels, based on local standards and on national examinations. Lexington High School Class of 2009 Size of class 494 National Merit Scholarship Program 4 -year college 86.4% Semifinalists 19 2 -year college 3.6% Letters of Commendation 70 College prep 2.4% Advanced Placement Tests Employed /Career Ed 2.2% Number of Students 606 Other 5.4% Total Grades Reported 1079 Mean SAT Scores Number of Subjects 28 Critical Reading 620 Grade of 5 562 Math 641 Grade of 4 329 Writing 621 Grade of 3 134 Grade of2 36 Grade of 1 18 Lexington Community Education ROLE: To offer lifelong learning to all by providing practi- cal, creative and enjoyable educational opportunities at a reasonable cost. Courses for adults are offered in the fall, winter, and spring. Classes are offered Monday through Friday, with most evening classes meeting at Lexington High School. The Lexplorations summer program for chil- dren provides academic and cultural enrichment. Lexing- ton Community Education (LCE) is a self - sustaining, in- tegral part of the Lexington Public Schools. APPOINTED: Director, Craig Hall; Manager of Program- ming, Andrea Paquette; Desktop Publishing, Caroline Ronten; Registration Support, Amy Sullivan. HIGHLIGHTS: • Redesigned, reorganized, and expanded offerings in the LCE catalog. • Processed 4478 enrollments for LCE classes, including all registrations from the three adult education semes- ters and the summer children's program. • Hosted world - renowned teachers, authors, artists and speakers, including Robert Bly, Michael Thomas, Danzy Senna, Donald Hall and X.J. Kennedy. • Collaborated in offering classes with other Town and community organizations including the Lexington His- torical Society, the Lexington Police Department, the Lexington Minuteman, as well as local businesses. • Successfully ran 91 weeklong summer Lexplorations courses for children and provided thousands of commu- nity service credit hours to LHS summer classroom aides. • Offered a sliding -scale tuition reduction program that assisted ELL students in need of financial assistance. TOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 55 Lexington Public Schools— Summary of Outside Funding FEDERAL FY08 -09 Title 1 $215,746 Sped Education Professional Development $20,341 Drug Free Community Support $0 Sped 94- 142 /IDEA $1,482,105 Early childhood/Mainstreaming for Pre - School $40,183 TITLE Instruction /Techonolo $0 TITLE IIA Educator Quality $111,580 TITLE III) Technology Integration $3,800 TITLE III Limited English Proficient $45,140 TITLE III ESL Curriculum Development $2,971 ARRA Stabilization Fund $799,359 Sped Corrective Action $0 TITLE IV Drug Free Schools $0 Early Childhood Mental Health $0 Early Childhood Curriculum Frameworks $0 Early Childhood $39,754 Project FOCUS $0 Sped Program Review $0 Sped Metco $0 Total Federal Funds $2,760,979 STATE M ETCO FY09 $1,482,105 Enhanced School Health /Essential School Health $150,000 Academic Support Services $3,576 Kindergarten Transition $61,358 Safe School For Gay & Lesbian Students $1,500 FDK Enhancement Program $298,000 Model Technology $0 LAS Support $0 Total State Grants $1,996,539 Private Grants Green Schools Feasibility $0 Jump-Up & Go $0 Clean Energy Choice - Mass Tech Collaborative $2,475 Total State Funds $2,475 LOCAL Lexington Education Foudation (FY09) $319,055 Community, Corporate, and Private Donations Gifts to Schools $19,243 Total Donations $19,243 GRAND TOTAL ALL SOURCES $5,098,291 56 1 2009 Annual Report Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School District About Minuteman Minuteman High School is a four -year career and technical high school serving our member towns: Acton, Arlington, Belmont, Bolton, Boxborough Carlisle, Concord, Dover, Lancaster, Lexington, Lincoln, Needham, Stow, Sudbury, Wayland, and Weston. Minuteman combines rigorous aca- demics and preparation for college with relevant career and technical programs. The school also provides career devel- opment programs for adults as part of our Community Ed- ucation Program. Career and Technical programs are aligned along five Ca- reer Clusters: Agriculture and Transportation, Bio- Science, Business and Information Technology, Human & Com- mercial Services, and Trade & Engineering. Our Engineer- ing and Biotech Academies continue to prepare students for post- secondary success. Enrollment As of October 1, 2009, 57 high school students, 11 post graduate students, and 11 half day student were enrolled at Minuteman providing a full time equivalent (FTE) of 73.5 students that reside in Lexington. Minuteman offers a part time program where Lexington High School students are able to take part in elective technical training courses on a half day basis. Currently, very few Lexington students take advantage of this unique program designed to give juniors and senior the opportunity to explore career majors and still stay a part of Lexington High School. The District offers `Post Graduate' programs to Lexington residents of any age who are seeking to enhance their own economic opportu- nity at Minuteman via skill development. At the 2009 graduation, Andrew Coen received the Paul Johnson Memorial Scholarship and the Friends of Minute- man Award. Nicoleta Koha received the Flowers of Tomor- row Award. Eteri Gagliardi received the Friends of Min- uteman Award. John Clark received the Lexington Rotary Club Award and Marissa Leverone received the Minute- man Parent Association - Commercial Services Division Award. These awards are given to students of superior aca- demic achievement and significant participation in school or community activities. SkillsUSA Awards — Lexington Students Andrew Coen was a Gold State and Gold National Med- alist for Commercial Baking. He was honored at the 2010 MASC /MASS Joint Conference for his achievement. Aaron Gralnik was a Silver State Medalist for Tech Prep Showcase — Natural Resources/ Agriculture/ Food, Benja- min Basseches was a Bronze State Medalist for Robotics & Automation Technology, James Raymond was a Gold State Medalist for Plumbing, Jin Yoo was a Silver State Medal- ist Commercial Baking, Keith Johnson was a Bronze State Medalist for Computer Programming and Randall Blake - lock was a Gold State Medalist for Welding. Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) — Lexington Student(s) DECA is an association of high school and college students studying marketing, management and entrepreneurship in business, finance, hospitality and marketing sales and ser- vice. Joannne Cobuzzi of Lexington won first place in the Business and Legal Services Division in the District com- petition. Class of 2009 Graduate Achievement Highlights • 100% successfully passed the MCAS tests in English and Math. • 96% of graduates achieved placement: 66% through col- lege acceptance or advanced Technical Training, 27% in career bound in their fields, and 3% into the military. • 100% of Dental graduates passed the National Dental Board examination. • 100% of Early Education and Care program graduates were certified by the Massachusetts Department of Ear- ly Education and Care. • 100% of Cosmetology graduates that participated in the state board examination were certified. • 100% of Health Occupation graduates were accepted into college. Minuteman Highlights • The Minuteman facility has not had any significant in- frastructure improvements in its thirty -five year histo- ry (the exception is the ESCO project mentioned be- low). In addition to the critical infrastructure issues, the school is in desperate need of improvements in nearly every aspect of its physical plant. The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) and Treasurer Tim Cahill announced Minuteman's inclusion in the Career &. Technical Education Building Program, providing $100M to ten Career & Technical Schools for renova- tion and repairs. MSBA invited Minuteman to the Fea- sibility phase of a renovation project. Visit www.minute- man.org for more information. • The Minuteman Energy Service Contracting (ESCO) project (85M) to upgrade a number of the school's core energy systems with cutting -edge technology and re- sulted in a series of energy efficiency strategies that will trim Minuteman's utility bills. Completion is expected in January 2010, including new boilers, chillers, electri- cal switch gear, lighting upgrades and weatherization. Minuteman is projected to save 57% in water; 44% in natural gas and 22% in our electrical usage. The annual energy savings will be used to pay for the improvements over the next 17 years at no additional cost to our mem- ber communities. Art and Music programs have been restored to the curriculum. Minuteman has added a full -time Read- ing Specialist who combines classroom teaching with consulting responsibilities throughout the school. The Reading Specialist oversees our computer- assisted read- ing lab, co- teaches developmental English classes, and provides specific reading services. In addition, he will share his expertise in collaboration with all academic 2009 Lexington Graduates and Awards _EXINGTON 1 57 and career and technical departments to improve cur- riculum delivery through the active application of read- ing strategies and study skills. Minuteman has leveraged grant resources to hire a full -time licensed School -Ad- justment Counselor. Minuteman was reaccredited by the New England Asso- ciation of Schools and Colleges. The complete NEASC Report is available at www.minuteman.org. A revised website, www minuteman.org, launched in September 2009. Alicia Becker Cosmetology Keith Johnson Computer Technology Paige Belliveau Culinary Arts Bryan Keane Graphic Communications John Clark Graphic Communications Nicoleta Koha Early Education & Care Christopher Cobuzzi Retailing, Marketing and Banking Marissa Leverone Early Education & Care Justin Cobuzzi Carpentry Michelle Leverone Horticulture and Landscaping Technology Andrew Coen Culinary Arts Allan Mugisha Culinary Arts David Gagliardi Engineering Casey Shaughnessy Environmental Technology Eteri Gagliardi Retailing, Marketing and Banking James Skerry Plumbing 58 1 2009 Annual Report Town Counsel Pursuant to Chapter 90, § 28 of the General Bylaws of the Town of Lexington, I hereby submit my report as Town Counsel for the period from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009. The report is divided into three sections as re- quired by the Bylaws. All Actions By Or Against The Town Which Were Pending On January 1, 2009 1. 2. 3. 4. Commonwealth Trust v. Smith, et al., Land Court 07- MISC348380. Appeal from refusal of the Board of Appeals to issue advisory opinion on status of a parcel of property. Town's motion to dismiss allowed and af- firmed on appeal. Costello v. Kelland, et al., Superior Court Civil Action No. 08 -0133. Appeal of the Historical Commission's designation of property as subject to demolition delay bylaw. Town's motion to dismiss was granted and af- firmed on appeal. Lexington, et al. v. Sellars, Superior Court Civil Action No. 86 -3169. Action to enforce Zoning Bylaw seeking contempt sanctions for violations of prior Superior Court orders. The Superior Court ruled in the Town's favor and ordered the cessation of commercial activities on the de- fendant's property. The defendant's appeal was dismissed. Lexington v. Keltic Landscaping, et al., Superior Court Civil Action No. 07- O29O0A. Appeal from zoning en- forcement action against lessees (related to Lexington v Sellars described above). Appeal dismissed in favor of Town. 5. Conroy v. Lexington Conservation Commission, et al., Su- perior Court Civil Action Nos. 03 -1967 and 05 -3533. Appeal from permit denial by Conservation Commis- sion, combined with trespass and regulatory taking claim. The Superior Court affirmed the Commission's decision, but was reversed on appeal. The trespass and regulatory taking claims were voluntarily dismissed, and judgment entered against the Commission, nullifying its decision. 6. Trano v. Lexington Board of,4ppeals Superior Court Civ- il Action No. 08-01725-J. Appeal from Zoning Board's confirmation of Building Inspector's decision. 7. Lexington v. Cogliano, Commissioner Highway Dept. et al, Superior Court Civil Action No. 03 -3228. Town chal- lenge to Highway Department's Route 3 /Route 128 intersection construction. The Highway Department agreed to install noise barriers as part of settlement. The status of litigation is to be reviewed in January 2010. 8. Trebino, Trustee v. Lexington Planning Board, et al., Land Court No. 266945. Appeal from a decision of the Plan- ning Board disapproving a subdivision. The plaintiff has not prosecuted the appeal. 9. Adams, et al. v. Lexington Board of ,4ppeals, et al., Land Court No. 276627. Appeal of Zoning Board of Appeals decision granting variance. The plaintiff has not pros- ecuted the appeal. 10. Raymond, et al. v. Lexington Planning Board, et al., Land Court No. 292408. Appeal of decision of the Planning Board concerning property on Rangeway Road. 11. Quinn Bros. of Essex, Inc. v. Jan Five d /b /a Alexandra Construction et al. v. Town of Lexington, Superior Court Civil Action No. 04 -2233B and other related cases. Claims by general contractor and subcontractors against the Town and claim by the town against architect re- garding the Cary Memorial Library renovation project. The Town has settled with the general contractor and with the architect (related to the Hale case described below), and the general contractor has settled with all but one of the subcontractors. 12. Lexington v. Stephen Hale, Architects & Associates, Su- perior Court Civil Action No. 06 -3866 (related to the Quinn Bros. case described above). Negligence and breach of contract claims by the Town against architect of Cary Memorial Library renovation project. The par- ties have settled the dispute and dismissed the action. 13. Casella v. Lexington Zoning Board of,4ppeals, Land Court No. 279910. Appeal from a decision by Zoning Board of Appeals regarding the property on Steadman Road. 14. Hanson, et al. v. Lexington Zoning Board, Land Court No. 357450. Abutter appeal from a Zoning Board decision upholding a zoning enforcement decision by the Build- ing Commissioner concerning property on Paul Revere Road. The Land Court reversed the Board's decision and remanded the matter. The Board issued a new decision, which was not appealed, and the case has been dismissed. 15. Cook v. Town of Lexington et al. Superior Court No. 07- 1520A. Claim against the Town and police officers for actions taken on account of plaintiff's suspended driv- er's license. 16. Jordan v. Da Vinci Construction Co., Town of Lexington, et al., Superior Court Civil Action No. 08 -5266. Claim for alleged injuries sustained in construction accident. The Town's motion to dismiss allowed. All Actions Brought By Or Against Town During 2009 17. Santo v. Lexington, et al., United States District Court No. 1:09 -CV 10088 -NMG. Claim against the Town and police officer for alleged injuries. The case has been settled and dismissed. 18. Russell Square Condominium Trust v. Lexington, et al., Concord District Court, Docket No. 0947CV80. Ac- tion against condominium unit owner for unpaid common expense with tax lien by the Town implicated. Case dismissed. 19. Passman v. Board of ,4ppeals, et al., Superior Court Civil Action No. 2009- 02191A. Appeal from Board of Appeals decision to allow modification of comprehensive permit. 20. Lexington v. Delbanco, Probate and Family Court Dock- et No. 09E- 0072 -GC, Complaint filed by the Town re- questing judicial instructions concerning the disposition of certain charitable donations. 21. Egan v. Town of Lexington, et al., Superior Court Civil Action No. 09 -1733. Complaint against the Town on account of plaintiff's fall on Tavern Lane. 22. Ham v. Lexington, Superior Court Civil Action No. 09- 03403. The Town prevailed against request for prelimi- nary injunction to halt sidewalk construction. Disposi- tion pending. 23. Creedon v. Lexington Retirement Board, Superior Court Civil Action No. 09 -4462. Claim for share in spouse's re- tirement pension under separation agreement. 24. Ofria v. Lexington, Superior Court Civil Action No. 09- 4643. Complaint to vacate citation by police officer. 25. Kaparian v. Planning Board, et al., Land Court No. 369211. Appeal by abutter of a special permit. Summary judgment granted to Planning Board and co- defendant developer, and case dismissed. 26. Lexington v Khachatourian, Superior Court Civil Action No. 08-01725-J. Zoning enforcement action by the Town. Default judgment entered against defendant and zoning and building code violations corrected. Case dismissed. 27. Lexington Historical Society v. Lexington Historic District Commission, Superior Court Civil Action No. 08 -2188. Appeal of Historic District Commission's denial of a Certificate of Appropriateness. 28. Wells Fargo Financial Bank v. Malone, Town of Lexing- ton, et al., Lowell District Court, Docket No. 0811 -CV 1320. Claim to attach employee's wages held by the Town. Judgment entered and satisfied. 29. Lexington Public Schools v. Shapel, et al., Concord District Court, Docket No. 0747SC000202. Action by the Town to collect school fees. Judgment entered for the Town. 30. , jennifer Liang v. Town of Lexington Police Department. Complaint filed in the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination by Jennifer Liang alleging that she was discriminated against by the Lexington Police Department in that she was denied access to a public accommodation. Complaint against Town was recently dismissed. _EXINGTON 1 59 All Actions Settled Or Disposed of During 2009 31. Commonwealth Trust v. Smith, et al., Land Court 07- MISC348380. Appeal from refusal of the Board of Ap- peals to issue advisory opinion on status of lot. Motion to dismiss allowed and affirmed on appeal. 32. Costello v. Kelland, et al., Superior Court Civil Action No. 08 -0133. Appeal of the Historical Commission's designation of property as subject to demolition delay bylaw. Dismissed and affirmed on appeal. 33. Lexington, et al. v. Sellars, Superior Court Civil Action No. 86 -3169. Action to enforce Zoning Bylaw, seek- ing contempt sanctions for violations of prior Superior Court orders. The Superior Court decided in the Town's favor and ordered the cessation of commercial activities on the defendant's property. The defendant's appeal was dismissed. 34. Lexington v. Keltic Landscaping, et al., Superior Court Civil Action No. 07- 02900A. Appeal from zoning en- forcement action against lessees (related to Lexington v Sellars described above). Appeal dismissed. 35. Conroy v. Lexington Conservation Commission, et al., Su- perior Court Civil Action Nos. 03 -1967 and 05 -3533. Appeal from permit denial by Conservation Commis- sion, combined with trespass and regulatory taking claim. The Superior Court affirmed the Commissions decision, but was reversed on appeal. The trespass and regulatory taking claims were voluntarily dismissed, and judgment entered against Town, nullifying the Board's decision. 36. Russell Square Condo Trust v. Lexington, et al., Concord District Court, Docket No. 0947CV80. Action against unit owner for unpaid common expense with tax lien by the Town implicated. Case dismissed. 37. Lexington v. Stephen Hale, Architects &Associates, Supe- rior Court Civil Action No. 06 -3866. Negligence and breach of contract claims by the Town against architect of Cary Memorial Library renovation. The parties have settled the dispute and dismissed the action. 38. Hanson, et al. v. Lexington Zoning Board, Land Court No. 357450. Abutter appeal from a Zoning Board deci- sion upholding a zoning enforcement decision by the Building Commissioner concerning property on Paul Revere Road. The Land Court reversed the Board's de- cision and remanded the matter.The Board issued a new decision, which was not appealed, and the case has been dismissed. 39. Jordan v. Da Vinci Construction Co., Town of Lexington, et al., Superior Court Civil Action No. 08 -5266. Claim for alleged injuries sustained in construction accident. The Town's motion to dismiss allowed. 60 1 2009 Annual Report TnWn rnilinsel continued from Pa ous irev P g 40. Kasparian v. Planning Board, et al., Land Court No. 369211. Appeal by abutter of a special permit. Sum- mary judgment granted to the Planning Board and co- defendant developer, and case dismissed. 41. Lexington v. Khachatourian, Superior Court Civil Action No. 08-01725-J. Zoning enforcement action by the Town. Default judgment entered against defendant and zoning and building code violations corrected. Case dismissed. 42. Wells Fargo Financial Bank v. Malone, Town of Lexing- ton, et al., Lowell District Court, Docket No. 0811 -CV 1320. Claim to attach employee's wages held by the Town. Judgment entered and satisfied. 43. Lexington Public Schools v. Shapel, et al., Concord District Court, Docket No. O747SCOOO2O2. Action by Town to collect school fees. Judgment entered for the Town. 44. jennifer Liang v. Town of Lexington Police Department. Complaint filed in the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination by Jennifer Liang alleging that she was discriminated against by the Lexington Police Department in that she was denied access to a public accommodation. Complaint against Town was recently dismissed. TOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 61 Town Committees 128 Central Corridor Coalition (128C3) ROLE: Representatives from the five communities of Lex- ington, Lincoln, Waltham, Weston and Burlington have entered into a memorandum of understanding to seek creative ways to ensure corridor mobility, improve capac- ity for sustainable economic development, and secure in- frastructure which both supports economic development and respects and protects local roadways and character.'lhe coalition seeks feasible measures to address the impacts of development projects' increased traffic volumes on local and state roadways. "lhe principle thrust will be to reduce single occupancy trips within the corridor. APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen to represent Lex- ington: Jeanne Krieger Appropriation Committee ROLE: To advise the Town and Town Meeting on all fiscal matters. APPOINTED by the Moderator for overlapping 3 -year terms: Chair Alan Levine, Vice -Chair John Bartenstein, Richard Eurich, Mollie Garberg, Pam Hoffman, Michael Ken - nealy (resigned as of July), Eric Michelson, Susan McLeish, Glenn Parker, Joe Pato (replacing Michael Kennealy), and Rob Addelson, Assistant Town Manager for Finance /Town Comptroller, ex- officio member. the Appropriation Committee serves as the fiscal advisory body to Town Meeting and the Town. It is charged with the duty of making recommendations on the prudent manage- ment of the Town's financial affairs. In conjunction with the Selectmen, School Commit- tee, Capital Expenditures Committee, and municipal and school staff, the Appropriation Committee evaluates and supports the Town's current and long -range financial plan- ning processes. Its efforts include assessing the Town's current financial condition and projecting free cash, ex- penses and revenues for future years (presently FY2011 to FY2013). This work is necessary if the Town is to achieve and maintain a proper, workable balance among operating expenses, capital projects and affordable tax rates. Prior to each Annual and Special Town Meeting, the Com- mittee prepares, publishes and distributes a report to Town Meeting. For the Annual Town Meeting, the report includes a review of the budget adopted by the Board of Selectmen. the reports include reviews, analyses and recommendations HIGHLIGHTS: Seeking funding for a corridor study to look at key is- sues regarding transportation, standardizing traffic mit- igation measures, and funding mitigation of develop- ment impacts at the regional level. Initial discussions of relocating the Weston commuter rail station to create a multi -modal center in Waltham/ West Discussion of traffic demand management in corridor and need for more robust shuttle services. on each Article and motion affecting, or having the poten- tial to affect, Town finances, revenue and expenses, includ- ing all proposed expenditures or appropriations of money. HIGHLIGHTS: • Prepared and submitted a total of four reports, two dated, respectively, March 25 and April 25 2009, to the 2009 Annual Town Meeting; one dated May 6, 2009 to the Spring Special Town Meeting; and one dated No- vember 9, 2009 to the Fall Special Town Meeting. "he reports can be found on the Town of Lexington web site, http://ci.lexington.ma.us/committees/appropriation.cfm. • Participated with the Board of Selectmen, the School Committee, and the Capital Expenditures Committee in budget collaboration /summit meetings with Town staff in order to understand and discuss current and pro- jected revenues and expenses of the Town. Members of the Committee also acted as liaisons to various Town boards, committees, both standing and specially ap- pointed, and commissions. • Approved transfers from the Reserve Fund to deal with unexpected and substantial expenses which had not been foreseen in the FY2009 budget. Minutes of the Commit- tee's meetings are filed and archived at the Town Clerk's Office and are also posted on the Lexington TMMA web site, http://www.lexingtontmma.org/minutes. Lexington continues to maintain its Aaa bond rating, the highest Moody's accords. Over the past several years, the 52 1 2009 Annual Report &nnronriatinn rnmrnittpp .'r% ^1 *;*nII ACh fA TYlI1" 1-% 11-ACI-T TI !1, amount in the Stabilization Fund, the Town's "rainy day" account, has steadily increased. The Town has not yet had to call upon those funds to finance ongoing operations. Yet expenses, notably for health benefits, energy and SPED (which rise faster than projections and revenue, and can be volatile), continue to pose substantial challenges. The Com- mittee will continue to work with the Town to address these challenges. The Committee cannot emphasize too strongly the importance of minimizing increases to annually recurring expenditure items when there is little, if any, evidence of new or increased recurring revenues to pay for them. Staff Recognition The Committee is especially appreciative of the extensive, dedicated and seemingly inexhaustible efforts of the Town's municipal and school staffs. Despite the severe constraints placed upon them by these difficult economic times, they nonetheless unfailingly perform far beyond the call of duty. The Appropriation Committee is deeply indebted and grateful to these employees for their invaluable counsel, ser- vice and assistance. Appropriation Committee: sitting L -R) ChairAlan Levine, Vice Chair and Secretary John Bartenstein, Susan McLeish, Pam Hoff- man, tanding L -R) Assistant Town Manager for Finance Rob Addelson (ex-officio member, Mollie Garherg, Vice Chair Glenn Parker, Joe Pato, Eric Michelson. Member Richard Eurich is not shown. Bicycle Advisory Committee ROLE: To advise the Selectmen and other Town boards and departments on issues that concern bicycling and related forms of human - powered transportation; to work with sur- rounding communities in developing a regional network of safe and efficient interconnections; and to promote these modes of travel as safe and healthful alternatives to the au- tomobile. APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Chairperson Peggy Enders, Laurel Carpenter, John Frey, George Gagliardi, Marita Hartshorn, Stew Kennedy, Abe Shenker, Mike Tabaczyn- ski, and Jerry VanHook. Liaisons: Hank Manz, Selectmen; Sandra Shaw, Recreation; and Richard Canale, Planning. Honorary member: Jere Frick. HIGHLIGHTS: • Introduced a pilot program to plow the Minuteman Bikeway, made possible through donor contributions, since the Selectmen were reluctant to use Town funds. Last winter's conditions and the original arrangement led to a disappointing first year. The private contractor hired by the committee quickly cleared this year's first snowstorms. • Organized a meeting in October among members of the DPW, the Police and Fire departments, and the Com- mittee regarding improved safety at Minuteman Bike- way road crossings. • Accompanied a number of members of the Town Engi- neering department in May on a survey of the Minute- man Bikeway in Lexington. A proposal to the Community Preservation Committee to address damage threatening the integrity of the Bikeway was one outcome. • Sponsored in June an 11 -mile "Tour de Lexington" ride, open to bicyclists over 14 years. • Conducted spring clean -up as well as periodic brush clearing throughout the summer along the Bikeway and other paths. Biosafety Committee ROLE: To oversee all uses of recombinant DNA (rDNA) within the Town of Lexington; to advise the Board of Health, which permits facilities using rDNA; to review all applications for permits for the use of rDNA for compli- ance with local, state, and federal guidelines. APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Chairperson, Janice Pero, PhD, Wendy Heiger - Bernays, PhD, Chief William Middlemiss. Staff: Health Director, Gerard Cody. TOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 63 Bicycle Committee: Seated L -R: Abe Shenker, Marita Hartshorn, Peggy Enders (chair), Stew Kennedy Standing L -R: Bob Hausslein member of the Friends of the Bikeway, Sandra Shaw (Recreation Liaison, Laurel Carpenter, Jerry Van Hook, Mike Tabaczynski, John Frey Not shown: George Gagliardi, Richard Canale Planning Board Liaison, Hank Manz(Selectmen Liaison • Participated in annual bicycle - pedestrian traffic counts. Three thousand trips were tallied on the Bikeway in a 12- hour period on September 22; on the following Tuesday, nearly 750 trips were counted during commuter hours. • Committee members participated on the Safe Mass Ave Committee and the Battle Road Scenic By Ways road- ways subcommittee. • Working with the Lexington Conservation Stew- ards, made improvements to existing trails in Dunback Meadow, Meagherville and Hayden Woods and extend- ed the Western Greenway Trail in Beaver Brook North. • Continued active support on the West Lexington Gre- enway (WLG) Task Force. • With the DPW, took advantage of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council bike rack program. • Continued to support the Sidewalk Committee and the Traffic Mitigation Group by providing a liaison to each. HIGHLIGHTS: • Eight permits were issued in 2009. • Biosafety consultant inspected all eight permitted facili- ties and presented the results and written inspection re- ports to the Office of Community Development, Health Division and Board of Health. L MI 2009 Annual Report Board of Appeals ROLE: To grant variances from the Zoning Bylaw ("ZBU'), issue special permits for uses or construction as authorized by the Zoning Bylaw, and hear appeals of decisions by the Building Commissioner and Zoning Administrator. APPOINTED by the Selectmen, a quasi-judicial board con- sisting of five members with six associate members: Chair Nyles Barnert, Vice -Chair John McWeeney, Clerk Carolyn Wilson, Arthur Smith and Judith Uhrig. Associates Mem- bers: Steven Colman, John Gilbert, Jill Hai, Leo McSwee- ney, David Williams and Martha Wood. In October Judith Uhrig ended her 10 -year term of office and Associate Member, Martha Wood was appointed as a full member of the Board. One Associate Member position is unfilled. HIGHLIGHTS: • Held 90 hearings. Heard 45 requests for variances, 40 requests for special permits, 15 special permit renewals and one modification of a variance. Six petitions were postponed, one continued and five petitions were withdrawn. Capital Expenditures Committee ROLE: To receive from Town boards and departments a list of all capital expenditures that may be required within the ensuing 5 -year period and to prompt them to undertake ap- propriate planning for required future capital expenditures; to consider the relative need, timing, and cost of these proj- ects, the adequacy thereof, and the effect these expenditures might have on the financial position of the Town; and to make recommendations thereon to Town Meeting. APPOINTED by the Moderator to overlapping 3 -year terms: Chair, Charles Lamb (reappointed in June to his third 3 -year term, expiring 2012); Vice - Chair, Ted Edson (term expires in 2010), William Hurley (term expires in 2011), David Kanter (term expires in 2011), and Shirley Stolz (term expires in 2010). HIGHLIGHTS: • Department of Public Works (DPW) Facility Recon- struction: In June 2007, Town Meeting and the vot- ers approved a $25.18 million debt exclusion for a new DPW facility at 201 Bedford Street. Ground breaking was in December 2007; completion and ribbon cutting of the Samuel Hadley Public Services Building took place on August 7, 2009. It is anticipated that applica- tion will be made for certification at the Silver Level un- der the Leadership in Energy and Environmental De- sign (LEED) Green Building Rating SystemTM and that Board of,4ppeals: From L -R: Carolyn Wilson, John McWeeney, Chairman -Nyles Barnert, Clerk - Dianne Cornaro, ZoningAdministrator -David George (Standing, Arthur Smith and Martha Wood Processed three appeals from Building Commissioner or Zoning Administrator decisions: one was overturned, one denied and one was continued until January 28, 2010. Received a petition for a Special Permit for Patriot Part- ners on a project based on CD rezoning approved by the Annual Town Meeting. Received no Comprehensive Permit (M.G.L. Ch. 40B) applications. the project, when all expenses have been paid, will have been completed for less than the approved amount. Land Acquisition: At the Annual Town Meeting in April 2009, a $2,763,100 Community Preservation Fund (CPF) appropriation was approved to purchase a 14.2 -acre parcel of land on Vine Street (the "Leary Land "). The parcel will be conservation land except for 0.7 acre that is planned for affordable housing. At the Special Town Meeting in May 2009, a $4,295,000 ap- propriation (also from the CPF) was approved to pur- chase a 7.93 -acre parcel off of Lowell Street (the "Busa Farm "). The land will be leased back for the next two years to the present owner while the Town determines how best to use that land. Community Preservation Act (CPA): In addition to the two land acquisitions above, 13 CPF appropriations were made for other purposes. Capital Stewardship and Planning for the Future: The Town has an extensive infrastructure that requires con- stant attention, repair, upgrading, and replacement. Fail- ure to attend to these assets results in unsafe conditions, excessive repair costs, reduced productivity by employ- ees, impaired quality of service, and other costs. Con- cerns include the "White House ", the elementary school and possible Lexington High School upgrades, the Wa- continued from Pe a ous revi P g ter and Sewer Department underground infrastructure, recreational spaces, and replacement of vehicles and other heavy equipment. 'this Committee also considers the future use and condition of Lexington assets such as the Stone Building, Munroe School, the old Har- rington School, and the desire of the Council on Aging for facilities suitable for their future needs. Needs must continue to be prioritized and planned to maximize the operating budget available. Cary Lecture Series Committee ROLE: To provide a variety of free, educational, and enter- taining events open to all citizens of Lexington in accor- dance with the will of the Cary sisters. APPOINTED by the Moderator: Chair Nancy Shepard, Law- rence Kernan, John Rosenberg; Associate member Adeline Chan. HIGHLIGHTS: • As part of our 2008 -2009 season, the first program for 2009 was held in February at Cary Hall. The program was "The Boston Sports Scene" and the speaker was Boston Globe sports columnist, Bob Ryan. • As part of our 2008 -2009 season, the second program for 2009 featured Pulitzer Prize winning authors Ger- aldine Brooks and Tony Horwitz. The topic was "How Writers Use History." • The first program of the 2009 -2010 season was held in September with Dr. Harvey Cox of the Harvard Divin- ity School discussing "The Future of Faith." • In October, Margaret H. Marshall, Chief Justice of the Mas- sachusetts Supreme Judicial Court was the speaker. She dis- cussed "Umpires? Selecting Judges in the United States." • Our final program in 2009 was on "Diet, Lifestyle, and the Prevention of Disease: A Progress Report." Dr. Walter Willett of the Harvard School of Public Health was the speaker. TOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 65 Capital Expenditures Committee: L -R: Bill Hurley, Shirley Stolz, Charles Lamb, David Kanter, Ted Edson. .r• Cary Lecture Series: Seated L -R: Nancy Shepard, Adeline Chan; Standing L -R: John Rosenberg, Larry Kernan Our aim continues to be to bring to Lexington a range of cultural experiences which might not otherwise be avail- able. We welcome suggestions for future programming. d C Commission On Disability ROLE: To ensure that people with disabilities are fully inte- grated into all aspects of the Town and can fully participate seamlessly and without barriers. The Commission makes rec- ommendations concerning the implementation of the Ameri- cans with Disabilities Act (ADA) within the Town. Members review and recommend town policies as they affect those with disabilities, and provide information, guidance, and technical assistance to individuals and agencies. APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Chair Victoria Buckley, Susan Cusack, Charles Burt Cole, Janice Cyr, Julie Mill- er, Hank Manz (Selectman Liaison), Michael Martignetti, Leonard Morse - Fortier, Janet Perry, and Francine Stieglitz. Staffed by Town Building Commissioner: Garry Rhodes, and Town ADA Coordinator, Linda Vine, Deputy Town Manager. HIGHLIGHTS: • Have stayed up to date regarding new projects and any pertinent ADA issues by regular involvement of the Building Commissioner, Garry Rhodes, which has helped the Commission be more involved earlier in the planning process — this is crucial in reaching one of the Commis- sion's long -term goals of becoming more pro- active. • Began working with Deputy Town Manager, Linda Vine, as the new ADA Coordinator for the Town. • Started design of a web page for the Commission with links to sites about disabilities. One feature will be the community inclusion award given to businesses which have made strides in welcoming all citizens. • Convened with other Town department heads to dis- cuss working collaboratively to meet the needs of citi- zens with disabilities. • Continued to investigate how to balance the needs of citizens with disabilities with historical preservation concerns. Met with the Lexington Historical Society re- garding renovations on both the Hancock Clarke House and Munroe Tavern. • Provided ongoing feedback about the pilot sidewalk strip in the Center, especially in terms of cross slope measurements, via presentations at the Board of Select- men's meetings and discussions with DPW. Will help assess how the surface fares over the winter. Collabo- rated with other Town committees (including Design Advisory Committee, Historic Districts Commission, Lexington Center Committee, Sidewalk Committee, and Tree Committee) regarding the construction of this pilot strip. Worked with other Town committees and businesses on projects concerning access issues. Made suggestions to the condo conversion construction at Battle Green Inn to replace several steps with a ramp instead. Met with architect and representatives of the East Lexington Li- brary renovations and offered suggestions of using land- scaping to make the front entrance accessible. Made recommendations about Fiske School pathway, Center connectivity plan, and walkway to Massachusetts Avenue from the new hotel complex of Aloft and Element. Met with the Disability Policy Consortium with rep- resentatives from other town commissions and hope to host a similar meeting in the coming year. Re- examined the past transition plan for the Town which was developed to meet ADA compliance by look- ing at prioritization of public buildings that still need to be renovated for ADA compliance, focusing on safe en- try, paths of travel, and restroom access, so that all Town Public buildings will be fully accessible. Defined the Commission's challenges for the future as being: 1.) Continued disability advocacy and education in order to raise Lexington's consciousness about the rights of its citizens with disabilities in order to ensure full and seamless inclusion for all citizens in town events, programs, and projects; 2.) The promotion of universal design principles for all town construction projects to help the Town become more welcoming to all citizens and visitors. Q Communications Advisory Committee (CAC) ROLE: To advise the Board of Selectmen on all aspects of wired and wireless communication and data services to and within the Town; to serve as ombudsman for Town users of such services; when stipulated by the Selectmen, to rep- resent the Town in negotiations and during contractual/li- cense relationships with providers of those services; when stipulated by the Selectmen, to monitor and evaluate com- pliance of any Lexington contracted Public, Education, and Government Access Corporation; to oversee any network which includes municipal and /or school buildings; to help set Town regulations and review applications to the Town for wired and wireless communications and data services; and to advise the Selectmen and other Town officials on managing the Town's growing information - handling needs and any supporting networks. APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Chairperson Jeanne Canale (administrative operations), David Becker (technology and access initiative; contract negotiations), David Buczkowski (legal and regulations; contract negotiations), Edmond Vail III and Jim Goell (wireless application coordination and review), Ken Pogran ((DTV) Digital Television transition and coordination; Wi -Fi Initiative review), Maria Kieslich (financial review, access corporation evaluation ), Linda Roemer (access corporation evaluation coordination and contract negotiations), John Rommelfanger (Wi -Fi Initia- tive). Selectmen liaison: George Burnell FOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 67 Town of Lexington Public, Educational and Governmental (PEG) Access Provider Annual Performance Evaluation Assessed LexMedia's meeting of its contractual obligations to the Town. Wireless Subcommittee Reviewed 30 wireless facility applications for compli- ance with the Town bylaws compared to 11 in 2008. Submitted a corresponding Letter of Opinion for 19 completed applications; 11 applications are in the re- view process. Submitted administrative updates to the Wireless sec- tions of the Bylaws; Planning Board submitted a war- rant at Town Meeting; received an approval to proceed. RCN License Renewal Negotiated a 10 -year Cable Television Renewal License with RCN- BECOCOM, INC. Digital TV Transition Examined the plans of the Town's three cable TV (CATV) licensees to transition their systems to all- or nearly all- digital transmission. CommunicationsAdvisory Committee: (L -R), Jim Goell, Ken Pogran, Jeanne Canale (Chair), Linda Roemer, Dave Buczkowski and Dave Becker. Missing were, john Rommelfanger, Maria Kieslich and Ed Vail • Published a series of digi- tal transition "op -ed" pieces that appeared in the Lexing- ton Minuteman in February and March 2009. Series pub- lished in other local newspapers. • Community Preservation Committee (CPC ROLE: To review and recommend Community Preserva- tion Act (CPA) projects for open space, affordable housing, historic preservation, and recreation submitted to the CPC for Town Meeting's approval. Town Meeting has the final vote on appropriating funds for each CPA project. Funding for projects comes from an annual property tax surcharge of three percent, which is the percentage adopted by Lex- ington voters in 2006. This local surcharge is matched by State funds collected as part of the deeds excise tax. Lex- ington's state match percentage has ranged from 100% in 2007 (82,556,362) to 69% in 2008 ($1,927,708). In mid - October Lexington received a 36% state match represent- ing $ 1,060,390 which will fund CPA projects in FY2011. APPOINTED: By the Board of Selectmen, in accordance with the terms of the CPA, for terms expiring on June 30, 2011: Chairperson Betsey Weiss (Housing Partnership), Vice -Chair Marilyn Fenollosa (Historical Commission), Richard Wolk (Conservation Commission), Leo McSwee- ney (Housing Authority), Wendy Manz (Planning Board), Sandra Shaw (Recreation Committee), Joel Adler (at- large, appointed by the Board of Selectmen), and Norman Co- hen (at- large, appointed by the Board of Selectmen), Jeanne Krieger (at- large, appointed by the Board of Selectmen). HIGHLIGHTS: • Met regularly to review applications for funding; held one Informational Session May 5 for projects to be pre- sented to the 2009 Annual Town Meeting and the Spe- cial Town Meeting May 6. • Reviewed and recommended eleven projects for consid- eration at the 2009 Annual Town Meeting. Town Meet- ing approved all projects: $70,000 for the Center Play - fields Drainage Study, $569,000 for the Old Reservoir/ Marrett Road Stormwater Mitigation and Preserva- tion Project, $200,000 for Pine Meadows Preservation Project, $150,000 for Archives Records and Manage- ment, $30,000 for supplemental funds for the Town Of- fice Building Renovation (design phase), $45,000 for the Lexington Police Station Space Preservation and Needs Study, $ 180,000 for the Stone Building Renovation Study and Repairs, $29,700 for the Lexington Fire Station (en- gineering and architectural services), $320,828 for Gree- ley Village Roof Replacement, $50,000 for the Munroe Tavern Historic Structures and Capital Needs Report, and $845,000 for LexHAB for the purchase of four affordable housing units. Town Meeting also approved $ 150,000 for administrative expenses, $50,000 of which will be dedicat- ed to land planning expenses if needed. • Reviewed and recommended one project to Special Town Meeting May 6, 2009. Town Meeting approved this proj- ect, $4,197,000 for the purchase of land off Lowell Street (the Busa Property). An appropriation of $25,000 also approved at Special Town Meeting to cover shortfall in administrative expenses and legal fees in FY09. • Submitted the Douglas House Project for the Robert Kuhn Community Preservation Award offered by the Community Preservation Coalition. This project was granted the top award for a project that best met the goals of adaptive reuse, from a town with surcharge rev- enues over $400,000. In addition to recognition at a ceremony at the State House, the CPC received a cash award of $3,500, which was added to Lexington's unal- located CPA reserve. • Actively supported Senate Bill 90, an Act to Sustain Community Preservation to urge them to testify at the SB 90 hearing. Members of CPC attended the Septem- ber 29 hearing. Passage of this bill would ensure a 75% state match and expand the definition of rehabilitation for recreational resources. • Developed a financial planning model for tracking CPC projects. CPC is, as a result, defining financial policies relative to establishing minimum balances and bonding large appropriations. • Monitored 36 ongoing CPC projects, dating back to 2006. • Organized CPC records from 2006 forward. • Maintained and updated the CPC Town website page. • Presently reviewing 22 projects for Annual Town Meeting 2010. Community Preservation Committee: Top Row L -R: Wendy Manz, Planning Board, Norman Cohen, appointment at large, Nadie Rice, Administrative Assistant, Sandra Shaw, Recreation, Leo McSweeney, HousingAuthority, Dick Wolk, Conser- vation Commission. Bottom Row, L -R: Joel Adler, appointment at large, Marilyn Fenollosa, Vice Chair, Historical Commission, Betsey Weiss, (Chair) Housing Partnership, Jeanne Krieger, appointment at large. d Condominium Conversion Board ROLE: To hold public hearings and make recommendations regarding conversions of existing apartment complexes to condominiums upon filings and notice by apartment own- ers of intention to convert. Council on Aging ROLE: As an advisory committee to the Department of Human Services, to recommend policies to support and ad- vocate for seniors with regard to their changing social, edu- cational and health - related needs. APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Chair Marian Cohen, Vice -Chair Paul Lapointe, Nancy Adler, Betty Borghesani, Shirley Buck, Margaret Cole, Dan Fenn, Rose Lerner, Frieda Oliner, Irving Rothman, Peter Spiers. Hank Manz — liaison to the Council on Aging from the Board of Selectmen. HIGHLIGHTS: • This year saw a significant turnover in members. (Some previous members became members of the Friends of the Council on Aging, others moved out of town and others saw their terms expire.) • New subcommittees of the COA were formed to bet- ter address identified needs. These include: facility /site planning; outreach /education; public relations /commu- nication; programming; and transportation. • Collaboration between the COA and the Munroe Cen- ter for the Arts continued, with several new classes added to the roster at the Senior Center and other new classes offered at the Munroe Center. FOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 69 APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen: Chair John Mc- Weeney, Jackie Hawkinson, and Albert Zabin HIGHLIGHTS: No conversions were proposed in 2009. The Committee had no meetings and no funds were expended. • Worked with the FCOA (Friends of the Council on Ag- ing) to increase and improve the collaboration between the two Boards. A review of the state of the current facility led to planned improvements at the site. Some of those improvements (e.g., upgrades of the kitchen and dining area) will be completed in late 2009 and early 2010. Other improve- ments (e.g., emergency lighting and doors and access to and within the Center) are scheduled for 2010. Proposed to the annual 2009 Town Meeting that a feasi- bility study be conducted for locating a new Senior Cen- ter /Community Center at the White House site and requested funds for such a study. Town Meeting voted indefinite postponement. With regret, supported a decision to close the Adult Supportive Day Care Center. The decision came after the announcement of the retirement of the long -time director of the program, Carolyn Griffiths. i Council on Aging: Back row, L -R: Marian A D. Cohen (Chair), Peter Spiers, Paul Lapointe Vice- Chair, Carrie John- son (Assistant Director, Senior Services), Charlotte Rodgers Director of Human Services), Nancy Adler. Front row, L -R: Dan Fenn, Shirley Buck, Frieda Oliner, Margaret Cole, Rose Lerner. Ahsent from the photo: Betty Borghesani, Irving Rothman 70 1 2009 Annual Report Design Advisory Committee ROLE: To assist the Selectmen, other boards and individu- als in the Town in applying professional design standards to new structures, renovations, signage, lighting, and land- scape improvements. APPOINTED by Selectmen for 1 -year terms: Chair, Timo- thy Lee, Colin Smith, Bahig Kaldas, Alenka Slezak, Ginna Johnson, Richard Brown, Richard Friedson, Lynn Hop- kins, Steven Vincent; Associate Members, John Frey, Betsy Whitman, Bruce Creager; Planning Board Liaison, Greg Zurlo; Selectmen Liaison, Peter Kelley HIGHLIGHTS: • Assisted the Planning Board with development stan- dards for the CM Zoning District on Hartwell Avenue. • Reviewed and made recommendations for Three Ledge - mont Center at 97 Hayden Avenue. • Reviewed and made recommendations for Patriot Part- ners Lexington Technology Park on Spring Street. • Reviewed and made recommendations for Cubist Phar- maceuticals at 65 Hayden Avenue. • Reviewed and made recommendations for Rt.128/I -95 sound barrier landscape improvements. Reviewed and made recommendations for sidewalk and crosswalk improvements at Spring Street and Marrett Road. Recommended to Board of Appeals approval for: Ledgemont III - Town -wide wireless communication facility installations - Town -wide freestanding and wall mounted sign in- stallations Design Advisory Committee Members &Associate Members for 2010. Back Row (L -R): Steven Vincent, Ginna Johnson, Lynn Hopkins, fllenka Slezak, Richard Brown, Richard Friedson, Brigette Staines;Front Row (L -R): Tim Lee (Chair), Betsy Whitman, Colin Smith, John Frey;Jbsent members: Bahig Kaldas, Bruce Creager . Committee Liaison's: Peter Kelley (Selectmen), Greg Zurlo (Planning Board Economic Development Advisory Committee ROLE: The purpose of the Economic Development Adviso- ry Committee (EDAC) is to promote balanced, long -term economic development, which reflects and enhances the character of our community. Lexington's Economic Devel- opment Advisory Committee will: • Develop and recommend programs to the Board of Se- lectmen pertaining to economic development; be a pro- ponent for the current and prospective businesses in Lexington; and educate Lexington taxpayers about eco- nomic development issues; • Be notified of significant economic development pro- posals before the Town; • Promote streamlining of the Town's regulatory processes as they relate to commercial development; • When requested by the Board of Selectmen, provide a committee perspective and /or recommendation on spe- cific commercial development proposals; • When requested by the Board of Selectmen, review eco- nomic development incentives for specific commercial development proposals; • Coordinate its work with other relevant boards and committees on economic development issues to enhance effectiveness and avoid redundancy; and, • Perform other related projects as may be requested by the Board of Selectmen or Town Manager. APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen: Chairperson, John McWeeney; Vice - Chair, Sheryl Mahoney, Narain Bhatia, George Burnell (Selectmen Liaison), Frederick DeAngelis, Peter Kelley (Selectmen Liaison), Jerold Michelson, David M. Pronchick, Lawrence Smith, Sigmar Tullman, Joe Zink, Gregory Zurlo (Planning Board Liaison). HIGHLIGHTS: • The EDAC adopted a Criterion for Development to guide discussions of development proposals. The criteria estab- lished four areas of review: tax base and employment, de- velopment quality, infrastructure impact, and applicant's qualifications. • The EDAC reviewed and recommended three commercial district zoning proposals to the Board of Selectmen. The Committee recommended the Beal Companies proposal for the Ledgemont site and Patriot Partners proposal for the Lexington Technology Park as fitting developments for the area and providing long -term growth to commer- cial tax revenue. Cubist Pharmaceuticals, one of our larg- est employers, received support from the EDAC for their proposed expansion. Altogether these proposals approved by Town Meeting will over time add 1,400,000 square feet to the Hayden area and create approximately five million dollars in tax revenue and an estimate of two and a half mil- lion dollars in mitigation payments for infrastructure and transit. Energy Conservation Committee (ECC) ROLE: Collaborate with Department of Public Facilities (DPF), Department of Public Works (DPW) and Perma- nent Building Committee to cut energy use and costs. APPOINTED: Chair Steve Kropper, Christopher Haines, Paul Chernick; DPW Director Bill Hadley; Selectmen Li- aison Hank Manz, Tom Griffiths; Planning Board Liaison Tony Galaitsis; Assistant DPF Director Shawn Newell, Roger Borghesani, Steve Chu; Stimulus Monitor Prabir Maulik, Ravi Sakhuja, Jeff Nestel -Patt; Recording Secre- tary Joe Musacchia; Associate Members Beth Zonis, DPF Director Pat Goddard. HIGHLIGHTS: Enacted Lexington Energy Challenge with support from Board of Selectmen and School Committee. DPF administers the program with leadership from the ECC. FY08 energy usage for all 25 municipal buildings was adopted as the baseline. Net target reductions are: 5% in FY09 (2.5% actual), 9% in FY10, 13% in FY11, 17% in FY12 and 20% in FY13. DPF rolled out an Energy Champion program. Each town building has a champion responsible for identifying con- servation opportunities and encouraging participation. DPF continued a town -wide preventative maintenance program to make systems more reliable and efficient. The focus has first been low - /no -cost programs such as boiler cleaning and efficiency tune ups, mechanical and control calibration, preventive maintenance, and re- Tamping. Shawn Newell (DPF) con- ducted quarterly reviews TOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 71 with the ECC of Town building use of natural gas, oil and electricity. DPW replaced 800 incandescent streetlights with CFLs, extending service life and reducing energy consumption by about 75% per lamp. Traffic lights are being replaced with LED illumination. ECC recommended that the MTC solar - electric grant fund nine Big Belly Solar trash compactors to be in- stalled in the Center and at playgrounds. Use will re- duce refuse collection trips from daily to weekly. ECC advised against use of funds for a photovoltaic array on a public building due to low savings. ECC tracked utility and state grant programs for capi- tal funding and rebates that support municipal energy conservation projects; recommended to Selectmen that the Massachusetts Stretch Code be adopted for major new commercial building projects; supported the DPF Town Meeting Article 8 (approved) requesting exten- sion of contract authority for solar power to 20 years; re- viewed and drove energy related revisions to the design of the new DPW building; is reviewing the statewide electric and gas utility three -year energy efficiency plan submitted under the Green Communities Act; provided feedback critical of the DOER energy audit of Lexington school buildings and the School Administration building. Energy Conservation Committee: L -R: Assistant DPF Director Shawn Newell; Recording Secretary Joe Musacchia. Tom Gr�ffiths; Associate member: Beth Zonis, Chair, Steve Kropper; Paul Chernick; Ravi Sakhuja; Roger Borghesani; Christopher Haines; DPW Director Bill Hadley; Jeff Nestel -Patt, DPF Director Pat Goddard, Prabir Maulik. Missing: Selectmen liaison Hank Manz; Planning Board liaison Tony Galaitsis; Steve Chu, Stimulus Monitor Fence Viewers ROLE: To arbitrate fencing disputes in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 49, Sections 1 -21. APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Chairperson David J. Buc- zkowski; Secretary Robert D. Warshawer, William B. Sim- mons. HIGHLIGHTS: • 2009 was a relatively quiet one for the Fence Viewers. Three requests were received to arbitrate partitions, spite fences and stone walls. • In late April -early May, received an inquiry regarding a boundary line issue. Advice was provided about different methods of resolving the issue and nothing more was heard beyond the initial inquiry. • In July, received a call regarding an alleged spite fence built by one neighbor almost on top of a stone wall re- cently constructed by the complaining party. This mat- ter involved numerous telephone calls and an informal site visit. No hearing was held, as the fence appeared to be legally in conformance. The complaining party was advised to seek legal counsel, as there were other issues between the abutters, including safety issues regarding traffic sightlines that were beyond the scope of the Fence Viewers' authority. • In November, received an inquiry regarding the main- tenance of a boundary fence wholly on one neighbor's Ad Hoc Fiscal Task Force ROLE: To advise the Board of Selectmen about the Town's likely fiscal conditions for the FY2010 to FY2014 period, identify options for dealing with the anticipated challenges, and recommend policies and actions to maintain stable and vibrant Town services to the extent financially feasible. APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen: Chairperson Pe- ter Enrich, Paul Asquith, John Bartenstein (Appropria- tion Committee liaison), Charles Benson, George Burnell, Thomas Diaz, Andrew Friedlich, Catherine Gill, Michael Kennealy, Jeanne Krieger, Charles Lamb (Capital Expen- ditures Committee liaison), Alan Levine (Appropriation Committee liaison), Joseph Rancatore, John Rosenberg, Herbert Wasserman. HIGHLIGHTS: The Task Force was appointed by the Board of Select- men in the spring of 2009 in order to prepare a prelimi- nary report in time for the Selectmen's annual goal set- ting meeting in mid -July and a final report in advance of the preparation of the Town's FY2011 budget in the fall of 2009. The Task Force met weekly, except in mid- land. Apparently the fence was in need of reconstruction or repair. Safety was an issue as an in- ground swimming pool presented a hazard. A site visit was made and at- tempts were made to contact the elderly tenant and the owner. The property was owned by a realty trust. Further action may be required with Elder Services. I- 5 Fence Viewers: L -R: Dave Buczkowski (Chairman), Bill Simmons, Bob Warshawer Selectmen's Ad Hoc Fiscal Task Force: front row L -R: liaisons Alan Levine and• john Bartenstein, Town Budget Officer Micah Niemy, Jeanne Krieger, George Burnell, Charles Benson, Tom Diaz, Human Resources Director Denise Casey, rear L -R) Town Manager Carl Valente, John Rosenberg, Joe Ran catore, Chair Peter Enrich, Andy Friedlich, Mike Kennealy d Ad Hoc Fiscai •a s Gn rro continued from P a revious p summer, from the conclusion of the 2009 Town Meeting until the conclusion of its work in October 2009. During this time, the Task Force collected and analyzed exten- • sive information from Town and School staff and from other sources, in order to assess the Town's current and future fiscal condition and to identify options for Town financial policy. The Task Force produced an Interim Report in July 2009, which was presented and discussed at the Select- men's annual goal setting meeting. This report provided an overview of the Town's fiscal circumstances at pres- ent, and as anticipated over the next several years, and identified a range of indicators that town officials should monitor and a range of strategies they should deploy or Fund for Lexington ROLE: Fourteen years ago, the Board of Selectmen estab- lished the Fund for Lexington in which all citizens were invited to contribute for three purposes: to assist Lexington residents in need, to support beautification projects, and to seed innovative projects for community betterment. APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Chair, Norman Cohen, George Burnell, Rev. Arnold Colletti, Daniel Lucas, Alan Fields and Alan Wrigley. HIGHLIGHTS: • More than 390 residents contributed over $32,000 in 2009 to the Fund. • Received a generous bequest from the estate of a Lex- ington resident. FOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 73 consider deploying in the context of changing circum- stances. After receipt of the Interim Report, the Selectmen asked the Task Force to focus on the Town's long -term compensation policies, and this was the topic of the Task Force's work for the remainder of its life. The Task Force's conclusions and recommendations concerning compensation policies were reported to the Selectmen in a Final Report, which was presented to the Selectmen in November 2009. The full texts of the two Task Force reports are available on the Town website, at lexingtonma.gov /committees/ fiscaltaskforce.cfm. • Aided residents with utility and rent bills that exceeded their resources, provided funds for a medical device to aid a handicapped resident, and replenished the Human Services Fund to enable the Town's Social Services De- partment to assist residents in need. • Joined with the Rotary Club to distribute gift certifi- cates for winter clothing to 80 children in Town. • Provided Stop &. Shop gift cards for those in need. • Provided money for landscaping around the High School, flower barrels in Lexington Center and East Lexington, and holiday decorating. Hanscom Committees (HATS/ HATS ES / HFAC) Hanscom Area Towns Committee (HATS) ROLE: The Hanscom Area Towns Committee (HATS) brings together representatives of the towns of Bedford, Concord, Lexington and Lincoln to consider matters of common concern. These include, but are not limited to, is- sues arising from the operation of Hanscom Airfield and the Hanscom Air Force Base. APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen to represent Lex- ington: Jeanne Krieger, Selectman; Stewart Kennedy, Con- servation; and Margaret Coppe; Appointed by the Planning Board: Tony Galaitsis, Planning Board. The HATS Chair rotates annually among the four towns. During 2009, Lex- ington chaired HATS. HATS Environmental Subcommittee (HATS ES) ROLE: To assist HATS with the review of environmental impacts associated with airport activities. APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen to represent Lex- ington: Chair, Richard Canale. Hanscom Field Advisory Commission (HFAQ ROLE: To act as an advisory commission for review of is- sues of land use, noise and transportation and to provide a forum for communications among the surrounding towns, the users of the airfield, and Massport in matters pertaining to Hanscom Field. APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen to represent Lex- ington: Hank Manz, Selectman, with Michael Barrett serv- 74 1 2009 Annual Report WancrInm r continued from revious P f ing as alternate. Grady Wheaton and Margaret Coppe represent Lexington neighborhood associations. Melodee Wagen filled the League of Women Voters position. Other members represent other communities and various interest groups. The position of Chair rotates among the four towns. HFAC was chaired in 2009 by Lexington. Aviation Activities: Total flight operations through November were nearly 11% below the same period during the prior year. Associated with fewer flights was less noise, a boon to the adjacent com- munities. However, November saw only a 0.5% decrease in operations relative to 2008, suggesting that the decline in aviation activity may be bottoming out. Without scheduled commercial operations, enplanements are likely to stay low. Despite the decrease in operations and enplanements at the Air Field, Massport continued to push for expanded avia- tion options at Hanscom Field. Individually and collectively, the HATS communities responded to development propos- als for the east ramp, which would double the existing hangar space, lead to the demolition of Hanger 24 to make way for a new fixed base operator (FBO) and use of stimulus funds to enhance Hanscom for corporate jet aviation. Lexington Town Meeting affirmed the 1997 resolution about curtailing development and use changes at Hanscom until a multi -modal regional transportation study is con- ducted, and called for a moratorium on the use of stimulus funds for promoting corporate aviation. The public hear- ings of the Bedford Conservation Commission (BCC) with Massport over vegetative management in the Bedford Town Forest were monitored. The BCC is preparing an or- der of conditions for the removal of significant tree cover in the Forest. Air Force Development: Update provided by Col David Orr, 66th Air BaseWing Commander, Hanscom Air Force Base, on privatization initiatives at the base. Provisions of the lease may neces- sitate base housing be opened to non - military personnel, accompanied by changes in security checkpoints. Appointed Sara Mattes, Lincoln Selectman, as liaison and Elise Woodward, Concord Selectman, as alternate to the Electronic Systems Command Advisory Board. The Board is newly created to promote public /private partnerships that will enhance the economic impact of the command's mission. Regional Developments: Explored a number of topics of regional interest highlight- ing the many similarities and differences in the ways each of the Towns approaches policy. Discussions included: • Budget processes and broad fiscal policies Conservation stewardship and regulations Outreach to persons with disabilities • Opportunities for regional cooperation • Support for local agriculture • Services for our youths Followed proposed legislation affecting zoning regulations, the Land Use Partnership Act (LUPA) which among other features proposed changes in the use of site plan review, broadened options for collecting impact fees and threat- ened to undue much of the appeals case history. CELEBRATED both the extension of the Minuteman Na- tional Historic Park to include B arrett's Farm in Concord, and the 50th anniversary of the Park. INITIATED a regular feature of asking our legislative delega- tion to join in a review of legislation germane to the four towns. With Rep. Tom Conroy, Sen. Ken Donnelly and Rep Tom Stanley, discussed the impact of the state budget on the towns and proposed health care bargaining and pen- sion changes. Historic Districts Commission ROLE: To promote the educational, cultural, economic, and general welfare of the public through the preservation and protection of historic buildings, places, and districts. APPOINTED by the Selectmen for overlapping 5 -year terms: two candidates nominated by the Lexington Historical So- ciety, one candidate nominated by the Arts and Crafts So- ciety, Inc., one candidate nominated by the Trustees of the Cary Memorial Library, and one candidate selected at large by the Selectmen. Chair, Joseph Welch, Alfonso Hernan- dez, Daniel Griffin Jr., Paul Ross, and Robert Warshawer; Associate Commissioners, Carl Oldenburg, Marilyn Fenol- losa, Scott Kyle, and Barbara Feldman. ROBERT Warshawer was appointed a Commissioner rep- resenting the Arts and Crafts Society Inc. in January. Mr. Warshawer has been an Associate Commissioner since 2006. Barbara Feldman (also known as Bobbi Tornheim) was appointed an Associate Commissioner representing the Arts and Crafts Society Inc. in August. Hearings: HELD 160 hearings: 73 formal, 34 continued, and 53 in- formal. ISSUED 85 Certificates of Appropriateness. HIGHLIGHTS: • After five years of planning and construction, the 30- unit Lexington Place Condominiums, which fronts both Massachusetts Avenue and Waltham Street, has been completed. The Commission will continue to re- view signage for the retail spaces as they are leased. • Continued to work with the Lexington Historical Soci- ety to determine the appropriateness of exterior restora- tion details for the Hancock Clarke House located at 36 Hancock Street. The restoration project was completed in 2009 and awarded a 2009 Preservation Award for Human Services Committee ROLE: To advocate for needed social service programs; to coordinate services in Lexington. APPOINTED: by the Board of Selectmen: Acting Chair Lea Gardner Elkin, Mimi Ballard, Barbara Ciampa, Herb Was- serman, Ellen McDonald, Pamela Joshi, Charlotte Rodgers (Director of the Department of Human Services), Emily Lavine (Assistant Director for Family Services) HIGHLIGHTS: • Spent the beginning of the year welcoming the new staff for the Department of Human Services. Each meeting throughout the year has included updates from the De- FOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 75 rehabilitation and restoration from the Massachusetts Historical Commission. Determined the appropriateness of plans for recon- structing the roof structure of the Hancock Clarke Con- dominiums located at 33 Forest Street. In late October of 2008, a fire destroyed the top floor and rendered the re- mainder of the building uninhabitable. The Commission will continue to work with the Hancock Clarke Condo- minium Association with exterior reconstruction details. The Town was approved as a Certified Local Govern- ment in September. In approving the application, both the Massachusetts Historical Commission and the Na- tional Park Service recognized the work of the Lexing- ton Historical Commission and Lexington Historic Districts Commission in their local historic preservation programs. Lexington will now be eligible to compete for matching grants through the annual survey and plan- ning grant program in the CLG category. Historic Districts Commission: Front Row Left to Right: Joseph Welch - Chairman, Amy Casparius -Clerk Back Row Left to Right: Scott Kyle, Carl Oldenburg, Daniel Gron, Paul Ross, Robert Warshawer, Barbara Feldman, 4lfonso Hernandez partment, including trends in services needed, services provided to clients, outreach to the community, and li- aison efforts with other Town service groups, i.e. Police, Fire, Schools, etc. Reviewed the Committee's changing role. The Commit- tee has moved from an evaluative function (recommend- ing funding to the Board of Selectmen for programs), to a needs assessment program to an advocacy role for needed programs. With the successful reorganization of the Human Services Department, the Committee con- tinues to review their role. This year, the Committee has 76 1 2009 Annual Report Human Cervices Committee continued from previous assumed a role of coordination of services in Lexing- ton, reaching out to the Interfaith Clergy Association and the Council on Aging, participating in the Youth Services Organization and the Fiscal Task Force, and receiving updates on the developing Lexington Youth and Family Services. Further efforts for coordination continue. • Kept informed about the efforts made for a new Senior Center. Continued to review the merits of advocating for a new center or a more inclusive Community Center, which would in- clude seniors, families, and youth. The economic downturn has affected most efforts in this area for the time being. The goals for the Human Services Com- vocate for successful services to address these needs. The Committee will also work to solidify the role of the com- mittee with the Board of Selectmen and the Town. mittee in the upcoming year will include Back row (L -R): Charlotte Rodgers, Director- Human Services Department, Ellen McDonald, Mimi Ballad, Norm Cohen. Front row (L -R): Barbara Ciampa, Emily Lavine, Assistant Director of Family Services, Human a continued effort to identify the human Services Department, Lea Gardner Elkin, Chairman, Herb Wasserman;,Ihsent. Pamela Joshi service needs in the community and ad- Lexington Housing Assistance Board (LexHAB) ROLE: To expand the Town's inventory of affordable hous- ing for rental to families of low and moderate income, to administer the condominium resale restrictions in place at Muzzey and elsewhere and to consult with Town Boards as to the affordable units to be provided in higher- densi- ty private housing developments. LexHAB has 59 dwell- ing units rented under one -year leases, consisting of 40 attached condominium units (11 1- bedroom, 26 2 -bed- room and 3 3- bedroom) in five developments and 19 scat- tered -site dwelling units (1 2- bedroom, 2 3- bedroom, and 10 4- bedroom single family homes, including 3 2- family, 3- bedroom duplexes). Operating expenses together with capital improvements are covered by rents; no funds are provided under the Town's budget. APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen for 3 -year over- lapping terms: Chair William Hays, David Eagle, Gerald Howell, Donald Wilson, William Kennedy, Lester Savage and Martha Wood. Selectmen Liaison, Norman Cohen. Office Manager Maryann Cummings. HIGHLIGHTS: • The two units noted in last year's report, plus the substi- tute apartment purchased in place of Ross Road are all now in the LexHAB inventory. - A 1- bedroom unit in the Emerson Gardens Condo- minium #104 - A duplex unit at 1001 -1003 Mass Ave (renovations include painting and new windows nearly complete). - A single- family house under construction at 300 Wo- burn Street between LexHAB, the Lexington Ro- tary Club and the Minuteman Regional Vocational School (nearly complete). - Selection of tenants for these units will be on a lottery basis (approved by DHCD) to ensure that they will be entered onto the Town's affordable housing list.) This list is also referred to as the 40B list. Two additional units have been recently purchased, also to be rented on a lottery basis; application is pending for CPA funds for the purchase price. - A 2- bedroom unit at Emerson Gardens #142 - A single family house at 454 Marrett Road Lexington 2020 Vision Committee ROLE: To be stewards of the January 2001 Lexington 2020 Vision Status Report and monitor the implementation pro- cess. The Committee seeks to keep the goals current, iden- tify community priorities, engage larger constituencies hav- ing responsibility for action items, and develop measures for tracking and reporting on progress. APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen, in consultation with the School Committee and the Planning Board, for 3 -year terms: Chair Fernando Quezada, Chuck Benson, George Burnell, Richard Canale, Marian Cohen, Margaret Coppe, Peter Enrich, Stacey Hamilton, Bhumip Khasnabish, Peter Lee, Barry Orenstein, Ann Redmon, and Jane Warren. The Committee meets approximately once a month and estab- lishes subcommittees and task forces as needed during the year. HIGHLIGHTS: Presented ideas to January TMMA Executive Commit- tee meeting for making Town Meeting more transpar- ent to the community. Recommended that at their July goal- setting meeting the Board of Selectmen consider transportation, pub- lic safety (especially for pedestrians and bicyclists), and ways to increase public involvement. Also asked the Board what pressing issues for the next ten years they would like 2020 Vision to consider. Developed a 9 -week Citizens Academy in collaboration with Town Manager and department staff. Twenty -four residents participated in this opportunity to interact with municipal and School department heads, tour facilities, and learn about the Town and its services. Based on positive feedback, the Academy will be offered again next fall. v as • Citizen's Academy: (L -R): Lynne Kera- maty, Brianna Olson, Peggy Enders, Candy McLaughlin, Justine Federici, Suzann eAhair, Dan Krupka, Lisah Rhodes, Jon Dreyer, Jerri O'Neill, Beth Masterman, Marc Saint Louis, Deb Strod, Scott Emhree, Margaret Heitz, and Lori MacEachern TOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 77 20120 Vision Committee. Front row (L -R): Marian Cohen, Bhumip Kbasnahish, Barry Orenstein, Chuck Benson; Back row (L -R): PeterLee, Fernando Quezada (chair, Jane Warren, Richard Canale, Brianna Olson, Candy McLaughlin, Ilan WrigleyNotpictured- PeterEnricb,,An Redmon, Stacey Hamilton, George Burnell, Margaret Coppe Provided guidance to the Demographic Change Task Force, which met throughout the year to examine changing Lexington demographics and their impacts. Task Force report expected January 2010. Organized Futures Panel in October to discuss major issues that will shape Lexington in the year 2020 and beyond. Panelists and topics were: Nariman Behravesh, economics; William Moomaw, environment; Glenn Koocher, education; and Bruce Cohen, health care. Former Selectman Bill Dailey moderated the panel in Cary Hall. Presentations are on the Town website at http://Iexingtonma.gov/committees/2020/futures.cfm. Continued to review community goals and recruit new committee members representative of the diverse seg- ments of our community. Lexington Antony Sister City Association (LASCA) ROLE: To promote good will, friendship, and cultural ex- change between the people of Lexington and Antony France. Antony is a suburb of Paris, similar to Lexington with a population of approximately 60,000 people. APPOINTED: by Town's Tourism Committee, as a working group, approved by the Selectmen. Consists of Lexington Minute Men, Tourism Committee members, previous ex- change participants, and those who traveled to Antony this fall. A partial list includes: Shirley Frawley, Bud Frawley, Tony Galaitsis, George and Christina Gamota, Jim Had- ley, Barbara Hulsizer, Dawn McKenna, John and Marilyn McWeeney, Bill Mix, Brenda Nishimura, John Patrick, Bill Poole, Cathy Sullivan, and Elsa Sullivan. HIGHLIGHTS: After a year of planning, the formal relationship between Lexington and Ville d'Antony was confirmed and strength- ened. In the fall, 40 citizens traveled to Antony to take part in the formal re- dedication of Place de Lexington. Inscribed on the obelisk are the words: "In remem- brance of the first shot of the American Revolution, April 19th, 1775 in Lex- ington, and in friendship with our sis- ter city. "'lhe delegation was led by Carl Valente (Town Manager), John Patrick, (Tourism Committee), Jay Kaufman (State Rep.), and Tony Galaitsis (Plan- 4 ning Board). i 4 4 • Others special events of the trip in- $ P P cluded: ij ti r 49 - Attendance at the annual Wine r and Cheese Fair, where the Minutemen paraded and Shir- ley Frawley was inducted into wine and cheese brotherhoods as Lexington's representative; A moving wreath-laying by the " Minute Man at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the American Cemetery at Nor- mandy; - A parade and salutation by the Minutemen to the tomb of the Marquis de Lafayette in Paris; - A meeting between the Mayor of Antony and Carl Valente to discuss best practices. • Between April 15th and the 20th, 2010 Lexington will host citizens and officials from Antony. All Lexington citizens are invited to participate. A fundraiser will be held in February. Expressions of interest in being a host family or a Lexington guide are welcome at lasca@tourlexington.us. Lexingtonians are invited to learn more about Antony at its website www.ville - antony.fr. Details of the September visit can be found on the Lexington Minuteman website. If you want to find Place de Lexington, search for "Avenue du Bois de Verrieres, Antony France" in Google Maps and look about 500 feet west. �d. a, u d Ile- .' F Antony Sister City: "Lexington and Antony Sister City participants in front of the gates of Versailles, September 2009" Lexington Center Committee ROLE: To advise the Selectmen and business community on managing change in the Center in order to ensure its long -term viability, while preserving its historical signifi- cance and the integrity of adjacent neighborhoods. APPOINTED by Board of Selectmen: Chair, Jerold Michel- son, Vice - chairs, Frederic Johnson, Howard Levin, Chris- topher Bateman, Richard Brown, Carol Liff, Jeffrey Lyon, Pamela Lyons, Joe Rancatore, Pamela Shadley, Peter Siy, Planning Board liaison Wendy Manz, and Selectman liai- son George Brunell. HIGHLIGHTS: • Formed a Zoning subcommittee to take an in -depth look at the factors that affect the vitality of the Cen- ter and cause periodic vacancies. After 10 months of re- view with the aid of the Economic Development Of- fice, the subcommittee formulated Article 4 for Fall Special Town Meeting. This article included changes to the Zoning bylaws to allow more variety of uses, update FOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 79 regulations, and clarify language. This article passed by the needed 2/3 vote. In the fall, DPW contracted work started on third and fourth connectivity points from the Depot Lot. Comple- tion is expected in Spring 2010. As part of the Connec- tivity Action Plan, these are points necessary to increase parking effectiveness by use of better paths, lighting and landscaping between town lots and the Center. Continued to encourage citizens to support Lexington's businesses in order to maintain a vital town center. Worked with Guy Doran and the DPW to plant and maintain the flower barrels in the Center. Continued to communicate with DPW regarding needs of Center for upkeep and cleanliness, insuring effective use of resources. Center Committee. Back- George Burnell, Selectman liaison;. joe Rancatore, Pamela Shadley, Christine McVay, Planning Department; Ho2vard Levin, Susan Yanofsky, Economic Development Officer Front: Wendy Manz, PlanningBoard liaison; Brianna Olson, Town Manager's Ofice; Jerold Michelson, Chairman; Pamela Lyons, Frederic, Johnson. Missing: Christopher Bateman, Richard Brown, Carol Lo,", Jeffrey Lyon, Peter Siy 80 1 2009 Annual Rep(,. Lexington Council for the Arts ROLE: To grant awards supporting local arts, humanities, and interpretative projects. Lex- ington is one of the Commonwealth's 331 Lo- cal Cultural Councils partnered with the Mas- sachusetts Cultural Council (MCC), a State agency with annual appropriations from the legislature. 'The Mission of the local arts council is to pro- mote and fund community cultural activities enhancing the quality of life for Lexington citizens. APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen: Co- chairs Barbara Ciampa and Zoe Perry Wood, Janet Post, Louise Cady- Fernandes, Mary Trometer, Jonathan Cue, Jan Goplerud, Jackle Lexin g ton Council o f the Arts (L -R): Sirar Hawkinson Bill Janovitz, Sirar i He hinian pi He g hinian Walzer, Louise Cad y Fernandes, Recordin g Sec - retary, y _ Wo , n C. Cue, Barbara Ciampa Co- chair, Janet Post, Correspond - Walzer, Victoria Campos. Bill, Janet and Mary Zng Secretary, Jan Goplerud, Elizabeth Rozan, Jackie Hawkinson, Marilyn Kolb, Treasurer. Absent: Bill Janotiitz, Victoria Campos, Mary Trometer resigned in the fall. Two vacancies were filled by new members Marilyn Kolb and Elizabeth Rozan. George Burnell is Selectman Liaison to the Coun- cil. HIGHLIGHTS • Acted on 34 grant requests in cooperation with MCC. • Participated in special events: Discovery Day, Open Studios, League of Women Voters Art Night, and ar- ranged Reception for the statewide MCC Leadership Circle Award to Barbara Ciampa. • Updated publicity pamphlets and banner to broadcast grants availability to the community. • Revised and clarified guidelines for grant requests. • Studied application for an improved website. • Explored options for Patrons Fund to supplement MCC grants. • Had representation on the Library Donor Art Wall Committee. • Discussed relocation of the Town Office Building art. Lexington Historical Commission ROLE: To preserve and protect historically and architectur- ally significant buildings and sites in Lexington. To advise the Building Inspector about issuing demolition permits for significant buildings; and to support efforts to nomi- nate buildings for the National Register of Historic Places maintained by the Secretary of the Interior. • Administered the Emma Lou Dimmock Fund prize for outstanding high school vocal artist, which was awarded to Sam Goody. • Met with MCC reps and regional arts groups in Con- cord for discussion on impact of budget cutbacks. In year 2009, Lexington was allotted $4730 by the MCC; requests for grants were three times this amount. Grant recipients for partial funding were: Boston Camer- ata Hispanic Christmas, Dance Inn Productions --Youth Ballroom, Denise Doucette musical program, Estabrook School Drumlin Farm - Science, Yetti Frenkel Cinquain Poetry, Halalisa Singers Outreach concert, Harrington School BSO concert, Lexington Arts and Crafts Soci- ety—State of Clay, Lexington Farmers Market power source for amplification, Lexington Historical Society The Day the Revolution Began, Lexington Pops Chorus outreach concert, Lexington Symphony Orchestrating Kids Through Classics, Waldorf School Mexican wood- carving, Monroe Center for the Arts Open Studios, Na- tional Heritage Museum Revels American Journey, Wild Apples literary book. APPOINTED by the Town Manager for 3 -year terms: Chair David Kelland, Marilyn Fenollosa, Wendall Kalsow, Frank Kern, and Sally Zimmerman. HIGHLIGHTS: Maintained the Comprehensive Cultural Resources Survey, at present nine volumes, which lists the histori- cally and architecturally important buildings and areas in Lexington dating from the earliest period to 20th d C HictnArai r from pa ous revi p g century. The Survey is available in the Cary Library and the Planning Office in the Town Office Building and is used by historians, students, homeowners and business- es, as well as real estate professionals for the added value of properties considered historically or architecturally significant. The initial phases of the revised Survey are nearly complete and will be available on line. CPA funds are supporting the project. Maintained a page on the Town's website to provide in- formation about the Survey and the demolition delay process, as well as providing links to important historic preservation organizations and resources. Lexington achieved designation as a Certified Local Government in September. In approving the applica- tion, both the Massachusetts Historical Commission and the National Park Service recognized the work of the Lexington Historical Commission and the Historic Lexington Housing Authority ROLE: To provide decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing for low - moderate income individuals and families; to work with residents and the community to improve liv- ing standards for the poor. ELECTED to 5 -year terms: Chair Leo McSweeney, Vice - Chair Melinda Walker, Treasurer Nicholas Santosuosso, Assistant Treasurer Leona Martin APPOINTED: Executive Director Ann Whitney, by the Board of Commissioners; Commissioner Robert Peters, by the Governor. HIGHLIGHTS: • Administered 340 units of State and Fed - eral affordable and low - income housing for the elderly, families, the handicapped, y pp Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers, and •1 a MRVP project -based vouchers. - • Designated a High Performer by the De- partment of Housing and Urban Develop- ment. FOWN OF LEXI NGTC .. , °%" Districts Commission in their local historic preservation programs. Lexington will now be able to compete with the other 18 Certified Local Governments in Massa- chusetts for matching grants through the annual survey and planning grant program. • Developed procedures for making presentations at pub- lic hearings before the Commission, and guidelines for what constitutes demolition. • Providing historical information to support the success- ful reuse of the Stone Building, the White House and the Leary House, all CPC projects. • Working with neighbors and the developer in Fair Oaks, approved a partial demolition with the retention of the original house and reconstruction of the carriage house. • Approved demolition of a house on Bacon Street in rec- ognition of the retention of open space. • Awarded ARRA Stimulus Funds in the amount of $ 150,095. • Hosted annual Holiday Party (made possible by local business donations). • Participated in the State -wide centralized Section 8 Hous- ing Choice voucher waiting list which gives applicants op- portunity to receive vouchers from other communities. Local residents are encouraged to apply for affordable hous- ing. Applications and locations of the LHA developments can be found at www.lexingtonhousingauthority.org. • Completed CPA - funded window replace- ment at Greeley Village. J. • Completed CPA - funded window replace- J ment at Vynebrooke Village. r • Completed HUD grant award project of new kitchens at Countryside Village. • w . Partnered with LEXHAB for their rental - - HousingAuthority: L RNicholas Santosuosso, Treasurer, Robert D. Peters, Commissioner Melinda Walker, Vice - Chairman, acquisition program to rent new affordable Leona WMartin,AssistantTreasurerAnn C. Whitney, Executive Director, &LeoP.McSweeney, Chairman units. k k • Completed CPA - funded window replace- ment at Greeley Village. J. • Completed CPA - funded window replace- J ment at Vynebrooke Village. r • Completed HUD grant award project of new kitchens at Countryside Village. • w . Partnered with LEXHAB for their rental - - HousingAuthority: L RNicholas Santosuosso, Treasurer, Robert D. Peters, Commissioner Melinda Walker, Vice - Chairman, acquisition program to rent new affordable Leona WMartin,AssistantTreasurerAnn C. Whitney, Executive Director, &LeoP.McSweeney, Chairman units. Lexington Housing Partnership Board ROLE: To promote and support affordable housing activi- ties and to recommend appropriate actions to the Board of _ , .rt . Selectmen and the Planning Board. No funds come from - the Town's budget. j APPOINTED: by the Board of Selectmen for overlapping 411r, s " 3 -year terms: Chair Bob Bicknell, Vice -Chair Ken Kreut- ziger, Secretary Harriet Cohen; Jeri Foutter, Mara Bohn, Julie Duncan, Chris Kluchman, Florence Baturin, Mary. Haskell, Thomas Harden, Arthur Katz, Betsey Weiss, Iris Wheaton Winifred McGowan Paul Linton Carol _ Au Ann Marine, Martha Wood (LexHAB), Melinda Walker -' (Lexington Housing Authority), Wendy Manz (Planning Board); Selectman liaison: Norman Cohen, Conservation e i — Commission liaison: Richard Wolk, Council on Aging liai- son: Betty Borghesani. ` „7 ref HIGHLIGHTS: n: • Supported with LexHAB the application of CPA funds - 4 for a consultant to develop the basis for a Lexington Af- fordable Housing Assistance Program. Presented the " Statement of Objectives and obtained feedback from key local leaders. Defined LexHAB's role in the pro- . gram and coordinated the preliminary Program Design, and Executive Summary with the Board of Selectmen. ,. • Maintained operation of a website at www. Lexington- HousingPartnership.org to identify programs and op- portunities for affordable housing in Lexington. r - - ` • Coordinated with the towns of Belmont, Watertown Lexington Housing Partnership members standing in front of the Douglass House in and Waltham to develop a business plan for a four -town Lexington Center. L -R: Carol Marine, Bob Bicknell Arthur Katz, Melinda Walker, consortium to assist in the development and production Winifred McGowan and Florence Baturin of affordable housing. affordable housing n the Vine St. property acquired as • Recommended allocation of all available H.O.M. E. g P P q part of the Leary land. funds to Supportive Living, Inc. for application to the 0 Recommended to the Selectmen an integrated approach g PP Douglass House project. to future land acquisitions to include affordable housing • Su PP orted the Lexington Housing Foundation , Inc. opportunities. and promoted a Cambridge Savings Foundation grant provided support to the process for selecting ' PP e P g new own- to provide funding to Lexington in support of afford- ers for the affordable condominiums at Lexington Place. able housing. g Coordinated local bank resources to provide mortgages • Recommended participants from the Partnership to sup- to qualified buyers and set up opportunities for down - port the Selectmen in determining uses for the Busa land. payment assistance as required. • Using pro -bono resources available through the pro- jected four -town consortium supported development of Lexington Human Rights Committee ROLE: To promote Lexington's vision of a community that does not tolerate bigotry, hatred, disrespect, and destructive conflict among its citizens; build a stronger, more unified Town that respects and recognizes both our diversity and our commonalities; confront statements and actions that conflict with the core values of our Town; foster respectful, civil, public discourse and debate; and promote a better un- derstanding of civil and human rights issues APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen and Town Man- ager to serve 3 -year staggered terms: Richard Capron, Helen Cohen (liaison to the School Committee), Puran Dang, FuangYing Juang, Deborah Jackson, Robert Kent, Humarira Kirmani, Hank Manz (liaison Board of Select- men), Leona Marin, Joseph O'Leary (liaison to the Police Department), Janet Perry, Albert Zabin, Linda Vine (Liai- son Town Manager's Office). The Lexington Human Rights Committee (LHRC) accepts the principles that civil rights and civil liberties depend for their vitality less on the courts and legislatures than on the citizens of towns, cities and neighborhoods. The LHRC will be rigorously nonpartisan. Its focus will be on human rights, civil rights, and civil discourse in Lexington. The LHRC shall carry out its mission, related to the core values expressed above, through: • Public advocacy • Sponsoring educational programs • Helping other organizations and Town departments ad- dress conflict through consultation and mediation with the parties involved • Reporting civil rights violations to appropriate govern- ment agencies FOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 83 • Assisting in planning responses to groups which advo- cate actions antithetical to the core values expressed in Article II • Providing quick response action, in concert with the Po- lice Department or other Town agencies, to provide sup- port to victims of hate incidents or to provide assistance in mediating disputes that threaten the peace. HIGHLIGHTS: In the Spring a hate group from Kansas, The Westboro Baptist Church, demonstrated in Lexington. A group of private citizens organized a peaceful counter- demonstra- tion that effectively showed our strong disagreement with Westboro's hateful messages. The Committee, working with the police, provided support and assistance to the citizen volunteers who participated in the counter - demonstration and did us proud. The Committee is presently working on a multi -event proj- ect to illustrate the changes in Lexington since the begin- ning of the Civil Rights awakening of the 1960s and the protests against the war in Vietnam. We hope to present oral histories of Lexington residents who experienced or were participants in the events of this unique period. We welcome all persons who would like to participate or con- tribute experiences or materials. Lexington Human Rights Committee: Back Row: Lt. Joe O'LearyPolice Department, Hank Manz, Selectman Liaison, Rev. Richard Capron, Linda Crew Vine, Deputy Town Manager, Emily Latrine, Human Services Department, Fuang -Ying Huang, Melissa Buttaro, Deb Jackson, Ger- ald McLeod . Front Row (L -R): Puran Dang,,Ilbert Zabin, Leona Martin, and Robert Kent Tree Committee ROLE: To promote the preservation and protection of pub- lic shade trees and certain trees on private property, work- ing with Tree Warden, to plant trees throughout the Town and develop regulations, tree inventory and manuals for ap- proval and promulgation by the Selectmen. APPOINTED by Selectmen: Chairperson John Frey, Jewel Kuljian, Karen Longeteig, Gerald Paul, Anne Senning, Nell Walker, James Wood; Selectmen Liaison Jeanne Krieger; Tree Warden David Pinsonneault; Member Emerita Susan Solomon. HIGHLIGHTS: • Tree Planting: planted 168 new trees on town land, in- cluding: two trees from the Lexington Field and Gar- den Club (LFGQ at Emery Park and the White House, one Sugar Maple donated by Matt Foti for Arbor Day ceremony at Buckman Tavern, four trees donated and planted by Matt Foti in tribute to the Tree Committee (TC), 15 trees at Lexington High School, and Bowman and Bridge elementary schools, two commemorative trees at Tower Park and Lincoln Park, 40 trees at Belfry Hill, two trees from the Town Nursery on East Street, 57 street trees, 45 trees at Lincoln Park with Kirk Fund financing. • Tree Bylaw: the Tree Warden administers tree removal on private land. See Forestry Division Report. • Grants: hired two new interns in May /June us- ing funds from the 2008 D C R grant. • Tree Inventory: interns Fred MacDonald and Yianni Laskaris, the Tree Committee and volunteers inventoried 2062 trees, for a total of 6492 trees inventoried since 2004. Identified new street tree sites. • Tree Nursery: the Tree Committee, Friends of Trees, volunteers and the Forestry Division plant- ed 120 saplings on May 2nd. Barbara Kent monitored summer watering. • CPA 2008 Grant: as part of the Belfry Hill Tree Res- toration, planted 25 native canopy, 15 understory trees, and 16 shrubs and ferns in the spring. • Tree Management Manual: produced the second edi- tion of the Tree Management Manual. Printed 400 cop- ies in July. • Friends of Trees: worked on the Tree Nursery, the Com- memorative Tree program, and the Distinctive Tree pro- gram (to publicize Lexington's old, large or beautiful trees.) • Native Species: working with others to develop mitiga- tion plant list for commercial development. • Battle Green Master Plan: Jim Wood is drafting a re- port on TC recommendations. • Community Outreach: - Maintained the Tree Committee Website (http:H www.lexingtonma.gov/committees/tree.cfm). - Posted flyer by Jim Wood on Asian Longhorn Beetle threat. - Published five articles in the Lexington Minuteman and two articles in the Colonial Times. Tree Committee (L -R): Jim Wood, ,Inne Senning, David Pinsonneault (Tree Warden, Susan Solomon, John Frey (Chairman, Green Ash Patmore, Jeanne Krieger (Selectman liaison), Gerry Paul, Jewel Ku jinn, Karen Longeteig, Nell Walker Youth Commission ROLE: To provide and promote community service activi- ties for the Town's high school students. APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Chair Douglas Lucen- te; Adult Advisors Sean Maloney, Robert Litchfield, Shan- non DeGuglielmo and Karen Duperey. APPOINTED by LYC Chair: President Rachel MacNeil; Vice- President Garrett Johnson; Secretary Alicia DiFron- zo; Team Captains Jillian Carlson, Cameron MacNeil, David Maestri and Jacquelyn O'Connor; Youth Members Anna Asquith, Brandon Battite, Mike Dooley, Marissa Douvas, Sneha Durgapal, Olivia Goolkasian, Abby Grant, Lisa Heyda, Taylor Lahiff, Ned Lehman, Mark McCullough Jr., Colleen Mullen, Luke Politi, Dominique Serio, Jill Solomon, Andrew Walsh, Kyleigh Williams, Emily Wilson and Craig Wood. HIGHLIGHTS: • Cared for the LYC Island by planting flowers and doing the spring and fall clean up. • Sold candy to raise funds to donate to the Lex- ington Food Pantry • Delivered Thanksgiving turkey dinners to Lex- ington families in need. • Held December fundraiser for children of need in Lexington. Noise Advisory Committee FOWN OF LEXI NGTC .. , 85 • Served COA Holiday Dinners in February and December. • Helped decorate the Town center for Halloween. • Held a used book drive to assist the Cotting School in their program needs • Worked with the students from the Cotting School to dec- orate flower arrangements and donate to a local nursing home. • Participated in Patriot's Day Festivities and coordinated the Outstanding Youth Award. Youth Commission. Front (L -R): Garrett Johnson, Rachel MacNeil, Alicia DiFronzo. Middle (L -R): Shannon DeGuglielmo, Sneha Durgapal, Dominique Serio, Taylor Laho',Cameron MacNeil, Mark McCullough, Jr., Mike Dooley, Brandon Battite Andrew Walsh, Sean Maloney. Rear L -R• Bob Litchfield, Olivia Goolkasian, Lisa Heyda, Emily Wilson, Colleen Mullen,Ahl y Grant, Jacquelyn O'Connor, Doug Lucente. ROLE: To advise the Selectmen on matters relating to noise bylaw. APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen: Chair Anthony Galait- sis; Committee Members Julian Bussgang, Robert Earsy, Myla Kabat -Zinn, Jeanne Krieger (Board of Selectmen Liaison), Ste- ven Kropper, Jack Maloney, Ted Page, and Martha Wood. HIGHLIGHTS: • Submitted an Article for the Spring Town Meeting with some proposed changes to the permitted operation hours of noisy equipment. Upon review of the Article with other town boards and in consideration of the Ar- ticle's unintended consequences, the NAC moved and had the Article indefinitely postponed. • Considered noise - related matters and petitions for ex- emptions from the noise bylaw including: the filming of a short episode in Lexington's Flick Theater for the movie "The Fighter "; night -time work performed by National Grid in the Marrett Road area for the replace- ment of a gas main; and night -time work performed by Mass Highway to repave portions of Lowell and Maple streets. The NAC recommended in favor of the petitions. • Member Julian Bussgang resigned during the summer when he moved to senior housing in Dedham, and mem- ber Ted Page did not seek re- appointment at the end of his term in the fall. Both will be missed and they have the NAC's gratitude for their services and contributions. IF u i r Y � Y w s NoiseAdvisory Committee: Front Row, L -R: Jeanne Krieger, Bob Earsy, Martha Wood. Back Row, L -R: Jack Maloney, Tony Galaitsis, Steve Kropper. . e Permanent Buildin g Committee (PBC ROLE: To provide ongoing expertise and experience in managing the design and construction of all Town building projects, including hiring of design professionals, obtaining bids, entering into contracts for design and construction, and overseeing the construction and commissioning phase. The PBC collaborates with Lexington's Department of Public Facilities Director (DPF), Patrick Goddard. Other DPF employees provided support to the PBC: Mark Bar- rett, Facilities Project Manager, and Laurie Lucibello, ad- ministrative assistant. Alan Miller was also part of the team and was the Clerk of the Works for the DPW Building Construction phase. The committee conducts regularly scheduled, monthly meet- ings with additional meetings as necessary. APPOINTED by the Town Manager for 3 -year overlapping terms. Members include: Chair Jonathan Himmel, Eric Brown, Peter Johnson, Richard Perry, and Carl Oldenburg; DPW liaison: William Kennedy; two School Committee liaisons: vacant; Council On Aging liaisons: Paul Lapointe and Marian Cohen; Stone Building liaisons: Sara Chase and Sally Zimmerman. HIGHLIGHTS: • Construction of the Department of Public Facilities continued on time and money. The Certificate of Oc- cupancy was received July 9. On August 7, the Samuel Hadley Public Services Building was opened with a Rib- bon Cutting Ceremony. Lexington is currently awaiting confirmation of LEED silver rating for the new Public Services Building. The PBC is very pleased with the ser- vices that HKT Architects provided on the Public Ser- vices Building. • Menders Torrey & Spencer Architects prepared the next phase of the Stone Building services which augmented the prior Existing Conditions Report completed the pri- Police Manual Policy Committee ROLE: To review the policies and procedures for the Po- lice Department and make recommendations to the Board of Selectmen concerning revisions, amendments, and addi- tions which may be deemed appropriate by the Committee. APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen, 1 -year term, Chair Chief Mark Corr, Dr. Edith Flynn, William Hays, Cleveland Coats, Jr., Gerald McLeod, Peter Kelly (Selectmen Liaison) The Police Department's policies have not been significant- ly revised in more than 15 years. Public expectations, leg- islative changes, and the availability of new model policies make revision to the Police Manual an important priority. Permanent Building Committee in the lobby of the Samuel Hadley Public Services Building. L -R Carl Oldenburg, Jon Himmel, Peter Johnson, Bill Kennedy, Laurie Lucihello, Mark Barrett, Pat Goddard, and Bill Hadley. or year. Menders, Torrey, & Spencer's Historic Structures Report was received in September. Very modest construc- tion work was recommended by the architect and per- formed on the Stone building to stabilize the building for the winter. Menders Torrey & Spencer report includes a recommendation that additional work be done to stabilize the exterior envelope and structure pending development of plans for the future use of the building. • PBC members Peter Johnson, Eric Brown, and Jonathan Himmel participated in the PreK -12 Ad -Hoc Facilities Committee. Expenditures FY09 FY08 FY07 Project Administration $114,214 $232,981 rt Architects $495,996 $4641107 CD Construction $9,888,790 $71715,849 $3,414,233 O �... P o Permanent Building Committee in the lobby of the Samuel Hadley Public Services Building. L -R Carl Oldenburg, Jon Himmel, Peter Johnson, Bill Kennedy, Laurie Lucihello, Mark Barrett, Pat Goddard, and Bill Hadley. or year. Menders, Torrey, & Spencer's Historic Structures Report was received in September. Very modest construc- tion work was recommended by the architect and per- formed on the Stone building to stabilize the building for the winter. Menders Torrey & Spencer report includes a recommendation that additional work be done to stabilize the exterior envelope and structure pending development of plans for the future use of the building. • PBC members Peter Johnson, Eric Brown, and Jonathan Himmel participated in the PreK -12 Ad -Hoc Facilities Committee. Expenditures FY09 FY08 FY07 Project Administration $114,214 $232,981 $224,349 Architects $495,996 $4641107 $311,623 Construction $9,888,790 $71715,849 $3,414,233 The FY09 figures include the DPW Project only. The Stone Building Study was performed under FY 2010 It is also beneficial to the community when police policies adhere to the Massachusetts Police Accreditation standards. HIGHLIGHTS: In November, the Committee met to discuss a 2 -year pro- gram for updating the Police Manual. The Committee in- tends to meet three or four times per year and review 10 -15 policies per quarter. The comments and suggestions from the Committee will be used by the Chief of Police to revise new guidelines. Regional Planning Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) ROLE: As the regional planning agency representing 101 communities in the metropolitan Boston area, including Lexington, to serve as a forum for State and local officials to address regional issues. Council members collaborate in the development of comprehensive plans and recommen- dations in areas of population and employment, transporta- tion, economic development, regional growth and the envi- ronment. MAPC is one of the 17 members of the Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization, which carries out the federally- mandated transportation planning process for the region. MAPC is also the federally- designated economic development district for the region, responsible for creating an annual economic development plan. The Council pro- vides technical assistance and professional resources in land use, the environment, housing, transportation, water re- sources management, economic development, demograph- ic and socioeconomic data, legislative policy, and interlocal partnerships which strengthen the efficient and effective operation of Local governments. APPOINTED by the Selectmen as MAPC Lexington Rep- resentative: Richard Canale; appointed as the Alternate MAPC Lexington Representative: Maryann McCall Taylor. HIGHLIGHTS: The MetroFuture Plan is the official regional long -range plan. The MAPC Council began implementing the Me- troFuture Implementation Strategies phase of Metro- Future: Making a Greater Boston Region. MetroFuture stakeholders have begun to incorporate advocacy, public participation, data analysis, and cutting -edge technology to implement the articulated 13 strategies and hundreds of particular objectives developed through the Metro- Future process. The Lexington MAPC representative is a member of the MetroFuture Steering Committee. Began a contract with the Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts for a Federal Highway grant award of $138,020 to create a Corridor Management Plan (CMP) for The Battle Road Scenic Byway. Lexington, along with Arling- ton, Lincoln, and Concord, and the Minuteman National Historical Park provide policy and steering guidance to the study which is being conducted by the MAPC. Continued offering communities reimbursement funds on bicycle parking equipment. Lexington has qualified for reimbursement for additional high- quality bike racks. Provided Lexington with planning data and analyses in- cluding population, employment and household forecasts. FOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 87 MAPC Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination (MAGIC) ROLE: As one of MAPC's eight subregions, to discuss and work on issues of interlocal concern. Lexington is in the Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination (MAGIC) subregion. Other MAGIC towns are: Acton, Bedford, Bolton, Boxborough, Carlisle, Concord, Hudson, Lincoln, Littleton, Maynard, Stow, and Sudbury. MAGIC participates in The Boston Metropolitan Planning Organi- zation through its membership on the Regional Transpor- tation Advisory Council. APPOINTED by the Selectmen as MAGIC Representatives: Jeanne Krieger and Richard Canale. HIGHLIGHTS: • Through MAGIC, Lexington Stakeholders collaborated with State and Federal legislators and aides in articulating mutual goals and strategies including municipal financing and tax policy, zoning /land use reform including status of local control and smart growth, and statewide /regional transportation financing and planning. • Discussed potential impacts of regional development proposals within the area. • Lexington's MAPC representative and other Lexington representatives participated in several MAPC /MAG- IC forums on Smart Growth and Mixed Use Overlay districts, Affordable Housing Options, Impact of Lo- cal Zoning on Housing and Commercial Development, Zoning Reform, Expedited Permitting, Suburban Mobil- ity, bike trails and multi -use ways, and transportation fi- nancing, planning, and construction issues. Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) ROLE: Comprising seven State /regional agencies, six elect- ed municipalities, the City of Boston, the Regional Trans- portation Advisory Council (ex- officio), the Federal High- way Administration (ex- officio), and the Federal Transit administration (ex- officio), to consolidate transportation planning for a large portion of eastern Massachusetts for a variety of transportation modes and facilities, and to carry out the federally- mandated transportation planning process for the region. The Boston MPO is responsible for produc- ing three key Certification Documents: Regional Transpor- tation Plan (RTP), Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), and Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP). HIGHLIGHTS: • Several Lexington Federally funded roadway projects were approved through the MPO process. Routes I -95 38 1 2009 Annual Report Nk ,inn;ll Planninn rY ®vious P a and Route 2 received approval for stimulus funding for repaving and signage improvements. The reconstruction of the Route 2A bridge over I -95 was approved and de- sign has begun. The Waltham Street / Marrett Road intersection im- provements are approved for construction during the 2010 Federal Fiscal Year. Regional Transportation Advisory Council ROLE: To provide public policy advice to the Boston MPO members on regional transportation issues and specific MPO actions. The Council is composed of 60 represen- tatives from cities and towns, MAPC subregions, profes- sional transportation and planning associations, advocacy and advisory groups, transportation providers, and various state and regional agencies. Lexington is one of the twelve Town members. APPOINTED by the Selectmen as Lexington's Representa- tive to the Regional Transportation Advisory Council: Gail Wagner. HIGHLIGHTS: • Lexington and MAGIC maintain a direct voice in transportation planning and project selection through the Boston MPO and its Regional Transportation Ad- visory Council. Richard Canale represents MAGIC on transportation issues as the subregion's representative to the Regional Transportation Advisory Council. Gail Wagner, the Lexington Transportation Coordinator, represents Lexington on the Advisory Council. Battle Road Scenic Byway Corridor Management Study Working Group ROLE: To provide oversight to the development of the 2 -year, federally- funded Battle Road Scenic Byway Corri- dor Management Study. The Working Group consists of ten Core Working Members: two representatives designat- ed by the local elected officials of each of the four commu- nities (Arlington, Lexington, Lincoln, and Concord) plus one member from the Minute Man National Historical Park and one member from MAPC. APPOINTED by the Selectmen as Lexington's Representa- tives to the Battle Road Scenic Byway Corridor Manage- ment Study Working Group: Richard Canale and Maryann McCall Taylor. Selectmen's Liaison: Jeanne Krieger. HIGHLIGHTS • The first four -town public outreach meeting occurred on June 16, 2009 at Cary Hall. The context and significance of the Battle Road was presented by Dan Fenn, JFK School of Government Adjunct Lecturer, and Lexing- ton Resident. A Battle Road Scenic Byway Virtual Tour, which is available online at the www battleroadscenicby- way.org website, was presented. The purpose of the Fed- eral Scenic Byways Program and Corridor Management Plans was outlined. • The Corridor Management Working group met monthly and set up a subcommittee structure, planned public outreach, and began setting the agenda for completing the Plan. • Three subcommittees were formed on: Land Use, Road- way, and Tourism, and those subcommittees began meeting monthly starting in the fall. Lexington Scholarship and Education Fund Committee ROLE: To oversee the distribution of funds, which are col- lected biannually through the tax bill solicitation, to the Lexington PTA Council Scholarship Fund and the Lex- ington Education Foundation, per donor request. APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Chair David Williams with Thomas Fenn from the Lexington PTA Council Scholar- ship Committee, Janine Cohen and John Miller from the Lexington Education Foundation, and Dr. Paul Ash from the Lexington School Department. HIGHLIGHTS • $2,801 in donations was designated and distributed to the Lexington PTA Council Scholarship Fund. • $ 1,525 in donations was designated and distributed to the Lexington Education Foundation. Sidewalk Committee ROLE: To advise the Board of Select- men on Lexington sidewalk policies and the condition of sidewalks and contigu- ous walking paths. The committee seeks broad citizen input in its fluid develop- ment of a prioritized list for improving existing sidewalks and for new construc- tion, based on need and justifiable ex- pense. The committee also advises on the placement of crosswalks and signage, on policies concerning snow removal, and warranted brush clearing. APPOINTMENTS: Chair Jerry Van Hook, Suzie Barry, John Davies, Mar- garet Lotz, Judy Crocker, Lucy Fletch- er-Jones and Francine Stieglitz. Liaisons to the committee include Jeanne Krieger (Selectmen), Richard Canale (Planning), Elaine Celi (School Trans- portation), Sharon MacKenzie (Board U Health), Wayne Brooks (DPW ), and Charles Sargent (LPD). OVERVIEW: Working closely with DPW, Engineer- ing, and other town agencies, the SWC helps monitor on- going state, federal , and local commercial mitigation side- walk projects. 2009 saw improvements to Woburn, Lowell, Concord, and Spring Streets. 2008 funds were available for Roosevelt Rd new construction, based on local need. TOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 89 Sidewalk Committee. Front Row (L -R): _ john Davies, Jerry Van Hook (Chairman), Suzie Barry, Lucy Fletcher - Jones, Back Row: Wayne Brooks (DPW), Jeanne Krieger (Selectmen), Elaine Celi School Trans, Judy Crocker, and Meg Lotz. Ahsent: Rich Canale (Planning), Francine Stieglitz, Sharon MacKenzie (BOH) and Charles Sargent (LPD). HIGHLIGHTS: Continued working with PTA, school officials and neighborhood groups in order to refine the ongoing pri- ority list. Sidewalk repairs and new construction objec- tives focus on meeting the safety needs of school chil- dren and the general public. Worked with the Town DPW to develop a master list of all sidewalks, crosswalks, and right of ways to be inte- grated with GIS software, allowing interested parties to rapidly obtain the data and computer images needed for informed discussion. The program is expected to be fully functional sometime in 2010. Attended public meetings and worked with neighborhood groups on the planning for the Spring Street sidewalk. Discussed strategies for improving pedestrian and school access safety with crosswalks and sidewalks near the for- mer Lexington Gardens site. Voted upon and wrote sev- eral letters to the contractor, the Planning Board, and Town administrators • Continued the Safe Routes to School program, where 5 LPS schools are now partnered with the Mass DOT. • Joined with the Safe Mass Ave committee in evaluat- ing new approaches for improving pedestrian safety in crossing Mass Ave near Pleasant Street in East Lexing- ton. • Held public meetings with residents of the Hastings School neighborhood concerning a new sidewalk along one side of Roosevelt Road, for safe passage of school children . Hastings parent Sharon Kendall with the Roosevelt Road petition and a poster by parents and children thanking the Town for the new sidewalk. d 90 1 2009 Annual Report Tax Deferral And Exemption Study Committee ROLE: To study, understand, and evaluate options to help lower - income citizens, particularly seniors, with their prop- erty taxes. To research existing State legislation that enables local tax exemptions and deferrals, estimate the probable cost to the town budget, and advise the Selectmen on the costs and benefits, pros and cons of each option. To track legislation currently under development by the Common- wealth and to encourage legislation beneficial to Town in- terests. APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen: Co- Chairs Vicki Blier and Patricia Costello, Joel Adler, Mary Haskell, Anne McQuilken; Board Liaison Norman Cohen; Appropria- tions Committee Liaison John Bartenstein; Staff' Liaison Rob Addelson. HIGHLIGHTS: Continued to follow legislation pertaining to tax ex- emptions and deferrals. Joined with the Property Tax Relief Committee of the Massachusetts Council on Aging to follow tax exemp- tions and deferrals offered by other communities and emerging at the State level. Tourism Committee Personnel FY09 FY08 Seasonal.. ............................... 8 ...... ............................... 9 ROLE: To improve the quality of the Lexington tourist ex- perience for both visitors and the Town by coordinating the efforts of State, regional, and local organizations. APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen: Chair Dawn McK- enna, Susan Bennett, Mary Jo Bohart, Kerry Brandin, Bebe Fallick, Carla Fortmann, Mary Gillespie, Kathleen James, Paul O'Shaughnessy, John Patrick, Lou Sideris, Peter Kel- ley (Selectmen liaison). Liberty Ride Program Coordina- tor and Battle Green Guide Coordinator Masha Traber (8 years). Freedoms Way representative Mary Gillespie. John Ott and Joanne Myers completed their terms. HIGHLIGHTS: • Operated the eighth season of the Liberty Ride from Memorial Day Weekend through October 31st. Despite the economic downturn, profits in FY09 rose. The Tour- ism Committee is now able to predict their available funds based on the years' operations since moving to a Revolving Fund. Updated the committee's brochure, entitled Property Tax Relief for Seniors, with current information for dis- tribution by the Town. Continued to do research and to participate in discussions with Town officials to maintain eligibility standards for the Town's deferral program that are both fiscally prudent and beneficial to deserving property owners. A Select- man's motion to raise the eligibility standard to include households with incomes of up to $50,000 was approved by the Spring 2009 Town Meeting. Co- chairs presented information about tax exemptions, deferrals and other tax relief measures for seniors at the Senior Center. Published Letters to the Editor in the Lexington Min- uteman describing advantages of Lexington's Property Tax Deferral program versus reverse mortgages. Sent technical information packages regarding Lexing- ton's Property Tax Deferral program to Lexington cler- gy, attorneys and financial advisors to encourage them to promote utilization of the deferral program and other tax relief programs for which their clients may be eligible. • Obtained approval from Town Meeting approves the Committee's request for a spending limit in the Revolv- ing Fund based on existing revenues. • Purchased wireless credit card machine to facilitate tick- et and merchandise. • Following the successful pilot, now including admissions to the three historic house with the Liberty Ride ticket. • Held third annual joint training session with guides from all sites open to tourists throughout the town. Bringing together all of those who serve tourists in Lexington has proven to invigorate staff throughout the organizations and has made Lexington a welcoming destination for visitors. Submitted a separate warrant article to foster economic development by encouraging people to spend more time in Lexington. Town Meeting approved $ 15,000, which will be spent to promote Lexington in targeted mar- kets and to develop a tourist - friendly map of Lexington businesses and sites for visitors. • Increased presence on the web with new ad on the Great- er Boston Visitor and Convention Bureau website www. bostonusa.com. Design was donated by resident Paul ro l i ri c l'1'f rommittoa continued from Pe a revious P g Kingsford and formatted by commit- tee member Kerry Brandin. Continued work on the Town's Sis- ter City relationship with Antony, France. (See separate report.) Held small group meetings with broad spectrum of citizens to solicit feedback for the Battle Green Mas- ter Plan. Over 500 surveys collected. Emerging themes include: accom- modating layers of history, eliminat- ing tour bus parking, and improving design features such as lighting, path- ways, etc. Requested CPA funding to hire a professional consultant. TOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 91 Tourism Committee: Front row: Susan Bennett, Kerry Brandin, Mary jo Bohart Back row: Masha Traher, Dawn McKenna, Lou Sideris, Mary Gillespie, john Patrick Town Celebrations Committee ROLE: To plan and carry out proper observances of Patriots' Day, Memorial Day, Veterans Day and all such holidays and special events as the Board of Selectmen may designate. APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen for overlapping 3 -year terms: Chair Suzie Barry, Vice -chair Bob Tracey, Sally Fisher, Mary Gillespie, Jo Anne Granger, Sondra Lu- cente, Henry Murphy, Sandra Podgorski, Charlie Price. Subcommittee: Paul Jenkins, Jerry Michelson, Julie Miller, Bill Mix, John Rossi, Jim Shaw. Honorary members: C. Jean Coates, Marion Snow. Selectmen Liaison: Peter Kelley. Patriots'Day � Monday, A p ril 20, 2009 Rachel MacNeil &, Garrett Johnson members of the Lex- ington Youth Commission were the Youth Parade Co -Chief Marshals and Co- Masters of Ceremonies for the Morn- ing Ceremonies on the Battle Green. Rev. Peter Meek gave the Invocation and Benediction. Lexington High School student Alex Parrish accompanied by the Lexington High School Band sang the National Anthem. Norman Cohen, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen read the Greetings from the State. 'The following awards were presented: • Cecil K. Harris Award: Paul Jeremy Bassin Davis • Dan H. Fenn, Jr. /Lexington Minute Men Company Award: John Chiesa, Jr. • William P. Fitzgerald Award: Sharon Spaulding • Youth Recognition Award: Joe Costello & Joe Hankin • Minuteman Cane Award: Jackie Ward • White Tricorn Hat: Nick Cannalonga Aurieo Pierro Served as Chief Marshal for the afternoon parade and was assisted by members of Lexington VFW Post #3007. Serving as the Spirit of `76 in both parades: Robin Wilson, Fife; Robert Wilson, Drummer; and Sam Estabrook Flag Bearer. 2009 Float winners: Commercial: -4 t 1 st Wagon Wheel Farmstand 2nd Wilson Farm 3rd Mahoney's Garden Center Civic: 1st Wells Fargo Wagon 2nd Lexington Historical Society 3rd Lexington Lions Club Youth: 1st Lexington Youth Commission 2nd Lexington Girl Scouts Memorial Day � Monday, May 25, 2009 The Memorial Day Parade was led by John Foti, US Army, WWII, assisted by Joe Carabbio, US Navy, WWII. Lexing- ton Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts assisted with wreath laying. Chaplain Lance Hoggart of Hanscom AFB gave the In- vocation and Benediction. Lexington High School student Alex Parrish accompanied by the Lexington High School Band sang the National Anthem. Jeanne Krieger, mem- ber of the Board of Selectmen read the Greetings from the )2 1 2009 Annual Report TnWn rdainhrntinnS Committee continued from P' d ous revi P State. Officer Jim Brooks of the Lexington Police Depart- Rhymes and Richard Fryer. Lexington High School stu- ment received special recognition from the Committee for dents Tommy Moriarity and Rachel Robichaud accompa- his many years of assistance. nied by the Lexington High School Band sang the Nation- al Anthem. Shirley Holdman from the Christian Science Veterans Day r--; Wednesday, Church gave the Invocation and Benediction. Lexington November 11, 2009 Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts assisted with wreath laying. Norman Cohen, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen read Lexington's Veterans Agent Robert Martin, served as Chief the Greetings from the State. 'he 2009 Veterans Day Es- Marshal of the Veterans Day Parade, assisted by Cleve say Contest winners were: Carter William Yee, Bowman Elementary School; John Caples, Jonas Clarke Middle School, and Tt Jessica Hylak and Olivia Burger, Lexing- ton High School. Town Celebrations Committee. Front (L -R): Suzie Barry, Julie Miller, Sandy Podgorski, JoAnne Granger. Rear (L -R): Bob Tracey, Paul Jenkins, Henry Murphy, Sally Fisher 300th Anniversary Celebration Committee ROLE: 'he Lexington 300th Anniversary Celebration Committee, a subcommittee of the Town Celebrations Committee, is charged with the planning of celebrations for the 300th anniversary of the incorporation of Lexington as a town - March 31, 1713. APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen as a subcommit- tee to the Town Celebrations Committee, Susan Rockwell, Donna Hooper, Richard Kollen, and Cynthia Savage. Our vision is to fully develop a sense of community during a year of celebration and to encourage everyone to partici- pate at some level. We anticipate a kickoff event in Sep- tember of 2012 and a culmination event in September of 2013 with extra - special events to be held on the weekend of March 30 -31, 2013. We have identified various community groups and categories for participation and encourage each organization to partici- pate at whatever level it wishes, developing its own focus and angle. Our committee will act as a clearinghouse for these ac- tivities as well as producing several of our own events. In addition, we anticipate reaching out beyond our town to the other " Lexingtons" in America. HIGHLIGHTS: Participated in a joint meeting with the Town Celebrations Committee and were gratified by the enthusiastic reception for our ideas and the willingness of each organization to put its own "spin" on the celebration. Looking forward to a very exciting and active year of cel- ebration for our exceptional community. Traffic Mitigation Group ROLE: To coordinate review of traffic- related issues result- ing from new development and oversee implementation of mitigation activities; working with input from other Town committees, identify priority areas for transportation im- provements, and make recommendations to the Board of Se- lectmen regarding expenditures for mitigation commitments; administer contracts for mitigation projects and monitor ex- ecution of Transportation Demand Management plans. APPOINTED by the Selectmen for a length of term consistent with members' applicable Board or Committee term length: Chair Jeanne Krieger, Board of Selectmen; Arthur Smith, Board of Appeals; Richard Canale, Planning Board; Dave Cannon, Christine McVay, Gail Wagner, and Susan Yanof- sky, town staff. Liaisons: Elaine Dratch, Transportation Ad- visory Committee, Sudhir Murthy, Traffic Safety Advisory Committee, Jerry Van Hook, Sidewalk Committee. Traffic Safety Advisory Committee Role: To advise the Selectmen on traffic safety issues. 'Me Police Department reviews residents' traffic concerns to assess safety levels and to develop recommendations that may require consultation with staff from the engineering, planning, or school departments. Unresolved traffic safety concerns are scheduled for a public meeting presided over by the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee. 'he Board of Selectmen reviews meeting reports and recommendations. Recommendations approved by the Selectmen requiring signs or markings are forwarded to the Department of Pub- lic Works for implementation, and code changes are for- warded to the Town Clerk's Office. APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Stephen Ades, Steve Fry - mer, Sudhir Murthy, Stefan Schatzki, Jonathan Wettstone (School Department), Captain Charles Sargent (Police Department), David Cannon (Engineering), Gail Wagner (Transportation Services). HIGHLIGHTS: • Installed crosswalk signage on Massachusetts Avenue at Independence Avenue. • Installed crosswalk signage on Massachusetts Avenue at Ellen Dana Court. • Installed crosswalk signage on Massachusetts Avenue at Pleasant Street. • Posted 35 mph speed limit, Pleasant Street between Watertown Street and Lawrence Lane. • Posted 30 mph speed limit on Walnut Street TOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 93 HIGHLIGHTS: Massachusetts Avenue from Marrett Road to Pleasant Street Traffic study conducted and design solutions developed. Findings will be presented at 2010 Town Meeting. Waltham Street crosswalk near Waltham line- Contrac- tor selected. Public review of crosswalk placement will precede construction. Improvements discussed during meetings included: Hartwell Avenue, Massachusetts Avenue intersec- tions at Maple Street and Pleasant Street, Hayden Av- enue, Marrett Road at Spring Street intersection, Han- cock Street rotary, Concord Avenue sidewalks between Waltham and Spring Streets, Battle Road Scenic Cor- ridor study. Tra�ic Safety Advisory Committee: Seated L -R: Gail Wagner and Stefan Schatzki. Standing L -R: David Cannon and Captain Charles Sargent • Posted No Parking in front of 286 Lincoln Street. • Installed traffic turning signs on Walnut Street marking driveway to Potter Pond. • Posted Deaf Child cautionary signs on Tyler Road. • Responded to 70 traffic safety issues presented by residents. Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) ROLE: To advise the Selectmen and other Town boards and • Advocated for travel options through presentations at committees on issues that concern alternatives to private public meetings, such as Town Meeting, Traffic Mitiga- automobile travel and support public transit options. TAC tion Group and Planning Board. also works with the town's Transportation Coordinator on • Promoted public transit through participation in the Pa- all matters related to the operation of Lexpress. triot's Day parade in which a Lexpress bus transported APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen for 3 -year overlap- seniors along the parade route. ping terms: Co -chair Sara Arnold, Co -chair William Le- LEXPRESs Highlights: vison, Sally Castleman, Elaine Dratch, Larry Link, Danny . Celebrated its 30th anniversary with a public ceremony Moraff, Francine Stieglitz. at Depot Square to affirm Lexington's commitment to LIAISONS: Hank Manz (Board of Selectmen) and Richard public transit and the MBTA partnership which created Canale (Planning Board). Honorary member: Donald Gra- and sustained this community bus. ham. • Increased ridership 4 percent, continuing the annual in- TAC HIGHLIGHTS: creases that have occurred since the temporary loss of • Contributed transportation - related recommendations service in 2003. Senior citizen use increased 10 percent, to the Selectmen and Planning Board regarding South with 250 more wheelchair rides this year. Lexington commercial development by Beal, Cubist, and Lexington Technology Park. • Contributed transportation - related recommendations for inclusion in the Planning Board's Request for Pro- posals that solicited a design for a Hartwell Ave. Trans- portation Mitigation Overlay District. • Publicized and organized community responses to pro- posed MBTA service cutbacks. OF w Danny Moraff, student committee member, programmed Lexpress routes for Google Transit, making Lexpress one of the earliest contributors to Google's transportation information resource. Danny's commitment to transpor- tation has received regional and national recognition. tl ■ dn 1 r r Transportation Advisory Committee: Transportation Advisory Committee members join town, state and MBTA representatives to com- memorate 30 years of Lexpress service. Front Row (L -R): Lauren Coughlin of th e MBTA, Sara Arnold, Sally Castleman, and Elaine Dratch of TAC, and Barbara Lucas and Pauline Burke, both former Lexpress Coordinators. Back Row (L -R): Lexpress Coordinator Gail Wagner, Town Manager Carl Valente, James Folk of the MBTA, Selectman Norm Cohen, Bill Levison of TAC, State Senator Kenneth Donnelly, Selectman Hank Manz. Trustees of Public Trusts ROLE: To administer, invest and disburse the funds of 113 trusts, plus two cemetery funds and two library funds be- queathed or donated to the town for specific public purpos- es. Since 1910 the Trustees purpose has been to encourage and facilitate, giving locally by Lexington citizens. We help donors with their giving today and enable their generosity to continue after their lifetimes, supporting causes they care about and solving concerns we can't now imagine. APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen: Chair Alan S. Fields, Thomas G. Taylor and David G. Williams. HIGHLIGHTS: The total market value of the 113 trusts, two cemetery funds and the two library funds as of June 30 2009 was 58,671,941.00. Trustees distributed a total of $489,203 to the following specific areas of need: All Purpose ......................... ............................... S 21,415 Beautification ..................... ............................... $ 197,939 Human Services .................. ............................... S 14,038 Recognition......................... ............................... S 10,0 3 Scholarship......................... ............................... $ 137,251 Perpetual Care .................... ............................... $ 108,507 Cary Memorial Library ............... ............................... $00 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 95 These trusts represent the love the donors and individuals being honored have for Lexington and its citizens and their wish to contribute to the Town's betterment. Knowing that a trust is in perpetuity, that gifts will be used locally and are tax deductible, is most satisfying to donors. The Trustees of Public Trusts make giving very easy and at- tractive and make it easy to be philanthropic. Any person or organization may create a named trust with a minimum gift of $5,000. Additions may also be made to any existing trust at any time. The Trustees can accept a wide variety of assets and can Accommodate a donor's financial and estate plan- ning objectives. Establishing a fund in the Trust is a simple, quick and economical procedure. The Trustees take care of all the necessary paperwork at no cost. A brief description of each trust and a financial statement follow. "Principal Balance" refers to the original gift and ad- ditions plus realized capital gains. "Income Balance" refers to unspent interest and dividends. Disbursements are the money disbursed in fiscal year 2009. This year two new Trusts were established: The Alan B. Wilson Memorial Scholarship Fund and The Shire Schol- arship Fund. Trustees of Public Trusts —List of All Funds All- Purpose Funds Cary Memorial Library Unrestricted Fund Established 2007, the income to be used to purchase books and other material for the library's collection. Principal balance ................ ............................... $712,761 Income balance ...................... ............................... $3,314 Cary Memorial Library Restricted Fund Established 2007, the income to be used to purchase books and oth- er material in accord with the terms of the named funds which comprise this fund. Principal balance ................ ............................... $202,451 Income balance ......................... ............................... $846 Fund for Lexington Established 1995, the income to be used in three areas: assisting those in need, beautification, and providing seed money for innovative ideas and projects. Donations can be earmarked for any of the three areas. Disbursements .................... ............................... $ 197413 Principal balance ................. ............................... $ 65,123 Income balance ................... ............................... $ 34,145 Genesis Community Fund Established 1998, three - quarters of the income will be used for scholarships and human services Principal balance .................. ............................... $44,854 Income balance ...................... ............................... $3,098 George L. Gilmore Fund Established 1950, the income to be used as the Town may from time to time vote; and if at any time special use arises to which in the opinion of the Selectmen the principal of said fund may be applied, then it may be applied upon the vote of the Town Meeting. Disbursements ....................... ............................... $2,003 Principal balance .................. ............................... $74,883 Income balance ...................... ............................... $6,180 CIVIC IMPROVEMENT/ BEAUTIFICATION FUNDS Battle Green Flag Pole Maintenance Fund Established 2007, the income to provide for the perpetual care of the flag pole located in the center of the Battle Green Common of Lexington Principal balance .................. ............................... $ 15,493 Income balance ......................... ............................... $810 B O LT (Backers of Lexington Track) Established 2000, the principal is to be expended to resurface, reconstruct, re- pair and maintain the indoor track and related projects at the Lexington High School field house 96 1 2009 Annual Report Triictapc nf P Tnictc *_r, °� T ;ous P r F Principal balance .................... ............................... $5,311 Income balance ......................... ............................... $667 Geneva M. Brown Fund Established 1947, the income is to be used for improving and beautifying the common and triangular parcel of land in front of the Masonic Temple. Principal balance .................. ............................... $ 15,969 Income balance ...................... ............................... $ 1,581 Chiesa Farm Conservation Land Trust Fund—Estab- lished 2000, after notification three - quarters of the net an- nual income may be spent for plantings, signage, mainte- nance projects, and land acquisition of abutting land, to help preserve the character of the Chiesa farm conservation area. Disbursements ....................... ............................... $4,840 Principal balance .................. ............................... $75,636 Income balance ...................... ............................... $2,874 Dunback Meadow Conservation Fund Established 2000, three - quarters of the net income may be used to help preserve the character of the Dunback Meadow conservation area Principal balance .................... ............................... $6,038 Income balance ......................... ............................... $520 Jack and Betty Eddison Blossom Fund Established 1993, three - quarters of the annual net income to be used to help preserve the character and green spaces of Lexington and its Bikeway, through maintenance, new projects, and the planting of flowers and trees. Disbursements ....................... ............................... $2,255 Principal balance .................. ............................... $61,495 Income balance ...................... ............................... $5,380 Frederick L. Emery Fund Established 1936, the income is to be used by the Lexington Field and Garden Club for the work of grading, grassing, and keeping in order grass borders lying between sidewalks or footpaths and the drive- ways on public streets; and in otherwise beautifying the public streets, ways, and places in said Town, preference be given to said objects in order stated Disbursements.......................... ............................... $386 Principal balance .................... ............................... $7,373 Income balance ......................... ............................... $257 Orin W. Fiske - Battle Green Fund Established 1899, the income is to be used for the maintenance of the Lex- ington Battle Green or the monuments erected thereon. Principal balance .................... ............................... $1,421 Income balance ........................... ............................... $28 Charles E. French Colonial Cemetery Fund—Estab- lished 1905, the annual income to be devoted to the care of the older part of the cemetery in which repose the remains of Rev. John Hancock and wife. Principal balance .................. ............................... $ 16,422 Income balance ...................... ............................... $2,181 Gordon /Souza Juniper Hill Fund Established 1993, three - quarters of the annual net income shall be used to help preserve the character of Juniper Hill Conservation Land; such income may be spent for plantings, signs, main- tenance projects, and land acquisition. Principal balance .................. ............................... $45,625 Income balance ...................... ............................... $4,633 Hayden Woods Conservation Fund Established 1998, three - quarters of the annual net income shall be used to help preserve the character of the Hayden Woods conser- vation land; such income may be used for plantings, signs, maintenance projects and land acquisitions. Disbursement ......................... ............................... $4,418 Principal balance .................. ............................... $36,570 Income balance ...................... ............................... $7,906 Hayes Fountain Fund Established 1895, the income is to be used for the perpetual care of the fountain and grounds immediately around it. Principal balance .................... ............................... $4,244 Income balance ........................... ............................... $89 Richard and Jeanne Kirk Fund Established 2000, up to three - quarters of the net income earned each year may be used for the maintenance, support and improvement of the Theresa and Roberta Lee Fitness /Nature Path. Disbursements .................. ............................... $ 181,162 Principal balance ............... ............................... $ 878,531 Income balance ...................... ............................... $9,693 Teresa and Roberta Lee Fitness Nature Path—Estab- lished 1990, the income, and, if necessary, the principal, are to be used by the Town of Lexington Recreation Commit- tee through the Lincoln Park Committee for the work of grading, planting, beautifying, and maintaining the Teresa and Roberta Lee Fitness Nature Path. Principal balance ................. ............................... $ 80,104 Income balance ...................... ............................... $3,084 Lexington Community Playground Fund Established 1991, the income and, if necessary, the principal are to be used by the Lexington Recreation Committee for the work of repairing and maintaining the Lexington Community Playground. Principal balance .................... ............................... $97344 Income balance ...................... ............................... $17036 Lexington Nature Trust Fund Established 1992, the in- come and, if necessary, the principal, are to be used by the Town of Lexington Conservation Commission for the ac- quisition, promotion, and management of its properties. FOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 97 f P11 h" 'xl 1 ct contin-.7 -d from P revioi- _ ._ Disbursements ....................... ............................... S4,008 Principal balance .................. ............................... S99,274 Principal balance .................. ............................... $32,352 Income balance ...................... ............................... $4,977 Income balance ...................... ............................... 51)1Z5 David G. Miller Conservation Trust Established 2004,up to 3/4 of the net income earned shall be used, when requested by the Conservation Commission, for the pro - motion, beautification and management of the conservation land in Lexington. Principal balance .................... ............................... s 9, 042 Income balance ...................... ............................... $ 1,020 Everet M. Mulliken Fund Established 1948, the income is to be used under the supervision of the proper town au- thorities, for the care of Hastings Park. Principal balance .................. ............................... S33,966 Income balance ..................... ............................... $ 3,527 Edith C. Redman Trust Established 1928, the income only is to be used and applied for the care and maintenance of the Lexington Common; known as the "Battle Green." Principal balance .................... ............................... 82,509 Income balance ........................... ............................... $54 George O. Smith Fund Established 1903, the income is to be expended by the Field and Garden Club in setting out and keeping in order shade and ornamental trees and shrubs on the streets and highways in Lexington, or the beautifying of unsightly places in the highways. Principal balance .................... ............................... $3,437 Income balance ......................... ............................... $201 George W. Taylor Flag Fund Established 1931, the in- come is to be used for the care, preservation, and replace- ment of the flagpole on the Battle Green, or for the pur- chase of new flags; any balance of income is to be used for the care of Lexington Common. Disbursement............................ ............................... $890 Principal balance .................... ............................... S6,008 Income balance ........................... ............................... $50 George W. Taylor Tree Fund Established 1931, the in- come is to be used for the care, purchase and preservation of trees for the adornment of the Town. Principal balance .................. ............................... S12)784 Income balance ...................... ............................... S1)660 Albert Ball Tenney Memorial Fund Established 1950, the income is to be used to provide nightly illumination of the Lexington Minute Man statue. Principal balance .................. ............................... S18)979 Income balance ...................... ............................... S2,490 William Tower Memorial Park Fund Established 1913, the income is to be applied by the Town, in each and every year for the care, maintenance, and improvements of Tower Park. Willards Woods Conservation Fund Established 2000, three - quarters of the income may be used for plantings, sig- nage, maintenance projects and land acquisition costs for the Willards Woods conservation area. Principal balance .................... ............................... S7,700 Income balance ......................... ............................... $ 804 CELEBRATION FUNDS American Legion Celebrations Fund Established 1982, three - quarters of the annual net income is to be used to- wards defraying the town's cost for the Patriot's Day, Me- morial Day, and Veterans' Day celebrations. Principal balance .................. ............................... S12,608 Income balance ......................... ............................... $349 Leroy S. Brown Fund Established 1940, the income is to be used towards defraying the expense of an appropriate and dignified celebration of the anniversary of the Battle of Lexington. Principal balance .................. ............................... $ 14,292 Income balance ......................... ............................... $339 HUMAN SERVICES FUNDS Beals Fund Established 1891, the income is to be ex- pended for the benefit of worthy, indigent, American -born men and women over 60 years of age. Disbursement......................... ............................... S 1,000 Principal balance .................... ............................... x7,433 Income balance ......................... ............................... $243 Bridge Charitable Fund Established 1880, the income is to be annually distributed among the deserving poor of Lexington without distinction of sex or religion. Disbursements ....................... ............................... S2,215 Principal balance .................. ............................... $37,694 Income balance ......................... ............................... $879 Friends of the Lexington Council on Aging, Inc.—Es- tablished 1992, the income when requested, shall be used to provide programs and services to benefit older adults in Lexington. Principal may also be used for capital improve- ments to the Senior Center Disbursement ....................... ............................... S 10,000 Principal balance ................ ............................... $259,520 Income balance .................... ............................... S 13,176 Jonas Gammell Trust Established 1873, the income is to be used by the Board of Public Welfare and by two wom- en appointed annually for the purpose by the Selectmen in purchasing such luxuries or delicacies for the town poor, )8 1 2009 Annual Report Trnctaac of Nihii 'n i ctc , , tinue r °T T� ous P � wherever located, as are not usually furnished them, an shall tend to promote their health and comfort. Principal balance .................... ............................... $ 1,436 Income balance ........................... ............................... $30 IDisbursement ............................ ............................... 875o Principal balance .................. ............................... $ 15,678 Income balance ......................... ............................... $ 862 Jack and Sally Gardner Fund Established 2000, up to three - quarters of the annual income may be used to support activities endorsed by the Friends of the Council on Aging. Principal balance .................. ............................... x30,798 Income balance ...................... ............................... x2,406 Elizabeth Bridge Gerry Fund Established 1885, the in- come is to be distributed to the deserving poor of Lexing- ton without distinction of sex or religion. Disbursement............................ ............................... $ 800 Principal balance .................... ............................... $6,040 Income balance ......................... ............................... $ 163 Harriet R. Gilmore Fund Established 1892, the income is to be used for the benefit of poor people in Lexington. Principal balance .................... ............................... S3,245 Income balance ........................... ............................... $70 Lexington Human Services Fund Established 1990, to be funded by transfers from other funds administered by the Trustees as well as private contributions, to provide funds for the Lexington Human Services Committee in its mission to help individuals in need. Principal balance .................. ............................... 816,o59 Income balance ......................... ............................... $578 RECOGNITION FUNDS Matt Allen Memorial Fund Established 1944, reestab- lished 2004 to be used by the Athletic Dept. of Lexington High School for annual awards to boys who have shown unusual faithfulness, effort and sportsmanship in each of five major sports and also for a tablet to be kept in the school as a record of these awards. Principal balance .................... ............................... $5,077 Income balance ......................... ............................... $582 EllaLou Dimmock Prize for Vocal Excellence Fund—Es - tablished 1997 by The Lexington Council for the Arts. The award recognizes a LHS student, selected by the LHS mu- sic faculty, who demonstrates promising vocal ability and/ or promotes vocal musical performance in the community. Disbursements.......................... ............................... $223 Principal balance .................... ............................... x6,144 Income balance ........................... ............................... $48 Dan H. Fenn, Jr. Minuteman Fund Established 1998, three quarters of the annual net income is to be used to fund a grant or award to an individual or group pursuing the study of colonial history, primarily Lexington. Charles E. Ferguson Youth Recognition Award Fund Established 1997, to fund monetary awards to the LHS students receiving the Lexington Youth Award at each Pa- triot's Day celebration. The recipients are selected by the Youth Commission. The fund was established with moneys left to the town by Charles E. Ferguson, Town Moderator from 1949 -1969. Disbursement............................ ............................... $500 Principal balance .................. ............................... S 14,422 Income balance ......................... ............................... $ 108 Paul Foley Leadership Fund Established 1990, this award is made periodically to a member of the administra- tion, faculty, staff, or a volunteer in the Lexington Public School System to recognize and reward his /her outstand- ing leadership in facilitating a team approach to meeting the educational needs of students, individually or as a group. Principal balance .................... ............................... 85,108 Income balance ......................... ............................... $ 102 Alice Hinkle- Prince Estabrook Award Fund Established 2004 to place and maintain a physical memorial honoring Prince Estabrook, the African- American soldier and slave who fought as a Patriot on the Battle Green and to fund pe- riodically the Alice Hinkle- Prince Estabrook Award. Principal balance .................... ............................... x5,168 Income balance ......................... ............................... $272 Lexington Education Foundation Fund Established 1989, to promote sound, innovative approaches to enhance excellence in education by funding projects in areas of cre- ative program development, innovative materials, and in- structional resources. Disbursement......................... ............................... x7,500 Principal balance .................... ............................... x6,198 Income balance ......................... ............................... $373 Lexington High School Music Endowment Fund—Es- tablished 2006, 75% of the income will be distributed by FOLMADS to the LHS Music Dept. to be used at the discretion of the faculty to benefit the students. Disbursement......................... ............................... $ 1,500 Principal balance .................. ............................... $36,288 Income balance ...................... ............................... $27812 Millennium Arts Fund Established 2000, three - quarters of the net income shall be paid from time to time to the LEF to fund a grant as appropriate. Principal balance .................... ............................... x8,098 Income balance ......................... ............................... $ 171 Jacquelyn R. Smith Memorial Internship Fund—Estab- lished 1993, three - quarters of the annual net income is to Piihlir T nn tinued � ,rrlsr � �„.�s a p� be used to help professionals gain valuable work experience and explore career options within local government. Principal balance ................ ............................... $ 113,090 Income balance ...................... ............................... $9,956 S. Lawrence Whipple History Fund Established 1996 by his many friends in honor of "Larry" Whipple, the prize will be awarded to a Lexington resident currently attend- ing a public of private secondary school of college who has demonstrated a genuine affinity for this community and has made a significant contribution to a better understand- ing of Lexington's past. Disbursements .......................... ............................... $300 Principal balance .................. ............................... S 10,258 Income balance ......................... ............................... $235 SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS Sangwook Ahn Memorial Scholarship Fund—Estab- lished 1998, three - quarters of the annual net income is to be awarded to a Lexington High School senior whose life encompasses a joyful display of zest, a respect for all, a striv- ing for excellence, and service towards others. Disbursements ....................... ............................... $ 1,000 Principal balance .................. ............................... $22,102 Income balance ......................... ............................... $189 Charles D. Aker Family Memorial Scholarship Fund Established 1998, three - quarters of the annual net income to be awarded to a Lexington High School senior who must have held a responsible position on a sports team (other than a player) for at least two years. Principal balance .................... ............................... $6,116 Income balance ......................... ............................... $461 Bass DiDomenico Scholarship Fund Established 2002, an award is to be made each year to a graduate of LHS who plans to major in music or music education. Disbursement......................... ............................... $37015 Principal balance .................. ............................... $207326 Income balance ...................... ............................... $ 1,557 Bathon Family Scholarship Fund Established 2006, three quarters of the annual income is to be used to fund a scholarship(s) to a Lexington resident who graduates from LHS, Minuteman Tech or Lexington Christian Academy. Recipients must have strong technical skills and attend Vil- lanova Univ or a post secondary school in the N.E. states. Principal balance .................... ............................... $47519 Income balance ...................... ............................... $27035 Hallie C. Blake Fund Established 1920, the income is to be used annually in cash prizes to two seniors (a boy and a girl) of Lexington High School, who by example and influ- ence have shown the highest qualities of leadership, con- FOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 99 duct, and character and who possess, in the largest measure, the good will of the student body. Principal balance .................... ............................... $6,809 Income balance ......................... ............................... $515 Anne E. Borghesani Memorial Prize Established 1990, three - quarters of the annual net income is to be awarded to a woman in the senior class of Lexington High School who has demonstrated a commitment to the community. Disbursements ....................... ............................... $2,000 Principal balance .................. ............................... $72,729 Income balance ...................... ............................... $ 1,609 Pauline Briggs Memorial Scholarship Fund—Estab- lished 2004, three - quarters of the income may be used to fund need based scholarship to graduates of Minuteman Regional High School. Principal balance .................. ............................... $ 10,015 Income balance ........................ ............................... $384 James Cataldo Scholarship Fund Established 2005, three quarters of the income may be used to fund need based scholarships to children of Lexington Town Employ- ee who have graduated from either Lexington High School or Minuteman Regional High School. Principal balance .................... ............................... $9,831 Income balance ......................... ............................... $485 Robert and Edith Cataldo Family Scholarship Fund in Memory of Jerie Cataldo DeAngelis Established 2004, up to three quarters of the set income shall fund scholar- ships for a graduate of Lexington High School who dem- onstrates financial need and is committed to teaching, esp. those with learning disabilities. Disbursement......................... ............................... $2,000 Principal balance .................. ............................... $ 18,157 Income balance ......................... ............................... $825 Robert P. Clapp Fund Income is to provide two prizes for pupils of Lexington High School, one for excellence in speak- ing and the other for excellence in composition, for scholarships. Principal balance .................... ............................... $ 1,919 Income balance ........................... ............................... $41 Bettie Clarke Scholarship Fund Established 1993, three - quarters of the annual net income to be awarded to a Lexington senior at Lexington High School or Minute- man Regional High School, who joyously, intelligently and creatively participates in community public service, and has demonstrated a respect for all points of view. Disbursements .......................... ............................... 885o Principal balance .................. ............................... 8181531 Income balance ........................... ............................... $94 Norman P. Cohen Scholarship Fund Established 2002, three - quarters of the annual net income is to be awarded to a Lexington resident who is a graduate of either Lexington 100 1 2009 Annual Report rnictoac nf Pi6ass V" ct c ontinued from revious P P High School or Minuteman Regional High School and has High School senior who has shown positive growth in his shown evidence of financial need. or her athletic abilities and is recognized as a good person. Principal balance .................... ............................... $9,218 Principal balance .................. ............................... $17,897 Income balance ......................... ............................... $397 Income balance ...................... ............................... $1,284 Millerd Chandler Crocker Family Scholarship—Estab- lished 1973, three - quarters of the annual net income is to be awarded to a Lexington High School senior, preferably one who graduated from Bridge School, has financial need, loves family, and is involved in community and school activities. Principal balance .................... ............................... $6,097 Income balance ......................... ............................... $215 Nan and Ray Culler Scholarship Fund Established 1998, three - quarters of the annual net income is to be awarded to graduating senior(s) who are residents of Lexington, and who have participated in community public service, includ- ing volunteer activities in town. Principal balance .................. ............................... $44,173 Income balance ...................... ............................... $2,532 Scott Davidson Family Scholarship Fund Established 2008, three - quarters of the annual net income is to be award- ed to a graduate of LHS who plans to attend a post second- ary accredited school/college; who had a keen curiosity about science, history or music and who has made a positive contri- bution to his or her community, family and friends. Principal balance .................... ............................... $6,919 Income balance ......................... ............................... $123 June Denk Fund Established 1994, three - quarters of the annual net income is to be used to award a scholarship and book selected by the Principal of Lexington High School to a graduating senior who either volunteered in the Student Library or made extensive use of the Student Library. Principal balance$35,548 Income balance$1,447 Earl and Elsie Dooks Scholarship Fund—Estab- lished 2000, three - quarters of the income shall fund a scholarship(s) to a Lexington High School graduate who is planning to study and enter the field of teaching. Principal balance .................... ............................... $77886 Income balance ......................... ............................... $374 Mickey Finn Scholarship Fund Established 1996 by the family and friends of Mickey Finn who was a Presi- dent of the Lexington Little League, a coach, and mentor of many Lexington youth. The scholarship is to be awarded to a graduating senior who participated in Lexington Little League or Girls' Softball. Principal balance .................. ............................... $10,109 Income balance ......................... ............................... $626 William P. and Wilma "Billie" QFitzgerald Scholarship Fund Established 1998, to be awarded to a Lexington Charles E French Medal Fund Established 1905, the in- come is to be used annually to purchase silver medals (or scholarship) to be distributed to pupils in the senior high school for the best scholarship. Principal balance .................... ............................... $5,632 Income balance ......................... ............................... $201 Nancy Gordon Memorial Scholarship Fund—Estab- lished 2002, three - quarters of the annual net income shall be awarded to a graduate of either Lexington High School or Minuteman Regional High School who demonstrates financial need and is going to pursue a degree in education. Principal balance .................... ............................... $5,181 Income balance ......................... ............................... $184 Mary P. Grace Scholarship Fund Established 1998, three - quarters of the annual net income is to fund scholarships. Principal balance .................. ............................... $127261 Income balance ......................... ............................... $496 Harrington Memorial Fund To be used by the school committee of Lexington for scholarships for needy children. Principal balance .................. ............................... $60,350 Income balance ...................... ............................... $2,555 Heritage Scholarship Fund Established 1999, three - quarters of the annual net income is to be awarded to a Lexington High School graduate(s) who is a resident of Lexington, has demonstrated financial need, and has done his or her work conscientiously while not necessarily being in the top ten percent of the class. Principal balance ................ ............................... $103,948 Income balance ...................... ............................... $3,976 Jacqueline Toye Hoiriis Scholarship Fund Established 2001, three - quarters of the annual net income is to be award- ed annually to a Lexington High School or Minuteman Re- gional High School graduate, who is a resident of Lexing- ton, has been a member of the Haydenette Precision Skating Team, and has been accepted at a college or university. Principal balance .................... ............................... $97797 Income balance ......................... ............................... $410 Richard Isenberg Scholarship Fund Established 1986, three - quarters of the annual net income is to be awarded annually to a member of the junior or senior class of Lex- ington High School who has demonstrated excellence in sports writing. Principal balance .................. ............................... $24,415 Income balance ...................... ............................... $1,722 George E. Jansen Scholarship Fund Established 2005, three quarters of the income may be used to fund need- based scholarships to graduate of Minuteman Regional High School. Principal balance .................... ............................... $5,511 Income balance ......................... ............................... $ 197 Gladys & Arthur Katz Scholarship Established 2005, three quarters of the income may be used to fund need - based scholarships to graduate of Lexington High School or Minuteman Regional High School. Principal balance .................... ............................... $57390 Income balance ......................... ............................... $191 LHS Class of 1938 Established 1998, three - quarters of the annual net income is to be awarded annually to two seniors of LHS, (a boy and a girl) with financial need who have shown high quality of leadership and character. Principal balance .................... ............................... $97118 Income balance ......................... ............................... $368 LHS Class of 1953 /June Wilson Kennedy Fund—Estab- lished 2000. Beginning in 2003 three - quarters of the annu- al net income shall be awarded to a student who has dem- onstrated financial need and worked conscientiously and to the best of his or her ability without necessarily achieving a high level of academic standing. Principal balance .................. ............................... $737852 Income balance ...................... ............................... $27784 Lexington High School Class of 1954 /Lawrence G. Movsessian Memorial Scholarship Fund Established 2000, up to three - quarters of the income shall fund need - based scholarships to graduates of Lexington High School. Principal balance .................. ............................... $ 161180 Income balance ......................... ............................... $679 Lexington High School Class of 1976 Fund Established 2006 three quarters of the income shall fund a scholarship to a graduate of LHS who contributed to the well being of the town on who severed in a leadership role. Principal balance .................... ............................... $4,458 Income balance ......................... ............................... $ 176 Lexington High School Class of 1996 Scholarship Fund Established 1996, three quarters of the income may be used to fund need based scholarships to graduates of Lexington High School. Principal balance .................... ............................... $4,458 Income balance ......................... ............................... $ 176 Lexington Outlook Club /Bessie and Gabriel Baker Scholarship Fund Established 1989, three - quarters of the annual net income is to be awarded to women in the senior class of Lexington High School who are going to college. Principal balance .................. ............................... $ 14,783 Income balance ........................ ............................... $268 Lexington Outlook Club Scholarship Fund—Estab- lished 1902, three - quarters of the annual net income is to TOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 101 be awarded to women in the senior class of Lexington High School who are going to college Principal balance .................. ............................... $ 18,253 Income balance ......................... ............................... $733 Lexington Outlook Club /Maxine Francis Warnecke Scholarship Fund Established 1986, three - quarters of the annual net income is to be awarded to women in the senior class of Lexington High School who are going to junior college or college, who need financial assistance, and who have made a commitment to pursue a career in medi- cine or science. Principal balance ................ ............................... $220,325 Income balance ...................... ............................... $9,475 Lexington PTA Council Scholarship Fund Established 1966, to gives financial awards to deserving Lexington stu- dents to be applied to the cost of their post- secondary un- dergraduate education. Disbursements ................... ............................... $ 126,084 Principal balance ................ ............................... $ 186,053 Income balance .................... ............................... 8 18,977 Lexington Police Children's Scholarship Fund—Es- tablished 2000, three - quarters of the income is to fund scholarship(s) for children of currently active Lexington Police officers. Principal balance .................... ............................... $6,583 Income balance ...................... ............................... $2,975 Lexington Police Scholarship Fund Established 2000, three - quarters of the income may be used to fund need based scholarship(s) to a graduate(s) of Lexington High School, preferably those planning to enter the field of law enforcement. Principal balance .................... ............................... $5,506 Income balance ......................... ............................... $394 Christine Martin Scholarship Fund Established 1999, three - quarters of the annual net income is to be awarded to a senior at Lexington High School who plans to pursue a career working with children and has a history of volunteer work and /or has been active in the fight to prevent drink- ing and driving. Disbursements .......................... ............................... 875o Principal balance .................. ............................... 8 18,539 Income balance ......................... ............................... $877 Carolyn M. McCabe Memorial Scholarship Fund—Es- tablished 1986, three - quarters of the annual net income is to be awarded to a woman in the senior class of Lexing- ton High School who was a varsity athlete and who dem- onstrated aspects of Carolyn's character, i.e., good sports- manship, inspired competition, spirit and fun. Nominations must be made by a teammate or coach. 102 1 2009 Annual Report Triictaacz nf Pnhlir T from revious P p Disbursement ......................... ............................... $2015 Elsa Principal balance .................. ............................... $37,389 Income balance ......................... ............................... $553 Robert & Mary McNamara Family Scholarship Fund in Memory of Edward Joseph McNamara, Jr.—Established 2004, three quarters of the income may be used to fund need -based scholarships to a graduate of Lexington High School who was a member of the football team and a resi- dent of Lexington. Disbursement......................... ............................... $2,500 Principal balance ................... ............................... $4,958 Income balance ...................... ............................... $2,605 Leo P. McSweeney Scholarship Fund Established 2004 to fund scholarships to 1) a graduate of LHS 2) be a current resident of Lexington 3) have demonstrated community involvement, and 4) be a direct descendent of an elected Town official preferably a Selectman. Up to 3/4 of the annual met income may be spent. Principal balance .................... ............................... $5,720 Income balance ......................... ............................... $207 Srinivasu Meka Scholarship Fund Established 1996 by the family and friends of Srinivasu Meka, a member of the LHS Class of 1991 who died in 1994. The recipient must have at least a 3.0 average, have been involved in student council or sports, and is planning to attend a 4 -year college or university. Disbursements ....................... ............................... $ 1,000 Principal balance .................. ............................... $24,863 Income balance ......................... ............................... $ 130 Dominic and Assunta Modoono Family Scholarship Fund Established 2000, up to three - quarters of the in- come earned shall fund scholarship(s) on a need -based basis to graduate(s) of Lexington High School or Minuteman Re- gional High School. Recipients should have selflessly, enthu- siastically, and creatively served their school and community. Principal balance ................ ............................... $445,263 Income balance .................... ............................... $ 10,510 Amanda Payson Scholarship Fund Established 1933, three- quarters of the annual net income shall be awarded to female graduates of LHS who demonstrates fi- nancial need. Principal balance ................ ............................... $290,121 Income balance .................... ............................... S12)549 Virginia M. Powers Scholarship Fund Established 1995, three - quarters of the annual net income is to be awarded to a woman student with financial need who evidences a seri- ousness of purpose, a clear sense on responsibility, coupled with humility and respect for others. Principal balance .................. ............................... S14)509 Income balance ......................... ............................... $612 W. Regestein Award Fund Established 1933 by Marcia Dane, the income to be used for awards to a mem- ber of the senior class of the Lexington High School who has done school work conscientiously and creditably and who, in the judgment of the faculty, deserves public com- mendation for carrying on at the same time, either in or out of school, a worthwhile activity or employment which has not been given other recognition. No scholarship will be awarded until the principal balance reaches $5,000. Principal balance .................... ............................... $3,329 Income balance ........................... ............................... $71 Morton L. Salter Scholarship Fund Established 2000, three - quarters of the income shall fund need -based scholarships. Principal balance .................. ............................... $64,012 Income balance .................... ............................... $ 13,434 Dorothea Schmidt -Penta Memorial Scholarship Fund Established 1980, three - quarters of the income to be awarded to a Lexington High School senior planning to enter the field of health service. Principal balance .................... ............................... x6,160 Income balance ......................... ............................... $226 Mary and August Schumacher Fund Established 1988, three - quarters of the income is to be used annually to fund two scholarships, of equal value, to seniors at Lexington High School who have been accepted to an accredited col- lege, have worked diligently on academic studies while per- haps not being in the top ten percent of the class, and who have a need for funds to obtain a college education. Principal balance .................. ............................... 884,875 Income balance ...................... ............................... S4,064 Foster Sherburne and Tenney Sherburne Fund—Estab- lished 1956, the net income from said fund is to be awarded annually to assist in the education of deserving young men or women living in Lexington. Principal balance ................. ............................... $ 32,337 Income balance .................... ............................... 8 1,571 Shire Scholarship Fund Established 2009. Three quar- ters of the income shall fund a scholarship to be given to a graduate of Lexington High School or Minuteman Re- gional Technical School. Recipient must be a resident of Lexington, and be a major in or planning to major in one of the Life Sciences. Disbursement......................... ............................... $4,000 Principal balance .................... ............................... x5,000 Income balance ............................. ............................... $0 George O. Smith Scholarship Fund Established 1905, to be used for "furnishing of a technical education to graduates of the high school in Lexington, who were born in that town." The scholarship has been modified to those whose parents me Tviict5continued from revious P p were living in Lexington at time of birth and fields of study broadened to engineering, physical science or related fields. Principal balance ................ ............................... $351,959 Income balance .................... ............................... $ 15,020 Mary Sorenson Memorial Fund Established 1969, three - quarters of the annual net income to be awarded to graduation seniors in need of financial assistance. Principal balance .................... ............................... $61488 Income balance ......................... ............................... $264 J. Stavenhagen Family Scholarship Fund Established 2000, up to three - quarters of the income earned shall fund need based scholarship(s) to student(s) who have worked conscientiously to the best of their ability without necessar- ily achieving high academic standing. Principal balance .................... ............................... S6,292 Income balance ......................... ............................... $216 Ellen A. Stone Fund Established 1890, the accrued in- terest to be paid to the school committee who are to employ it in aiding needy and deserving young women of Lexing- ton in obtaining a higher education. Principal balance .................... ............................... $67735 Income balance ......................... ............................... $349 Steven Teitelbaum Memorial Scholarship Fund—Estab- lished 2000, three - quarters of the annual net income to be awarded to a male senior, graduating from LHS planning to attend a two or four yeas college or university, and plan- ning to participate in post High School athletics. Recipi- ent must have been a member of varsity athletic teams in at least two different sports, one of which must have been football or hockey. Disbursements .......................... ............................... $500 Principal balance .................. ............................... $ 18,367 Income balance ......................... ............................... $445 Richard S. Townsend Scholarship Fund Established 1997 to fund scholarships for male graduates of Lexington High School who have financial needs. Principal balance .................... ............................... $5,010 Income balance ......................... ............................... $203 Michael Wagner Technology Education Fund—Estab- lished 1999, three - quarters of the annual net income shall be awarded to a student at Lexington High School who has done much to promote the art of technology in the class- room, or has aided others in the system to effectively utilize computer technology. Principal balance .................... ............................... S8,582 Income balance ......................... ............................... $642 Charles Lyman Weld Fund Established 1946, the entire fund, both principal and income are available upon a vote of the town, for educational purposes, a chapel at Westview Cemetery, or scholarships. TOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 103 Principal balance .................. ............................... $ 12,759 Income balance ......................... ............................... $645 Edward & Virginia Williams Scholarship Fund—Estab- lished 2002, up to three - quarters of the income earned shall fund need based scholarship to students who have worked diligently and demonstrated excellent community involve- ment and /or service. Principal balance ................. ............................... $ 41,787 Income balance ......................... ............................... $969 Alan B. Wilson Memorial Scholarship Fund—Estab- lished 2008, three - quarters of the annual net income is to be used to award a scholarship to a graduate of Lexington High School or Minuteman Regional Vocational Techni- cal School. Recipient must be a resident of Lexington, must demonstrate financial need and will attend a one or two year technical program school. Principal balance .................. ............................... S41,399 Income balance ...................... ............................... $ 1,377 Sevag Yazijian Memorial Scholarship Fund—Estab- lished 1995, three - quarters of the annual net income is to be awarded to a Lexington High School senior planning to become a physician, who has demonstrated consistent academic improvement, possessed aspects of Sevag's easy- going personality, is dedicated to family, friends and com- munity, evidences a desire to see others happy, and shows pride in an ethnic heritage. Principal balance .................... ............................... $7,113 Income balance ......................... ............................... $303 Cemetery Funds Monroe Cemetery Fund Income is to be used in the maintenance of Monroe Cemetery. Disbursement ....................... ............................... $ 15,000 Principal balance ................ ............................... $349,818 Income balance ...................... ............................... $6,571 Westview Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund Income is to be used in the maintenance of Westview Cemetery. Disbursement ....................... ............................... S93,500 Principal balance ............. ............................... $2,148,127 Income balance .................... ............................... S36,883 104 1 2009 Annual Report Water and Sewer Abatement Board Personnel FY08 FY0 9 Part -time . ............................... 0 ...... ............................... 0 ROLE: The duties of the Board shall include, but not be limited to, the receipt of applications from ratepayers for abatement or adjustment of water /sewer charges due to dis- putes, hardship or error; and, the establishment of policies and procedures to guide said Board in the determination of the amount of any adjustment or abatement of charges. Such determinations shall constitute a recommendation that must be submitted to the Board of Selectmen for final approval. APPOINTED by the Selectmen for staggered 3 -year terms: Chair Loren Wood, Maria Constantinides (who succeeded Richard Pagett on September 30, 2009), and Jim Osten. HIGHLIGHTS: Held 19 Meetings at which 198 abatement applications and 24 appeals were considered. TOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 105 Comptroller Schedule of Appropriations-June 30,2009 qff Account Revised Budget Expended Encumbrances Total Expended Balance Education School Personal Services & Expenses $6414141138 $62,318,204 $1,511,247 $63,829,347 $584,687 Minuteman $1,510,598 $1,510,598 $1,510,598 - Sub -Total Education $65,924,736 $63,828,802 $1,511,247 $65,339,945 $584,687 Shared Expenses Contributory Retirement $3,446,236 $3,446,236 $3,446,236 $_ Noncontributory Retirement $42,000 $35,675 $35,675 $6,325 Employee Benefits $21,516,214 $19,881,779 $- $19,881,779 $1,634,435 Unemployment $150,000 $149,364 $149,364 $636 Workers Compensation $335,109 $328,198 $6,911 $335,109 $0 Property and Liability Insurance $616,090 $490,884 $7,850 $498,734 $117,356 Uninsured Losses* $210,315 $71,849 $138,465 $210,315 $0 Sub -Total Employee Benefits $26,105,649 $24,332,135 $6,911 $24,346,896 $1,641,396 Debt Service Principal $3,110,800 $3,110,800 $3,110,800 $_ Interest $663,723 $644,561 $644,561 $19,162 Interest Short Term $203,018 $91,342 $91,342 $111,676 Sub -Total Debt Service $3,977,541 $3,846,702 $- $3,846,702 $130,839 Reserve Fund Expenses $- $- $- $- $_ Sub-Total Reserve $- $- $- $- $_ Public Facilities Personal Services - School $2,650,843 $2,594,201 $2,594,201 $56,642 Personal Services - Town $278,216 $317,688 $317,688 $(39,472) Personal Services - Admin $571,545 $533,120 $533,120 $38,425 Expenses - School $4,309,223 $3,722,125 $321,890 $4,044,015 $265,208 Expenses - Town $1,045,301 $1,054,863 $26,175 $1,081,038 $(35,737) Expenses - Admin $14,300 $111168 $1,500 $12,668 $1,632 Sub -Total Public Facilities $8,869,428 $8,233,165 $349,565 $8,582,730 $286,698 PublicWorks DPW Administration Personal Services $468,147 $4671768 $379 $468,147 $_ Expenses $17,650 $17,015 $635 $17,650 $0 Engineering Personal Services $434,418 $433,145 $1,273 $434,418 $_ Expenses $46,035 $46,035 $46,035 $_ Street Lighting Personal Services $15,849 $15,849 $15,849 $_ Expenses $275,937 $276,630 $377 $277,007 $(11070) Highway Personal Services $583,753 $583,753 $- $583,753 $_ Expenses $284,017 $283,760 $13,838 $297,597 $(131580) 106 1 2009 Annual Report Schedule of Appropriatinnc 0. p g Account Revised Budget Expended Encumbrances Total Expended Balance Road Machinery Personal Services $154,407 $154,407 $154,407 $- Expenses $628,067 $629,102 $629,102 $(11035) Snow Removal Personal Services $6211793 $686,038 $686,038 $(64,245) Expenses $1,551,268 $1,588,770 $1,588,770 $(37,501) Parks Personal Services $668,424 $668,424 $668,424 $- Expenses $127,430 $126,930 $500 $127,430 $- Forestry Personal Services $175,096 $175,096 $175,096 $- Expenses $35,743 $35,743 $35,743 Cemetery Personal Services $202,741 $202,741 $202,741 $- Expenses $50,301 $50,317 $50,317 $(16) Refuse Collection Expenses $725,000 $725,000 $725,000 $- Recycling Personal Services $- $- Expenses $753,447 $750,282 $3,165 $753,447 $- Refuse Disposal Expenses $615,755 $615,755 $615,755 $- Lexpress Personal Services $411782 $41,647 $135 $411782 $- Expenses $377,069 $377,069 $377,069 $- Parking Lot Maintenance Personal Services $95,626 $95,491 $135 $95,626 $- Expenses $29,324 $29,324 $29,324 $- Sub-Total PublicWorks $8,979,082 $9,076,093 $20,436 $9,096,530 $(1171448) Law Enforcement Police Personal Services $4,362,678 $4,342,614 $2,568 $4,345,182 $171496 Expenses $4341141 $428,687 $2,415 $4311102 $3,039 Parking Meter Maintenance Personal Services $46,208 $52,023 $52,023 $(5,815) Expenses $221220 $20,676 $20,676 $1,544 Dispatch Personal Services $497,897 $501,530 $501,530 $(31633) Expenses $30,325 $30,336 $30,336 $(11) Dog Officer Personal Services $22,465 $23,678 $23,678 $(11213) Expenses $4,990 $4,836 $4,836 $154 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 107 '%rhedule of Apprnnriations Account Revised Budget Expended Encumbrances Total Expended Balance Sub -Total Police $5,420,924 $5,404,380 $4,983 $5,409,363 $11,561 Fire & Rescue Personal Services $4,256,711 $4,053,479 $5,000 $4,058,479 $198,232 Expenses $489,436 $449,638 $36,093 $485,732 $3,704 Sub -Total Fire $41746,147 $4,503,118 $41,093 $4,544,211 $201,936 Library Personal Services $1,666,933 $1,666,633 $300 $1,666,933 $(0) Expenses $249,700 $219,148 $219,148 $30,552 Sub -Total Library $1,916,633 $1,885,781 $300 $1,886,081 $30,552 Human Services Senior Services Personal Services $133,440 $95,136 $95,136 $38,304 Expenses $46,151 $441172 $- $441172 $1,979 Senior Services - Recreation Personal Services $37,647 $28,476 $28,476 $9,171 Expenses $5,325 $5,370 $5,370 $(45) Senior Services - Adult Day Care Personal Services $153,306 $1341132 $1341132 $19,174 Expenses $99,891 $441748 $- $441748 $55,143 Human Service &Vet Admin Personal Services $32,805 $54,810 $54,810 $(22,005) Expenses $40,082 $311790 $3,000 $341790 $5,292 Services for Youth Personal Services $54,342 $22,623 $22,623 $311719 Expenses $2,100 $608 $608 $11492 Elder Services Personal Services $33,113 $15,048 $15,048 $18,065 Expenses $21700 $152 $152 $2,548 Developmentally Disabled Expenses $14,839 $13,602 $13,602 $11237 Sub -Total Human Services $655,741 $490,666 $3,000 $493,666 $162,075 Community Development Building & Zoning Officer Personal Services $390,498 $351,373 $351,373 $39,125 Expenses $35,468 $34,949 $403 $35,352 $116 Regulatory Support Personal Services $163,700 $158,513 $- $158,513 $5,187 Expenses $13,065 $11,064 $- $11,064 $2,001 Conservation Commission Personal Services $135,954 $122,112 $- $122,112 $13,842 Expenses $13,070 $9,178 $498 $9,676 $31 394 108 1 2009 Annual Report ;rhedule of ApnrnpriatinnS continued from pre-T-*19US Flur Account Revised Budget Expended Encumbrances Total Expended Balance Board of Health Personal Services $178,103 $155,509 $155,509 $22,594 Expenses $39,194 $37,384 $420 $37,804 $1,390 Sub -Total Community Develop ment $969,052 $880,081 $1,321 $8811402 $87,650 Planning Board Personal Services $219,065 $219,065 $- $219,065 $(0) Expenses $49,859 $9,043 $29,032 $38,075 $111784 Sub -Total Planning $268,924 $228,108 $29,032 $257,140 $11,784 Economic Development Economic Development Officer Personal Services $74,684 $75,211 $75,211 $(527) Expenses $5,916 $1,804 $2,700 $4,504 $1,412 Liberty Ride Personal Services $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $- Expenses $7,500 $7,500 $7,500 $(0) Battle Green Personal Services $9,473 $8,821 $8,821 $653 Expenses $750 $620 $620 $130 Sub -Total Economic Development $108,323 $103,954 $21700 $106,654 $1,669 Board of Selectmen Selectmen's Office Personal Services $78,048 $721266 $- $721266 $5,782 Expenses $73,870 $64,897 $- $64,897 $8,973 Law Legal Fees $400,000 $389,076 $3,500 $392,576 $71424 Town Reports Expenses $7,000 $7,000 $7,000 $- Sub-Total Board of Selectmen $558,918 $533,239 $3,500 $536,739 $221179 Town Manager Organizational Dr. &Admin. Personal Services $445,791 $440,580 $- $440,580 $5,211 Expenses $119,850 $55,571 $41450 $60,021 $59,829 Human Resources Personal Services $84,585 $89,796 $- $89,796 $(51211) Expenses $152,395 $154,245 $300 $154,545 $(21150) Salary Adjustments Salary Adjustments $645,616 $- $645,616 $645,616 $- Sub-Total Town Manager $1,448,237 $740,192 $650,366 $1,390,558 $57,679 Town Committees Appropriation Committee Expenses $1,673 $1,673 $- $1,673 $0 Misc. Boards & Commissions TOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 109 Account Revised Budget Expended Encumbrances Total Expended Balance Expenses $41700 $2,757 $2,757 $1,943 Public Celebration Expenses $29,500 $29,498 $29,498 $2 Sub -Total Committees $35,873 $33,927 $- $33,927 $1,946 Finance Comptroller Personal Services $440,997 $429,899 $2,029 $431,928 $9,069 Expenses $111,649 $80,544 $10,800 $91,344 $20,305 Treasurer /Collector Personal Services $226,622 $227,068 $572 $227,640 $(11018) Expenses $57,241 $49,628 $- $49,628 $7,613 Assessor Personal Services $323,419 $327,909 $1,941 $329,849 $(61430) Expenses $113,600 $75,387 $321791 $108,178 $5,422 Utility Billing Personal Services $66,640 $68,177 $- $68,177 $(11537) Sub -Total Finance $1,340,168 $11258,612 $48,132 $1,306,744 $33,424 Town Clerk Town Clerk Administration Personal Services $227,506 $226,531 $- $226,531 $975 Expenses $13,550 $12,536 $- $12,536 $1,014 Registration Personal Services $1,825 $1,688 $- $1,688 $138 Expenses $15,700 $7,573 $2,749 $10,322 $5,378 Elections Personal Services $39,900 $341739 $- $341739 $5,161 Expenses $51,814 $46,613 $131 $46,743 $5,071 Records Management Personal Services $20,800 $19,888 $19,888 $912 Expenses $25,050 $12,336 $10,588 $22,924 $2,126 Sub -Total Town Clerk $396,145 $361,904 $13,467 $375,371 $20,774 Management Information Systems M.I.S Administration Personal Services $198,090 $108,928 $- $108,928 $89,162 Expenses $313,933 $231,295 $74,813 $306,108 $7,825 Web Development Expenses $24,000 $16,977 $2,500 $19,477 $4,523 Sub -Total M.I.S $536,023 $357,200 $77,313 $434,513 $101,510 Total General Fund $132,257,544 $126,098,060 $2,763,366 $128,869,172 $3,270,911 110 1 2009 Annual Report Enterprise Funds Account Is Revised Budget Expended Encumbrances Total Expended Balance Sewer Fund Personal Services Operating Budget $601,369 $601,369 $5,583 Expenses Personal Services $251,864 $245,065 $- $245,065 $6,799 Expenses $385,565 $333,709 $6,995 $340,703 $44,862 MWRA $5,855,209 $5,855,209 $757,247 $5,855,209 $- Debt Service $569,971 $488,135 $6,369,847 $488,135 $81,836 Subtotal $7,062,609 $6,922,118 $6,995 $6,929,113 $133,496 Art 16/08 Capital Budget $- $1,800,000 Art 32 of 07 Art 27 of 99 $253,621 $905,640 $1,159,261 $- $- Art 10 of 98 $2,104 $2,104 $- $2,104 $- Art 8F of 03 $2,487 $2,487 $- $-- Art 18E of 04 $18,657 $18,657 $- $18,657 $- Art 20 of 04 $3141149 $109,310 $125,692 $235,002 $79,147 Art 31 of 06 $298,272 $298,272 $413,762 $298,272 $- Art 33 of 071 $1,199,867 $98,247 $50,000 $98,247 $1,101,620 Art 33 of 07 II $76,000 $29,945 $4,000 $33,945 $42,055 Art 17A/08 $1,200,000 $- $371790 $- $1,200,000 Art 17B/08 $100,000 $905,640 $117241794 $2,649,710 $100,000 Art 30 of 06 $33,465 $21283 $21283 $311182 Subtotal $3,242,514 $558,818 $129,692 $688,510 $2,554,004 Total Sewer Fund $10,305,123 $7,480,936 $136,687 $7,617,623 $21 687,501 Water Fund Personal Services $606,952 $601,369 $601,369 $5,583 Expenses $463,845 $4441110 $11240 $445,350 $18,495 MWRA $4,565,881 $4,565,881 $1,874 $4,565,881 $- Debt Service $850,350 $757,247 $757,247 $93,103 Subtotal $6,487,028 $6,368,607 $1,240 $6,369,847 $1171181 Capital Budget Art 16/08 $1,800,000 $- $1,800,000 Art 32 of 07 $1,800,000 $253,621 $905,640 $1,159,261 $640,739 Art 9 of 03 $- $- Art 9 of 02 $86,782 $2,487 $2,487 $84,295 Art 11 of 01 $- $- Art 19 of 04 $611494 $611494 $611494 $- Art 29 of 06 $538,438 $413,762 $413,762 $124,676 Art 15G/08 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $- Art 30 of 06 $- $- Art 31 Q of 07 $371790 $371790 $371790 $- Subtotal $4,374,504 $819,154 $905,640 $117241794 $2,649,710 Total Water Fund $10,861,532 $711871762 $906,880 $8,094,641 $21766,891 Recreation Fund Personal Services $6111794 $5721781 $5721781 $39,013 Pine Meadows Expense $516,198 $467,904 $8,000 $475,904 $40,294 Expenses $441,891 $385,748 $1,874 $387,622 $54,269 Debt Service $106,200 $101,227 $101,227 $4,973 Subtotal $1,676,083 $1,527,659 $9,874 $1,537,533 $138,550 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 111 Account Revised Budget Expended Encumbrances Total Expended Balance Capital Budget $809,348 $778,548 $5,642,138 General Government $60,268 Art 30/99 $35,561 $26,646 Public Safety $273,501 $8,915 Art 16 of 03 $15,859 School $501,766 $- $15,859 Art 8B of 02 $107 $107 $754,732 $107 $- Art 8B of 03 $39 $39 $41,975 $39 $- Art 26 of 05 $18,038 $425 $3,075 $3,500 $14,538 Art 28 of 05 $71428 $71428 Sub Total $71428 $- Art 27A of 06 $6,456 $3,177 $3,177 $3,279 Art 27B of 06 $4,830 $4,830 $898,708 $4,830 $- Art 27C of 06 $1,437 $1,437 $593,176 $1,437 $- Art 29A of 07 $133,104 $101,476 $5,375 $106,851 $26,252 Art 29B of 07 $116,584 $108,575 $6,008 $114,583 $2,001 Art 29C of 07 $371460 $98 $241990 $25,088 $12,372 Art 14A/08 $77,000 $- $77,000 Art 14B/08 $100,000 $78,383 $702 $79,084 $201916 Subtotal $553,902 $332,620 $40,150 $346,124 $181,133 Total Recreation Fund $21229,985 $1,860,279 $50,024 $1,883,657 $319,682 NOTE: The above amounts include carry forward activity Debt Service Summary FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 -28 Culture and Recreation $932,051 $809,348 $778,548 $5,642,138 General Government $60,268 $53,250 $471250 $45,900 Public Safety $273,501 $324,873 $218,611 $249,531 School $501,766 $624,850 $274,200 $374,400 Public Facilities - School $1,198,898 $754,732 $1,044,057 $3,489,698 Public Facilities - Municipal $175,550 $118,737 $41,975 $55,850 Public Works $11178,404 $1,041,577 $849,080 $908,440 Exempt (School and Town) $6,036,415 $5,860,578 $5,602,540 $46,112,035 Sub Total $10,356,853 $9,590,945 $8,856,261 $56,877,992 Enterprise Fund Debt Water $989,249 $898,708 $863,667 $4,876,103 Sewer $651,008 $608,081 $593,176 $2,911,008 Sub Total $1,640,257 $1,506,788 $11456,843 $717871110 Totals $11,997,109 $11,097,733 $10,313,104 $64,665,102 112 1 2009 Annual Repo Revenues /Expenditures and Fund Balance -June 3 2009 General Governmental Special Revenue Capital Projects Fiduciary y Expendable Trust ombined Totals Memorandum Only -- 2009 Revenues: Property Taxes $115,977,132 $2,922,795 $118,899,926 Intergovernmental $8,833,533 $9,175,796 $8,558 $18,017,887 Motor Vehicle & Other Excise Tax $4,835,310 $4,835,310 Departmental Fees & Charges $21778,468 $8,137,864 $11263 $10,917,595 Investment Income $1,095,532 $106,667 $249,217 $114511417 Special Assessments $45,421 $45,421 Payments in Lieu of Tax $634,637 $634,637 Penalties & Interest $415,855 $415,855 Licenses & Permits $1,340,629 $1,340,629 Fines & Forfeits $335,918 $335,918 Total Revenues $136,292,434 $20,343,122 $0 $259,039 $156,894,595 Expenditures: General Government $1216861693 $1,300,012 $1,423,816 $8,133 $15,418,654 Public Safety $10,566,330 $4,952,963 $144,582 $3,500 $15,667,375 Education $64,500,794 $10,132,186 $2,350,025 $76,9831005 PublicWorks $8,145,497 $6321791 $121248,041 $21,026,330 Health & Human Services $685,848 $168,555 $311790 $886,193 Culture & Recreation $2,711,738 $2,801,067 $51,564 $4,494 $5,568,863 State & County Assessments $679,078 $679,078 Debt Service $9,459,022 $9,459,022 Pension $3,481,911 $3,481,911 Insurance $20,922,073 $13,626 $20,935,699 Total Expenditures $133,838,984 $20,001,200 $16,249,818 $16,127 $170,106,129 Excess (Deficiency) of Rev over Exp $21453,450 $341,922 ($16,249,818) $242,912 ($13,211,534) Other Financing Sources (Uses): Proceeds of BANS /GANS /Refundings $1,150,000 $6,894,090 $8,044,090 Repayment of BANS /GANS /Refundings ($635,000) ($2,739,500) $(31374,500) Transfer from Reserve for Abatements $0 Transfer from other Funds $215051814 $674,000 $11117,870 $11706,843 $6,004,527 Transfer to other Funds ($3,143,250) ($7701245) ($135,000) $(246,000) ($4,294,495) Total Other (Uses) ($6371436) $418,755 $5,137,460 $1,460,843 $6,379,622 Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues Over Expenditures $1,816,014 $760,677 ($11,112,358) $11703,755 ($6,831,912) Fund Balance, Beg. of Year $16,668,104 $12,096,749 $16,506,279 $6,768,527 $29,661,654 Fund Balance, End of Year $18,484,118 $12,857,426 $5,393,922 $8,472,282 $22,829,742 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 113 Revenues, Expenditures &Fund Balances - Special Revenue -June 3 2009 Balance July 1, 2008 Transfers/ Adjustments Revenues Expenditures p Balance June 30, 2009 Other Special Revenue Hanscom /Massport Litigation $11,960 $3,903 $15,862 No Place for Hate FY07 $1,000 $1,000 TDM $ $0 $25,000 $25,000 $0 LEX Antony Sister City $0 $933 $933 H.A.T.S. $291 $291 Sale of RE - Receipts Reserved $12,855 $27,385 $40,240 Center Improv District Fund $0 $100,000 $100,000 Verizon $0 $2,380 $1,978 $402 Lexington Center Benches $27,317 $3,974 $11,820 $19,471 Massport Intern Grant $1,359 $3,800 $3,672 $11487 Bikeway $1,594 $5,870 $1,074 $6,390 Arch Comm /MWRA -Water Tower Gift $0 $96 $96 Nextel Communications $11730 $11730 $0 Bldg Code Training $(350) $350 $0 Cable TV Account $3,340 $26,095 $29,436 Peg TV Revolving Acct $287,325 $477,951 $421,654 $343,622 Retirement Administrator ($165) $86,677 $88,691 ($2,180) Flexible Spending $104,291 $5,565 $11,178 $98,677 Sprint Communications $1,657 $1,657 ($0) N.O.I. Fees $25,807 $9,478 $35,284 Hardy Pond Brook $17,740 $17,740 Conservation - Outside Consult $3,120 $96 $1,960 $11256 Land Trail Improv 6/10 $0 $0 $0 Winning Estates $0 $6,013 $4,451 $1,562 11 Suzanne Road $0 $341817 $34,817 Hartwell Ave Traffic Study $5,000 $5,000 MORE 12/09 $0 $127,585 $334,822 ($207,237) Smart Growth 12/07 $0 $0 Lexington Center Committee Gifts $2,013 $2,013 Liberty Ride Gifts $2,660 $100 $2,760 Liberty Ride - Revolving $0 $130,396 $108,328 $22,068 Tourism Gift Account /DNC $216 ($100) $116 Shire /Economic Development $0 $40,000 $40,000 Rental Revolving Fund $0 $9,895 $3211199 $290,989 $401105 Off Duty Detail - Police ($286,698) $11209,555 $11133,681 ($210,824) Police Dept Gift Fund $15,029 $14,345 $684 114 1 2009 Annual Report sparial R from P a revious P Balance July 1, 2008 Transfers/ Adjustments Revenues Expenditures p Balance June 30, 2009 Firearms Record Keeping Fund $195 $41138 $41138 $195 Violence Against Women 9/06 $134 $134 FY07 Community Policing $0 $3,000 $3,000 Click It or Ticket 8/09 $0 $5,914 $7,914 ($2,000) State 911 Dept 6/09 $0 $32,512 $51,024 ($18,512) Underage Alcohol FY09 $0 $6,982 $9,887 ($2,905) Community Policing 12/09 $0 $27,395 $8,716 $18,679 Safe Schools Initiative 12/10 $0 $441717 $441717 $0 Violence A /Women 9/09 $0 $10,952 $10,952 $0 Click It Or Ticket 9/08 ($4,000) $13,000 $9,000 $0 SETB Training 6/08 ($3,220) $9,058 $8,349 ($2,512) Community Policing 12/08 $29,793 $29,793 $0 Violence Against Women 9/08 $0 $10,250 $10,250 $0 Off Duty Detail - Fire $9,366 $6,968 $7,961 $8,373 Fire Dept. Gifts $5,471 $18,395 $23,866 Injury Prevent in Comm 12/06 $1,915 $1,369 $546 Assist to Firefighters 10/07 $0 $0 FY07 Firefighters Equip Grant $232 $169 $63 Firefighter Exam $1,611 $254 $1,865 FY09 Firefighting Equip Grant $0 $41262 $41262 SAFE 6/09 $5,800 ($1,013) $6,813 REPC Stipend Grant 9/07 $1,000 $843 $1,843 SAFE 6/08 $1,932 $681 $11251 Inspection Call Back $142 $614 $517 $239 Art 7/08 Street Trees $0 $24,000 $ 16,008 $7,992 Assist to Firefighters 9/07 $0 $0 Keyspan Paving $ $0 $74,000 $52,450 $21,550 FEMA $ $7,868 $7,868 $0 DPW Tree Revolving $4,096 $973 $575 $4,070 $11574 Cingular Gift Account $306 $306 ($0) DPW Compost Revolving $273,136 $150 $330,948 $255,396 $348,838 DPW Cemetery Revolving $59,581 $38,865 $25,905 $72,541 MWRA 0% Interest Loan $0 $1,372 $1,372 Water Conservation 6/09 ($2,722) $21722 $17,013 $22,056 ($5,042) Lexpress Gifts $5,000 $5,000 MBTA Grant $0 $72,480 $79,520 ($7,040) Lexpress - Gift $80,093 $273,799 $281,843 $72,049 Lexington Transit Guide ($0) ($0) TOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 115 lallanuew.ti..er' from revious P 1 Balance July 1, 2008 Transfers/ Adjustments Revenues Expenditures p Balance June 30, 2009 Mass Releaf Grant $0 $304 ($304) Urban Forest Plan & Edu Grant $0 $6,097 ($6,097) Traffic Mitigation - Gift $955 $955 Sch Transportation Avalon Bay $0 $0 TDM Avalon Bay $20,000 $20,000 Sale of Cemetery Lots $273,452 $28,993 $302,445 DPW Recycling /Composting Bins $1,301 $5,970 $4,560 $21711 Off Duty Custodian $9,895 ($9,895) $11752 $760 $993 Recycling Assistance Grants $0 $0 Parking Receipts $498,596 $348,341 $325,000 $521,937 Minuteman Hazardous Products $15,383 $50 $138,538 $117,090 $36,881 Off Duty Detail - DPW $20,694 $49,640 $56,409 $13,925 Recreational Trails 6/06 $0 $71778 $8,358 ($580) Engine Idling Grants $0 $97 $97 BOH - Outside Consultant Acct $2,385 $2,910 $2,871 $2,425 Pandemic Flu FY07 $317 $317 $0 Health Programs Revolving $14,967 $11781 $6,989 $9,759 Regions 4A Public Prepare 8/07 $3,573 $419 $3,992 $0 Public Health Nurse $0 $20,431 $20,431 $0 Recreational Trails 6/10 $0 $6,229 ($6,229) Social Services Prog Revolving $12,062 $72,160 $68,705 $15,518 COA Transportation Grant $4,322 $14,396 $3,322 $15,397 COA Gift Fund $6,533 $460 $483 $6,510 Youth Svc - Parenting Ed 2107 $3,390 $900 $2,490 DEA Formula Grant $0 $6,170 $471112 $45,959 $7,323 Libraries Matching Grant FY07 $781 $781 State Aid to Libraries $51,801 $22,426 $41,324 $32,390 $83,161 CD Antitrust Case $61 $61 Preservation Survey FY09 $0 $8,086 $8,086 Recreation Gift Account $37,387 $640 $3,414 $34,613 Insurance Reimbursement > 20K $190,848 $115,350 $138,402 $1671796 Insurance Reimbursement < 20K $321427 $13,159 $13,626 $31,961 Other Special Revenue Total $1,917,949 $64,578 $4,568,672 $41273,483 $212771717 School Special Revenue Off Duty Custodian $6,390 $6,500 $12,890 $0 Driver Ed - Revolving $0 $0 Lost Books - Revolving $3,959 $1,532 $5,370 $8,962 $1,898 116 1 2009 Annual Report ;nprial Rpvpnup r-nnt ;nii #-ri trdnm nri-irinlic r Balance July 1, 2008 Transfers/ Adjustments Revenues Expenditures p Balance June 30, 2009 Drama Foundation - Revolving $221700 $221700 Athletics - Revolving $151,080 $900 $433,524 $311,823 $273,682 Adult Education - Revolving $302,290 $1,627 $632,550 $587,975 $348,493 Early Childhood - Revolving $93,160 $85,527 $70,990 $107,696 Competitive Speech - Revolving $6,458 $1,000 $18,057 $16,871 $8,644 Debate - Revolving $18,102 $7,808 $32,217 $23,455 $34,672 METCO Fee Support - Revolving $0 $0 J Benton Prof Dev Revolving $0 $0 Gary Dickinson Teach Excel AWD $0 $0 Testing - Revolving $3,828 $230 $1071415 $110,536 $937 Calculators & Wrkbks - Revoly $21268 $171783 $171100 $2,950 Estabrook Morning Club Revolv $2,081 $78 $6,039 $8,703 ($504) MST Gift Acct $150 $150 Performing Arts $18,818 $211226 $21767 $371277 Full Day Kindergarten $140,161 $269,789 $409,951 Bowman Library $0 $0 Shade Foundation Grant $0 $2,500 $2,500 Elementary Gift $500 $500 School Gift $13,273 $2,338 $21238 $13,373 Harrington Gift $1,000 $1,000 Bridge School Gift $1,626 $2,599 $4,936 $5,224 $3,937 Diamond School gift $1,094 $1,094 Fiske Sch. Gift Account $1,012 $1,012 C.A.S.IT Italian Lang Gift $8,703 $7,793 $8,346 $8,150 Athletic Gift Account $10,993 $550 $11,543 Hastings Gift Account $3,009 $50 $466 $3,525 Vivian Burns Fiske Memorial Fund $4,696 $155 $4,541 Estabrook Gift $6,720 $160 $6,880 Clarke School Gift Account $3,775 $2,500 $85 $6,190 Healthy Schools 9/07 ($28,644) $28,644 ($0) Citibank Fed Challenge'07 $1,500 $1,500 CHNA 15 Resource Grant 6/09 $0 $500 $600 ($100) Transportation Revolving Fund $471,254 $3,350 $677,029 $722,256 $429,377 Circuit Breaker -Sch Special Ed ($422,196) $34,089 $2,033,360 $11703,241 ($57,987) SPED Elec Portfolios MCAS 8/04 $900 $900 Jump up & go 6/09 $1,434 $2,848 $4,282 $0 METCO FY08 $390,095 $121793 $4021795 $94 Essential health 6/08 $1,359 $11355 $4 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 117 1PvPnuPr0nf;niio-c1 -Frnm nrP T, OUS page Balance July 1, 2008 Transfers/ Adjustments Revenues Expenditures p Balance June 30, 2009 Academic Support 6/08 $41263 ($3,168) $1,095 $0 Kindergarten Trans 6/08 $4,199 $57,156 ($19,550) $41,804 $0 Early Childhood 8/06 $824 $824 Clean Energy Choice $0 $4,851 $4,851 $0 Essential health 6/09 $0 $0 $150,000 $149,424 $576 Kindergarten Trans 8/08 $0 $63,510 $61,358 $21152 METCO FY09 $0 $114821105 $11476,782 $5,323 FDK Enhance FY09 $0 $298,000 $297,368 $632 Academic Support 6/09 $0 $7,300 $3,029 $41272 SAFE Schools 6/09 $0 $1,500 $11450 $50 MTC Energy 10/09 $0 $2,475 $165 $2,310 FY09 ARRA Funds $0 $799,359 $799,359 $0 Title 18/07 $0 $1,697 $1,697 $0 Title IIA 8/07 $0 $402 $402 $0 SPED Prog Improv 8/07 $0 $1,650 $1,650 $0 Title 111 8/08 $3,536 $163 ($3,531) $169 $0 Title 18/08 $3,639 $6,282 $9,921 $0 Title IIA 8/08 $2,953 $3,203 ($250) Title IID 8/08 $41493 ($143) $4,350 $0 Title V 8/08 $774 ($304) $470 $0 SPED 8/08 $441782 $429 ($21,036) $241175 $0 SPED Prof Dev8 /08 $29,783 $11404 ($18,651) $12,382 $154 ESL Curr Dev 9/09 $0 $4,950 $4,950 Title IID 8/09 $0 $3,812 $21700 $11112 Title 18/09 $0 $206,507 $191,987 $14,520 SPED 8/09 $0 $1,362,122 $1,328,879 $33,243 Title 111 8/09 $0 $49,630 $39,881 $9,749 Title IIA 8/09 $0 $1041375 $100,083 $41292 Early Childhood 8/09 $0 $40,183 $39,546 $637 Sped Prog Improv 8/09 $0 $20,245 $5,980 $141265 School Special Revenue Total $1,341,436 $150,798 $8,919,964 $8,626,808 $11785,390 School Lunch $101,820 $341715 $1,545,694 $1,535,790 $146,440 School Lunch Total $101,820 $341715 $1,545,694 $1,535,790 $146,440 Lexington Education Foundation Dist Wide Summer Wkshp 09 $0 $27,000 $16,912 $10,088 Singing to Learn 09 $0 $4,135 $4,104 $31 Bowman Smart Board 12/09 $0 $71033 $41490 $2,543 Bowman Sagam Sch 12/09 $0 $8,000 $2,362 $5,638 118 1 2009 Annual Report special Paxionma c.__ __.,_,. _.._ __ Balance July 1, 2008 Transfers/ Adjustments Revenues Expenditures p Balance June 30, 2009 Bowman Language 09 $0 $9,240 $8,312 $928 Three Sisters Garden 09 $0 $1,300 $926 $374 Bridge Intervention 09 $0 $4,950 $4,950 $0 Traverse Climb 09 $0 $6,802 $6,802 $0 INCR Stud Engage 09 $0 $8,349 $8,099 $250 Executive Funct09 $0 $7,388 $7,388 Concentration Kits 09 $0 $5,400 $5,253 $147 Explore Found Number 09 $0 $11,639 $10,517 $1,122 Printmaking Curr 09 $0 $4,022 $3,641 $381 Revisit Big Backyard 12/09 $0 $13,547 $121253 $11294 Create Common Form 09 $0 $5,625 $5,100 $525 Integ rat Tech 09 $0 $7,000 $7,000 $0 Einstruction 09 $0 $8,680 $71740 $940 Uniform Webpages 12/09 $0 $4,132 $4,132 Create Common Form 09 $0 $5,625 $3,649 $1,976 World In Foreign Lang 09 $0 $9,000 $8,964 $36 Social Cognitation 09 $0 $3,240 $3,135 $105 Recreation Act 09 $0 $3,952 $4,027 ($75) E /Scape 09 $0 $41115 $41115 $0 Sophomore Yr 09 $0 $4,146 $2,498 $1,648 Re- Envision Earth 09 $0 $4,650 $4,650 $0 Spanish Lang 09 $0 $5,000 $4,608 $392 Visiting Poets 09 $0 $3,701 $3,150 $551 Peer Instruction 09 $0 $6,510 $6,440 $70 Orchestrating Kids 09 $0 $71410 $71410 $0 Technology Train 09 $0 $13,575 $10,778 $2,797 Interactive White Brd 09 $0 $18,687 $15,580 $3,107 Lex Public Sch Acad 09 $0 $21,600 $24,672 ($3,072) Primary Source 09 $0 $9,500 $9,500 $0 Formative Assessment 09 $0 $24,500 $20,250 $41250 Bowman Community Grant $2,011 $11750 $3,000 $4,582 $21179 Bridge Community Grant $3,881 $379 $3,000 $3,373 $3,886 Estabrook Community Grant $3,908 $1,324 $3,000 $4,371 $3,861 Fiske Community Grant $20 $3,000 $2,903 $117 Harrington Community Grant $0 $3,000 $2,985 $15 Hastings Community Grant $3,459 $3,000 $3,097 $3,361 Central Office Community Grant $3 $15,000 $9,283 $5,720 Clarke Community Grant $725 $5,312 $6,000 $10,936 $1,102 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 119 Balance July 1, 2008 Transfers/ Adjustments Revenues Expenditures p Balance June 30, 2009 Diamond Community Grant $58 $3,692 $6,000 $5,264 $41487 LHS Community Grant $5,274 $9,000 $14,274 Faculty Prof Dev Bow 07 $128 $11650 $21250 $4,028 $0 Faculty Prof Dev Bridge 07 $730 $1,900 $21250 $4,307 $573 Faculty Prof Dev Esta 07 $568 $2,600 $2,250 $2,983 $2,435 Faculty Prof Dev Fiske 07 $0 $21250 $1,531 $719 Faculty Prof Dev Harr 07 $1,850 $675 $21250 $41718 $57 Faculty Prof Dev Hastings 07 $1,564 $2,250 $578 $3,236 Faculty Prof Dev Clarke 07 $661 $3,375 $3,375 $661 Faculty Prof Dev Diamond 07 $78 $11420 $3,375 $4,672 $201 Faculty Prof Dev LHS 07 $7,213 $1,737 $6,750 $6,110 $9,590 Equip Maint 07 $5,000 $5,000 Equip Repair LEF08 $213 $213 Colonial Life 12/08 $1,650 $1,650 $0 LEX Public Sch Academy 08 $0 $16 $16 $0 New Teacher Induction 08 $0 $9,750 $111750 ($2,000) Dist -Wide Summer 08 $3,300 $843 $5,043 ($900) Television Prod Studio Equip 08 $0 $41195 $41195 $8,389 $1 Kill -A -Watts 08 $0 $783 $783 $0 Einstruction For Success 08 $0 $450 $450 $0 Water Quality Test Equip 08 $0 $81 $81 $0 Alternative Energy 08 $0 $11722 $11722 $0 Spanish Lang in Context 08 $0 $543 $543 $0 Infusing Music Into Health 08 $0 $146 $146 $0 Sustain & Enhance Multi 08 $0 $11824 $1,824 $0 Integrate Tech 12/08 $2,291 $1,687 $604 Harrington Mural 08 $0 $555 $555 $0 Literacy Community 08 $0 $900 $900 $0 Pirate Writers 08 $0 $200 $200 $0 Drum Circle Kits 08 $0 $98 $98 $0 English Learner Ed Prog 08 $0 $1 $1 ($0) Assessment Driven Instr $0 $79 $79 ($0) Phonemic Awareness 08 $0 $81 $81 ($0) Mandarin Program 08 $0 $605 $605 $0 Lexington Education Foundation Total $44,585 $45,310 $374,648 $357,587 $106,957 Special Revenue Fund Total $3,405,791 $295,401 $15,408,978 $141793,667 $4,316,503 Index 128 Central Corridor Coalition 61 300th Anniversary Celebration Commit- tee 92 A Ad Hoc Fiscal Task Force 72 Annual Town Election 9 Appropriation Committee 61 B Bicycle Advisory Committee 63 Biosafety Committee 63 Board of Appeals 64 Board of Assessors 24 Board of Health 25 Board of Selectmen 4 C Capital Expenditures Committee 64 Cary Lecture Series Committee 65 Cary Memorial Library 26 Commission On Disability 66 Communications Advisory Committee 67 Community Preservation Committee 68 Comptroller 28 Comptroller Schedule of Appropriations 105 Condominium Conversion Board 69 Council on Aging 69 C Debt Service Summary 111 Department of Public Facilities 36 Department of Public Works 29 Design Advisory Committee 70 E Economic Development Advisory Committee 70 Elected Town Officials 11 Energy Conservation Committee 71 Enterprise Funds 110 F Fence Viewers 72 Fund for Lexington 73 H Hanscom Committees 73 Historic Districts Commission 75 Human Services Committee 75 Human Services Department 41 L Lexington 2020 Vision Committee 77 Lexington Antony Sister City Association 78 Lexington by the Numbers iii Lexington Center Committee 79 Lexington Community Education 55 Lexington Council for the Arts 80 Lexington Fire and Rescue Department 39 Lexington Historical Commission 80 Lexington Housing Assistance Board (LexHAB) 76 Lexington Housing Authority 81 Lexington Housing Partnership Board 82 Lexington Human Rights Committee 83 Lexington Public Schools Summary of Outside Funding 55 Lexington Scholarship and Education Fund Committee 88 M Management Infomation Systems 43 Minuteman High School 56 Moderator 22 N Noise Advisory Committee 85 O Office of Community Development - Building Division 44 Office of Community Development — Regulatory Support 43 Office of the Treasurer /Collector 50 P Permanent Building Committee 86 Planning 44 Police Department 46 Police Manual Policy Committee 86 11 Recreation 48 Regional Planning 87 Retirement Board 49 Revenues /Expenditures & Fund Balance 112 Revenues, Expenditures & Fund Balances - Special Revenue 113 Scenic Byway Corridor Management Study Working Group 88 School Committee 51 Senators and Representatives 12 Sidewalk Committee 89 Special State Primary 10 Special Town Meeting 20 Superintendent of Schools 53 T Tax Deferral And Exemption Study Com- mittee 90 Tax Levy/ Tax Rates 24 Tourism Committee 90 Town Celebrations Committee 91 Town Clerk/Board of Registrars 8 Town Counsel 58 Town Manager 6 Town Meeting 15 Town Meeting Members 13 Town Meeting Members Association 22 Traffic Mitigation Group 93 Traffic Safety Advisory Committee 93 Transportation Advisory Committee 94 Tree Committee 84 Trustees of Public Trusts 95 Trustees of Public Trusts List of All Funds 95 W Water and Sewer Abatement Board 104 Y Youth Commission 85