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Lexington Select Board · 2022–2023 Board · Regular meeting

February 27, 2023

9 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.

Sources: Official minutes (PDF)

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Attendance

Present: Jill Hai, Douglas Lucente, Joseph Pato, Suzanne Barry, Mark Sandeen

Absent: None

Every vote, in order

Proprietary Information - Community Choice (Electricity) Aggregation

The Board go into Executive Session under Exemption 10: Discuss Trade Secrets or Confidential, Competitively-Sensitive or Other Proprietary Information - Community Choice (Electricity) Aggregation

Minutes, page 1

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 5 present

Upon a motion duly made and seconded, by roll call, the Select Board voted 5-0 at 6:00 p.m. that the Board go into Executive Session under Exemption 10: Discuss Trade Secrets or Confidential, Competitively-Sensitive or Other Proprietary Information - Community Choice (Electricity) Aggregation.

From the minutes

“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, by roll call, the Select Board voted 5-0 at 6:00 p.m. that the Board go into Executive Session under Exemption 10: Discuss Trade Secrets or Confidential, Competitively-Sensitive or Other Proprietary Information - Community Choice (Electricity) Aggregation..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

FY24 Budget Adjustment - New Employee Health Insurance Adjustment

Approve Items 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 of the Consent Agenda

Minutes, page 5

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 5 present

VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, by roll call, the Select Board voted 5-0 to approve Items 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 of the Consent Agenda.

From the minutes

“VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, by roll call, the Select Board voted 5-0 to approve Items 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 of the Consent Agenda..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 5 (PDF)

Daughters of the American Revolution

Approve the Lexington Minute Men requests for the use of the Battle Green for Patriots' Day events as detailed in the attached request letter dated January 23, 2023 as follows: Saturday, April 1,...

Minutes, page 5

Approve minutesPassed · Unanimous, 5 present

VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, by roll call, the Select Board voted 5-0 to approve the Lexington Minute Men requests for the use of the Battle Green for Patriots' Day events as detailed in the attached request letter dated January 23, 2023 as follows: Saturday, April 1, 2023 for a dress rehearsal of the annual reenactment of the Battle of Lexington from 9:00am to 4:00pm (Rain Date: Sunday, April 2, 2023 from 12:00 Noon to 4:00pm Saturday, April 15, 2023 for the annual reenactment of regrouping of the Lexington Minute Men and march to Lincoln for Parker's Revenge skirmish from 9:00am to 10:30am (the event will last approximately 30 minutes on the Green followed by a march on Massachusetts Avenue to Fiske Hill at Old Massachusetts Avenue) Monday, April 17, 2023 for the annual reenactment of the Battle of Lexington from 1:00am to 1:00pm (Rain Date: Saturday, April 22, 2023 from 1:00am to 1:00pm)

From the minutes

“VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, by roll call, the Select Board voted 5-0 to approve the Lexington Minute Men requests for the use of the Battle Green for Patriots' Day events as detailed in the attached request letter dated January 23, 2023 as follows: Saturday, April 1, 2023 for a dress rehearsal of the annual reenactment of the Battle of Lexington from 9:00am to 4:00pm (Rain Date: Sunday, April 2, 2023 from 12:00 Noon to 4:00pm Saturday, April 15, 2023 for the annual reenactment of regrouping of the Lexington Minute Men and march to Lincoln for Parker's Revenge skirmish from 9:00am to 10:30am (the event will last approximately 30 minutes on the Green followed by a march on Massachusetts Avenue to Fiske Hill at Old Massachusetts Avenue) Monday, April 17, 2023 for the annual reenactment of the Battle of Lexington from 1:00am to 1:00pm (Rain Date: Saturday, April 22, 2023 from 1:00am to 1:00pm).”

Read it in the official minutes, page 5 (PDF)

Massachusetts Avenue

Approve a Common Victualler License for Taipei Gourmet LLC d/b/a Taipei Gourmet, 211 Massachusetts Avenue for the hours of 11:00am to 9:00pm Sunday through Saturday

Minutes, page 5

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 5 present

VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, by roll call, the Select Board voted 5-0 to approve a Common Victualler License for Taipei Gourmet LLC d/b/a Taipei Gourmet, 211 Massachusetts Avenue for the hours of 11:00am to 9:00pm Sunday through Saturday.

From the minutes

“VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, by roll call, the Select Board voted 5-0 to approve a Common Victualler License for Taipei Gourmet LLC d/b/a Taipei Gourmet, 211 Massachusetts Avenue for the hours of 11:00am to 9:00pm Sunday through Saturday..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 5 (PDF)

Application: Common Victualler License - BIY Foods LLC d/b/a BIY Foods, 317 Woburn Street

Approve a Common Victualler License for BIY Foods LLC d/b/a BIY Foods, 317 Woburn Street for the hours of 6:30am to 6:00pm Monday through Friday; 8:00am to 2:30pm on Saturdays and 8:00am to 1:00pm...

Minutes, page 6

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 5 present

VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, by roll call, the Select Board voted 5-0 to approve a Common Victualler License for BIY Foods LLC d/b/a BIY Foods, 317 Woburn Street for the hours of 6:30am to 6:00pm Monday through Friday; 8:00am to 2:30pm on Saturdays and 8:00am to 1:00pm on Sundays.

From the minutes

“VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, by roll call, the Select Board voted 5-0 to approve a Common Victualler License for BIY Foods LLC d/b/a BIY Foods, 317 Woburn Street for the hours of 6:30am to 6:00pm Monday through Friday; 8:00am to 2:30pm on Saturdays and 8:00am to 1:00pm on Sundays..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 6 (PDF)

ARPA Requests - Technology for Town Meeting and Select Board Meeting Room

Approve the use of $20,000 from ARPA funds for tablets and related expenses for Town Meetings; Further, to approve the use of $20,000 from ARPA funds to complete the technology build-out of the...

Minutes, page 12

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 5 present

VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, by roll call, the Select Board voted 5-0 to approve the use of $20,000 from ARPA funds for tablets and related expenses for Town Meetings; Further, to approve the use of $20,000 from ARPA funds to complete the technology build-out of the Select Board Meeting Room.

From the minutes

“VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, by roll call, the Select Board voted 5-0 to approve the use of $20,000 from ARPA funds for tablets and related expenses for Town Meetings; Further, to approve the use of $20,000 from ARPA funds to complete the technology build-out of the Select Board Meeting Room..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 12 (PDF)

Authorize Town Manager to Accept Bids for Community Choice Program

Authorize the Town Manager to execute an aggregation supply agreement if the price is below $0.15 per KwH

Minutes, page 12

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 5 present

VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, by roll call, the Select Board voted 5-0 to authorize the Town Manager to execute an aggregation supply agreement if the price is below $0.15 per KwH.

From the minutes

“VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, by roll call, the Select Board voted 5-0 to authorize the Town Manager to execute an aggregation supply agreement if the price is below $0.15 per KwH..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 12 (PDF)

Member Appointment to Lexington Affordable Housing Trust Board of Trustees

Assign Joe Pato as liaison to the Ad Hoc Transportation Committee

Minutes, page 12

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 5 present

VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, by roll call, the Select Board voted 5-0 to assign Joe Pato as liaison to the Ad Hoc Transportation Committee;

From the minutes

“VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, by roll call, the Select Board voted 5-0 to assign Joe Pato as liaison to the Ad Hoc Transportation Committee;.”

Read it in the official minutes, page 12 (PDF)

ADJOURN

Adjourn

Minutes, page 13

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 5 present

VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, by roll call, the Select Board voted 5-0 to adjourn the meeting at 10:30pm.

From the minutes

“VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, by roll call, the Select Board voted 5-0 to adjourn the meeting at 10:30pm..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 13 (PDF)

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