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Lexington Select Board · 2023–2024 Board · Regular meeting

December 18, 2023

6 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.

Sources: Official minutes (PDF)

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Attendance

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

Absent: None

Every vote, in order

Approve and Sign Water and Sewer Finals

Approve the Consent Agenda

Minutes, page 4

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 5 present

VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted by roll call 5-0 to approve the Consent Agenda.

From the minutes

“VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted by roll call 5-0 to approve the Consent Agenda..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 4 (PDF)

Crust, 41 Waltham Street

Approve the application from The Upper Crust for a Change of Manager and, once approved by the ABCC, issue the updated 2024 Wine and Malt Common Liquor License to UC New England LLC d/b/a The...

Minutes, page 4

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 5 present

VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted by roll call 5-0 to approve the application from The Upper Crust for a Change of Manager and, once approved by the ABCC, issue the updated 2024 Wine and Malt Common Liquor License to UC New England LLC d/b/a The Upper Crust, with Hunter Wadsworth named as Manager.

From the minutes

“VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted by roll call 5-0 to approve the application from The Upper Crust for a Change of Manager and, once approved by the ABCC, issue the updated 2024 Wine and Malt Common Liquor License to UC New England LLC d/b/a The Upper Crust, with Hunter Wadsworth named as Manager..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 4 (PDF)

Maggie Peard, Sustainability & Resiliency Officer, reviewed the revised High Performance Buildings

Adopt the High Performance Buildings Policy as amended to include the wording, "…shall include appropriate building lead or their designee

Minutes, page 5

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 5 present

VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted by roll call 5-0 to adopt the High Performance Buildings Policy as amended to include the wording, "…shall include appropriate building lead or their designee."

From the minutes

“VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted by roll call 5-0 to adopt the High Performance Buildings Policy as amended to include the wording, "…shall include appropriate building lead or their designee.".”

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

Authorize Town Manager to Execute Hayden Easement - 24 Lincoln Street

Accept an easement in, on, over, across, under and along the Easement Area, which is a portion of that certain property commonly known as 24 Lincoln Street, Lexington, Massachusetts owned by the...

Minutes, page 6

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 5 present

VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted by roll call 5-0 to accept an easement in, on, over, across, under and along the Easement Area, which is a portion of that certain property commonly known as 24 Lincoln Street, Lexington, Massachusetts owned by the Josiah Willard Hayden Recreation Centre, Inc. (the "Property"), for the purposes of pedestrian passive recreation and access to land owned by the Town adjacent to the Property known as and identified as 52 Lincoln Street (Lexington Assessor's Map 42, Lot 1 containing 38.35 acres); land on Worthen Road (Lexington Assessor's Map 41, Lot 120 containing 3.0 acres); land on Massachusetts Avenue (Lexington Assessor's Map 49, Lot 182, known as "Hastings Park", containing 3.77 acres); and 251 Waltham Street (Lexington Assessor's Map 49, Lot 90, known as the "High School", containing 56.54 acres).

From the minutes

“VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted by roll call 5-0 to accept an easement in, on, over, across, under and along the Easement Area, which is a portion of that certain property commonly known as 24 Lincoln Street, Lexington, Massachusetts owned by the Josiah Willard Hayden Recreation Centre, Inc. (the "Property"), for the purposes of pedestrian passive recreation and access to land owned by the Town adjacent to the Property known as and identified as 52 Lincoln Street (Lexington Assessor's Map 42, Lot 1 containing 38.35 acres); land on Worthen Road (Lexington Assessor's Map 41, Lot 120 containing 3.0 acres); land on Massachusetts Avenue (Lexington Assessor's Map 49, Lot 182, known as "Hastings Park", containing 3.77 acres); and 251 Waltham Street (Lexington Assessor's Map 49, Lot 90, known as the "High School", containing 56.54 acres)..”

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

Exemption 6: To Consider the Purchase, Exchange, Lease or Value of Real Property

The Board go into Executive Session under Exemption 6: To Consider Purchase, Exchange, Lease or Value of Real Property

Minutes, page 7

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 5 present

VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted by roll call 5-0 at 8:10pm that the Board go into Executive Session under Exemption 6: To Consider Purchase, Exchange, Lease or Value of Real Property.

From the minutes

“VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted by roll call 5-0 at 8:10pm that the Board go into Executive Session under Exemption 6: To Consider Purchase, Exchange, Lease or Value of Real Property..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 7 (PDF)

ADJOURN

Adjourn (from executive session; ends the meeting)

Minutes, page 8

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 5 present

VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted by roll call 5-0 from the Executive Session to adjourn both the Executive Session and Regular Meeting at 9:26 p.m.

From the minutes

“VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted by roll call 5-0 from the Executive Session to adjourn both the Executive Session and Regular Meeting at 9:26 p.m..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 8 (PDF)

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