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June 9, 2025
8 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Present: Douglas Lucente, Joseph Pato, Jill Hai, Mark Sandeen, Vineeta Kumar
Absent: None
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Approve Consent Agenda items 1-8
VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 5-0 to approve Consent Agenda items 1-8.
From the minutes
“VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 5-0 to approve Consent Agenda items 1-8..”
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Approve Consent Agenda item 9
VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 4-0 to approve Consent Agenda item 9.
Yes: Hai, Kumar, Pato, SandeenThe minutes say “Mr. Lucente recused himself from this item.” The count (4-0) matches the 4 other members present, so that member is not shown voting.
From the minutes
“VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 4-0 to approve Consent Agenda item 9..”
HEARING: Noise Bylaw Permit - Mural Project at 135 Massachusetts Avenue
Approve a Noise Bylaw Special Permit for evening work to be conducted from 9:00pm to 11:00pm to take place between June 24, 2025 - June 27, 2025 for work related to the East Lexington Mural Project
VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 5-0 to approve a Noise Bylaw Special Permit for evening work to be conducted from 9:00pm to 11:00pm to take place between June 24, 2025 - June 27, 2025 for work related to the East Lexington Mural Project.
From the minutes
“VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 5-0 to approve a Noise Bylaw Special Permit for evening work to be conducted from 9:00pm to 11:00pm to take place between June 24, 2025 - June 27, 2025 for work related to the East Lexington Mural Project..”
Approve: Parklet Location on Massachusetts Avenue
Authorize the installation of the Massachusetts Avenue Parklet starting the week of June 16, 2025, through the end of October 2025, in three parking spaces in front of 1718 Massachusetts Avenue
VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 5-0 to authorize the installation of the Massachusetts Avenue Parklet starting the week of June 16, 2025, through the end of October 2025, in three parking spaces in front of 1718 Massachusetts Avenue.
From the minutes
“VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 5-0 to authorize the installation of the Massachusetts Avenue Parklet starting the week of June 16, 2025, through the end of October 2025, in three parking spaces in front of 1718 Massachusetts Avenue..”
Approve: Conduct and Decorum for Public Meetings Policy
Approve the Conduct and Decorum for Public Meetings Policy with the five edits as outlined this evening, and to incorporate it into the Select Board Procedures, Policies, and Regulations Manual...
VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 5-0 to approve the Conduct and Decorum for Public Meetings Policy with the five edits as outlined this evening, and to incorporate it into the Select Board Procedures, Policies, and Regulations Manual and the Town Clerk's Board and Committee Handbook.
From the minutes
“VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 5-0 to approve the Conduct and Decorum for Public Meetings Policy with the five edits as outlined this evening, and to incorporate it into the Select Board Procedures, Policies, and Regulations Manual and the Town Clerk's Board and Committee Handbook..”
Noise Control Bylaw Chapter 80
Approve the following legal holidays during which construction noise is limited, as outlined in the Noise Control Bylaw, Chapter 80
VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 5-0 to approve the following legal holidays during which construction noise is limited, as outlined in the Noise Control Bylaw, Chapter 80.
From the minutes
“VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Select Board voted 5-0 to approve the following legal holidays during which construction noise is limited, as outlined in the Noise Control Bylaw, Chapter 80..”
(LMEA, LMMA, Fire, Police Superior)
The Select Board go into Executive Session under Exemption 3 to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining for the Lexington Municipal Employees Association (LMEA), Lexington Municipal...
VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, by roll call, the Select Board voted 4-0 at 10:00 pm that the Select Board go into Executive Session under Exemption 3 to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining for the Lexington Municipal Employees Association (LMEA), Lexington Municipal Management Association (LMMA), Fire Department, and the Police Superior Unions, and not to reconvene in Open Session.
The minutes give the count as 4-0, but 5 members were present (Douglas Lucente, Joseph Pato, Jill Hai, Mark Sandeen and Vineeta Kumar) and the minutes do not say who did not vote. Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, by roll call, the Select Board voted 4-0 at 10:00 pm that the Select Board go into Executive Session under Exemption 3 to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining for the Lexington Municipal Employees Association (LMEA), Lexington Municipal Management Association (LMMA), Fire Department, and the Police Superior Unions, and not to reconvene in Open Session..”
ADJOURN
Adjourn (from executive session; ends the meeting)
VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, by roll call, the Select Board voted 5-0 from the Executive Session to adjourn both the Executive Session and the Regular Meeting at 10:25p.m.
From the minutes
“VOTE: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, by roll call, the Select Board voted 5-0 from the Executive Session to adjourn both the Executive Session and the Regular Meeting at 10:25p.m..”
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