Hello, Town Meeting Members!
This is an important email so please read through to the end.
Below my signature in this email, you will find a proposed schedule of articles for the upcoming Annual and Special Town Meetings. In preparation, please begin to review the motions and video presentations for the articles that you will find posted on the Town's website here:
https://www.lexingtonma.gov/2022atmarticles
Check back frequently as more documents will be added, including more information about the Consent Agenda items, which are indicated by double asterisks (**) on this webpage. Consent agenda items will be voted as a group - a single vote - and will not be debated at Town Meeting, nor will we view or hear presentations at our meeting. You will, however, have an opportunity to pose questions, and at the request of 10 or more members, an item may be removed from the Consent Agenda for separate consideration and debate.
The Deputy Moderator and I will send further updated schedules in future emails. Please understand that this schedule is subject to change, except where "DATE CERTAIN" is indicated.
Deborah Brown, 617-512-7901
DRAFT 3.18.2022 - PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR ATM 2022, STM 2022-1, STM 2022-2
Monday March 28 - ATM & STM 2022-1
Open Annual TM
Vote to use remote system
Article 2 - Vote to ratify nomination of Deputy Moderator
Adjourn ATM
Open STM 2022-1
Article 1 - STM-1 report of Town Manager (TBD)
Article 2 - Police Station Construction
Article 3 - Remote Town Meetings - IP
Dissolve STM 2022-1
Call ATM back to order
Article 2 - report of Town Manager
Article 2 - report of Cary Lecture Series
Article 3 - Cary Lecture Committee
Article 2 - reports of AC & CEC
Time permitting:
Article 5 - Enterprise Funds
Article 9 - Departmental Revolving Funds
Wednesday March 30 - ATM
Article 2 - report of Lex School Superintendent
Article 2 - report of Minuteman H.S. Superintendent
Article 4 - Operating Budget
Article 2 - report of Community Preservation Committee
Consent Agenda
Article 10 - CPA items (b), (e), (f), (i)
Time permitting:
Article 12 - Municipal capital items (a), (b), (c), (n), (o), (p), (q)
Article 16 - Public Facilities Capital items (g) and (h)
Monday April 4 - ATM
Article 7 - Climate Action Plan
Continue unfinished items from 3/30/22
Time permitting:
Article 19 - Stabilization Funds
Article 21 - Amend FY2022 Budgets
Article 24 - COLA Base for Retirees
Article 30 - Planning Board and Town Meeting
Wednesday April 6 - ATM
Article 27 - Zero Waste Resolution [DATE CERTAIN]
Article 28 - Humane Pet Store Bylaw [DATE CERTAIN]
Article 31 - Energy and Water Use of Large Buildings
Time permitting:
Article 26 - Nexus Studies
Continue unfinished items from previous sessions
Monday April 11 - STM 2022-2 & ATM
Open STM 2022-2
Final list of STM 2022-2 articles TBD, but to include, at a minimum:
High School feasibility
Appropriation to finish Comprehensive Plan
Bylaw change - hybrid Town Meeting
Dissolve STM 2022-2
Call ATM back to order
Article 34 - Petition for Special Legislation - Remote/hybrid Town Meetings (TBD)
Time permitting:
Article 35 - Open Space Residential Developments
Continue unfinished items from previous sessions
Wednesday April 13
Article 38 - 128 Spring Street Zoning [DATE CERTAIN]
Article 39 - 475 Bedford Street Zoning [DATE CERTAIN]
Article 37 - Zoning Technical Corrections
Time permitting:
Continue unfinished items from previous sessions
Monday April 25 and Wednesday April 27 - hold for use as needed