Select Board member

Mark Sandeen

Active member

Meetings tracked

93%

Attendance

Votes on record

Positions tracked

Vote breakdown: 43 YES 3 NO

Meeting ⁠history

Every recorded vote and position, oldest to newest.

Present

Liaison Reports and Announcements ✓

Suggested a rotation for Tree and Noise Advisory committees.

Intersection Design Update: Adams, East, and Hancock Streets ✓

Participated in discussion regarding intersection design concepts.

Temporary Bike Lanes on Massachusetts Avenue YES ~

All-Way Stop Control Proposals (Forest, Clark, and Muzzey Streets) YES ~

Parker Street Parking Restrictions Pilot YES ~

Executive Session: Town Manager Contract Negotiations YES ~

Present

Approval of the Consent Agenda YES ~

Solar Project Evaluation: Muzzy Street/Waltham Street Parking Lot UNCLEAR

Pine Meadows Golf Course Solar Options YES ~

Hayes Lane Drainage Mitigation Request YES ~

Eversource Grant of Location Petitions YES ~

Present

Approve consent agenda items 1 and 3 YES ✓

Approve common victualler's license for Commune All Day Cafe YES ~

Approve Writing Through History disposition plan and authorize auction YES ~

Request one-year cannabis delivery waiver from CCC YES ~

Present

Approval of Consent Agenda items 1-3 and 5-11. YES ~

Approval of Lexington Lions Club 70th annual Fourth of July Carnival request. YES ~

Approval of Lexington Golf Club's application for alteration of premises on their all-alcohol club liquor license. YES ~

Approval of a six-year contract with Lex Media. YES ~

Continue hearing for 1833 Mass Ave petition to June 22nd. YES ~

Continue hearing for 17 Hartwell Ave petition to June 22nd. YES ~

Conditionally approve Grant of Location for Waltham Street/Worthen Road (High School project). YES ~

Article 31 Implementation Expectations ✓

Discussed the fiscal necessity of Article 31 for town services.

Present

MWRA Sewer Bond and Financial Assistance YES ~

Seasonal Parklet Location YES ~

Special Election Warrant Approval YES ~

Present

Approval of the Consent Agenda YES ~

Article 11A: Golf Course Maintenance Equipment YES ~

Supports the article as machinery replacement, not a policy change.

Present

Approval of the Consent Agenda (9 items) YES ~

Approval of all-alcohol liquor license for Spirit of India (Dwaba Inc.) YES ~

Present

Wireless Service Improvement Discussion ~

Supported deferring the RFP to prioritize community outreach and aesthetic investigation.

Budget Summit and Amendments Discussion ✓

Highlighted a fundamental lack of consensus on the town's current financial position.

Adjournment of the Select Board meeting. YES ✓

Present

Approval of the Consent Agenda YES ~

Motion to enter Executive Session YES ~

School Budget Funding and Transparency ✓

Indicated a potential wait on specific amendments (Article 27).

Annual Town Meeting Article Positions ✓

Present

Motion to enter Executive Session YES ~

Article 23/Waste Management Policy ~

Supported including financial hardship and disability accommodations in the statement.

Present

Consent Agenda Approvals YES ~

Lexington Little League Donation YES ~

Revised Kaufman Amendment to Parker Amendment (Article 27) NO ✓

Changed position to opposed because amendment expanded from one pilot to two required short-term projects.

Motion to enter executive session for collective bargaining discussion YES ~

Present

Article 4 Amendment — School Budget Transfer of $1.25 Million from Free Cash ✓

Skeptical; quantified bond rating risk at $112 million over 30 years vs. $1.25 million gain

Article 6 — Affordable Housing Trust YES ✓

Changed from wait to yes after Affordable Housing Trust recommendation

Article 25 — Residential Development Surcharge YES ✓

Supported surcharge as targeted tool for managing residential development impacts

Article 26 NO ✓

Changed from wait to no after reviewing revised dashboard from Mr. Cronin

Article 27 — Underlying Article vs. Parker Amendment NO ~

Opposed base article; supported Parker amendment; opposed Coffin amendment

Meeting adjournment YES ~

Unknown

Article 6 (FY2026 Budget Amendment) ~

Possibly the absent or non-voting member; four-yes result suggests one member did not vote.

Present

Consent Agenda Approval YES ~

Outdoor Dining Permit Fee Increase YES ~

Community Choice Energy Program - Renewable Energy Credit Downgrade and Accelerated Contract YES ~

Agreed by consensus to accept downgrade and accelerated timeline.

Liberty Ride Program Elimination ~

Supported majority position against pursuing a ninth RFP.

Civil Immigration Enforcement Resolution YES ~

Present

Approval of Consent Agenda YES ✓

Intent to lay out Cart Path Lane, Willard Circle, and Stagecoach Road as public ways YES ✓

Lex Media Contract and Financing ✓

Participated in the discussion regarding Lex Media's financial sustainability.

Set the community housing surcharge rate on commercial development. UNCLEAR

Establish annual inflation adjustment for the community housing surcharge. YES ✓

Positions marked ~ are inferred from context and may not reflect the member's explicitly stated position. Positions marked ✓ are from recorded votes or direct statements.