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Selectmen’s Meeting February 11, 2013 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, February 11, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. in the Selectmen Meeting Room of the Town Office Building. Chairman Mauger, Mr. Kelley, Mr. Cohen; Mr. Manz; and Mr. Burnell; Mr. Valente, Town Manager; and Ms. Chabot, Assistant to the Executive Clerk, were present. Public Comment Mr. Sullivan, Global Montello Group Corporation, reported that he made a presentation on a Community Choice Aggregation Proposal for Lexington to the Energy Conservation Committee that would help lower electric rates. He came to ask the Selectmen for direction on how to move the process forward. Ms. Mauger explained that the Energy Conservation Committee did not have enough information to make a full recommendation to the Board. They would like to get the thoughts of their colleagues in other communities. Ms. Manger believes that the Selectmen would not have more information in the next 3- 6 months but possibly sometime after that. Selectmen Concerns and Liaison Reports Mr. Cohen complimented Ms. McKenna, Chair of the Tourism Committee, and the Antony Working Group for putting on an excellent event called “A French a Faire” on Sunday February 10, 2013 to raise money for Antony Park. Mr. Manz attended the Complete Streets training, a Bay State Roads and Mass DOT sponsored event on February 7, 2013. He has sent a link with information from the training to all of the Selectmen. Mr. Manz also commended Town staff and the citizens of Lexington for their response to the recent snow storm. Town Manager Report Mr. Valente reported on next steps for cleaning up after the snow storm including clearing parking lots in the Center, the south side of Mass. Avenue and sidewalks to schools. Mr. Valente commented that he couldn’t have been more pleased with the work the crews have done so far. Mr. Valente also reported on the swearing in of the new Assistant Fire Chief, Ken Tremblay, who has done a terrific job as Fire Prevention Officer/Lieutenant. Mr. Valente received many positive comments by those who have worked with Mr. Tremblay and is pleased to make this promotion. Discuss Demolition of Buildings Article with Historical Commission Members of the Historical Commission attended the Selectmen’s Meeting on January 28, 2013 to discuss the proposed warrant article regarding demolition of buildings on the 2013 Annual