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68-313 Selectmen’s Meeting – May 11, 2015 Town Manager Report Mr. Valente reported on three items: 1.He announced the promotion of Michael McLean and John Mazerall to Captains in the Police Department. 2.The Lincoln Field repair work has been completed and the field was reopened over the weekend. 3.He showed some pictures of the Community Center ongoing renovation work and will provide further updates at the next Selectmen meeting. Lexpress Routes – Proposed Changes Ms. Rebecchi, Transportation Manager, presented the proposed modifications to Lexpress Routes 1 and 4 that are needed due to the opening of the Community Center and long headway times. The modifications proposed include: 1) implementing peak/off-peak schedule for Route 1 which would shorten the route mid-day to allow front door service to the Community Center while still maintaining service to outlying neighborhoods during peak hours; and 2) shortening Route 4 to decrease headway times and allow Route 4 to only serve the Sunny Knoll neighborhood during peak hours (7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.) and during off-peak hours Lexpress will turn left on to Hill Street and skip this area of low ridership. Ms. Rodgers, Human Services Director, stated that the Human Services and Recreation and Community Programs Departments are exploring transportation options for Lexington Public School children and ways to get kids to the Community Center for scheduled programs. System capacity, vehicles and staff was discussed at the initial meeting with the public schools and C&W Transportation. Currently the elementary school programing bus has no capacity for fall 2015. For discussion and follow-up they are looking at gathering data from all new fall programming at the Community Center and beginning to plan middle school special programing for early release days which would involve a bus door to door. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 5-0 to approve modifications to Lexpress Routes 1 and 4, effective July 1, 2015, as presented. Discussion of School District Building Projects Mr. Pato plans to include a standing Selectmen agenda item to keep the Board abreast of developments with the rapid examination of needs for expanding the school system. Updates for this week included: 1.A Guest commentary written by School Committee Chair Steigerwald and Selectmen Chairman Pato that will be in the Lexington Minuteman Thursday May 14.