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Selectmen—February 5, 2018 Page 2 of 9 Town Managers Report Mr. Valente said the Town would be selling $48M in municipal bonds and $12M notes later this week. Standard &Poor's and Moody's credit agencies have recently confirmed Lexington's AAA rating. The Board will be asked to approve the bond/note awards at the next Selectmen's meeting on February 12, 2018. Accept Terms of the Richard "Dick" Michelson Scholarship Fund Eric and Jerry Michelson, sons of Dick Michelson, were present for the acceptance. The Selectmen, in turn, acknowledged with deep appreciation the many contributions of Dick Michelson and his family. The Michelsons said the idea for the scholarship had originated from their father, who began the process of establishing the fund before his death. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to accept the terms of the Richard "Dick" Michelson Scholarship Fund that will be managed by the Trustees of Public Trusts. Approve Request for Discovery Day Street Fair Eric and Jerry Michelson presented a request from the Lexington Retailers Association for permission to hold the 39th annual Discovery Day Street Fair. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen approved the request of the Lexington Retailers Association to have exclusive use of the Muzzey Street/Waltham Street parking lot on Saturday, May 26, 2018 (rain date June 2) from 5:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for the 39th annual Discovery Day Street Fair, to erect seven temporary signs, to park a flatbed trailer in Lexington Center and provide free parking, as outlined in their letter dated January 26, 2018, subject to working out all the details with Public Works and Police staff. Request of the Lions' Club for 62nd Annual Carnival Mr. Lucente, Treasurer for the Board of Directors of the Lexington Lions' Club, recused himself from this item. Colby Crogan, in-coming President of the Lexington Lions' Club, presented the information for the event. Ms. Barry noted that if carnival activities are to take place on July 8, 2018, a Sunday entertainment license will be necessary. This can be done, if necessary, at a later Selectmen's meeting. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 4-0 to approve the request of the Lions Club to hold the July 4th Carnival from Sunday July 1, 2018 to Sunday, July 8, 2018 with the times as requested in the Lions Club letter dated January 30, 2018. Board Review and Comments to the Planning Board on Annual Town Meeting Zoning Articles Since there are a number of 2018 Annual Town Meeting Citizen's articles related to zoning, Ms.