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06/13/2018 – Selectmen’s Meeting Page 1 of 12 SELECTMEN'S MEETING Wednesday, June 13, 2018 A meeting of the Lexington Board of Selectmen was called to order at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room of the Town Office Building. Ms. Barry, Chair; Mr. Pato; Mr. Lucente; and Ms. Hai were present as well as Mr. Valente, Town Manager; Ms. Siebert, Recording Secretary. Ms. Ciccolo was absent. Selectmen Concerns and Liaison Reports Mr. Lucente reported that both he and Ms. Hai attended a recent meeting of the Town Manager Search Screening Committee. Important upcoming search process dates are June 18, 2018 when a meeting is scheduled for members of Town committees, boards, and former Selectmen to meet with the search consultants and provide input about desired characteristics of the next Town Manager; June 19, 2018 when another meeting will be held at Cary Library to gather community input; August 6, 2018 when resumes will be reviewed by the Screening Committee; and August 15, 2018 when candidates will be interviewed. Ms. Barry said members of the Board were present today at the groundbreaking of the new Hastings School project. On Sunday, June 3, 2018, Board members was also present at the Lexington High School graduation at which Mr. Lucente delivered remarks on behalf of the Board. Members also staffed the Board of Selectmen’s booth on Discovery Day, May 26, 2018. Town Manager Report Mr. Valente asked Ms. Barry to recognize Public Works Director Dave Pinsonneault for an announcement. Mr. Pinsonneault reported that the Lexington DPW has received re-accreditation from the American Public Works Association (APWA). The DPW received its first accreditation th in 2014; it was the 90 community in the nation to do so. To be re-accredited, department staff reviewed over 400 policies and standards regarding its service to residents. The department received a perfect score from the visiting re-accreditation team that came to Lexington for several days to make the evaluation. The certification will be officially awarded at the APWA conference in August 2018. Approve New FY19 Lexpress Schedule Susan Barrett, Transportation Manager, presented the new FY19 Lexpress schedule for Selectmen approval. The new schedule will be distributed to residents via the next quarterly tax bill mailing. Ms. Barrett noted that the community has expressed a high level of interest in transportation options. Ms. Barrett described three proposed schedule changes:  An informal, once-a-day stop at Emerson Gardens will be expanded to five-times-a day between the hours of 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Ms. Barrett acknowledged it would be useful to add this stop throughout the day but during peak traffic hours, it is hard to make the left- hand turn from Emerson Gardens onto Maple Street.