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Selectmen’s Meeting – August 2, 2010 Town Manager Report Mr. Valente congratulated Manny Ferro on his promotion to Captain. There was a swearing in ceremony on July 28, 2010. The Police Department is now working on filling the two vacant Lieutenant positions, hopefully in the next week. There was water damage at the Senior Center caused by an upstairs apartment leak on Friday. There is damage to the ceilings and walls. There are currently crews working to dry out the facility and the Senior Center hopes to open up again on Tuesday. The Fire Department has a new fire engine and the staff has been trained on the new vehicle. It will be kept at the East Lexington Station. This was a 2009 Town Meeting approval and replaced a 13 year old vehicle that was costing $15,000-$20,000 a year in repairs. Review and Sign Purchase and Sale Agreement – Cotton Farm Mr. Valente provided the final Purchase and Sale Agreement related to the Cotton Farm purchase. There are other related documents that will also need to be signed. He is recommending that the Town Manager be authorized to sign any necessary additional documents to allow the Town to keep the process on schedule for closing on the property. One outstanding issue to be resolved is the amount of time recommended for due diligence. The current document states 75 days. Mr. Valente intends to move expeditiously and hopes to complete the process in 45 days. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 5-0 to approve and sign the Purchase and Sale Agreement between the Town and Thomas Cataldo, Trustee for Cotton Farm Realty Trust, for approximately 4.21 acres of land shown on Assessor’s Map 31 as Lot 60B and a portion of the land identified on Map 31 as Lot 90B. It was further voted that the Board of Selectmen authorize the Town Manager, with the approval of the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, to approve and sign related documents including: 1) Escrow Agreement; 2) Driveway Easement; 3) Four-Lot Deed Restriction; 4) Mortgage Agreement; 5) Open Space Deed Restriction; and any additional documents that may be required. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 5-0 to approve the Real Property Donation Agreement between the Town and Thomas J. Cataldo, Trustee of Pacific Partners Realty Trust, for the parcel of land containing approximately 14.5 acres and identified on the deed to Martin F. Kane, as Trustee of Pacific Partners Realty Trust, u/d/t dated October 21, 1998 and filed with said Land Court as Document No. 1083828, further identified as Lot 2 on Lexington Assessor’s Map 80.