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67-263 Selectmen’s Meeting December 2, 2013 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, December 2, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. in the Selectmen Meeting Room of the Town Office Building. Chairman Mauger, Mr. Kelley, Mr. Manz and Mr. Pato; Mr. Valente, Town Manager; and Ms. Pease, Executive Clerk, were present. Selectmen Concerns and Liaison Reports Ms. Mauger announced that Mr. Cohen had a successful medical procedure and was recovering. Mr. Manz reported on the success of the two Lexpress programs: 1) seniors ride free during the day; and 2) Flexpass for school kids to use to get to and from school as an alternative to the School Bus. Ms. Mauger reported that she and several Lexingtonians, staff and citizen volunteers attended a presentation by Mark Fenton, a professor at Tufts, whose interest is in exercise in healthy communities, especially for children. He talked about ways to improve children’s health, which included increasing school bus ridership. Town Manager Report Mr. Valente reported on three items: 1.The closing for the 39 Marrett Road property has been rescheduled from December 3 to December 5. 2.Two upcoming public meetings have been scheduled: Center Streetscape- Preliminary Design Options on Thursday, December 5 at St. Brigid and Center Parking-Stakeholder and Use Reports on Tuesday, December 10 at the Depot. 3.Lexington was selected as part of Solarized Mass. Program jointly with Bedford. The program goal is to increase the adoption of solar photovoltaic projects in single family homes and businesses. The more people that sign up the lower the price. The State will be covering marketing costs up to $2,500 for Lexington and Bedford. 4.The overnight parking ban begins on December 1 and runs through March 31, 2014. No on-street parking is allowed between 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. Citizens Academy th Ms. Jones, Management Intern, announced the conclusion of the 5 Citizens’ Academy program. The 16 participants were invited to the Selectmen’s meeting to allow them to speak about their experience with the 10 week program. The 10 week program included learning about:  Overview of the Town;  Town Financials and Budget;  Economic Development, Community Development and Planning,