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Selectmen's Meeting November 3, 2014 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, November 3, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. in the Selectmen Meeting Room of the Town Office Building. Chairman Pato, Mr. Kelley, Mr. Cohen and Ms. Ciccolo; Mr. Valente, Town Manager; and Ms. Pease, Executive Clerk, were present. Executive Session Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 4 -0 by roll call to go into Executive Session to discuss strategy with respect to: 1) Coalition Bargaining over employee and retiree health insurance; and 2) settling litigation with Ferrara Fire Apparatus; and to reconvene in Open Session. Further, the Chairman declared that an open meeting discussion may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining and litigating position of the Town. Town Manager Report Mr. Valente reported on two items: 1. The Traffic Safety Working Group has looked at the Massachusetts Avenue /Worthen Road intersection turning traffic and they recommend a study to determine if a left arrow should be added to the traffic light. 2. The Police are warning residents about fraudulent phone calls from the Middlesex Sherriff s Office regarding pending payment of fines. The caller ID shows the Lexington Police Department's business number on caller ID. Update and Accept Visitor Center Report Mr. Valente explained that following the October 6, 2014 presentation by Wendy Manz of the Visitors' Center Report she prepared, the Selectmen, at the request of the Tourism Committee Chair Dawn McKenna, asked for a summary accounting of the Liberty Ride since its inception in FY2003. Since that time the Liberty Ride has had revenues in excess of $1,500,000. It has relied on ticket sales, grants, gifts and general fund loans to fund its operations. Over this period the Comptroller's Office has determined that there is approximately $8,000 to $14,295 in loans outstanding to the General Fund. The reason for the range is that staff is still analyzing whether some of the General Fund loans have been repaired using Gift Funds or surpluses from prior years. Ms. Manz also submitted to the Town Manager an addendum to her original report clarifying certain sections in the report, as requested by the Tourism Committee. Mr. Pato stated that Ms. McKenna asked for time to review the addendum information provided to the Selectmen in their packet and then an opportunity to respond. Selectmen's Meeting - November 3, 2014