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Selectmen’s Meeting December 2, 2015 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Wednesday, December 2, 2015, at 6:00 p.m. in the Selectmen Meeting Room of the Town Office Building. Chairman Pato, Mr. Kelley, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Ciccolo and Ms. Barry; Mr. Valente, Town Manager; and Ms. Chabot, Assistant to the Executive Clerk, were present. Selectmen Concerns and Liaison Reports Mr. Pato corrected a statement of fact he made at the November 30, 2015 meeting in citing a statistic on bicycle crashes at the intersection of Mass. Ave. and Woburn St. He stated that “this intersection in Lexington Center has the highest pedestrian and bicycle injury rate throughout the Center.” This was correct, but a little later in the same question exchange he stated that “this intersection is listed in the State databases as being, I think, the worst – certainly the worst inside Rtes. 128 or 495, but I think the worst in the State with respect to bicycle safety.” This second statement was wrong. The intersection is part of the State’s HSIP Bicycle Cluster list (HSIP is the MassDOT Highway Safety Improvement Program list of the top 5% of crash clusters.) Most of the other clusters on the list represent areas larger than a single intersection – for example, the stretch of Mass. Ave. from Waltham St. to Harrington Rd. is the second Lexington cluster on that list, and many others are even larger and/or occur in urban areas. Liquor Hearing – New Wine and Malt License – 1733 Mass. Avenue Mr. Brodigan, attorney representing Old Lexington Restaurant, Inc. d/b/a/ Mario’s, Mr. Karas Manager for American Foods, and Mr. Hodgson, the proposed Manager for Mario’s were present to answer questions. Mr. Pato opened the hearing at 6:02 p.m. regarding a request for a new Wine and Malt liquor license at 1733 Mass. Ave. Mr. Brodigan presented the request. The Selectmen were supportive of the request. There were no public comments. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 5-0 to approve the application for a new wine and malt liquor license and to issue a wine and malt restaurant liquor license to Mario’s, 1733 Massachusetts Avenue. Citizens’ Academy Graduation Ms. Goodwin, Management Fellow, explained that the Lexington Citizens’ Academy is a 10 week program where residents meet once a week to learn about local government and the role each department plays in serving the public. This year 30 residents participated.