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69 -315 Selectmen's Meeting March 2, 2016 A meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at 7:00 p.m., in Estabrook Hall of Cary Memorial Building. Mr. Pato, Chairman, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Ciccolo and Ms. Barry; Mr. Valente, Town Manager; Ms. Casey, Human Resources Director, and Ms. Pease, Executive Clerk were present. Selectmen Concerns and Liaison Reports Ms. Barry reminded the audience that next Wednesday evening, March 9, is the third meeting of the Lexington Community Coalition Youth Initiative from 7 to 9 p.m. at Grace Chapel where they will hear the results of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey undertaken at the high school and middle schools. Mr. Pato wanted to thank the voters for coming out for the election yesterday and he and Ms. Barry thank the voters for their being re- elected. He also thanked the Clerk's Office who worked until 1 a.m. last night doing a primary and town election. Town Manager Report Mr. Valente indicated the first of three items is a series of workshops by the Lexington Parents Academy 2, coming up at the Community Center on March 19 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Human Services and Recreation Departments, programs include the Fire and Police Department, the School Department, Parents Council, CAL and a number of community groups. A series of workshops for parents includes Cyber Security, Sleep in Middle School and High School, and You're not Crazy, They are Adolescents. The second event at the Community Center is a group that the Police Department works with called Communities for Restorative Justice, a non - profit that works with cases that come before the Police to keep them out of the criminal justice system and look at other opportunities for resolving issues. The meeting will be on Tuesday, March 22, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Chief Corr and Representative Kaufman will be attending. The third item is our new program produced by LexMedia: The Veterans Update, with Veterans Services Director Gina Rada and Linda Dixon, a member of the Town Celebrations Committee. They have filmed the first two episodes. Approve Collective Bargaining Agreement — Public Works Union Ms. Barry recused herself from the discussion as her husband is an employee of the Town. Ms. Casey summarized the aspects of the three -year collective bargaining agreement reached between the Town and AFSCME DPW Local 1703 for the period of FY2016 — 2018.