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69 -432 Selectmen's Meeting July 14, 2016 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Thursday, July 14, 2016, at 4:00 p.m. in the Selectmen Meeting Room of the Town Office Building. Chairman Barry, Mr. Kelley, Mr. Cohen, and Mr. Pato; Mr. Valente, Town Manager; and Ms. Burke, Temporary Clerk, were present. Selectmen Concerns and Liaison Reports Mr. Cohen, as Trustee of Cary Memorial Library, is concerned about the decision of the Historic Districts Commission to require that the Town replace the very bad sidewalk in the rear parking lot with brick. The sidewalk is falling apart and was going to be replaced with concrete. Clarke Street is concrete on both sides of the street. There has never been brick sidewalks in the area. It is a safety issue and he understands the HDC is not responsible for finances and safety. Can the Town Manager look into this? How we can take care of this? Town Manager Report Mr. Valente spoke on the Library sidewalk issue. He indicated he asked the Town Engineer for safety reasons to look into a temporary asphalt sidewalk for $60,000 to $80,000 until we can get approval from the Historic Districts Commission for a permanent sidewalk. Secondly, he asked for an estimate for what a brick sidewalk would cost. It has not been bid but the estimate is another third. We have budgeted $149,000 whereas it is $195,000 to $200,000 to put in brick. Minuteman School Building Project — Special Election Ms. Rice, Town Clerk, recommended a special election be held in Lexington on Tuesday, September 20 from 12 Noon to 8:00 p.m. at the Lexington Community Center, 39 Marrett Road. She feels we are well positioned to have a successful election. Absentee ballots will be available. Mr. Pato hopes for a strong turnout as Lexington has been supportive for a new school and capital costs to refurbish the old building will cost more. He pointed out that communities that do not belong to the district do not share in the capital costs to refurbish. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 4 — 0 to endorse the Town Clerk's recommendation that the Lexington Community Center serve as the only polling location for the Minuteman School Building Project Special Election on Tuesday, September 20 from 12 Noon to 8:00 p.m. Receive Minuteman Statue Restoration Report Mr. Pinsonneault, Director of Public Works, presented a slide show overview of the Daedalus, Inc. report on preserving, repairing and restoring the Minuteman Statue. The Town had public meetings and took a step back in order to get an analysis.