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Selectmen's Meeting February 7, 2011 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, February 7, 2011, at 7:30 p.m. in the Selectmen Meeting Room, Town Office Building. Chairman Manz, Mr. Kelley, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Burnell and Ms. Mauger; Mr. Valente, Town Manager and Ms. Pease, Executive Clerk, were present. Selectmen Concerns and Liaison Reports In response to questions raised at the last Selectmen's Meeting regarding safety at the Senior Center, Mr. Manz reported that an AED is located in the Director's Office. All staff are trained yearly in CPR, First Aid and use of the AED. The Human Services Director and Nurse, who are both nurses, have advanced CPR training. Staff follows written protocol for emergency medical situations and fire evacuation. First aid kits are located in the kitchen/dining room area and outside the library. The Fire Department checks the AED regularly and will be mounting it in the dining room. Several Selectmen attended the Chinese New Year celebration —the year of the rabbit— and thanked the Human Services Department for all their work in pulling it together. Several Selectmen attended the Lexington Symphony and thought it was fabulous. The U.S. Department of Energy announced that a Lexington company called 1366 Technologies received a grant to continue its work in the solar industry. LexMedia has a new website — www.LexMedia.org Mr. Manz announced a website were residents can spotlight people who do good deeds at www.adoptahydrant.com Town Manager Report Mr. Hadley presented an NStar check to the Selectmen for $237,723.61 for the Streetlight rebate program. Mr. Valente informed the Board of all the extra work being done by Fire, Police and DPW because of snow issues /calls (hydrants, ice dams, gas odors, carbon monoxide alarms). Farmer Market Update Deb Jackson and Lori Deliso presented information on the 2010 Market, plans for the 2011 Market, and a request to introduce wine at the Market. Upcoming events for the 2011 Market: 20% off all dinner sales on Mondays in March at Via Lago, Sushi making, and Barefoot Truth Concert on June 10 to raise money for SNAP.