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Selectmen's Meeting Minutes July 10, 2000 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, July 10, 2000 in the Selectmen's Meeting Room at 7:30 p.m. Chairman Krieger, Mrs. Eddison, Mr. Enrich, Mrs. Abbott, Mrs. McKenna; Mr. White, Town Manager; Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel and Ms. Smith, Executive Clerk were present. Public Comments Bigelow Moore spoke about the loss of between 100 to 200 parking spaces in the Center of Town over the last nine years. DPW has a waiting list of 65 for parking permits in the Center. Mrs. Krieger thanked Mr. Moore and indicated that one of the areas the Board will be looking at in its Goal Setting meeting is the parking in the Center both in terms of long term and short term solutions. Consent Agenda Center Playground Ball Field Lights Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the request from the Lion's Club to extend the hours of lighting at the Center Playground for the safety of the people working at the Carnival from June 30 through July 4. Notification of Lease of State Owned Propert y Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the request from the Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management for a waiver of the 120 day notification period and allow for a 60 day notification period regarding the lease of surplus state -owned land located on Route 128 North in the town of Lexington to McDonald's Corporation. Battle Green Guides Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to issue Battle Green Guide licenses to Jacqueline Davison and Tom Hughes. Traffic Safety Rules and Orders Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign Traffic Rules and Orders to provide for No Parking on Winthrop Road, Baskin Road, Bushnell Drive and Lincoln Street as recommended by the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee. Town Office Complex Parking Town Engineer Peter Chalpin reviewed a proposed parking plan for the Town Office Complex that would be in effect while the Library is located in Cary Memorial Building. The plan calls for resigning and relining the entire complex to provide for a combination of parking spaces for a typical day totaling 232. The plans call for two drop boxes in front of Cary Building, one for the Library and one for the Tax Collector.