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Y e_ y � 5 r �EE g. N'r l, ti SELECTMEN'S MEETING �-1. May 14, 1990 of A regular Meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, May 14, 1990, in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town office Building, at 7:30 p.m.•Mr. Dailey; Mrs. Smith, Mr. McSweeney; . Mr. white, Town Manager; Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel; Ads. Radway, Asst. to the Town Manager; Mrs. Snow, Executive Clerk, were present. ACTING CHAIRMAN Mrs. Smith reported that Chairman Eddison is recuperating well from his recent illness and noted the need for appointment, during his absence, of an Acting Chairman. Mrs. Smith was nominated to fill that position. There were no further nominations. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appoint Jacquelyn R. Smith as Acting Chairman of the Board of Selectmen during the period of absence of the Chairman, John C. Eddison, MINUTE -MAN CANE AWARD omm David Williams, Chairman of the Minute -Man Cane Award Selection Committee, was present for the award of the 1990 Minute --Man Cane sponsored by the Council on Aging & the Lexington Minute --Man. Mr, Williams thanked the members of his committee and gave the history of the event, starting in 1909 as the Boston Post Cane Award. He read the criteria by which selection is made of the annual winner who must be 80 ,years of age or older and who reflects an active, creative and caring approach to life in the retirement years. Mrs. Smith read a citation from the Selectmen to Raymond J. Culler, the 1990 winner, listing his past and ongoing activities in Lexington and other municipalities ' which had made him outstandingly qualified for this honor and presented the citation to Mr, Culler. Fred Kardon, Editor -in -Chief of the Lexington Minute -Man, made the presentation of the cane to Mr. Culler who was given a standing ovation by all present. Dorothy Boggia, Chairman of the Council on Aging, congratulated Mr. Culler and invited him, his family and friends to attend a reception to the given in his honor at the Senior Center on May 15. MAPC METROPLAN Martin Pillsbury and JoAnn Herrigel of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council staff were present for review of MetroPlan 2,000, a draft regional development plan prepared by MAPC. Members of the Planning Board & Conservation Commission also attended. Mr. Pillsbury reported that work on the plan had been ongoing for three years and covers a large part of eastern Massachusetts. On May 23, at the annual meeting of the MAPC, representatives from 101 communities will be voting on acceptance of the plan. Mr. Pillsbury said that in an effort to co llect more data on a municipal leve cities and towns have been ur ged to rev the plan and to offer an comments and su ggestions for revision be f or* that date. During the p&at three years, MAPC has worked at identifying problems and potent I'd ee a altern s �. _ - atives and selection or-_& . tan, - • -; Al l f ' t - � 1 i i • �,• ti � L•. T - . [ ., r t _l. - - - - 4 r . ,1 . ` .. � a - 4 . t ;_