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SELECTMEN'S MEETING May 3 1993 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Select - ' Meeting Room Town office Building on Monday, May 3, 1993, at 7:00 p.m. Chairman Dailey, Mr. Busa, men s Me g � , Mr. McSweeney; Mr. White, Manager, Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel; Mrs. Novak, Assistant Town Manager and Miss Smith, Acting Executive Clerk, were present. Mr. Fenn arrived during discussion of the Route 2A Resolution. ELKS GAME MACHINE LICENSE The Chairman convened the meeting and took up the request from the Lexington Elks for an additional coin operated game machine l se. U on motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant an additional coin operated game machine license to the Lexington Elks. AMBULANCE FEES Mr. White explained that the Fire Chief, at the request of the M p Board of Selectmen through the budget process, had looked at the Town's ambulance fees in order to comply with State statutes and to provi a. fee structure that met the maximum allowable rate charged OEM . local p ambulance services. Mr. white introduced Chief by 1 P Bergeron who explained his proposal to incre ase the ambulance fees for the Lexington Fire Department. Chief Bergeron proposed increasing the base rate from $185.00 • o $10.00 /mile; $205.00 , mileage charges from $8.0o t mile; oxygen $ I c harges es from $32.00 to $45.00; a new mast trousers charge of $80.00 and a new charge for defibrillation of $85.00. Mr. McSweeney asked about the current uncollectible amount of $70,000. The fire chief explained that this was a very good record; that medicaid has a fixed flat rate, that Blue Cross /Blue sets a maximum allowable rate of 80%; and that the balance is uncollectible. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the increased ambulance rates as presented by the Fire Chief, effective, May 15, 1993. ROUTE 2A RESOLUTION _ ARTICLE 38 OF THE 1993 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT Mr. white explained that the Board had not taken a position on the proposed resolution under Article 38. He added that two p resentations had been developed anticipating the Board's support and non support of the article. He explained that the petitioners will ask that the Board of Selectmen appoint a five - member Ad Hoc Advisory Committee to review the Environmental Impact Report to make Route 2A traffic improvements, and will ask that the Board of Selectmen hold a public meeting to which interested citizens and Town Meeting Members will be invited. Mr. white introduced Town Engineer Frank Fields who explained e proposal, reviewed the ten year history of the project, and th p P answered questions. He noted that the comm ent p eriod on the ENF expires on May 24, 1993 and that a certificate approving the proj is expected by June 23. He said that 80% of the funding