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<br /> 65-497 <br />Selectmen’s Meeting <br />November 2, 2009 <br /> <br />A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, November 2, 2009 at 7:30 <br />p.m. in the Selectmen Meeting Room, Town Office Building. Chairman Cohen, Mrs. Krieger, <br />Mr. Kelley, Mr. Manz and Mr. Burnell; Mr. Valente, Town Manager; and Ms. Chabot, Assistant <br />to the Executive Clerk, were present. <br /> <br />Public Comment <br /> <br />Three students from Hastings Elementary School and one student from Diamond Middle School <br />presented a thank you card for the new crosswalk and sidewalk on Roosevelt Road. <br /> <br />Mr. Manz thanked Mr. Kelley for his role in this project and the Lexington Engineering <br />Department for all their work in getting it done so quickly. <br /> <br />Selectmen Concerns and Liaison Reports <br /> <br />Mr. Manz brought his leaves to the Hartwell Avenue facility and commented on how well run <br />and neat this facility continues to be. He attended the flu clinic in Cary Hall and was impressed <br />with the organization. He commended the Lexington Police on the effort the department is <br />putting in to providing training for their officers as a result of the Reed Street incident. <br /> <br />Mr. Burnell reported that the 2020 Vision Committee recently conducted their futures panel in <br />Cary Hall. This was an excellent program and will be shown again on LexMedia. <br /> <br />Mr. Cohen congratulated the Friends of Cary Memorial Library for the excellent program they <br />th <br />put on to celebrate the 20 Anniversary of the Friends. Mr. Manz reported that the Friends will <br />hold a gently used book sale on November 14 and 15, 2009. <br /> <br />Accept Claire and Arlene McDonough Memorial Scholarship Fund <br /> <br />The Trustees of Public Trusts has requested that the Board accept the terms of the Claire and <br />Arlene McDonough Memorial Scholarship Fund to be managed by the Trustees of Public Trusts. <br />Mr. Mackie, a neighbor of the McDonough’s, talked about the McDonough sisters’ devotion to <br />each other and the Town of Lexington. Claire McDonough received a scholarship to attend <br />Radcliffe College and spoke about this often. She wanted to do something to help a Lexington <br />High graduate to attend college. <br /> <br />Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 5-0 to accept the terms of the Claire and <br />Arlene McDonough Memorial Scholarship Fund to be managed by the Trustees of Public Trusts. <br /> <br />Fiscal Task Force – Second Report <br /> <br />Mr. Enrich, Chair of the Fiscal Task Force, presented the committee’s findings and <br />recommendations regarding total compensation guidelines for the Town. Mr. Enrich began by <br /> <br /> <br />