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March 21, 2012 <br />Minutes <br />Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee Meeting <br />March 21, 2012 <br />Time and Location: Ellen Stone Room, Cary Memorial Hall, 7:30 p.m <br />Members Present: Glenn Parker, Chair; John Bartenstein, Vice Chair and Secretary; Robert <br />Cohen; Mollie Garberg; Joe Pato, Vice Chair; Alan Levine; Eric Michelson; Richard Neumeier; <br />Jonina Schonfeld; Rob Addelson, ex- officio <br />The meeting was called to order at 7:38 p.m <br />1. Liaison and Staff Reports <br />Mr. Addelson reported that Town Manager Carl Valente has presented to the Board of Selectmen <br />a plan for allocation of the budgetary surplus resulting from reduction of the Health Insurance <br />line item following agreement to join the GIC. The amount of the surplus is estimated at <br />approximately $3 million in FY2013 but the amount declines in FY2014, FY2015 and FY2016 <br />taking into account anticipated inflation in health care costs. The plan proposes to appropriate <br />money to the street maintenance program, OPEB, capital projects and a building renewal fund. It <br />was noted that to the extent the surplus is used for operating expenses it would be allocated using <br />the 72/28 model. The consensus of the Committee was that a summit should be convened to <br />discuss the disposition of the surplus prior to Town Meeting deliberations on Article 4. <br />2. Review of Warrant Articles <br />• Article 16(e) White House Stabilization. This property, under control of the Board of <br />Selectmen, has no current or anticipated use. However, the Historic Districts Commission has <br />ruled that the original portion of the building is historically significant and may neither be razed <br />nor moved to another location in Town. The Department of Public Facilities' proposal requests <br />an appropriation of $381,000 to demolish the historically non - significant portions of the building <br />and to do exterior repairs to stabilize the historically significant portions of the building. It is <br />anticipated that the Board of Selectmen will move to indefinitely postpone this article and that <br />the Capital Expenditures Committee will seek to substitute a motion to fully fund it. Some <br />members of the Committee indicated that their support of this project would be contingent on <br />knowing the ultimate disposition of the property. On a vote to recommend approval of the <br />Selectmen's motion for indefinite postponement, the Committee voted in favor (6 -3 -0). On a <br />vote to recommend approval of the CEC's substitute motion to fully fund the project, the <br />Committee voted against (2 -7 -0). <br />• Article 8(d) CPA Cary Memorial Building Upgrades. The Community Preservation <br />Committee has requested $550,000 for this project. The Board of Selectmen has questioned its <br />scope and timing of the project and has indicated that it will move to amend to reduce the <br />appropriation to $75,000. On a motion to recommend approval of the full request of the CPC, <br />the Committee voted against (0 -7 -2). On a motion to recommend approval of the reduced <br />recommendation of $75,000, the Committee voted in favor (7 -0 -2). <br />
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