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January 26, 2005 Budget Collaboration – January 26, 2005 currently in the building envelope program more appropriately belong as maintenance items with the operating budget. As a result of this discussion it was agreed that the building envelope program will only include FY06 capital requests; funds that were in fact prior year capital projects would be listed in the warrant as supplemental requests for prior years authorized projects; those items which are really FY05 maintenance items would be requested under Article 35 which is supplementary appropriation for the current fiscal years operations; and that items under $25,000 would be included in the DPW FY06 Operating Budget. Mrs. Krieger expressed concern about finding the money to pay for these items. Mr. Burnell suggested the Capital Expenditures Committee might be willing to use projected cash capital dollars to facilitate funding these items appropriately. Based on a presentation by Mr. Hadley the DPW equipment request was reduced to $483,500. The traffic improvement request was reduced to $97,000 as the Board of Selectmen was only interested in funding the upgrade of signals at Lowell and Maple Street at the request of the School Committee as well as an upgrade of the signals at Concord Road and Waltham Street. Mr. Kelley asked whether there were funds available from the Avalon Bay project approved in the 2004 Town Meeting for traffic mitigation at Concord Road and Waltham Street. This issue will be investigated. Mr. Chalpin discussed the methodology for determining the $800,000 being requested to fund the design of the new DPW facility. Mr. Burnell indicated the Capital Expenditures Committee felt this request could be reduced. Mr. Kelley believes that we should lower the request substantially and only commit to funding for schematic design and initial design development. He believes this will give us a good cost estimate. Mr. Chalpin believes that we should fund the project to construction documents but that they will only spend as much is needed to get the information necessary for the voters to make an informed decision regarding a debt exclusion. Mr. Burnell reminded everyone regardless of the number we put forth it could all be exempted as part of a debt exclusion vote. At the recommendation of the Capital Expenditures Committee. The Selectmen agreed to request $720,000 in the warrant for this project. Appointments Resignations Upon motion duly made it was voted to appoint Gant Redmon to the Lexington Center Committee to fill an unexpired term ending September 30, 2006. Upon motion duly made, it was voted to appoint Elisabeth Harvey to the Lexington Center Committee to fill an unexpired term ending September 30, 2006. Upon motion duly made, it was voted to accept the resignation of James Fearnside from the Noise Advisory Committee, effective immediately. - 4 -