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<br /> August 4, 2005 <br /> <br /> <br />Minutes <br />Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee <br />August 4, 2005 <br /> <br /> <br />Members Present: Al Levine (Chair), Deborah Brown (Vice Chair), Paul Hamburger, <br />Pam Hoffman, David Kanter, Eric Michelson. <br /> <br />Additional Attendees: Richard Canale (Planning Board and Metropolitan Area Planning <br />Council), along with other CPA advocates, Hank Manz (Board of Selectmen), Helen <br />Cohen (School Committee), Loren Wood, Michael Young (Town Budget officer). <br /> <br />The meeting was called to order at 7:40 by Al Levine in Town Office Bldg. Rm. G15. <br />PM <br /> <br />1. Minutes: Deborah volunteered to take minutes. <br /> <br />2. Community Preservation Act: Richard Canale addressed the committee on the <br />subject of the Community Preservation Act (CPA). He reported that after Town <br />Meeting approved sending it to the voters, the Planning Board voted unanimously <br />to support CPA. The Metropolitan Area Planning Council is also supporting CPA <br />and providing staff support. Richard wants good quality information available to <br />the voters. His expectation is that the Appropriation Committee and the Capital <br />Expenditures Committee will have liaisons to the CPA Committee (if the <br />referendum passes). <br /> <br /> Richard reviewed the CPA advocates’ slide presentation with the AC for its <br /> comments, corrections. The members of the AC provided feedback on a <br /> number of issues. Richard was also looking for AC’s input on priorities of <br /> projects and on the interaction with overrides and taxpayer impact. <br /> <br /> Al Levine then provided his view of the AC’s role and posed some questions <br /> regarding process and what action, if any, the AC wanted to take on CPA: <br /> <br />?? <br />Al described the AC’s role as giving advice to the Town (to Town Meeting, <br />the BOS, other boards/committees, and to citizens). <br /> <br />?? <br />Al asked the AC if they wanted to produce a report to publish in February <br />before the referendum vote. <br /> <br />?? <br />Al asked the AC if they wanted to meet with other boards, hold CPA summits. <br /> <br />?? <br />Al suggested some issues the AC might comment on: technical aspects of <br />CPA, what projects might be eligible, priority of CPA with regard to other <br />overrides, timing issues. He also mentioned the idea floating around BOS of <br />presenting an operating override on the March ballot. <br /> <br /> 1 <br /> <br />