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<br /> October 15, 2007 <br /> <br /> <br />Minutes <br />Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee <br />October 15, 2007 <br /> <br />Place and Time: Town Office Building, Room G-15 <br /> <br /> <br />Members Present:Alan Levine (Chair), Rod Cole (Vice Chair), John Bartenstein (Secretary), Deborah <br />Brown, Richard Eurich, Pam Hoffman, Susan McLeish, Eric Michelson, Rob Addelson (ex officio, non- <br />voting) <br /> <br />Also Present: Susan Yanofsky (Town of Lexington Economic Development Officer) <br /> <br />The meeting was called to order at 7:35 p.m. <br /> <br />1. Staff Report. <br /> Rob Addelson reported that bids for the DPW project came in significantly under <br />budget. Free Cash has been certified at slightly more than $4.8 million, which is higher than the earlier <br />estimate of $3.0 million. Rob is working to identify the non-recurring components of Free Cash so they <br />can be used to cover non-recurring expenses (i.e., Stabilization Fund or capital projects.) <br /> <br />2. Shire and Proposed TIF Agreement. <br /> The most recent draft of the proposed TIF Agreement <br />with Shire was discussed. <br /> <br /> <br />a. The negotiations phase has ended.Rob reported thatminor edits have been made. <br />Shire’s attorneys are reviewing this version of the Agreement, and Rob expects the <br />BOS to sign it on Wednesday evening before the Special Town Meeting begins. <br /> <br />b. A reasonable base value for parcels affected by the TIF needs to be established. <br />Rob explained that the value of property in FY09 is based on a 1/1/08 assessment. <br />This 1/1/08 assessment is based on market conditions in late ’07. The assessors <br />feel they can accurately estimate the value based on current market conditions <br />because they don’t see market conditions changing between now (October ’07) <br />and January ’08. Rob said the staff has spoken with commercial appraisers and <br />members of the Board of Assessors regarding the estimates that have been made. <br />They feel that proper due diligence has been done and that the starting base value <br />estimates are reasonable. <br /> <br />c. The Agreement has been written to make sure that Shire receives value from the <br />TIF on the increment attributable only to its capital investment. <br /> <br />d. In 1987, the Town changed the zoning and FAR requirements for this and other <br />parcels, taking away value from the buildings/companies. Prior to this change <br />Shire could have built what it wants to build today. <br /> <br />e. There was a discussion about Shire building the 400 Building versus not building <br />it. There was also discussion of the Town’s remedies if it grants the TIF and does <br />not receive the full benefits Shire is required to provide. The language in this draft <br /> <br />
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