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November 13, 2007 Minutes Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee November 13, 2007 Place and time: Town Office Building, Selectmen’s Meeting Room, 7:30 p.m., with follow-up meeting in Room G-15 Members present: Alan Levine (Chair), Rod Cole (Vice-Chair), John Bartenstein (Secretary), Deborah Brown, Richard Eurich, Pam Hoffman, Mike Kennealy, Susan McLeish, Eric Michelson, Rob Addelson (ex officio, non-voting) Budget Summit 2. The initial part of this meeting was held in conjunction with Budget- Collaboration-Financial Summit 2 and was called to order at 7:30 PM. The agenda items were: 1. FY09 Revenue Projections 2. Special Education – Burlington Budget Model 3. Establish Date: Budget Collaboration-Summit 3 Please see the minutes of the Board of Selectmen at http://ci.lexington.ma.us/TownClerk/minutes/selectmen_minutes.htm (or in the Town Clerk’s office) for details. The summit meeting concluded at approximately 9:00 p.m., and the Committee then continued its meeting in Room G-15. Minutes. Minutes of the meetings held on July 19, 2007 and October 30, 2007 were reviewed and approved with minor changes. AL exhorted the members to try to finish as many backlogged minutes as possible before serious work begins on the FY09 budget. Reports on Other Committees, Meetings and Events. EM reported on the current status of applications under the Community Preservation Act (CPA) for project funding in FY09 and the meeting schedule of the CPA Committee. Rob Addelson stopped in briefly to alert the Committee that there will likely be requests in the near future to: (a) approve a reserve fund transfer for the costs of labor counsel, which is expected to exceed the budget; and (b) approve an increase in the ceiling for the PEG Access revolving fund to cover work being undertaken at Kline Hall at Avalon Bay. AL reminded members that there will be an event on November 19 to honor Phil Poignelli, who is stepping down as Chair of the Permanent Building Committee.