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CAPITAL EXPENDITURES COMMITTEE REPORT TO 2011 STM(NOVEMBER 14,2011) The current problem stems from a variety of factors including antiquated and unreliable copper phone lines (from dispatch to transmitter), incompatibility between systems caused by new Federal Government regulations, dead zones due to the existing transmitter topology, and environmental factors (e.g., trees falling on lines). The upgrade to be funded under this Article will make use of existing Town-controlled fiber-optic lines, new network equipment, and new radio repeaters. The follow-on appropriations (in FY2013 and FY2014) will add redundancy to the system—likely to include, among other solutions, installing microwave links between the repeaters and control points. It is contemplated that such microwave links would become the primary links and the fiber links will become the backup links. Article 5: Funds Requested Funding Committee ESTABLISH AND Source Recommendation APPROPRIATE TO Transfer Cubist Approve (5-0) SPECIFIED $28,500.01 into the Pharmaceuticals, Traffic Mitigation Inc. ("Cubist") STABILIZATION Stabilization Fund FUNDS & Transfer $10,500.00 into the Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Stabilization Fund "To see if the Town will vote to create and/or appropriate sums of money to Stabilization Funds in accordance with Section 5B of Chapter 40 of the Massachusetts General Laws for the purposes of: ... (b) Traffic Mitigation, (c) Transportation Demand Management,...(f) Center Improvement District; (g) Debt Service, (h) Transportation Management Overlay District(TMO-1)...." "DESCRIPTION: ...The use of these funds may be appropriated for the specific designated purpose by a two-thirds vote of Town Meeting." [Town of Lexington Warrant to the 2011 STM,November 14, 2011] For the above remaining-cited five Stabilization Funds—which are those having capital implications—at the time of writing this report, this Committee is only aware of actions affecting two of them: a $28,500.01 balance to be transferred into the Traffic Mitigation Stabilization Fund and a $10,500.00 balance to be transferred into the TDM Stabilization Fund. Both balances reflect funds provided to the Town by Cubist in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding that accompanied the amendment at the November 2009 Special Town Meeting of the Planned Commercial District (CD-9) to allow more intense development in the Cubist portion at 65 Hayden Avenue. Article 6: Funds Requested Funding Committee APPROPRIATE TO Source Recommendation STABILIZATION Not Applicable Not Applicable Approve Indefinite FUND Postponement(5-0) "To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money to the previously created Stabilization Fund..." DESCRIPTION: ...These funds may later be appropriated, by a two-thirds vote of an Annual or Special Town Meeting, for any lawful purpose. [Town of Lexington Warrant to the 2011 STM,November 14, 2011] 3