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January 17, 2013 Minutes Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee January 17, 2013 Place and time: Cary Memorial Building, Estabrook Hall, 7:30 p.m. Members present. Glenn Parker, Chair; John Bartenstein, Vice Chair and Secretary; Alan Levine; Susan McLeish; Eric Michelson; Jonina Schonfeld; Rob Addelson (non- voting, ex officio) Members Absent: Robert Cohen; Mollie Garberg; Richard Neumeier; Other Attendees: Andrew Friedlich, Town Meeting Members Association The meeting was called to order at 7:37 p.m. 1. Announcements: • Ms. McLeish was welcomed back to the Committee. Ms. McLeish agreed to review the draft minutes for this meeting before they are distributed to the whole committee. Ms. Arnold will prepare and forward the draft minutes to Ms. McLeish and copy Mr. Bartenstein. Comments will be added using track changes. Mr. Bartenstein and Ms. Arnold will coordinate finalizing a draft for the Committee's approval. 2. Liaison Reports: • In a recent conversation with David Horton (Lexington School Committee representative for the Minuteman Technical High School), Eric Michelson reaffirmed the Appropriation Committee's position that Minuteman should minimize its reliance on current year tuition. • The Cary Memorial Building Committee presented its report to the Board of Selectmen on Monday, January 14. The report identifies the components of the original building improvement proposal that need to be addressed, which are estimated to cost $8.5 million; it doesn't suggest that any component can be eliminated or pared back. • The Community Preservation Committee (CPC) supports the appropriation of $550,000 for Cary Memorial Building design and engineering costs in the FY2014 budget. This item is in the "white book" but the selectmen have not yet taken a position on the expenditure. • At a recent candidate's coffee, Selectmen Chair Deb Mauger indicated that a proposal to purchase the land and facilities at 33 Marrett Road will likely be brought to Town Meeting. • The Solar Task Force is evaluating the potential for putting solar panels on the roof of the Public Services Building. This project is physically feasible and would probably produce a positive cash flow of $10,000 to $20,000. The primary goal is environmental without creating a negative cash flow. The next step is to issue a request for proposal for the installation. Additionally, the group is considering the