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3/20/13 Minutes Minutes Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee March 20, 2013 Place and time: Reed Room, Town Office Building, 6:30 p.m. Members present. Glenn Parker, Chair; John Bartenstein, Vice Chair and Secretary; Mollie Garberg; Alan Levine; Susan McLeish; Eric Michelson; Richard Neumeier; Jonina Schonfeld Members Absent. Robert Cohen The meeting was called to order at 6:40 p.m. 1. Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Articles: Article 10h: Hasting Park Gazebo Rehabilitation/Design and Engineering: Ms. McLeish reported on the Board of Selectmen's most recent discussion of Article 10h. The Board unanimously supported an appropriation of $15,000 from the tax levy to hire an architect who will determine the best option for addressing Americans with Disability Act requirements if the town makes proposed repairs to the facility. It may be possible for the Town to use a portable lift that is only at the gazebo when that facility is in use. A motion was made and seconded to support a $15,000 appropriation for Article 10h. VOTE: 8 -0 Article 8e: Visitor Center: Ms. Schonfeld left the meeting at 6:45 to attend the Selectmen's meeting in order to hear their discussion of Article 8e: Visitor Center. Some of the Selectmen have previously indicated they want a more clearly defined plan. The Committee decided to hold off on further consideration of this article until learning more about the position of the Selectmen. Mr. Levine noted that he intended to abstain on this Article to avoid a potential conflict of interest. 2. Committee's Report to the March 2013 Annual Town Meeting: Mr. Parker reported that a draft of the Committee's report to the Annual Town Meeting has been distributed to the Committee, minus the Introduction, which he is preparing. Comments should be sent to him as soon as possible. He plans to get it to the printer on Sunday evening. 3. Preliminary Report on Article 29. Mr. Parker also reported that copies of the Committee's write -up on Article 29 (Amend General Bylaws — Contracts and Deeds — Solar Energy Purchasing), identified as preliminary, had been excerpted from the report and put on the table as a handout for tonight's Town Meeting. Although financial articles generally will not be taken up until April 1, it had been agreed that this article could be presented earlier. The handout will enable Town Meeting members to have the Committee's position before a vote is taken on Article 29.