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3/27/13 Minutes Minutes Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee March 27, 2013 Place and time: Reed Room, Town Office Building, 6:30 p.m. Members present. Glenn Parker, Chair; John Bartenstein, Vice Chair and Secretary; Alan Levine; Susan McLeish; Eric Michelson; Jonina Schonfeld Members Absent Robert Cohen; Mollie Garberg; Richard Neumeier The meeting was called to order at 6:40 p.m. 1. Announcements: Mr. Parker reported that the Committee's Report to the March 2013 Annual Town Meeting had been published, distributed, and put on line, and that he had prepared an oral report under Article 2. Mr. Bartenstein noted that Article 26 (Establish Qualifications for Tax Deferrals and Exemptions) may come up at Town Meeting tonight, and that he has prepared comments. 2. Articles for the March 2013 Annual Town Meeting: Article 10q (Hartwell Avenue Infrastructure — Engineering and Easements) and Article lOr (Sidewalk Improvements and Easements): Mr. Parker reported that the Capital Expenditure Committee's proposed transfer of $200,000 from Article IOr to Article lOq, which this Committee had previously voted to support on March 21, would not be made after all. The $200,000 is for sidewalk construction on Hartwell Avenue but Article 10q is not worded to include construction. The Committee's vote to support the Article 10 motion as it was originally written will remain in effect. The Town Meeting presentation on Article IOr will clearly identify the intended uses of the funds. Article 8c (Cary Memorial Building Upgrades): Ms. McLeish reported that the Board of Selectmen is still divided on this article. Three selectmen want to defer the approval of design funds until they receive recommendations from the Ad hoc Town -wide Facilities Master Planning Committee. Mr. Levine commented that the appropriation would only be for design stage funding, which will allow the Town to better understand the project. This Committee did not choose to reconsider its support of the article. Noting that she wasn't able to attend the March 21, 2013 meeting, Ms. McLeish asked that the record show her support of ✓ indefinite postponement of Article 8d (Muzzey Senior Center Upgrade), changing the vote to 8 -0; ✓ indefinite postponement of the municipal funding portion of Article 8e (Visitor Center — Design Phase), changing the vote to 8 -0; and ✓ approval of Article 20 based on the latest numbers available for appropriation into and out of the various funds, changing the vote to 8 -0.