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Selectmen’s Meeting – November 4, 2013 2013 Annual Town Meeting was $961,957. The revised State distribution estimate is $1,786,230, which is an estimated increase of $824,273. Ten 10 percent of the estimated State distribution increase to put into the three buckets would be $247,282. The residual balance to put into the unbudgeted reserve is estimated to be $576,991. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 5-0 to support the proposed supplemental appropriation to Article 2(d) – Amend FY 2014 Community Preservation Budget. Mehr Amendment to Article 4 Motion - The Selectmen discussed Mr. Mehr’s amendment to add language to the main motion asking the Superintendent of Schools to study the impact on school enrollments of changes in Lexington’s housing stock. They felt there was no need for the amendment. Upon motion duly made it was voted 5-0 to not support Mr. Mehr’s amendment to the Article 4 – Appropriate for Modular Classrooms at the High School. Selectmen Committee Reappointments/Appointments Council for the Arts Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 5-0 to appoint Jessie Steigerwald to the Council for the Arts for a term to expire September 30, 2016. Housing Partnership Board Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 5-0 to reappoint Harriet Cohen, Mary Haskell, Carol Ann Marine and Robert Pressman to the Housing Partnership Board for terms to expire September 30, 2016. Town Celebrations Subcommittee Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 5-0 to appoint Tanya Morrisett, Carol Flynn and Cerise Jalelian to the Town Celebrations Subcommittee for terms to expire June 30, 2014. Discussion of HATS Comments on Jet Aviation Project Ms. Mauger explained that the Hanscom Area Towns (HATS) Committee would like to send a letter opposing Jet Aviation’s plan to expand the airport’s footprint and request that they identify anticipated additional aviation traffic due to the proposed plan, propose an alternative plan that will not require modifications to the existing Hanscom Airport Layout Plan, confirm that the plans will be reviewed by the Lincoln Conservation Committee regarding wetlands, buffer areas and stormwater retention, proposed alternative plan that does not encroach on green space, consider the pros and cons of an alternative plan that includes structured parking to decrease impervious pavement on the site and comment on whether the plan is consistent with the 1978 Hanscom Field Master Plan and 1980 Noise Rules. All the Selectmen support HATS sending the proposed letter to Jet Aviation.