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2014-04-16 Minutes Minutes Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee April16,2014 : ReedRoom, Town Office Building,6:30p.m. :Glenn Parker, Chair; John Bartenstein, Vice Chair and Secretary; Mollie Garberg;Alan Levine;Susan McLeish;Eric Michelson;Richard Neumeier Members Absent:Robert Cohen; Jonina Schonfeld Other Attendees:Theo Kalivas, Budget Officer The meetingwas calledto order at 6:43p.m. Announcements: 1.Mr. Michelson reported that the state must decide whether to allow Minuteman Technical High School(MinutemanTech)to charge the facility fees that are being proposed by the towns that are currently members of the Minuteman Tech school district. Both representatives from out-of-district towns that send students to Minuteman Tech and representatives from in-district towns have met/will meetseparately with state officials to discuss their positions. Mr. Parker reported that the Ad hoc Community Center Advisory Committee has established a number of working groups (e.g.security, governance, technology) to work on different elements associated with operating the Lexington Community Center(LCC)when it opens. It was noted that the Board of Selectmen(BoS)hasnot determined how the space in the Muzzey Building will be used after the Senior Center is moved out of that building into the new LCC.At a future meeting, this Committee will consider whether to recommend including such a decision on its list of recommended goals for the BoS. Minutes: 2.There was a motion and a second to approve the March 31, 2014,minutes with minor edits. The motion passed. VOTE: 6-0 Proposed changes to the March 24, 2014,minutes will be distributed by Mr. Bartenstein. Minutes for February 26, 2014,and March 19, 2014,are still being reviewed. Review and Confirm Positions on Warrant Articles: 3.Mr. Parkerreported that he expects a motion at Town Meeting tonight to reconsider Article 10 (l): Appropriate for Municipal Capital Projects and Equipment; Traffic Island Renovations.There will only be further discussion of this article if Town Meeting approves reconsideration.In this event, this Committee can caucus after the additional deliberations to determine whether to change its vote. It was noted that an argument for reconsideration relates to the cost per square foot for renovating the island, which is now more clearly defined. It was also noted that a Bedford company has already adopted the largest island at this intersection and this intersection has one of the highest accident rates in town,but the project does not include any safety initiatives. 1