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7/10/14Minutes Minutes Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee July 10, 2014 : ReedRoom,Town OfficeBuilding,7:30p.m. : Glenn Parker, Chair; John Bartenstein, Vice Chair and Secretary; Mollie Garberg;Alan Levine;Beth Masterman; Susan McLeish; Eric Michelson;Andrei Radulescu-Banu; Rob Addelson (non-voting, ex officio). Members Absent:Richard Neumeier Other attendees: Carl Valente, Town Manager; Theo Kalivas, Budget Officer; David Kanter, Capital Expenditures Committee; Robert Cohen, Town Meeting Member The meetingwas calledto order at 7:32p.m. Announcements: 1.Changes in the Appropriation Committee membership were reviewed. Mr. Radulescu-Banu andMs. Masterman have joined the Committee filling vacancies created by Ms. Schonfeld andMr. Cohen. Mr. Cohen reported that he recently resigned because his professional commitments conflict with servingon the committee. He thanked the members for their support. Liaison Reports: 2.Mr. Levine reported having attended a meetingregarding the 20 year contractthat the Town is negotiatingfor solar panels on six buildings in Lexington. Solar panels forthe Hartwell Avenue town property are not included. Mr. Levine is comfortable that the financial analysis for this project is reasonable. It is anticipated that the contract will be presented th to the Board of Selectmen on July 28.It was notedthat this is a complicated project, partially because the regulations governing solar electricity have beenfluid. There is a 2016 deadline for accessing a capacity restriction.Mr. Levine suggested talking directly toMark Sandeen, Chair of the Sustainable Lexington Committee, for more detailed information. Mr. Levine reported that he attended the first meeting of the Ad hoc School Master Planning Committee. The consultant for this project is currently meeting with the principals of all the schools to assess the capacity of the buildings as they are presently used. The School Administration Building will also be evaluated. The next meetingof this committeeis tomorrow th (July 11). The consultants expect to issue a report in early September that will be used to determine the need for expandingschool capacityin the near future. Aneed for such funding will influence the decision whether to holda fall Special Town Meeting(STM). It was noted that the Townhas not yet set a date fora special election to replace Deb Mauger, who is resigningas a member of the Board of Selectmen. Adjustments to the FY2014budget 3.:Mr. Addelson reviewedthe threetransfer accounts/mechanisms that he recommends usingto balanceline items inthe FY14 budget: 1