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AC–2015ATM PPROPRIATIONOMMITTEE A majority Committee does not feel that 11(k) (Hastings Park Undergrounding Wires) is a prudent use of funds at this time. The Committee recommends disapproval of 11(k) (2-5-1) The Committee recommends approval of 11(a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,l,m,n,o,p,q,r,s) (8-0). FundsFundingCommittee Article 12: Pleasant Street Sidewalk RequestedSourceRecommendation IP $20,000GF This request is to appropriate funds for a feasibility study for a new sidewalk connecting an existing, in- terrupted segment on Pleasant Street. The area in question is not far from Wilson Farm and Sacred Heart Church and was confirmed by the 2014 Pedestrian Accessibility Report to be an area with high pedestrian volume. At press time, the Town Manager had proposed that the FY2016 capital budget for sidewalks, under Arti- cle 11(e), be increased to $600,000, a $200,000 increase from FY2015 and that the projects under Articles 12 and 13 be covered under Article 11(e). If Article 11(e) passes, Article 12 and 13 will be indefinitely postponed. However, the Committee has voted to recommend approval of this request if necessary. The Committee anticipates action on this request will be indefinitely postponed. FundsFundingCommittee Article 13: Prospect Hill Sidewalk RequestedSourceRecommendation IP $100,000GF This request is to appropriate funds for construction of a new sidewalk Prospect Hill Road. The area in question is not far from The Bridge School and was confirmed by the 2014 Pedestrian Accessibility Re- port to be an area with high pedestrian volume. At press time, the Town Manager had proposed that the FY2016 capital budget for sidewalks, under Arti- cle 11(e), be increased to $600,000, a $200,000 increase from FY2015 and that the projects under Articles 12 and 13 be covered under Article 11(e). If Article 11(e) passes, Article 12 and 13 will be indefinitely postponed. However, the Committee has voted to recommend approval of this request if necessary. The Committee anticipates action on this request will be indefinitely postponed. FundsFundingCommittee Article 14: Appropriate for Water RequestedSourceRecommendation System Improvements Approve (8-0) $900,000Water RE This Article addresses proposed capital expenditures to be made during FY2016 as part of a continuing program to upgrade and maintain the assets of the Water Enterprise Fund. For general background on the enterprise funds, and the relationship between the budget process and the water rate setting process, please see Appendix B and the discussion under Article 5. A total of $900,000 is requested this year to replace unlined or inadequate water mains and deteriorated service connections and to eliminate dead ends in water mains. The details of the projects, including the locations where work is expected to be done, can be found in the Brown Book (p. XI-23). The costs of 28