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03/05/15 AC Minutes Minutes Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee(AC) March5, 2015 : Town Office Building,Parker Room, 7:30 p.m. : Glenn Parker, Chair; John Bartenstein, Vice Chair and Secretary; Mollie Garberg; Alan Levine; Beth Masterman;Eric Michelson; Richard Neumeier; Andrei Radulescu-Banu; RobAddelson (non-voting, ex officio) Members absent:Susan McLeish Other attendees: DeborahBrown, Town Moderator; Margaret Coppe, Chair, School Committee (SC); BillHurley, SC; Paul Ash,Superintendent of Lexington Public Schools(LPS); Mary Ellen Dunn, Assistant Superintendent forFinanceand Operations, LPS; Ian Dailey, Assistant Director of Finance, LPS; Jill Hai, Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) The meeting was called to order at 7:37p.m. Consent Agendafor Annual Town Meeting (ATM): 1.Ms. Brown reviewed a proposal for a Consent Agenda atthe 2015 ATM, as discussed at this Committee’s February 26, 2015 meeting. She anticipatesincludingwarrant articlesfor which there is unanimous support from all members of the Board of Selectmen(BoS), the CEC,and this Committee. At Town Meeting, she will allow questions on any articleincluded on the Consent Agenda. However, if debate ensues,or upon the objection of anyTown Meeting member,that article will be removedand addressed separately.The articles to be included on the Consent Agendawill be identified in advance,with a short description of each. There was discussionofa list of articlesthe BoS has supportedfor inclusionon the Consent Agenda. From that list, the Committee supported inclusion of the following: Article 17:Technical Correction to the borrowing Authorization under Article 13b (School Capital) of the 2014 ATM Article 19: Martingale Road Street Acceptance Article 20: Richmond Circle Street Acceptance Article 24:Appropriate Bonds and Notes Premiums Article 25: Rescind Prior Borrowing Authorization Article 27: Appropriate to Stabilization Fund \[Indefinite Postponement(IP) anticipated\] Article 28: Appropriate from Debt Service Stabilization Fund Article 32: Establish Qualifications for Tax Deferrals\[IP anticipated\] Article 33: Authorize Home Rule Petition for Tax Relief \[ IPanticipated\] Article 37: Amend General By Laws -Street Performers A motion was made and seconded to supportthe inclusion of the Articlesidentified above on the Consent Agenda.The motion passed. VOTE: 8-0 1