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9/30/15AC Minutes Session Minutes for September 9, 2015,with edits, as requested. The motion passed. VOTE: 6-0. Liaison Reports: 4. Mr. Michelson reported on plans to rebuild the Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School (Minuteman Tech), which will cost approximately $145 million. MSBA has approved the project with a maximum reimbursement planof 40%; current MSBA approved projects are for no more than 31%. Lexington’s share, based on enrollment, which can fluctuate, would be approximately $475,000 per year for 30years. It was noted that this results in a 50% increase in the Town’s annual Minuteman Tech obligations. If funding isn’t approved and the school closes, Lexington students who want toattend a technical school would need to go to anout-of-districtfacilityfor which the Town pays tuition and transportation costs. It can bechallengingto find space in out-of-district technical schools. Ms. Colburn reported that there are plans to lease space for three years that will accommodate the pre-kindergarten program starting in the fall of 2016. Anew/renovated facility for pre-kindergartenneedsto be available by the fall of 2019if the lease is not extended. Ms. Colburn reported that the School Committee discussed using a portion of the $4,080,000 appropriated for school projects at the March, 2015Special Town Meeting to further the designofstandard modular buildings, which could be used at overcrowded schools in fall 2016 if the purchase of the Pelham Road property does not materialize. Ms. Colburn shared concerns expressedby citizensat a recent School Committee meeting about spending $15 million to renovatethe Pelham property,which would allowonly5 years of useful life before more investment would be needed. Mr. Bartenstein reported on the current status of FY2016 water and sewer rate-making proceedings, which are due for a final determination by the BoSon Monday, October 5and the feedback he has providedto Town Staff and the BoS duringthe process. There was discussion of the usage estimates on which the rates are based, usage trends, the availability of Section 1 irrigation readings from the summer as a proxyfor anticipated town-wide usage in the coming fiscal year, and the management and use of fund surpluses. Mr. Addelson noted that the final staff recommendation is still under consideration and emphasized that to the extent there is conservatism in the usage projections, the primary concern is to protect the integrity of the Town’s finances. Adjournment: 5.The Committee adjournedat 9:33 p.m. The documentsused at the meeting arelistedbelow. Respectfully submitted, Sara Arnold Recording Secretary Approved October 7, 2015 3