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10/29/15 AC Minutes In response to questions, Ms. Colburn noted that: The Working Group did not discuss the possibility ofreducing the Community Preservation Act surcharge to mitigate tax increases resulting from excluded debt. th It is anticipated that the model wouldbe available for presentation at the November 12 Budget Summit. There was discussion about including as alternativescenariosin the model rebuilding Hastings with and without MSBA funding. It is anticipated that the Town will learn in December or January whether MSBA support will be offered. If the project proceeds with MSBA funding, it would take approximately one additional year to build the schoolthan without State assistance. Articles forNovember 2, 2015 Special Town Meeting(STM)#2: 2.Ms. Masterman reported on the Moderator’s meeting held in preparation for the opening of STM #2. It was agreed that Mr. Parker will speak briefly about this Committee’s position on all articlesexcept Article 2: STM #2; Article 2: Amend Minuteman Regional Agreement: Mr. Michelson will report on this article. He noted that there may be new representation from the Town of Wayland on the Minuteman Regional High School Board, which could affect that Town’s requestto leave the district. The Committee discussed an Addendum which Mr. Parker prepared tothe discussion of Article 2 in the previously published report to the STM #2.A motion was made and seconded to approve the Addendumsubject to a few edits whichwill be incorporated. The motion passed. VOTE: 7-0 Update of Votes:Mr. Parker added his “no” vote to the existing voteson Article 2 and his “yes” vote to the existing votes for Articles 4,5,7 and 8. November 2, 2015 STM #1: 3.It was noted that the total funding request being considered for this STM has been increased from $132 million to $164 million. The following comments were made during discussions aboutthe articles: STM #1, Article 2: Appropriate for School Facilities Capital Projects:This includes projects at multiple schools, including the rebuilding of Hastings Elementary Schoolwith 30 classrooms. Ms. Steigerwald described an anticipatedphased redistricting effort. It is expectedthat some redistricting will take place in the fall of 2016to more evenly distribute elementary students among the elementary schools. STM #1, Article 3: Land Purchase and Improvements –20 Pelham Road: Pat Goddard, Director, Department of Public Facilities, has estimated an amount needed to open andsafely operate the Armenian Sisters’ Academy. Ms. Steigerwald reported that Mr. Goddard believes the heating system and roof shouldlast for another five years. Ms. Steigerwald noted that if polychlorinated biphenyls(PCBs) arefound,theywill be mitigated. Several years ago, the discovery of PCBsat Estabrook Elementary School led Lexington to rebuild the school but that was because the school was slated to be rebuilt anyway and the PCBs put pressure on the Town to do soas soon as possible. 2