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CAPITAL EXPENDITURES COMMITTEE REPORT TO 2022 ATM& STMs 2022-1 & -2 The Projects Agenda The following are big-ticket items being considered in Lexington. Except for the first two items identified by the SB as the Town's highest priorities—with which this Committee agrees—no priority ranking is intended;the rest of this listing is simply alphabetical. • School Buildings—Expansion, Renovation &Reconstruction (See Article 16.) • Police Station—Replacement(See the earlier Foreword section and STM 2022-1 Article 2) • Carriage House (next to Lexington Community Center)—Determine Use and Renovation (No action at this Town Meeting.) • Center Streetscape Improvements—Under construction; 1St year completed; balance to be completed this year. • Community (Affordable) Housing—Development and Acquisition (See Article 10.) • Conservation/Open Space Land—Acquisition and Enhancement (No action at this Town Meeting.) • Greenways Corridor—Implementation. These are projects to link open spaces with trails. The major West Lexington Greenway Project—the proposed trail network west of I-95/Route 128 linking all Town-owned open space and the Minuteman Bikeway with the Battle Road Trail in the Minuteman National Historic Park via accessible trails—has been studied. (No action at this Town Meeting.) • Hammond A. Hosmer House, 1557 Massachusetts Avenue (previously called the White House)—Determine Use and Renovation. This structure has been stabilized but is not code compliant nor suitable for use without further renovation or build-out. (No action at this Town Meeting, although we do expect that it will be part of the Police Station rebuild appropriation by virtue of it being relocated.) • Hartwell Avenue Transportation Management Overlay District Improvements (See Article 12(a).) • Muzzey High Condominium Unit (former Senior Center), 1475 Massachusetts Avenue— Determine Use and Renovation) (No action at this Town Meeting.) • Recreation Facilities—A continuing need(See Articles 10(d-1), 11, and 16(h).) • Roads—A continuing need(See Article 12(1).) • Sidewalks—A continuing improvement need. (See Articles 12(h&q).) • Stone Building (previously the East Lexington Library), 735 Massachusetts Avenue—Determine use and renovation. This structure has been stabilized but is not code compliant nor suitable for use without further renovation or build-out. (No action at this Town Meeting.) • Transportation Mitigation—This is a continuing need. (See Article 12(d).) (Actions taken are often an element of road-related projects, rather than being solely to achieve specific mitigation.) The SB, School Committee (SC), CPC, and Permanent Building Committee continue to evaluate, refine, prioritize, and schedule these projects for the next several years. Realistic cost proposals should be incorporated in the 5-year projections. The Townwide Facility Master Plan—that will incorporate Schools and Municipal Plans—is still a work in progress, but each component plan completed will contribute to that process. The Community Preservation Act In March 2006, Lexington voted to adopt the CPA—an opt-in, State-funding mechanism for selected purposes. CPA funds may be used for capital projects proposed by municipal and non-municipal entities within four categories: Community Housing, Historic Resources, Open Space, and Recreational Use. These monies help accomplish some of our Town's traditional needs, but only those that fall within the limited purposes of the Act. (See Article 10(a)-(�i).) Currently there are 187 municipalities which have adopted the CPA: an increase of 1 (Brookline) from last year. That's 53% of all the municipalities in Massachusetts comprising 65% of Massachusetts residents. Each community opting into the Act voluntarily adds a surcharge from 1% to 3% to its municipal taxes to fund its CPF. Lexington has selected the maximum 3%. Under the statute, each CPA municipality is then eligible for annual supplemental State funding in November based on its collected surtax level. Brookline is eligible for this November's supplemental funding as it is already collecting its 7