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CAPITAL EXPENDITURES COMMITTEE REPORT TO 2022 ATM& STMs 2022-1 & -2 training. We have a TBD entry in FY2024 of our Capital Plan so as not to forget this vital need of our Police Department. Public-Safety Departments 5-Year Capital Appropriation History (All Sources) (Combines Fire &Rescue and Police Departments Appropriations) FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 Fire Trucks &Ambulances $280,000 $325,000 Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus $416,545 Public Safety Radio Console Replacement $370,000 Totals $280,0001 $370,000 $0 $325,0001 $416,545 (Police Department S-Year Capital Appropriation History has been combined with the Fire &Rescue Department History hence this Public-Safety Departments History as some appropriations are for the joint benefit of both Departments.) Cary Memorial Library Over the past decade, the Town has made several investments, totaling $249,000, to support modernization of the Library—starting with an FY2011 funding of a study and ending with an FY2014 funding for an improvement—which was completed in October 2016. The Library has seen significant improvement in operational efficiency. As a result of a 2013 strategic plan, the Library sought to realign and reconfigure some of its spaces and services for today's Library patron needs. "Transformative Spaces",a$1,200,000 project,was fully funded through private donations in 2016 The Library is embarking on another ambitious project, a renovation of the Children's Room that will improve accessibility, create a flexible design that accommodates diverse programming objectives, and improve safety. For FY2020, Town Meeting appropriated $100,000 (see 2019 ATM, Article 20(h)) for a feasibility study, but the COVID-19 pandemic has slowed the pace of work. The Library Trustees are seeking to engage an architect who will work with staff and the community to create potential designs and then develop a cost estimate over this calendar year. They hope to fund schematic design and design development through private donations once the community outreach and feasibility study are complete, A subsequent request for construction funding is anticipated in FY2024. However, both the timing and the amount of future appropriations are uncertain as the Library Trustees hope to obtain a substantial portion of the funding through private donations. Those entries in the Town's out-year financing plan are just placekeepers. The Stone Building (former East Lexington Library Branch) continues to be maintained by the DPF in caretaker status under the oversight of the Library's Board of Trustees. Restoration work was completed in 2010 using $202,933 from the CPF under 2010 ATM, Article 8(q). The Massachusetts Historical Commission Inventory on the building was also updated. Although the Historic Structures Report on which this work was based recommended a small addition to the rear, those plans were not acted upon. The Stone Building Feasibility/Reuse Committee was established in August 2020 with a charge of "exploring constructive reuse by researching the feasibility of alternative uses for the building thereby supporting future Town investment to implement the preservation recommendations of the 2009 Historic Structures report...". That Committee has corresponded with town stakeholders, conducted public forum, and identified several possible re-uses including transforming the building into a 21"century Lyceum, an Inter-Cultural Center, a Race/ Social Justice/Environmental Justice Center, and/ or a History Museum. A report with the Committee's final conclusions is now expected later this year. Library 5-Year Capital Appropriation History (All Sources) FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 Children's Room Renovation $100,000 20