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u5 MON 1775 O Town of Lexington o z P v Recreation Committee APRILI9' �eXI NGT Frederick DeAngelis, Chair Tel: (781) 698-4800 Lisah Rhodes, Vice Chair Fax: (781) 861-2747 Lisa O'Brien recreationcmte@lexingtonma.gov Christian Boutwell Claire Sheth Carl Fantasia Recreation Committee FY23 — FY27 Capital Summary Statement The FY2023-2027 Capital Summary that follows this statement details the capital projects for which FY23 funding is requested and those that are anticipated for the following 4 years (FY24- FY27) to support the mission of the Recreation and Community Programs Department (R&CPD) and the Recreation Committee. This document, and in particular the 5 -year capital plan, is an invaluable guidance tool for the Committee. The projects on the 5 -year plan are the topic of continuous review, discussion, and deliberation and only those deemed central to the mission are brought forward as requests for funding. We would like to highlight that through the diligence of the professional staff of the R&CPD the 5 -year plan includes increasingly accurate long-range forecasts of capital projects that will be necessary to maintain our recreation facilities and services at the level currently provided. The 5 -year plan comprises only those capital projects that survive ongoing review by the Recreation Committee and the R&CPD, typically over the course of multiple years, and are deemed of sufficient merit for inclusion. In our evaluation of capital projects for inclusion or retention on the 5 -year plan, and in the penultimate year for submission of a funding request, the Committee seeks to balance multiple goals including but not limited to: • fulfilling the Recreation Committee charge of "...administering, expanding, and promoting recreation, leisure activities, play, sports and physical education."; • maintaining the current level of facilities and services provided to the community; • protecting and sustaining the fiscal health of the self-supporting R&CPD enterprise fund; • responding to community needs including as identified by the 2020 Community Needs Assessment, the Recreation Facilities and ADA Compliance Study (2017), and by direct resident communication; • enhancing the facilities and services provided to the community; • seeking alignment with the goals and priorities of other Town boards and committees including but not limited to the Select Board, the Conservation Committee, and the Lincoln Park Subcommittee; and • honoring Town bylaws and Town Meeting resolutions. 1625 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE • LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02420