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CAPITAL EXPENDITURES COMMITTEE REPORT TO STM 2022-3 Specified Stabilization Funds Review of Lexington's Specified Stabilization Funds for Applicability to the Lexington Capital Expenditures Committee's Reports to a Lexington Town Meeting Town Warrant,Town of Lexington,for 2022 Annual Town Meeting on March 28,2022,signed January 24,2022 Article 19 ESTABLISH,AMEND,DISSOLVE AND APPROPRIATE TO AND FROM SPECIFIED STABILIZATION FUNDS "To see if the Town will vote to create, amend, dissolve, rename and/or appropriate sums of money to and from Stabilization Funds in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Section 5B of Chapter 40 for the purposes of: (a) Section 135 Zoning By-Law, (b) Traffic Mitigation, (c)Transportation Demand Management/Public Transportation, (d) Special Education,(e)Center Improvement District; (f)Debt Service,(g)Transportation Management Overlay District,(h) Capital; (i) Payment in Lieu of Parking; (j) Visitor Center Capital Stabilization Fund; (k) Affordable Housing Capital Stabilization Fund; (1) Water System Capital Stabilization Fund; and (m) Ambulance Stabilization Fund; determine whether such sums shall be provided by the tax levy, by transfer from available funds,from fees,charges or gifts or by any combination of these methods;or act in any other manner in relation thereto." Warrant Town Meeting(ATM=Annual;STM=Special) Capital Sequence Name Created Purpose Related (a) Section 135 Zoning By-Law 2007 ATM,Art 39 "for the purpose of financing public Yes improvements pursuant to Section 135 of the Code of Lexington" (b) Traffic Mitigation 2007 ATM,Art 39 "for the purpose of financing traffic mitigation Yes projects pursuant to conditions of special permits issue by the Town (c) Transportation Demand 2007 ATM,Art 39,& "for the purpose of supporting the planning and No Management/Public repurposed under operations of transportation services to serve ITransportation 2016 ATM Art 91h thp needs of town residents and businesses" (d) Special Education 2008 ATM,Art 24 None stated when created, but Appropriation No Committee Report to that Town Meeting says "for setting aside reserves to help cover unexpected out-of-district Special Education expenses that exceed budget" (e) Center Improvement District 2009 ATM,Art 25 "to fund needed improvements in Lexington Yes Center" (some actions) (f) Debt Service 2009 ATM,Art 26 "for the purpose of paying a portion of the debt Yes service on certain outstanding bonds of the Town issued for the purpose of the Diamond Middle School,Clarke Middle School and High School construction projects" (g) Transportation Management 2011 ATM,Art 20 "for the purpose of financing transportation Yes Overlay District infrastructure improvements per Section 135- 43C of the Code of the Town of Lexington" (h) Capital 2012 STM 19 Nov, Originally name"Capital Projects/Debt Service Yes Art 3,&renamed Reserve/Building Renewal Fund";purposes under 2015 ATM, remained the same when renamed Art 26e (i) Payment in Lieu of Parking 2017 ATM,Art 24 "for the purpose of management,construction Yes and acquisition of public parking and related (some improvements,including bicycle and pedestrian actions) accommodations serving Lexington" (j) Visitor Center Capital 2018 ATM,Art 26 "for the purpose of funding the capital Yes improvements and replacement of the Visitors Ce me r" (k) Affordable Housing Capital 2018 ATM,Art 26 "for the purpose of funding Yes affordable/community housing construction, renovation,and associated land acquisition or easements" (1) Water System Capital 2018 ATM,Art 26 "for the purpose of funding capital Yes improvements of the water-distribution system" (m) Ambulance 2018-1 STM,Art 8 "for the purpose of funding the purchase of Yes ambulances" Prepared 30 Jan 2022 8