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the 32 policy change recommendations. The LPD is awaiting decisions from the POST Commission that will allow our Accreditation Team to collaborate with the CEO to implement the remaining 2 policy change recommendations.The Police Chief and the entire department are committed to implementing the recommendations of the report and to continuous and ongoing improvement in this areas of DEI, community engagement and transparency. Update on Municipal and School Building Projects The Board continues to address the issues of maintaining and improving our municipal and school building infrastructure. The following is the current status of Lexington's building projects. Westview Cemetery Administration Building Start Date:April 2022 Estimated Project Completion Date:May 2023 Project Budget:$4,330,000 Funding: ATM 2017 Article 120 /ATM 2020 Article 16k/ STM 2021-1 Article 7 Design funding of $270,000 was approved at ATM 2017. Initial construction funding of $3,290,000 was approved at ATM 2020 under Article 16k. Initial construction bids came in higher than the appropriated amount. As a result, Town Meeting approved additional construction funding of $770,000 at STM 2021-1 under Article 7. The Westview project is in the final phases of construction. Rough HVAC, electrical and plumbing work has been completed. The Department of Public Facilities expects project completion by the end of May 2023. Lexington Police Station Appropriation:$34,517,622 Status: Construction start September 2022 Estimated Project Completion Date:Mid 2024 Funding: ATM 2018 Article 14/ STM 2021-1 Article 5a/ STM 2022-1 Article 2 / Pending ATM 2023 Article 16i The new Police Station facility is being constructed in compliance with the Town's Integrated Building Design and Construction Policy to be solar ready in furtherance of the Town's Net Zero goals. The current solar ready police station building design and construction includes all infrastructure including handholes, underground conduit, duct banks, two switch gears (one for the building operations including solar generation and one for electric fleet vehicle charging), automatic transfer switches, a room within the facility for the equipment necessary to support solar power generation, reinforced roof systems for rooftop solar and onsite battery storage. The Select Board voted unanimously to support bringing whatever project is found to be satisfactory to the stakeholders to Town Meeting, with a goal to have the solar project constructed at the same time as the Police Station to maximize efficiencies with the site contractor. The Historic Districts Commission has approved an appropriate solar design for review by ATM 2023. Hosmer House Appropriation: $50,000 Funding: STM12018 Article 5 / ATM 2020 Article 10m(2) Not approved 5