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CAPITAL EXPENDITURES COMMITTEE REPORT TO 2016 ATM equipment and supplies and provide for staff time to convert Cary Library materials to Radio Frequency ID (RFID) as a direct result of that report. That implementation is underway. As a result of a 2013 strategic plan, the library is looking to realign and reconfigure some of its spaces and services to today's library patron needs. There have been several public meetings and presentations of this new "Transformative Spaces" project and the work is expected to be fully privately funded. Restoration work to, and updating the Massachusetts Historical Commission Inventory on, the Stone Building (former East Lexington Library Branch), including a new roof, gutters, aluminum siding removal, painting, and window glazing, were completed in 2010 using $202,933 from the CPF under 2010 ATM, Article 8(q). Although the Historic Structures Report on which this work was based recommended a small addition to the rear, those plans were not acted upon as the Town has not yet determined a new use for the building. The building continues to be maintained by the DPF under the oversight of the Cary Library Board of Trustees. Library 5 -Year Capital Appropriation History All Sources Public Works The Department of Public Works (DPW) is responsible for design, bidding, construction, and management of projects related to all Town facilities except buildings that are assigned to the Department of Public Facilities (DPF). The DPW is organized around seven divisions that are responsible for these elements: Administration, Engineering, Highway, Public Grounds, Environmental Services, Water, and Sewer. Environmental Services manages solid waste; recyclables; yard waste from Lexington, the Town of Arlington and private contractors; and hazardous products from Lexington and 8 other neighboring communities. Major components of DPW's FY2017– FY2021 capital projects include: • Road and sidewalk improvements • Water distribution and sanitary -sewer systems improvements • Storm -water control and management • Hartwell Avenue Infrastructure Improvements • East Massachusetts Avenue Three - Intersection Improvements • Comprehensive Watershed Storm -water Management and Dam Improvements • Storm Drainage and National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Improvements • Comprehensive Watershed Storm -water Management and Dam Improvements • Trucks and heavy equipment necessary to accomplish the DPW mission DPW's capital needs — except CPA, Revolving -Fund, or Enterprise -Fund projects —must be funded by the general tax levy and/or voter- approved debt exclusions. Almost all construction projects for the sanitary -sewer system and for the water - distribution system are funded by Water- and Sewer -rate payers through the Enterprise Funds. Large trucks and heavy equipment used in support of the sanitary -sewer and water - distribution systems also are funded by Enterprise Funds. Engineering Engineering work for all DPW projects is either done "in house" or contracted, through public procurement, to outside consulting and/or design firms. In addition to supporting on -going DPW work, Engineering will continue to be a major participant in the DPW's future projects. The Engineering Division will oversee the design of multiple projects funded in this- year's budget. 17 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 RFID Conversion Project $124,000 Totals $0 $0 $124,000 $0 $0 Public Works The Department of Public Works (DPW) is responsible for design, bidding, construction, and management of projects related to all Town facilities except buildings that are assigned to the Department of Public Facilities (DPF). The DPW is organized around seven divisions that are responsible for these elements: Administration, Engineering, Highway, Public Grounds, Environmental Services, Water, and Sewer. Environmental Services manages solid waste; recyclables; yard waste from Lexington, the Town of Arlington and private contractors; and hazardous products from Lexington and 8 other neighboring communities. Major components of DPW's FY2017– FY2021 capital projects include: • Road and sidewalk improvements • Water distribution and sanitary -sewer systems improvements • Storm -water control and management • Hartwell Avenue Infrastructure Improvements • East Massachusetts Avenue Three - Intersection Improvements • Comprehensive Watershed Storm -water Management and Dam Improvements • Storm Drainage and National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Improvements • Comprehensive Watershed Storm -water Management and Dam Improvements • Trucks and heavy equipment necessary to accomplish the DPW mission DPW's capital needs — except CPA, Revolving -Fund, or Enterprise -Fund projects —must be funded by the general tax levy and/or voter- approved debt exclusions. Almost all construction projects for the sanitary -sewer system and for the water - distribution system are funded by Water- and Sewer -rate payers through the Enterprise Funds. Large trucks and heavy equipment used in support of the sanitary -sewer and water - distribution systems also are funded by Enterprise Funds. Engineering Engineering work for all DPW projects is either done "in house" or contracted, through public procurement, to outside consulting and/or design firms. In addition to supporting on -going DPW work, Engineering will continue to be a major participant in the DPW's future projects. The Engineering Division will oversee the design of multiple projects funded in this- year's budget. 17