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Minutes of the Lexington Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) Meeting November 15, 2016 #881 Municipal Parking lot improvements: The funding requests for this CIP have each been slipped by one year (to FY2020 & FY2021) because of uncertainties related to the location of a future Police Headquarters renovation/rebuild. #883 Bikeway Bridge Renovations: The Grant Street Bridge needs to be renovated. The Committee requests: Pursue the use of Community Preservation Act funds for the project. #915 Hartwell Avenue Compost Site Improvements: The old building was demolished because of its deteriorating condition. This project would fund installation of a prefabricated facility; it does not include funds for a scale. The building would be located to avoid any conflict with the location being reserved for an anticipated indoor/outdoor firing range. Delivery would be in 4Î6 months after funding approval. Site preparation is minimal; utilities and services are already there. The Committee requests: Confirm the life expectancy of the pre-fabricated building. Determine and address Police Department needs for indoor space while using the current outdoor firing range. #922 Battle Green Streetscape Improvements: A construction-funding request is identified for FY2019; previous appropriations are available for the design and engineering work. The Committee requests: Include on the sketch of the Battle Green area requested under #672 the same information on the projects that have been, or are planned to be requested under this CIP. #940 Westview Cemetery Building Assessment: Renovating the current facility, which is inadequate for grieving families, staff needs, and storage, is not a viable alternative. The project requires relocating utilities and re-doing the existing site. Although there could be some adjustments to the funding plan, it is currently anticipated that increased cemetery fees would cover the almost $3.0 million funding request. Committee members expressed reservations about the cost if it is not to be self-funded. The Committee requests: Delete ÐAssessmentÑ from the title as this is now for the full design and construction of a facility. As this is a request for a facility, while DPW is and would remain the ÐclientÑ, this CIP should be transferred now to DPF as that department will have primary responsibility for validating the cost estimates and, if approved by Town Meeting, the execution of the project. Confirm the amounts of the two funding requests as the backup material, page 17, shows $3,040,000 for a new building. (On page 14, it shows $2,740,000 for the no-longer supported renovation of the existing building.) #941 Public Parking Lot Improvement Program: This project includes re-designing three parking areas. The Committee also noted the importance of maintaining adequate parking while this project is implemented, but still questioned whether such a construction project would need to be phased over four years. The Committee requests: A map showing the three parking lots (including surface areas) proposed to be impacted by this project. #966 Community Center Sidewalk: A new sidewalk design has been created after several other designsÏall of which involved some land still owned by the Scottish Page 5 of 6