2017-04-24-CEC-ATM-STM1-rpt (incl Updates Errata)

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CAPITAL EXPENDITURES COMMITTEE REPORT TO 2017 ATM&STM 2017-1 (with Updates&Errata) the June 2006 operating override, a new emphasis has been placed on continual infrastructure maintenance, a move that this Committee applauds. We continue to work closely with the stewards of our assets to prioritize,plan, and project such work for a period of five years or more. The Projects Agenda The following is a fairly comprehensive list of big-ticket items that are under consideration in Lexington. Except for the first three items identified by the BoS as the Town's highest priorities—and with which this Committee agrees—no such ranking is intended and the rest of this listing is simply alphabetical. • School Buildings—Expansion, Renovation & Reconstruction. Additional space is needed imminently at the Pre-K (See the Committee's comments at STM 2017-1 Article 4 and further discussion of the school needs under the following program sections for Department of Public Facilities (DPF) and Schools) and elementary-school levels to accommodate growing enrollment. Expansion of existing buildings, replacement of the Maria Hastings Elementary School (with Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) partnership) and ultimately renovation or replacement of the High School are all contemplated in upcoming years. • Fire Station Central Headquarters—Renovation or Replacement(see STM Articles 2 &3) • Police Headquarters—Renovation or Replacement • Community(Affordable) Housing—Development and Acquisition(See Article 10(c)) • Conservation/Open Space Land—Acquisition and Enhancement(See Article 10(e–g)) • Center Streetscape Improvements (See Articles 10(j) & 12(a)) • Greenways Corridor—Implementation. Projects to link open spaces with trails. The major West Lexington Greenway Project—the proposed trail network west of I-95/Route 128 linking all Town-owned open space and the Minuteman Bikeway with the Battle Road Trail in the Minuteman National Historic Park via accessible trails—has been studied. • Hammond A. Hosmer House, 1557 Massachusetts Avenue (previously called the White House). This structure has been stabilized, but is not code compliant nor suitable for use without further renovation or build-out. • Hartwell Avenue Transportation Management Overlay District Improvements • Munroe School(See Article 10(i)) • Muzzey High Condominium Unit(former Senior Center), 1475 Massachusetts Avenue • Recreation Facilities—A continuing need(See Articles 10(1–n) & 11) • Roads—A continuing need(See Article 12(d&u)) • Sidewalks—A continuing need(See Article 12(h)) • Stone Building (previously the East Lexington Library), 735 Massachusetts Avenue (See Article 10(h)) • Transportation Mitigation—A continuing need(See Article 12(u &v)) (Actions taken are often an element of road-related projects,rather than being solely to achieve the mitigation) • Visitors Center—Expansion&Renovation (See Article 18) The BoS, School Committee, CPC, and Permanent Building Committee will continue to evaluate, refine, prioritize, and schedule these projects for the next several years. Realistic cost proposals should be incorporated in the 5-year projections. The Town-wide Facility Master Plan, still a work in progress, will contribute to that process. The Community Preservation Act (CPA) On March 6, 2006, Lexington voters approved adopting the CPA for our Town at the level of a 3% surcharge on property taxes. In addition to the funding provided by that surcharge on its taxpayers, the CPA provides a process by which all municipalities that have adopted that Act are eligible for supplemental State funding provided 6