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10/3/17 AC Minutes Article 3.5, Amend FYI Operating Budget was next discussed. Ms. Kosnoff explained that, under this article, $258,355 in traffic mitigation from King Street Properties will be appropriated into the Transportation Management Overlay District (TMOD) Fund. Furthermore, $200,000 also from King Street Properties will be appropriated into the Traffic Mitigation Stabilization Fund. An additional payment of $83,793 also from King Street Properties will be appropriated into the Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Fund. And a payment of $42,972 from Avalon Bay will be appropriated also into the TDM Fund. Motion to approve Article 3.5 passed 9-0-0. Article 3.7, Amend Revolving Fund Authorization, will increase the spending limit of the Building Rental Revolving Fund from $475,000 to $525,000. The DPW Compost Operation Revolving Fund spending limit will also be increased under this article from $755,000 to $897,000. Motion to approve Article 3.7 was approved 9-0-0. Ms. Kosnoff reported that Articles 3.9 and 3.13 are expected to be Indefinitely Postponed. Article 3.11 represents a request for $31,000 for engineering design for enhanced security at LHS. Ms. Yan reported that an additional appropriation of $339,000 is expected during next Spring Town Meeting for installation funds. The total project cost is thus projected to be $370,000. Motion to approve Article 3.11 passed 9-0-0. Article 3.8, CPA projects, as reported by Ms. Basch, consists of a supplementary appropriation of $750,000 for the Lowell St. affordable housing project to be constructed by LexHab - for two buildings with three units each. LexHab has determined that public procurement and bidding need to be used for this project, at a total project cost increase of approximately 30%. In addition, LexHab would like to install solar panels at the cost of $50,000 on the units. The project cost per unit is now $399,000. The source of the requested appropriation will be CPA funds, possibly including CPA debt. Mr. Michelson and Mr. Radulescu-Banu questioned why the need for public bidding had not been expected at the time of the original appropriation. Mr. Radulescu-Banu expressed concern with the additional cost of solar panels. Ms. Basch explained that, initially, LexHab planned to lease solar panels, but now prefers to install its own solar panels. Mr. Bartenstein asked if all future affordable housing projects will now have to go through public bidding, and whether that will increase the cost of future LexHab projects. He suggested that it might be better for this appropriation to wait until the annual Spring Town Meeting. Ms. Basch stated that more discussion will be forthcoming in a future CPC meeting, and she would like to wait to hear that discussion before taking a position on the article. Motion to recommend approval of the affordable housing portion of CPA Article 3.8 failed on a vote of 2-4-2, with Mr. Padaki absent. Article 3.8, CPA also includes a request for the appropriation of funds for acquisition of a single- family dwelling lot at 44 Adams St, with the purpose of converting it into conservation land. The lot abuts other conservation land. The amount of the appropriation request is not yet finalized. 3