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10/18/2017 AC Minutes <br /> Minutes <br /> Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee (AC) <br /> October 18, 2017 <br /> Place and Time: Ellen Stone Room, Cary Memorial Building, 6:30 p.m. <br /> Members Present: John Bartenstein, Chair; Alan Levine, Vice-Chair& Secretary; Ellen <br /> Basch; Eric Michelson; Sanjay Padaki; Andrei Radulescu-Banu; Lily Manhua Yan; <br /> Jian Helen Yang; Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager, Finance (non-voting, ex- <br /> officio) <br /> Members)Absent: Richard Neumeier <br /> Other Attendees: None <br /> The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. <br /> 1. Finalizing Positions on STM 2017-3 Articles <br /> • Article 8: Appropriate Design Funds for Visitors Center: Mr. Bartenstein <br /> reported that the Board of Selectmen (BoS) supported with a 4-1 vote an <br /> appropriation of$150,000 for this project. They voted 2-3 against including an <br /> additional $200,000 for construction documents. <br /> A motion was made and seconded to support an appropriation of$150,000 for <br /> Article 8. The motion passed. VOTE: 7-0-1 <br /> • Article 12: Appropriate Community Preservation Act Projects: <br /> Mr. Bartenstein reported that the BoS plans to indefinitely postpone both <br /> components of this article. <br /> • Article 5: Amend FY2018 Operating and Enterprise Funds: Ms. Kosnoff <br /> reported that the motion for Article 5 had been revised and the revisions are <br /> included in the most recent Town Meeting handout for motions related to Articles <br /> 2, 10, and 12 as well as 5. The Article 5 revisions reflect minor adjustments: <br /> o To eight of the FY2018 budget line items; <br /> o To the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA)water and <br /> wastewater assessments; and <br /> o To debt service required for the Water Enterprise Fund. <br /> A motion was made and seconded to support Article 5 as most recently amended <br /> per the budget line items identified in the updated STM-3 motion handout. The <br /> motion passed. VOTE: 8-0 <br /> A motion was made and seconded to support the Article 5 amended portions for <br /> the Water Enterprise Fund identified in the handout. The motion passed. VOTE: <br /> 8-0 <br /> Mr. Michelson noted that some Town Meeting members had commented to him that the <br /> AC votes on articles included an unusual number of abstentions at this STM. It was <br /> agreed that if the Committee is unable to resolve the issues or lack of information leading <br /> 1 <br />