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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE-ATM 20 t 8 Article 20: Appropriate for Public Facilities Capital Projects Funds Requested Funding Source Committee Recommendation $2,223,438 see below Approve (a-e,g-i) (9-0) Disapprove (f) (4-5) This article requests the appropriation of funds for the facilities projects summarized below. Project Description Funds Funding Source Committee Requested Recommendation (a) Selectmen Meeting Room High Definition $44 800 PEG Spec. Approve (9-0) Broadcasting Upgrade Revenue Fund (b)Public Facilities Bid Documents $100,000 Free Cash Approve (9-0) (c) Facility and Site Improvements Approve (9-0) Building Flooring Program $125,000 Free Cash School Paving Program $236,890 Free Cash (d)Public Service Building Vehicle Storage $157,000 Approve (9-0) Area-Floor Drainage System Free Cash (e)Municipal Building Envelopes and $198,893 GF Approve (9-0) Systems (f) Community Center Expansion-Design $250,000 Recreation RE Disapprove (4-5) (g) School Building Envelopes and Systems $227,755 Free Cash Approve (9-0) (h) LHS Security Upgrade $338,600 Free Cash Approve (9-0) (i)Public Facilities Mechanical/Electrical System Replacements $544,500 GF debt Approve (9-0) For further discussion of items in this request, please see the report of the Capital Expenditures Commit- tee and the Brown Book. This Committee concurs with the rationale advanced by the Capital Expendi- tures Committee in its report for approving or disapproving the appropriations listed above. Article 21: Appropriate to Reimburse Resident for Sewer Back Up (citizen article) Funds Requested Funding Source Committee Recommendation $30,553 unknown Disapprove (1-8) This article seeks funding to compensate Town resident Robert McGrath for damages incurred due to a sewer back up from the main to his home. The Committee is deeply sorry for the unfortunate incident and is very sympathetic toward Mr. McGrath for the trouble he went through dealing with the aftermath of the sewerage back-up but understands that there has been no assertion of negligence on the part of the Town. This Committee respects the decision of the Town's insurance adjuster to deny the claim made on the Town's insurance on this basis. Furthermore, this Committee is concerned about the precedent that would be set by compensating a citizen for an unfortunate loss where the Town was not believed to be negligent. The Committee concurs with the Board of Selectmen that the Town should not pay compensation in this type of situation in the absence of any asserted negligence on the part of the Town. The Committee recommends disapproval of this request(1-8). 44