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03/08/2018 AC Minutes Minutes Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee (AC) March 8, 2018 Place and Time: Hudson Room, Cary Memorial Building, 7:30 p.m. Members Present: John Bartenstein, Chair; Alan Levine, Vice-Chair & Secretary; Ellen Basch; Eric Michelson; Richard Neumeier; Sanjay Padaki; Andrei Radulescu-Banu; Lily Manhua Yan; Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager, Finance (non-voting, ex-officio) Members)Absent: Jian Helen Yang Other Attendees: David Kanter, Vice-Chair and Clerk, Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC); The meeting was called to order at 7:40 p.m. 1. Announcements, Consent Agenda Mr. Bartenstein reported that, subsequent to this Committee's March 1 meeting, the CEC had added two articles to their list of supported articles for the Consent Agenda, as follows: • Article 16(a): Hydrant Replacement Program • Article 27: Appropriate to General Stabilization Fund: The CEC supported Indefinitely Postponing (IPing) the article as proposed by the Board of Selectmen. After discussion, it was determined that no one on this Committee objected to these being included on the Consent Agenda. Mr. Bartenstein will so inform the Town Manager. It was noted that it is the Moderator who ultimately makes the decision regarding inclusion and that it is possible to remove an item from the Consent Agenda if anyone changes his/her mind. 2. Liaison Reports: Capital Expenditures Committee Mr. Kanter reviewed the Articles on which the CEC had not taken a position when he last met with this Committee, as follows: • Article 10: Appropriate the FY2019 Community Preservation Committee (CPC) Operating Budget and Community Preservation Act(CPA)Projects: ➢ (b) Community Center Sidewalk: The BoS believe that they are close to having an agreement with the Masons for a sidewalk from Marrett Road to the Lexington Community Center that crosses the Mason's land. The CEC will likely support the project. (j): Lowell Street/Farmview Affordable Housing; Supplemental Funds: The CPC voted to endorse this project earlier in the day, with$600,000 coming from Community Housing CPA funds and the balance coming from the CPA Undesignated Funds. The CEC will take a position at its next meeting. • Article 16: Appropriate for Municipal Capital Projects and Equipment ➢ (e) Center Streetscape Improvements Design: Improvements to the Massachusetts Avenue/Woburn Street intersection have been identified as Phase 1 of this multi-year project. The Board of Selectmen (BoS)recently voted to exclude installation of a traffic light at this intersection and no new alternative designs have been identified. 1