2018-03-26-AC-min - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

03/26/2018 AC Minutes • Article 25, Rescind Prior Borrowing Authorizations • Article 26,Establish, Dissolve and Appropriate to and from Specified Stabilization Funds • Article 37, Accept Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 59, Clause 5C%: Mr. Michelson confirmed that he still opposes Article 100), Appropriate the FY2019 Communitv Preservation Committee (CPC) Operating Budget and Community Preservation Act (CPA) Projects: Lowell Street/Farmview Affordable Housing Supplemental Funds; and he still supports Article 11, Appropriate for Westview Cemetery Building Construction Mr. Michelson concurred with plans to indefinitely postpone Article 23, Appropriate for Visitors Center (Citizen Article) and Article 35, Resolution to Request Warrant Articles to be Accompanied by Financial Projections (Citizen Article), in addition to the other articles that had been previously identified for indefinite postponement. It was noted that this Committee's March 22 vote on Article 22, Visitors' Center Funding was based on an appropriation request of$4.5 million. Later in that meeting, Mr. Valente, Town Manager, explained that the appropriation request would be for 54.575 million, and this in fact is the number in the motion the Selectmen have now approved. A motion was made and seconded to support Article 22 for $4.575 million. The motion passed. VOTE: 8-1 Mr. Levine incorporated the new votes into the report. Other minor edits were suggested before approving the final report. It was noted that the report did not include comments about exploring the financial impact of hiring in-house legal counsel, as it did last year, as there was not adequate time at this point to prepare, add, and approve such commentary. A motion was made and seconded to approve the report. The motion passed. VOTE: 9-0 2. Next Meeting: A meeting of this Committee is scheduled for March 28 at 6:30 p.m. It was agreed that the meeting might not be necessary or that starting at 7:00 p.m. might be adequate. Mr. Bartenstein agreed to make this decision and keep everyone informed. The meeting adjourned at 7:17 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Sara Arnold, Recording Secretary Approved: April 2, 2018 Exhibits • Agenda, posted by John Bartenstein, Chair • Appropriation Committee Report to the 2018 Town Meeting 2