2018-06-27-CEC-ATM-rpt (Combined Report with Updates & Errata)

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CAPITAL EXPENDITURES COMMITTEE REPORT TO 2018 ATM(incorporating Updates&Errata) The Stone Building (former East Lexington Library Branch) continues to be maintained by the DPF in caretaker status under the oversight of the Library's Board of Trustees. Restoration work to the building including a new roof, gutters, aluminum siding removal, painting, and window glazing, was completed in 2010 using $202,933 from the CPF under 2010 ATM, Article 8(q). The Massachusetts Historical Commission Inventory on the building was also updated, Although the Historic Structures Report on which this work was based recommended a small addition to the rear, those plans were not acted upon as the Town has not yet determined a new use for the building. A feasibility study for possible use of the first floor as exhibition space is contemplated. Library 5-Year Capital Appro riation History(All Sources) FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 RFID Conversion Project $124,000 Totals $124,000 $0 $01 $01 $0 Public Works The Department of Public Works (DPW) is responsible for design, bidding, construction, and management of projects related to all Town infrastructure, including, but not limited to, roads and sidewalks), department equipment, and Town property except buildings assigned to the Department of Public Facilities (DPF). Routine maintenance and other operational activities are not capital-related and normally are not addressed by this Committee. The DPW is organized around seven divisions that are responsible for these elements: Administration, Engineering, Highway, Public Grounds, Environmental Services, Water, and Sewer. Environmental Services manages solid waste, recyclables, yard waste from Lexington and private contractors, and hazardous products from Lexington and eight neighboring communities. Major components of DPW's FY2019–FY2023 capital projects include: • Road, sidewalk and signalization improvements • Water distribution, sanitary-sewer, and pump station improvements • Hydrant replacements • Hartwell Avenue Infrastructure Improvements • Comprehensive Watershed Stormwater Management Improvements • Storm Drainage and National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Improvements • Culvert replacements and extraordinary repairs • Trucks and heavy equipment necessary to accomplish the DPW mission DPW's capital needs—except when funded in whole or in part, by the Town's CPF, Revolving Fund, or Enterprise-Funds—must be funded by cash or financing through the general tax levy and/or voter–approved debt exclusions. Almost all construction projects for the sanitary-sewer system and for the water-distribution system are funded by Water- and Sewer-rate payers through the Enterprise Funds. Large trucks and heavy equipment used in support of the sanitary-sewer and water-distribution systems are also funded, either in whole or in part,by Enterprise Funds. Engineering Engineering work for all DPW projects is either done in-house or contracted through public procurement to outside consulting or design firms. In addition to supporting ongoing DPW work, Engineering is a major participant in DPW's future projects. The simple title of this Division does not reflect its enormous and crucial contributions across the breadth of the DPW's capital and operational activities. Roads Lexington, as of the last full road-condition survey, has a total of 199.6 miles of roads, which include State and unaccepted roads. This total consists of 135.0 miles of Town-accepted roadways (TAR), 18.5 miles of private/unaccepted roadways, and 46.1 miles of State highway. (Source: Stantec FY2017 Asset Management Summary (Roads), January 2017, which addressed the condition of the TAR, sidewalks, and pedestrian ramps.) The DPW maintains the TAR; the remainder being maintained by the 20