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) Article 15:Appropriate Funds Requested Funding Source Committee Recommends for Recreation Capital Recreation & Projects (Pine $60,000 Community Approval(6-0) Meadows Equipment) Programs EF (RE) "This request will fund the purchase of a new lawn mower, bunker rake and spreader. The new equipment will replace existing equipment which have all exceeded their useful lives. Greens are mowed on a daily basis throughout the golf season and sufficient equipment is needed to properly set up a golf course and provide superior playing conditions on a consistent basis throughout the year. Past and future success at Pine Meadows can be attributed to the ongoing investment in golf course infrastructure and equipment to maintain the eighty eight acres of property. The new equipment will ensure proper maintenance of the turf and bunkers, improved pace of play and superior playing conditions." (Brown Book XI-22) Article 16:Appropriate for Funding Funds Requested Committee Recommends Municipal Capital Source Projects and Equipment $10,673,296 $4,339,500 GF (Debt) + $2,605,000 GF ($9,699,500 to be (Free Cash)+ appropriated) $2,600,000 GF (Cash) + $973,796 Chapter See Below 90 + $105,000 Water EP RE+ $50,000 TMOD SF Project Description Amount Funding Committee Recommends Requested Source $75,000 GF (a) Hydrant Replacement Program $150,000 (Free Cash) + Approval (6-0) $75,000 Water EF (RE) "This is an ongoing replacement program designed to maintain the integrity of the fire protection system throughout town. Faulty hydrants need to be replaced to meet safety requirements. A list of hydrants needing replacement is generated each year during the annual inspection and flushing of hydrants by the Water and Fire Departments. Based on discussions between the two departments, the target goal is to replace approximately 60 hydrants per year at a cost of$2,500 per hydrant. The Town of Lexington has 1,200 fire hydrants in its fire protection system; a total of 441 hydrants have been replaced." (Brown Book XI-23) It is our understanding that the Department's latest working estimate of the total number of hydrants is 1,500, and that it is currently updating its hydrant database by undertaking a survey of actual hydrant GPS locations. Project Description Amount Funding Committee Recommends Requested Source (b) Storm Drainage Improvements $340 000 GF (Free Approval (6-0) and NPDES Compliance Cash) "This is an annual request to replace and supplement existing drainage structures, issues typically uncovered during roadway related construction activity. Funds will also be used for continued compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Phase 11 regulations which help improve the water 45