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April 2, 2018 Adjourned Session of the 2018 Annual Town Meeting, cont... $ 141,000 from the Transportation Demand Management/Public Transportation Stabilization Fund for line items 6000 and 7100-7400; $ 27,000 from the Center Improvement District Stabilization Fund for line item 7100- 7400; $ 3,700,000 from Unreserved Fund Balance/Free Cash; *(amended 4/23/18 session) $ 869,833 from the Water Enterprise Fund; $ 515,280 from the Sewer Enterprise Fund; and $ 261,826 from the Recreation Enterprise Fund. 8:38 p.m. Ms. Barry presented the Selectmen's Report on the FY2019 Operating Budget, and reported the unanimous support of the Board. 8:40 p.m. Eileen Jay, member, School Committee, reported the unanimous support of the Committee. 8:40 p.m. John Bartenstein, Chair, Appropriation Committee, reported unanimous support of the Committee. 8:41 p.m. Hank Manz, Pct. 9, questioned the increase in Lexpress bus fees for student use. Ms. Jay responded. Ricki Pappo, Pct. 2, questioned retirement expenses. Ms. Barry recused herself from responding. Robert Cuhna, Chair of the Retirement Board responded. 8:48 p.m. With no further questions, the Moderator called the vote. 8:48 p.m. Following electronic vote tallying, the Moderator declared Article 4 Adopted by the necessary two-thirds on a vote o£ Yes No Abstain 170 1 1 ARTICLE 2: REPORTS OF TOWN BOARDS, OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES MOTION: That the Report of the Capital Expenditures Committee be received and placed on file. 8:50 p.m. Charles Lamb, Chair, Capital Expenditures Committee, moved that the Report of the Capital Expenditures Committee be received and placed on file. Motion Adopted. 8:50 p.m. Mr. Lamb reported on Lexington's "capital-intensive environment", stated his appreciation to fellow committee members and noted two corrections to the Committee's Report. 8:58 p.m. Presented by Selectman, Douglas Lucente. ARTICLE 22: APPROPRIATE FOR VISITORS CENTER MOTION: That $4,575,000 be appropriated for design and construction of a new Visitors Center, including the costs of demolition, architectural and engineering services, original equipment, furnishings, landscaping, paving, and other site improvements incidental or related to such construction, and that to meet this appropriation $200,000 be appropriated from the General Fund unreserved balance, and that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, is authorized to borrow $4,375,000 under M.G.L. Chapter 44, Section 7, or any other enabling authority. Any premium received by the Town upon the sale of any bonds or notes approved by this vote, less any such premium applied to the payment of the costs of issuance of such bonds or notes, may be applied to the payment of costs approved by this vote in accordance with Chapter 44, Section 20 of the General Laws, thereby reducing the amount authorized to be borrowed to pay such costs by a like amount. 8:58 p.m. Mr. Lucente made introductory remarks, noting the importance of the Visitor Center. He asked the Moderator to recognize architect Don Mills, Principal, Mills Whitaker Architects. 9:03 p.m. Mr. Mills described the current condition of the building, summarized the planning efforts to date and reviewed the current floor plan. 9:19 P.M. Mr. Lucente reported the support of the Board in a(4-1)vote. 9:20 p.m. Mr. Lamb, Chair, Capital Expenditures Committee, reported a tie vote of the Committee (3-3). 9:25 p.m. Eric Michelson, member, Appropriation Committee reported the support of the Committee (8-1). 9:26 p.m. Margaret Coppe, member, Tourism Committee reported unanimous support of the Committee. 9:27 p.m. Jerold Michelson, Pct. 5, member of the Chamber of Commerce, reported a unanimous vote of the Chamber in support of the proposed design. 9:35 p.m. Joseph Rancatore, 21 Wheeler Road and business owner on Massachusetts Avenue, spoke in support.