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10/02/2018 AC Minutes • The new school superintendent is reviewing scheduling options to determine whether adding science lab classrooms at the high school is necessary. If they are necessary, the project would require funding for both design funds and construction funds in order to have the rooms available by the fall of 2019. • Transferring 18 Rangeway to the Lexington Housing Assistance Board(LexHAB) would be a"housekeeping" article. • Goals for the Hosmer House Reuse Study are currently unclear. • Amending the FY2019 Operating, Enterprise, and CPA budgets could include appropriating funds from new growth, discussed above; authorizing the use of CPA funds for a crematorium design and/or the purchase of 39 Highland Avenue, discussed below; and some non-controversial recommendations. • It is anticipated that requests to appropriate for authorized capital improvements and to appropriate for prior year's unpaid bills will likely be indefinitely postponed. • It is anticipated that there will be a request to appropriate to/from stabilization funds. For example,payments from the Town of Bedford for water are being submitted monthly and should go into the new stabilization fund for water infrastructure. • The purchase of 39 Highland Avenue is being considered for conservation land and LexHab use. • There is citizen interest in installing a crematorium at Westview Cemetery. An ad hoc committee is reviewing this. • The rezoning of 7 Hartwell Avenue to allow use by the Russian School should not have significant financial implications for the Town budget. • The rezoning of 331 Concord Avenue and 55-56 Watertown Street, both being considered for senior living facilities, are scheduled for discussion at the Planning Board's October 10 public hearing. It was noted that both proponents had submitted favorable fiscal impact reports. There was discussion regarding this Committee's responsibilities and expertise for evaluating the submitted reports. Mr. Levine, Mr. Nichols, and Ms. Yan agreed to do some research regarding these proposals. 5. Future Meetings: Mr. Bartenstein distributed a list of future meeting dates. It was agreed that the meeting tentatively listed for Thursday, October 25 might be postponed until Thursday, November 1. 6. Minutes: A motion was made and seconded to approve the September 13, 2018 minutes, with edits proposed by Mr. Bartenstein. The motion passed. VOTE: 8-0 The meeting adjourned at 9:55 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Sara Arnold, Recording Secretary Approved: October 17, 2018 3