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11/13/2018 AC Minutes <br /> Minutes <br /> Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee (AC) <br /> November 13, 2018 <br /> Place and Time: Parker Room, Town Office Building, 7:30 p.m. <br /> Members Present: John Bartenstein, Chair; Glenn Parker, Vice-Chair; Alan Levine, Secretary; <br /> Ellen Basch; Eric Michelson; Richard Neumeier; Nick Nichols; Sanjay Padaki; Lily Manhua Yan; <br /> Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager, Finance (non-voting, ex-officio) <br /> Member(s)Absent: None <br /> Other Attendees: Mark Andersen, Ad hoc Residential Exemption Policy Study Committee <br /> The meeting was called to order at 6:40 p.m. <br /> Announcements <br /> Mr. Bartenstein announced the following: <br /> • The scheduled AC meetings for November 14 and 15 will be cancelled unless something <br /> comes up at tonight's Special Town Meeting (STM) 2018-1 that would warrant a <br /> meeting. <br /> • There is a December 17 reception, 4:00-6:00 p.m. at the Lexington Community Center, <br /> to thank Michelle Ciccolo for her service on the Board of Selectmen and to wish her <br /> well as she assumes her new position as a State Representative. <br /> • Budget Summit 11 is scheduled for December 6, 2018. <br /> Mr. Padaki reported that he is able to attend the Crematory Study Committee (Ad hoc) meetings, as <br /> currently scheduled, thus confirming plans for his serving as this Committee's liaison to that <br /> committee. <br /> Article Review for STM 2018-1 <br /> • Article 3: Appropriate for Center Streetscape Design: Mr. Bartenstein plans to announce <br /> the AC's vote at Town Meeting. The funding request has been reduced from $650,000 <br /> to $550,000 because there is $100,000 remaining from previous appropriations. This will <br /> free up $100,000 of additional new growth revenue that had been targeted for this <br /> purpose. Ms. Kosnoff noted that she anticipates that there will be a request to transfer <br /> that$100,000 into the Capital Stabilization Fund (CSF)under Article 8. <br /> A motion was made and seconded to support the reduced funding request for Article 3. <br /> The motion passed. VOTE: 8-1 <br /> A motion was made and seconded to support an appropriation of the $100,000 into the <br /> CSF under Article 8. The motion passed. VOTE: 9-0 <br /> A break was taken so that a committee photo could be taken for the Annual Town Report. <br /> 1 <br />