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Minutes of the Lexington Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) Meeting <br /> February 21, 2019 <br /> discussion on each Town Warrant Article/sub-Article. Positions were clarified; Motions were <br /> made and seconded before preliminary roll-call votes were taken on those for which it was <br /> determined that there was sufficient information to do so. When deemed appropriate, the <br /> vote included support for recommending inclusion on that Consent Agenda. The table was <br /> updated to reflect these actions and relevant information, as follows: <br /> Proposed <br /> Status Candidates <br /> (PV=Preliminary Vote on approving) for Consent <br /> # Article Title (NOSF=No objection so far) Agenda <br /> 4 Reduce Community Preservation Act PV 0-6 <br /> (CPA) Surtax Rate from 3%to 1% <br /> Pursuant to G.L. c. 44B, § 16(Citizen <br /> Article) <br /> 6 Appropriate for Cremation Facility at Not ready to take a position. Awaiting a report from <br /> Westview Cemetery(Citizen Article) the BoS-appointed Ad hoc Crematory Study <br /> Committee. Potential cross-purpose with Article 20(g) <br /> 8 Funding for Sustainability Actions PV 0-6 <br /> (Citizen Article) <br /> 10 Appropriate to Post-Employment No position; repeat commentary regarding concern <br /> Insurance Liability Fund over current policy for allocation of discretionary <br /> funds. <br /> 12 Appropriate FY2020 Enterprise Funds Tentatively included, but would be removed if known <br /> Budgets in advance of publishing that none of those budgets <br /> have direct, capital-related, implications. <br /> 13 Establish and Continue Departmental Tentatively included, but would be removed if known YES <br /> Revolving Funds in advance of publishing that none of those funds <br /> have direct, capital-related, implications. <br /> 14 Appropriate the FY2020 Community See following sub-Articles. <br /> Preservation Committee Operating <br /> Budget and CPA Projects (Multiple <br /> Categories) <br /> a) Conservation Land Acquisition-TBD PV 6-0. Cost$275,000. Unanimously supported by <br /> the Community Preservation Committee. <br /> b)Willard's Woods Site PV 6-0 <br /> Improvements-$138,273 <br /> c)Archives & Records PV 6-0 YES <br /> Management/Records Conservation <br /> & Preservation-$20,000 <br /> d) Battle Green Master Plan- Phase 3- PV 6-0 <br /> $253,394 <br /> e) 9 Oakland Street- Renovation and PV 6-0.The balance of the funds needed will be <br /> Adaptive Re-Use-$70,000 solicited from other sources. <br /> Page 2 of 6 <br />