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02/21/2019 AC Minutes • Article 8: Funding for Sustainability Actions (citizen article): Ms. Kosnoff reported that this may be indefinitely postponed (IPed) because there isn't a legal mechanism for accomplishing the desired goal. • Article 9: Sustainability Director(citizen article): Mr. Parker reported that the motion for this article may be presented to the ATM as a resolution. • Article 10: Appropriate to Post-Employment Insurance Liability Fund: It is anticipated that the subject of future contributions to this fund will be discussed at a summit to be held after completion of the ATM. • Article 14: Appropriate the FY2020 Community Preservation Committee (CPC) Operating Budget and CPA Projects: ➢ (e) 9 Oakland Street- Renovation and Adaptive Re-Use: Mr. Kanter noted that although this is for a non-Town facility, it serves residents. The CEC has deferred to the CPC's decision to support this request for funding support. ➢ (f) Athletic Field Complex at Minuteman Tech: Mr. Kanter noted that, in response to the complexities associated with this project, the CEC recently inquired whether using the requested funds to enhance athletic fields on property owned by Lexington would be a more cost-effective alternative than helping to fund facilities that will be owned by Minuteman Tech. ➢ (k) LexHAB- Preservation, Rehabilitation, and Restoration of Affordable Housing: The request is for capital repairs at 11 LexHAB facilities. • Article 16: Appropriate for Municipal Capital Projects and Equipment: ➢ (f) Automatic Meter Reading System: In response to questions/comments, Ms. Kosnoff said that the Town annually abates approximately $500,000 in water/sewer bills associated with leaks, use of water for irrigation, etc., of which perhaps $200-300,000 could potentially be avoided by prompt notification of leaks. The new system would enable daily monitoring that could identify usage increases associated with leaks and would allow one staff person to be re-purposed. Installation involves replacing all water meters that are more than five years old, and new meters could be retrofitted with a sending device. • Article 20: Appropriate for Public Facilities Capital Projects: ➢ (e): LHS Field House Track Resurfacing: Mr. Kanter noted that this project had not been included in previous five-year plans and was a surprise. • Article 27: Appropriate for Authorized Capital Improvements: Ms. Kosnoff noted that no such improvements have been identified. • Article 35: Amend III of Chapter 118 (citizen article): Mr. Kanter noted that the CEC is commenting on this article because it would affect the way Town Meeting addresses all articles, including those associated with capital expenses. • Article 36: Implement an Outcomes-Based Approach to Town Building (citizen article): Mr. Kanter noted that this proposal has three elements, one of which he supports, but the other two elements, which deal with a project's sequencing, resulted in the CEC opposing this article. It was noted that Town Manager Jim Malloy plans to develop a system for prioritizing capital projects during the review process. This should help differentiate between wants and needs. 2