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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE-2.020 ATM 25 March 2020 aesthetic and structural condition is fair to poor,with paint loss,tears, and a weakening canvas and frame. Restoration would include being transported in a climate-controlled vehicle to the conservator studio,where appropriate work would be completed.Work would begin in January 2021 and take 4-6 months to complete. 10(c) Battle Green Master Plan- Phase 3 Implementation of the 2010 Battle Green Master Plan was divided into three phases. Phases 1 and 2 were fully funded in FY2012 and FY2013 and have been completed.Due to CPA funding constraints in FY2020, the requested appropriation of$570,438 for Phase 3 was reduced to$253,394(leaving$317,044 unfunded). Work on Phase 3 using the partial funding approved in FY2020 will begin this spring. This year's request for $317,044 will fund the remaining items in Phase 3, which include wear-tolerant surfaces around the monuments, pathway lighting, and landscaping. Once the Phase 3 work is completed during the 2021 construction season,the Battle Green Master Plan will be almost fully implemented. The exceptions are parking and traffic related work, which are anticipated to be funded at the 2023 Annual Town Meeting. 10(d): Conservation Land Acquisition This item will be indefinitely postponed. 10(e): Daisy Wilson Meadow Preservation This request for $22,425 will bring Lexington's ongoing multiyear Conservation Meadow Preservation Program to the 5-acre Daisy Wilson Meadow. Hennessey Field and Joyce Miller's Meadow were restored under this program in 2015-16: Meadows at the Wright Farm were restored in 2018-19. The goals of the project are to remove trees,shrubs,and vines which have grown over meadow land,restore views of historic stone walls, remove invasive plants, and provide an annual mowing and maintenance regime to preserve meadow habitat. 10(f): Wright Farm Site Access Planning and Design This request for$69,000 is to engage a consultant to create a site access and design plan with cost estimates for conservation land access, parking, and trail access,taking into account proposed uses for the barn and property. A second phase of the project will request funds for permitting,bid documents,and construction; there is no date set for this second phase. Article 10(2)Athletic Facility Li2htin2 This request is to complete the Athletic Facility Lighting project at the Gallagher Tennis Courts, Center basketball courts,and Town Pool Complex. Funding for this project of$975,000 was approved at the 2018 Annual Town Meeting and the scope called for the upgrades to be completed at these locations, as well as the Center 41 baseball field and Center 42 softball field. Repairs and improvements were completed at Center 41 and Center 42 in May 2019. However,the upgrades were not completed at other facilities as the bid for these components came in over-budget. The total cost for this project is now $1,425,000, almost 46% over the original budget. This committee would have preferred that the proponents returned to Town Meeting to gain approval for the additional funding prior to commencement of the project.We strongly recommend that a more robust approval process be adopted by the Town in order to avoid similar overruns on other current and future projects and reluc- tantly recommends approval of this article. Article 10(h) Park Improvements- Hard Court Resurfacing This ongoing program provides funding for resurfacing,painting and striping the hard court surfaces (bas- ketball and tennis courts)at Recreation facilities. The FY2021 funding request will resurface,paint and re- stripe the Valley tennis courts, install a new bike rack and pave the parking area and stone dust path. The tennis courts were last resurfaced in 2008. These repairs of hard court surfaces will increase their quality 29