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e) Street Improvements - $500,000: This General Fund (FY2001 override) request will be combined with an estimated $460,000 in state Chapter 90 funding to be used for the annual street resurfacing program. Lexington's streets require proper maintenance and repair to maintain and increase their quality and safety Each year the Town contracts for resurfacing of streets based on a multi-year plan. Additionally this includes an annual update to the Pavement Condition Database This funding request is in addition to the 2002 debt exclusion $7 million program that will begin its fourth phase this summer f) Storm Sewer Improvements - $160,000: Funding is requested to repair drainage systems in streets scheduled for resurfacing, to replace/repair existing deteriorated drainage structures, and to map all drainage structures town wide The drainage system survey and mapping project is a requirement of Lexington's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Phase II storm water management plan. g)Replace/Upgrade Dispatch Center- $842,000: The joint police/fire/ 911 dispatch center was last remodeled in 1994 and must be upgraded to meet current requirements The space at the Police Station is confined and the equipment is out of date, making it difficult for the trained dispatching staff to direct emergency services effectively The existing space will be enlarged into the Police Station front desk and lobby areas in order to provide sufficient floor area for new consoles and Enhanced 9-1-1 equipment. h)Replacement of Fire Engine 1 - $380,000: The proposal is to replace Engine 1 with a 1500 gallon per minute class A pumper that has a 750-gallon tank. The current engine is a 1990 KME 1250 gallon per minute pumper that fails to meet any of the current safety and operational requirements of NFPA 1901, the operational standard for fire apparatus Replacement was originally scheduled for FY2002 based on the engine's 12-year life expectancy If approved, the new engine is expected to come online during calendar year 2007 i) Archives Environmental Control - $60,000: This request is for funds to upgrade the air quality and fire protection systems in the main vault for archiving Town records, located in the Cary Memorial Building. Conditions in the Cary Memorial Building main vault, as well as in smaller vaults throughout municipal government, exceed temperature and humidity standard ranges stipulated by the Commonwealth for records preservation. This vault is the one main vault in which important Town documents and records can be archived. Proper storage conditions are needed to protect these materials from deterioration and damage 22