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November 16, 2009 <br />Minutes <br />Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee <br />November 16, 2009 <br />Place and time: Town Office Building, Room 111, 6:30 p.m. <br />Members present: Alan Levine (Chair), Glenn Parker (Vice - Chair), John Bartenstein <br />(Vice Chair and Secretary), Rick Eurich, Mollie Garberg, Pam Hoffman, Susan McLeish, <br />Eric Michelson, Joe Pato, Rob Addelson (ex officio, non - voting) <br />Also present: Deb Mauger, Dawn McKenna, Edith Sandy, Frank Sandy, Jim Wood <br />The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. <br />1. Article 5 — Sale of the Munroe School. The Committee engaged in extended <br />discussion of Warrant Article 5, the proposed sale of the Munroe School. Among other <br />things, the Committee discussed the final draft of an Award Letter that the Town <br />Manager had circulated the previous Friday reflecting the results of negotiations between <br />the Town Manager and the Lexington Friends of the Arts, Inc. d /b /a Munroe Center for <br />the Arts on the final terms of a purchase and sale agreement. Mr. Wood advised the <br />Committee that he intended to make a motion for indefinite postponement of this article <br />at the Special Town Meeting session scheduled later in the evening, and made a brief <br />presentation on his reasons for the motion. Other guests at the meeting also spoke against <br />approval of Article 5 at this Special Town Meeting and in favor of indefinite <br />postponement to allow more time for public review of and input on the proposal. On a <br />motion to support Article 5, the Committee voted 4 in favor and 4 against, with one <br />abstention. The members who voted no indicated that they would not rule out the <br />possibility of supporting a future proposal for the sale of the Munroe School if the matter <br />is raised again. With respect to the anticipated motion for indefinite postponement, the <br />Committee voted 6 in favor and 2 against, with one abstention. Mollie Garberg recused <br />herself from the deliberations and vote on both motions. <br />2. Future Meeting Schedule. The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, <br />November 18 at 6:30 p.m. if the Special Town Meeting is still in session, but otherwise <br />will be cancelled. A Budget Summit is scheduled for Tuesday, November 24 at 7:30 <br />p.m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room. <br />The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />John Bartenstein <br />Approved January 19, 2010 <br />-I - <br />