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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE REPORT TO 2009 ATM —MARCH 2009 Contents Summary of Warrant Article Recommendations .................................................. ............................... 2 Preface.................................................................................................................. ............................... 6 Introduction........................................................................................................... ............................... 7 Warrant Article Analysis and Recommendations .................................................. ............................. l l Article 4: Appropriate FY2010 Operating Budget ............................................ ............................... 11 LexingtonPublic Schools ................................................................................ .............................11 Minuteman Regional High School ................................................................. .............................14 SharedExpenses ............................................................................................... .............................16 Article 5: Appropriate FY2010 Enterprise Funds Budgets ............................... ............................... 19 Article 6: Appropriate for Senior Service Program ........................................... ............................... 24 Article 7: Appropriate for Street Trees (Citizens' Petition) .............................. ............................... 26 Article 8: Appropriate for Tourism Promotion .................................................. ............................... 26 Article 9: Appropriate for Planning Board Consulting Services ...................... ............................... 27 Article 10: Continue and Approve Departmental Revolving Funds ................. ............................... 27 Article 11: Appropriate the FY2010 CPC Operating Budget & for CPA Projects ........................ 29 Article 12: Land Purchase —Off Vine Street ..................................................... ............................... 33 Article 13: Land Purchase —Off Lowell Street .................................................. ............................... 33 Article 14: Appropriate for Recreation Capital Projects ................................... ............................... 34 Article 15: Appropriate for Municipal Capital Projects and Equipment .......... ............................... 34 Article 16: Appropriate for Water Distribution Improvements ........................ ............................... 36 Article 17: Appropriate for Sewer Improvements ............................................. ............................... 38 Article 18: Appropriate for School Capital Projects and Equipment ............... ............................... 39 Article 19: Appropriate for Public Facilities Capital Projects .......................... ............................... 40 Article 20: Street Acceptance – Pitcairn Place (Citizens' Petition) .................. ............................... 41 Article 22: Appropriate for D/E for Sr. / Community Center at White House Site ................. 42 Article 23: Appropriate for Post Employment Benefits .................................... ............................... 42 Article 24: Rescind Prior Borrowing Authorizations ........................................ ............................... 43 Article 25: Establish and Appropriate to Specified Stabilization Funds .......... ............................... 43 Article 26: Establish and Appropriate to Debt Service Stabilization Fund ...... ............................... 45 Article 27: Establish Stabilization Fund for Minuteman Regional School District ........................ 45 Article 28: Appropriate for Stabilization Fund .................................................. ............................... 46 Article 29: Appropriate for Prior Years' Unpaid Bills ...................................... ............................... 46 Article 30: Amend FY2008 Operating Budget .................................................. ............................... 46 Article 31: Appropriate for Authorized Capital Improvements ........................ ............................... 47 Article 34: Establish Qualifications for Tax Deferrals ...................................... ............................... 47 Article 35: Establish Demand Charge for Delinquent Taxes .............................. .............................49 Article 38: Petition General Court for Municipal Utility Act ........................... ............................... 49 Article 39: Petition General Court for Mid -Year Tax Relief for Property Tax Loss from Fire..... 50 Article 43: Health Benefits (Citizens' Petition) ................................................. ............................... 51 APPENDIX A: 3 -Year Budget Projection .......................................................... ............................... 53 Page 5 of 59