HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-01-22-CEC-minMinutes of the Lexington Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) Meeting
Open Session
Date, Place, and Location: January 22, 2013, 8:00 A.M., Town Office Building, Reed
Room (111)
Members Present: Charles Lamb, Chair; Beth Masterman, Vice - Chair; Jill Hai; Bill Hurley;
David Kanter
Other Attendees: Deborah Mauger, Chair, Board of Selectmen; Carl Valente, Town
Manager; Sara Arnold, Recording Secretary
Documents Presented:
• Draft CEC Meeting Minutes for December 18, 2012, Open Session
• Draft CEC Meeting Minutes for December 18, 2012, Executive Session
• Draft CEC Meeting Minutes for January 8, 2013
• Draft CEC Meeting Minutes for January 15, 2013, Open Session
• Draft CEC Meeting Minutes for January 15, 2013 Executive Session
• Draft CEC Meeting Minutes for January 16, 2013
• Draft 2013 Annual Town Warrant Table of Contents, January 16, 2013
Call to Order: Mr. Lamb called the meeting to order at 8:33 A.M.
Move to Executive Session: Mr. Lamb, as the Chair, declared that an Executive Session
is warranted under the Open Meeting Law Exemption 6 (to consider the purchase,
exchange, lease or value of real property) as the discussion in an open meeting may have
a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the Town —and with the intention to
reconvene in Open Session. A motion to do so was moved and seconded. Each member
was polled. Vote: 5 -0
The Committee went into Executive Session at 8:34 A.M.
Return to Open Session: The Committee returned to Open Session at 10:08 A.M.
Minutes:
It was moved and seconded to approve the December 18, 2012 Open- Session Minutes, as
presented but with typographical corrections and clarifications, as discussed. Vote: 4 -0 -1
(Mr. Hurley abstained as he was not at that meeting.)
It was moved and seconded to approve the December 18, 2012, Executive - Session
Minutes, as presented. Vote: 4 -0 -1 (Mr. Hurley abstained as he was not at that meeting.)
It was moved and seconded to approve the January 8, 2013 Minutes, as presented, but
with typographical corrections and clarifications, as discussed. Vote: 5 -0
It was moved and seconded to approve the January 15, 2013 Open- Session Minutes, as
presented but with typographical corrections and clarifications, as discussed. Vote: 5 -0
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Minutes of the Lexington Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) Meeting
Open Session
It was moved and seconded to approve the January 15, 2013 Executive Session Minutes,
as presented. Vote: 5 -0
It was moved and seconded to approve the January 16, 2013 Minutes (for the meeting held
as part of the Budget Collaboration - Financial Summit 4), as presented. Vote: 5 -0
Member Concerns and Liaison Reports: In response to a question about the purpose of
Article 30, Amend General Bylaws— Contracts and Deeds (Solar Energy Purchasing), on
the draft list of Articles for the 2013 Annual Town Meeting Warrant, Ms. Masterman advised
this is a request to modify the Town's maximum contract terms to allow up to a 20 -year
contract for solar power.
Adjourn: A Motion was made and seconded at 10:35 A.M. to adjourn. Vote: 5 -0
These Minutes were approved by the CEC at its meeting on January 29, 2013.
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