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Minutes of the Lexington Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) Meeting January 12, 2016 Town Office Building, Reed Room, 7:30 .. Location and Time: AM Jill Hai, Chair; David Kanter, Vice-Chair & Clerk; Elizabeth Barnett; Members Present: Wendy Manz Rod Cole Member Absent: Bob Pressman, Community Preservation Committee (CPC); Others Present: Susan Bennett, Executive Director, Lexington Historical Society; Tom Whelan, Board member, Lexington Arts and Crafts Society; Sara Arnold, Recording Secretary Documents Presented: Notice of Public Meeting for CEC Meeting, January 12, 2016 Lexington Historical Society Application to the CPC, Munroe Tavern Archeological Dig Lexington Arts and Crafts SocietyÈs Application to the CPC, ParsonÈs Gallery Lighting Renovation Draft #3 Minutes for the Capital Expenditures Committee Meeting on January 5, 2015 FY2017 Town ManagerÈs Preliminary Budget & Financing Plan (the ÅWhite BookÆ) ÅShellÆ CEC Report to the February 8, 2016, Special Town Meetings (STMs); prepared by Mr. Kanter Ms. Hai called the meeting to order at 7:34 .. Call to Order: AM Non-Town-Entity Projects under the Community Preservation Act (CPA) Recommended by the CPC: Ms. Bennett reported that Lexington Historical SocietyÈs Munroe Tavern Archeological Dig: the planned archeological dig is a small part of a larger project to build an archive center next to the tavern. Archive materials are currently stored in the basement of the Hancock-Clarke House, which is climate-controlled, but the space is inadequate and not handicap-accessible. After exploring various options, the Lexington Historical Society selected the Munroe Tavern site. The dig would be well publicized with the goal of incorporating community participation. April vacation is ideal timing because students would be available. That raised questions about the timely availability of funds from the Community Preservation Fund (CPF) if they were to be approved by the Annual Town Meeting (ATM). The Committee did not expect those funds would be available in April unless the Article is presented in a Special Town Meeting, perhaps concurrent with the ATM, but opened and dissolved in March. Ms. Bennett plans to discuss this with Marilyn Fenollosa, Chair of the CPC. Discussion of the last of this cycleÈs non-Town-entity CPA projects to be addressed by the Committee was postponed until Mr. Whelan arrived at the later, scheduled, time during this meeting. Mr. Kanter reviewed two recommended edits for the previously Approval of Minutes: distributed draft January 5, 2016, Minutes. A Motion was made and seconded to approve said Minutes, as revised. Vote: 4Ã0 Page 1 of 3