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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-10-13-CEC-minMinutes of the Lexington Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) Meeting October 13, 2022 Page 1 of 2 Location and Time: Remote Meeting; 8:00 A.M. Members Present (remote participation): Charles Lamb, Chair; David Kanter, Vice−Chair & Clerk; Sandy Beebee; Mike Boudett (until 8:30 a.m.); Rod Cole; & Lisah Rhodes Members Absent: None Others Present (remote participation): Sarah Morrison (Executive Director, Lexington Housing Assistance Board (LexHAB)); Carolyn Kosnoff (Assistant Town Manager for Finance), Tara Mizrahi (Board Member, LexHAB), Jonathan Silverstein (Board Member, LexHAB), Marilyn Fenollosa (Chair, Community Preservation Committee (CPC)); Bob Pressman (Member, CPC); Glenn Parker (Chair, Appropriation Committee); Lester Savage III (Vice-Chair, LexHAB) Documents Presented: • Notice of Public Meeting/Agenda CEC Meeting, October 13, 2022 • Presentation on “LexHAB Reorganization” (Article 14 of the Special Town Meeting 2022-3)” Call to Order Mr. Lamb called this Remote (Virtual) Meeting, which had been posted as such, to order at 8:00 A.M. As the Committee members and the others joining this meeting had been previously advised of the special conditions of this meeting, he passed on repeating them (i.e., the authority to not require a physical presence of a quorum and other selected terms under the Open Meeting Law had, by legislation Governor Charles D. Baker signed on July 16, 2022, their expiration extended to March 31, 2023.) Mr. Lamb advised that materials provided electronically to the Committee or presented at the meeting, would be available upon request and are those listed in the Minutes as Documents Presented. Any votes during this meeting would be taken by a roll call. Further, this meeting would be recorded to assist in preparing Minutes, and the recording would be deleted once the Minutes are approved. By individual conversations to them, Mr. Lamb accomplished a roll-call attendance and determined that all six members are present. LexHAB Reorganization (Article 14 of the Special Town Meeting 2022-3) Mr. Lamb called on Ms. Morrison to begin the presentation on that matter. She, with the contributions by the other attendees in relation with LexHAB and others knowledgeable on the associated proposed actions for the reorganization and on the future LexHAB operations if reorganized, addressed the questions that had been presented. Mr. Lamb paused that discussion to address an internal Committee discussion so it could be addressed to all the Committee members before Mr. Boudett had to leave this meeting. Status of the In-Process CEC Report to STM 2022-3 Mr. Kanter asked the other Committee members of their status preparing their assigned portions of that Report for delivery to him for inclusion in the Draft Report. All members with such remaining assigned portions expected to complete those deliveries before the recently assigned, additional, Committee meeting on the following Tuesday morning (the 18th). Minutes of the Lexington Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) Meeting October 13, 2022 Page 2 of 2 The Committee returned to the LexHAB Reorganization discussion. When the discussion was completed, Mr. Lamb thanked the presenters for the important information provided. He then acknowledged that although formal votes would not be taken until during preparation of the CEC Report to the STM, he asked for a “straw vote”. While several members have a few reorganized-LexHAB-operations pros & con worthy still to be addressed, the “straw vote was four in favor and one abstain by Mr. Kanter. Mr. Lamb recognized Bob Pressman for his public comment on a matter not on this meeting’s Agenda. He was concerned about the huge funding increase for a long-time-proposed project and he would be continuing to investigate the basis for such an increase. Adjourn A Motion was Moved and Seconded at 9:02 A.M. to adjourn. Roll-Call Vote: 5–0 This Minutes was approved by the CEC at its meeting on January 5, 2023.