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Minutes of the Lexington Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) Meeting March 2, 2023 Page 1 of 1 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; Rod Cole; & Lisah Rhodes Members Absent: None Others Present: Mark Sandeen, Select Board Member; Glenn Parker, Chair, Lexington Appropriation Committee Documents Presented: • Notice of Public Meeting/Agenda CEC Meeting, March 2, 2023 • Current Draft of the Committee’s Report to the 2023 Annual Town Meeting (Report) 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. By individual conversations to them, Mr. Lamb had accomplished a roll-call attendance and determined that all 6 members are present. Preparation of Committee’s Report to the 2023 Annual Town Meeting • Mr. Sandeen presented his previously-prepared presentation to address this Committee’s interest in the full-financial options for the Solar Canopy and, critical, the capabilities associated with various levels of storage batteries and recharging stations contemplated to be providing resilience to the new Police Station. Following the questions & answers, this Committee unanimously endorsed the highest−practical storage as it offers the substantially lower net-electricity costs, and sufficient Level-3 recharging capability to fulfill the needs of the Police Department electric vehicles. • Mr. Lamb addressed the Articles & Subarticles in the latest draft report which had not yet gained established Committee positions, That was accomplished except for Articles/Subarticles that were still awaiting formal information from the Finance Department. • Committee discussed remaining inputs to the Report and development of its 5-Year Capital Plan. It was agreed for each to complete their inputs to Mr. Kanter by this weekend; goal is fundamentally final draft to be discussed at the March 7th meeting. Adjourn A Motion was Moved and Seconded at 9:15 A.M. to adjourn. Roll-Call Vote: 6–0 This Minutes was approved by the CEC at its meeting on August 2, 2023.