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Minutes of the Lexington Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) Meeting March 9, 2023 Page 1 of 2 Location and Time: Remote Meeting; 6:00 P.M. Members Present (remote participation): Charles Lamb, Chair; David Kanter, Vice−Chair & Clerk; Sandy Beebee, Mike Boudett; Rod Cole (left at 6:15 p.m.); & Lisah Rhodes Members Absent: None Others Present: Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager for Finance Documents Presented: • Notice of Public Meeting/Agenda CEC Meeting, March 9, 2023 • Draft #4 CEC Report to the 2023 Annual Town Meeting, March 9, 2023 (Draft #4 Report Call to Order Mr. Lamb called this Remote (Virtual) Meeting, which had been posted as such, to order at 6:03 P.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. Committee’s Report to the 2023 Annual Town Meeting • Mr. Lamb led the Committee’s review of Draft #4 Report with focus on those Articles that had not been previously voted (Articles 18, 19, 21, and 22). Ms. Kosnoff provided additional explanations on those Articles with the extensive attention to Article 19 and the financial information she had provided and was included in that Draft #4 Report. • Mr. Kanter made a Motion to accept these 6–0 votes on those Articles—and Seconded: Article 18: Approval of IP (Indefinite Postponement) Article 19: Approval (on all 5 elements) Article 21: Approval Article 22: Approval of IP Roll-Call Vote: 6–0 Member Concerns and Liaison Reports Ms. Beebee updated the Committee on this afternoon School Master Planning Advisory Committee meeting she attended as this Committee’s liaison. Key points included: • Confirming that on the first of this month the Lexington High School Project had been accepted into the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) program.