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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-01-25-CEC-min (AM)Minutes of the Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) Remote-Participation Meeting January 25, 2024 (Morning) 1 of 2 Location and Time: Remote-Participation Meeting; 8:00 A.M. Members Present: Charles Lamb, Chair; David Kanter, Vice−Chair & Clerk; Sandy Beebee; Mike Boudett; Rod Cole; and Lisah Rhodes Member Absent: None Others Present: Elaine Tung, Chair, Affordable Housing Trust (AHT) Board of Trustees (BoT); Linda Prosnitz, Member, AHT BoT; Carol Kowalski, Assistant Town Manager for Development; Marilyn Fenollosa, Chair, Community Preservation Committee (CPC), Glenn Parker, Chair, Appropriation Committee; and Robert (Bob) Pressman, Member, CPC (not a spoken representative) Documents Presented: • Notice of Public Remote Meeting/Agenda CEC Meeting, January 25, 2024 (Morning) • Slide Presentation of the AHT for the 2024 Annual Town Meeting (ATM) members. • Extract of Articles Expected to be Reported by the CEC, 11 Jan 2024 • 2024 Annual Warrant, as signed by the Select Board, January 22, 2024, governing the scope of the 2024 ATM Call to Order Mr. Lamb called this Remote (Virtual) Meeting 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 on March 29, 2023, Governor Healey signed into law a supplemental budget bill which, among other things, extends the temporary provisions pertaining to the Open Meeting Law to March 31, 2025, pursuant to Chapter 22 of the Acts of 2023”.) Mr. Lamb made a Roll Call of the Committee Members and found all 6 Members present. Mr. Lamb asked Ms. Tung to present the AHT Slide Presentation and that was accomplished. Following that AHT presentation, a very extensive discussion was made between the CEC members—led by Mr. Lamb, those representing the AHT (also Ms. Kowalski), Mr. Parker, and Ms. Fenollosa. Because the CEC recognized the complex process of the AHT and the significance of the upcoming Article 33 (Authorize the Select Board to Seek Affordable Housing) at the 2024 ATM to provided Town Land authority to the AHT, Mr. Lamb outlined the many points he and the other CEC members had raised as matters that were felt warranted additional information to be prepared for the upcoming ATM. With attention to the 2024 Annual Warrant, the CEC could later continue the development of its Report to the 2024 ATM. Minutes of the Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) Remote-Participation Meeting January 25, 2024 (Morning) (Continued) 2 of 2 Approval of CEC Minutes: Mr. Lamb recommended approval of the CEC Draft Minutes for October 26, 2023, and January 18, 2024. Mr. Cole Moved, and it was seconded, for their approval. Mr. Lamb’s Roll Call Vote: 6–0 Adjourn: Mr. Lamb asked for a Motion to Adjourn which Ms. Rhodes made, it was Seconded by Ms. Beebee at 9:03 P.M. Mr. Lamb’s Roll Call Vote: 6—0. This Minutes was approved by the CEC at the meeting on March 27, 2024.