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March 20,2017 Annual Town Meeting
<br /> Moderator Deborah Brown called the 2017 Annual Town Meeting to order at 7:34 p.m.,
<br /> Monday,March 20,2017,at the Margery Milne Battin Hall in the Cary Memorial Building,
<br /> 1605 Massachusetts Avenue.A quorum in excess of 100 members was present.The William
<br /> Diamond Fife and Drum Corps led the Lexington Minutemen to post the colors,followed by the
<br /> playing of the National Anthem.
<br /> Town Clerk,Nathalie L.Rice,read the Warrant for Annual Town Meeting until waived.The
<br /> Town Clerk read the Constable's Return of Service.
<br /> 7:36 p.m. The Moderator made announcements and called for the testing of the electronic
<br /> voting units with the intention of using the voting units for the 2017 March Annual Town
<br /> Meeting and Special Town Meeting#1. She welcomed new Town Meeting Members and
<br /> reviewed parliamentary procedures. She stated that the Deputy Town Moderator would be
<br /> approved by Town Meeting on Wednesday,March 22°d
<br /> 7:50 p.m. The Moderator declared the Annual Town Meeting to be in recess.
<br /> March 20,2017 Special Town Meeting#1 (2017-1)
<br /> Moderator Deborah Brown called to order Special Town Meeting#1 at 7:53 p.m.,Monday,
<br /> March 20,2017,at the Margery Milne Battin Hall in the Cary Memorial Building, 1605
<br /> Massachusetts Avenue;a quorum in excess of 100 members was present.
<br /> 7:53 p.m. Town Clerk,Nathalie L.Rice,read the Warrant for Special Town Meeting#1
<br /> until waived.The Town Clerk read the Constable's Return of Service.
<br /> 7:53 p.m. The Moderator declared the Meeting open under Article 1.
<br /> ARTICLE 1: REPORTS OF TOWN BOARDS,OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
<br /> 7:53 p.m. Suzanne Barry,Chair,Board of Selectmen,moved the Report of the Town
<br /> Manager be received and placed on file.Unanimously Adopted. She asked to have Town
<br /> Manager,Carl Valente recognized.Mr. Valente presented the Board's Report,entitled,"FY18
<br /> Recommended Budget and Financing Plan".He reviewed the proposed appropriation under
<br /> Article 2 of the Special Town Meeting,focusing on tax payer impacts.
<br /> 8:05 p.m. John Bartenstein,Chair of the Appropriation Committee,moved the report of the
<br /> Committee be received and placed on file.Unanimously Adopted.
<br /> 8:05 p.m. Jill Hai,Chair,Capital Expenditures Committee,moved the Report of the
<br /> Committee be received and placed on file.Unanimously Adopted.
<br /> 8:08 p.m. The Moderator declared the Meeting open under Articles 2 and 3 and explained
<br /> they would be discussed together,but voted on separately.
<br /> 8:08 p.m. Presented by Suzanne Barry,Chair,Board of Selectmen.
<br /> ARTICLE 2:APPROPRIATE DESIGN FUNDS FOR FIRE HEADQUARTERS
<br /> MOTION: That$450,000 be appropriated for design,engineering and architectural services
<br /> for a new or renovated Fire Station and that to meet this appropriation the
<br /> Treasurer,with the approval of the Board of Selectmen,is authorized to borrow
<br /> $450,000 under M.G.L. Chapter 44, Section 7,or any other enabling authority.
<br /> Any premium received by the Town upon the sale of any bonds or notes approved
<br /> by this vote,less any such premium applied to the payment of the costs of
<br /> issuance of such bonds or notes,may be applied to the payment of costs approved
<br /> by this vote in accordance with Chapter 44,Section 20 of the General Laws,
<br /> thereby reducing the amount authorized to be borrowed to pay such costs by a like
<br /> amount.
<br /> ARTICLE 3:APPROPRIATE DESIGN FUNDS FOR FIRE STATION SWING SPACE
<br /> MOTION: That$50,000 be appropriated for remodeling,reconstructing and making
<br /> extraordinary repairs and additions to the building at 173 Bedford Street,
<br /> including design,engineering and architectural services to provide swing space
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