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70-438 Summit Meeting 1 Board of Selectmen, School Committee, Appropriation Committee, and Capital Expenditures Committee August 2, 2017 A Summit was held Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Public Services Building Cafeteria, 201 Bedford St. Board of Selectmen (BOS): Ms. Barry, (Chair); Mr. Kelley; and Mr. Lucente were present along with Mr. Valente, Town Manager; Ms. Hewitt, Budget Officer; Mr. Goddard, Facilities Director; Ms. Batitte, Recreation and Community Programs Director; Ms. DiNisco, DiNisco Designs; and Ms. Siebert, Recording Secretary. Also present: School Committee (SC) members: Mr. Alessandrini (Chair); Ms. Colburn; Ms. Jay; Ms. Lenihan plus Dr. Czajkowski, Superintendent of Schools; and Ms. Billings-Fouhy, Lexington Children's Place Director. Appropriation Committee (AC) members: Mr. Bartenstein (Chair); Ms. Basch; Mr. Levine; Ms. Yang; Ms. Yan; and Mr. Padaki. Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) members: Ms. Hai (Chair); Ms. Manz; Mr. Smith; Mr. Kanter; Mr. Cole; and Ms. Beebee. Ms. Barry called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and the other committees followed suit. Ms. Barry explained that, due to the nature of the meeting, no public comment would be taken. Update on Sellars Property Sale (430 Concord Ave.) and Release of Artis for Past Judgments kBoard of Selectmen Vote Only) Closing on the sale of 430 Concord Avenue is scheduled for August 4, 2017. Artis Senior Living, the buyer, requests that the Board of Selectmen release Artis from past judgments against the seller, Mr. Sellars, for zoning and wetland violations on the property. As part of its purchase of the property, Artis has agreed to address all wetland remediation. Town Counsel asks the Board of Selectmen to authorize the Town Manager to sign the agreement as details are still being revised at this time. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 3-0 to approve and authorize the Town Manager to sign the Release of Artis Senior Living from previous judgments against John Sellars for the property at 430 Concord Avenue, in substantially the form presented to the Selectmen. Discussion of Building Options for 20 Pelham Road Property On June 8, 2017, the assembled committees asked the DiNisco design team to determine possible locations for the Lexington Children's Place (LCP) on the 20 Pelham Road parcel, given that it has been voted to demolish the existing building. Based on DiNisco's subsequent recommendations, the Schools overwhelmingly chose one of two locations on the western portion of the buildable area, away from the Youville facility. The design team continues to study options for an expanded Community Center, viewing the site as one open campus, but it recognizes LCP as the priority, now that LCP and the expanded Community Center projects have been de-coupled.