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February 13, 2019 Page 1 of 5 Financial Summit Meeting IV Board of Selectmen, School Committee, Appropriation Committee and Capital Expenditures Committee Wednesday, February 13, 2019 A Financial Summit meeting was held on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at 7:05 p.m. at the Samuel Hadley Public Services Building Cafeteria, 201 Bedford Street. Present for the Board of Selectmen (BOS): Ms. Barry (Chair); Mr. Pato; Mr. Lucente; Ms. Hai; Mr. Malloy, Town Manager; Ms. Axtell, Assistant Town Manager; Ms. Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager for Finance; Mr. Hudson, Management Intern; and Ms. Siebert, Recording Secretary. Present for the School Committee (SC): Ms. Jay (Chair); Mr. Alessandrini; Ms. Colburn; Ms. Lenihan; Ms. Sawhney; Dr. Hackett, Superintendent of Schools; and Mr. Rowe, Assistant Superintendent of Schools for Finance and Operations. Present for the Appropriation Committee (AC): Mr. Parker (Chair); Mr. Bartenstein; Mr. Michelson; Mr. Levine; Mr. Padaki; Mr. Neumeier; Ms. Basch; Mr. Nichols. Present for the Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC): Mr. Lamb (Chair); Mr. Kanter; Ms. Manz; and Mr. Smith. Also present: David Pinsonnault, DPW Director; Melissa Battite, Director of Recreation and Community Programs; Rick DeAngelis, Recreation Committee (Chair); and Lisah Rhodes, Recreation Committee. Note: Mr. Lamb (CEC) corrected a statement made at a recent Lexington League of Women Voters First Friday event: CEC has taken no position as yet on the Minuteman High School Athletic Recreation Complex. Minuteman High School Athletic Recreation Complex Update Town Manager Jim Malloy summarized the status of a possible Intermunicipal Agreement (IMA) with Minuteman High School: Lexington’s funding share of the Minuteman High School Athletic Recreation Complex project began at $8.5M; however, the Town has declined to participate in funding a number of project elements that are not applicable to Lexington usage. As a result, the Town’s contribution was reduced from $8.5M to $4.9M but Minuteman has now released a Request For Interest (RFI) seeking additional partners for a full-build scenario. It is unclear whether an additional partner(s) would take Lexington’s place in the IMA or increase the number of partners overall. Additional partners are not limited to municipalities but could be sports leagues or other private groups. The RFI period closes Friday, February 15, 2019. Additionally, Mr. Malloy expressed the Town’s concerns about the proposed duration of the IMA. Originally, Lexington envisioned a 50-year agreement but Minuteman has expressed uncertainty about the ability of the IMA to enter into such a contract for that length of time. The two entities are now working to find a mutually acceptable way to characterize an initial 25-year period and a second 25-year period, as well as what Lexington’s access to the fields would be under a partial-build scenario and/or with additional partners. Discussions are scheduled between the entities, with the goal of achieving clarity prior to Annual Town Meeting. Ms. Battite, Director of Recreation and Community Programs, reported that the full-build