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JS�®pN�N Minutes of the �3 Lexington Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) Meeting October 14, 2020 \ V APAIL 19 \..GEXI NGTQ Location and Time: Remote Meeting; 7:00 P.M. Members Present (remote participation): Charles Lamb, Chair; David Kanter, Vice-Chair & Clerk; Sandy Beebee; Rod Cole; Wendy Manz, and Frank Smith Members Absent: None Others Present (remote participation): None Documents Presented: • Notice of CEC Meeting, October 14, 2020 • "Strawman" Version of Committee's Supplemental Report to the Special Town Meeting (STM) 2020-3, Article 7, Land Acquisition, prepared by Mr. Kanter, October 13, 2020 (Report) • Mr. Kanter's Alternative Text for that Report, October 14, 2020 • Draft #3 CEC Meeting Minutes, October 8, 2020 (Budget Summit 1) Call to Order Mr. Lamb called this Remote (Virtual) Meeting, which had been posted as such, to order at 7:02 P.M. He asked Mr. Kanter to read what granted permission to hold such a virtual meeting. Mr. Kanter reported that the requirement to have a physical presence of a quorum had been suspended in an Executive Order by Massachusetts Governor Charles D. Baker, on March 12, 2020, after having proclaimed, on March 10, 2020, a STATE OF EMERGENCY in the Commonwealth due to the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus, known as "COVID-19". Mr. Kanter further reported that the documents for this meeting had been provided electronically to the Committee, and would be available upon request, were those listed as Documents Presented. Any votes during this meeting Notice/Agenda for this meeting would be taken by a roll call. This meeting is being recorded to assist in preparing Minutes and they would be deleted once the Minutes were approved. Mr. Lamb took a roll-call vote and confirmed that all six Committee members were remotely participating. Mr. Lamb asked Mr. Kanter to take the lead for the rest of this meeting. Discussion of the Supplemental Report to the STM 2020-3 Mr. Kanter led the extended discussion of the "Strawman" report and his proposed alternative text that eliminated some bulleted text and adding others. There was a consensus that the alternative was supported once one clause was added to clarify the purpose and intent of the opening sentence of the last of the bulleted text and that Mr. Kanter would work with Ms. Manz regarding her proposed editorial-only changes. Mr. Kanter Moved, and it was seconded, that the Committee approve the resulting Supplemental Report to the STM 2020-3 addressing its Article 7. Roll-Call Vote: 6-0 Page 1 of 2