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Capital Expenditures Committee Proposed Minutes December 14, 1999 Meeting 1. Meeting was called to order by the Chairman in Rm 105 at 7:40pm. All members were present: Narain Bhatia, George Burnell, Tom Griffiths, Charles Hornig, and Shirley Stolz. 2. The DPW was represented by George Woodbury and three other DPW personnel, who presented capital spending requests for the next five years. These were documented by means of a handout: "Town of Lexington Capital Improvement Program F01 to 05, Departmental Summary of Capital Improvement Programs" for the DPW. The DPW representatives also handed out "Department of Public Works FY2001 Capital Equipment Replacement Program Explanation of Condition of Vehicle to be Replaced." These Minutes will not reproduce all of the information contained in these documents. 3. DPW Building Site: ?? George Woodbury believes the $5.2M in revenue to be derived from selling the current site at 201 Bedford St. would be offset by the increased cost of moving to Hartwell Ave. ?? 201 is 9.6 acres of which 7.5 are useable. ?? 201 has cleared environmental monitoring, so far. ?? George believes 201 would make an excellent site for combining DPW with Fire and Police, leaving the current Fire Station as an excellent site for School Administration. 4. DPW Building: ?? Bldg would cost $9M-to-$10M at current site, not the $12M in the budget. It would be 57,000 sq ft---20,000, unheated, replacing the portion they're worried about falling down, 37,000 heated. Current size is 35,750 sq ft, total. ?? The current bldg has some exhaust equipment, but personnel just hold their breaths at times. ?? Replacement in FY2003 is a goal, not a necessity. 5. Landfill closure: ?? Best estimate is $800K, worst is $3M. ?? Using a Licensed Site Professional to certify the closing would require some risk of finding some unexpected hazardous materials, but this is unlikely. ?? The Hartwell Ave. area has 67 acres, of which 19 are usable.