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Capital Expenditures Committee Proposed Minutes February 9th, 2000 Meeting 1. Meeting was called to order by the Chairman in Room 105 at 7:35pm. All members were present: Narain Bhatia, George Burnell, Tom Griffiths, Charles Hornig, and Shirley Stolz. The Appropriation Committee was represented by Deborah Brown. Peter Kelley represented the Permanent Building Commitee. 2. Concerning the DPW building: ?? Peter feels the current DPW site is the appropriate one for the DPW. ?? Peter feels the wooden shed should be rebuilt and enlarged to provide more space for the vehicles that use it. He thinks safety is less an issue than difficulty in utilizing the current structure. ?? He is uncomfortable selling the land to someone else, because the site was once a landfill. Worries about potential liability. He also believes that, with the scarcity of available land in Lexington, the Town should sell none of its land. ?? The roof is okay on the repair shop. ?? Peter would favor co-locating the Fire Dept in the DPW building, and feels we should be careful about undertaking any construction until the Town has a decision concerning co-location. ?? Peter suggested $1M-to-$2M as possible cost of reconstructing shed. Charles suggested maybe $2.5M-to-$3M for overall project, and Peter didn’t disagree. 3. Peter discussed the Central Fire Station with the Committee and agreed it was not in crisis. 4. The East Lexington library presents a number of problems. There should be agreement about its future before large expenditures are undertaken. 5. Concerning the COA proposal: ?? Peter shares some of the Committee’s concerns about the size of the proposed Senior Center. Perhaps two-to-three times the current size is appropriate. Peter has encouraged COA to describe desired uses and then put together a plan that provides space for those uses. ?? Costs: Peter said D&D funding should run about 2.5-to-3% of project cost. He estimates $150/sq ft for construction costs. ?? The COA will have problems finding a site. Maybe they should consider a three-story building with an elevator to keep the footprint small. ?? Peter would like to see something emerge from a private benefactor. ?? He also thinks the Clarke St. Medical Bldg site might have possibilities if some kind of global tow-level parking structure were provided. 6. The Committee began work on its big-ticket presentation for its joint meeting with the Appropriation Committee. This position is summarized in the two attachments included with these minutes. 7. The meeting adjourned at approximately 9:15pm. Minutes by Tom Griffiths