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CEC minutes - 6 February 2001 (draft) The meeting was called to order at 7:37 PM by the chairman. Members Tom Griffths (TG), Shirley Stolz (SS), George Burnell (GB), Narain Bhatia (NB), and Charles Hornig (CH) were present. We were joined by Deborah Brown (Appropriations). The minutes of the meetings 30 January 2001 (Summit V) were approved. The Moderator has advised that she would discourage members of the committee, especially the chairman, from taking prominent roles in local political campaigns. Library: It appears that the construction cost for the new library may exceed the 1997 budget by as much as $3M. The fundraisers do not feel that they can cover this increase. There may be a request that the Town's share of the cost be increased by about $2M. There was much discussion about what position the committee should take if this turns out to be the case. No concensus was reached. Eventually, the committee took these positions: VOTED: That any increase in the Town's commitment above the existing $2.6M commitment should be treated according to the capital policy. (That is, that if the increase is more than $1M that the debt be excluded from the levy limit by the voters.) Passed 3-2. VOTED: That Town Meeting should delay action on any increase in the Town's share until after bids on the project are opened. Passed 3-1. DPW Facility: We discussed whether the committee should pursue replaciong the vehicle storage building in 2001. It was agreed that we should wait some more. There was much discussion of the merits of various siting choices. The Selectmen plan to have a committee look into this after town meeting. VOTED: That the committee recommend that the DPW facility remain at 201 Bedford Street. Passed 4-1. VOTED: That the committee recommend pursuing replacing the vehicle storage building and minor additions and renovations to the newer buildings at a total cost of about $3.5M. Passed 4-1.