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Town of Lexington Capital Expenditures Committee Meeting Notes November 20, 2002 Town Hall, Room 111 Committee members present: Bhatia, Burnell, Hornig, Rosenberg, Stolz Appropriation Committee liaison present: Karen Dooks Recreation Department staff presenters: Karen Simmons, director; Sheila Butts, assistant director. Recreation Committee members: Sandra Shaw, chair; Pam Varrin, vice chair; Don Chisholm; Richard Neumeier. DPW staff presenter: Dave Pinsonneault, public grounds superintendent Minutes of the November 14 meeting were approved, as corrected, and will be forwarded to Appropriation Committee liaisons. Meetings Schedule (new items highlighted, note earlier meeting time December 12) 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12,, Schools, Town Hall Room (Meeting location may change to accommodate joint 111 meeting with Appropriation; start time is to accommodate photography) (Monday, Dec. 16, 8:00 p.m., Special Town Meeting PAYT Refunds, Clarke Middle School) Tuesday, Dec. 17, 7:30 p.m., Summit III, location to be determined Wednesday, Dec. 18, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Room 111, DPW operations facilities and senior center planning updates/progress reports Recreation Presentation Karen Simmons presented “Recreation 5-Year Capital Plan, FY 2004- FY 2008,” October 28, 2002 (the document should be considered part of these minutes). •Park and playground improvements: Tax levy, $35,000 Kineen Park. Prior years, $30,000 to do park upgrades. New estimate reflects higher demolition, removal, and resurfacing costs; the committed urged Recreation to use an inflation factor for out-year requests. This work is given higher priority than Valley; Recreation now favors upgrading