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Minutes of the Lexington Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) Meeting <br />March 27, 2006 <br />Date, Place, and Location: March 27, 2006, 9:30 P.M., Cary Memorial Building, Cary Hall <br />Members Present: Charles Lamb, Chair; Ted Edson, Vice- Chair; Roger Borghesani; <br />Shirley Stolz <br />Member Absent: Bill Hurley <br />Others Present: Ephraim Weiss, Town Meeting Member, Precinct 5 <br />Call to Order: Mr. Lamb called the meeting to order at 9:30 P.M. <br />2006 Annual Town Meeting Articles <br />Article 15 (Amend General By -Laws to Create Energy Committee): <br />Mr. Weiss discussed briefly with the Committee his revised Motion under this <br />Article that, instead of being a By -Laws amendment, will be for a non - binding Town <br />Meeting Resolution. The Resolution asks the Board of Selectmen (1) to direct the <br />Energy Conservation Committee to "immediately initiate and pursue development of <br />a plan for the prudent management of school and municipal buildings" with regard to <br />operations, tracking utilities, energy use, and repair and maintenance, and to make <br />periodic reports, including to the Town Meeting members in advance of all future <br />Town Meetings; and (2) "to appoint an ad hoc Institutional Task Force for the <br />purpose of exploring alternative institutional means for ensuring that funds <br />appropriated by the Town Meeting for maintenance, repair and energy conservation <br />in the Town's public schools and municipal buildings are used for the purpose <br />intended." <br />The Committee expressed only a sentiment to support it. <br />Article 32 (School Capital Projects and Equipment) <br />Sub - element (a) (Strategic Capital Plan for Elementary Schools): The <br />Committee took a straw poll and it supported Indefinite Postponement of this <br />sub - element and applying the unused portion of the appropriation at the 2005 <br />Annual Town Meeting which the Committee had reported on as Article 30(h) (School <br />Administration Building). <br />Sub - element (i) (Maintain and Upgrade School Technology): The Committee <br />took a straw poll and it supported the $400,000 request. <br />Adjourn: A Motion was made and seconded at 9:45 P.M. to adjourn. Vote: 4 -0 <br />Note: These Minutes were reconstructed from notes taken at the meeting —with expanded <br />descriptive -only information coming from the Committee's reports to the 2005 & 2006 <br />Annual Town Meetings and the Minutes of those Town Meetings. <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />