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<br />2014-01-09Minutes <br />Minutes <br />Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee <br />January 9,2014 <br />: Ellen StoneRoom,Cary Memorial Building,7:30p.m. <br />: Glenn Parker, Chair; John Bartenstein, Vice Chair and Secretary; Robert <br />Cohen; Mollie Garberg;Alan Levine;Susan McLeish; Eric Michelson;Jonina Schonfeld; Rob <br />Addelson (non-voting, ex officio) <br />Members Absent:Richard Neumeier <br />Others Present:Dawn McKenna, Tourism Committee Chair <br />The meetingwas calledto order at 7:39p.m. <br />Announcementsand Liaison Reports: <br />1.The following reports were made: <br />Mr. Parker: Both the Town Office Building and Clarke Middle School experienced <br />frozen pipes during the recent coldweather. Damage was minimal. <br />Mr. Parker: The Ad hoc Community Center Advisory Committee (CCAC) is reaching <br />consensus on Phase 1 plans for the Community Center which will allowthe architects tobegin <br />the design documents. The CCAC met with the Board of Selectmen (BoS) before Christmas and <br />the outcome included exploring plans to further enlarge the first floor multi-purpose room. This <br />involves moving shear walls, and the resulting cost implications are being evaluated. There may <br />be an additional Phase 1 funding request at the March 24 Special Town Meeting. The BoS <br />indicated thatthey envision a delay of five to ten years forPhase 2 of the Community Center <br />because of other priorities in the Town. <br />Ms. McLeish: The BoS voted to support the School Department’s application to the <br />Massachusetts School Building Authority(MSBA)for rebuilding theHastingsElementary <br />School.The project justification isbased onovercrowding. Per MSBA rules, the modular <br />classrooms are not included in the analysis so the numbers indicate more crowdingthan is the <br />actual experience.The application is being filed in mid-Januaryfor $40.0 million. It is unclear <br />what steps will be taken if the MSBA does not approvethe application.It was noted that the <br />Town’s application for the Estabrook Elementary School replacement justified the project for <br />safety reasons, and therefore was given the highest priority. Occupancy of the new Estabrook <br />School is scheduled for mid-February. <br />Ms. Garberg: The school superintendent's contractwith the Lexington School <br />Departmentcontains a clause that states it will automatically renew for a one-year term <br />beginning July 1 unless either party requests a negotiation 18 months prior. Dr. Ash requested a <br />negotiation to extend the length of his service to three years and the School Committeeapproved <br />that requeston a 3-2 vote.Ms. Garberg will investigate and report further at the next meeting. <br />1 <br /> <br />
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