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Minutes of the Lexington Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) Meeting February 4, 2014 Town Office Building, Parker Room; 8:00 .. Location and Time: AM Jill Hai, Chair; David Kanter, Vice-Chair; Bill Hurley (arrived at Members Present: 8:55 ..)Wendy Manz; Beth Masterman AM ; None Members Absent: Deborah Brown, Town Moderator; George Burnell, Member of the Town Others Present: Meeting Members Association (TMMA) Executive Committee; Sara Arnold, Recording Secretary DocumentsPresented: Notice of Public Meeting/Agenda for February 4, 2014 Meeting Community Preservation CommitteeÈs FY2015 Project List, January 27, 2014, with Final Votes to that Date Excerpt from Massachusetts General Laws (MGL), 55:15 Draft Minutes of the CEC Meeting, January 28, 2014 Ms. Hai called the meeting to order at 8:05 .. Call to Order: AM Liaison Reports Regarding FY2015ÃFY2019 Capital Programs: Mr. Kanter reported on capital projects that were discussed at the Board of SelectmenÈs (BoS) February 3, 2014, meeting, and Ms. Hai added comments based on her meeting with Bill Hadley, Director, Department of Public Works (DPW), as follows: Cary Memorial Building: In response to concerns about the Recreation Department losing program and storage space while the Cary Memorial Building is closed for renovations, Selectman Joe Pato again raised the question he had posed at an earlier SelectmenÈs meeting as to whether those renovations should be delayed until after the Community Center is renovated and opened. When the question was raised about the Community Preservation FundÈs ability concurrently to support both projects, Town Manager Carl Valente said that a preliminary look suggested there would not be a funding issue. Selectmen Hank Manz and Norm Cohen said they wished to avoid a delay in the Cary Memorial Building renovations. VisitorsÈ Center Design: According to the BoS, the Tourism Committee was tasked with resolving the scope issues associated with the projectÄrelative to the Historical SocietyÈs concernsÄand to-date the Tourism Committee has not returned with that information. Center Streetscape Improvements: The $600,000 being sought is for the design of what is anticipated to be a $6.0 million project. This is a reason the Town is recommending that funds be added to the Capital-related Stabilization Fund. Massachusetts Avenue 3-Intersection Design: The State is expected to rank the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) applications, which includes LexingtonÈs, by this March. If the ranking indicates that LexingtonÈs project will not be approved Page 1 of 5