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<br />9/04/14Minutes <br />Minutes <br />Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee <br />September 4, 2014 <br />: ParkerRoom,Town OfficeBuilding,7:30p.m. <br />: Glenn Parker, Chair; John Bartenstein, Vice Chair and Secretary; Alan Levine; <br />Beth Masterman; Susan McLeish; Eric Michelson;Andrei Radulescu-Banu <br />Members Absent:Mollie Garberg; Richard Neumeier; Rob Addelson (non-voting, ex officio). <br />Other attendees: Carl Valente, Town Manager <br />The meetingwas calledto order at 7:37p.m. <br />Election of Officers: <br />1.It was noted that officers are generally elected each September. <br />A motion was made and seconded to re-elect Mr. Parker as Chair and Mr. Bartenstein as Vice-Chair <br />and Secretary. The motion passed. VOTE: 7-0 <br />Liaison Reports: <br />2.Mr. Levine reported that he has been attendingmeetings of theAd hoc <br />School Master Planning Committee(AhSMPC)and the Superintendent’s Enrollment Forecasting <br />WorkingGroup.He reported that Symmes Maini & McKee Associates (SMMA), the consultant for <br />the school master planning project,hasmet with the principals of all the schools to assess the <br />capacity of the buildings as they are presently used.He also reported that enrollment for the 2014- <br />2015 school year is increasing by 136 students over enrollment forthe 2013-2014 school year. This <br />isgreater thanthe 60-80 new students that were projected, and it is the second largest increaseover <br />the last five years. <br />There was discussion about the five-year projections for student enrollment. Linear projections <br />indicate another 400 students will enter the systemover that time period, but linear projections are <br />not proving adequately toreflect the increases that Lexington is experiencing. It was noted that the <br />modular buildings that have been added at the high school will address the space needs resulting <br />from increases at that level, but the middle schools and elementary schools, withthe exception of <br />Estabrook Elementary School, which has a small amount of excess space,are currently at capacity. <br />A long term plan is needed to address the anticipated growth.The School Committee will be <br />th <br />discussing these issues with the Board of Selectmen on September 16. <br />Minutes: <br />3.Mr. Bartenstein reported that threesets of minutes were ready for approval. Mr. <br />Levine and Ms. McLeish proposedsome technical corrections for thoseminutes. <br />A motion was made and seconded to approve the committee’s minutes for June10 and June 16, <br />2014,with the technical corrections. The motion passed. VOTE: 5-0-2. <br />A motion was made and seconded to approve the committee’s minutes for July 10, 2014,with the <br />technical corrections. The motion passed. VOTE: 7-0. <br />1 <br /> <br />
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