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Minutes of the Lexington Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) Meeting May 26, 2015 Location and Time: Town Office Building, Reed Room, 8:00 .. AM Members Present: Jill Hai, Chair; David Kanter, Vice-Chair & Clerk; Elizabeth Barnett; Rod Cole; Wendy Manz Members Absent: None Others Present: Bob Pressman, Housing Partnership; Dongxu Shan; John Zhao; Hua Peng Documents Presented: Notice of Public Meeting/Agenda for CEC Meeting, May 26, 2015 Ms. ManzÈs & Mr. KanterÈs Further Inputs to CECÈs Input to the Board of SelectmenÈs (BoSÈ) Goal Setting for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2016 & 2017 (Distributed by Mr. KanterÈs e-mail, May20,20153:30..to the other CECMembers and Ms.Arnold) PM Ms. ManzÈs & Mr. KanterÈs Updated Affordable Housing Inputs to CECÈs Input to the BoSÈ Goal Setting for FYs 2016 & 2017 (Distributed by Mr. KanterÈs e-mail, May 25, 2015 8:07 .. to the other CEC Members and Ms. Arnold) PM Call to Order: Ms. Hai called the meeting to order at 8:02 .. AM CommitteeÈs Input to the BoSÈ Goal Setting for FYs 2016 & 2017: The Committee reviewed the latest inputs previously received and discussed the further refinement of four of the proposed eight goals. The changes agreed upon were as follows: 1. Overall Capital Planning: Add a cite of the Working Group that Ms. Hai is chairing to identify all the TownÈs contemplated, major, capital projects. 3. Upgrades to Roads: Make minor changes to the phrasing to be consistent with the th Minutes from the previous meeting on the 18. 5. Affordable Housing Policy: After discussion of Ms. ManzÈs proposed text, she offered to submit substitute text for this goal that considered the points that had been raised. 8. Capital Project Submission Process: The Committee felt that clarification was warranted regarding where in the process additional improvement was desired. Ms. Hai will address that change. A Motion was made and seconded to approve the intents of each of the goals as discussed and authorized Ms. Hai to consider the subsequent inputs, to modify the final language as consistent with those intents and the discussion this date, and then to release her final version to Linda Vine, Deputy Town Manager, by the established deadline. Vote: 5Ã0 Review of the Completed 2015 Annual Town Meeting (ATM) & Associated Special Town Meetings (STMs) from the CommitteeÈs Perspective: The Committee felt it had done a good job in fulfilling its responsibilities and that both the Town ModeratorÈs decision to have the Consent Agenda and the CommitteeÈs decision to have the Chair speak for all matters representing the CommitteeÈs positionsÄbut still allowing members with minority positions to speak on those positions, if desiredÄ contributed to the best use of Town MeetingÈs time. The Committee asked Ms. Hai to advise the Town Moderator that the Committee endorsed having a Consent Agenda, was open to the possible expansion in the future of which Articles it contains, but wanted the Moderator to continue to apply the rule she used for the 2015 ATM regarding the need for Page 1 of 4