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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE MEETING WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2002, ROOM 105 @ 7:45 P.M. Present: P Hamburger, R Pawliczek, D Brown, K Dooks, R Eurich, J Ryan • Motion: approve minutes of December 13, 2001 as amended. Unanimous • Motion: approve minutes of February 7, 2002 as amended. Unanimous • P Hamburger distributed elementary school project estimated cost spreadsheet as presented by TLCR schedule dated February 8, 2002. • P Hamburger read e-mail from Robin DiGiammarino dated February 13, 2002. Discussion followed around the inflation cost estimate being used, 2.75%. The secondary school project used an estimate of 3%. After some discussion the AC felt that a more appropriate estimate might be 3.5% for the Fiske School due to the fact that the construction is planned to begin a few years from now. P Hamburger will reply to R DiGiammarino. • Discussion as to when the project might be approved by SBA assuming that the appropriation and debt exclusion are approved. Seek answer from J Moynihan. • AC would like a cash flow from either J Moynihan or TLCR for the elementary school project. Concerns expressed over the possible delays in receiving SBA funds due to the demands on the program statewide and the economy. • R Pawliczek presented the SC capital request for FY 03. The request has been reduced from $250,000 to $185,000. The SC plans on replacing fewer computers therefore the reduction. Estimate is that the SC will be requesting $250,000 annually for technology upgrades. SC has met its target of 1 computer per 5 students. • General discussion of the requested $80,000 for the replacement of the Clarke School gym floor. This was not included in the project when the original request was scaled back. • D Brown received information from A Russell and will do her write-ups and then e-mail to AC for comments. • Next meeting will be with the CEC on February 21, 2002. At that time a presentation on the Lincoln Field project will be made. • R Eurich discussed Article 12-Tree Inventory. AC feels that the request is not capital. Sense was that the AC would perhaps not support this article. • D Brown indicated that the BOS are allowed to bundle debt exclusion. • P Hamburger stressed the need to get articles written as soon as possible. • Health insurance meeting will take place on Friday, February 15, 2002. • J Ryan will meet with P Hamburger and K Dooks on Thursday, February 21, 2002 to discuss free cash, local receipts (budgeted vs. actual). J Ryan will also prepare and distribute an updated debt schedule. • R Eurich attended a BOS meeting re: CPA (Community Preservation Act). The committee will probably only make a presentation of the options at the 2002 ATM. Possible options are 1.) Adopt the act at the 2002 ATM place on the ballot in November 2002. 2.) Seek acceptance at the 2003 ATM and place on the ballot in November 2004. 3.) Indefinitely postpone until all the capital needs of the