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RECEIVED 03/16/2022 AC Minutes 2022 12 Apar, 321 PIM Minutes Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee (AC) TOWN: CLERK March 16, 2022 LEXINGTON MA Place and Time: Remote Participation: in accordance with Section 20 of Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021 "An Act Relative to Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures Adopted During the State of Emergency", communication took place via a Zoom teleconferencing session that was open to the public; 7:30 p.m. Members Present: Glenn Parker, Chair; Sanjay Padaki, Vice-Chair; Alan Levine, Secretary; Anil Ahuja; John Bartenstein; Eric Michelson; Meg Muckenhoupt(arrived at 8:35 p.m.); Lily Manhua Yan; Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager,Finance (non-voting, ex officio) Member(s)Absent: None Other Attendees: Melissa Battite, Director of Recreation and Community Programs Mr. Parker called the meeting to order at 7:36 p.m., reviewed the authorization for meeting remotely, and stated that the meeting was being recorded for the purpose of creating minutes. Announcements and Liaison Reports Mr. Parker reported that the Select Board (SB) is still developing a warrant for a 2022-2 Special Town Meeting (STM), which will include a funding request for a Lexington High School (LHS) feasibility study. The SB expects to call the 2022-2 STM on March 21 and hold it on April 11. Because the warrant is not available, Mr. Parker said that he had removed a 2022-2 STM placeholder that he had previously entered into this Committee's report to the 2022-1 STM and the 2022 Annual Town Meeting (ATM). Mr. Levine and Ms. Kosnoff reported that there will be a recommendation to indefinitely postpone (IP) ATM Article 8: Appropriate for Comprehensive Plan Implementation (Article 8)because additional funding is needed to complete the plan, the article was not written broadly enough to include this purpose. The SB plans to add a request for the additional funding in the 2022-2 STM warrant. Mr. Parker reported that he had provided the Town Moderator with a list of those Committee members' names who are associated with the warrant articles; these are the people who should be prepared to be called on to state the Committee's positions during town meeting deliberations. Mr. Levine reported that one of the sponsors (Cindy Arens) of Article 31: Amend General BylawsReporting, Disclosing, and Assessing the Energy and Water Use of Large Buildings had indicated that the sponsors would like to request $70,000 under this article. He also noted that Article 38: Amend Zoning Bylaw and Zoning May-128 Spring Street(Article 38) and Article 39: Amend Zoning Bylaw and Zoning Map-475 Bedford Street(Article 39) could have financial implications. It was agreed that this Committee should not comment on Articles 38 and 39 because the financial impacts are ancillary to the policy issues being proposed. Noting that commercial development helps offset the per-household tax impact of projects, Ms. Kosnoff said that the Town Manager is preparing a memo for the SB and potentially Town Meeting in an effort to quantify the financial impacts associated with those articles. Reserve Fund Transfer for Drainage Repairs at Pine Meadows Golf Club Ms. Battite reviewed the background associated with a Reserve Fund transfer being requested by the Recreation Department. The transfer would provide immediate access to the funds, allowing the 1