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03/16/2022 AC Minutes Recreation Department to replace and/or repair a damaged drainage pipe at the golf course in a timely manner. Disruption during the start of the golf season will be minimal. This Committee's approval is required to authorize the requested $174,000 transfer $10,000 for design work, $135,000 for implementation, and the balance for supervision and contingency expenses. Meanwhile, ATM Article 21: Amend FY2022 Operating, Enterprise and CPA budgets is requesting that$174,000 be transferred from the Recreation Enterprise Fund into the Reserve Fund. The appropriated funds will not be transferred until after the town meeting is dissolved. If all the funds are not spent, they will revert to the retained earnings in the Recreation Enterprise Fund, which could be the case because this is a conservative estimate. Ms. Kosnoff added that there is currently more than $1.5 million in the Recreation Enterprise Fund. A motion was made and seconded to approve the Reserve Fund transfer, as described. The motion was approved. VOTE: 7-0 Discussion of Articles with Financial Implications for the 2022-1 STM and the 2022 ATM that Need Updates and/or Need a Vote Ms. Battite reported that the funding request for ATM Article 10: Appropriate for the FY2023 Community Preservation Committee (CPC) Operating Budget and CPA Projects (Article 10): (e) Center Playground Bathrooms and Maintenance Building Renovation had been reduced from $915,000 to $680,000. The $680,000 is based on a 90% design estimate for renovations rather than reconstruction and does not include additional detached storage, which had been considered. It has been determined that the footprint for a new LHS is not expected to impact this facility partially because of its proximity to abutters. Additionally, access to public bathrooms is important in the Town, and these should be useful regardless of where the new LHS facility is positioned. Votes were taken on the following 2022 ATM articles: • ATM Article 8: Ms. Kosnoff reiterated that this article is to be IP'd and that action is being recommended as an addition to the Consent Agenda. She added that she anticipates a request for$75,000 in the 2022-2 STM article requesting funds to complete the comprehensive plan, as discussed earlier, and she expects that an implementation article will be brought to another town meeting, perhaps in the fall. Mr. Michelson agreed to update the written material for this project for a 2022-2 STM report. A motion was made and seconded to recommend approval of this article being IP'd and added to the Consent Agenda. The motion was approved. VOTE: 7-0 • ATM Article 10(e): It was noted that the CPC had not yet voted on the reduced funding request. A motion was made and seconded to recommend approval of Article 10(e)for $680,000. The motion was approved. VOTE: 7-0 • ATM Article 10(k): LexHAB — 116 Vine Street Construction Funds: The CPC has now voted to recommend Article 10(k)be IP'd. A motion was made and seconded to recommend approval of Article 10(k)being IP'd and added to the Consent Agenda. The motion was approved. VOTE: 7-0 • ATM Article 26: Appropriate for Nexus Studies (Citizen Petition): A revised motion for this article was reviewed. It restricts use of the funds until the legislature has enacted Lexington's home rule petition for implementing linkage fees associated with commercial and residential development, thus addressing concerns previously expressed by this Committee. It was noted that the current wording is likely to restrict access to the funds until 2