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RECEIVED03/28/2022 AC Minutes 022 27 Apir, 12A9 pium TOWN CLERK Minutes LEXINGTON MA Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee (AC) March 28, 2022 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; 7:00 p.m. Members Present: Glenn Parker, Chair; Sanjay Padaki, Vice -Chair; Alan Levine, Secretary; Anil Ahuja; John Bartenstein; Eric Michelson; Meg Muckenhoupt; Lily Manhua Yan; Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager, Finance (non-voting, ex officio) Members) Absent: None Other Attendees: David Kanter, Capital Expenditures Committee liaison; Charles Hornig, Chair, Planning Board Mr. Parker called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m., reviewed the authorization for meeting remotely, and stated that the meeting was being recorded for the purpose of creating minutes. 2022-2 Special Town Meeting (STM) Article 4 Completing the Town's Comprehensive Plan: Mr. Michelson led a discussion of this article, starting with questions about the use of previously appropriated funds for preparing the Comprehensive Plan and asking why additional funds were needed. Mr. Hornig noted that planning staff would have detail on expenditures to date and explained that there were some unanticipated events, including staff changes and shortages, more meetings than had been included in the original scope, and the need to update data that had been collected during the early stages of the project. He reviewed the scope for the additional funding request and added that the goal is to complete the study in calendar year 2022. Ms. Kosnoff said that there is enough money, some of which is encumbered, from previous appropriations to cover FY2022 expenses. A motion was made and seconded to recommend support of the 2022-2 STM Article 4. The motion was approved. VOTE: 7-1 Mr. Padaki explained that his opposition is based on the lack of available information on how previous appropriations have been spent and how the additional funds will be used. He does not plan to write a minority report but will answer questions that may be brought to the ATM. Mr. Parker reminded members that this Committee's report to the 2022-2 STM should be approved on March 30 and published on April 4. Minutes of Prior Meetings A motion was made and seconded to accept the March 16, 2022 AC Minutes. The motion was approved. VOTE: 8-0 Adjourn A motion was made and seconded to adjourn at 7:24 p.m. The motion was approved. VOTE: 8-0 Respectfully submitted, Sara Arnold