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09/08/2022 AC Minutes 1 Minutes Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee (AC) September 8, 2022 Place and Time: Remote Participation: in accordance with “An Act Relative to Extending Certain State of Emergency Accommodations”, signed into law by Gov. Baker on July 16, 2022, 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; Anil Ahuja; John Bartenstein; Alan Levine, Secretary; Eric Michelson; Sean Osborne; Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager, Finance (non-voting, ex officio) Member(s) Absent: Lily Manhua Yan; Other Attendees: David Kanter, Capital Expenditures Committee At 7:34 p.m. Mr. Parker confirmed attendance by roll call, and stated that the meeting was being recorded for the purpose of creating minutes. Mr. Levine agreed to take minutes in the absence of a recording secretary. Announcements and Liaison Reports Ms. Kosnoff reported that the Recording Secretary position has been posted. The person in this position takes minutes for this committee. Mr. Parker reported that he is working on preparing material on last year’s official actions of the Appropriation Committee for the annual town report, and that he will circulate a draft within the next few days. Mr. Padaki asked about arranging a time and day for a group photo. Mr. Parker introduced Sean Osborne, who is attending his first meeting as an AC member. Mr. Osborne said he has lived in Lexington twice, this time since 2011, and has followed Lexington politics although he is not a town meeting member. He also said that he does civil engineering consulting work for departments of public works. Election of Officers There was a motion and a second to reelect the current slate of Committee officers to serve for this fiscal year (FY 2023). The slate includes Glenn Parker as Chair, Sanjay Padaki as Vice Chair, and Alan Levine as Secretary. There were no responses to a call for additional nominations. The motion was approved by a roll call vote. VOTE: 7-0 AC Liaison to the School Building Committee A School Building Committee has been formed to guide the process of preparing to replace or renovate Lexington High School in conjunction with the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA). Mr. Parker nominated Mr. Levine to serve as the AC liaison to that committee. This was put into a motion and seconded. The motion was approved by a roll call vote. VOTE: 7-0. Ms. Kosnoff agreed to alert the proper persons that Mr. Levine will be serving as the AC liaison, and to make sure that Charles Lamb, Chair of the Capital Expenditures Committee, is informed of School Building Committee meeting dates. Mr. Michelson inquired about the role of the School Building Committee, and whether it is responsible for a list of deliverables. The response was that the School Building Committee