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04/13/2022 AC Minutes 1 Minutes Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee (AC) April 13, 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; Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager, Finance (non-voting, ex officio) Member(s) Absent: Meg Muckenhoupt; Lily Manhua Yan Other Attendees: None Mr. Parker called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m., reviewed the authorization for meeting remotely, and stated that the meeting was being recorded for the purpose of creating minutes. Attendance was taken orally. Announcements Mr. Parker reported that the two finance committees may be asked during the Annual Town Meeting (ATM) to comment on whether they would support reconsideration for any articles, particularly two sections of Article 10: Appropriate for the FY2023 Community Preservation Committee (CPC) Operating Budget and CPA Projects, as follows: (e) Center Playground Bathrooms and Maintenance Building Renovation and (f) Playground Improvements - Hard Court Surfaces. It was noted that there is some concern that these two projects could be impacted by the location of a new high school. Several members expressed support for these projects, noting that they are unlikely to be impacted by a new high school, and the condition of the bathrooms is such that they need to be replaced at this time. It was noted that this Committee could caucus during the ATM before taking a formal position on possible reconsideration. Minutes of Prior Meetings Mr. Levine reported that, although the March 23, 2022 minutes had been approved at this Committee’s last meeting, there were some edits that should have been incorporated, necessitating a revote. A motion was made and seconded to reapprove the March 23, 2022 minutes with the referenced edits and to approve the minutes for March 28, 2022 and March 30, 2022, as edited. The motion was approved by roll call vote. VOTE: 6-0 Future Meetings Mr. Parker reported that town committees are allowed to hold remote meetings until July 15, 2022, but meetings can be held in person before that, if so desired. After July 15, 2022 the open meeting rules allow members to participate remotely, as long as the chair of the meeting and a quorum of the committee are present at the posted meeting location. It was noted that there was a lack of clarity relating to remote vs in-person participation by the public. Mr. Parker agreed to get additional information. There was no resolution regarding a preference to meet remotely until July 15. It was agreed that this Committee would meet on Thursday, June 23, 2022 to address end-of-year business.