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Minutes Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee (AC) October 13, 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; Lily Manhua Yan; Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager, Finance (nonvoting, ex officio) Member(s) Absent: None Other Attendees: David Kanter, Capital Expenditures Committee; Suzie Barry, Select Board member; Steven Conners, Lexington Semiquincentennial Commission (Lex250) Reenactment Community representative At 7:39 p.m. Mr. Parker confirmed attendance by roll call and stated that the meeting was being recorded for the purpose of creating minutes. Mr. Ahuja agreed to take minutes in the absence of a recording secretary. Announcements and Liaison Reports None Article 8 – Battle of Lexington 250th Celebration Ms. Suzie Barry, Chair of Lex250, and Mr. Steven Conners attended to present the case for an appropriation of $75,000 from the tax levy for the Battle of Lexington 250th Celebration to be held primarily in April 2025. There will be various events held starting in the fall of 2024 through July of 2026. Funding for the celebrations will be sought from the Town and in private fund raising as well as State grants although there is no guarantee that such grants will be awarded. There is also a possibility of receiving money from the Federal America250 program. The present intention is that several VIP guests will be invited, including the President; this would likely result in security costs that will need to be borne by the organizers. Earlier, State Representative Michelle Ciccolo obtained a grant of $50,000 for initial planning activities, of which only $37,000 was spent in the time allotted. Ms. Yan asked if any money spent in the future would be reimbursable. Ms. Barry and Ms. Kosnoff stated that the grant had expired and would not be available for reimbursements. Ms. Kosnoff noted that future Town expenditures could be reimbursable depending on whether additional grants are awarded and what the grant terms are. Ms. Barry said that the money raised will help generate tourism and will assist local businesses indirectly. Various towns will be organizing events, so there will be some level of coordination via a working group to avoid major event conflicts. There is a possibility that the Commission may come back with additional requests for funds.