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01/11/2023 AC Minutes 1 Minutes Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee (AC) January 11, 2023 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, communica- tion took place via a Zoom teleconferencing session that was open to the public; 7:30 p.m. Members Present: Glenn Parker, Chair; Anil Ahuja; John Bartenstein; Alan Levine, Secretary; Eric Michelson; Lily Manhua Yan; Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager, Finance (non-vot- ing, ex officio) Members Absent: Sanjay Padaki, Vice-Chair Other Attendees: David Kanter, Capital Expenditures Committee; Cristina Burwell, Exec. Dir. Munroe Center for the Arts (Lexington Friends of the Arts); Steve Poltorzycki, Board Chair, Mun- roe Center for the Arts; Brian Healy, Architect At 7:34 p.m. Mr. Parker called the meeting to order and confirmed attendance by roll call. Mr. Par- ker volunteered to take minutes and both he and Mr. Levine recorded the meeting for the purpose of creating minutes. Announcements and Liaison Reports Mr. Levine noted that meetings of the School Building Committee and Master Planning Advisory Committee for the schools that had been scheduled for January 9 and January 10, respectively, were postponed until February. There was no further explanation for the delay. Ms. Kosnoff stated that her office hopes to publish the White Book (Preliminary Budget and Fi- nancing Plan) on Friday, January 13. Publication of the White Book was previously scheduled for Monday, January 9, but this was delayed due to unresolved issues in the proposed operating budget. The Town has received updated bids for a new trash removal contract, which must be integrated into the budget. There is also an imbalance in the School Department budget that requires further consideration. Mr. Parker noted that the Committee is still working from a rough list of articles, but that the Select Board will vote the official Warrant for the 2023 Annual Town Meeting on January 23. Ms. Kos- noff stated that a draft Warrant will be available over the coming weekend, January 14–15. Ms. Kosnoff stated that the Select Board reviewed a proposal for the Town’s new Storm Water Util- ity at its January 9 meeting. They have decided to wait on further action until a fall 2023 special town meeting. Warrant Articles for the 2023 Annual Town Meeting Mr. Parker welcomed Cristina Burwell to the meeting to discuss Article 10(b), which requests fund- ing for a renovation project at the Munroe Center for the Arts (the “Munroe Center”). Ms. Burwell was joined by Steve Poltorzycki, Board Chair of the Lexington Friends of the Arts, the nonprofit organization supporting the Munroe Center, and by Brian Healy, the architect responsible for the design of the proposed addition to the Munroe Center. Mr. Bartenstein asked if the proposal would be funded via the Community Preservation Act (CPA). Ms. Kosnoff confirmed that the only source of Town funding would be the CPA but noted that other private funding might be possible.