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04/03/2023 AC Minutes <br />1 <br />Minutes <br />Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee (AC) <br />April 3, 2023 <br />Place and Time: Robbins Room – Cary Memorial Building, 1605 Massachusetts Ave.; <br />7:00p.m.–7:30 p.m. <br />Members Present: Glenn Parker, Chair; Sanjay Padaki, Vice-Chair; Anil Ahuja; John Bartenstein; <br />Alan Levine, Secretary; Eric Michelson; Sean Osborne; Lily Manhua Yan; Carolyn Kosnoff, Assis- <br />tant Town Manager, Finance (non-voting, ex officio) <br />Members Absent: None <br />Other Attendees: None <br />At 7:05 p.m. Mr. Parker called the meeting to order. <br />Announcements and Liaison Reports <br />Mr. Michelson reported on a meeting with representatives from communities in the Minuteman Re- <br />gional High School (MRHS) district. The administration of MRHS proposed inviting new commu- <br />nities to join the school district, which they hoped would make it easier to fund construction on an <br />additional school building that would increase the enrollment capacity of the school. Members were <br />opposed to the proposal, in part due to the current waiting list for students applying to attend <br />MRHS, and because current members felt new members would not contribute enough to reduce the <br />debt service from the recent reconstruction of MRHS. Approval for new members requires the <br />unanimous approval of all current members. The MRHS administration stated they would take no <br />action on their proposal. <br />Updates on Financial Articles at the 2023 Annual Town Meeting <br />Ms. Kosnoff stated that a new estimate for the cost of renovations at the Munroe Center for the Arts <br />under Article 10(b) exceeded the appropriation requested in the motion. Town staff have indicated <br />that they will attempt to lower the cost through value engineering in order to stay within the appro- <br />priation. <br />Minutes of Prior Meetings <br />Minutes from the Committee meeting on March 9, March 20, March 27, and March 29 were ap- <br />proved by a vote of 8-0. <br />Minutes for the meeting of March 16 are currently outstanding. <br />Future Meetings <br />Agendas will be posted for 7:00PM on Monday, April 10 and Wednesday, April 12. These meetings <br />will be cancelled if there is no business for the Committee. <br />Adjourn <br />The meeting was adjourned at 7:17 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Glenn P. Parker