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3/11/2024 AC Minutes 1 Minutes Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee (AC) March 11, 2024 Place and Time: Remote participation via a Zoom teleconferencing session that was open to the public; 7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m. Members Present: Glenn Parker, Chair; Sanjay Padaki, Vice-Chair; Alan Levine, Secretary; John Bartenstein; Anil Ahuja; Eric Michelson; Sean Osborne; Lily Yan; Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager, Finance (non-voting, ex officio) Members Absent: none Other Attendees: none At 7:35 p.m. Mr. Parker called the meeting to order and took attendance by roll call. All votes recorded below were conducted by roll call. Announcements and Liaison Reports Ms. Kosnoff reported that she had contacted the MSBA and can confirm that the $10 million appro- priation for design work on the LHS project would be reimbursable by the MSBA for expenses in- curred up until the date when the schematic design is submitted to the MSBA. After that date, any further expenses using this appropriation would be at risk. Mike Cronin, Director of Public Facili- ties, would like to continue design work after the MSBA receives the schematic design, meaning that a portion of the design expenses might be ineligible for reimbursement. If the Town success- fully completes a funding agreement with the MSBA, including a favorable vote on a debt exclu- sion referendum, then all design expenses for the LHS project will be reimbursable at a rate speci- fied in a contract between the Town and the MSBA. Ms. Kosnoff reported that Article 21 Amend FY2024 Operating, Enterprise and CPA Budgets, which currently has no actions anticipated, will not be on the Consent Agenda and will be taken up towards the end of the town meeting to allow for last minute updates. Mr. Parker reported that he had worked with Mr. Bartenstein and Mr. Levine to create a consensus report on Article 33, which the Committee would review during its walkthrough of the report. Warrant Articles for Annual Town Meeting Mr. Parker voted to recommend approval of Article 18 and to recommend indefinite postponement of Article 21. The report for Article 23 Appropriate for Opioid Settlement was updated to reflect that there will be no actual appropriation in the motion, only a request for permission to create a special revenue fund that would receive settlement payments with no need for appropriation by town meeting. Approve Committee Report to Town Meeting Mr. Parker scrolled through the report asking for comments from the members. Various minor edits and corrections were made. Mr. Padaki asked about $396,000 in funding under the DPW budget for “Expanded Food Waste Collection Program”. Ms. Kosnoff stated that the Town was currently paying for composting ser- vice for about 2,000 households, and the Town intends to expand the program to 4,000 households