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0��g NgbT MPy�,Ake A Minutes of the Lexington Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) Meeting March 7, 2018 APRIL 1911 ��IIV 4I47t�r Location and Time: Town Office Building, Reed Room (111); 7:45 A.M. Members Present: Charles Lamb, Chair; David Kanter, Vice-Chair & Clerk; Sandy Beebee; Wendy Manz; Frank Smith Members Absent: Rod Cole Others Present: Mark Andersen, Town Meeting Member and Proponent of Article 35: Resolution to Request Warrant Articles to be Accompanied by Financial Projections; Sara Arnold, Recording Secretary Documents Presented: • Notice of CEC Meeting, March 7, 2018 • 2018 Annual Town Meeting (ATM) Article 35; PowerPoint presentation prepared by Mr. Andersen; forwarded to this Committee by Mr. Kanter's e-mail, March 6, 2018, 9:00 A.M. • Draft #3 Minutes of the CEC Meeting, February 28, 2018 Call to Order: At 7:45 A.M., Mr. Lamb called the meeting to order. Minutes: Mr. Kanter noted the need for some minor administrative edits in the Draft#3 Minutes for this Committee's meeting on February 28, 2018. A Motion was made and seconded to approve said Minutes, as amended. Vote: 5-0 Member Concerns and Liaison Reports: Mr. Kanter reported that he had Motion language describing Article 32: Amend General Bylaw Regarding Financial Committees, that clarifies that this Committee's attendance and participation in budget-related meetings and communications are authorized. The Motion and the tracked-changes to the By-Law will next go to the Town Manager's Office for forwarding to Town Counsel for review. Discussion of the process leading to the 2018 Annual Town Meeting (ATM) and the Committee's report to that ATM Mr. Kanter reported that he and Mr. Lamb had discussed whether it was appropriate for this Committee to take a position on Article 7: Appropriate for Advice and Analysis—Getting To New Zero. They had agreed that this Article does not have any near-term capital implications. This Committee then agreed to remove this Article from being one on which this Committee would report to the 2018 ATM. Mr. Kanter led a discussion of Articles on which this Committee's position was pending or was not unanimous, as follows: • Article 16(a): Hydrant Replacement Program: Mr. Kanter reported that he is prepared to vote affirmatively on this Article rather than abstaining. A Motion was made and seconded to support Article 16(a). Vote: 5-0 Page 1 of 5