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�y w -AOR yrry . Minutes of the Lexington Ad Hoc Crematory Study Meeting Y ry January 9, 2019 APRIL&", II,E XI NGTQ� Location and Time: 201 Bedford Street; 2nd Floor Training Room; 7:00 P.M. Members Present: Narain Bhatia, Judith Crocker, Sara Iverson, Bridger McGaw (arrived 7:37), George Burnell (EDAC), John Flynn (Board of Health), Msgr. Paul Garrity (LICA) Others Present: Sanjay Padaki (Appropriation liaison), Sandy Beebee (Capital Expenditures liaison), Douglas Lucente (Chair, and Board of Selectmen liaison), David Pinsonneault (DPW liaison), Carolyn Kosnoff (arrived 7:04) Documents Presented: All documents discussed during the meeting can be found on this shared google drive: https;AW ve. google. com/drive/folders/1GgbEsOCpzhUb_ YXXoxKaa6jf0tYdU5FW?usp=sharing During the meeting, members referenced the brochure from crematory manufacturers, pictures from the Board of Selectmen tour of the Duxbury crematorium, the Town of Lexington Cemetery Revenue FY 2014-FY2018, and Cemetery Stats January 2019. Additionally the committee reviewed S Iverson — Other Crematories, S Iverson- Table of Other Crematories, and Assumptions — Working List. Mr. Lucente called the meeting to order at 7pm. There were no minutes available to approve. The meeting began with a tour of the google drive that Mr. Lucente created and a review of documents already available in the folder. Mr. Pinsonneault and Ms. Kosnoff reviewed the revenue performance of Westview Cemetery. When a grave is sold 45% goes into a special revenue fund, which now has $650,000. Money from this fund can be transferred into the General Fund and utilized by the town. 55% goes into a perpetual care fund, which now has $3.1m. The money in the perpetual care fund cannot be used by Lexington although the interest can be. Cemetery preparation fees collected at the time of burials are the primary source of funding for Westview Cemetery operations. In FY17-18, cemetery revenues available for the Town use of $252k were not sufficient to cover operating expenses of $347k. The committee also discussed the available space, and how that changed depending on whether there were burials or cremations. Mr. Pinsonneault believed there was an 8 -year supply of readily available plots at Westview and there weren't space constraints at this time. The financing of the Westview Cemetery project was discussed. The Town can use the $650,000 in the special revenue fund. There have been two recent price increases, including a 2.5% increase in July 2018, which should also help pay for the construction of a new maintenance building. Lingering questions include: Page 1 of 2