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�y w-AOR yrry. Minutes of the s \�� Lexington Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) Meeting n March 20, 2019 APRIL&", II,E XI NGT.O 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; Rod Cole; Frank Smith; and Wendy Manz Members Absent: None Others Present: Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager for Finance; David Pinsonneault, Director, Department of Public Works; Sara Arnold, Recording Secretary Documents Presented: • Notice of CEC Meeting, March 20, 2019 • Draft#4 CEC Report to 2019 Annual Town Meeting (ATM); Compiled by Mr. Kanter Call to Order: Mr. Lamb called the meeting to order at 7:45 A.M. Preparation for the 2019 ATM, including Review of Draft#4 of this Committee's Report to that Town Meeting (CEC Report): Mr. Lamb reported that his report to the ATM for this Committee under Article 2: Election of Deputy Moderator and Reports of Town Boards, Officers and Committees, would be short and based on the Executive Summary. Mr. Kanter initiated a page-by-page review of Draft#4 of the CEC Report to address/clarify comments/questions, make corrections, and verify the person responsible for additional actions needed to complete the report. Edits made since the last version were accepted and/or tweaked. During the review, Mr. Pinsonneault stopped in (7:55 A.M.-8:03 A.M.) to answer questions regarding DPW-related projects. The discussion with Mr. Pinsonneault focused on Article 16: Appropriate for Municipal Capital Projects and Equipment; f) Automatic Meter Reading System (AMR) (Article 16(f)). Comments included but were not limited to: • Assuming this project is funded, the water meters that are installed in the next few years will need to be replaced in approximately 15 years. • Funding for meter replacements is included in the operating budget, using Enterprise Funds. Currently, this is handled by staff. Under the new program it is anticipated that a contractor would be used. • The system is expected to identify 80-90% of leaks in a shorter period of time than is now the case. The Town can turn off a resident's water if the resident is out-of-town. • A resident can use an on-line system to monitor water usage and establish thresholds for identifying when water usage is out of the ordinary. Ms. Kosnoff stopped in (8:19 A.M.-9:30 A.M.) to answer questions. She noted that the average additional cost per household for the AMR system is estimated to be approximately $80 per year. Regarding Article 22: Establish, Dissolve, and Appropriate to and from Specified Stabilization Funds (Article 22), Ms. Kosnoff reported that the Memorandum of Understanding associated with the King Street property is being reviewed by the Town to determine which stabilization fund, or funds, will receive the nearly $1.0 million payment that Page 1 of 2