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'09 Minutes of the Lexington Ad Hoc Crematory Study Meeting August 20, 2019 (as clarified and approved at September 17, 2019 meeting) Location and Time: 201 Bedford Street; 2nd Floor Training Room; 5:00 P.M. Members Present: Suzie Barry (Chair Non-voting, and Select Board liaison), Narain Bhatia, George Burnell (EDAC), Judith Crocker, John Flynn (Board of Health), Msgr. Paul Garrity (LICA), Bridger McGaw Members and Others Absent: Sara Iverson, Sandy Beebee (Capital Expenditures liaison) Others Present: David Pinsonneault (DPW liaison), Carolyn Kosnoff, Nick Nichols (Appropriations liason), Sanjay Padaki (Appropriation liaison — Telecon 6:05pm) Documents Presented: Most documents, including the financial analyses, discussed Ad Hoc Crematory Study committee meetings can be found on this shared google drive: haps://drive.poople.corn/drive/folders/1GpbEsOCpzhUb YXXoxKaa6ifOtYdUSFW?usp=sharing The Ad Hoc Crematory Sturdy Interim Report to 2019 ATM can be found here: https:11www.lexingtonma.gov/sites1lexingtonmal Yes/u�loads/article2ad hoc crematory interim re port Ord 2019 v3 bos ok 4.3.19. pdf Ms. Barry called the meeting to order at 5:06 pm. The committee unanimously approved minutes from the July 17th, 2019 meeting. (Motion by Msgr. Paul Garrity, second by Judith Crocker) Msgr. Garrity reported on the Lexington Interfaith Clergy Association (LICA) meeting held June 18, 2019. Msgr. Garrity noted the Association did not have an explicit recommendation "for' or "against' the construction of a Crematory at Westview Cemetery. After careful deliberation the LICA issued the following statement: "We call upon the ad hoc crematory study committee and town meeting to fully consider the spiritual needs of the Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, Sikhs, and any other communities who practice cremation (specifically the need to witness cremation) as they seek to discern how to move forward." Mr. McGaw reported on an informal discussion with Town Council with respect to possibility for outsourcing the crematory operation. Town council stated "no" to outsource construction. Outsourcing Operation was doable, but not recommended. Significant issues with ownership an enterprise control. The committee continued further reviewed Mr. McGaw financial analysis. Mr. McGaw prepared a spreadsheet to examine operating costs over a ten year period. Payback times examined based on a variable number of cremations and cost per cremation. The analysis concluded that any reasonably competitive cost per cremation would require an unattainable number of cremations per year. Ms. Barry gave a further status update on the survey the Town Manager sent to 107 nearby communities. Ms. Barry informed the committee on the follow up with survey responses from Page 1 of 2