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03/04/2021 AC Minutes Mr. Parker reported that he had been updating the draft report to town meeting with material submitted by the members of this Committee, noting that some material is still needed. He said that this Committee needs to vote on the report at its March 11, 2021 meeting and then publish it on March 15, 2021. Mr. Parker led a review of the sections of the report for which there was draft material and a vote had not yet been taken. In some cases, the person who had prepared the material provided a brief summary, questions were asked, and information was clarified. Additionally, votes were taken, as follows: • Article 4, Appropriate FY2022 Operating Budget: Mr. Padaki provided updated information about waste disposal and recycling fees. After discussion, a motion was made and seconded to recommend support of Article 4. There was a roll call vote. The motion was approved. VOTE: 7-0 • Article 5, Appropriate FY2022 Enterprise Funds Budgets: Mr. Bartenstein reviewed the pandemic's impact on the Recreation Enterprise Fund, which resulted in a considerable reduction in retained earnings and a request for tax levy funding. After discussion, a motion was made and seconded to recommend support of Article 5. There was a roll call vote. The motion was approved. VOTE: 7-0 • Article 7, Appropriate for Municipal Organizational Assessment: It was noted that this was a Program Improvement Request submitted by the Town Manager's office. After discussion, a motion was made and seconded to recommend support of Article 7. There was a roll call vote. The motion was approved. VOTE: 7-0 • Article 8, Appropriate for 20120 Vision Survey: Ms. Muckenhoupt noted that this request is for the Lexington Vision Committee. After discussion, a motion was made and seconded to recommend support of Article 8. There was a roll call vote. The motion was approved. VOTE: 7-0 • Article 9, Establish and Continue Departmental Revolving Funds: After discussion, a motion was made and seconded to recommend support of Article 9. There was a roll call vote. The motion was approved. VOTE: 7-0 • Article 12, Appropriate for Municipal Capital Projects and Equipment(a-o): In response to questions about (o)Parking System, Ms. Kosnoff explained that the new charging stations included in this project are designed to support Town-owned vehicles, but staff is also looking at options for charging the public for the use of public charging stations. After additional discussion, a motion was made and seconded to recommend support of Article 12 (a-o). There was a roll call vote. The motion was approved. VOTE: 7-0 • Article 18, Rescind Prior Borrowing Authorizations: Ms. Kosnoff reviewed the three rescissions that will be included in the motion for this article. A motion was made and seconded to recommend support of Article 18. There was a roll call vote. The motion was approved. VOTE: 7-0 • Article 19, Establish, Amend, Dissolve and Appropriate to and from Specified Stabilization Funds: Ms. Kosnoff reported that she hopes to finalize the details for three such appropriations by tomorrow. After additional discussion, a vote was postponed until the information is available. • Article 20, Appropriate for Prior Years' Unpaid Bills: It is expected that this article will be indefinitely postponed (IP'd); this Committee usually does not vote on IP'd items. • Article 21, Amend FY2021 Operating, Enterprise and CPA Budgets: Ms. Kosnoff reported that there will be two adjustments included in the motion for this article. 2