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01/21/2021 AC Minutes Minutes Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee (AC) January 21, 2021 Place and Time: Remote Participation: in accordance with the Governor's March 12, 2020 Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law; communication took place via a Zoom teleconferencing session that was open to the public; 7:30 p.m. Members Present: Glenn Parker, Chair; Sanjay Padaki, Vice-Chair; Alan Levine, Secretary; John Bartenstein; Eric Michelson; Meg Muckenhoupt; Lily Manhua Yan; Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager, Finance (non-voting, ex officio) Member(s)Absent: None Other Attendees: Deepika Sawhney, Lexington School Committee; Sara Arnold, Recording Secretary Mr. Parker confirmed attendance by roll call, reviewed the authorization for meeting remotely, noted that the meeting was being called to order at 7:35 p.m. on January 21, 2021, and stated that the meeting was being recorded for the purpose of creating minutes. He also noted that materials for the meeting were available on-line. There were no announcements or liaison reports. Liaison Assignments to Town Committees Consistent with the process used by the Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC), Mr. Parker asked that AC members identify the committees and Town departments for which they serve, or would be willing to serve, as liaisons. He noted that, while attending all the meetings would not be necessary, it would be valuable to have liaisons establish a relationship with and follow activity by the identified committee or department and report relevant information to the AC. Mr. Levine suggested that for departments, the liaison could review the department's operating budget, for committees the liaison could track the committee's activity. The following assignments were noted. • Mr. Bartenstein: Public Works • Mr. Michelson: Lexington Center Committee, Public Safety, Minuteman Technical Regional High School • Mr. Levine: School Department, School Committee, School Master Planning Committee, and Sustainable Lexington • Mr. Padaki: Culture and Recreation (& Library) • Mr. Parker: Select Board, CEC, Commission on Disability • Ms. Muckenhoupt and Mr. Bartenstein: Community Preservation Committee—Because Ms. Muckenhoupt had not yet arrived, Mr. Parker will verify that she is willing to continue following this committee. It was suggested that liaisons were not needed for the Permanent Building Committee (PBC), which is capital oriented, the Planning Board, or the Ad hoc Special Permit Residential Development Zoning By-law Committee. It was agreed that additional assignments could be determined at a later date and assignments could be adjusted. Review Preliminary FY2022 Budget & Financing Plan (White Book) Mr. Parker noted that the White Book was impressive. In response to questions/comments, Ms. Kosnoff and Ms. Sawney reported the following: 1