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03/24/2021 AC Minutes <br /> Minutes <br /> Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee (AC) <br /> March 24, 2021 <br /> Place and Time: Remote Participation: in accordance with the Governor's March 12, 2020 Order <br /> Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law; communication took place via a Zoom <br /> teleconferencing session that was open to the public; 7:00 p.m. <br /> Members Present: Glenn Parker, Chair; Sanjay Padaki, Vice-Chair; Alan Levine, Secretary; <br /> Anil Ahuja; John Bartenstein; Vineeta Kumar; Eric Michelson; Meg Muckenhoupt; <br /> Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager, Finance (non-voting, ex officio) <br /> Member(s)Absent: Lily Manhua Yan <br /> Other Attendees: Sara Arnold, Recording Secretary <br /> Mr. Parker confirmed attendance, reviewed the authorization for meeting remotely, noted that the <br /> meeting was being called to order at 7:10 p.m. on March 24, 2021, and stated that the meeting was <br /> being recorded for the purpose of creating minutes. He also noted that materials for the meeting <br /> were available on-line. <br /> Announcements and Liaison Reports <br /> No substantive reports were offered. <br /> Reserve Fund Transfer <br /> Ms. Kosnoff reported that the Select Board had voted to send a Reserve Fund transfer request to this <br /> Committee for $15,000 to fund a time sensitive peer review of a floodplain study conducted by the <br /> Town of Belmont, as anticipated and as discussed at this Committee's meetings on March 181h and <br /> March 22"d. She added that there currently is $750,000 in the Reserve Fund, and the money will be <br /> transferred to the Land Use Health and Development Department; Conservation Department for <br /> professional services. <br /> A motion was made and seconded to approve the transfer request as discussed. For the record, <br /> Mr. Bartenstein noted that this request had been extensively discussed at the prior meeting, and <br /> Mr. Parker added that documentation regarding the specifics of the request is on this Committee's <br /> on-line document page. There was a roll call vote. The motion was approved. VOTE: 8-0 <br /> Mr. Parker plans to sign the necessary paperwork and return it to Ms. Kosnoff. <br /> Minutes of Prior Meetings <br /> It was agreed to postpone approval of the minutes of the March 22, 2021 AC meeting to allow time <br /> for review. <br /> The meeting adjourned at 7:17 p.m. by a roll call vote. VOTE: 8-0 <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> Sara Arnold <br /> 1 <br />