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03/18/2021 AC Minutes <br /> Minutes <br /> Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee (AC) <br /> March 18, 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; 7:30 p.m. <br /> Members Present: Glenn Parker, Chair; Sanjay Padaki, Vice-Chair; Alan Levine, Secretary; Anil <br /> Ahuja; John Bartenstein; Eric Michelson; Meg Muckenhoupt; Lily Manhua Yan (arrived <br /> 8:00 p.m.); Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager, Finance (non-voting, ex officio) <br /> Member(s)Absent: Vineeta Kumar <br /> Other Attendees: Karen Mullins, Conservation Director; 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 7:30 p.m. on March 18, 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 /> Mr. Parker welcomed Mr. Ahuja as a new member of this Committee. He also reported that <br /> Vineeta Kumar had been appointed but she had a Town Meeting Members Association Executive <br /> Committee meeting to attend tonight. Mr. Bartenstein, Mr. Parker, and Ms. Kosnoff agreed to send <br /> the new members links to videos that discuss the role of finance committees in Massachusetts. <br /> Mr. Parker reviewed the function of the Reserve Fund, noting that this Committee is authorized to <br /> approve expenditures from this source when the need is critical, unanticipated, and time sensitive. <br /> He and Ms. Kosnoff reported that the Select Board plans to forward a Reserve Fund request to this <br /> Committee next week for $15,000 to fund a peer review of a floodplain study conducted by the <br /> Town of Belmont. Ms. Mullins added that Belmont is requesting the Federal Emergency <br /> Management Administration to update the Town's floodplain maps as part of its effort to cap an old <br /> incinerator site. As an abutter, Lexington is required to sign off on the Belmont study. Belmont's <br /> study reports that the floodplain changes have no impact on Lexington's watershed area, but <br /> Lexington wishes to exercise due diligence relating to that finding. <br /> During the discussion, it was noted that these studies are very expensive, and the peer review will <br /> not include field work. The focus will be on ensuring that Belmont's filing is complete and that the <br /> assumptions are accurate. If there are disagreements, Lexington will present its findings to the <br /> Belmont consultant for the project, and additional work may have to be done. Ms. Mullins stressed <br /> that Lexington has no jurisdiction over Belmont's plan to cap the incinerator site. Lexington is only <br /> looking at the floodplain study. Mr. Parker noted that this Committee will take a vote on the <br /> Reserve Fund request, presumably on Wednesday, after the SB formally submits its request. <br /> Annual Town Meeting (ATM) 2021 <br /> Mr. Parker reported that the Consent Agenda for the ATM now includes five zoning articles: <br /> Article 37, Amend General Bylaws-Stormwater Management(Chapter 114), Article 38, Amend <br /> General Bylaws-Trees (Chapter 120);Article 40, Amend Zoning Bylaw Retaining Walls;Article 42, <br /> Amend Zoning Bylaw-Structures in Setbacks; and Article 43, Amend Zoning Bylaw-Technical <br /> Corrections. Articles 38, 40, and 43 are expected to indefinitely postponed, and this Committee has <br /> 1 <br />
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