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`JS mop X775 w 2 rev APR] L 1g"' CIN I [� F DeAngelis, Cha irman Richard Thtima, Vice Ch airman W Rudner Sandra Shaw Howard Voge RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING September 16, 2009 Tel: (781) 862 -0500 x262 Fax: (781) 861 -2747 Members ear Present: R ich DeAngelis (Ch ai rman), Wen Rudner, Sandra Shaw, Richard Thuma (Vice Chairman) Staff Present: I .area Simmons The ' meeting of the Recreation Committee came to order at 7.00 PM in Room G-15 of the Town office Building. The following items were topics of discussion. 1. Citizens and Other Boards: No citizens or other board were present. 2 . Meeting Minutes `r r June 17, 2009 an Ju ly 15,2009: Fick DeAngelis made, and Sandra Shaw seconded, a motion to approve the Meeting Minutes of Jane 17, 2009 and ,duly 15, 2009 as written. There was no discussion. The motion was unanimously approved. 3 . Recreation 5 - Year Ca pital Flan: A n updated FY 2011 — FY 2015 draft 5. -year Capital Plan was presented by Ms, Simmons. The only change from the Flo 1 — FY 2014 5 -year Capital Plan was the reduction of Center Pool Complex capital items in FY2011 from $170,000 to $75,000 due to Town -wide fiscal constraints. Ms. Simmons noted that in FY2009 approximately $5,000 had been expended to replace a failed pump on the main filtration system at the Center Pool Complex and so far in FY20 10, approximately $1,800 had been expended to replace a failed pump on the wading pool filtration system. Where was a discussion about postponing capital projects to be funded from the Recreation Enterprise Fund and from the Tax Levy until FY2012 or beyond. Mr. Thuma made, and Mr. DeAngelis seconded, a motion to postpone Center Pool Complex Renovation ($75,000) and Park Improvements ($50,000) to FY2012. Ms. Simmons commented that the ventilation improvements to the bathhouse could not wait until FY2012 and that she would make a separate request to the Town Manager for a Program Improvement of $10,000 to pay for the v entilation upgrade in FY2 11. After discussion of the issues surrounding the projects, the motion was amended to postpone the FY201 i Center Pool Complex capital project until FY2012 and to increase the budget from $75,000 to $160,000 and to postpone the FY2011 Park Improvement from FY2011 to F'Y201 (thereby increasing the FY2013 Park Improvement capital budget from $50,000 to $100,000, The motion was not approved; the members present voting 2 in support and 2 in opposition. After continued discussion Mr. DeAngelis made, and Ms. Shaw seconded, a motion to reduce the FY2011 Center Pool Complex capital budget to $25,000 and to increase the FY201 . Center Pool Complex capital budget to 150,000 and to postpone the FY 01 I Park I.tnprovement budget to FY201 . Ms. Shaw commented that it should be made clear that the adjustments were only being made because the Recreation Committee recognized the difficulty that the current fiscal conditions placed on the Town. The motion was approved; the embers present voting 3 in support and 1 in opposition. Town of Lexington Recreation Committee 1625 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE # LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02420