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Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee
October 24, 2013
Place and time- Legion Room, Cary Memonal Building, 7 30 p.m.
Members present. Glenn Parker, Chair, John Bartenstem, Vice Chair and Secretary; Robert
Cohen, Alan Levine, Susan McLeish, Richard Neumeier, Rob Addelson (non-voting, ex officio)
Members Absent Mollie Garberg; Eric Michelson, Jonma Schonfeld
The meeting was called to order at 7 35 p.m.
1 Announcements and Liaison Reports. It was noted that a recent Lexington Minuteman
article about changes proposed to the Town budget at the upcoming special town meeting had
several factual errors
2. Committee Report to the November 4, 2013 Special Town Meeting (STM). There
was a review of the votes that were taken on the STM articles at the last meeting. Mr Parker and
Mr Cohen asked that their support of Articles 2, 3 and 4 be included, thus the Committee's
position will show a vote of 9-0 in support of those articles
An update on Article 5 (Appropriate for Renovations to Buildings to be Acquired at 39 Marrett
Road)was discussed. The $3,169,000 being requested is more than originally anticipated, but it
will greatly improve the functionality of the facility once the work is complete in the fall of
2014 It was determined by Town Counsel that three items included in the budget request are not
eligible for Community Preservation Act(CPA) funding telecom, audio visual, and telephone
upgrades ($189,800), the salvaging of kitchen equipment from Estabrook School ($5,700), and
furniture, fixtures and equipment($75,000) The total for these items plus the contingency
associated with them is $332,816 The source for the additional funding will probably be the
General Fund, Mr Addelson said that he and Mr Valente, Town Manager, will be finalizing a
funding plan soon, and he will keep the Committee informed.
Mr Addelson reported that the current balance of the Community Preservation Fund is
approximately $5 4 million, not including an additional amount of approximately $900,000
expected from the state this fall Thus, there are more than adequate resources to cover the
$2,846,184 that is being requested in CPA funds for 39 Marrett Road.
There was a motion to support Article 5, with $2,846,184 coming from the CPA fund and
$323,816 coming from the General Fund. The motion passed. VOTE 6-0
Mr Addelson made some suggested edits to the report. There was a motion to approve the
report as edited with the understanding that there may be some final technical edits made before
it goes to the printer Sunday night. The motion passed. VOTE 6-0
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3 Minutes. A motion was made to accept the October 17, 2013 Minutes The motion
passed. VOTE 6-0
The meeting was adjourned at 8 14 p.m
A list of documents and other exhibits used at the meeting is set forth below
Respectfully submitted,
Sara Arnold
Approved December 4, 2013
Exhibits
1 Meeting Agenda posted by Glenn Parker, Chair
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