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Minutes
Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee
October24,2013
: LegionRoom,Cary Memorial Building,7:30p.m.
: Glenn Parker, Chair; John Bartenstein, Vice Chair and Secretary; Robert
Cohen;Alan Levine;Susan McLeish; Richard Neumeier;Rob Addelson (non-voting, ex officio)
Members Absent:Mollie Garberg;Eric Michelson; Jonina Schonfeld
The meetingwas calledto order at 7:35p.m.
Announcementsand Liaison Reports:
1.It was noted that a recentLexington Minuteman
article about changes proposed to the Town budgetat the upcoming special town meetinghad
several factual errors.
Committee Report to the November 4, 2013 Special Town Meeting (STM):
2.There
was a review of the votes that were taken on the STM articlesat 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 ofthe facility once the work is completein thefallof
2014.It was determined by Town Counsel that three itemsincluded in the budget requestare 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 fundingwill probably be the
General Fund; Mr. Addelson said that he and Mr. Valente, Town Manager, will be finalizing a
funding plansoon, and he will keep theCommittee informed.
Mr. Addelson reported that the current balance of the Community Preservation Fundis
approximately $5.4 million, not including an additional amount of approximately $900,000
expected from the state this fall. Thus, there aremore than adequate resources to cover the
$2,846,184that 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
$323,816coming 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.A motion was made to accept the October17, 2013 Minutes. The motion
passed. VOTE: 6-0
The meeting was adjourned at 8:14p.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 GlennParker, Chair
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