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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-03-03-TE-Warrant-and-2014-03-24-ATM-and-STM-Warrant March 3, 2014: Annual Town Election March 24, 2014: Special Town Meeting TOWN OF LEXINGTON WARRANT FOR THE 2014 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING /04- °R N40- 0 , r- rr Amur CALENDAR OF EVENTS Monday, March 3 Town Elections Polls Open - 7:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. Thursday, March 6 - 7:00 p.m. Precinct Meetings Battin Hall, Cary Memorial Building TMMA Annual Meeting First Information Session (Municipal Budget and Capital) Saturday, March 8 — 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Moderator's Workshop for New Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building Town Meeting Members Thursday, March 13 - 7:30 p.m. TMMA Second Information Session Battin Hall, Cary Memorial Building (School Budget and Capital) Wednesday, March 12 - 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Moderator's Planning Meeting with Article Estabrook Hall, Cary Memorial Building Sponsors Boards, Committees Thursday, March 20 - 7:30 p.m. TMMA Third Information Meeting Battin Hall, Cary Memorial Building (Planning, Citizen and CPA Articles) Sunday, March 23 — 1:00 p.m. TMMA Bus Tour(begins at parking lot behind Cary Memorial Building) Monday, March 24 - 7:30 p.m. Town Meeting begins -No Town Meeting Battin Hall, Cary Memorial Building during Passover (April 14) and School Vacation Week(April 21-25) Note: Hearing devices are available at Town Meeting. For other accommodations or special needs, please contact the Human Services Department at 781-861-0194. 2014 ANNUAL TOWN WARRANT TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Calendar Inside Front Cover Board of Selectmen's Message 3 Summary of Revenues and Expenditures 4 WARRANT FOR SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Article 1 Reports of Town Boards, Officers, Committees, and Approval of Electronic Voting Operating Rules and Use 5 Article 2 Cary Memorial Building Upgrades 5 Article 3 Amend Article 5 of November 4, 2013 Special Town Meeting, Renovation to Community Center 6 WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Article 1 Elections 7 Article 2 Election of Deputy Moderator and Reports of Town Boards, Officers, Committees, and Approval of Electronic Voting Operating Rules and Use 8 Article 3 Appointments to Cary Lecture Series 8 FINANCIAL ARTICLES Article 4 Appropriate FY2015 Operating Budget 8 Article 5 Appropriate FY2015 Enterprise Funds Budgets 9 Article 6 Appropriate for Senior Service Program 10 Article 7 Establish and Continue Departmental Revolving Funds 10 Article 8 Appropriate the FY2015 Community Preservation Committee Operating Budget and CPA Projects 11 Article 9 Appropriate for Recreation Capital Projects 12 Article 10 Appropriate for Municipal Capital Projects and Equipment 12 Article 11 Appropriate for Water System Improvements 13 Article 12 Appropriate for Wastewater System Improvements 13 Article 13 Appropriate for School Capital Projects and Equipment 14 Article 14 Appropriate for Public Facilities Capital Projects and Equipment 14 Article 15 Appropriate to Post Employment Insurance Liability Fund 15 Article 16 Rescind Prior Borrowing Authorization 15 Article 17 Establish and Appropriate To and From Specified Stabilization Funds 16 Article 18 Appropriate to Stabilization Fund 16 Article 19 Appropriate from Debt Service Stabilization Fund 16 Article 20 Appropriate for Prior Years' Unpaid Bills 17 Article 21 Amend FY2014 Operating and Enterprise Budgets 17 Article 22 Appropriate for Authorized Capital Improvements 17 1 GENERAL ARTICLES Article 23 Amendments to the District Agreement of the Minuteman Regional Vocational School District 18 Article 24 Public Transportation in Lexington (Citizen Article) 18 Article 25 Establish Qualifications for Tax Deferrals 19 Article 26 Amend General Bylaws - Wetland Protection 19 ZONING/LAND USE ARTICLES Article 27 Amend Zoning By-Law—Allow For-Profit Educational Uses in the Neighborhood Business and Residential Districts (Citizen Article) 19 Article 28 Amend Zoning By-Law—Allow For-Profit Educational Uses in the Neighborhood Business District and Remove Size Limitation (Citizen Article) 20 Article 29 Amend Zoning By-Law—Allow For-Profit Educational Uses in the Neighborhood Business District (Citizen Article) 20 Article 30 Amend Zoning By-Law—Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers 20 Article 31 Amend Zoning By-Law— Site Plan Review for Projects over 10,000 SF 20 Article 32 Amend Zoning By-Law—Technical Corrections 21 Appendix A - Program Summary —Article 4 Operating Budget 22 List of Town Meeting Members 24 Town Finance Terminology 30 Election Information Inside Back Cover 2 430. Zot n of 1PXington, flia55arbu5ett5 Amor OFFICE OF SELECTMEN DEBORAH N.MAUGER,CHAIRMAN PETER C.J.KELLEY NORMAN P.COHEN TEL:(781)862-0500 x208 HANK MANZ FAX: (781)863-9468 JOSEPH N.PATO January 27, 2014 To the Residents of Lexington: This warrant document provides notification of the Special Town Meeting and Annual Town Meeting and advises residents of the various issues being considered at the meetings. Only articles listed in these warrants may be discussed. The purpose of the warrant is to inform citizens of the issues to be discussed and does not provide for detailed information about the articles. Articles for the Annual Town Meeting are grouped in three categories: Financial, General and Zoning. Descriptions are provided in an attempt to make the warrant useful and understandable. One of the most important votes that take place at the Annual Town Meeting is the budget. We urge citizens to read the budget, understand it, and help us find a way to foster excellence within the community. The Annual Town Meeting Warrant includes the Town Manager's Preliminary Budget and Financing Plan for Fiscal Year 2015. Between now and Town Meeting there will be multiple meetings to develop a comprehensive recommended budget for Town Meeting. That budget will be delivered to all Town Meeting members prior to the consideration of any financial articles by Town Meeting. Additional information about the preliminary budget can be found at: http://www.lexinutonma.uov/finance/FY2015 White Book for Web.Ddf. BOARD OF SELECTMEN Deborah N. Mauger, Chairman Peter C.J. Kelley Norman P. Cohen Hank Manz Joseph N. Pato 3 Summary of Revenues and Expenditures The summary below shows revenues &expenditures for the Town of Lexington for FY 2012-2015. It reflects actual results of FY2012 and FY2013, FY2014 estimated revenues and budgeted expenditures submitted to the Department of Revenue for the certification of the FY2014 tax rate, and the budget recommendations of the Town Manager and School Superintendent for FY2015 budget and projected revenues to support those recommendations. Revenue Summary FY2012 Actual FY2013 Actual FY2014 Estimated FY2015 Projected Tax Levy $ 128,615,715 $ 135,386,783 $ 141,821,519 $ 147,667,057 State Aid $ 8,401,617 $ 9,410,134 $ 10,201,794 $ 10,405,830 Local Receipts $ 12,340,331 $ 12,549,845 $ 10,524,399 $ 10,769,383 Available Funds $ 7,975,216 $ 7,249,652 $ 12,473,510 $ 12,852,219 Revenue Offsets $ (2,474,521) $ (1,645,350) $ (1,617,683) $ (2,097,751) Enterprise Funds(Indirect) $ 1,564,441 $ 1,512,892 $ 1,497,405 $ 1,542,327 Total General Fund $ 156,422,799 $164,463,955 $ 174,900,943 $ 181,139,065 General Fund Expenditure Summary Education Lexington Public Schools $ 73,144,885 $ 76,628,356 $ 81,400,507 $ 86,953,350 Minuteman Regional School $ 1,780,500 $ 1,407,979 $ 1,474,266 $ 1,227,136 sub-total Education $ 74,925,385 $ 78,036,335 $ 82,874,773 $ 88,180,486 Municipal Departments $ 27,404,105 $ 29,378,174 $ 30,580,972 $ 31,922,311 Shared Expenses Benefits&Insurance $ 28,380,746 $ 28,083,601 $ 29,688,138 $ 30,478,313 Debt (within-levy) $ 4,849,052 $ 5,462,902 $ 5,534,823 $ 6,730,641 Reserve Fund $ - $ - $ 900,000 $ 900,000 Facilities $ 9,242,458 $ 9,343,330 $ 9,760,460 $ 9,932,675 sub-total Shared Expenses $ 42,472,256 $ 42,889,832 $ 45,883,421 $ 48,041,630 Capital Cash Capital (designated) $ 2,627,174 $ 3,902,794 $ 6,919,202 $ 5,238,114 sub-total Capital $ 2,627,174 $ 3,902,794 $ 6,919,202 $ 5,238,114 Other General Stabilzation Fund $ - $ - $ - $ - Exempt Debt Service Mitigation $ - $ - $ - $ - Other (allocated) $ 726,885 $ 2,436,250 $ 8,338,240 $ 7,756,525 Other (unallocated) $ - $ - $ - $ - sub-total Other $ 726,885 $ 2,436,250 $ 8,338,240 $ 7,756,525 Total General Fund $ 148,155,806 $ 156,643,385 $ 174,596,608 $ 181,139,065 Surplus/(Deficit) $ 8,266,993 $ 7,820,570 $ 304,335 $ 0 I 4 2014 TOWN WARRANT TOWN OF LEXINGTON SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Lexington, in said County, Greetings: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington qualified to vote in elections and in Town affairs to meet in the Margery Milne Battin Hall in the Cary Memorial Building, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue, in said Town on Monday, the twenty-fourth day of March 2014 at 7:45 p.m. at which time and place the following articles are to be acted upon and determined exclusively by the Town Meeting Members in accordance with Chapter 215 of the Acts of 1929, as amended, and subject to the referendum provided for by Section eight of said Chapter, as amended. ARTICLE 1 REPORTS OF TOWN BOARDS, OFFICERS, COMMITTEES, AND APPROVAL OF ELECTRONIC VOTING OPERATING RULES AND USE To receive the reports of any Board or Town Officer or of any Committee of the Town and approve electronic voting operating rules and use; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) DESCRIPTION: This article remains open throughout the Special Town Meeting. In addition, it authorizes electronic voting. ARTICLE 2 CARY MEMORIAL BUILDING UPGRADES To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the remodeling, reconstructing, and making extraordinary repairs to the Cary Memorial Building; and for equipment in connection therewith, and determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy,by transfer from available funds,including the Community Preservation Fund, or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: unknown at press time DESCRIPTION: This article requests funding to make upgrades to the Cary Memorial Building. A comprehensive review of the building systems concluded that improvements are needed in several areas: accessibility, support spaces, structural, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, stage and acoustical and audio visual. 5 ARTICLE 3 AMEND ARTICLE 5 OF NOVEMBER 4, 2013 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, RENOVATION TO COMMUNITY CENTER To see if the Town will vote to amend the vote taken under Article 5 of the warrant for the November 4, 2013 Special Town Meeting relating to design, engineering and remodeling, reconstructing and making extraordinary repairs to buildings at 39 Marrett Road in order to increase the appropriation therefor, and determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy, by transfer from available funds, including the Community Preservation Fund, or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. FUNDS REQUESTED: unknown at press time DESCRIPTION: This article would authorize additional funds for the renovation of the Community Center and provide for HVAC work. And you are directed to serve this warrant fourteen days at least before the time of said meeting as provided in the Bylaws of the Town. Hereof fail not, and make due return on this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, on or before the time of said meeting. Given under our hands at Lexington this 27th day of January, A.D., 2014. Deborah N. Mauger, Chairman Peter C. J. Kelley Board Norman P. Cohen of Hank Manz Selectmen Joseph N. Pato A true copy, Attest: Richard W. Ham, Jr. Constable of Lexington 6 TOWN WARRANT TOWN OF LEXINGTON ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Lexington, in said County, Greetings: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington qualified to vote in elections and in Town affairs to meet in their respective voting places in said Town. PRECINCT ONE, CARY MEMORIAL BUILDING; PRECINCT TWO, BOWMAN SCHOOL; PRECINCT THREE, JONAS CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOL; PRECINCT FOUR, BRIDGE SCHOOL; PRECINCT FIVE, CARY MEMORIAL BUILDING; PRECINCT SIX, WILLIAM DIAMOND MIDDLE SCHOOL; PRECINCT SEVEN, ESTABROOK SCHOOL; PRECINCT EIGHT, SAMUEL HADLEY PUBLIC SERVICES BUILDING; PRECINCT NINE, MARIA HASTINGS SCHOOL, on Monday, the third day of March 2014, at 7:00 a.m., then and there to act on the following articles: ARTICLE 1 ELECTIONS To choose by ballot the following Officers: Two Selectmen for terms of three years; One Moderator for a term of one year; One member of the School Committee for a term of three years; Two members of the Planning Board for terms term of three years; One member of the Lexington Housing Authority for a term of five years; Eight Town Meeting Members in Precinct One, the seven receiving the highest number of votes to serve for terms of three years; the one receiving the next highest number of votes to fill an unexpired term ending March 2015; Eight Town Meeting Members in Precinct Two, the seven receiving the highest number of votes to serve for terms of three years; the one receiving the next highest number of votes to fill an unexpired term ending March 2015; Eight Town Meeting Members in Precinct Three, the seven receiving the highest number of votes to serve for terms of three years; the one receiving the next highest number of votes to fill an unexpired term ending March 2016; Seven Town Meeting Members in Precinct Four, the seven receiving the highest number of votes to serve for terms of three years; Seven Town Meeting Members in Precinct Five, the seven receiving the highest number of votes to serve for terms of three years; Seven Town Meeting Members in Precinct Six, the seven receiving the highest number of votes to serve for terms of three years; Eight Town Meeting Members in Precinct Seven, the seven receiving the highest number of votes to serve for terms of three years; the one receiving the next highest number of votes to fill an unexpired term ending March 2015; Seven Town Meeting Members in Precinct Eight, the seven receiving the highest number of votes to serve for terms of three years; 7 Eight Town Meeting Members in Precinct Nine, the seven receiving the highest number of votes to serve for terms of three years; the one receiving the next highest number of votes to fill an unexpired term ending March 2015. You are also to notify the inhabitants aforesaid to meet in the Margery Milne Battin Hall in the Cary Memorial Building, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue, in said Town on Monday, the twenty- fourth day of March 2014 at 7:30 p.m., at which time and place the following articles are to be acted upon and determined exclusively by the Town Meeting Members in accordance with Chapter 215 of the Acts of 1929, as amended, and subject to the referendum provided for by Section eight of said Chapter, as amended. ARTICLE 2 ELECTION OF DEPUTY MODERATOR. REPORTS OF TOWN BOARDS, OFFICERS, COMMITTEES, AND APPROVAL OF ELECTRONIC VOTING OPERATING RULES AND USE To see if the Town will vote to approve electronic voting operating rules and use, the Deputy Moderator nominated by the Moderator, and to receive the reports of any Board or Town Officer or of any Committee of the Town; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) DESCRIPTION: This article remains open throughout Town Meeting and reports may be presented at any Town Meeting session by boards, officers, or committees. In addition, the Town will consider the approval of the nomination of a Deputy Moderator as authorized under Section 118-11 of the Code of the Town of Lexington and the authorization of electronic voting. ARTICLE 3 APPOINTMENTS TO CARY LECTURE SERIES To see if the Town will authorize the appointment of the committee on lectures under the wills of Eliza Cary Farnham and Susanna E. Cary; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) DESCRIPTION: This is an annual article that provides for the appointment of three citizens to the Cary Lecture Series by the Moderator. FINANCIAL ARTICLES ARTICLE 4 APPROPRIATE FY2015 OPERATING BUDGET To see if the Town will vote to make appropriations for expenditures by departments, officers, boards and committees of the Town for the ensuing fiscal year and determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy, by transfer from available funds, by transfer from enterprise funds, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: See Appendix A 8 DESCRIPTION: This article requests funds for the FY2015 (July 1, 2014 —June 30, 2015) operating budget. The operating budget includes the school and municipal budgets. The operating budget also includes requests for funds to provide salary increases for employees, including salaries negotiated through collective bargaining negotiations. The budget also includes certain shared expenses. Appendix A lists, by account, FY2012 and FY2013 actual expenditures, FY2014 current appropriations and the preliminary FY2015 recommended appropriations. Please note that figures for FY2014 have been restated to reflect the funding of negotiated salary agreements. ARTICLE 5 APPROPRIATE FY2015 ENTERPRISE FUNDS BUDGETS To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money to fund the operations of the DPW Water and Wastewater Divisions and the Recreation Department; determine whether the money shall be provided by the estimated income to be derived in FY2015 from the operations of the related enterprise,by the tax levy,by transfer from available funds, including the relevant enterprise fund, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 Enterprise Fund Actual Appropriated Requested a) Water Personal Services $592,228 $667,183 $674,611 Expenses $336,857 $395,200 $389,400 Debt Service $1,249,336 $1,260,655 $1,285,009 MWRA Assessment $5,145,927 $5,555,065 $6,110,571 Total Water Enterprise Fund $7,324,348 $7,878,103 $8,459,591 b) Wastewater Personal Services $203,310 $292,711 $302,360 Expenses $334,019 $337,100 $345,650 Debt Service $927,193 $1,131,673 $1,236,184 MWRA Assessment $6,954,177 $7,014,300 $7,715,730 Total Wastewater Enterprise Fund $8,418,699 $8,775,784 $9,599,924 c) Recreation Personal Services $620,845 $677,799 $704,615 Expenses $907,366 $1,008,041 $1,036,319 Debt Service $130,600 $100,000 $100,000 Total Recreation Enterprise Fund $1,658,811 $1,785,840 $1,840,934 DESCRIPTION: Under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 44, Section 53F1/2, towns may establish Enterprise Funds for a utility, health care, recreation and transportation facility, with its operation to receive related revenue and receipts and pay expenses of such operation. This article provides for the appropriation to and expenditure from three enterprise funds previously established by the Town. 9 ARTICLE 6 APPROPRIATE FOR SENIOR SERVICE PROGRAM To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of conducting a Senior Service Program, to be spent under the direction of the Town Manager; to authorize the Board of Selectmen to establish and amend rules and regulations for the conduct of the program, determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy, by transfer from available funds or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: $20,000 DESCRIPTION: In FY2007, the Town established its own Senior Tax Work-Off Program that provides more flexibility than the State program in assisting low-income seniors and disabled residents in reducing their property tax bills. This article requests funds to continue the program. ARTICLE 7 ESTABLISH AND CONTINUE DEPARTMENTAL REVOLVING FUNDS To see if the Town will vote, pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 53E1/2, of the Massachusetts General Laws, to re-authorize the use of existing revolving fund accounts in FY2015, and to establish new revolving fund accounts, for the following programs and purposes, to determine whether such revolving fund accounts shall be credited with the following departmental receipts, to determine whether the following boards, departments or officers shall be authorized to expend amounts from such revolving fund accounts and to determine whether the maximum amounts that may be expended from such revolving fund accounts in FY2015 shall be the following amounts or any other amounts; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: Program or Purpose Authorized Departmental Receipts FY2015 Representative or Authorization Board to Spend Building Rental Revolving Public Facilities Building Rental Fees $410,000 Fund Director DPW Burial Containers Public Works Sale of Grave Boxes and $40,000 Director Burial Vaults DPW Compost Operations Public Works Sale of Compost and Loam, $490,000 Director Yard Waste Permits PEG Access Board of Selectmen License Fees from Cable TV $671,000 and Town Manager Providers Trees Board of Selectmen Gifts and Fees $25,000 Minuteman Household Public Works Fees Paid by Consortium $180,000 Hazardous Waste Program Director Towns Health Programs Health Director Medicare Reimbursements $14,000 Council on Aging Human Services Program Fees and Gifts $100,000 Programs Director 10 Tourism/Liberty Ride Town Manager and Liberty Ride Receipts, $275,000 Tourism Committee including ticket sales, advertising revenue and charter sales School Bus Transportation School Committee School Bus Fees $830,000 Regional Cache—Hartwell Public Works User Fees for Participating $20,000 Avenue Director Municipalities DESCRIPTION: A revolving fund established under the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 44, Section 53E1/2 must be authorized annually by vote of the Town Meeting. The fund is credited with only the departmental receipts received in connection with the programs supported by such revolving fund, and expenditures may be made from the revolving fund without further appropriation. ARTICLE 8 APPROPRIATE THE FY2015 COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE OPERATING BUDGET AND CPA PROJECTS To see if the Town will vote to hear and act on the report of the Community Preservation Committee on the FY2015 Community Preservation budget and, pursuant to the recommendations of the Community Preservation Committee, to appropriate from the Community Preservation Fund, or to reserve amounts in the Community Preservation Fund for future appropriations, for the administrative expenses of the Community Preservation Committee for FY2015; for the acquisition, creation and preservation of open space; acquisition, creation, preservation, rehabilitation and restoration of recreational land including capital improvements or extraordinary repairs to make assets functional for intended use; for the acquisition, preservation, rehabilitation and restoration of historic resources; and for the acquisition, creation, preservation and support of community housing; to appropriate funds for such projects and determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy, or from estimated CPA surcharges and state match for the upcoming fiscal year,by transfer from available funds, including enterprise funds, by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen at the Request of the Community Preservation Committee) FUNDS REQUESTED: a) 39 Marrett Road—Community Center Renovation D&E and Sidewalk Construction— $ (unknown at press time) b) Visitor Center-Design Phase - $59,332 (plus $161,266 from tax levy) c) Hastings Park Gazebo Renovations -$120,000 d) Historical Commission Inventory Forms for Listed Buildings - $35,000 e) Battle Green Streetscape Improvements - $63,000 (plus $27,000 tax levy) f) Vynebrooke Village Renovations - $300,551 g) LexHAB Set-Aside Funds for Development of Community Housing at the Busa Property - $750,000 h) Lincoln Park Field Improvements - $200,000(plus $231,000 from free cash and $189,000 from Recreation Fund retained earnings) i) Park and Playground Improvements - $65,000 j) Park Improvements—Athletic Fields - $100,000 11 k) Park Improvements—Hard Court Resurfacing- $85,000 1) Parker Meadow Accessible Trail D&E - $34,500 m) CPA Debt Service - $1,492,000 n) Administrative Budget- $150,000 DESCRIPTION: This article requests that Community Preservation Funds and other funds, as necessary,be appropriated for the projects recommended by the Community Preservation Committee and for administrative costs. ARTICLE 9 APPROPRIATE FOR RECREATION CAPITAL PROJECTS To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for Pine Meadows equipment. and determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy,by transfer from available funds, including the Recreation Enterprise Fund,by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen at the Request of the Recreation Committee) FUNDS REQUESTED: $51,000 DESCRIPTION: For a description of the proposed projects see Section XI: Capital Investment section of the FY2015 Town Manager's Preliminary Budget and Financing Plan dated January 13, 2014 and found at httn://lexintonma. ov/finance/FY2015 White Book for Web.pdf. ARTICLE 10 APPROPRIATE FOR MUNICIPAL CAPITAL PROJECTS AND EQUIPMENT To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the following capital projects and equipment: a) Center Streetscape Improvements and Easements b) DPW Equipment c) Street Improvements and Easements d) Storm Drainage Improvements and NPDES Compliance e) Hydrant Replacement Program f) Comprehensive Watershed Storm Water Management Study and Implementation Measures g) Massachusetts Avenue Intersections' Improvements and Easements h) Sidewalk Improvements and Easements i) Dam Repair j) Town Wide Culvert Replacement k) Town Wide Signalization Improvements 1) Traffic Island Renovation m) Ambulance Replacement n) Heart Monitors o) Replace Town Wide Phone Systems —Phase III p) Network Redundancy and Improvement Plan—Phase II 12 and authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interests in land necessary therefor; determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy, by transfer from available funds, including enterprise funds, by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; determine if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to apply for, accept, expend and borrow in anticipation of state aid for such capital improvements; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: $5,932,924 DESCRIPTION: For a description of the proposed projects see Section XI: Capital Investment section of the FY2015 Town Manager's Preliminary Budget and Financing Plan dated January 13, 2014 and found at http://lexintonma. ov/finance/FY2015 White Book for Web.pdf. ARTICLE 11 APPROPRIATE FOR WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS To see if the Town will vote to make water distribution system improvements, including the installation of new water mains and replace or clean and line existing water mains and standpipes, engineering studies and the purchase and installation of equipment in connection therewith, in such accepted or unaccepted streets or other land as the Selectmen may determine, subject to the assessment of betterments or otherwise, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; appropriate money for such installation and land acquisition and determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy, by transfer from available funds, including any special water funds, or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; to determine whether the Town will authorize the Selectmen to apply for, accept, expend and borrow in anticipation of federal and state aid for such projects; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: $900,000 DESCRIPTION: For a description of the proposed project see Section XI: Capital Investment section of the FY2015 Town Manager's Preliminary Budget and Financing Plan dated January 13, 2014 found at http://lexintonma. ov/finance/FY2015 White Book for Web.pdf ARTICLE 12 APPROPRIATE FOR WASTEWATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS To see if the Town will vote to install sanitary sewer mains and sewerage systems and replacements thereof, including engineering studies and the purchase of equipment in connection therewith, in such accepted or unaccepted streets or other land as the Selectmen may determine, subject to the assessment of betterments or otherwise, in accordance with Chapter 504 of the Acts of 1897, and acts in addition thereto and in amendment thereof, or otherwise, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor, appropriate money for such installation and land acquisition and determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy, by transfer from available funds, including 13 any special wastewater funds, by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; to determine whether the Town will authorize the Selectmen to apply for, accept, expend and borrow in anticipation of federal and state aid for such wastewater projects; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: $1,200,000 DESCRIPTION: For a description of the proposed projects see Section XI: Capital Investment section of the FY2015 Town Manager's Preliminary Budget and Financing Plan dated January 13, 2014 found at htm://lexin tonma. ov/finance/FY2015 White Book for Web.pdf. ARTICLE 13 APPROPRIATE FOR SCHOOL CAPITAL PROJECTS AND EQUIPMENT To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money to purchase additional equipment for the schools, to maintain and upgrade the schools' technology systems, and for design funds for school safety mitigation or other programmatic needs; determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy, by transfer from available funds, by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the School Committee) FUNDS REQUESTED: $1,432,094 DESCRIPTION: For a description of the proposed projects see Section XI: Capital Investment section of the FY2015 Town Manager's Preliminary Budget and Financing Plan dated January 13, 2014 found at http://lexintonma. ov/finance/FY2015 White Book for Web.pdf. ARTICLE 14 APPROPRIATE FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES CAPITAL PROJECTS To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the following capital improvements to public facilities: a) School Building Envelope and Systems b) LHS Heating Systems Upgrade—Phases 2 and 3 c) Municipal Building Envelope and Systems d) Repairs/Replacements/Upgrades: • School Building Flooring Program • School Window Treatments Extraordinary Repair • Interior Painting Program • Middle School Nurses Stations • Renovation and Update of Diamond Kitchen and Cafeteria • Clarke School Gymnasium Dividing Curtain e) School Paving Program f) East Lexington Fire Station Physical Fitness Room 14 g) Public Facilities Bid Documents h) Middle School Science, Performing Arts and General Education Spaces i) Clarke School Elevator Upgrade j) Clarke School Auditorium Audio Visual System k) Fire Station Headquarters Design and determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy,by transfer from available funds, including enterprise funds,by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; to determine if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to apply for, accept, expend and borrow in anticipation of state aid for such capital improvements; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: $1,841,352 DESCRIPTION: For a description of the proposed projects see Section XI: Capital Investment section of the FY2015 Town Manager's Preliminary Budget and Financing Plan dated January 13, 2014 found at httn://lexintonma. ov/finance/FY2015 White Book for Web.pdf. ARTICLE 15 APPROPRIATE TO POST EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE LIABILITY FUND To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money to the Town of Lexington Post Employment Insurance Liability Fund, as established by Chapter 317 of the Acts of 2002, determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy, by transfer from available funds, including enterprise funds, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: $1,119,000 DESCRIPTION: This article will allow the Town to continue to fund its unfunded liability for post employment benefits for Town of Lexington retirees. Beginning with the FY2007 audit, the Town was required to disclose this liability. In preparation for funding this liability, Town Meeting voted to request special legislation to establish a trust fund for this purpose. This special legislation was approved in 2002. ARTICLE 16 RESCIND PRIOR BORROWING AUTHORIZATIONS To see if the Town will vote to rescind the unused borrowing authority voted under previous Town Meeting articles; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) DESCRIPTION: State law requires that Town Meeting vote to rescind authorized and unissued debt which is no longer required for its intended purpose. 15 ARTICLE 17 ESTABLISH AND APPROPRIATE TO AND FROM SPECIFIED STABILIZATION FUNDS To see if the Town will vote to create and/or appropriate sums of money to and from Stabilization Funds in accordance with Section 5B of Chapter 40 of the Massachusetts General Laws for the purposes of: (a) Section 135 Zoning By-Law, (b) Traffic Mitigation, (c) Transportation Demand Management, (d) School Bus Transportation, (e) Special Education, (f) Center Improvement District; (g)Debt Service, (h)Transportation Management Overlay District(TMO-1), (i)Avalon Bay School Enrollment Mitigation Fund, and(j) Capital Projects/Debt Service Reserve/Building Renewal Fund; and determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy,by transfer from available funds, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: unknown at press time DESCRIPTION: This article proposes to establish and/or fund Stabilization Funds for specific purposes and to appropriate funds therefrom. Money in those funds may be invested and the interest may then become a part of the particular fund. The use of these funds may be appropriated for the specific designated purpose by a two-thirds vote of an Annual or Special Town Meeting. ARTICLE 18 APPROPRIATE TO STABILIZATION FUND To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money to the previously created Stabilization Fund in accordance with Section 5B of Chapter 40 of the Massachusetts General Laws; determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy, by transfer from available funds, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: unknown at press time DESCRIPTION: Money may be appropriated into the existing Stabilization Fund that may be invested and the interest may then become part of the fund. These funds may later be appropriated, by a two-thirds vote of an Annual or Special Town Meeting, for any lawful purpose. ARTICLE 19 APPROPRIATE FROM DEBT SERVICE STABILIZATION FUND To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money from the Debt Service Stabilization Fund to offset the FY2014 debt service of the bond dated February 1, 2003 issued for additions and renovations to the Lexington High School, Clarke Middle School and Diamond Middle School, as refunded with bonds dated December 8, 2011; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: $124,057 16 DESCRIPTION: This article would allow the Town to pay the debt service on the 2003 School Bonds from the Capital Debt Service Stabilization Fund set up for that specific purpose. ARTICLE 20 APPROPRIATE FOR PRIOR YEARS' UNPAID BILLS To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate money to pay any unpaid bills rendered to the Town for prior years; to determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy, by transfer from available funds, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: unknown at press time DESCRIPTION: This is an annual article to request funds to pay bills after the close of the fiscal year in which the goods were received or the services performed and for which no money was encumbered. ARTICLE 21 AMEND FY2014 OPERATING AND ENTERPRISE BUDGETS To see if the Town will vote to make supplementary appropriations, to be used in conjunction with money appropriated under Articles 4 and 5 of the warrant for the 2013 Annual Town Meeting, to be used during the current fiscal year, or make any other adjustments to the current fiscal year budgets and appropriations that may be necessary; to determine whether the money shall be provided by transfer from available funds; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: unknown at press time DESCRIPTION: This is an annual article to permit adjustments to current fiscal year (FY2014) appropriations. ARTICLE 22 APPROPRIATE FOR AUTHORIZED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS To see if the Town will vote to make supplementary appropriations to be used in conjunction with money appropriated in prior years for the installation or construction of water mains, sewers and sewerage systems, drains, streets, buildings, recreational facilities or other capital improvements and equipment that have heretofore been authorized; determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy,by transfer from the balances in other articles, by transfer from available funds, including enterprise funds,by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: unknown at press time DESCRIPTION: This is an annual article to request funds for capital improvement project expenditures that exceed the level of appropriation. 17 GENERAL ARTICLES ARTICLE 23 AMENDMENTS TO THE DISTRICT AGREEMENT OF THE MINUTEMAN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT To see if the Town will vote, consistent with Section VII of the existing "Agreement With Respect to the Establishment of a Technical and Vocational Regional School District"for the Minuteman Regional Vocational School District, to accept the amendments to said Agreement which have been initiated and approved by a majority of the Regional School Committee and which have been submitted to the Board of Selectmen of each member town prior to its vote on this article. (Inserted at the request of the Minuteman Regional Vocational School District) DESCRIPTION: The School Committee for the Minuteman Regional School District is recommending that the District's Regional Agreement be amended. Amending the current Regional Agreement requires an affirmative vote from all 16 town meetings in the region. In summary, the proposed amendments to the Regional Agreement provide for: • A four-year rolling average where student enrollment is a factor in determining the annual operating and capital assessment; • A weighted voting methodology for most School Committee actions; • A provision to authorize the School Committee to negotiate terms of the capital assessment for new member communities; • A revised procedure for withdrawing from the District; • A revision to the formula by which annual capital costs are assessed; • A requirement that any income received by non-member communities for capital costs be used to offset the capital assessments of the member communities; and • A change in the method for authorizing debt, which would allow a community not supporting the issuance of debt to withdraw from the District. ARTICLE 24 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN LEXINGTON To see if the town will vote to adopt improvements requested in this resolution, individually or totally. It is requested that Town of Lexington to start soon to negotiate with the MBTA for bus service improvements that will benefit Lexington residents,businesses in Lexington, and those who visit or work in Lexington as well as tourists who help our economy. The requested service improvements: 1. Changing the last bus 62 hour from Alewife from 8 pm to 9 pm during the week. 2. Changing the last bus 76 hour from Alewife from 9:30 pm to 10:30 pm during the week. 3. Last bus hours going to Alewife during the week for bus 62 and 76 should also leave later by one hour. 4. The last bus 62/76 from Alewife on Saturdays should also change from 7 pm to 8 pm. The last bus going to Alewife should also leave one hour later. 5. In addition, some form of public transportation by MBTA, or by Lexington should be created for Sundays for at least Lexington and Bedford. Arlington and Belmont could be involved as well. (Inserted by Bean Afshartous and nine or more registered voters) 18 DESCRIPTION: The improvement requests in this article are listed separately so that each one can be considered individually by MBTA or the Town of Lexington. A resolution in support of these requests will be sought. ARTICLE 25 ESTABLISH QUALIFICATIONS FOR TAX DEFERRALS To see if the Town will vote to adjust the current eligibility limits for property tax deferrals under Clause 41A of Section 5 of Chapter 59 of the Massachusetts General Laws as authorized by Chapter 190 of the Acts of 2008; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) DESCRIPTION: Chapter 190 of the Acts of 2008 allows the Town Meeting,with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to make adjustments to the current deferral eligibility limits. ARTICLE 26 AMEND CHAPTER 130,WETLAND PROTECTION To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 130 of the Code of the Town of Lexington by adding an alternative procedure to permit minor work activities in a wetland without the requirement that an applicant file a complete Notice of Intent; or act in any other manner in relations thereto. (Inserted by the Board of'Selectmen at the request of the Conservation Commission) DESCRIPTION: This article will codify a practice of the Conservation Commission to to accept and act upon a simplified application when minor work activities in wetland buffer zones are proposed. ZONING/LAND USE ARTICLES ARTICLE 27 AMEND ZONING BY-LAW—ALLOW FOR-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL USES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS AND RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 135 of the Code of the Town of Lexington to permit schools not exempt by statutes in the RO, RS, RT, and CN districts; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by Inga Magid and nine or more registered voters) DESCRIPTION: This article requests a change in the zoning to permit for-profit educational uses to operate in a neighborhood business district and residential districts. Currently state law allows certain non-profit educational facilities and day-care uses to locate in residential districts; this request would expand the types of educational uses permitted in the residential districts. However, this article did not include removing the square footage restriction for uses in the neighborhood business district. 19 ARTICLE 28 AMEND ZONING BYLAW—ALLOW FOR-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL USES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICT AND REMOVE SIZE LIMITATION To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law for Neighborhood Commercial ("CN")uses, to allow for profit educational uses and removal of the associated development standard from the same zone; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by Inga Magid and nine or more registered voters) DESCRIPTION: This article requests a change in the zoning to permit for-profit educational uses to operate in the neighborhood businesses districts. In addition, this article also requests that the size or square footage limit be removed. The current zoning restricts the size of a business located in the neighborhood business district to 1,500SF; this article requests that the square footage limitation be removed to allow a business more flexibility. ARTICLE 29 AMEND ZONING BY-LAW— ALLOW FOR-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL USES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICT To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law for Neighborhood Commercial ("CN")uses, to allow for-profit educational uses within this designation. (Inserted by Inga Magid and nine or more registered voters) DESCRIPTION: This article requests a change in the zoning to permit for-profit educational uses to operate in the neighborhood business districts. This request adds to the types of uses that would be allowed in a district created to provide resident-serving uses, such as convenience stores, dental offices, and hardware stores. ARTICLE 30 AMEND ZONING BY-LAW— MEDICAL MARIJUANA TREATMENT CENTERS To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 135 of the Code of the Town of Lexington to zone for Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers, also known as Registered Marijuana Dispensaries; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted at the request of'the Planning Board) DESCRIPTION: This article will define where Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers will be allowed in the Town. ARTICLE 31 AMEND ZONING BY-LAW—SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR PROJECTS OVER 10,000 SF To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 135 of the Code of the Town of Lexington to allow developments of 10,000 square feet or greater by right with Site Plan Review, removing the current special permit requirement; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted at the request of'the Planning Board) 20 DESCRIPTION: This article seeks to remove the requirement that all developments over 10,000 square feet require a special permit and instead will require that they go through Site Plan Review. ARTICLE 32 AMEND ZONING BY-LAW —TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 135 of the Code of the Town of Lexington by correcting improperly alphabetized definitions, making internal references consistent, supplying missing definitions, correcting typographical errors and making other non-substantive corrections that will clarify the by-law; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted at the request of the Planning Board) DESCRIPTION: These are changes of a corrective nature and do not change the Bylaw in any substantive way. They clarify the interpretation of certain aspects of the Bylaw. And you are directed to serve this warrant seven days at least before the time of said meeting as provided in the Bylaws of the Town. Hereof fail not, and make due return on this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, on or before the time of said meeting. Given under our hands at Lexington this 27th day of January, A.D., 2014. Deborah N. Mauger, Chairman Peter C. J. Kelley Board Norman P. Cohen of Hank Manz Selectmen Joseph N. Pato A true copy, Attest: Richard W. Ham, Jr. Constable of Lexington 21 APPENDIX A- PROGRAM SUMMARY-ARTICLE 4 OPERATING BUDGET A B C D E F G H (D+E) (D-C) (GIC) FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2016 FY2016 FY2016 Actual Actual Restated Request Manager'sMgr's Rec. Change$ Change% ELEMENT DESCRIPTION AddlDelete Proaram 1000 Education 1100 Lexington Public Schools $ 73,144,885 $ 76,628,356 $ 81,400,507 $ 86,953,350 $ - $ 86,953,350 $ 5,552,843 6 82% 1200 Regional Schools $ 1,780,500 $ 1,407,979 $ 1,474,266 $ 1,227,136 $ - $ 1,227,136 $ (247,130) -16 76% Total Education $ 74,925,385 $ 78,036,335 $ 82,874,773 $ 88,180,486 $ - $ 88,180,486 $ 5,305,713 6.40% Proaram 2000 Shared Expenses 2110 Contributory Retirement $ 4,003,549 $ 5,124,696 $ 4,805,537 $ 5,005,537 $ - $ 5,005,537 $ 200,000 416% 2120 Non-Contributory Retirement $ 12,367 $ 12,696 $ 12,907 $ 13,447 $ - $ 13,447 $ 540 4 18% 2130 Employee Benefits $ 22,616,553 $ 21,635,504 $ 23,182,159 $ 23,666,451 $ 30,063 $ 23,696,514 $ 514,355 222% 2140 Unemployment $ 190,655 $ 99,558 $ 200,000 $ 200,000 $ - $ 200,000 $ - 0 00% 2150 Workers Compensation* $ 624,543 $ 511,139 $ 610,915 $ 610,000 $ 1,360 $ 611,360 $ 445 007% 2160 Property&Liability Insurance $ 589,503 $ 653,614 $ 726,620 $ 776,455 $ - $ 776,455 $ 49,835 6 86% 2170 Uninsured Losses* $ 343,577 $ 46,394 $ 150,000 $ 175,000 $ - $ 175,000 $ 25,000 16 67% sub-total 2100 Benefits $28,380,746 $ 28,083,601 $ 29,688,138 $ 30,446,890 $ 31,423 $ 30,478,313 $ 790,176 2.66% 2210 Payment on Funded Debt $ 4,007,565 $ 4,767,186 $ 4,585,443 $ 5,553,147 $ - $ 5,553,147 $ 967,704 21 10% 2220 Interest on Funded Debt $ 623,599 $ 695,715 $ 681,560 $ 921,886 $ - $ 921,886 $ 240,326 3526% 2230 Temporary Borrowing $ 217,888 $ - $ 267,820 $ 255,608 $ - $ 255,608 $ (12,212) -4 56% sub-total 2200 Debt Services $ 4,849,052 $ 5,462,902 $ 5,534,823 $ 6,730,641 $ - $ 6,730,641 $ 1,195,818 21.61% 2310 Reserve Fund $ - $ 900,000 $ 900,000 $ - $ 900,000 $ - 0 00% sub-total 2300 Reserve Fund $ - $ - $ 900,000 $ 900,000 $ - $ 900,000 $ - 0.00% 2400 Facilities $ 9,242,458' $ 9,343,330 $ 9,760,460 $ 9,897,675 $ 35,000 $ 9,932,675 $ 172,215 1 76% Total Shared Expenses $ 42,472,256 $ 42,889,832 $ 45,883,421 $ 47,975,207 $ 66,423 $ 48,041,630 $ 2,158,209 4.70% Proaram 3000 Public Works 3100-3500 DPW Personal Services $ 3,375,829 $ 3,489,424 $ 3,512,368 $ 3,627,050 $ 65,020 $ 3,692,070 $ 179,701 5 12% 3100-3500 DPW Expenses $ 4,678,761 $ 4,782,278 $ 4,914,629 $ 4,951,954 $ 77,462 $ 5,029,416 $ 114,787 234% October Storm Supplemental $ 290,590 $ 138,153 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - 000% Total Public Works $ 8,345,181 $ 8,409,855 $ 8,426,997 $ 8,579,004 $ 142,482 $ 8,721,486 $ 294,488 3.49% Proaram 4000 Public Safety 4100 Law Enforcement Personal Services $ 5,256,655 $ 5,315,329 $ 5,482,736 $ 5,552,853 $ - $ 5,552,853 $ 70,117 1 28% 4100 Law Enforcement Expenses $ 520,584 $ 647,094 $ 680,954 $ 744,135 $ 16,565 $ 760,700 $ 79,746 11 71% sub-total 4100 Law Enforcement $ 5,777,239 $ 5,962,423 $ 6,163,690 $ 6,296,988 $ 16,565 $ 6,313,553 $ 149,863 2.43% 4200 Fire Personal Services $ 4,570,496 $ 5,059,117 $ 5,065,365 $ 5,137,346 $ 14,082 $ 5,151,428 $ 86,063 1 70% 4200 Fire Expenses $ 588,418 $ 482,626 $ 548,500 $ 622,510 $ - $ 622,510 $ 74,010 13 49% sub-total 4200 EMS/Fire $ 5,158,915 $ 5,541,743 $ 5,613,865 $ 5,759,856 $ 14,082 $ 5,773,938 $ 160,073 2.85% Total Public Safety $ 10,936,154 $ 11,504,166 $ 11,777,556 $ 12,056,844 $ 30,647 $ 12,087,491 $ 309,935 2.63% Proaram 5000 Culture&Recreation 5100 Library Personal Services $ 1,752,593 $ 1,764,557 $ 1,891,472 $ 1,909,214 $ - $ 1,909,214 $ 17,742 0 94% 5100 Library Expenses $ 243,197 $ 250,639 $ 257,677 $ 271,355 $ - $ 271,355 $ 13,678 531% Total Culture&Recreation $ 1,995,790 $ 2,015,196 $ 2,149,149 $ 2,180,569 $ - $ 2,180,569 $ 31,420 1.46% Proaram 6000 Human Services 6000 Human Services Personal Services $ 315,764 $ 411,221 $ 522,085 $ 529,795 $ - $ 529,795 $ 7,710 1 48% 6000 Human Services Expenses $ 157,145 $ 628,872 $ 686,867 $ 685,417 $ 4,920 $ 690,337 $ 3,470 0 51% Total Human Services $ 472,909 $ 1,040,093 $ 1,208,952"$ 1,215,212 $ 4,920 $ 1,220,132 $ 11,180 0.92% Proaram 7000 Community Development 7100 Comm Devel Personal Services $ 953,567 $ 997,851 $ 1,127,635 $ 1,149,790 $ - $ 1,149,790 $ 22,155 1 96% 7100 Comm Devel Expenses $ 179,122 $ 174,764 $ 181,953 $ 170,314 $ 12,000 $ 182,314 $ 361 020% sub-total 7100 Comm.Dev. $ 1,132,689 $ 1,172,615 $ 1,309,588 $ 1,320,104 $ 12,000 $ 1,332,104 $ 22,516 1.72% 7200 Planning Personal Services $ 243,112 $ 263,603 $ 273,237 $ 276,831 $ 21,391 $ 298,222 $ 24,985 9 14% 7200 Planning Expenses $ 56,400 $ 20,902 $ 49,700 $ 37,475 $ 5,000 $ 42,475 $ (7,225) -14 54% sub-total 7200 Planning $ 299,512 $ 284,505 $ 322,937 $ 314,306 $ 26,391 $ 340,697 $ 17,760 5.50% 7300 Economic Devel Personal Services $ 38,809 $ 87,591 $ 91,199 $ 94,172 $ - $ 94,172 $ 2,973 326% 7300 Economic Devel Expenses $ 18,256 $ 42,591 $ 33,550 $ 34,600 $ 31,250 $ 65,850 $ 32,300 96 27% sub-total 7300 Eco.Dev. $ 57,065 $ 130,182 $ 124,749 $ 128,772 $ 31,250 $ 160,022 $ 35,273 28.28% Total Community Development $ 1,489,266 $ 1,587,302 $ 1,757,274 $ 1,763,182 $ 69,641 $ 1,832,823 $ 75,549 4.30% 22 APPENDIX A PROGRAM SUMMARY-ARTICLE 4 OPERATING BUDGET (concluded) A B C D E F G H (D+E) (D-C) (G/C) FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2016 FY2016 FY2016 Actual Actual Restated Request Manager'sMgr's Rec. Change$ Change% ELEMENT DESCRIPTION Add/Delete Program 8000 General Government 8110 Selectmen Personal Services $ 93,003 $ 97,027 $ 127,853 $ 128,165 $ - $ 128,165 $ 312 0 24% 8110 Selectmen Expenses $ 86,064 $ 92,206 $ 92,325 $ 94,825 $ 10,000 $ 104,825 $ 12,500 13 54% 8120 Legal $ 305,187 $ 340,592 $ 410,000 $ 410,000 $ - $ 410,000 $ - 0 00% 8130 Town Report $ 6,942 $ 6,945 $ 7,500 $ 8,000 $ - $ 8,000 $ 500 6 67% sub-total 8100 Board of Selectmen $ 491,196 $ 536,770 $ 637,678 $ 640,990 $ 10,000 $ 650,990 $ 13,312 209% 8210-8220 Town Manager Personal Services $ 586,923 $ 623,768 $ 613,183 $ 625,239 $ - $ 625,239 $ 12,056 1 97% 8210-8220 Town Manager Expenses $ 169,449 $ 160,271 $ 218,150 $ 213,620 $ 24,000 $ 237,620 $ 19,470 8 93% 8230 Salary Transfer Account* $ 423,874 $ 488,878 $ 491,706 $ 878,000 $ - $ 878,000 $ 386,294 7856% sub-total 8200 Town Manager $ 1,180,246 $ 1,272,917 $ 1,323,039 $ 1,716,859 $ 24,000 $ 1,740,859 $ 417,821 31 58% 8310 Financial Committees $ 1,153 $ 6,225 $ 7,500 $ 7,500 $ - $ 7,500 $ - 0 00% 8320 Misc Boards and Comm ittees $ 2,134 $ 2,178 $ 4,500 $ 4,500 $ - $ 4,500 $ - 000% 8330 Public Celebrations Committee $ 35,583 $ 51,675 $ 35,000 $ 36,000 $ 5,000 $ 41,000 $ 6,000 1714% sub-total 8300 Town Committees $ 38,870 $ 60,077 $ 47,000 $ 48,000 $ 5,000 $ 53,000 $ 6,000 1277% 8400 Finance Personal Services $ 1,083,784 $ 1,168,140 $ 1,264,022 $ 1,273,421 $ - $ 1,273,421 $ 9,399 0 74% 8400 Finance Expenses $ 420,454 $ 414,561 $ 478,945 $ 495,975 $ - $ 495,975 $ 17,030 3 56% sub-total 8400 Finance $ 1,504,238 $ 1,582,701 $ 1,742,967 $ 1,769,396 $ - $ 1,769,396 $ 26,429 152% 8500 Town Clerk Personal Services $ 296,836 $ 337,600 $ 354,665 $ 358,278 $ 4,714 $ 362,992 $ 8,328 2 35% 8500 Town Clerk Expenses $ 92,951 $ 115,818 $ 153,975 $ 121,075 $ - $ 121,075 $ (32,900) -21 37% sub-tota18500 Town Clerk $ 389,787 $ 453,418 $ 508,640 $ 479,353 $ 4,714 $ 484,067 $ (24,572) -483% 8600 IT Personal Services $ 222,372 $ 283,387 $ 347,327 $ 355,547 $ 110,000 $ 465,547 $ 118,220 34 04% 8600 IT Expenses $ 338,097 $ 632,292 $ 654,394 $ 687,950 $ 28,000 $ 715,950 $ 61,556 941% sub-total 8600 IT $ 560,469 $ 915,679 $ 1,001,721 $ 1,043,497 $ 138,000 $ 1,181,497 $ 179,776 1795% Total General Government $ 4,164,806 $ 4,821,563 $ 5,261,044 $ 5,698,096 $ 181,714 $ 5,879,810 $ 618,766 11.76% Total Municipal $ 27,404,105 $ 29,378,174 $ 30,580,972 $ 31,492,907 $ 429,404 $ 31,922,311 $ 1,341,338 4.39% Capital Capital Requests(Cash-GF) $ 1,615,000 $ 2,307,497 $ 4,855,174 $ 2,804,888 $ - $ 2,804,888 $ (2,050,286) -42 23% Building Envelope Set Aside $ 165,572 $ 169,711 $ 173,954 $ 178,302 $ - $ 178,302 $ 4,348 250% Streets Set Aside $ 846,602 $ 1,425,586 $ 1,890,074 $ 2,254,924,$ - $ 2,254,924 $ 364,850 19 30% Total Capital $ 2,627,174 $ 3,902,794 $ 6,919,202 $ 5,238,114 $ - $ 5238,114 $ (1,681,088) -24.30% Other 'Unallocated Revenue(free cash and tax levy)for as yet $ $ $ $ $ $ $ identified purposes 'General Stabilization Fund $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - - I 133 Marrett Road Property Acquisition $ - $ - $ 3,560,000 $ - $ - $ - $ (3,560,000) -100%1 133 Marrett Road Phase I Building Improvements $ - $ - $ - $ 322,816 $ - $ 322,816 1 'Set-Aside for Potential Local Aid/Federal Aid Reductions $ - $ - $ 400,000 $ - $ 400,000 $ 400,000 - 'Set-Aside for Unanticipated Current Fiscal Year Needs $ - $ - $ - $ 200,000 $ - $ 200,000 $ 200,000 - I Allocated to Debt Service/Capital Projects/Building Renewal Stabilization Fund $ - $ 1,600,000 $ 3,983,240 $ 5,694,709 $ - $ 5,694,709 $ 1,711,469 42 97% Exempt Debt Service Mitigation $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - - Senior Service Program $ 10,000 $ 20,000 $ 20,000 $ 20,000 $ - $ 20,000 $ - 0 00% SPED Stabilization Fund $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - - OPEBStabilization Fund $ 500,000 $ 500,000 $ 775,000 $ 1,119,000 $ - $ 1,119,000 $ 344,000 4439% Warrant Articles $ - $ 316,250 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - - CPA Bond Premium $ 216,885 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - - Total Other Articles $ 726,885 $ 2,436,250 $ 8,338,240 $ 7,756,525 $ - $ 7,756,525 $ (581,715) -6.98% General Fund Total $ 148,155,806 $ 156,643,385 $ 174,596,608 $ 180,643,238 $ 495,827 $ 181,139,065 $ 6,542,457 3.75% Note: Line-Items marked with an asterisk(*)will be presented at Town Meeting as Continuing Balance accounts. 23 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS At Large Michael J. Barrett 7 Augustus Road Deborah J. Brown 47 Robinson Road Norman P. Cohen 33 Forest Street#309 Donna M. Hooper 14 Lois Lane Jay R. Kaufman 1 Childs Road Peter C.J. Kelley 24 Forest Street Hank Manz 14 Ellison Road Deborah N. Mauger 38 Liberty Avenue Joseph N. Pato 900 Massachusetts Avenue Precinct 1 Term Expires 2016 Jonathan G. Cole 23 Whipple Road Brian E. Heffernan 223 Lowell Street lang Jeon 7 Litchfield Road Janet M. Kern 72 Lowell Street Hongbin Luo 1 Cherry St Eric Jay Michelson 45 Circle Road Barry E. Sampson 8 Brandon Street Term Expires 2015 Joel A. Adler 22 Village Circle Jean W. Cole 23 Whipple Road Robert W. Cunha 10 Stevens Road Joseph S. Rancatore 21 Wheeler Rd Mary Ann Stewart 24 Rawson Ave Judith L. Zabin 1 Page Road Term Expires 2014 Nancy M. Adler 22 Village Circle Dirk Armstrong 15 Haskell Street John C. Bartenstein 46 Sanderson Road Colin R. Hamilton 28 Theresa Avenue John F. Rossi 40 Arcola Street Carol J. Sampson 8 Brandon Street Albert P. Zabin 1 Page Road Precinct 2 Term Expires 2016 Laurel Carpenter 94 Pleasant Street Kathryn Mayes Fields 9 Lexington Avenue Rita B. Goldberg 10 Independence Avenue Karen R. Longeteig 143 Concord Avenue Michael J. O'Sullivan 12 Aerial Street Ricki Pappo 16 Blossomcrest Road Betsey Weiss 8 Dover Lane *New Candidates 24 Term Expires 2015 Marian A. O. Cohen 8 Plymouth Road Peter B. Lee 770 Waltham Street Richard L.Neumeier 2 Pitcairn Place James M. Shaw 676 Waltham Street Jennifer M.Vogelzang 8 Paddock Lane James S. Wilson 43 Locust Avenue Term Expires 2014 S. Bijan Afshartous 5 Green Lane Jason E. Bressner 76 Baker Avenue Paul H. Lapointe 224 Follen Road Susan Leigh London 7 Carville Avenue Andrew McAleer 121 Follen Road Michael McGuirk 5 Crescent Rd Barry Orenstein 132 Follen Road Kenneth J. Shine 7 Ellis St *Jonathan E. Suber 56 Taft Ave Precinct 3 Term Expires 2016 Nancy L. Hubert 1010 Waltham Street Kevin Johnson 283 Concord Avenue Jeanne K. Krieger 44 Webster Road Glenn P. Parker 186 Spring Street Cynthia Piltch 18 Barberry Road Franklin E. Smith 7 Potter Pond Term Expires 2015 Samuel Berman 1010 Waltham Street Michael D. Bliss 13 Barberry Road Shirley Rauson Frawley 68 Potter Pond Rosemary Donnis Levy 27 Grassland Street Beth J. Masterman 4 Philbrook Terrace Robert Rotberg 14 Barberry Road Margaret B. Storch 330 Concord Avenue Term Expires 2014 Bonnie E. Brodner 8 Trodden Path Dan H. Fenn, Jr. 59 Potter Pond Michelle Goddard 38 Munroe Road Steven P. Heinrich 11 Potter Pond Arthur Katz 18 Barberry Road Kenneth M. Kreutziger 57 Potter Pond Patrick R. Mehr 31 Woodcliffe Road Judith L. Pappo 73 Grassland Street *Henry S. Lau 1 Burns Road *New Candidates 25 Precinct 4 Term Expires 2016 Nyles Nathan Barnert 142 Worthen Road Scott F. Burson 58 Sherburne Road South Laura J. Hussong 354 Waltham Street Charles W. Lamb 55 Baskin Road Susan A. McLeish 33 Forest Street#205 Molly Harding Nye 1932 Massachusetts Avenue Sandra J. Shaw 51 Wachusett Drive Term Expires 2015 Gloria J. Bloom 17 Loring Road Robert N. Cohen 10 Grassland Street Peter David Enrich 35 Clarke Street Jill I. Hai 6 Highland Avenue Ellen Jo McDonald 50 Bridge Street John M. Patrick 2030 Massachusetts Avenue Gerald Paul 43 Highland Avenue Term Expires 2014 Alessandro A. Alessandrini 32 Slocum Road Lisa A. Baci 18 Fair Oaks Terrace Thomas R. Diaz 354 Waltham Street Beverly Kelley 24 Forest Street Paul Miniutti 2 Wachusett Circle Vincent J. Pisegna 56 Sherburne Road South Ruth S. Thomas 10 Parker Street *Michael P. Boudett 39 Prospect Hill Road *Kathryn R. Colburn 49 Forest Street *Anoop Garg 34 Sherburne Road *Kathleen M. Lenihan 60 Bloomfield Street *Nancy Ann Shepard 2 Baskin Road *Jacqueline V.Vital 187 Marrett Road Precinct 5 Term Expires 2016 Jeffrey J. Crampton 7 Lockwood Road Irene M.Dondley 22 Leonard Road Marilyn M. Fenollosa 10 Marshall Road Andrew J. Friedlich 22 Young Street Ginna Johnson 23 Ridge Rd Jerold S. Michelson 3 Clyde Place M. Masha Traber 106 Maple Street Term Expires 2015 Elaine Dratch 2 Maureen Road John Hayward 358 Woburn Street Taylor M. Lahiff 318 Lowell Street James R. Lowry 21 Rumford Road Marc A. Saint Louis 5 Brookwood Road Sam Silverman 18 Ingleside Road Lisa L. Smith 40 Webb Street *New Candidates 26 Term Expires 2014 Saatvik Ahluwalia 8 Peachtree Road David E. Burns 138 Laconia Street Nancy Corcoran-Ronchetti 344 Lowell Street Anthony G. Galaitsis 7 Burroughs Road Richard F. McDonough 83 Grant Street Ephraim Weiss 462 Lowell Street David G. Williams 1505 Massachusetts Avenue #10 *Judith A. Crocker 5 Currier Court *Pamela B. Lyons 51 Grant Street Precinct 6 Term Expires 2016 Paul Chernick 14 Somerset Road Margaret L. Counts-Klebe 8 Hancock Avenue Frederic S. Johnson 4 Stetson Street Ann M. Kelly 15 Brent Road Trisha P. Kennealy 4 Brent Road Dawn E. McKenna 9 Hancock Street Deborah Strod 10 Thoreau Road Term Expires 2015 Osman Babson 21 Redcoat Lane Todd J. Cataldo 168 Grant Street Bebe H. Fallick 4 Diehl Road Edmund C. Grant 27 Grove Street Brian P. Kelley 44 Grant Street Jane Pagett 10 Oakmount Circle Edith Sandy 353 North Emerson Road Term Expires 2014 Suzanne D. Abair 6 Millbrook Road Jonathan A. Himmel 66 Hancock Street Morton G. Kahan 44 Hancock Street David L. Kaufman 152 Burlington Street Ann S. Redmon 31 Woodland Road Frank Sandy 353 North Emerson Road Michael P. Segal 8 Brigham Road *Thomas S. Brennan 25 Adams Street *Stephen W. McKenna II 9 Hancock Street *David P.Neal 6 East Street *Dinesh Patel 22 Brent Road *Deepika Sawhney 6 Porter Lane *New Candidates 27 Precinct 7 Term Expires 2016 George A. Burnell 4 Eaton Road Mary Burnell 4 Eaton Road Patricia Elen Costello 9 Preston Road Catherine Woodward Gill 43 Bertwell Road Mary C. Hamilton 2 Grove Street Joyce A. Miller 23 Fifer Lane Geoffrey G.Xiao 46 Eldred Street Term Expires 2015 Marsha E. Baker 46 Burlington Street Donald O. Benson 58 Dexter Road Raul Marques-Pascual 21 Rangeway Fred H. Martin 29 Dewey Road John D. Pompeo 3 Hadley Road Elizabeth Anne Sarles 36 Turning Mill Road Term Expires 2014 Elizabeth DeMille Barnett 19 Eldred Street James W. Courtemanche 88 Winter Street Thomas V. Griffiths 7 Volunteer Way Pam Hoffman 4 Rangeway David G. Kanter 48 Fifer Lane Benjamin L.Moroze 5 Marvin Street Paul J. Rubin 5 Drummer Boy Way Thomas J. Wanderer 65 Gleason Road Precinct 8 Term Expires 2016 Timothy Y. Dunn 32 Liberty Avenue Margaret S. Enders 11 Kimball Road David C. Horton 68 Paul Revere Road Alan Mayer Levine 54 Reed Street Andrei Radulescu-Banu 86 Cedar Street William A. Ribich 18 Revere Street Melinda M. Walker 14 Larchmont Lane Term Expires 2015 Larry N. Belvin 10 Denver Street Diane M. Biglow 15 Bellflower Street Ingrid H. Klimoff 75 Reed Street James A. Osten 8 Revere Street Jessie Steigerwald 143 Cedar Street Shirley H. Stolz 2139 Massachusetts Avenue Weidong Wang 59 Reed Street *New Candidates 28 Term Expires 2014 Robert M. Avallone 21 Constitution Road Margaret Bradley 48 Bellflower Street Mary U. Hosmer Fanucci 4 Constitution Road Charles Hornig 75 Reed Street Noah J. Kaufman 1 Childs Road Stewart G. Kennedy 38 Liberty Avenue Richard A. Michelson 54 Asbury Street *Gang Chen 24 Bellflower Street Precinct 9 Term Expires 2016 Victoria Lawrence Blier 41 Shade Street Rodney Cole 80 School Street Margaret E. Coppe 12 Barrymeade Drive Thomas 0. Fenn 15 Shade Street John Mazerall 40 Wood Street Christina M. Murray 66 School Street Janet M. Perry 16 Ellison Road Term Expires 2015 Narain D. Bhatia 8 Nickerson Road Richard L. Canale 29 Shade Street Helen L. Cohen 32 Patterson Road Mollie K. Garberg 16 Cary Avenue Lisa J. Mazerall 40 Wood Street Justine A. Wirtanen 37 Fairbanks Road Term Expires 2014 Alice J. Adler 10 Nickerson Road Jeanne P. Canale 29 Shade Street Janice A. Kennedy 135 Wood Street Mark P. Maguire 249 Lincoln Street Wendy Manz 14 Ellison Road Leo P. McSweeney 435 Lincoln Street Lisah S. Rhodes 482 Marrett Road Mark R.Vitunic 39 Lincoln Street *Hank Manz 14 Ellison Road *Jesse F. Segovia 7 Pheasant Lane *New Candidates 29 TOWN FINANCE TERMINOLOGY The following terms are frequently used in the annual town report and at the town meeting. In order to provide everyone with a better understanding of the meaning,the following definitions are provided. AVAILABLE FUNDS - "FREE CASH" The amount certified annually by the Bureau of Accounts, Department of Revenue. The certified amount is the Unreserved Fund Balance less all outstanding taxes. This fund may be used by a vote of the town meeting as available funds for appropriation. AVAILABLE FUNDS - OTHER Usually refers to balances in special funds or to balances remaining in specific articles previously appropriated. These balances become available for re-appropriation by Town Meeting (or are returned to the town's general fund balance). "CHERRY SHEET" A financial statement issued by the State, at one time on cherry-colored paper,that itemizes state aid due to the town, and charges payable by the town to the state and county. The assessors use the Cherry Sheet to set a tax rate. GENERAL FUND The municipal fund accounts for most financial expenses and revenues approved by town meeting. The tax levy is the principal source of revenue in the general fund. ENTERPRISE FUND A self-supporting account for a specific service or program that the town operates as a separate "business." Enterprise funds do not depend on taxes for operating revenue. For example,water operations are funded through the water enterprise fund,which receives funds from a consumption based fee system. Ideally, enterprise resources and expenditures should balance over time. Funds in enterprise accounts do not revert to the general fund at the end of the fiscal year. OVERLAY The overlay is the amount raised by the Assessors in excess of appropriations and other charges for the purpose of creating a fund to cover property tax abatements and exemptions granted by the Board of Assessors. RESERVE FUND This appropriation is voted at the annual town meeting in an amount not to exceed 5% of the tax levy of the preceding year. Transfers from the reserve fund are approved by the Appropriation Committee and may only be used for "extraordinary or unforeseen expenditures." REVOLVING FUND Revolving funds are used for a particular service. They must be re-authorized each year by a vote of Town Meeting. An overall limit on spending is set by Town Meeting but may be subsequently amended by vote of the Board of Selectmen and Appropriation Committee. The funds can be used for the service without appropriation up to the approved limit. 30 ELECTION INFORMATION Local Election—Monday, March 3, 2014 Polling Hours - 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Polling Locations Precinct 1 Cary Memorial Building, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue Precinct 2 Bowman School, Philip Road Precinct 3 Jonas Clarke Middle School, Stedman Road Enter off Waltham Street via Brookside Avenue Precinct 4 Bridge School, Middleby Road Precinct 5 Cary Memorial Building, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue Precinct 6 Diamond Middle School - enter off Hancock Street @ Burlington Street traffic circle Precinct 7 Estabrook School, Grove Street-near Route 128 Precinct 8 Samuel Hadley Public Services Building, 201 Bedford Street Precinct 9 Maria Hastings School—Crosby Road @ Massachusetts Avenue (near Route 128) For further information, call the Town Clerk's Office 781-862-0500, Ext. 270; or email TownClerk@lexintonma. ov . 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