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Lexington Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) Meeting
June 10, 2014
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Location and Time Town Office Building, Reed Room, 5.30 P M
Members Present David Kanter, Vice-Chair, Bill Hurley, Beth Masterman
Members Absent Jill Hai, Chair, Wendy Manz
Others Present None
Documents Presented
• Notice of Meeting/Agenda for CEC Meeting, June 10 & 11, 2014
• Draft #5 of CEC Report to the 2014 Special Town Meeting (STM) (June 16) (sent
electronically earlier this date, printed copies presented)
• "CPA [Community Preservation Act] Fund—Projected Revenues and Expenditures"
Table, Prepared by Rob Addelson, Assistant Town Manager for Finance,
June 10, 2014, 253PM
• 430 Concord Avenue Taking Estimate [of Legal Expenses], June 10, 2014
• Draft Minutes of the CEC Meeting, May 29, 2014 (sent electronically June 5, 2014)
Call to Order In Ms Hai's absence, Mr Kanter called the meeting to order at 5.33 P M
Committee's Report to the June 16, 2014, STM
Mr Kanter led a discussion of the 5th draft of this Committee's report. The only substantive
changes, following today's discussion by this Committee, would be (1) Inclusion of
Mr Addelson's updated table as the Appendix to the Committee's Report, (2) Under
Article 3 (Land Acquisition—Off Concord Avenue), to include in the Funding Requested
Authorization the estimated legal expenses from the presented Taking Estimate, and (3) To
reverse the order of the Add Alternates identified in the discussion under Article 10 (Amend
Article 5 of November 4, 2013, STM, Renovation to Community Center)
Mr Kanter reported that, as proposed at the Committee's meeting on June 3, 2014, in
regard to Article 10, he had spoken with Pat Goddard, Director of Public Facilities, about
the Committee's concern with the possible need for the structural work that had been
eliminated during the value-engineering effort if heavy office equipment were to be installed
in the office area that would have had the additional structural support. Mr Goddard said
the current supporting structure would handle the placement of such heavy equipment
along the walls and if there were need to create a vault area full of such equipment, it would
be done in the basement storage area of the mansion
Mr Kanter also reported that the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) had at its
meeting earlier today voted to recommend the identified funding request to the STM and
that a funding request had been made to, and approved by, the Community Preservation
Committee for use of its Administrative Budget for the Title Review effort regarding the land
addressed by Article 3
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Minutes of the Lexington Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) Meeting
June 10, 2014
During the Committee's review of the draft, with Mr Kanter's proposed changes, it was
moved and seconded that the Committee approve each of the Committee
Recommendations as follows
Article 3 Contingent Approval VOTE 3-0
Articles 4, 5, 6, & 10 Approval VOTE 3-0
Articles 8, 11, & 12 Indefinite Postponement. VOTE 3-0
It was moved and seconded that the Committee approve the 5th draft with the identified
changes and authorizing Mr Kanter to make any further non-substantive, editorial, changes
that he deems warranted VOTE 3-0
Member Concerns and Liaison Reports None
Future Meeting This Committee will meet on June 11, 2014, at 9.00 A.M , with the intent to
capture the votes of the members not present at this meeting
Approval of Minutes A Motion was made and seconded to approve the Draft Minutes of
the CEC Meeting, May 29, 2014 VOTE 3-0
Adjourn A Motion was made and seconded at 6.03 P M to adjourn VOTE 3-0
These Minutes were approved by the CEC at its meeting on August 26, 2014
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