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Minutes
Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee (AC)
April 15,2015
Place and time- Lexington High School, Room 221, 7 00 p.m
Members present Glenn Parker, Chair, John Bartenstem, Vice Chair and Secretary; Alan Levine,
Susan McLeish, Eric Michelson, Richard Neumeier, Andrei Radulescu-Banu, Rob Addelson (non-
voting, ex officio)
Members absent Mollie Garberg; Beth Masterman
Other attendees Melisa Tintocalis, Economic Development Director
The meeting was called to order at 7 04 p.m
1 Announcements. Mr Levine cautioned that individual voting devices used dunng Town
Meeting will sometimes power down if the equipment is out of the system's range for more than 10
minutes, e g., when the devices are brought to this Committee's meetings
Mr Parker reported that there will be a hard hat tour of the new Lexington Community Center
tomorrow at 4 00 p.m , those interested in attending should let him know
2. Annual Town Meeting (ATM), Reconsideration of Article 11(c). Appropriate for
Municipal Capital Projects and Equipment, Parking Meter Replacement: Mr Addelson
reviewed a spreadsheet that provided "crude modelling" of expenses and revenues for the Parking
Meter Fund from FY2013 to FY2023, assuming new meters are purchased to implement a new
parking program The following points were noted.
• The projections include debt service associated with the purchase of new parking meters
• Revenues are held constant from FY2015 going forward, there is no attempt to factor in
revenue changes that might be triggered by new fees or resulting alterations in behavior
patterns
• The balance in the Parking Meter Fund would drop to its lowest point in FY2022, and then
begin to increase again, as it has been doing in recent years
• The funds remaining after debt service would be used exclusively for maintenance and
enforcement.
During the ensuing discussion, Ms Tintocalis and Mr Addelson clarified the following
• The new parking meter plan would allow for the use of credit cards
• Credit card fees would be covered in the police department's operating budget.
• There are also costs associated with collecting cash, which will continue to be an option.
• The main purpose of the new program is to change parking patterns and behavior, not to
increase revenue
There was general agreement that the Town should have a long-term capital plan focused on parking
needs
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A motion was made and seconded to support reconsideration of Article 11(c) The motion passed.
VOTE 7-0
In the event that Town Meeting votes to reconsider, a motion was made and seconded to support
Article 11(c) The motion passed. VOTE 7-0
The meeting was adjourned at 7.29 p.m
The documents used at the meeting are listed below
Respectfully submitted,
Sara Arnold
Recording Secretary
Approved July 9, 2015
Exhibits
1 Agenda, posted by Mr Parker
2 Spreadsheet prepared by Mr Addelson regarding Parking Meter Fund projections
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