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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-01-24-AC-MIN.pdf 445 The Appropriation Committee held a meeting, at 7:30 P.M., on Monday, January 24, 1972, in room 111, Town Office Building, Lexington. Pre- sent were Edward E . Furash, Chairman, Jack L. Mitchell, Vice Chairman, Elizabeth M. Flynn, Secretary, Arthur T . Bernier, J. H. Blaisdell, Howard L. Levingston, H. B. Moore, Donald B. White and Richard M. Perry, Comptroller. The Chairman announced that the second meeting of the Massachusetts Association of Finance Committees would be held on Thursday, January 27, 1972, at 6:30 P.M., at Howard Johnson' s in Burlington. Member Flynn will represent the Committee at a demonstration of a vacuum sweeper at the DPW building, on ,Friday, January 28. The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 P.M. to meet with the Selectmen, in the Selectmen's Room. Present were Selectmen Chairman R. Cataldo, •U A . Kenney, N. Riffin, F. Bailey and A. Busa. Also attending were Town Counsel Legro and Town Manager O'Connell. Also in attendance were Capital Expenditures Committee members R. Kingston, Chairman, L. Whitman and S. Dailey. A preliminary review of money Articles was made as follows : Art . #7 money to pay unpd. bills-Sch. Comm. no amt . yet Art. #10 police and fire dept. pensions $ 28,500.-PD 16,500.-FD Art. #14 appraisals and options 2,500. Art . #15 cemetery develop.-annual approp. 4,000. Art . #16 curbings 5,000. Art. #17 drains 36,000. Art . #19 sidewalks (45,000 . approved- '71) 50,000. BY PRIORITY: Grant St. School St . Brookside Ave . Turning Mill Rd. Mass . Ave .( Jean to School) Winchester Dr. Art. #20 sewer mains 480,000. Art . #21 trunk sewers (Woburn St . area) 120,000. the Selectmen will provide a list of streets and sewers Art . #22 highway maintenance - annl. request 6,000. Art. #24 DPW equipm. - list to be provided 78,000. Art. #25 streets-design only 10,000. Art . #26 mosquito control - annl. request 9,800. U Minutes of meeting held on January 24, 1972 - page 2 Review of money Articles - continued: Art. #27 Mystic Valley Children' s Clinic 6 18,346. Art . #28 Cary Library - State reimbursement 11,957.25 Art . #31 Chapter 90 - East St. to Grant St. from Lowell St. 60,000. Art . #32 Vocational Regl. Sch. - operating budg. 16,6440. Art . #34 Cary Lib.-final plans & specs- remodeling, additions & equipping 112,000. Art. #35 plans & specs for remodeling Fire Hdqs . total study of needs and operation 7,500. Art . #36 replacement of 23 yr. old fire truck 57,000. Art . #37 emergency power - fire dept . 6,000. Art. #38 amend. Art. 39-1966 9,800. delete word "radio" so funds can be used for any communications Art . #39 ext. of Meriam St. parking lot ( 91 extra spaces ) 44,000. Art. #40 authority to use funds for resurfacing Art . 4 reduced by this amt.-not on T.R. 50,000. Art. #41 traffic light - Concord Ave. & Waltham 20,000. Art. #42 bicentennial celeb. - to start accum. towards $100,000. 10,000. Art. #43 prelim. plans & specs for musuem 3,000. Art. #44 Master plan - Harrington playground ( about 30 acres- to be acquired) 1,500. Art. #45 Willards Woods - walking & bicycling path 2,500. Art . #46 Master plan & water supply "Old Res" 3,500. to pipe water supply $2,500. plans 1,000. Art. #47 Lincoln St. rec . area 20,000. Art. #53 Hill-Meek prop.-Conserv. has option 30,000. Art . #54 Beving.-Stankard prop.-Bd.ofSel. has opt . 25,000. Art . 55 Porter-Waymint Tr. no amt. yet 443 Minutes of meeting held on January 24, 1972 - page 3 Review of money Articles - continued: Art . #56 Pinard land $ 14,000. Art. ##57 Hamilton-Baldwin land (Juniper Hill) no amt . yet Art . #58 Ashley land 25,000. Art . #59 Ashley land no amt , y et r-I 1rJ Art . #60 Conset5vation Arts, no amts. yet #61 #62 #63 Art. #64 Bow St. layout 15,000. Art . #65 Mass . Ave . layout (Cental Block) 5,000. 616, 678, 679 funds Art. 65 - 1965 -4,019.41 Art. #66 Abernathy Rd. , Ingleside Rd. to end ( subdivision St . acceptance 500, Art . #82 approp. funds for soil & drainage studies-no amt. yet Art. #96 approp. 2 tennis cts. at Diamond 20,000. The Appropriation Committee adjourned, at 10:15 P.M., to Room 111. Observing the meeting were : S. Brynes, a town meeting member, Mrs . Olsen, of the LWV, and Glenda Goldberg, a citizen. Chairman Furash set the following meeting dates : Jan. 29th - Sat . 8:30 A .M. work on exp. budgets Jan. 31st - Mon. '. 7:30 P.M. meet with Bicen. Com. & Conserv. Feb. 2nd - Wed. <? 7:30 P.M. Lib. Comm. & C . Expend. Feb. 5th - Sat. n-,830 A.M. Selectmen-exp & P.S . budgets Feb. 7th - Mon. n 7:30 P.M. Feb. 12th - Sat . ? 8:30 A.M. REPORT DAY Feb. 14th - Mon. (, 7:30 P.M. wrap-up Chairman Furash requested a report from Member Bernier on his meeting with Administrators of the Mystic Valley Health Association. Member Bernier stated that their request for $18,346 . is only a 3g increase over their 1971 request . The Association carried 410,000. over from last year-they collected $10,000. more in fees-Health insurance agencies have been more generous . They treated more patients last year ( group therapy) , but with increasedState aid and more liberal Health plans, they felt that Town participation requests would be remaining constant. Minutes of meeting held on January 24, 1972 - page 4 In reviewing the Expense Budgets, it was determined that, excluding Interest on Debt and Maturing Debt, there was about a 104 increase in controllables . It was decided that the Selectmen would be re- quested to make an effort to reduce this increase to 5,r". At 10:50 P.M., Selectmen Cataldo, Kenney and Busa joined the meeting. Chairman Furash informed the Selectmen of the Committee' s desire for a review of budgets with only a 5'/, increase in. mind. The Select- men will do so. The next meeting is scheduled on Saturday, January 29, 1972, at 8:30 A.M. The meeting was adjourned at 11:15 P.M. Respectfully submitted, 1-541-4E/, VOfr'k4A-' Elizabeth M. Flynn Secretary