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Minutes
Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee (AC)
April 13, 2022
Place and Time: Remote Participation: in accordance with Section 20 of Chapter 20 of the Acts of
2021 “An Act Relative to Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures Adopted During the State of
Emergency”, communication took place via a Zoom teleconferencing session that was open to the
public; 7:00 p.m.
Members Present: Glenn Parker, Chair; Sanjay Padaki, Vice-Chair; Alan Levine, Secretary;
Anil Ahuja; John Bartenstein; Eric Michelson; Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager, Finance
(non-voting, ex officio)
Member(s) Absent: Meg Muckenhoupt; Lily Manhua Yan
Other Attendees: None
Mr. Parker called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m., reviewed the authorization for meeting
remotely, and stated that the meeting was being recorded for the purpose of creating minutes.
Attendance was taken orally.
Announcements
Mr. Parker reported that the two finance committees may be asked during the Annual Town
Meeting (ATM) to comment on whether they would support reconsideration for any articles,
particularly two sections of Article 10: Appropriate for the FY2023 Community Preservation
Committee (CPC) Operating Budget and CPA Projects, as follows: (e) Center Playground
Bathrooms and Maintenance Building Renovation and (f) Playground Improvements - Hard Court
Surfaces. It was noted that there is some concern that these two projects could be impacted by the
location of a new high school. Several members expressed support for these projects, noting that
they are unlikely to be impacted by a new high school, and the condition of the bathrooms is such
that they need to be replaced at this time. It was noted that this Committee could caucus during the
ATM before taking a formal position on possible reconsideration.
Minutes of Prior Meetings
Mr. Levine reported that, although the March 23, 2022 minutes had been approved at this
Committee’s last meeting, there were some edits that should have been incorporated, necessitating a
revote. A motion was made and seconded to reapprove the March 23, 2022 minutes with the
referenced edits and to approve the minutes for March 28, 2022 and March 30, 2022, as edited. The
motion was approved by roll call vote. VOTE: 6-0
Future Meetings
Mr. Parker reported that town committees are allowed to hold remote meetings until July 15, 2022,
but meetings can be held in person before that, if so desired. After July 15, 2022 the open meeting
rules allow members to participate remotely, as long as the chair of the meeting and a quorum of the
committee are present at the posted meeting location. It was noted that there was a lack of clarity
relating to remote vs in-person participation by the public. Mr. Parker agreed to get additional
information. There was no resolution regarding a preference to meet remotely until July 15.
It was agreed that this Committee would meet on Thursday, June 23, 2022 to address end-of-year
business.
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Adjourn
A motion was made and seconded to adjourn at 7:26 p.m. The motion was approved by roll call
vote. VOTE: 6-0
Respectfully submitted,
Sara Arnold
Approved: September 8, 2022
Exhibits
● Agenda, posted by Mr. Parker