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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-01-19-CEC-minMinutes of the Lexington Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) Meeting January 19, 2023 Page 1 of 2 Location and Time: Remote Meeting; 8:00 A.M. Members Present (remote participation): Charles Lamb, Chair; David Kanter, Vice−Chair & Clerk; Sandy Beebee; Mike Boudett (joined 8:04 a.m.); Rod Cole; & Lisah Rhodes Members Absent: None Others Present: Suzie Barry, Member, Select Board; Marilyn Fenollosa, Chair, Community Preservation Committee; Koren Stembridge, Director, Cary Memorial Library; Laura Bernheim, Deputy Director, Cary Memorial Library; Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager for Finance; Glenn Parker, Chair, Appropriation Committee Documents Presented: • Notice of Public Meeting/Agenda CEC Meeting, January 19, 2023 • Drafts of CEC Minutes for November 10, 2022, and January 12, 2023. • Table of Contents, DRAFT #5 CEC Report to 2022 Annual Town (ATM) & Special Town Meeting (STM) 2022-1, 6 Mar 2022 • Lexington CEC Officers; Subject Areas & Liaison Assignments, 28 July 2022 Call to Order Mr. Lamb called this Remote (Virtual) Meeting, which had been posted as such, to order at 8:00 A.M. As the Committee members and the others joining this meeting had been previously advised of the special conditions of this meeting, he passed on repeating them (i.e., the authority to not require a physical presence of a quorum and other selected terms under the Open Meeting Law had, by legislation Governor Charles D. Baker signed on July 16, 2022, their expiration extended to March 31, 2023.) Mr. Lamb advised that materials provided electronically to the Committee or presented at the meeting, would be available upon request and are those listed in the Minutes as Documents Presented. Any votes during this meeting would be taken by a roll call. By individual conversations to them, Mr. Lamb had accomplished a roll-call attendance and determined that five members are present. (Mr. Boudett reported at his soon-later presence so all six members were then present.) Discussion of Cary Memorial Library's Future Capital Plans. Mr. Lamb explained that although this subject had been addressed at the previous evening during the posted special meeting during the Select Board meeting, he, Mr. Parker, Ms. Barry, and Ms. Stembridge had previously discussions of the two projects needed at the Library (i.e., the Children’s Room with renewing its Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) with other ancillary elements, and the overall more-extensive HVAC renewal). Now there also was incremental funding under the Community Preservation Act (CPA) and/or by private funding under the direction of the Board of Library Trustees (BLT). He, therefore, wanted to further the discussion at this meeting with Ms. Fenollosa present as her committee dealt with proposed use under the CPA. Minutes of the Lexington Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) Meeting January 19, 2023 Page 2 of 2 The CEC members and other attendees joined in the discussion which addressed, along with other topics, doing the work as one large project or separating the work into two projects, the timing of the project(s), the long delay in the upgrading of the Children’s Room, and significantly the use of private funding—if endorsed by the BLT—for the initial design phase to begin the Children’s Room project. Although no formal vote was taken by this Committee, its consensus was that if the BLT could approve/source funding for the design phase of the Children’s Room project that would get started that initial, long-delayed, element of the Library needs, it should be pursued. Approval of Committee Meeting Minutes Mr. Kanter Moved for approval of the Drafts of CEC Minutes for November 10, 2022, and January 12, 2023—which was Seconded. Roll-Call Vote: 6–0 Member Assignments to Front-Matter Elements of CEC Report to 2023 ATM Using assignments for the 2022 ATM & STM 2022-1, the only changes were to: The Community Preservation Act: Ms. Beebee Lexington Community Center: Mr. Cole Public Works: Mr. Boudett Public Facilities: Ms. Rhodes Recreation: Mr. Cole Affordable Housing Ms. Beebee Changes to Lexington CEC Officers; Subject Areas & Liaison Assignments, 28 July 2022 Liaison to Permanent Building Committee (PBC): Mr. Kanter to replace Mr. lamb. A Motion to accept the revised form was Moved and Seconded. Roll-Call Vote: 6–0 Adjourn A Motion was Moved and Seconded at 8:57 A.M. to adjourn. Roll-Call Vote: 6–0 This Minutes was approved by the CEC at its meeting on January 26, 2023.