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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-12-07-CEC-minMinutes of the Lexington Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) Remote-Participation Meeting December 7, 2023 Page 1 of 2 Location and Time: Remote-Participation Meeting; 8:00 A.M. Members Present: Charles Lamb, Chair; David Kanter, Vice−Chair & Clerk; Sandy Beebee; Rod Cole; Mike Boudett; and Lisah Rhodes Members Absent: None Others Present: David Pinsonneault, Director of Public Works; John Livsey, Lexington Town Engineer; Michael Cronin, Director of Public Facilities; Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager for Finance; Suzie Barry, Select Board Member; Koren Stembridge, Director, Cary Memorial Library; Robert Pressman, Member, Lexington Community Preservation Committee (CPC) Documents Presented: • Notice of Public Remote Meeting/Agenda CEC Meeting, December 7, 2023 • Responses added to the prior CEC Comments & Questions (C&Q) on Projected FY2025−FY2029 Capital Improvement Projects/Programs (CIPs) previously provided on Department of Public Works and Department of Public Facilities Call to Order Mr. Lamb called this Remote (Virtual) Meeting 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 on March 29, 2023, Governor Healey signed into law a supplemental budget bill which, among other things, extends the temporary provisions pertaining to the Open Meeting Law to March 31, 2025, pursuant to Chapter 22 of the Acts of 2023”.) Mr. Lamb made a Roll Call of the Committee Members and found all 6 Members present. He then announced that they all had earlier access to the responses by the two submitters responding to this meeting’s CEC’s C&Q. Department of Public Works Mr. Lamb asked Mr. Pinsonnault whether he had any further updates to his submittal and he said he had none. He then asked each of the Members to present any of their further questions and statements for Mr. Pinsonnault. He, Mr. Livsey, and Ms. Kosnoff responded to each member’s comments and the Committee’s final advice was for Mr. Pinsonnault to consider whether any of the comments warranted being further addressed in the applicable CIPs. Approving Committees Minutes Mr. Kanter proposed, and it was Seconded, approval of the Minutes of October 12, 2023 (primarily the presentation and Committee discussion of the “High Performance Building Policy” and the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting 2023-1), and of the Minutes of November 15, 2023 (Financial Summit II). Vote: 6–0 Minutes of the Lexington Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) Remote-Participation Meeting December 7, 2023 Page 2 of 2 Department of Public Facilities Mr. Lamb asked Mr. Cronin whether he had any further updates to his submittal and he said he had none. He then asked each of the Members to present any of their further questions and statements for Mr. Cronin. He and Mr. Livsey responded to each member’s comments and the Committee’s final advice was left for them to consider whether any of the comments proposed by the Members warranted being further addressed in the applicable CIPs. Following Committee Activity Mr. Lamb addressed: Ms. Barry, as the Select Board liaison to this Committee, if she had any questions, but she said no; she was interested in the Cary Memorial Library upgrade program; Ms. Stembridge discussed the CPC stated support for that Library upgrade and she said she was delighted and this was something she and the Library Foundation can work with; Mr. Pressmen asked if the discussions about the parking lots account for the housing study which has two parking lots and the solar implication—and that study was also addressing those lots. Mr. Boudett confirmed that was recognized. Mr. Lamb then outlined the following two posted meetings (one tomorrow and, if needed, one on the coming Monday) for the Committee to become ready for the one next Thursday with Jim Malloy, the Town Manager, and Financial Staff which addresses the capital concerns we have—which can be our major and minor concerns. Adjourn At 9:00 A.M., a Motion was Made and Seconded to adjourn. Vote: 6–0 This Minutes was approved by the CEC at this meeting on January 11, 2024.