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Minutes of the
Lexington Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) Meeting
August 2, 2017 (including Special Financial Summit—
20 Pelham Rd. Property and Potential Debt-Exclusion Referendum)
Location and Time: Hadley Public Services Building, Cafeteria (126); 7:00 P.M.
Members Present: Jill Hai, Chair;David Kanter, Vice-Chair & Clerk;
Sandy Beebee; Rod Cole; Wendy Manz; Frank Smith
Member Absent: Charles Lamb
Others Present: (See the Board of Selectmen (BoS) Minutes of this Summit for the Others
Present during the Summit; none present during the subsequent Committee-only business)
Documents Presented:
Notice and Agenda for CEC Meeting, August 2, 2017
Notice of BoS Meeting with the CEC, the Lexington Appropriation Committee, and
the Lexington School Committee, August 2, 2017
Draft #3 Minutes of the CEC Meeting, June 7, 2017
Draft Minutes of the CEC Meeting, June 8, 2017
(See the BoS Minutes of this Summit for other Documents Presented during the
Summit)
Call to Order: Ms. Hai called this CommitteeÓs meeting to order at 7:03 P.M. and this
Committee joined the Summit. (See the BoS Minutes of this Summit for this Committee’s
further participation in the Summit; the two formal votes taken by the CEC follow.)
A Motion was made and seconded that the CECÓs position was the Phase 1 building for the
Lexington ChildrenÓs Place (LCP) on the 20 Pelham Road property should not include any
part of the building envelope that was shown, conceptually, as potentially being part of a
subsequent expansion of the LCP. Vote: 6–0
A Motion was made and seconded that the CECÓs position was: (1) The purchases of the
20 Pelham Road and 173 Bedford Street properties (cited as $8,000,000 and $4,443,000,
respectively) not be included in this fallÓs Debt-Exclusion Referendum, and (2) At this fallÓs
Special Town Meeting (STM), an Article should provide for full funding of those expenses
(including any shorttermdebt service) from the Capital Stabilization Fund. Vote: 6–0
Conclusion of the Summit: About 8:45 P.M.
Approval of Minutes: A Motion was made and seconded that the Draft #3 Minutes of the
CEC Meeting on June 7, 2017, as amended, and the Draft Minutes of the CEC Meeting on
June 8, 2017, as presented, be approved. Vote: 6–0
Preparation for Fall STM(s) (including preparation of this Committee’s report to
that/those STM(s)); Future Meeting Dates for this Committee: After discussion of
member availability, it was decided the members should block the following dates for future
nd
meetings this year at 7:30 A.M.:Tuesday, August 22 (Mr. Smith remote participation);
Wednesday, September 20th; Tuesday, September 26th; and Wednesday, October 4th.
Adjourn:A Motion was made and seconded at 8:51 P.M. to adjourn.Vote: 6–0
These Minutes were approved by the CEC at its meeting on August 22, 2017.
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