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Minutes of the
(wF, 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 dunng 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 dunng the
Summit)
Call to Order Ms Hai called this Committee's 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 CEC's position was the Phase 1 building for the
Lexington Children's 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 CEC's 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 fall's Debt-Exclusion Referendum, and (2) At this fall's
Special Town Meeting (STM), an Article should provide for full funding of those expenses
(including any short-term-debt 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
meetings this year at 7 30 A.M Tuesday, August 22nd (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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