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Minutes
Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee (AC)
October 18, 2017
Place and Time: Ellen Stone Room, Cary Memorial Building, 6:30 p.m.
Members Present: John Bartenstein, Chair; Alan Levine, Vice-Chair& Secretary; Ellen
Basch; Eric Michelson; Sanjay Padaki; Andrei Radulescu-Banu; Lily Manhua Yan;
Jian Helen Yang; Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager, Finance (non-voting, ex-
officio)
Members)Absent: Richard Neumeier
Other Attendees: None
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.
1. Finalizing Positions on STM 2017-3 Articles
• Article 8: Appropriate Design Funds for Visitors Center: Mr. Bartenstein
reported that the Board of Selectmen (BoS) supported with a 4-1 vote an
appropriation of$150,000 for this project. They voted 2-3 against including an
additional $200,000 for construction documents.
A motion was made and seconded to support an appropriation of$150,000 for
Article 8. The motion passed. VOTE: 7-0-1
• Article 12: Appropriate Community Preservation Act Projects:
Mr. Bartenstein reported that the BoS plans to indefinitely postpone both
components of this article.
• Article 5: Amend FY2018 Operating and Enterprise Funds: Ms. Kosnoff
reported that the motion for Article 5 had been revised and the revisions are
included in the most recent Town Meeting handout for motions related to Articles
2, 10, and 12 as well as 5. The Article 5 revisions reflect minor adjustments:
o To eight of the FY2018 budget line items;
o To the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA)water and
wastewater assessments; and
o To debt service required for the Water Enterprise Fund.
A motion was made and seconded to support Article 5 as most recently amended
per the budget line items identified in the updated STM-3 motion handout. The
motion passed. VOTE: 8-0
A motion was made and seconded to support the Article 5 amended portions for
the Water Enterprise Fund identified in the handout. The motion passed. VOTE:
8-0
Mr. Michelson noted that some Town Meeting members had commented to him that the
AC votes on articles included an unusual number of abstentions at this STM. It was
agreed that if the Committee is unable to resolve the issues or lack of information leading
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to an abstention vote, it would be desirable to include some explanation of the reasons for
abstentions in future written reports of this Committee.
2. Minutes
A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes for October 3, 2017 and
October 9, 2017, with minor edits. The motion passed. VOTE: 8-0
The meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sara Arnold, Recording Secretary
Approved: December 14, 2017
Exhibits
Agenda, posted by John Bartenstein, Chair
• Town of Lexington Motions, STM 2017-3; (Motions for Articles 2, 10, 12 and
Revised Motion 5); October 18, 2017
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