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- Lexington Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC)
A1111 III' Remote-Participation Meeting
a< ,Ncc°", October 17, 2024
Location and Time: All-Remote Virtual (Zoom) Meeting; 8:00 A.M.
Members Present: Charles Lamb, Chair; Lisah Rhodes, Vice Chair; Rod Cole, Editor;
David Kanter, Clerk; Sandy Beebee; Michael Boudett
Members Absent: None
Others Present:
Melissa Battite (Director, Recreation & Community Programs); Karen Mullins
(Director, Community Development/Conservation Administrator); Sheila Page (Assistant
Planning Director), Carolyn Kosnoff (Assistant Town Manager for Finance & Town
Comptroller); Rosalyn Impink (Lexington Budget Officer; Glenn Parker (Chair, Appropriation
Committee); Deepika Sawhney (Vice-Chair, Lexington School Committee); Peter Kelly
• Notice of CEC Meeting, October 17, 2024
• Information from Recreation & Community Program and Conservation
• Call to Order: Mr. Lamb called this Committee's all-remote 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 successful incremental Roll Calls of all the 6 Committee Members.
Primary Points During the Discussion:
• Mr. Boudett asked Ms. Battite whether the accelerated timeframe for all those
recreation-related actions were doable because of the changes and she said 100%
although there had been adjustments already—and, then turned over to Mr. Cronin.
He described the Harrington School destruction (with the move out of its School
Central Office) and other actions had settled—and would be better known when there
is final decision on the High-School construction approach.
• Mr. Lamb asked Mr. Cronin when he expect construction funding related to the new
Harrington fields. Mr. Cronin said the demolition of the Old Harrington, an ancient
facility, should be done in no more than three months—and may be less.
• Ms. Rhodes asked Ms. Battite and Mr. Cronin to update the photo of the property so
people can see better, and address the parking that will be there because school will
be on going at the same time and we will be using the fields for construction.
Ms. Battite said Thank You.
• Mr. Parker didn't see a connection to Maple Street. Mr. Cronin said that would be an
exit—with some utilities—and would be left for the new power system. Mr. Parker said
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Lexington Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC)
Remote-Participation Meeting
October 17, 2024
his Committee endorsed moving the Central Office even if the School construction is
deferred—Mr. Cronin agreed.
• Mr. Kanter asked if it was planned to keep the solar installation in the parking adjacent
to the existing building. Mr. Cronin said, yes, and all the parking spots under the solar
canopy will be preserved.
• Mr. Lamb chose Conservation next and reminded the Members that we had received
Ms. Mullin's responses, in red, to our questions. He displayed Ms. Mullin's complete
responses and polled those Members as to whether they had any further questions—
and after Mr. Lambs short discussion with Ms. Mullin, none did.
• Mr. Lamb chose Transportation Mitigation. Ms. Page satisfactorily responded to
Mr. Lamb's questions about funding—including that there was satisfactory funding left
from last year. Ms. Beebee asked about the No Turn on Maple Street and Ms. Page
said that was a citizen's request and was acknowledged as a challenging traffic
situation. Mr. Lamb asked about the reduction on the speed limit on the Mass
Transportation Overlay District. Ms. Page said the State didn't accept our traffic study
and we were working to resolve that. Mr. Lamb polled the Members and there were
no further questions.
• Mr. Lamb confirmed with Ms. Impink our Committee had addressed all the programs
at this meeting. Ms. Impink said the plan for next week is to be Fire Department,
Municipal Information Technology (IT), and School IT. There was a discussion with
timely provision of the CIPs to this Committee so there's time for its review&comment.
Ms. Impink, Ms. Kosnoff, Mr. Lamb, and Ms. Beebee extended that discussion.
Mr. Lamb discussed the need for Member to turnaround the review and submit their
comments to this Committee. The CEC discussed being prepared to offer their opinion
on a preferred option at their October 24th meeting.
• Mr. Lamb then led a thorough review of all the upcoming Special Town Meeting's 9
Articles—with discussion of this Committee's participation (or not) and with agreed
participation discussions.
Approve Committee Minutes
Mr. Kanter Moved approval of the CEC Minutes for the August 20, 2024, and for the
September 26, 2024, meetings. That was seconded by Mr. Lamb, Mr. Cole & Ms. Rhodes.
Roll-Call Vote: 4-0 (Absent Ms. Beebee & Michael Boudett.)
Adjourn: Mr. Lamb called for a CEC Motion to adjourn. Mr. Kanter made it and Ms. Rhodes
Seconded at 8:53 A.M. Roll-Call Vote: 4-0 (Absent Ms. Beebee & Mr. Boudett.)
This Minutes was approved by the CEC at its meeting on November 13, 2024
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