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Minutes
Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee (AC)
March 10, 2025
Place and Time: Remote participation via a Zoom teleconferencing session that was open to the
public; 7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Members Present: Glenn Parker, Chair; Sanjay Padaki, Vice-Chair; Alan Levine, Secretary; Anil
Ahuja; John Bartenstein; Eric Michelson; Sean Osborne; Vinita Verma; Lily Yan
Members Absent: Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager, Finance (non-voting, ex officio)
Other Attendees: John Zhao; Ravneet Grewal; Kunal Botla (8:00 p.m.); Betsey Weiss (9:00 p.m.)
At 7:33 p.m. Mr. Parker called the meeting to order and took attendance by roll call.
All votes recorded below were conducted by roll call.
Announcements and Liaison Reports
Mr. Levine reported on the recent SBC meeting at which alternatives for the field house plan for a
new high school were discussed.
Mr. Parker reported that he had attended a meeting on mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems
(MEP) as part of the design process for the new high school. Photovoltaic panels (solar panels) and
heating/cooling system alternatives, i.e., ground-source and air-source heat pumps, were discussed
at the meeting.
Review and Approve Report to the 2025-1 Special Town Meeting
The Committee discussed the most recent draft of the report on Article 2 at the 2025-1 STM.
One member raised concerns about the objectivity of the report, in part because the tone was seen as
highly favorable to the proponents of Article 2. The importance of presenting facts and analysis
clearly was noted by several members.
The Committee agreed to simplify the report based on the following outline:
• What does the MBTA Act require?
• What is allowed under Section 7.5 of the zoning bylaw?
• What has been the response from developers? (Refer to the earlier memorandum.)
• What is the compromise motion?
• What is the Committee’s recommendation?
The Committee voted to recommend approval of Article 2 at the 2025-1 STM by a vote of 9–0.
Report to the Annual Town Meeting
The Committee discussed adding Articles 8 and 29 to the Consent Agenda.
Future Meeting Schedule
The Committee agreed to meet on Thursday, March 13, to review the report again.
Minutes of Prior Meetings
The minutes for February 20 were approved by a vote of 9–0.
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Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Glenn P. Parker
Approved: March 24, 2025
Exhibits
● Agenda, posted by Mr. Parker