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Y Minutes of the
Lexington Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) Meeting
February 26, 2020
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Location and Time: Town Office Building, Reed Room (111); 7:45 A.M.
Members Present: Charles Lamb, Chair; David Kanter, Vice-Chair & Clerk; Sandy Beebee;
Rod Cole; Wendy Manz; and Frank Smith
Members Absent: None
Others Present: Sara Arnold, Recording Secretary
Documents Presented:
• Notice of CEC Meeting, February 26, 2020
• Draft #1 Pending CEC Report to 2020 Annual Town Meeting (ATM)
• Draft #3 Minutes of the CEC Meeting, February 12, 2020
Call to Order
Mr. Lamb called the meeting to order at 7:47 A.M.
Minutes
Mr. Kanter presented a recommended correction to the Draft #3 Minutes of the CEC meeting
on February 12, 2020. A Motion was made and seconded to approve said Minutes, as
amended. Vote: 6-0
CEC's Report to the 2020 ATM
Mr. Kanter facilitated a page-by-page review of the Draft #1 Pending Report to the
2020 ATM. During the process, sections needing additional language or data were identified
and wording was clarified and/or finalized. Discussion included, but was not limited to, the
following:
• This Committee's support of Lexington's 3% participation in the State's Community
Preservation Act (CPA) program will be reiterated in the report. Ms. Manz agreed to
provide Mr. Kanter with edits regarding the discussion about CPA supported projects.
• Mr. Kanter and Mr. Smith agreed to work on the discussion about a new Police
Headquarters, incorporating this Committee's concerns about delays that could
impact whether the project can go to a Fall 2020 Special Town Meeting. It was noted
that both the Historic Districts Commission and the Permanent Building Committee
need to review the design for approval. It was also noted that, although a financial
comparison found comparable costs for replacing the Police Headquarters on Bedford
Street versus rebuilding it in its current location, the analysis did not include revenue
from the sale of the Bedford Street location, which is possible, while it was not seen
likely the current Police Headquarters would be sold considering its location adjacent
to the Cary Memorial Building and the Town Office Building.
A Motion was made and seconded to support using the Police Headquarters' current
location for a new facility. Vote: 6-0
• Mr. Smith and Mr. Kanter agreed to collaborate on writing material regarding the
Hartwell Avenue bridge replacement.
• Construction of the new Maria Hastings Elementary School is nearing completion.
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Minutes of the Lexington Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) Meeting
February 26, 2020
• The Statement of Interest for upgrading/replacing Lexington High School has not yet
been resubmitted to the Massachusetts School Building Authority.
• Mr. Kanter reported that he had added information about this Committee's rationale
for supporting the ATM Articles. He asked the Committee members to review those
edits, focusing on the Articles for which they are responsible.
• Ms. Manz agreed to upgrade the "Appendix B: Used Acronyms Expanded" from
last—year's report to include only the acronyms used in this-year's report.
Mr. Kanter agreed to distribute Draft #2 of this Committee's report later in the day.
Ms. Beebee reported that the Select Board is not including Article 10(b), Restoration of
Margaret Lady of Lexington Painting, in the Consent Agenda that will be used at the ATM.
Adjourn
A Motion was made and seconded at 9:20 A.M. to adjourn. Vote: 6-0.
This Minutes was approved by the CEC at its meeting on March 19, 2020.
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