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/v Lexington Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) Meeting
May 29, 2020
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Location and Time: Remote Meeting; 9:00 A.M.
Members Present (all remote participation): Charles Lamb, Chair; David Kanter,
Vice—Chair & Clerk; Rod Cole; Wendy Manz; and Frank Smith
Member Absent: Sandy Beebee
Others Present (remote participation): None
Documents Presented:
• Notice of CEC Meeting, May 29, 2020
• Draft #3 Minutes of the CEC Meeting, May 7, 2020
• CEC Report to the 2020 Annual Town Meeting (ATM) ("Report"), published
March 26, 2020
• Updates to the CEC Report to the 2020 ATM ("Updates"), published May 9, 2020
• DRAFT Minutes of the CEC Meeting, May 29, 2020
Call to Order
Mr. Lamb called this Remote Meeting, which had been posted as such, to order at 9:07 A.M.
He announced the requirement to have a physical presence of a quorum had been
suspended in an Executive Order by Massachusetts Governor Charles D. Baker, on
March 12, 2020, after having proclaimed, on March 10, 2020, a STATE OF EMERGENCY in
the Commonwealth due to the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus, known as
"COVID-19". Mr. Lamb announced the Documents Presented at this meeting and stated that
any votes during this meeting would be taken by a roll-call vote—which he will call. A roll-call
vote was taken and confirmed that all five attending members were remotely participating.
Approval of Minutes
Mr. Kanter presented the Draft#3 Minutes of this Committee's meeting on May 7, 2020, with
non-substantial amendments. A Motion was made and seconded to approve said Minutes,
as amended. Roll-Call Vote: 5-0
Discussion Regarding the 2020 ATM
Mr. Lamb opened the discussion by asking if any Committee members had questions about
this Committee's positions and rationale for any Article and/or Sub-Article with Capital
implications as reported by its Report, and subsequent Updates to that Report, to that ATM.
That also addressed the Committee positions for those actions expected to be included in
the Consent Agenda, in the referrals back to the Select Board and the Planning Board, and
those to be debated. All the questions were answered and resolved; none of which affected
the published contents of the Report and those Updates.
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Minutes of the Lexington Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) Meeting
May 29, 2020
Mr. Lamb then spoke to the need for this Committee to have a means separate from the
Zoom-meeting of the ATM by which this Committee could caucus, if and when needed during
the ATM, to discuss matters—whether previously addressed or something new. A trial run
using a Zoom audio-only bridge was made and all the attending members could concurrently
participate; however, as using a Group Texting method would have advantages over the
bridge method, the Group Texting method would be pursued with the goal of using it, instead,
during the ATM.
Mr. Kanter reported that after considering the nature of this virtual ATM and the on-going
emphasis to use electronic access to all the posted reports and other documents relevant to
this ATM, and a discussion with the Chair of the Lexington Town Meeting Members
Association JMMA) Executive Committee, our Chair decided not to support any mass
printing of our Report and the Updates. (This Committee had already provided the directed
printed copies to the Cary Memorial Library and the Town Clerk's Office.) That decision was
reported to the Town's Select Board, Town Moderator, Town Manager, the TMMA, and
others—and no objections have been received.
Approval of Minutes
Mr. Kanter presented a DRAFT Minutes for this meeting. Members offered amendments. A
Motion was made and seconded to approve said Minutes, as amended and including the
immediately subsequent adjournment. Roll-Call Vote: 5-0
Adjourn
A Motion was made and seconded at 9:33 A.M. to adjourn. Roll-Call Vote: 5-0
This Minutes was approved by the CEC at its meeting on May 29, 2020.
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