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June 3, 2020
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Location and Time: Remote Meeting; 6:00 P.M.
Members Present (all remote participation): Charles Lamb, Chair; David Kanter,
Vice-Chair & Clerk; Sandy Beebee; Rod Cole; Wendy Manz; and Frank Smith
Members Absent: None
Others Present (remote participation): None
Documents Presented:
• Notice of CEC Meeting, June 3, 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
• Town Moderator's Plan for Activity at the June 3, 2020, continued Virtual (remote
participation) Session of the 2020 ATM, June 1, 2020
• Eric Michelson's Draft Resolution for Article 19(b) (Establish, Dissolve, and
Appropriate To/From Stabilization Funds; Transfer of "Brookhaven" Mitigation Funds),
June 1, 2020
• DRAFT Minutes of the CEC Meeting, June 3, 2020
Call to Order
Mr. Lamb called this Remote Meeting, which had been posted as such, to order at 6:05 P.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 six attending members were remotely participating.
Discussion Regarding the 2020 ATM
Mr. Lamb opened the discussion by saying the focus of this meeting is to review each of the
actions contemplated by the Town Moderator to be addressed, time permitting, at this
evening's session of that ATM. To serve as a guide, Mr. Kanter has appended information
on this Committee's last-held positions, if any, relative to each of those actions. Each action
will be addressed in the same sequence as the used by the Town Moderator. Mr. Lamb
specified that a Roll-Call Vote would be required if the Committee made a Motion to change
in any manner a previously existing position or wished explicitly to reinforce a previous
position; no vote would be required if a previously existing position was left without change
or reinforcement. He then asked Mr. Kanter to lead the introduction of each action planned
for this evening's ATM session before opening the discussion by this Committee.
Mr. Kanter then began those introductions—with each having a discussion.
• Article 25: Purchase of Land/Eminent Domain. This Committee unanimously abstained and
had not included this in its Report to the ATM. Current Position: No further action needed.
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Minutes of the Lexington Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) Meeting
June 3, 2020
• Article 16a: Public Facilities Capital—Police Firing Range Design ($125,000). This
Committee unanimously supported and included this as such in its Report to the ATM.
Current Position: No further action needed.
• Article 16k: Public Facilities Capital—Westview Cemetery Facility ($3,290,000). This
Committee unanimously supported and included this as such in its Report to the ATM.
Current Position: No further action needed.
• Article 10m: Community Preservation-116 Vine Street Design Funds ($100,000). This
Committee unanimously supported and included this in its Report to the ATM as such for
both elements of its funding. It is now expected to be presented as two Motions ($75,000
for Community Housing and $25,000 for study of re-use of the Hosmer House at that
location).
Roll-Call Vote for Approval of that$75,000: 6-0
Roll-Call Vote for Approval of that$25,000: 0-6
• Article 19b: Stabilization Funds—Appropriation to Affordable Housing Capital Stabilization
Fund ($111,922). As addressed in this Committee's Updates to its Report, the Motion to
approve failed with a tie vote (3-3). Eric Michelson plans to submit a non-binding
Resolution/Amendment.
Roll-Call Vote for Approval of the Amendment (if Moved): 3-3 (Yes: Mr. Kanter,
Mr. Cole, and Mr. Smith; No: Mr. Lamb, Ms. Beebee, and Ms. Manz)
Roll-Call Vote for Approval of the Original Motion: 3-3 (Yes: Mr. Lamb, Ms. Beebee,
and Ms. Manz; No: Mr. Kanter, Mr. Cole, and Mr. Smith)
• Article 19c: Stabilization Funds—Appropriate from Affordable Housing Capital Stabilization
Fund to Lexington Housing Assistance Board (LexHAB) ($111,000). As addressed in this
Committee's Updates to its Report, the Motion to approve was passed with a 4-2 vote.
Current Position: No further action needed.
• Article 10k: Parker Meadow Accessible Trail ($551,026)—pulled from consent agenda. This
Committee unanimously supported and included it as such in its Report to the ATM. No
further action needed.
• Consent agenda—refer to Select Board. This Committee unanimously abstained to the
original list as none had Capital implications. During this Committee's caucus at the
June 1, 2020, session of the ATM, it unanimously supported elimination of Article 11,
Recreation Capital Projects, from the Consent Agenda at that session, and also unanimously
supported including Article 11 in this Consent Agenda—and already reported both votes to
the Town Moderator. Current Position: No further action needed.
• Consent agenda—refer to Planning Board (Moderator Comment: "We will combine these
last two consent agenda as one vote.") This Committee had unanimously abstained as none
on the list had Capital implications. Current Position: No further action needed.
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Minutes of the Lexington Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) Meeting
June 3, 2020
• Special Town Meeting Article to petition the General Court to certify ATM and Special Town
Meeting votes. Not previously addressed as this Committee did not include that
2020-1 Special Town Meeting in the Report or the Updates. Roll-Call Vote for Approval:6-0
Approval of Minutes
Mr. Kanter presented a DRAFT Minutes for this meeting. A Motion was made and seconded
to approve said Minutes and including the immediately subsequent adjournment, with
Mr. Kanter allowed to make non-substantial corrections, if needed. Roll-Call Vote: 6-0
Adjourn
A Motion was made and seconded at 6:37 P.M. to adjourn. Roll-Call Vote: 6-0
This Minutes was approved by the CEC at its meeting on June 3, 2020.
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