HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-11-04-AC-minNovember 4, 2009
Minutes
Town of Lexington Appropriation Committee
November 4, 2009
Place and time: Room G -15, Town Office Building, 7:30 PM
Members present: Alan Levine (Chair), John Bartenstein (Vice Chair and Secretary),
Richard Eurich, Mollie Garberg, Susan McLeish, Eric Michelson, Glenn Parker (Vice
Chair), Joe Pato, Rob Addelson (non- voting, ex officio).
Also present: Dawn McKenna
The meeting was called to order at 7:33 PM.
Positions. We updated vote tallies to include the votes of Rick Eurich and Joe Pato. The
status as of this meeting is as follows —
Article 2 —
9 -0
Article 3 —
9 -0
Article 6 —
7 -2
Article 7 —
7 -2
Article 10
— 9 -0
Article 12
— 9 -0
Article 14
— 9 -0
Munroe School Disposition. Alan recapped the discussion at the public hearing held last
night regarding the sale of Munroe School. He indicated that the bidder had proposed a
change to the terms of the purchase and sale agreement regarding determination of the
future purchase price the Town would pay under the right of first refusal. He explained
that this change is not acceptable to the Town and that it is currently under negotiation.
Article 8 — Contracts for Solar Energy. A short discussion regarding the article was
held and the Committee voted to approve it by a vote of 8 -0.
Article 9 — Appropriate for Sister City Program. Dawn McKenna indicated that she
was currently unsure as to the motion that will be made under this article and she is
waiting to discuss it with the Town Manager. No one on the Committee is currently in
favor of approving an expenditure of $18,490 for this purpose. A short discussion of the
Committee's support if the amount was reduced to $5,000 ensued — some indicated that
they would still be opposed, some would reconsider and some would be for it. The
Committee will wait to take a position until the request is fully defined.
Article 13 - Amend FY 2010 Operating Budget. We briefly discussed the request and
voted unanimously (8 -0) to support it.
Article 11— Appropriate to Stabilization Fund. The Committee voted (8 -0) to support
this Article.
Article 2 — Zoning By -Law Amendment. A short discussion was held regarding
parking and the justification of including a contribution for the proposed parking
structures in the estimate of the assessed value of the property.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:02 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Susan McLeish
Approved January 19, 2010
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