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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-11-14-STM-Warrant O0 TOWN WARRANT Town of Lexington \\\ APRIL I9Special Town Meeting tk_tiNG,9, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex, ss. To any of the Constables of the Town of Lexington Greetings: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington qualified to vote in elections and in Town affairs to meet at Cary Memorial Building, in said Town on Monday,November 14, 20110 at 7:30 p.m., at which time and place the following articles are to be acted upon and determined exclusively by the Town Meeting Members in accordance with Chapter 215 of the Acts of 1929, as amended, and subject to the referendum provided for by Section eight of said Chapter, as amended. ARTICLE 1 REPORTS OF TOWN BOARDS, OFFICERS, COMMITTEES To receive the reports of any Board or Town Officer or of any Committee of the Town. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) ARTICLE 2 APPROPRIATE FOR BRIDGE AND BOWMAN SCHOOLS RECONSTRUCTION To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money to remodel,reconstruct and make extraordinary repairs to the Bridge and Bowman schools, including architectural and engineering services, original equipment and landscaping, paving and other site improvements incidental or directly related to such remodeling, reconstruction or repair; determine whether the money should be provided by the tax levy,by transfer of available funds,by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen at the request of the School Committee) FUNDS REQUESTED: unknown at press time DESCRIPTION: This article requests funds for the reconstruction of the Bridge and Bowman schools to extend their useful lives. Funds for the costs of design, engineering and generation of construction documents were appropriated at the 2010 and 2011 Annual Town Meetings. ARTICLE 3 APPROPRIATE FOR FIRE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money to upgrade the Fire Communication System; determine whether the money should be provided by the tax levy, by transfer of available funds, by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: unknown at press time DESCRIPTION: The Fire Department has been experiencing recurring problems with its radio communications system in certain parts of the Town that have resulted in temporary losses of communications. A team composed of representatives from the Fire Department, Police Department, MIS, Dispatching and the Town's radio consultant are recommending the following upgrades to the radio system to stabilize the system and bring it to acceptable standards of reliability by making the following improvements: 1) the addition of two radio repeaters; 2) converting the repeater at the Dispatch Center to a transmitter; 3) installation of fiber optic communications lines to those portions of the system that are connected via leased copper phone lines; and 4)replace and upgrade two repeaters that are incompatible with the overall communications system. Some portion of the improvements may also include the Police radio system where fire and police share common radio sites. ARTICLE 4 AMEND FY2012 OPERATING AND ENTERPRISE FUND BUDGETS To see if the Town will vote to make supplementary appropriations, to be used in conjunction with money appropriated under Articles 4 and 5 of the warrant for the 2011 Annual Town Meeting,to be used during the current fiscal year, or make any other adjustments to the current fiscal year budgets and appropriations that may be necessary; to determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy,by transfer from available funds, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: unknown at press time DESCRIPTION: This is an article to permit adjustments to current fiscal year(FY2012) appropriations of the general fund and enterprise fund budgets. ARTICLE 5 ESTABLISH AND APPROPRIATE TO SPECIFIED STABILIZATION FUNDS To see if the Town will vote to create and/or appropriate sums of money to Stabilization Funds in accordance with Section 5B of Chapter 40 of the Massachusetts General Laws for the purposes of: (a) Section 131 Zoning By-Law, (b)Traffic Mitigation, (c)Transportation Demand Management, (d) School Bus Transportation, (e) Special Education, (f) Center Improvement District; (g)Debt Service, (h)Transportation Management Overlay District(TMO-1) and(i)Avalon Bay School Enrollment Mitigation Fund; determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy,by transfer from available funds, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: unknown at press time DESCRIPTION: This article proposes to establish and/or fund Stabilization Funds for specific purposes. Money in those funds may be invested and the interest may then become a part of the particular fund. The use of these funds may be appropriated for the specific designated purpose by a two-thirds vote of Town Meeting. ARTICLE 6 APPROPRIATE TO STABILIZATION FUND To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money to the previously created Stabilization Fund in accordance with Section 5B of Chapter 40 of the Massachusetts General Laws; determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy, by transfer from available funds, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: unknown at press time DESCRIPTION: Money may be appropriated into the existing Stabilization Fund. The balance of the Fund may be invested and the investment income will become part of the fund. These funds may later be appropriated, by a two-thirds vote of an Annual or Special Town Meeting, for any lawful purpose. ARTICLE 7 APPROPRIATE FOR AUTHORIZED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS To see if the Town will vote to make supplementary appropriations to be used in conjunction with money appropriated in prior years for the installation or construction of water mains, sewers and sewerage systems, drains, streets, buildings, recreational facilities or other capital improvements and equipment that have heretofore been authorized; determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy, by transfer from the balances in other articles, by transfer from available funds, including enterprise and community preservation funds, by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen) FUNDS REQUESTED: unknown at press time DESCRIPTION: This is an article to request funds for capital improvement project expenditures that exceed the level of appropriation. Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant,with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, on or before the time of said meeting. Given under our hands this 5th day of October 2011. Hank Manz Selectmen Norman P. Cohen George A. Burnell of Deborah N. Mauger Lexington A true copy, Attest: Richard W. Ham, Jr. Constable of Lexington Presorted Standard U.S. Postage Town of Lexington PAID Lexington,MA 02420 Boston,MA Permit 3011 Warrant- Special Town Meeting—November 14, 2011 WS CAR SORT POSTAL PATRON LEXINGTON, MA