Article 13 - Fire Headquarters Replacement

Barry Orenstein, Deputy Moderator presiding.
Article 13 is now open.
ARTICLE 13 — APPROPRIATE FOR 45 BEDFORD STREET/FIRE STATION REPLACEMENT To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the design and construction of a new Fire Headquarters, located at 45 Bedford Street, including the payment of costs of demolition, architectural and engineering services, original equipment, furnishings, landscaping, paving and other site and traffic improvements incidental or related to such construction; determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy, by transfer from 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)

The funds requested by this Article will used be for the design and construction of a new Fire Headquarters. A debt exclusion for this project was approved by the voters in December 2017.

MOTION That $18,820,700 be appropriated for design and construction of a new Fire Headquarters Station, located at 45 Bedford Street, including the costs of demolition, architectural and engineering services, original equipment, furnishings, landscaping, paving, and other site and traffic improvements incidental or related to such construction, and that to meet this appropriation the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, is authorized to borrow $18,820,700 under M.G.L. Chapter 44, Section 7, or any other enabling authority. Any premium received by the Town upon the sale of any bonds or notes approved by this vote, less any such premium applied to the payment of the costs of issuance of such bonds or notes, may be applied to the payment of costs approved by this vote in accordance with Chapter 44, Section 20 of the General Laws, thereby reducing the amount authorized to be borrowed to pay such costs by a like amount.

The Presentation is HERE

RECOMMENDATIONS
BOS: 
AC: Unanimously in Support
CEC: Unanimously Supports

Question Mic: TMM/P5 Trade wars between US & China, where China provides most of our solar panels?
A: Solar is not part of this project.

Question Mic: TMM/P6 Concerned with expanding footprint of building instead of adding a third floor. Would appreciate an explanation
A: The reason is because the current apparatus bays don't support current equipment.
Q: Has the Historic District Commission restricted you?
A: No.

VOTE of TOWN MEETING (2/3 majority)
YES: 143
NO: 0
ABSTAIN: 2
MOTION CARRIES

The Meeting is now open on Article 14.

Article 12 - Appropriate for Lexington Children's Place Construction

Article 12 is now open.
Selectman Ciccolo recuses.
The Report of the School Committee is received and placed on file.
ARTICLE 12 — APPROPRIATE FOR LEXINGTON CHILDREN’S PLACE CONSTRUCTION To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the design and construction of a new Lexington Children’s Place, located at 20 Pelham Road, including the payment of costs of demolition, architectural and engineering services, original equipment, furnishings, landscaping, paving and other site improvements incidental or related to such construction; determine whether the money will be provided by the tax levy, by transfer from available funds, by borrowing or by any combination of these methods; authorize the Selectmen to grant any easement or other interests in land necessary therefor; or act in any other manner in relation thereto. (Inserted by the Board of Selectmen at the request of the School Committee)

Lexington Children’s Place (“LCP”), the pre-kindergarten program for Lexington Public Schools, is outgrowing its locations in the Harrington School and Central Administration buildings. With the Town’s purchase of the property at 20 Pelham Road, the former Armenian Elementary School, the School Committee has recommended the use of a portion of this property as a permanent location for the LCP. The funds requested by this Article will be for the design and construction of the LCP. A debt exclusion for this project was approved by the voters in December 2017.

MOTION That $11,997,842 be appropriated for design and construction for a new Lexington Children’s Place, located at 20 Pelham Road, including the costs of demolition, architectural and engineering services, original equipment, furnishings, landscaping, paving, and other site improvements incidental or related to such construction, and that to meet this appropriation the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, is authorized to borrow $11,997,842 under M.G.L.Chapter 44, Section 7, or any other enabling authority. Any premium received by the Town upon the sale of any bonds or notes approved by this vote, less any such premium applied to the payment of the costs of issuance of such bonds or notes, may be applied to the payment of costs approved by this vote in accordance with Chapter 44, Section 20 of the General Laws, thereby reducing the amount authorized to be borrowed to pay such costs by a like amount.
Superintendent Dr. Mary Czjaikowski and Donna DiNisco, DiNisco Designs, present - presentation may be found HERE
Designed to LEED Silver standards. Schematic Design is on budget. On schedule to complete by September 2019.

RECOMMENDATIONS
SC: Unanimous (5-0)
BOS: Supports 4-0 (Ciccolo recused)
AC: Unanimously Supports (9-0)
CEC: Unanimously Supports (5-0)

Question Mic: TMM/P6 Will we lose some of the "grandfathering" of that space?
A: There is a time limit as to how long we can use it as a school space
Q: How long
A: I believe it's three years

Question Mic: TMM/P6 The solar panels cannot be on the roof? In the parking lot? Was the plan reviewed by Sustainable Lexington Committee?
A: Solar panels will added to roof and canopies in the parking lot. Last review of Sustainable Lexington Committee was in February.
Q: Was it positive?
A: Yes. Pleased that it was all electric building.

VOTE of TOWN MEETING (2/3 majority, because borrowing)
YES: 144
NO: 2
ABSTAIN: 5
MOTION PASSES
Deputy Moderator on the next two Articles, Articles 13 & 14

Article 21 - Reimburse Resident (citizen article)

ARTICLE 21 is now open: APPROPRIATE TO REIMBURSE RESIDENT FOR SEWER BACK UP To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to compensate Robert Daniel McGrath, 11 Cherry Street, Lexington MA, for damages incurred due to a sewer back up resulting from a failure of the Cherry Street sewer main to drain on the 17th June 2017 that resulted in backing raw sewage from the main into his home; determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy, by transfer from available funds, by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation thereof. (Inserted by Robert Daniel McGrath and 9 or more registered voters)

This Article seeks funding to compensate Robert Daniel McGrath for damages incurred due to a sewer back up that resulted in backing raw sewage from the main in his home. He is appealing to Town Meeting to consider whether they will reimburse the direct damages of sewage mitigation and repair required to return his house to its previous condition.

MOTION That the Town appropriate $30,553 to compensate Robert Daniel McGrath, 11 Cherry St., Lexington, MA, for damages incurred due to a sewer back up resulting from a failure of the Cherry St sewer main to drain on 17th June 2017 that resulted in backing raw sewage from the main into his home and that to raise such amount, $30,553 be appropriated from Wastewater Enterprise Retained Earnings.
Mr. McGrath is presenting - his presentation is HERE
Asks, what would you do if it were your home and you were seeking redress.

RECOMMENDATIONS
BOS: Unanimously opposed (5-0)
AC: 8-1 Opposed

Question Mic TMM/P4 Is it legal if TM votes to pay?
A: Hard to determine if Town Meeting should act as judge and jury.

Citizen Mic: Surprised to hear that I need to take out additional insurance
YES MIC: TMMP1
NO MIC: TMM/P7
Question Mic: TMM/P6 Want to ask BoS/Town Manager if the owner is responsible for this?
A: The answer is no
Q:What is the current balance in the line item, uninsured settlements?
A: Between $700,000- 900,000
Q: I'm wondering if anyone took a look at the amount and determined if that was the value?
A: We did not analyze it.

Citizen Mic: I live across the street - quite a disruption - $30,000, wow. Different from potholes, holes in sidewalk.
YES MIC: TMM/P8
NO MIC: TMM/P3
Question Mic: TMM/P6 DPW - does the Town have a way to monitor flow?
A: In certain parts
Q: Can we find out, as homeowners, where those parts are?
A: We actually don't monitor flow, we monitor areas where there have been problems.
Q: Given state law, could BOS come up with a policy for this situation, not negligence?
A: It may not serve the public purpose; it may serve a hypothetical situation.

YES MIC: TMM/P3
NO MIC: TMM/P8
Question Mic: TMM/P9 Are we typically covered? 
A: I had the rider, $5,000.
TMM I have dismay. I'm struggling with this.

YES MIC: TMM/P1 Calls the Question
Voice Vote - inconclusive
RECORDED VOTE TO CLOSE DEBATE (simple majority)
YES: 79
NO: 65
ABSTAIN: 7
MOTION CARRIES

Two minutes to the maker of the MOTION

VOTE of TOWN MEETING (simple majority)
YES: 55
NO: 80
ABSTAIN: 15
The MOTION FAILS

The Meeting is now open on Article 12
Notice of Reconsideration is served.

Call to Order & LPS Diversity Award Presentation

7:15 PM
Deborah Brown, Town Moderator, has called the fifth session of 2018 Annual Town Meeting to order.
Tonight's Town Meeting (session five) begin a bit early for the award presentation of the LPS Diversity Award
Into immediate recess for the presentation of the LPS Diversity Award.
Sharon Wong Chan & Sarah Harrington Award recipient is Ms. Samantha St. Lawrence, LHS English teacher.
Back to order.
Bit of housekeeping.
The Meeting is now open on Article 21 – Reimburse resident for sewer back up (citizen article)

Anticipated Agenda, Tonight's Town Meeting

Tonight's Town Meeting (session five) will begin at 7:15 PM to present and acknowledge the recipient of the LPS Diversity Award

Following that, the Articles to be taken up are expected to be

Article 21 – Reimburse resident for sewer back up (citizen article)
Article 12 – Lexington Children’s Place construction
Article 13 – Fire Headquarters replacement
Article 14 – Police Station rebuild-design
Article 37 – Accept MGL chapter 59, clause 5C1/2
Article 11 – Westview Cemetery Building construction (IP)

Time permitting, we'll move to take up

Article 5 – FY2019 enterprise fund budgets
Article 8 – Diversity Advisory Task Force
Article 9 – Departmental revolving funds
Article 32 – Financial committees bylaw amendments (citizen article)
Consent agenda

About the Consent Agenda

All MOTIONS have the unanimous consent of the Board of Selectmen and the Appropriation Committee, and, for those items pertaining to capital, the Capital Expenditures Committee and will be taken up with one vote. Additionally, the Moderator says, "these items satisfy one or more of the following":

• Are to be Indefinitely Postponed (IP'd)
• Tend not to change from year to year
• Are straightforward and fully explained in the FY19 Budget Book (Brown Book)
• Are housekeeping in nature - requiring Town Meeting action, but with no policy implications for the Town

Presentations will not be heard on any of the items. Nor debate. Questions will be permitted. Any part of the Consent Agenda may be removed from the list and considered separately at the request of a Town Meeting Member.

The blogging and tweeting ensue once we're Called to Order.

My Comments from the Yes Mic, in Support of Article 34

As a granddaughter of immigrants from Armenia, Ireland, and Italy, I stand here tonight in solidarity with our immigrant communities, recognizing we, too, are made up of many different countries of origin.

Our country (and our Commonwealth) is made stronger by the contributions of our immigrant residents and we must pass responsible reforms to protect these gains.

Homeland Security's field office for Boston's Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE), is right next door in Burlington. I was there in February to protest the Trump administration's immigration detention and deportation agenda, because it aggressively targets people and families, separating them regardless of how long they've lived in the country.

Under the current Republican administration, ICE is aggressively targeting not only violent criminals, but also low-level offenders and those with outstanding deportation orders, regardless of how long they've lived here, which, by the way, are civil infractions, not criminal ones.

We need immigration reform in this country. We need policy that puts people and families first. We must protect the civil rights of all Massachusetts residents. That's why I support the Safe Communities Act and Article 34.

This Resolution would make Lexington a welcoming, inclusive, and safe community for all people, regardless of their immigration status.

Police Chief Corr raised particular concerns and Lexington People Power [who sponsored the Article] has adequately responded to them -- and that's important -- because Article 34 concerns the rights and relationships between the Lexington Police Department and undocumented people living, working, and traveling here.

This Resolution is built around key provisions of the Safe Communities Act to protect civil liberties of the undocumented in Lexington. It protects due process and will not keep police from investigating crimes or prosecuting anyone who commits a crime, nor will it stop police from collaborating with federal agencies, including ICE, as part of any criminal investigation.

Without trust and good communication, undocumented people won't feel safe to report crime or contact the police, for fear of being arrested or detained. We need trust between residents and our police department staff for improved public safety for all in our community.

Until the State Legislature acts on the Safe Communities Act, cities and towns across the Commonwealth have taken local action reflecting many of the Safe Communities Act's provisions. Let's join them and enthusiastically adopt this Article.

Article 2 – Community Preservation Committee Report & Article 10 – Community Preservation Projects

ARTICLE 2 – REPORTS OF TOWN BOARDS, OFFICERS, AND COMMITTEES This Article remains open throughout Town Meeting and reports may be presented at any Town Meeting session by Boards, Officers, or Committees.
Report of the Community Preservation Committee is received and placed on file.
Marilyn Fenollosa, Chair, CPC presents the report.
If additional reports are filed tonight, this post will be updated.

Town Moderator: The Meeting is now open on Article 10. We are going to, by Voice Vote, hear about the 4 lump sums, then take the individual items, taking up 10j and 10d first.

RECOMMENDATIONS
BOS: Unanimously SUPPORTS all items in Article 10
CEC: SUPPORTS all projects (a-l) 6-0

AC: VOTES as follows: 
j: DISAPPROVE 3-5-1
d: APPROVE 6-3
a: that this project be IP'd 9-0
b, c, e, f, g, h, k, l: APPROVE 9-0
i: APPROVE 7-2

Planning Board (PB) as follows: Supports 10j & 10b
School Committee (SC): SUPPORTS school related parts of Article 10f-i
Recreation Committee SUPPORTS 10g, h, i

Voice Vote (to take the items up as proposed above): the Ayes have it

ARTICLE 10 – APPROPRIATE THE FY19 COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE OPERATING BUDGET AND CPA PROJECTS To see if the Town will vote to hear and act on the report of the Community Preservation Committee on the FY19 Community Preservation budget and, pursuant to the recommendations of the Community Preservation Committee, to appropriate from the Community Preservation Fund, or to reserve amounts in the Community Preservation Fund for future appropriations, for the debt service on previously authorized financing; for the administrative expenses of the Community Preservation Committee for FY19; for the acquisition, creation and preservation of open space; for the acquisition, preservation, rehabilitation and restoration of historic resources; for the acquisition, creation, preservation, rehabilitation and restoration of land for recreational use; for the acquisition, creation, preservation and support of community housing; and for the rehabilitation and restoration of open space and community housing that is acquired or created with moneys from the Community Preservation Fund; to appropriate funds for such projects and determine whether the money shall be provided by the tax levy, or from estimated Community Preservation Act surcharges and the State match for the upcoming fiscal year, by transfer from available funds, including enterprise 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 Community Preservation Committee) 

This Article requests that Community Preservation funds and other funds, as necessary, be appropriated for the projects recommended by the Community Preservation Committee, the debt service on previously authorized projects, and for administrative costs.

MOTION: That the Town hear and act on the report of the Community Preservation Committee on the FY2019 Community Preservation budget and, pursuant to the recommendations of the Community Preservation Committee, take the following actions:

That the Town reserve for appropriation the following amounts from estimated FY2019 receipts as recommended by the Community Preservation Committee:

1. $551,400 for the acquisition, creation and preservation of open space;
2. $551,400 for the acquisition, preservation, rehabilitation and restoration of historic resources;
3. $551,400 for the acquisition, creation, preservation and support of community housing; and
4. $3,859,800 to the Unbudgeted Reserve.

And further, that the Town make appropriations from the Community Preservation Fund and other sources as follows:

a) That this item be indefinitely postponed;

b) That $365,000 be appropriated for the Community Center Sidewalk, and to meet this appropriation $365,000 be appropriated from the Historic Resources Reserve of the Community Preservation Fund;

c) That $20,000 be appropriated for Archives & Records Management and Records Conservation & Preservation, and to meet this appropriation $20,000 be appropriated from the Historic Resources Reserve of the Community Preservation Fund;

d) That $200,000 be appropriated for the Renovation and Adaptive Re-Use of 9 Oakland Street, and to meet this appropriation $200,000 be appropriated from the Historic Resources Reserve of the Community Preservation Fund;

e) That $100,000 be appropriated for Public Grounds Irrigation Improvements, and to meet this appropriation $40,000 be appropriated from the Unbudgeted Reserve of the Community Preservation Fund and $60,000 be appropriated from the General Fund unreserved fund balance;

f) That $302,000 be appropriated for Playground Replacement Program- Bowman School, and to meet this appropriation $302,000 be appropriated from the Unbudgeted Reserve of the Community Preservation Fund;

g) That $975,000 be appropriated for Athletic Facility Lighting, and to meet this appropriation $975,000 be appropriated from the Unbudgeted Reserve of the Community Preservation Fund;

h) That $3,340,000 be appropriated for the Center Track and Field Reconstruction, and to meet this appropriation the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, is authorized to borrow $3,340,000 under M.G.L. Chapter 44, Section 7 as amended or under M.G.L. Chapter 44B, as amended, or any other enabling authority. Any premium received by the Town upon the sale of any bonds or notes approved by this vote, less any such premium applied to the payment of the costs of issuance of such bonds or notes, may be applied to the payment of costs approved by this vote in accordance with Chapter 44, Section 20 of the General Laws, thereby reducing the amount authorized to be borrowed to pay such costs by a like amount;

i) That $75,000 be appropriated for the Old Reservoir Bathhouse Design, and to meet this appropriation $75,000 be appropriated from the Unbudgeted Reserve of the Community Preservation Fund;

j) That $1,400,000 be appropriated for Lowell Street/Farmview Affordable Housing Supplemental Funds, and to meet this appropriation $600,000 be appropriated from the Community Housing Reserve of the Community Preservation Fund and $800,000 be appropriated from the Undesignated Fund Balance of the Community Preservation Fund;

k) That $2,314,516 be appropriated for CPA Debt Service and related costs and to meet this appropriation $380,550 be appropriated from the Open Space Reserve of the Community Preservation Fund, $400,000 be appropriated from the Historic Resources Reserve of the Community Preservation Fund and $1,533,966 be appropriated from the Unbudgeted Reserve of the Community Preservation Fund; and

l) That $150,000 be appropriated for the Administrative Expenses and all other necessary and proper expenses of the Community Preservation Committee for FY2019 and to meet this appropriation $150,000 be appropriated from the Unbudgeted Reserve of the Community Preservation Fund.

Presentation for Article 10j is HERE.

Question Mic: TMM/P4 Has the Town submitted a Home Rule petition to use MM students?
A: We like to use them on renovation projects, but this project isn't suited to it.
Q: Will vote no

YES MIC: TMM/P7
Question Mic: TMM/P2 Are these units be on the former Busa Farm?
A: Yes
Q: Are there more units planned?
A: No

YES MIC: TMM/P2
Question Mic: TMM/P What's the vetting process for affordable housing?
A: We do it (Lex HAB)
YES MIC: TMM/P8
Question Mic: TMM/P1 Concerned about future costs. Requirement for public bidding?
A: All of our projects will have to follow public procurement process
Q: What does this imply for the Leary Property that was purchased at the same time?
A: We would look forward to working on that site; don't believe we've done a wetland study.

NO MIC: TMM/P1
YES MIC: TMM/P3
Question Mic: TMM/P6 More about the surprise about the slope?
A: Surprises as far as from the sewer line, further up the street than we thought.
Q: More risk to the farm because of ejectors?
A: They are pumping up into the street.
Q: Require electric power?
A: They do.
Q: What happens when they lose power?
A: We'll have to school residents about what to do.
Member supports affordable housing, expresses concern for keeping the farm in

YES MIC: TMM/P4

TMM Calls the Question
THE AYES HAVE IT -- DEBATE IS CLOSED

Two minutes to the maker of the MOTION
VOTES (simple majority)
YES: 144
NO: 14
ABSTAIN: 6
THE MOTION CARRIES
On to 10d

ARTICLE 10d: That $200,000 be appropriated for the Renovation and Adaptive Re-Use of 9 Oakland Street, and to meet this appropriation $200,000 be appropriated from the Historic Resources Reserve of the Community Preservation Fund.
Presentation is HERE.

NO MIC: TMM/P6
Question Mic: TMM/P2 How many people reside there?
A: 15
Q: Are any under age 18?
A: No.

YES MIC: TMM/P6
Question Mic: TMM/P7 Reconfirm that the majority of funds are not expended?
A: I do not dare challenge Mr. Kanter's numbers.

YES MIC: TMM/P3
YES MIC: TMM/P3

VOTES (simple majority)
YES: 153
NO: 2
ABSTAIN: 3
The MOTION is APPROVED

On to Article 10b: That $365,000 be appropriated for the Community Center Sidewalk, and to meet this appropriation $365,000 be appropriated from the Historic Resources Reserve of the Community Preservation Fund.
The Presentation is HERE.

Question MIC: TMM/P6 What is the status of the other projects?

A: Deemed unnecessary

Q: Why dropped the plans from Marrett Road?

A: Concern from the Fire Chief, we have a second egress.

Question Mic: TMM/P6 If we're going to be looking at Pelham to Community Center, why are we doing it now?
A: Couple of reasons. BOS wants to have all buildings accessible by foot. LexPress, MBTA are more practical locations.
Q: Pedestrian traffic up Marrett Road to the Community Center?
A: No study has been done.

YES MC: TMM/P9
NO MIC: TMM Calls the Question

Voice Vote -- the AYES have it

VOTES (simple majority)
YES: 126
NO: 19
ABSTAIN: 10
The MOTION CARRIES
Member serves Notice of Reconsideration

On to Article 10e: That $100,000 be appropriated for Public Grounds Irrigation Improvements, and to meet this appropriation $40,000 be appropriated from the Unbudgeted Reserve of the Community Preservation Fund and $60,000 be appropriated from the General Fund unreserved fund balance.

Question Mic: TMM/P7 Does this include the jug-handle at Hartwell AVe?
A: Yes.

VOTES (simple majority)
YES: 145
NO: 1
ABSTAIN: 4
MOTION CARRIES
On to Article 10f

Article 10f: That $302,000 be appropriated for Playground Replacement Program- Bowman School, and to meet this appropriation $302,000 be appropriated from the Unbudgeted Reserve of the Community Preservation Fund
Presentation is HERE

Question Mic: TMM/P1 Was on the Playground Committee at Harrington, trying to figure out the costs -- where are they going?
A: Using state bid list, state contractor. This has two structures, not one, like the one you described.
Q: Cost of the base surfacing?
A: To renovate $32,000; to change decks and clamps another $14,000. New structure is $70,000

Question Mic: TMM/P6 Construction standard to achieve pricing efficiency
A: No

VOTES (simple majority)
YES: 149
NO: 1
ABSTAIN: 2
MOTION CARRIES
On to Article 10g

Article 10g: That $975,000 be appropriated for Athletic Facility Lighting, and to meet this appropriation $975,000 be appropriated from the Unbudgeted Reserve of the Community Preservation Fund.
Presentation for 10g, 10h, 10i HERE

Question Mic: TMM/P5 Rebates from Eversource?
A: We will look into this.

VOTES (simple majority)
YES: 148
NO: 0
ABSTAIN: 1
MOTION CARRIES
On to 10h

Article 10h: That $3,340,000 be appropriated for the Center Track and Field Reconstruction, and to meet this appropriation the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, is authorized to borrow $3,340,000 under M.G.L. Chapter 44, Section 7 as amended or under M.G.L. Chapter 44B, as amended, or any other enabling authority. Any premium received by the Town upon the sale of any bonds or notes approved by this vote, less any such premium applied to the payment of the costs of issuance of such bonds or notes, may be applied to the payment of costs approved by this vote in accordance with Chapter 44, Section 20 of the General Laws, thereby reducing the amount authorized to be borrowed to pay such costs by a like amount.
Presentation is HERE.

YES MIC: TMM/P6
Question MIC: TMM/P More information about the funding?
A: Some to be paid by the the general fund, some to be paid by the preservation fund.

YES MIC: TMM/P8

Question MIC: TMM/P6 Use of debt?
A; Not sufficient funds to pay it all from cash. Over a shore period of time, less than 5 years, to pay off the debt.

Question MIC: TMM/P1 Need for new bleachers? How much goes to that?
A: Old wooden bleachers have been removed; new bleachers will seat 300 people
Q: How much?
A: $50,000

Question MIC: TMM/P4 How do we know how the debt service should be allocated each year?
A: Pro-rate the debt service; a math calculation.

Question MIC: TMM/P4 Ability of putting the football field inside the track, knowing it may disappear?
A: Yes. We have started to think about those scenarios.

Question MIC: TMM/P5 Synthetic fields - snow removal?
A: Snow removal on a straight synthetic field will destroy the field. We're looking at it, moving forward.

VOTES (requires 2/3 majority because, borrowing)
YES: 149
NO: 0
ABSTAIN: 2
MOTION CARRIES
On to 10i

Article 10i: That $75,000 be appropriated for the Old Reservoir Bathhouse Design, and to meet this appropriation $75,000 be appropriated from the Unbudgeted Reserve of the Community Preservation Fund.
Presentation HERE.

VOTES (simple majority)
YES: 137
NO: 1
ABSTAIN: 1
MOTION CARRIES
On to 10k

Article 10k: That $2,314,516 be appropriated for CPA Debt Service and related costs and to meet this appropriation $380,550 be appropriated from the Open Space Reserve of the Community Preservation Fund, $400,000 be appropriated from the Historic Resources Reserve of the Community Preservation Fund and $1,533,966 be appropriated from the Unbudgeted Reserve of the Community Preservation Fund.
Presentation HERE

VOTES (simple majority)
YES: 136
NO: 0
ABSTAIN: 1
MOTION CARRIES

Remaining parts of Article 10 will be taken up under the Consent Agenda (that's10a &10l), after April break. Edit: Not April break, just after the weekend. ~mas

MOTION to adjourn until 7:15 on Monday April 9
We are adjourned 10:35 PM