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Town ofHopkinton Appropriation Cormrtittee (AC)
Minutes ofMeeting on Mo~day April 1,3, 2009 ~~~~I'{,~R!Tm~
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09 APR 16 AM 9: I 8 In attendance: MI{tvkJ -1rfbvd
Stuart Cowart '1-0
Ron Eldridge
Joe Karner
Joe Lavin (tI1
Heidi Kriger
Chairman Karner called the meeting to order at 6:33 pm.
John Coolidge, Community Preservation Committee Chair, joined the AC for a discussion of
CPC sponsored articles on the Annual Meeting Town Warrant.
Articles discussed were:
36 -Historical Records Restoration -$1 OK. This is an ongoing multi-year project to preserve
and protect records ofthe Town, some going back 200 years. Joe K. will request a status ofhow
many more years ofrestoration (and cost) are required before the project is complete.
37 -Historical Signage -$20K. This is to complete a project started last year on signage for
historical areas (Town Center, Woodville) as well as historic buildings. Ron asked ifit were a
good year given the constrained fiscal environment for this work to go forward; John replied that
it was the second halfofa project that they would like to see completed, and that the economic
conditions may make it possible to get good prices on the work. Cost is an estimate.
38 -Cultural Arts Building ADA compliance -$55K -This is to bring the ADA Cultural Arts
Building into compliance with the ADA regulations. Ron asked ifthis was a historical building,
John said that it was and entailed ramps, bathrooms, cabinets and the like. This is a Brian Main
estimate; Joe K. will request an e-mail ofthe source ofthe quote. Stuart asked ifthis had been
identified as a stimulus item; John replied that it had not and doubted it would have qualified as a
"shovel-ready" infrastructure improvement.
A lengthy conversation ensued to discuss events leading up to the Annual Town Meeting on May
4th. Joe K. suggested voting on the 21 st as we will have a full committee that evening. Stuart and
Joe L. will be working on a streamlined presentation to Town Meeting. It was generally agreed
that messaging was important and needed to be crisp and simple, and that the bulk ofthe budget
initiative and goals needed to be explained by the BoS and Town Manager.
Ron moved and Joe L. seconded a motion to adjourn at 8:04PM. The motion carried
unanimously 4-0.