Category: Decision-Making

Attached please find a spreadsheet updating the total amount approved to date and the impact of the three additional requests explained further below:

1. Derek Sencabaugh has inquired about the original 3-2 poll on the ATV Ambulance which has not come back for discussion (at the Select Board meeting when this was considered there were four Select Board members and it came back as a 2-2 split vote).
2. Dave Pinsonneault and I have discussed adding a permanent electronic sign at the entrance of 203 Bedford that would be used for regular announcements.  Attached are quotes for a hard-wired sign ($52,000) and a solar sign ($90,000).   This would free up the portable sign boards for emergencies and construction work.
3. As the Board is aware, the Town currently provide the INTERFACE referral service to Lexington residents.  With the current demand so high and the waitlist we have, it would be beneficial to continue to provide the INTERFACE service. Their price is going to be increasing in the next contract year that starts in November, based upon our usage from this year multiplied by their cost per referral rate. The total cost will be $35,000 for the next year, which is up from $20,000 for our current year. The Town and Schools split this evenly each year and we would like to request that the additional $15,000 (beyond the current $20,000) to pay for the upcoming contract year come from ARPA funds instead of increasing our individual budgets so significantly.  COVID caused a significant increase in mental health needs as well as a decrease in provider availability.

Should the Board approve of these requests, the motion would be:

Move to approve additional ARPA Spending for $93,876 for the ATV Ambulance, $52,000 (or $90,000) for the permanent electronic signboard and $15,000 for mental health services.

Or modified as the Board finds appropriate.

DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME ON AGENDA:

10/3/2022                            7:25pm