Open Hearing Presentation March 18, 2019 Capital Budget Committee

Article 5 Requests Fire and Ambulance Highway Department Radio Equipment: $32,000 No action has been taken by CBC Ambulance: $292,364 No action has been taken by CBC Replace existing 2 wheel drive ambulance built on van chassis with 4 wheel drive truck chassis Highway Department Pick up truck: $44,000 - Approved Fuel dispensing system: $36,000 - Approved Cemetery Commission John Deere tractor: $16,000 Capital Budget Committee recommends this request not be approved

Article 5 Requests Building Maintenance Park And Recreation Protective Agency Building Roof: $250,000 No action has been taken by CBC Protective Agency Building De-leading Firing Range: $ 12,000 - Approved Protective Agency Building Air Conditioning: $50,000 No action has been taken by CBC Park And Recreation John Deere tractor: $27,000

Capital Budget Overview

Future Items FY 2022 Schools Fire Department Town House Highway Roof replacement Chickering and Region: $2.6mm Fire Department Engine #1: $650,000 Town House Roof replacement: $940,000 Highway Roll-off truck: $150,000

Equipment Replacement Guidelines The Capital Budget Committee is developing replacement guidelines based on usage and repair history Gathering information from: Equipment manufacturers Neighboring towns Industry experts The guidelines will be phased in during FY 2019- FY 2021

Green CommunitiesFY2020 Action Identify Town initiatives qualifying for Green Community Grants. Review department capital requests and projections for eligibility and coordinate with the Town Planner and Department of Energy Resources. Ensure the Committee identifies and examines all projects eligible for Green Community Grants in sufficient time to meet grant requirements. Maximum award is $250,000 Research additional grants available from Eversource

Qualified Projects Town Buildings Vehicles Lighting Building Envelope & Conservation-insulation (Protective Services, Chickering, Library, CCC) , new insulated windows (Town House, CCC), air sealing Combined heat & power (review for CCC and schools)  Food Service- Fryers, griddles, kitchen hood controls(Schools)  HVAC- heat pumps, control systems, high efficiency A/C, high efficiency furnaces (Protective Services, CCC, Schools) Vehicles Hybrid vehicles and plug-in up to $5,000 Battery electric vehicles up to $7500 Charging stations , anti-idling  and vehicle routing technology Lighting Change 67 street lights to LED Building Operator Certification Training Two people for municipal buildings and schools