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Minutes for the Meeting of July 16, 2008 Page 5 ***************************SUBDIVISION ADMINISTRATION*************************** Grandview Avenue, Tri-Partite Agreement Reduction in Surety: Mr. Henry said Mr. David Burns, the developer of the Grandview Subdivision, requested another reduction in surety based on the installation of the drainage system, and pavement, and the completion of electric, telephone and cable work. Engineering had done a review and he had gone to check the site himself and found the request reasonable. On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 4-0, to grant a reduction in surety for $98, 926.00 for the release of funds for the water and sewer installation work competed on Grandview Avenue. ************************************** STAFF REPORTS******************************* Information on Models/Mockups: Mr. Henry looked into the cost of photo mockups (digital photo) and a ballpark figure was approximately $10,000. This could be used as an option to see what the proposed site might look like. Mr. Zurlo said photomontage is somewhat different from a massing model. The photomontage is a fixed vantage point rendering which is superimposed into a photograph. $5,000 may be the cost for the rendering and would typically require a strong involvement of an architect. Mr. Zurlo continued, the massing models allow for manipulation during the approval process but one would be able to see the footprint and volume of the building within its context early on. For more complicated projects, the Board should require them to do that at the preliminary stage. Mr. Hornig said now that there is some idea of what cost was being added, the concern is with small site sensitive development and these types of upfront costs. Mr. Henry said this could be put in the development regulations if the Board wanted to require this. ******************************* BOARD MEMBER REPORTS**************************** Ms. Manz said she attended the MAPC meeting in Framingham and had nothing to report because it was taken up with concerns of Framingham town meeting members. Mr. Canale said he heard that the tenor of the MAPC meeting in Arlington was very different from the Framingham meeting. On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn the meeting at 9:12 p.m. Wendy Manz, Clerk