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d.) Letter to Selectmen regarding Land Acquisitions - Ms. Manz reported that the CPC's letter regarding land acquisitions had been delivered to the Selectmen. e.) CPC Website — Ms. Rice reported that the FYI CPA applications are now on the CPS website. This group of 21 project applications will be forwarded Town Counsel for review. 3. Needs Assessment Report — Ms. Manz noted that the Needs Assessment Report would need to be updated for the upcoming hearing on December 19'. Ms. Rice reported that she had distributed the Conservation and Recreation sections to Ms. Mullins and Ms. Simmons respectively. Ms. Manz will edit the Housing section, while Ms. Fenollosa will review the Historic Preservation section. Ms. Rice requested that drafts be back to the CPC office by Tuesday, December 4th, if possible. 4. Future Meetings — Ms. Manz noted that the CPC will meet on December 6th , and will have at least one appointment regarding the amendments to the Cary Memorial Upgrades project. A second meeting is planned for the 13th of December, and the Public Hearing for the Needs Assessment Report is scheduled for December 19th at 7:00 pm. 5. Moon Hill National Register Nomination Funds — The CPC met with Six Moon Hill Neighborhood Association board member David Goldfinger, regarding the Association's request for $6,000 in CPA funding. Mr. Goldfinger explained that Six Moon Hill neighborhood had been found eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places by the Massachusetts Historical Commission, and the Association had been in contact with the Historical Commission to determine how best to accomplish this listing. The listing would be an addition to the recently listed Mid Century Modern Houses of Lexington Multi -Property Submission (MPS), which was funded by a CPC grant and resulted in the listing of the Peacock Farm Neighborhood National Register District. The MPS establishes requirements to enable future nominations to the National Register for any individual properties or historic districts that fit the context and guidelines. Mr. Goldfinger explained that the MHC found that the Six Moon Hill Historic District met the National Register criteria for listing at the local, state and possibly national levels. He said the Board of The Six Moon Hill Neighborhood Association voted at its September 17th meeting to approve $2,000 to support completion of the nomination. He said they sought $6,000 in CPA funds to augment this amount to cover the costs of documenting and submitting the associated paperwork for the 29 homes involved, and to hire a qualified professional to help them in this process. He reported "enormous community support" for the project. Ms. Fenollosa, the Historical Commission representative, explained that the Town would benefitt significantly from the National Register nomination of the homes in the Moon Hill neighborhood. She noted that Moon Hill is featured in architecture books, and that local architecture graduate schools regularly tour the neighborhood to view the influence of the Modernist Movement, and the works of 2