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of use for a longer period. There will be a meeting of the Ad hoc Cary Hall Building th Program Committee on December 12 in the Ellen Stone Room at 7:30 pm where the findings of the Committee will be presented to the public. 3.Discussion of Project Applications and Straw Votes a.)Merriam Hill Preservation, $3,000, no vote – The CPC discussed this application at length, with some members expressing concern about houses being added to the Comprehensive Cultural Resources Inventory (the Inventory) without homeowners being aware of the commencement of the project. Ms. Fenollosa agreed that if approved, all affected homeowners would be notified. She also noted that the project provided an opportunity to add to the body of research concerning significant homes in Lexington, and should not be taken as a referendum on the Demolition Delay Bylaw. There was also concern on the part of some members about the application being presented by a neighborhood rather than by the Historical Commission (HC). After further consideration of the project, Mr. Wolk made a motion to have the CPC reconsider the application under submission by the Historical Commission. The motion was approved unanimously (8-0). Ms. Fenollosa will inform the HC of this change. b.)Moon Hill National Register Nomination, $6,000, no vote – There was also discussion of this application, a continuation of the MidCentury Modern Architecture in Lexington project begun with the National Register Nomination of the Peacock Farm Historic District funded with CPA monies in FY 2011. Members again felt the application would be best submitted by the Historical Commission, and voted (7-0-1) to reconsider the application under HC submission. Ms. Fenollosa will inform the HC of this change. c.)Archives and Records Management and Preservation, $20,000, (6-0-1) – A question arose regarding the eventual date at which CPC funds would no longer be appropriate for the archiving of Town records, as they would be contemporary rather than historic. Ms. Hooper stated that at some time in the future, funds for document preservation would probably move into her operating budget. The CPC asked Ms. Rice to follow-up with Ms. Hooper to determine the dates and periods of documents to be preserved using this year’s requested funds and the phasing of future conservation projects into the operating budget. The CPC voted (6-0-1) in a straw vote to approve this project application. d.)5-Year Open Space Plan Update, $30,000, (8-0) – Periodic update of this Plan is required by statute. The Committee discussed the Open Space Plan Update, noting Town Counsel’s recommendation to use funds from the Administrative budget for the project. The CPC took a straw voted and voted (8-0) to support the project using funds from the Administrative budget. e.)Conservation Restriction (CR) Enforcement Funds, $25,000, (7-0-1) – The CPC questioned whether there were remaining funds in any of the previous land acquisition budgets which could be used to funds the necessary CRs. (There are monies available to fund the Wright Farm CR in this manner.) Ms. Rice will investigate this matter further and speak with Ms. Mullins, the Director of 2