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<br /> Minutes of the Community Preservation Committee <br />Thursday, November 29, 2012, 2:00 pm <br />Parker Room <br />Town Offices Building <br />Present: <br />Board Members: <br />Wendy Manz,Chair; Joel Adler, Norman Cohen, Marilyn Fenollosa, Vice <br />Chair; Jeanne Krieger, Leo McSweeney, Sandra Shaw and Dick Wolk. <br />Administrative Assistant <br />: Nathalie Rice <br />Also in attendance were David Kanter of the Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) and <br />Town resident, Robert Pressman. <br />The meeting was called to order at 2:06 pm. by Ms. Manz. <br />1.Approval of the Minutes – <br />A vote was taken (6-0) to approve theminutes from <br />the meetings of November 1, 2012 and November 8, 2012. (Mr. McSweeney was <br />not yet in attendance.) <br />2.Announcements <br />a.)Resignation of Ms. Weiss <br /> - Ms. Manz announced to the Committee that she <br />had received a resignation notice from Betsey Weiss. Ms. Manz said she was <br />saddened by this news, and had asked Ms. Weiss to reconsider. Ms.Weiss <br />preferred not to reconsider, and therefore a new representative to the CPC <br />will be appointed by the Housing Partnership. Members of the Committee <br />noted Ms. Weiss’ resignation with regret, and stressed her instrumental role <br />in the passage of the CPA and in championing affordable housing for the <br />Town and the Housing Partnership. All agreed Ms. Weiss’ contributions will <br />be greatly missed, and expressed their appreciation and gratitude for all she <br />has done. <br />b.)Upcoming Workshop <br />– Ms. Manz noted the upcoming Community <br />st <br />Preservation Coalition Workshop on Saturday, December 1 at the <br />Chelmsford Center for the Arts. Ms. Manz will attend, as well as Sandra <br />Shaw and David. Kanter of the CEC. <br />c.)33 Marrett Road – <br />Ms. Manz reported that she had been updated by Town <br />Manager, Carl Valente, regarding the progress on the evaluation of the <br />Scottish Rite/Mason’s property for Town purposes. She said the Cecil Group <br />is in the process of evaluating the property, and an appraisal is underway. She <br />said a decision must be made whether to move forward with an acquisition <br />by February, 2013. Mr. Adler noted that the CPC would need to consider the <br />acquisition carefully, since it might limit CPA funds for other projects. <br />Members agreed that acquisition of the 33 Marrett Road property would <br />require bonding. <br />1 <br /> <br />