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7.Paint Mine Barn Preservation – Karen Mullins, Director of Community Development, and Administrator of the Conservation Commission, presented this project for $34,770 for the restoration of the Paint Mine Barn, located on the Paint Mine Conservation Area off Mountain Road. She showed a locus map and slides of the structure, noting that the building is 80’ by 20’ and contains seven stalls. She said the building had been assessed by the Building Inspector, Gary Rhodes and by Pat Goddard, Director of Facilities. She said the structure would be used to store conservation equipment and tools. In response to a question from Mr. McSweeney, she explained that the building has power, but no water. The question arose about security and Ms. Mullins explained that the building would be locked and alarmed. Mr. Adler questioned whether Conservation equipment could be housed in the new Public Services Building, to which Ms. Mullins replied that there was not enough space. Mr. Kanter asked the CPC to explain the historic status of the building, and Ms. Fenollosa replied that the barn had been placed on the Comprehensive Cultural Resources Inventory (the “Inventory”) for further study. Once on the Inventory, (even on a “pending” basis) Ms. Fenollosa stated that the Paint Mine Barn is afforded the same level of protection as those properties which have received full study. To elucidate this point, Ms. Mullins added that a request to demolish the building would trigger the Demolition Delay By-law. 8.Conservation Land Acquisition - Ms. Mullins spoke to this request, which had been submitted by the Conservation Commission. She stated that there had been no progress on this acquisition, and that any discussion of the acquisition was being handled in Executive Session. Mr. Kanter questioned whether there was any anticipated time-line for the project, to which Ms. Mullins said there was not. She added there was some question as to whether it would come before the CPC for FY13. 9.Land Acquisition – Wright Farm – Mr. Cohen reported that negotiations were ongoing, and that there was a slight possibility that the acquisition might need to be postponed until next year. He added that the Wright Farm has been on the Conservation Commission list of properties of interest for the last thirty to forty years. Ms. Manz added that the CPC had authorized the release of $9,000 in CPA funds to pay for two appraisals on the property. 10.Muzzey Senior Center Upgrades – Patrick Goddard, Director of Facilities, presented this project for $561,518. The project was initially submitted to the CPC with an estimated cost of $82,000 for design development and construction documents. After review by the Board of Selectmen, the design funds were amended to include important safety upgrades, which Mr. Goddard explained included a communicating stair, a limited use elevator, and upgrades to lighting. He noted that the infill in between floors and the HVAC work would be postponed until FY14. He said the total cost of the 4