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upgrades would remain at $1,040,444, with $561,518 requested for FY13 and $478,926 requested for FY14. Ms. Manz asked if the Year 2 work could be easily “severable” to which Mr. Goddard replied that it could be deferred if needed. There were no other questions on this project. 11.Cary Memorial Building Upgrades – Mr. Goddard, Director of Facilities, presented this project request for $550,000 for the development of design and construction drawings for improvements to the Cary Memorial Building (as recommended in the 2011 Isaac Harris Cary Memorial Building Evaluation). Of the many items suggested in the report for improvement, he noted that the most important were acoustical improvements, renovations of the HVAC system, upgrades to the bathrooms, accessibility upgrades, and a lift to the Bird Room. Phase 2 costs for this project are estimated at $7.2M. Mr. Goddard recognized that the FY14 project was very high, and noted that there was an option for a 4-year phased approach to the project. This would necessitate a 20% premium on construction costs, however. He suggested that the CPC decide upon an amount that would be reasonable for the FY14 project, and that he could “work within” the CPC budget. There was a general discussion of this approach, with members discussing the various aspects of the building that they felt most needed repair. It was generally agreed that the acoustics, the HVAC and bathrooms were priorities. Ms. McKenna made the point that the Town should not eliminate the “historical aspects” of the building while trying to preserve its history. She noted that items like the bathrooms, were an important historical element in the building and should be considered for preservation. She also noted that it would be a valuable exercise to compare the present project with an earlier one to upgrade Cary Memorial Hall for a performance center. Ms. Manz clarified this issue, stating that the previous study only examined Cary Hall as a self-supporting performance center, a standard to which the current project did not aspire. Town Meeting member David Kaufman, noted that the bathrooms and HVAC system would benefit from energy upgrades. In response to a question from Ms. Shaw, Mr. Goddard noted that the renovations to the acoustical system would be in the range of $200,000 to $250,000. Mr. Kanter suggested Mr. Goddard return to the CPC with a modified project for FY14 that prioritized the various upgrades for the Cary Memorial Building. 12.White House Stabilization – Mr. Goddard presented this proposed project which sought $202,000 in CPA funds for the exterior stabilization of the White House. Mr. Goddard reported that there was no Board of Selectmen support for a previous amendment to the project, which called for modest interior stabilizations to the interior, so that it could be used by those utilizing the Conscience Land (such as the Farmer’s Market patrons) and by the 5