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Selectmen's Meeting — April 1, 2013 On the question of why to indefinitely postpone (IP) versus voting no, Mr. Pato prefers IP since that addresses the process and timing of the project, not the merits. Ms. Mauger feels this project can be done later when the Town has a better understanding of all other municipal building needs. She stated that Mr. Kelley would claim that the Public Safety buildings which are used 24 hours a day /7 days a week, deserve to be looked at sooner than other projects. On the question of whether the soundsystem work could be done as a separate project, Mr. Manz stated that the Cary Memorial Building Program Committee looked at incremental projects, but it will be difficult to do the soundsystem without also touching on accessible and code compliance pieces. Mr. Kanter, Capital Expenditures Committee, Town Meeting Member, Precinct 7, urges the Selectmen to understand that any project in the Cary Memorial Building will need design and engineering funds prior to deciding whether to do the entire project or a piece of it. Dissolve the Community Center Task Force Ms. Mauger spoke to the Chair of the Community Center Task Force (CCTF) to let her know the Selectmen would be dissolving the CCTF. She thanked them for their work and of the success of purchasing the property at 33 Marrett Road. The Board plans to adopt the recommendation of the CCFT to appoint a Community Center Advisory Committee. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 4 -0 to dissolve the Community Center Task Force. Discuss the Draft Charge for a Community Center Advisory Committee Ms. Mauger provided the Board with a draft of the Community Center Advisory Committee and asked for discussion and comments. It was suggested that the membership should not be a range because of quorum issues. It was also recommended that the Committee be an Ad Hoc Committee. The membership should be all citizens and include non - voting staff and liaisons. The Facilities Department could provide staff. Mr. Manz prefers a smaller membership versus larger, so 7 is a good number. The citizens should be interested people willing to provide good input but not represent a single faction. Mr. Pato was thinking the Committee would include a larger population and be a community effort and collaboration between citizens and staff, but if citizens are voting members and staff /liaisons are non - voting, he agrees with 7 members. Mr. Cohen suggested removing the word "successful" from the charge since the Committee should evaluate what does not work as well as what succeeds. He feels 7 members is right.