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Minutes of the Community Preservation Committee Thursday, March 14, 2013 5:30 pm, Ellen Stone Room Cary Memorial Building, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue Present: Committee Members: Marilyn Fenollosa, Chair; Joel Adler, Richard Canale, Norman Cohen, Jeanne Krieger, Leo McSweeney, and Dick Wolk. Administrative Assistant: Nathalie Rice Also in attendance were David Kanter of the Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) and Town Meeting members Ingrid Klimoff and Charles Hornig (Mr. Hornig is also a Planning Board member). The meeting was called to order at 5:30 pm. by Ms. Fenollosa. 1. Appointment of the Chair - The CPC voted (7 -0) to appoint Marilyn Fenollosa Chair of the Community Preservation Committee. (She had previously been Acting Chair.) 2. CPC Report to Annual Town Meeting — The CPC voted to approve the draft CPC Report to Annual Town Meeting by a vote of (7 -0); the Committee agreed Ms. Fenollosa could make any final changes prior to the report's release on April 1 st 3. Updates and Verification of Final Votes on Project Applications a.) Visitor Center — Design Phase — Ms. Fenollosa informed the CPC that she had spoken with Dawn McKenna, Chair of the Tourism Committee, who expressed concern over the March 5 th CPC vote to recommend indefinite postponement of the Visitor Center project. Ms. McKenna felt the CPC vote was premature, since the Board of Selectmen (BOS) had not yet voted their approval/disapproval of the project. (They had however, omitted the project in the FYI budget, and had subsequently voted to approve that budget. The CPC interpreted this as a lack of Selectmen support for the project.) In the absence of a formal BOS vote, Ms. Fenollosa reported that she informed the applicant that the CPC would entertain a request to reevaluate the project, should it receive Selectman approval. The CPC affirmed this position with a vote of (7 -0). b.) CPC Date Certain at Town Meeting — Ms. Fenollosa stated that the CPC has a date certain for Town Meeting — Wednesday, April 3rd 4. Marrett Road Acquisition — Carl Valente, Town Manager, and Rob Addelson, Assistant Town Manager for Finance met with the CPC to present the ancillary costs for the proposed Marrett Road acquisition, and to reaffirm its eligibility as a historic parcel. CPC votes on these issues were needed prior to the discussion of Article 2 to