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Town of Lexington Community Preservation Committee Report on Article 5 This report addresses the Board of Selectmen (BOS) application to the Community Preservation Committee for supplemental CPA funding for the renovations to the 39 Marrett Road property for the purposes of occupancy as soon as possible after the closing date of December 3, 2013. ARTICLE 5 - APPROPRIATION FOR RENOVATIONS TO BUILDINGS TO BE ACQUIRED AT 39 MARRETT ROAD CPC Consideration of the BOS Request for Supplemental Funding: At the request of the Board of Selectmen, the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) discussed at their meeting of September 11, 2013 the possibility of entertaining an "off- cycle" application for supplemental funding for renovations to the Community Center at 39 Marrett Road. Although the CPC typically does not accept fall submissions, after consideration of the BOS request the Committee voted in this case only to accept an application from the Board of Selectmen for renovations to the Community Center. The supplemental funding would allow the building to be occupied in the fall of 2014, rather than 2015/2016. The CPC agreed that the time sensitivity and the need for the Human Services Department to occupy the Community Center as soon as possible justified consideration of the CPA application prior to an annual Town Meeting cycle. The Board of Selectmen request initially quoted a range for the renovations of$755,000 to $1,210,000 based upon recommendations from the Ad hoc Community Center Advisory Committee (AhCCAC). The AhCCAC is charged by the BOS with providing recommendations for programmatic use for the Community Center and has worked with an architectural firm to develop costs for the interim renovations required for the Human Services and Recreation Departments to occupy the building. Between the initial CPC meeting on September 11th and the October 24th meeting, at which the CPC took its final vote, the scope of the interim renovations was expanded to a more complete set of renovations needed for full occupancy. This complete list included: new restrooms, minor 1