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Minutes of the Community Preservation Committee Thursday, May 1, 2014 3:30 pm, Parker Room Town Office Building, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue Present: Committee Members: Marilyn Fenollosa, Chair; Richard Wolk, Vice-Chair;Richard Canale, Norman Cohen, David Horton, Jeanne Krieger, Leo McSweeney, Robert Pressman and Sandra Shaw. Administrative Assistant : Nathalie Rice Also in attendance was David Kanter, Vice-Chair of the Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC). The meeting was called to order at 3:30 pm. by Ms. Fenollosa. 1.Town Meeting Wrap-up – There was a brief discussion of the CPA warrant article and the Committee’s presentation at Annual and Special Town Meetings. Members agreed that the CPA presentations had gone smoothly; Sandy Shaw noting that she felt the LexHAB presentation was particularly well done. Mr. Kanter added that he felt the CPC presentation was “superb”. General comments on the year included positive feedback from Nathalie Rice on taking straw votes early in the fall, and a request from Bob Pressman that the CPA budget model be available early in the application process. 2.Board of Selectmen Goal-Setting – The CPC will ask the Selectmen to write in support of the current amendment to return $25M in surplus State budget funds to CPA communities for the 2013 fiscal year. Mr. Cohen agreed to take this request to the Board. Mr. Kanter noted that the CEC will ask the Selectmen to take more timely votes on CPA projects. The issue has put the CPC in the awkward position of approving projects, and even forwarding them to Town Meeting, without a BOS vote. The CPC agreed this was a worthy matter to bring before the Board. 3.Executive Session - At 3:30 pm, upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted by a roll call vote to enter into Executive Session under Exemption 6 to consider the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property and potential litigation related to 430 Concord Avenue, and to reconvene in Open Session; the Chair declaring that an Open Meeting might have a detrimental effect on the negotiating and/or litigating position of the Town. The CPC returned to Open Session at 4:30 pm. 4.Approval of Minutes – The CPC voted (9-0) to approve the minutes of the meetings of 3/13/14, 3/18/14 and 4/7/14 as submitted. The Committee also voted (9-0) to approve Executive session minutes of 11/24/08, 1/12/09, 3/11/10, 10/24/11, 12/19/12 and 2/20/13 as submitted, but to release them only after review by the Town Manager. 1