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Minutes of the Community Preservation Committee Thursday, November 6, 2014 Parker Room, Town Office Building 1625 Massachusetts Avenue 3:00 pm Committee Members Present: Marilyn Fenollosa, Chair; Richard Canale, Norman Cohen, David Horton, Jeanne Krieger, Leo McSweeney, Bob Pressman, Sandy Shaw and Richard Wolk, Vice-Chair. Administrative Assistant : Nathalie Rice Also in attendance were David Kanter, Vice Chair of the Capital Expenditures Committee; Karen Mullins, Director of Community Development and Conservation Assistant, Jordan McCarron. The meeting was called to order at 3:04 pm. by Ms. Fenollosa. 1.Appointment of CPC Chair and Vice Chair After a motion duly stated and seconded, the CPC voted (8-0) to reappoint Marilyn Fenollosa Chair of the CPC, and Richard Wolk Vice-Chair. (Mr. Horton arrived slightly late, missing this vote). 2.Parker Meadow Accessible Trail Update Karen Mullins, Director of Community Development and Jordan McCarron, Conservation Assistant met with the CPC to present FY16 Open Space projects. They commenced with an update on the FY15 Parker Meadow Trail Restoration Project. Ms. Mullins explained that the RFP for the project was in the final stages and will be issued in December. She said she expected the D&E stage to take six months, and that she would be applying next fall for FY17 construction funds. 3.Conservation Meadows Preservation Program, $26,400 Ms. Mullins explained that the Meadows Preservation Project involved the restoration of historic conservation meadows that had lost their open habitat due to growth of invasive species. She said that the project would be an ongoing one, with one to two fields being cleared each year. In FY16, she proposed the restoration of Hennessey Field (adjacent to the renovated Hennessey barn a FY13 CPA project) and the Joyce Miller Field, contiguous to the Arlingtons Great Meadows. After the restorations, the fields would be mowed annually in the fall using funds from the operating budget. Mr. McCarron added that Land Management Plans will be completed for all fields after restoration. The CPC discussed whether the project should be designated under the category of historic resources or open space, both categories having been checked on the application. Mr. Kanter encouraged the applicant to use the Protect designation of the Open Space category. Members agreed that Town Counsel Kevin Batt should rule on the matter. At the suggestion of the Chair and after a motion duly stated and seconded, the CPC voted in a straw vote (8-0-1) to support this project. 1