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Minutes of the Community Preservation Committee Thursday December 18, 2014 Parker Room, Town Office Building 1625 Massachusetts Avenue 3:00pm Committee Members Present: Marilyn Fenollosa, Chair; Richard Canale, Norman Cohen, David Horton, Sandy Shaw, Bob Pressman, Leo McSweeney, Richard Wolk, Vice-Chair, Jeanne Krieger Also in attendance was David Kanter, Vice Chair of the Capital Expenditures Committee. The meeting was called to order at 3:04 pm by Ms. Fenollosa. 1. Rob Addelson, Assistant Manager for Finance, CPA Budget Model- Rob Addelson reviewed the CPA Fund-Projected Revenues and Expenditures, concentrating on the projected funds available for appropriation at 2015 ATM. There is a residual balance of$5,965,616 and the balance carrying forward for FYI is $3,258,787. 2. Minuteman Bikeway Wayfinding Signs, Design Funds. $39,000. John Livsey, Town Engineer, Dave Pinsonneault, Operations Manager, DPW: Dave Pinsonneault stated that he was coming before the Committee to request funding for the safety signs and guides along the Bike Path. He will need $39,000 plus an additional $100,000 for construction, which will start next year. He stated that the current signs were wordy and faded. There is also an important safety component since there is more traffic on the bike path. Ms. Fenollosa stated her concern for paying for the signs for the two other towns of Bedford and Arlington. Mr. Pinsonneault responded that he has received verbal confirmation from the towns that they would create the same signs, and if there is a standard created than it might be advantageous for Lexington to set the standard. Bob Pressman pointed out that the nature of the businesses should be put on the signs and not business name. 3. Grain Mill Alley Project- Amended Application -- Melisa Tintocalis, Economic Development Director. Melisa Tintocalis appeared before the CPC to review her application for the Grain Mill Alley Project. She stated that she plans to take a slower approach and concentrate on design and be involved with more public meetings. To accomplish this, she would need an additional $16,000 in 2-3 installments. She also stated that she had established a baseline of current activity- counting cyclists, pedestrians,picnic tables and bike racks and she plans to take another baseline in the future. Ms. Shaw questioned the traffic created by the Bank of America and how much area would be blocked off. Mr. Kanter reminded Melisa to make sure she has