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RECEIVED Ad Hoc Stone Building Feasibility/Reuse Committee 2021 29 IIMov, 1'56 pii7'i Town of Lexington, MA TOWN CLERK LEXINGTON MA September 23, 20218:00 AM MINUTES/ DRAFT Location: Parker Room, Town Office Building & online via Zoom Attending: Cristina Burwell, Claire Feingold Thoryn (Cary Library Trustees Liaison, Left 8:30),Jeff Howry (arrived 8:13), Mark Manasas, Meg Muckenhoupt (Appropriations Comm. Liaison), Melinda Nasardinov, Paul Smyke (Left 9am), Carolyn Goldstein, Anne Grady, Doug Lucente (Select Board Liaison) Absent: Lester Savage Guests: Elaine Ashton, Stephanie Hsu Recording Secretary: Cristina Burwell The meeting began at 8:06 with an online Roll Call & Reading of Statement on Use of Virtual Meetings. Minutes for 9/2 were approved unanimously, as motioned by Anne, and seconded by Mark. The meeting began with a discussion about changing the committee meeting time to accommodate the new return-to-work-and-return-to-school times and responsibilities of several committee members. After a DoodlePoll and committee discussion,the best and new time was decided to be: WEDNESDAY @ 7:30am (continuing on the 1st & 3rd weeks of each month). There were no public comments. COMMUNITY DISCUSSIONS Community Preservation Act/Committee (8:20) Carolyn and Jeff supplied the committee with a report on their conversations with Marylin Fenollosa (Community Preservation Committee). Carolyn overviewed 3 key takeaways: 1. Yes,the CPA can fund restoration such as would be needed with the Stone Building. This could also include an update to the prior report of needed work, though the committee would not be able to meet the November 1st CPA deadline for requests. 2. The CPA only funds restoration, not new construction (which would allow for an elevator, but perhaps not a new ell). It is unknown how this might affect things if a cafe was identified as a feature in the reuse of the building (i.e., a cafe would be a use, governed by zoning; as it is not a prior use of the building, its funding by CPA as new construction is questionable.) 1