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the Departments have been meeting weekly with Activitas. Activitas has also held meetings and surveyed community members to help create their recommendations. Ms. Buczynski was introduced as a representative from Activitas and described the results of that report. Proposals included increased communication both within the Town of Lexington and with surrounding communities. Ms. Buczynski then asked the Committee about how projects were prioritized, especially in instances of limited funds. Ms. Fenollosa explained that to this point no eligible requests had been denied and the CPC only once has had to reduce the requested amount of a project that qualified for funding under the CPA, due to a shortfall in funds in the CPA fund (the project was split into two phases, with the second half being funded in the following fiscal year). Mr. Pressman commented that future land acquisitions should allow for consideration of affordable housing and not simply for conservation use alone. Ms. Walker agreed that newly acquired land should be multi-functional. Mr. Horton stated that he wished that affordable housing had been mentioned on the community survey to best ascertain community attitudes and needs on the subject and furthermore would like to see some of the reports Activitas has produced. Town Report: The Committee discussed the submission of the FY22 CPC report for the Town's Annual Report. After a motion was duly made and seconded, it was voted by roll call to approve (8-0). Minutes: After discussing some small edits, the Committee voted by roll call to approve the minutes from the Zoom meeting on June 7t" 2022 (5-0, 3 abstentions). Committee Business: The Committee discussed the next meeting and whether it should be on Zoom or in person. It was decided to continue meeting on Zoom for the time being and that Thursdays at 4:00 still works for the Committee. The next meeting will likely be held in mid- October. Ms. Fenollosa mentioned several future CPC projects that may be coming up in the FY2023 granting cycle, including an education center at Lex Farm, accessibility renovations to the Munroe Center for the Arts, renovations to the Stone Building and the preservation of two antique Lexington atlases that the Town Clerk found in the Town's archives. Mr. Horton asked if there had been any decision made on the re-use of the Stone Building. Mr. Sandeen said that the Select Board had received a presentation about the project but there was no indication of the cost of the project. Mr. Pressman said "a presentation I heard about the Munroe building their project also included a recreation component. We already have two parts of the town that came to us on recreation that totaled over$5,000,000 last year so I will not be voting for any other town entity to get CPC money for recreation". Mr. Sandeen also stated that the Munroe Center for the Arts project sponsors have also made presentations to the Select Board and we should expect to see that soon. Mr. Pressman also stated that he was curious to see the progress on the Old Res Bathhouse and Grain Mill Alley bike node projects. Ms. O'Brien asked Ms. Kosnoff if there were any other guidelines besides the CPC's policy to keep a $2 million balance in the CPA fund. Ms. Kosnoff explained that in an effort to keep debt 3