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Minutes of the Community Preservation Committee Thursday, February 11, 2016 Selectmen's Meeting Room Town Office Building 1625 Massachusetts Ave 3:00 PM Committee Members Present: Marilyn Fenollosa (Chair); Richard Wolk (Vice- Chair); Richard Canale, Norman Cohen, David Horton, Leo McSweeney, Sandra Shaw. Bob Pressman joined the meeting by conference call. Absent: Jeanne Krieger Administrative Assistant: Elizabeth Lane Other Attendees: David Kanter, Vice -Chair of the Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) and liaison to the CPC; Melisa Tintocalis, Economic Development Director. Ms. Fenollosa called the meeting to order at 3:05 PM and noted the remote participation of Mr. Pressman via telephone due to his significant geographical distance. 1) Revised Proposal- Grain Mill Allev- Melisa Tintocalis returned before the CPC to review the revised proposal for the Grain Mill Alley construction project. Since her last presentation before the CPC in December, one of the property's abutters decided not to endorse the agreement between the three interested parties. The condo association expressed concern about the control of their property and the potential future redevelopment of the site. Agreement between the Town, condo association and Bank of America was a stipulation of approval for the full project to move forward. Since the original design concept cannot be achieved, Ms. Tintocalis hoped to move forward with two thirds of the original plan. Both the Town Manager and the Center Committee support the revised concept and Town Counsel approved the proposal. Ms. Tintocalis noted that the new proposal would only include development of the two ends of the alley- the Mass. Ave. end and the Minuteman Bikeway end. The design for these spaces would not change from the original proposal. Ms. Tintocalis said there is no impediment to construct either end; the spaces would be ready to go in the spring, pending approval of construction funds. The original cost for the entire project totaled $337,383; Ms. Tintocalis did not have an exact cost for the revised proposal but estimated a reduction of approximately $100,000. She was still pending a final cost estimate from the architect. The Committee expressed concern about the lack of a redefined proposal and the absence of an exact cost for the project. 1