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ARTICLE 8 (b) Project: Munroe Center for the Arts Window Study CPA Category: Historic Resources Amount Requested: $30,000 Amount Recommended: $30,000 CPC Vote: (9-0) Project Description: The Munroe Center for the Arts, a private non-profit organization, enriches Lexington culturally and artistically through its own visual arts education classes, studio rentals to music and dance schools, community arts-related events, art gallery, and studio space offering affordable rents for the public and those who work or take classes in the facility. The Munroe Center requests CPA funds to carry out an engineering study that will recommend the replacement or functional restoration of all windows at the Munroe Center for the Arts. The study will be overseen by the Department of Public Facilities. The 117 windows in the facility are believed to be original to the 110 year old Town-owned building (rented and maintained by the Munroe Center) or at least to the time of its 1915 addition. The windows are in poor condition and air infiltration makes the building The large windows are also difficult to operate and pose safety risks. The proposed engineering study will provide recommendations for the replacement or restoration of the windows, construction documents and cost estimates. The Munroe Center anticipates that additional CPA recommendation. The Munroe Center projects. The Center has paid for past projects but they are requesting CPA funds for the windows because this project exceeds their financial capabilities. Recently, the Munroe Center funded a project that converted their heating system from oil to gas. The Department of Public Facilities (DPF) and the Department of Public Works (DPW) are also seeking Town funds for two other capital projects in FY17. DPF requested $298,000 to replace the roof and DPW requested $220,000 to reconstruct the parking lot. The latter project would be funded by Munroe, principally through funds set aside for that purpose from student fees. The former project would be financed through the issuance of debt whose debt service would be funded through an increase in rental payments by the Munroe Center to the Town. Rental payments are currently $2,000/month. Project Goals and Objectives: Prepare an engineering study that recommends restoration or replacement of the windows for the purposes of reducing heat loss, improving safety and functionality and preserving the architectural integrity and historical significance of the building; and Provide information to help develop a future funding request for implementation of 10