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4 how CPA funds were managed in other communities and added that while the Town uses a 5- year plan for all capital projects, year-to-year changes are quite common. Mr. Cronin shared that he had another meeting to attend and offered to answer additional questions for the Committee. Mr. Cronin left the meeting at 5:04 PM. Ms. Walker commented that while most of the CPA funds come from the Town’s tax levy, there is a portion from state funding. Ms. Walker expressed concern for Recreation’s budgeting for making immediate improvement to playgrounds and fields, feeling that there is little to no harm delaying a Recreation project but there is significant harm delaying housing projects. Ms. Weiss expressed her support for the CPC prioritizing affordable housing. Ms. Stembridge expressed her thanks to the CPC for hearing about the Library project and made herself available to the members for further questions. Ms. Stembridge left the meeting at 5:11 PM. Ms. Beebee commented that Recreation will likely play a role with field usage and availability during the foreseen high school project. Mr. Pressman asked if the projected cost of the high school project includes funding for fields. Ms. Kosnoff answered that the high school project includes repairs to fields taken offline for construction but does not include loss of field space accessibility during construction. Ms. O’Brien added that CPC’s prior funding and potential future funding of the Lincoln Park fields will aid in the availability challenges during the high school project. Minutes- After a motion duly made and seconded, the Committee voted by a roll call vote to approve the minutes from the Public Meeting on 10-19-2023 (7-0). CPC Community Housing Funding Policy- The Committee discussed the Draft Community Housing Funding Policy Statement, as requested by Ms. Walker, that summarized the key takeaways from the Community Housing discussion during the 10-19-2023 CPC meeting. Ms. Walker requested that under Position #3, the term “Community Housing funds” be changed to “Community Housing bucket.” Mr. Sandeen expressed his view that the 10-19-2023 CPC Meeting had reaffirmed the Committee’s policy of accepting all applications from qualified applicants and therefore there is no need to have the written policy. Mr. Sandeen contended that Position #2 was an acknowledgement of fact, rather than a policy; that Position #3 is already current policy; and that #4 is an unnecessary restriction on future projects where debt financing may be preferential to cash. Mr. Sandeen concluded that if the CPC wanted to adopt a written policy, it should only state that “the CPC will welcome all applications from all qualified applicants.” Mr. Pressman expressed his agreement with Mr. Sandeen that the CPC does not need the written policy, especially one that only applies to housing. Ms. Krieger expressed her agreement with Mr. Sandeen and shared her view that the Statement was a summation of the 10-19-2023 CPC Meeting and not a policy. Ms. Tung added that her understanding of the 10-19-