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3 Ms. Fenollosa asked if the digitization portion of the project is only incidental and if the primary purpose of this portion is for preservation. Ms. Yates confirmed that the digitization is for the preservation of the records in case something should happen to the originals and to reduce handling. Ms. Yates added that Lexington is not digitizing and then destroying the originals, as some other towns have been doing due to a lack of space. Ms. Fenollosa also asked if the Town Clerk’s Office could confirm that this project is not part of their mandatory records retention efforts, as opposed to the purpose of historic preservation. Ms. de Alderete confirmed that this project is separate from their mandatory record keeping. Ms. Fenollosa asked what a marriage intention is. Ms. de Alderete explained that a marriage intention is a form that a couple is required to fill when they intend to get married, so as to obtain a marriage license. Mr. Sandeen asked if a marriage intention was still required. Ms. de Alderete explained that they are and that the current waiting period for a marriage intention is three days. Ms. Yates added that the marriage intentions within this project include a lot of genealogical information that is no longer required for modern marriage intentions. Mr. Creech asked where one might go to access past marriage intentions. Ms. de Alderete answered that they could be accessed through the Town Clerk’s Office Ms. Fenollosa thanked Ms. de Alderete and Ms. Yates for meeting with the CPC and reiterated that the Committee is unable to make any early commitments for FY25 requests. Ms. de Alderete and Ms. Yates left the meeting at 4:35 PM. FY25 CPA Funding Requests – Recreation – Ms. Battite requested $545,000 for Park Improvements – Athletics Fields at Bowman Elementary School as part of their annual requests for improvement projects for fields and playing surfaces on school grounds. Ms. Battite added that Recreation is preparing the Town’s playing fields to be in the best shape possible in preparation for the loss of fields at Center Recreation due to the upcoming high school project. Ms. Battite requested $160,000 for the Lincoln Park Fitness Stations Equipment. Ms. Battite shared that the current equipment is beyond its end-of-life and some pieces have been removed. New equipment would be made of longer-lasting materials, be accessible, and meet today’s code expectations for outdoor equipment. Ms. Battite requested $492,000 for Park Improvements – Hard Court Surfaces at the Valley Road Recreation Area. Ms. Battite explained that the Valley Tennis Courts are failing and beyond repair despite having been resurfaced only three years ago because the area is a very wet area, the courts have seen extra use with the Gallagher courts being offline, and because the life of asphalt is less than what it used to be as a result of becoming a more environmentally friendly product.