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Minutes of the Community Preservation Committee Thursday, October 27, 2016 Parker Meeting Room Town Office Building 1625 Massachusetts Avenue 4:00 PM Committee Members Present: Marilyn Fenollosa (Chair); Richard Wolk (Vice- Chair); Norman Cohen (arrived at 4:25 PM), Charles Hornig, David Horton (arrived at 4:37 PM), Jeanne Krieger, Robert Peters, Robert Pressman, Sandra Shaw. Administrative Assistant: Elizabeth Mancini Other Attendees: Wendy Manz, Capital Expenditures Committee liaison to the CPC; Caileen Foley, Executive Director, Lexington Housing Authority; Karen Mullins, Conservation Administrator; Jordan McCarron, Conservation Stewardship Program Coordinator. Several members of the Conservation Committee also attended the meeting. The Committee gathered in the lobby of the Cary Memorial Building at 4:00 PM in order to be photographed for the Annual Town Report. The meeting was called to order by Ms. Fenollosa at 4:22 PM once the committee re- convened in the Parker Meeting Room. 1) Lexington Housing Authority- Request for FY18 Supplemental Funding- Caileen Foley appeared before the CPC to discuss the request for additional funding for the Greeley Village Rear Door and Porch Preservation Project. $263,250 was approved by 2016 Annual Town Meeting for the preservation of all rear doors and porches on the 100 units at the affordable housing complex. Ms. Foley requested an additional $56,712 in FY18 funds to cover the cost of preserving the porch decking which was not included in the original FY17 request. Ms. Foley explained that upon approval of the FY17 project, an architect subsequently determined that the scope of work should also include the removal and installation of new porch decking due to the deterioration of the existing material. Mr. Hornig asked about any potential LHA projects in the coming years, specifically noting that he would prefer to see the creation of more affordable housing instead of just the preservation of existing buildings. Ms. Foley was unsure of any specific projects but noted the importance of completing projects in their entirety prior to beginning new ones. After additional discussion, the CPC voted in a straw poll to support the project, 7 -0 -1. (Mr. Horton had yet to arrive to the meeting). 1