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Minutes of the Community Preservation Committee Thursday, November 17, 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, Jeanne Krieger, Robert Pressman, Sandra Shaw. Absent: Robert Peters Administrative Assistant: Elizabeth Mancini Other Attendees: Pat Goddard, Director of Public Facilities, Shawn Newell, Assistant Director of Public Facilities, Sergio Demango, Facilities Engineer, Tom Griffiths, Cameron Purdy- Munroe Center for the Arts. Ms. Fenollosa called the meeting to order at 4:00 PM. 1)Munroe School Window Restoration- Pat Goddard and Shawn Newell reviewed the request for $620,000 for the restoration of the windows at the Munroe School Building. An FY17 CPA request funded a study for the purpose of producing recommendations and cost estimates for the replacement or functional restoration of all windows. The study showed that restoration would be the least costly option. Despite the FY18 request for the less expensive option, Mr. Hornig questioned the seemingly high restoration cost. Mr. Demango attributed the cost to both the large window measurements and construction costs for the demolition of walls that surround some of the windows. Mr. Newell confirmed, however that windows not currently in use would not be replaced as part of the request. The CPC discussed several other aspects of the project including potential heat savings, safety improvements and the relationship between the Town and the Munroe Center for the Arts, specifically relating to responsibility of capital projects. The Committee voted in a straw poll to support the project, 7-0. (Mr. Cohen had yet to arrive to the meeting). 2)Purchase Parking Lot for Community Center- Mr. Goddard and Mr. Newell also presented the request for $425,000 in CPA funds for the Town to purchase an existing parking lot, adjacent to the Community Center, that is currently owned by the Scottish Rite. Mr. Goddard prefaced the discussion by explaining this was a request from the Town Manager submitted through Public Facilities. There is currently an easement for the parking lot which allows the Town to share use of the lot with the Scottish Rite. The Committee questioned the benefit of purchasing the lot 1