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3/10/2016 AC Minutes (b) Munroe Center for the Arts Window Study: The Town owns the building and, although the allocation of responsibility between owner and tenant for capital improvements has never been definitively resolved, agreement has been reached to have this project completed by the Town with CPA funds. • A motion was made and seconded to support this project. The motion passed. VOTE: 9 -0 (c) Lexington Arts and Crafts Society Parsons Gallery Lighting Renovation: This is a privately owned building that is used to serve the public. CPA funds have previously been used under comparable circumstances, e.g., First Parish Church in 2015. • A motion was made and seconded to support this project. The motion failed. VOTE: 3 -6 (d) Visitors Center Renovation: It is expected that this project will be IP'ed. Current plans involve a complete rebuild of the Center, which would make the project ineligible for CPA funds. (e) Keeler Farm Community Housing Acquisition: Acquisition of one unit for affordable housing, to be managed by the Lexington Housing Assistance Board, is proposed. Some funding is expected from the WestMetro HOME Consortium of which Lexington is a member. • A motion was made and seconded to support this project. The motion passed. VOTE: 9 -0 (f) Greeley Village Rear Door and Porch Preservation: This project is for replacing/repairing 100 doors and 75 porches. • A motion was made and seconded to support this project. The motion passed. VOTE: 9 -0 (g) Wright Farm Barn Needs Assessment and Feasibility Study: It has been suggested that the facility can be converted into an environmental education space for adults and children, but the Committee feels this would have to be organized as a self - supporting service. • A motion was made and seconded to support this project. The motion passed. VOTE: 9 -0 (h) Antony Park Construction Funds: Ms. McKenna reviewed the history of the request for Antony Park Construction Funds. According to Ms. McKenna, in 2009 and 2010 the Town Manager and Board of Selectmen (BoS) endorsed a plan to develop a small park honoring the Town's sister city (Antony, France). The Tourism Committee, with support from the Antony Park Working Group, raised approximately $60,000 in private donations. The majority of this money has since been spent on site preparation and unsuccessful tree planting, leaving the park in an unsightly and unusable state. Community Endowment of Lexington recently provided a $5,000 grant to support the park project. Article 8(h) is requesting an additional $60,000 of CPA funds to complete the original plan. The project involves site work, stone work and plantings. Additional private fundraising will be sought to develop the park further once the basics are done. 3