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Minutes of the Community Preservation Committee Thursday, December 8, 2016 Parker Meeting Room Town Office Building 1625 Massachusetts Avenue 4:00 PM Committee Members Present: Marilyn Fenollosa (Chair), Norman Cohen, Charles Hornig, David Horton, Jeanne Krieger, Robert Pressman, Sandra Shaw. Absent: Robert Peters, Richard Wolk Administrative Assistant: Elizabeth Mancini Other Attendees: Wendy Manz, Capital Expenditures Committee liaison to the CPC; Melinda Walker, Lexington Housing Authority; Bob Morris, NeFriends of Minuteman National Park; Nancy Nelson, Superintendent of Minuteman National Historical Park; Carol Kowalski, Assistant Town Manager for Development; Susan Bennett, Executive Director Lexington Historical Society. 1)e and Public Education Project- The Friends of Minuteman National Park discussed the components of the request for partial phase two funding for ge project. FY16 CPA funds contributed towards the first phase of the project which included the successful recovery of 29 fired and unfired musket balls dating back to April 19, 1775. FY18 CPA funds were requested to support the design, fabrication and installation of a wall-mounted, museum quality exhibit case constructed to house the archaeological artifacts discovered during phase one. The request will also fund the design and installation of graphic wayside exhibit panels and the development of a solar powered audio component for external exhibit panels. While the total project cost is $116,350, the Friends requested $41,350 in FY18 CPA funds. The $75,000 difference is planned for the battlefield rehabilitation component of the project and will be funded separately through private donations, including a $45,000 grant previously awarded to the organization. Following brief discussion of the proposal, the CPC voted in a straw poll to support the project, 6-0-1. Ms. Krieger abstained from the vote due to her participation on the 1