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PBC asked Don Mills for his thoughts on use of the Hosmer House. Don stated anything can be made to work, but the program established for the VC did not reflect use of Hosmer. • Very small and constrained, placing it where it never was creates a fiction for visitors. The Hosmer footprint is about 20% of the VC as programmed. • Any addition would need to be compatible with the Hosmer House. Opinion is it does not work visually in this location; the historic Meriam Estate Site. There was much discussion on the fee proposal and possible rewording of part of the written proposal to clarify the intent, as it relates to the Hosmer house feasibility, however in the end the fee proposal was not voted upon as the BOS were scheduled to take up the discussion at an upcoming meeting. 2. Fire Station Project Update (Jeff McElravy & Rebecca Hopkins, Tecton Architects, Lexington Fire Chief John Wilson) Jeff handed out an update on the Fire Station and reviewed (9) — two story conceptual elevation designs. Schedule and LEED Checklist — V4 New Construction were also included in the handout for discussion. • Fire Chief Wilson stated he would like the smallest footprint possible. The two story design was favored over a one story design. As the department would like to maximize the site space available. • Creative ways for natural light would be incorporated and the roof line considers use of solar on the back side so panels would not be seen from Bedford Street. A four door bay versus a two door bay would help with heat loss and a quicker recovery time. PBC asked about the community interaction with the Fire Department, and ways of keeping public traffic from the private spaces in the Fire Station. It was suggested to have administration and bunking on the 2nd floor. Day room use on the 1st floor. There was ongoing discussions on the aspects of various design concept sketches that were preferred and not preferred, to aid the designer in a possible design direction. Schedule and Sustainability A Schedule through Design Development was discussed. Critical paths were shown and estimates are needed by August for fall Town Meeting. Sustainable design are expected to follow the path of recent projects and the current policy in place. LEED silver, 30% efficiency improvement, resiliency considerations, and increased fresh air ventilation. Motion to adjourn was made and seconded: Meeting adjourned at 9:40pm. PBC Meeting 05.04.17 2