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Mr. McSweeney: why is the LHS adding a freight elevator instead of a passenger elevator? Ms. Bennett – because only a few people will use it to transfer furniture. Also, a freight elevator is less expensive and requires fewer inspections. Mr. McSweeney: the cost of the elevator is listed at $36,000. What is the additional $5,000 for? Ms. Bennett – for the electrical work and installation costs. Charles, Lamb, Capital Expenditures: does the Town receive any money from the Depot building? Ms. Bennett – no, the building is not town owned or sponsored. The LHS does receive modest rental fees from users, limited to Lexington residents and organizations. Mr. Cohen: how many of the 11,000 Lexington households are LHS members? Ms. Bennett – approximately 1,000. c. Moveable shelving for the Cary Memorial Building vault – request for $60,000 – Linda Vine, Assistant Town Manager on behalf of Donna Hooper, Town Clerk Ms. Vine described the project: this is the last piece of the project for the Town’s vault restoration. The vault is the largest, where the majority of the Town’s documents are kept. In the long term, the Town would like to have an archival center outside the vault to regulate access to the documents. Ms. Bennett: added her support to the Town’s efforts to preserve its important documents. It was then moved, seconded and unanimously approved to close the public hearing. The CPC then voted whether to recommend each of the projects to Special Town Meeting, if held, and Spring Town Meeting, if not: $25,000 for Hancock-Clarke House – moved, seconded, unanimously approved $44,000 for the Depot Building elevator - moved, seconded, unanimously approved $60,000 for the Town Vault shelving -- moved, seconded, unanimously approved next meeting 2. Ms. Weiss then reminded the CPC members that the will be held at 5:00 on Wednesday, October 25 in Room 111. Rachel Dorr and Bob Disimeon from the Douglas House project will be attending to answer Committee member questions about the project. We will also discuss the Needs Assessment report. adjourn 3. It was moved and seconded to . The meeting was adjourned at 8:05 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Marilyn Fenollosa - 3 -