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Minutes of the Community Preservation Committee Thursday, October 5, 2017 Parker Room Town Office Building 1625 Massachusetts Avenue 3:00 PM Committee Members Present: Marilyn Fenollosa (Chair); Richard Wolk (Vice-Chair); Charles Hornig, David Horton, Jeanne Krieger, Joe Pato, Robert Pressman, Sandra Shaw, Melinda Walker. Administrative Assistant: Elizabeth Mancini Other Attendees: Wendy Manz, Capital Expenditures Committee liaison to the CPC, Bill Kennedy, Chair, Lexington Housing Assistance Board (LexHAB); Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager for Finance; Peter Kelley, Selectman. Ms. Fenollosa called the meeting to order at 3:01 PM. 1) The Committee was photographed for the 2017 Annual Town Report. 2) Ms. Fenollosa welcomed new member, Joe Pato, to the CPC. She then called for the Committee to elect a chair and vice-chair. After a motion duly made and seconded, Ms. Fenollosa was unanimously elected chair and after a motion duly made and seconded, Mr. Wolk was unanimously voted vice-chair. 3) Mr. Kennedy appeared before the CPC to request supplemental funds for the development of community housing on the Busa property. He provided the Committee with background regarding the initial Town Meeting appropriation and requested an additional $750,000 for consideration at the upcoming Special Town Meeting. He explained that LexHAB was now required to comply with the public bidding process which contributed to the increased project cost. LexHAB also planned to purchase the solar panels for the units instead of leasing them and the units would be made fully accessible instead of just partially accessible. The Committee questioned what prompted LexHAB to now comply with the public bidding process. Mr. Kennedy explained that Town Counsel advised on this matter, citing LexHAB is a Town entity and must therefore comply with the bidding process. Mr. Kennedy also explained that LexHAB would be unable to use Minuteman Technical High 1