SBFRC- Ad Hoc Stone Building Feasiblility/Re-Use Committee Charge - May 2018

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AD HOC STONE BUILDING FEASIBILITY/RE-USE COMMITTEE Members: Nine. If possible, members should include residents or individuals working in Lexington who have background in or experience in one or more of the following: • an architect; • a museum professional, preferably with curator experience; • a representative of the Cary Memorial Library Trustees; • a representative from the Historical Commission; • a representative from the Historic Districts Commission; • a member of the Lexington arts community; • an East Lexington resident; • a member of the business community; • interest in tourism and economic development. Appointed by: Board of Selectmen. The Board will designate the Committee Chair. Length of Term: Upon completion and presentation of deliverables to the Board of Selectmen in accordance with the established deliverables schedule as outlined below. Staff Support: Assistant Town Manager for Development Ex Officio/Liaisons (non-voting): Capital Expenditures Committee; Appropriation Committee Meeting Times: As determined by the Committee. A minimum of three meetings to solicit public comment,preceded by surveys, forums, social media or other forms of public input. Committee Goal: To preserve the Stone Building for reuse by researching the feasibility of alternative uses for the building, thereby supporting future Town investment to implement the preservation recommendations of the 2009 Historic Structures Report. The Stone Building is believed to be one of the earliest lyceums in America. It was built in 1833, and speakers included Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Charles Sumner, and Josiah Quincy. Jr. The lyceum hall is on the second floor. The 2009 Menders Torrey Spencer report recommends that the second floor be used as it was historically, as an assembly room for public lectures and community meetings. The first floor was believed to have been living quarters. Committee Role: This committee will prepare a feasibility study on possible re-uses of the historic Stone Building in order to: 1) implement the recommended improvements in the 2009 Menders, Spencer, Torrey preservation plan("the Plan"), and 2) be consistent with both the deeded use restrictions ("the Deed"), and the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties ("the Standards"), and 3)recognize that operating the Stone Building for public use will have associated costs, and the type and degree of users'rental or lease interest must be gauged to also project 1