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11/5/18 Joint BOS/HDC Page 1 of 4 JOINT MEETING Board of Selectmen and Historic Districts Commission Monday, November 5, 2018 A Joint Meeting of the Lexington Board of Selectmen and Historic Districts Commission was called to order at 7:16 p.m. on Monday, November 5, 2018 in the Selectmen's Meeting Room of the Town Office Building. Present for the Selectmen were Ms. Barry, Chair; Mr. Pato; Ms. Ciccolo; Mr. Lucente; and Ms. Hai as well as Mr. Malloy, Town Manager; Ms. Axtell, Assistant Town Manager; Mr. Cronin, Director of Facilities; Ms. Kowalski, Assistant Town Manager for Economic Development; Police Chief Corr; and Ms. Siebert, Recording Secretary. Present for the Historic Districts Commission were Anne Eccles, Historic Districts Commission Chair; and members Robert Adams, Thomas Fenn, Mark Connor, Robin Lovett, Lee-Noel Chase, Ed Adelman and Susan Bennett(late arrival). Joint Meeting Board of Selectmen and Historic Districts Commission Regarding 2018 STM-1 Discussion Article 5 Appropriate for Hosmer House Reuse Study Ms. Eccles (HDC) noted that the Commission has so far not been part of any of the discussions regarding the new Police Station, the main driver for the Hosmer House reuse study proposed by Article 5. Current Police Station design plans necessitate moving the House, either within the current property or offsite to another location. Overall, the HDC would prefer that a master site plan for the site be developed that orients the Police Station, Fletcher Park, and Hosmer House within a comprehensive context. Ms. Eccles noted that the Hosmer House has been discussed numerous times over the years with no conclusion. Mr. Cronin (Facilities Director) said no further design work has been done for a period of time because of attention being paid to the Fire Station. Cost estimates within the Police Station design allocate $1.1M for moving the Hosmer House but Mr. Cronin said this price-tag is a rough calculation. Mr. Lucente (BOS) said the Selectman's goal is to find a use for the long-vacant Hosmer House. It would not be satisfactory to move the House only to have it sit empty yet again. He identified six potential options for the disposition of the House that the HDC might consider: • Hosmer House cannot be moved; • The House can be moved closer to Massachusetts Avenue; • The House can be moved closer to Fletcher Avenue; • The House can move elsewhere within the current Historic District; • The House can move to another Historic District; • The House can move anywhere in town, with certain restrictions. Ms. Eccles (HDC) said the new Police Station would present a different, perhaps undesired, visual experience for people approaching the Center from the east. Mr. Lucente (BOS) agreed that this is a consideration for the Police Station design but it does not answer the question of what the Hosmer House should be used for, the point of the Article 5 appropriation. He asked for