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<br />Fisher Associates and Mr. Adler picked up a tax charge of $1,453, noting that the <br />Town is tax-exempt. <br /> <br />Mr. Goddard explained that the HVAC work has not yet gone out to bid, and that <br />he would not expect it to go out to bid before Annual Town Meeting. This <br />prompted a discussion about the difficulty in not having fixed costs before the <br />Annual Town Meeting. Mr. Cohen and Mr. Goddard explained the bidding <br />process. <br /> <br /> <br />3.Cary Hall Roof Repairs <br />- Mr.Goddard explained that this request had been <br />withdrawn because he felt the repairs were sufficient so a new roof was not <br /> <br />necessary at this time. <br /> <br /> <br />4.Town Office Building Renovation <br />- Linda Vine, Deputy Town Manager and <br />Patrick Goddard were present to speak to this project. Ms. Vine explained that she <br />was working with a committee of Town Office employees and the consulting <br />firm, BH+A. The consultant has come back with one plan for the building, and <br />the committee has asked them to formulate a second plan. Mr. Goddard <br />summarized the renovations to the building which include modifications to: <br />Egress, Accessibility, Fire Protection, the Fire Alarm System, Mechanical, <br />Plumbing, Lighting, Power and the Building’s Exterior. Members had various <br />questions including those about railings and electrical upgrades. Ms. Shaw <br />reiterated the Committee’s concerns that the “realignment of staff” was an item in <br />the proposal which the CPC might be unable to fund. Ms. Vine and Mr. Goddard <br /> <br />understood that this item might fall outside CPA eligibility. <br /> <br /> <br />5.Policy Discussion <br />- Ms. Weiss opened this discussion by explaining that the <br />process of finalizing the numbers on the Harrington Playground and the Goodwin <br />parcels as well as past projects had been very difficult. She felt the Committee <br />needed to adopt a set of deadlines to avoid similar confusion in future years. <br />There was a general discussion of the dilemma of trying to get hard numbers for <br />projects when the projects have yet to be bid. Members said they would like to see <br />estimates or bids for projects, not just general numbers. Mr. Cohen explained that <br />bids are not possible, since by law, a project cannot go out to bid until the funds <br />for the work have been appropriated by Town Meeting. The Committee discussed <br />tentative deadline dates for (1) Receipt of requests, (2) Interviews with applicants, <br />(3) Public Hearings, (4) Preliminary votes by the Committee, (5) Final requests <br />for information, and (6) the Committee’s final vote. These will be reviewed by the <br />chairwoman and brought back to the Committee for review. <br /> <br />The meeting was adjourned at 3:41 pm. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />Nathalie Rice <br />Administrative Assistant <br /> <br />Community Preservation Committee <br /> 2 <br />