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Minutes of the Community Preservation Committee March 22, 2010 2:00 pm Room 207 Town Offices Present: Betsey Weiss, Chair; Marilyn Fenollosa, Vice Chair; Joel Adler, Norman Cohen, Jeanne Krieger, Wendy Manz, Nathalie Rice, Admin. Asst; Sandy Shaw and Dick Wolk. Absent: Leo McSweeney Also in attendance were Mr. David Kanter, Ms. Shirley Stolz and Mr. Ted Edson of the Capital Expenditures Committee; Ms. Deb Mauger and Mr. Peter Kelley of the Board of Selectmen; Mr. Mark Barrett, project manager for the Facilities Department, Ms. Karen Simmons, Director of the Recreation Department, and Mr. Joe Pato of the Appropriations Committee. Ms. Weiss called the meeting to order at 2:05 pm. The purpose of the meeting was to meet with a representative from the Disabilities Commission regarding the ADA upgrades to the Town Office Building, to discuss certain policy decisions, and to receive updates on various projects. 1.Town Office Building Project, Commission on Disabilities – Ms. Victoria Buckley, Chair of the Commission on Disabilities, had asked to meet with the CPC regarding the Town Office Building (TOB) Project. Ms. Buckley read a prepared statement, in which she referenced reports from 1990 and 1992 that explained the need for improvements that would bring the TOB into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In referencing the 1992 report, she highlighted the lack of access to the building, inadequate bathrooms and poor access to services. She stated that the building failed to address the needs of the elderly, the disabled and those with strollers. She noted that the building did not have adequate facilities for individuals interviewing for jobs who might be disabled, or for those simply paying tax bills. Ms. Buckley then highlighted the list of ADA upgrades suggested in the architect’s design report and spoke briefly to each. She added that the TOB project fit the scope of the objectives for CPA funding since the TOB was a historic and significant building in Lexington. In looking at the project as a whole, Ms. Buckley said it was the opinion of the Commission that all the ADA upgrades should be done, and that the project should not be / piecemealed. She addressed the 65%35% split that had been discussed at a previous CPC meeting, and stressed that the project should not be split. She 1