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Mr. Bill Dailey, Todd Cataldo’s counsel, made a lengthy statement regarding the open space and neighborhood values of the land and stated his opinion that it was an exceptional piece of property. The CPC will return to vote on this project once the full copy of the appraisal is available. 2.Discussion of the Town Office Building Renovation Project - Article 8(l) - Ms. Weiss raised the possibility of a video being shown at Town Meeting highlighting the difficulty of accessing the Town Office Building by wheelchair. Mr. Cohen said Susan Cusack of the Commission on Disability made a very compelling presentation to the Selectmen on the need for accessibility to the building. Mr. Adler noted that he had never mentioned that he was against ADA upgrades. Ms. Weiss pointed out that the project before the CPC had started as a renovation project, and had now become primarily an ADA proposal. Ms. Weiss then raised the issue of proposals that come before the CPC for “study monies”. She said she felt that a study is voted to get an estimate for a particular project, but does not obligate the CPC to later fund that project. Mr. Wolk said he agreed with this sentiment. Ms. Shaw raised the issue of the CPC vote on the Town Office Building Renovation, noting that in her opinion the vote, “did not make sense”. She said she felt she did not know exactly what the $1.5 million dollars the CPC authorized represented. This prompted a long discussion of the Town Office Building project, with several members noting their discomfort with the previous vote of $1.5 million. Ms. Krieger argued that the project was worthy of funding as previously voted, while Ms. Weiss and Ms. Manz voiced their concerns about the project. Ms. Weiss noted that she would have preferred to have passed only the ADA and code work (the 65% of project cost figure of $1,185,523). Mr. Kanter noted that if the project were to return to Town Meeting with a different scope necessitated by a lower appropriation, the CPC should request a redesign of the project. He stressed that the CPC must know how CPA funds are being spent. After a lengthy discussion, Ms. Weiss asked if the Committee would like to reconsider their previous vote for $1.5 million in funding for the project. Ms. Shaw moved to take a revote on the decision to fund $1.5 million of the Town Office Renovation project. Ms. Manz seconded the vote, and the motion passed 5-4. There was a relatively brief discussion, following which Ms. Manz made a motion, stating, “that in light of upcoming CPA expenditures in the future, the CPC allocate $1.2 million dollars to the Town Offices Building Project.” This motion was amended to the exact amount in the proposal from the design team, $1,185,523. A vote was taken on this motion, which passed 5-4. Ms. Fenollosa asked that the record show that she and the CPC were not against accessibility for the handicapped. There was limited discussion about the impact of this second vote, and whether a new project would come back to the CPC at a future time. 2