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2.Discussion of the Selectmen’s Summit Meeting of September 13th – Ms. Manz asked the CPC for their reaction to the Selectmen’s CPA Summit th Meeting of September 13. Reactions were mixed regarding the value of the meeting, with general agreement that it “cleared the air”. Ms. Manz felt that there had been an acknowledgement of the CPC’s authority to select projects for submission to Town Meeting and a willingness on the part of the finance committees to give technical assistance. Mr. Adler voiced his concern that he felt that the CPC was being criticized and even instructed. There was a general discussion of the perception that the CPC did not receive the same information as the finance committees and that requests for further information had been problematic. Mr. Kanter assured the CPC that the initial information that CEC members received on the various projects was exactly the same as that given to the CPC. It was felt, however that the CPC would be well served to have a representative at CEC meetings to foster better communication. A motion was made and unanimously voted to have Mr. Adler be the CPC representative to the CEC. Ms. Manz asked Mr. Parker if a representative would be useful for communication between the AC and the CPC. Mr. Parker responded that it would probably not be necessary, since the AC doesn’t “vet” CPC projects. Ms. Rice suggested sending the AC (and CEC) occasional updates during the CPC review process to improve communication. Ms. Manz asked Ms. Rice to do so. Ms. Manz also brought up the CPC’s Needs Assessment Report, and noted that it had been some time since the CPC had specifically consulted the Report. She noted that it had a complete set of Guidelines that the CPC had developed for their review process. She also suggested that the Town’s 5- year capital plan should be added to the source documents in the Report to provide more context for CPC consideration of municipal projects. She said that the Report should help the CEC and AC better understand the CPC’s guidelines and procedures for project review. 3.CPA Budget and Upcoming Projects – Ms. Rice presented a preliminary breakdown of the estimated revenue and anticipated projects to date. The financial information on the chart was in draft form; final numbers will be available when Town Finance Director, Rob Addelson presents the CPA financial model at an upcoming meeting. Ms. Rice read through the list of upcoming projects with known amounts, and noted projects for which there were no known costs. The latter included projects such as the Fire Station, Leary land planning costs and upcoming LexHAB projects. Members made changes to the list of projects, which Ms. Rice will incorporate into the spreadsheet. Mr. Kanter noted that the Community Preservation Fund's share of the monies received by the Town as premium and accrued interest from the February 25, 2010, sale of the bonds--which included funds for the Busa land acquisition--had not been incorporated into the spreadsheet." This 2