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Minutes of the Community Preservation Committee Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 2:00 pm Parker Room Town Office Building, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue Present: Committee Members: Wendy Manz,Chair; Joel Adler, Norman Cohen, Marilyn Fenollosa, Vice Chair; Jeanne Krieger, Leo McSweeney, Bob Pressman, Sandra Shaw, and Dick Wolk. Administrative Assistant : Nathalie Rice Also in attendance was David Kanter of the Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC), and Glenn Parker, Chair of the Appropriation Committee. The meeting was called to order at 2:03 pm. by Ms. Manz. 1.Approval of Minutes – The minutes of the meetings December 13, 2012 and January 24, (9-0) 2103 were approved as submitted. The minutes of January 10, 2013, were modified to remove reference to the words, “suitable for its intended use” with regard to the three Harrington School projects which the CPC voted not to approve. The (9-0) January 10, 2013 minutes were approved as amended. 2.Verification of Final Votes on Project Applications a.)Lexington Center Pocket Park Design and Ancillary Costs, $21,500 – The CPC (8-1) confirmed its vote for this project, since the full Committee was not present at the last meeting when amendments to the project were submitted. b.)LexHAB Set-Aside Funds for Development of Community Housing, $450,000 (9-0) The CPC confirmed its vote for this project, since the full Committee was not present at the last meeting when an amendment was made to the LexHAB Guidelines. The amendment specified that the $450,000 in FY14 funds be used to develop community housing at the Leary or Busa properties (as opposed to acquiring community housing as has been LexHAB’s custom). 3.Updates on FY14 Project Applications a.)LexHAB Set-Aside Funds for Development of Community Housing, $450,000 Ms. Manz reviewed an amendment to the LexHAB Guidelines regarding the deed restriction that is needed for property acquired or developed with CPA funding. The amendment was accepted with the removal of the phrase, “at the time of acquisition”. The words, “or pending listing” was removed from item #9, and the word, “Units” in item #3 was changed to “Dwellings”. Ms. Manz’s amendment 9-0) and the two subsequent modifications were accepted with votes of (. b.)Visitor Center Upgrades, $68,950 – Ms. Manz brought the Committee up to date on the status of this project. The tax levy portion of Visitor Center project, some $106,050, has not been included in the budget at the recommendation of the Town 1