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Minutes of the Community Preservation Committee Thursday, November 8, 2012, 2:00 pm Legion Room Cary Memorial Building Present: Board Members: Wendy Manz,Chair, Joel Adler, Norman Cohen, Jeanne Krieger, Leo McSweeney, Sandy Shaw, Betsey Weiss, Dick Wolk. Administrative Assistant : Nathalie Rice Also in attendance were David Kanter of the Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) and Town resident, Robert Pressman. The meeting was called to order at 2:06 pm. by Ms. Manz. 1.Approval of the Minutes – A vote was taken (8-0) to approve theminutes from the meeting of October 25, 2012. 2.Brief Discussion of FY 14 Projects: a.)Conservation Restriction Funds for Wright Farm, $5,000 –Karen Mullins, Director of Community Development requested that the CPC authorize $5,000 for a Conservation Restriction (CR) on the Wright Farm, a land purchase approved by the 2012 Town Meeting. Ms. Mullins confirmed that Lexington has applied for a state LAND grant of $400,000 to be applied to this purchase, and stated that the application for this grant required that a CR be in place. Using CPA administrative funds for this purpose, rather than making a separate request at the Spring 2013 Town Meeting, will allow the CR to go into effect in time for the grant application. . The Town has selected Citizens for Lexington Conservation (CLC) as the entity to hold and monitor CRs. CLC will also hold CRs for the other five parcels purchased with CPA funds. Ms. Mullins’ FY 14 application (for $25,000) covers payments for five CRs, but does not include funding for a CR for the Busa property, which will require one once use and area designations are finalized. After a brief discussion, the CPC voted (8-0) to authorize the use of $5,000 from the CPC administrative budget payable to CLC for the holding and monitoring of the CR for Wright Farm. b.)Buckman Tavern – Ms. Manz explained that the Historical Society has held off on the submittal of its application for the renovations to the Buckman Tavern, due to concerns raised by the Town Manager’s Office about adherence to State procurement laws. The Committee voted (8-0) to keep the application period open indefinitely for the Historical Society, pending resolution of matters with the Town. c.)Belfry Hill and Visitor Center Signs, $3,000 – At the CPC’s meeting of st November 1, the Committee received a request from project Applicant Dawn McKenna, Chair of the Tourism Committee, to use funds in an 1