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Selectmen's Meeting April 1, 2013 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, April 1, 2013, at 6:30 p.m. in the Selectmen Meeting Room of the Town Office Building. Chairman Mauger, Mr. Cohen; Mr. Manz; and Mr. Pato; Mr. Valente, Town Manager; and Ms. Pease, Executive Clerk, were present. Selectmen Concerns and Liaison Reports Mr. Manz praised and thanked the 300th Anniversary Celebration Committee organizers for the Town -wide Bell Ringing event held on Sunday, March 31, 2013. Article Positions The Board discussed the following three article amendments: Article 8m — Appropriate the FY2014 Community Preservation Committee Operating Budget and CPA Projects - LexHAB Set -Aside Funds for Acquisition of Community Housing Mr. Kanter is requesting that a new motion be provided for this article to recognize the two conditions stipulated by the Community Preservation Committee (CPC): 1) the creation of housing at either the Leary property and /or the Busa farm property; and 2) use of the funds be consistent with the just amended "Guidelines for the Use of CPA Funding by LexHAB ". Mr. Cohen suggests that the current motion is sufficient since the Selectmen approved the CPC guidelines and agreed with the CPC that the money should be for future housing at Busa and Leary. He is not sure Mr. Kanter's suggested motion is legal and suggests that the Board needs guidance from Town Counsel and the Moderator. The Selectmen requested that the Town Manager contact Town Counsel for their opinion. Ms. Mauger and Mr. Cohen will contact the Town Moderator for her opinion. The Selectmen will discuss at their meeting on April 3. Article 8c — Abbrobriate the FY2014 Communitv Preservation Committee Oberatin Budget and CPA Projects - Cary Memorial Building Upgrades Mr. Cohen explained that the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) voted overwhelmingly to make the motion for $550,000 and let Town Meeting decide whether to vote for or indefinitely postpone. Mr. Cohen does not support indefinite postponement of this article. CPC's position is that they do not want to review projects for Special Town Meetings, only for Annual Town Meetings. The position of the Selectmen will remain 3 in support of indefinitely postponing, 2 in opposition.