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Minutes of the Community Preservation Committee Wednesday, December 19, 2012, 6:30 pm Parker Room Town Offices Building Present: Committee Members: Wendy Manz, Chair; Joel Adler, Norman Cohen, Marilyn Fenollosa, Vice Chair; Jeanne Krieger, Leo McSweeney, Sandra Shaw and 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 6:34 pm. by Ms. Manz. 1. Approval of the Minutes — A vote was taken (8 -0) to approve the minutes from the meeting of December 6, 2012 as amended by Ms. Shaw. 2. Deeds Assessment Report — Ms. Manz asked members for final comments on the 2013 Needs Assessment Report in preparation for the upcoming hearing at 7:00 pm. There were no member comments. 3. Updates on FY14 CPA Projects a.) Lexington Center Pocket Park Design, $20,000 — Ms. Manz explained that although Town Counsel, Kevin Batt, had deemed the project eligible for funding, he had not been aware that the "pocket parks" would be located on private property. The Community Preservation Coalition had told us that typically, the acquisition of open space is secured with a Conservation Restriction, while the creation of open space, a park in this case, might be secured with an easement or some other agreement. Ms. Manz said she discussed this option with Mr. Batt, who stated that the use of a contract would be more appropriate. Ms. Krieger questioned whether this issue would exist without CPA funding, and noted the small budget of the request. The CPC has requested further input from Mr. Batt and the applicant, Economic Development Director, Melisa Tintocalis. b.) ACROSS Lexington Pedestrian /Bicycle Route System There are additional questions about the ACROSS Lexington project proposal. The Community Preservation Coalition has advised Ms. Manz that the flyers and maps proposed in the application might fall under "support" and as such might not be eligible for funding. However, Town Counsel Kevin Batt suggests that the amount of funding sought for this year can be applied to signs and markers, which are eligible, so the project would not pose a problem in FY 14.