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TOWNOFLEXINGTON AdhocCommunityCenterAdvisoryCommittee(AhCCAC) Minutes Date: January 27, 2014 Place and time: Cary Memorial Building, Estabrook Hall, 1:00 .. PM Members Present: Michelle Ciccolo, Chair; Mary Ellen Alessandro; Betty Borghesani; Harry Forsdick; Laura Hussong; Jon Himmel (Chair, Permanent Building Committee); Florence Koplow; Leslie Zales Members Absent: None Liaisons Present:Staff: Linda Vine, Vice Chair of AhCCAC, Town Manager’s Office; Charlotte Rodgers, Human Services; Karen Simmons, Recreation; Committees: Jessie Steigerwald, School Committee; David Kanter for Beth Masterman, Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC); Joe Pato for Norm Cohen, Board of Selectmen (BoS) Liaisons Absent (liaisons only attend as-requested and as-available to address relevant agenda items):Staff: Dorinda Goodman, Information Technology; Shawn Newell, Department of Public Facilities (DPF); Chris Filadoro, Department of Public Works; Koren Stembridge, Library; John Mazerall, Police Department;Chief John Wilson, Fire Department; Committees: Glenn Parker, Chair, Appropriation Committee Steffian Bradley Architects (SBA) Consultant Representatives: Teresa Wilson, Richard Berry, Joe Sirkovich, Ashley Jordan Also present:Pat Goddard, staff, DPF; Mark Barrett, staff, DPF; Sheila Butts, staff, Recreation Department; Bob Pressman, Community Preservation Committee & Lexington Housing Partnership Board; George Burnell, Town Meeting Members Association; Nancy Adler, Chair, Council on Aging Board; Joel Adler, Town Meeting Member Recording Secretary: Sara Arnold The meeting was called to order by Ms. Ciccolo at 8:10 .. AM 1.Minutes: There was a motion and second to approve the Minutes for January 22, 2014, with a spelling correction by Ms. Zales and an addition requested by Mr. Himmel. The motion passed. VOTE: 8-0 2.Correspondence: Ms. Ciccolo reported having recently received a suggestion that the Community Center renovations be documented in a way comparable to the way the television show “This Old House” documents renovations. 3.Community Center Open House Discussion: Mr. Forsdick made a PowerPoint presentation that discussed the input from 226 comment cards received during the Community Center Open House. He identified ways to summarize the input, sought mechanisms to understand the input, and presented specific suggestions for going forward. To understand how he would respond to some of the comment cards, he envisions a master list of assumptions and their consequences, sometimes unintended, to help document why certain decisions were made; and he would like this list to be updated regularly. He wants to know more about staff needs to be able to respond to questions about the space usage for town offices. He wants to discuss program plans to better understand the intent of the Committee and staff. He credited Ms. Koplow with having played a significant role in crystallizing the presentation and thanked all of the Committee for helping compile the data. It was generally agreed that the focus over the past six months has been on developing floor plans and