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Minutes of the Community Preservation Committee Thursday, November 10, 2016 Parker Meeting Room Town Office Building 1625 Massachusetts Avenue 4:00 PM Committee Members Present: Marilyn Fenollosa (Chair); Richard Wolk (Vice- Chair); Norman Cohen, Charles Hornig, David Horton, Jeanne Krieger Robert Pressman, Sandra Shaw (arrived at 4:05 PM) Absent: Robert Peters Administrative Assistant: Elizabeth Mancini Other Attendees: Wendy Manz, Capital Expenditures Committee liaison to the CPC; Carol Kowalski, Assistant Town Manager for Development Ms. Fenollosa called the meeting to order at 4:00 PM. 1) Committee Business- Ms. Fenollosa reviewed the list of 11 communities that adopted the Community Preservation Act during the recent election. She estimated that the increased number of communities would reduce the state match by approximately 10 %. She also reported that the upcoming FY17 state match would not be supplemented by any state budget surplus funds. 2) Stone Building Analysis- Ms. Kowalski reviewed her request of $25,000 for an analysis of the Stone Building. The proposal would analyze accessibility and security for the building while also focusing on how to utilize the first floor as display space and the second floor as meeting or event space. The CPC's concerns with the current proposal included having no clear tenant to occupy the building, no clear objective or deliverable and no clear future year development plan. Ms. Fenollosa also asked about the possibility of selling the building, subject to a preservation restriction. Ms. Kowalski acknowledged the necessity of having this as an option. The CPC did not issue a straw vote for the project but ultimately decided it was worth having Ms. Kowalski re- submit the proposal in order to address the lingering questions and uncertainties. Ms. Kowalski appreciated the helpful feedback. 3) Wright Farm Additional Site Assessment- Ms. Kowalski also reviewed the request for $70,000 in additional funding for remediation of contaminants on the Wright Farm site. She explained that an environmental assessment near the barn is underway which identified unanticipated levels of lead in the soil, higher than the baseline permitted by Department of Environmental 1