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Community Preservation Committee Meeting Monday, January 11, 2010 Room G-15, Town Offices 3:00 pm Present: Betsey Weiss, Chair; Joel Adler, Norman Cohen, Marilyn Fenollosa, Jeanne Krieger, Wendy Manz, Leo McSweeney, Nathalie Rice, Admin. Asst; Sandy Shaw and Dick Wolk. Mr. David Kanter of the Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) was also in attendance. Ms. Weiss called the meeting to order at 3:05 pm. The purpose of the meeting was to review certain CPC policies and to have final discussions on proposed projects before the Public Hearing. 1.Land Appraisal Policy – Ms. Weiss sought the Committee’s final approval of the Land Appraisal Policy approved on November 23, 2009. There was limited discussion of the Policy, and only minor changes were made to the final draft. 2.Land Acquisition Committee – Ms. Weiss brought up the Land Acquisition Committee Proposal for final discussion with the Committee before going to the Board of Selectmen. She said she had introduced the proposal at the Selectmen’s goal setting meeting in July, where there was very limited time for comments by the Selectmen. The Committee had a lengthy discussion of the issue, with certain members voicing their opinion that such a committee was greatly needed, and others stating their belief that the committee was unnecessary. Mr. Wolk expressed his view that such a proposal was divisive to the CPC. There was also an extensive discussion of the difference between land purchase and land use. Some members of the Committee felt the purchase of the land should be conducted by only a few individuals, while others felt that the nature of such closed negotiations often ruled out options for multiple uses such as housing or recreation. The Committee re-voted the proposal, (6-3), with Mr. Wolk, Mr. Cohen and Ms. Krieger voting in opposition. 3.Updates on the Bikeway Project, Battle Green Master Plan, Cary Hall Venue Study - Ms. Rice updated the Committee on the Bikeway Project, which has been approved by Town Counsel. Mr. Livsey, Town Engineer, submitted a detailed description of the work to Town Counsel, and it became clear that the project was needed to prevent further harm to the Bikeway, and 1