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January 9, 2008 the School Financial Committee to be actively involved in deciding the content of the reports to be issued by the School Administration. Pam Hoffman is one of the AC liaisons to this committee. Eric Michelson will become the other liaison, replacing Rod Cole. AC Draft Letter to CPC. 5. The AC reviewedthe latest version of a proposed memorandum drafted by Deborah Brown, including edits by John Bartenstein, to the Community Preservation Committee (CPC). The memorandum would address a letter sent to the CPC by David Kelland on behalf of the Lexington Historical Commission encouraging the CPC to apply a narrower standard than actually required when selecting historic preservation projects to fund with CPC money.In information sessions to brief Town Meeting and Lexington residents before they voted to adopt the CPA, it was emphasized that CPC funds would be available to help fund CPA-eligible projects the Town deemed necessary, thereby leveraging taxpayer dollars. If the CPC follows the narrower standard suggested, it could reject Town-sponsored eligible projects which would then need to be funded within the Town’s operating and capital budgets. Suggestions were made to strengthen the draft letter, and Deborah will incorporate those suggestions into a new draft. The Committee planned on reviewing the final version of the letter and then voting to approve it during the meeting scheduled for January 16. Deborah will keep the Capital Expenditures Committee informed and will ask them if they would like to co-sign the letter. Minutes Approved. 6. The AC approved minutes of the meetings held on 4/30/07 and 10/08/07. Other. 7. The AC Meeting originally scheduled for Wednesday evening, February 27, was rescheduled to Tuesday evening, February 26, to avoid a conflict with a Stand For Children meeting on school financing issues scheduled for the evening of the th 27 which will be attended by Lexington’s State Representatives (Kaufman and Stanley) and State Senators (Fargo and Marzilli). The meeting was adjourned at 9:33 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Pam Hoffman Approved January 31, 2008 - 2 -