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Minutes of the Community Preservation Committee Executive Session Thursday, October 1, 2020 Remote Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 921 9901 3127 4:00 PM Committee Members Present: Marilyn Fenollosa (Chair); Charles Hornig (Vice-Chair), David Horton,Jeanne Krieger, David Langseth, Joe Pato, Bob Pressman, Lisah Rhodes, Melinda Walker. Administrative Assistant: Gina Federico Other Attendees: Wendy Manz, Capital Expenditures Committee liaison to the CPC; Phil Hamilton (Left 5:04 PM), Chair, Conservation Commission; David Kanter; Vice-Chair, Capital Expenditures Committee; Carolyn Kosnoff; Assistant Town Manager for Finance; Karen Mullins (Left 5:04PM), Conservation Administrator; Lester Savage(Left 5:04 PM), LexHAB. Ms. Fenollosa called the public meeting to order at 4:03 PM. Ms. Fenollosa called the public meeting to order at 4:03 PM, and at 4:10 PM, upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted by roll call (9-0) to go into Executive Session under Exemption 6 to consider the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property and to reconvene in Open Session; the Chair declaring that an Open Meeting might have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the Town. Executive Session under Exemption 6- Mr. Hamilton updated the Committee on the status of the land acquisition and explained that the Select Board voted to support purchasing the land but not the house parcel. A letter had been drafted to the owners offering to purchase the entire property (5.09) acres for$4 million. The owners came back with a counter offer of$4.8 million. Once Conservation learned of the Select Board's stance they offered to buy the land for $3.5 million for 4.6+/- acres, not including the housing parcel. A Zoom meeting is scheduled for Sunday October 4th with the owners and Town Manager to discuss the $3.5 million offer. Mr. Savage stated the he regrets that LexHAB is unable to go forward with the project and that LexHAB has concerns about long term costs. The LexHAB Board feels as a whole that it is better to not take on the project. Mr. Savage thanked the Community Preservation Committee and the Conservation Commission for providing support during the process.