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Minutes of the Community Preservation Committee Executive Session Wednesday, February 20, 2013 Parker Room, Town Office Building 1625 Massachusetts Avenue 3:00 pm Present: Committee Members:, Wendy ManzChair; Marilyn Fenollosa, Vice Chair; Joel Adler, Norman Cohen, Jeanne Krieger, Leo McSweeney, Bob Pressman, Sandy Shaw and Dick Wolk. Administrative Assistant : Nathalie Rice Mr. Kanter, member of the Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) and Glenn Parker, Chair of the Appropriation Committee were invited to stay for the Executive Session. At 3:00 pm, upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted by a roll call to enter 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. Discussion of the CPC Position on the Acquisition of the Scottish Rite Property at 33 Marrett Road – Ms. Manz opened the discussion, asking members for a sense of their commitment to the acquisition. Members were generally supportive, though concerns were raised by Ms. Manz and Ms. Fenollosa. Mr. Adler voiced strong support for the project. Ms. Manz raised the issue of the amount of CPA funding that might be appropriated for the acquisition. There was a discussion of whether members felt comfortable dedicating CPA funds for the entire purchase or a portion thereof, noting that the addition to the historic manse was only 10-12 years old. Ms. Fenollosa explained that the Scottish Rite headquarters is on the Cultural Resources Inventory because the historic core of the structure is significant. She explained that the structure is considered as a whole for the purposes of the Inventory. Mr. Kanter noted that there was a distinction between “what was eligible and what was prudent” for the CPC to suggest for funding. He presented the Town Office Building project as an example where CPA funds were used for only certain elements of the renovation. The issue of housing was raised, and some members were concerned that the Commander’s House had been taken out of consideration for community housing. (In fact, the seller had indicated that housing would not be allowed on any portions of the site.) (8-1) Members voted to designate “some” CPA funds for the acquisition of the 33 Marrett Road property should negotiations for the property prove successful. Mr. Cohen noted, however, that negotiations were currently “very fluid”. 1