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RECEIVED 2021 21 [)ec,4A4 pirn~n Minutes of the Community Preservation Committee 'TOWN CLERK Thursday, November 18, 2021 LIEiNGTON MA Remote Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 869 8806 4599 4:00 PM Committee Members Present: Marilyn Fenollosa (Chair); Charles Hornig (Vice-Chair), David Horton, Jeanne Krieger, David Langseth, Joe Pato (arrived at 4:10PM), Bob Pressman, Lisah Rhodes, Melinda Walker. Administrative Assistant: Gina Federico Other Attendees: David Kanter, Vice-Chair, Capital Expenditures Committee liaison to the CPC; Bob Burbidge, Vice Chair, LexHAB; Cristina Burwell, Executive Director, Munroe Center for the Arts; Mike Cronin (arrived 4:07 PM), Director of Public Facilities; Caileen Foley (arrived 4:37 PM), Executive Director, Lexington Housing Authority; Brian Healy, Architect; William Kennedy, Chair, LexHAB; Carolyn Kosnoff(arrived 4:10 PM), Assistant Town Manager for Finance; Lester Savage, LexHAB; Bob Phelan, LexHAB; Lester Savage, LexHAB; Bob Phelan, LexHAB; Steve Poltorzycki, Chair, Munroe Center for the Arts Development Committee. Ms. Fenollosa called the meeting to order at 4:02 PM. FY23 CPA Funding Request- LexHAB- 116 Vine Street Construction- Mr. Kennedy requested an unspecified amount of funds for the construction phase of 116 Vine Street. LexHAB's goal is to construct six units of affordable housing in two buildings. The project is expected to achieve near net zero energy consumption. Construction documents and specifications will be developed this fall/winter and construction is anticipated to commence in the fall/winter 2022. Ms. Fenollosa stated that the Committee is under timing and funding constraints and that a ballpark figure would be required before the Committee takes their final vote. Mr. Kennedy stated that they could produce a number as long as it is understood that the number is an estimate and not the final cost. Ms. Fenollosa stated that a higher number is ok because unspent money can be returned to the CPF but a lower number would require a supplemental appropriation at Town Meeting. Ms. Fenollosa stated that she supports the project. Ms. Walker asked about the total project cost of Farmview and if the buildings for 116 Vine Street were going to be prefabricated similar to Farmview. Mr. Savage stated that his preference for Vine Street would be stick built construction, not prefabricated, and that the Farmview construction was approximately$3.2 million. Ms. Walker stated that the cost per Farmview unit was an impediment for Mass Housing funding and asked if there would be any additional funding sources. Mr. Kennedy stated that they have not looked into additional funding sources. Mr. Langseth stated that he hopes LexHAB will continue to coordinate with Conservation on the 1