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RECEIVED 2022 28 Jain, ain't TOWN CLERK Minutes of the Community Preservation Committee LEXINGTON MA Thursday, December 16, 2021 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; Alex Dohan, Conservation Commission; Caileen Foley,Executive Director, Lexington Housing Authority; Kristen Gagalis,Town Counsel; Phil Hamilton, Chair, Conservation Commission; Annie Lee, Town Counsel; Mina Makarious,Town Counsel; Karen Mullins, Conservation Administrator. Ms. Fenollosa called the meeting to order at 4:02 PM. Revised FY23 CPA Funding Request- Lexington Housing Authority-VVnebrooke Village Modernization Proiect- Mr. Makarious briefly explained the limits of using CPA funds for community housing and recreation when the asset was not purchased or created with CPA funds. When an asset has not been purchased or created with CPA funds, preservation is allowed for community housing but rehabilitation is not. Preservation is intended to prevent harm and Lexington Housing Authority's (LHA) request for fire alarms and safety systems as well as wetland work is considered preservation.The ADA portion of the application is considered rehabilitation which is a prohibited use for community housing when the asset has not been purchased or created with CPA funds. Mr. Makarious then explained that the ADA portion of the project will not be fundable with CPA funds because it also does not fall under the category of creation or support. Ms. Foley thanked Mr. Makarious for the explanation and stated that she will remove the ADA portion from her request. Ms. Fenollosa asked if Ms. Foley could use Town ARPA funds for the portion of the project that is not CPA funding eligible. Ms. Kosnoff stated that she would encourage Ms. Foley to write a letter to the Town Manager and to the Select Board requesting use of the funds and explained that there will be a community outreach process in the future. Mr. Pressman asked Mr. Makarious if a portion of the ADA work could be considered creation because additional square footage is being added to the units. Mr. Makarious stated that if more units were created then yes but adding additional square footage is not accommodating more units or serving more people. Mr. Hornig stated that he was under the impression that the wetland mitigation was necessary because of the ADA unit expansion. Ms. Foley explained that the wetland mitigation 1