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1 Minutes for the Community Preservation Committee 3/28/2023 Remote Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 978 1303 5566 Committee Members Present: Marilyn Fenollosa (Chair), Kevin Beuttell, David Horton, Jeanne Krieger (Vice Chair), Lisa O’Brien, Bob Pressman, Mark Sandeen, Melinda Walker Committee Members Absent: Bob Creech Other Attendees: Carolyn Kosnoff (Assistant Town Manager-Finance), Sandy Beebee (Capital Expenditures Committee Liaison), Charles Lamb (Capital Expenditures Committee Chair), Cristina Burwell (Executive Director, Munroe Center for the Arts), Rick DeAngelis, Recreation Committee Chair, Christian Boutwell, Recreation Committee Vice Chair, Melissa Battite, Director of Recreation and Community Programs), Bridger McGaw (Town Meeting Member) Ms. Fenollosa called the meeting to order at 4:02 PM. 1. Discuss proposed amendment to Warrant Article 10(b), Munroe Center for the Arts (“Lamb Amendment”) Charles Lamb, Capital Expenditures Committee chair, presented the text of his proposed amendment: should the Stone Building project, Article 10(a), for $400,000 not be approved by Town Meeting, then he will move to amend Article 10(b), the Munroe Center for the Arts project, to reduce the debt proposed to be issued for the project from $2,000,000 to $1,600,000 and increase the $1,000,000 Unbudgeted Reserve amount to $1,400,000. Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager for Finance, joined the Committee to discuss the effect the reduced debt issue proposed by the Lamb Amendment would have on the Community Preservation Fund. Mr. Sandeen reported on the unanimous support of the Select Board for the Lamb Amendment. After a motion was duly made and seconded, the Committee voted by roll call (7-0 with one abstention) to approve the Lamb Amendment. 2. Report on proposed amendment to Warrant Article 10(b), Munroe Center for the Arts (“Himmel Amendment”) Ms. Fenollosa described the proposed amendment by Jon Himmel, Chair of the Permanent Building Committee, requiring that the Munroe Center for the Arts project adhere to the Town’s Integrated Building Design and Construction (IBDC) Policy within the funds available. Before the meeting, Mr. Sandeen reported to the Town Meeting Members Association listserv that at the previous night’s Select Board meeting the Town Manager had confirmed that the project would