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1 Minutes of the Community Preservation Committee Thursday, October 26, 2023 Remote Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 948 2903 5881 4:00 PM Committee Members Present: Marilyn Fenollosa (Chair); Jeanne Krieger (Vice-Chair), Kevin Beuttell, Robert Creech, Lisa O’Brien, Robert Pressman, Mark Sandeen, Melinda Walker. Administrative Assistant: Thomas Case Other Attendees: Melissa Battite, Director of Recreation and Community Programs (arrived at 4:38 PM); Sandhya Beebee, Liaison, Capital Expenditures Committee (arrived at 4:51 PM); Laura Bernheim, Deputy Director, Cary Memorial Library; Mike Cronin (arrived 4:02 PM), Director of Public Facilities; Margaret Heitz, Housing Partnership Board; Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager for Finance; Kathryn Roy (arrived at 4:04 PM), Town Meeting Member; Koren Stembridge, Library Director, Cary Memorial Library; Elaine Tung, Chair, Affordable Housing Trust; Betsey Weiss, Vice-Chair, Housing Partnership Board. Ms. Fenollosa called the meeting to order at 4:00 PM. FY25 CPA Funding Request – Cary Memorial Library Renovation - Ms. Stembridge presented the background and scope of the Library project. The renovation seek s to improve the condition of the highly-used Children’s Room with a focus on increased safety and improved accessibility. The total cost of the project is $5.5 million, but the requested CPA amount is pending while the Town finalizes its total Capital Improvement Plan. Ms. Stembridge highlighted the building’s historic significance and the necessity of the project to continue the Library’s programming. Ms. Stembridge added that in addition to the project’s CIP, there is a more information on the project on the Library’s website. Ms. Fenollosa commented that the CPA cannot fund maintenance and can only fund capital improvements. Mr. Cronin explained the project’s HVAC improvements. The current HVAC is a fossil fuel system and would be replaced with a fossil fuel-free system. The current system is temperamental, inconsistent, and nearing its end-of-life and would be replaced by a system utilizing 100% outside air and better filtration – in-line with similar HVAC improvements throughout Town buildings. This project would occur on the ground level of the Library and the other level’s system would be improved at a later date. Mr. Pressman commented that keeping in mind the CPC’s total allocable resources, the Select Board had supported the AHT in requesting about $3 million in CPA funding. Mr. Sandeen confirmed that the Select Board endorsed the AHT’s CPA application for $3.2 million in pre -