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2 Ms. Fenollosa thanked Ms. Morrison for her time and for providing the CPC with additional information on the project. Ms. Morrison left the meeting at 4:40 PM. Minutes- The Committee agreed to postpone approving the minutes from the 11 -30-2023 meeting in order to have more time for review. Committee Business- Ms. Fenollosa reminded the Committee that next week, on December 14, the CPC will hold its Public Hearing on the 2023 Needs Assessment Report at 4:00 PM via Zoom and in the Parker Room. After receiving public comments, the Committee will vote on the approval of the Report and take final votes on FY25 project recommendations to Annual Town Meeting. Needs Assessment Report – Looking Forward Proposal – The Committee discussed a proposed Looking Forward section for the Needs Assessment Report (NAR), as drafted by Ms. Fenollosa. Ms. Fenollosa expressed support for adding the section to the NAR as a way to convey to the public the CPC’s outlook for the next five years. Mr. Sandeen expressed support for the intent of the Looking Forward section and offered edit suggestions to the text and table, including adding asterisks to the AHT section, indicating that the provided numbers were only preliminary projections and not actual requests. Mr. Sandeen also asked whether the NAR should advocate for linkage or transfer fee legislation designed to provide funding for affordable housing. Ms. Fenollosa suggested mentioning legislation that would increase funding options for housing and the AHT as a way to build aware ness. Ms. Krieger expressed support for mentioning the legislation as a means of educating people and added that there would need to be a vote by the CPC to support the bills in order to advocate for them in the NAR. Mr. Creech expressed support for the Looking Forward section, provided the information is accurate and has support from the Committee. Ms. O’Brien suggested that the AHT asterisks/footnote should be applied to the entire 5-year table of potential requests. The change was added to the Looking Forward draft. Upon the arrival of the Town Manager, the Committee decided to continue th is conversation until after the executive session. Executive Session Under Exemption 6 – After a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted by a roll call vote (9-0) to enter into Executive Session at 4:55 PM 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.