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Community Preservation Committee Monday, November 23, 2009 Room G-15, Town Offices 3:30 pm Present: Betsey Weiss, Chair; Joel Adler, Norman Cohen, Marilyn Fenollosa, Jeanne Krieger, Wendy Manz, Leo McSweeney, Nathalie Rice, Admin. Asst; and Sandy Shaw. Mr. Charles Lamb of the Capital Expenditures Committee was also in attendance. Absent: Dick Wolk Ms. Weiss called the meeting to order at 3:35 pm. The purpose of the meeting was to listen to a presentation on five projects being submitted for CPA funding, and to receive an update on one additional project. 1.Muzzey Senior Center Improvements – Ms. Charlotte Rodgers, Director of Human Services, introduced this request for $45,100 for a study of the Muzzey Senior Center to improve life safety, accessibility and program space. The study specifically included; replacing/relocating a staircase, replacing the HVAC system, installing a wheelchair lift, expanding program space, and correcting violations of MAAB Massachusetts Architectural Access Board) regulations. She said 250 people use the Senior Center a day, and that the upgrades are greatly needed, particularly to give those in wheelchairs access to the lower basement level. There was a lengthy discussion about the beams in the Center, which need to be insulated to meet code requirements. Ms. Rogers explained that the Senior Center hopes to apply for $251,600 in FY 2012 to complete the work identified in the study. Mr. Goddard explained that the study will go through the Design and Engineering phase, and that the cost of the work in FY 2012 was based upon estimates for the lift project in Cary Hall (never installed) and other similar projects. 2.Building Envelope Rehabilitation – Mr. Goddard spoke to this project, which requested $69,000 in CPA funds to restore the exterior of Cary Hall and Town Offices. The project includes; replacing 1,350 square feet of built- up roof on Cary Hall ($27,000); restoring the architectural details on the roofline of Cary Hall ($22,000); and replacing three copper valleys on the slate roof of Town Offices ($20,000). Ms. Fenollosa brought up the point that many of the historical buildings that are renovated with CPA funding do not have updated Massachusetts Historical Commission inventory forms. She requested that when the CPC approve projects, they also check to make certain the forms are kept current. There was a discussion of the cost of such 1