HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-12-19-CPC-minMinutes of the Community Preservation Committee
Wednesday, December 19, 2012, 6:30 pm
Parker Room
Town Offices Building
Present:
Committee Members: Wendy Manz, Chair; Joel Adler, Norman Cohen, Marilyn Fenollosa,
Vice Chair; Jeanne Krieger, Leo McSweeney, Sandra Shaw and Dick Wolk.
Administrative Assistant: Nathalie Rice
Also in attendance were David Kanter of the Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) and Town
resident, Robert Pressman.
The meeting was called to order at 6:34 pm. by Ms. Manz.
1. Approval of the Minutes — A vote was taken (8 -0) to approve the minutes from the
meeting of December 6, 2012 as amended by Ms. Shaw.
2. Deeds Assessment Report — Ms. Manz asked members for final comments on the
2013 Needs Assessment Report in preparation for the upcoming hearing at 7:00 pm.
There were no member comments.
3. Updates on FY14 CPA Projects
a.) Lexington Center Pocket Park Design, $20,000 — Ms. Manz explained that
although Town Counsel, Kevin Batt, had deemed the project eligible for funding,
he had not been aware that the "pocket parks" would be located on private
property. The Community Preservation Coalition had told us that typically, the
acquisition of open space is secured with a Conservation Restriction, while the
creation of open space, a park in this case, might be secured with an easement or
some other agreement. Ms. Manz said she discussed this option with Mr. Batt,
who stated that the use of a contract would be more appropriate. Ms. Krieger
questioned whether this issue would exist without CPA funding, and noted the
small budget of the request. The CPC has requested further input from Mr. Batt
and the applicant, Economic Development Director, Melisa Tintocalis.
b.) ACROSS Lexington Pedestrian /Bicycle Route System There are additional
questions about the ACROSS Lexington project proposal. The Community
Preservation Coalition has advised Ms. Manz that the flyers and maps proposed
in the application might fall under "support" and as such might not be eligible for
funding. However, Town Counsel Kevin Batt suggests that the amount of
funding sought for this year can be applied to signs and markers, which are
eligible, so the project would not pose a problem in FY 14.
4. Future Meetings — The next CPC meeting was set for January 10 at 2:00 pm. Mr.
Addelson will be invited to this meeting to discuss bonding of the Wright Farm
acquisition, and FYI budget planning.
5. Executive Session - At 6:45 pm, upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was
voted by roll call (8 -0) to go into Executive Session under Exemption 6 to consider
the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property and to reconvene in Open
Session at 7:00 pm for the purposes of adjourning the regular Open Session Meeting;
the Chair declaring that an Open Meeting might have a detrimental effect on the
negotiating position of the Town.
The meeting was adjourned after the Executive Session at 7:00 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Nathalie Rice
Administrative Assistant
Community Preservation Committee
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