HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-08-05-SBFRC-minAd Hoc Stone Building Feasibility/Reuse Committee
Town of Lexington, MA
August 5, 2021 8:00 AM
MINUTES
This meeting was held in a hybrid format, with both onsite in the Cary Hall’s Hudson Room,
and online.
Attending -Cristina Bur well, Anne Grady, Jeff Howry,Carolyn Goldstein, Doug Lucente
(Select Board Liaison), Mark Manasas, Meg Muckenhoupt (Appropriations Comm. Liaison),
Melinda Nasardinov, Lester Savage, Paul Smyke
Absent -Claire Feingold Thoryn (Cary Library Trustees Liaison),
1.Roll CallApproval of Minutes (July 15, 2021) - tabled until next meeting
2.PUBLIC COMMENTS - None
3.OLD BUSINESS
a.Community Forum planning update (see attachment ) -Committee members
discussed the impor tance of items on the forum list, such as the impor tance of
community feedback on what successful re-use models, etc.
It was questioned what the Town’s commitment would make. Without a
defined use, we will not be able to get a good response. We would like to show
a range of ways the Town works with historic building. Paul suggested that we
simply have this conveyed by Claire at the forum. The forum will aim to present
as much as we can without being over whelming in detail, share ratings via
fit /benefit chart,
It was suggested to have Carol Kowalski talk with the group at a future date
about the Town’s relationship with the building.
It was mentioned that the fit /benefit chart should be described as an exercise for
reviewing concepts, with the note that the committee has still not had the
conversation. Our objective (for Forum 2) is to look at the concepts and invite
comment (vs. criticism) on the process and criteria AND to encourage feedback
and suggestions about being made possible.
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b.Outreach update - Committee members are interested in saving meeting time
to discuss proposals and advance concepts and ideas, and committee members
can be doing outreach outside of meetings and repor ting back to the group (see
Action Items below).
4.NEW BUSINESS - none
5.Adjournment unanimously approved with paul making the motion, ann seconding it,
and adjournment at 9:28am
Attachments:
1.Powerpoint slides (Jeff )
2.Forum Script Outline (Melinda)
Action Items:
1.Jeff to for ward final report outline to committee members
2.Jeff to resend slide of various structures as models for reuse
3.Mark to be point person to receive any existing documents that would feed into final
report TOC, and will reach out to committee members who have been assigned to
related tasks
4.Mark to send out Zoom links to Town staff for public posting (Constant Contact
database and website. Melinda and Mark to craft the “ask” of the community during
the forum
5.Cristina & Carolyn to present a list for outreach and assign committee members
6.Jeff to talk with Marilyn Fenellosa about feasibility of CPA funds for the Stone Building
7.Cristina to write up a summary slide about how the Town-MCA model works, and
reach out to LHS ED to see how Buckman Tavern works with the Town and to add to
our data collection.
8.Paul will put together a summar y of the library discussion
9.Melinda to create a handout to follow along at the forum & that we can share in
advance (with links to website for more information).
10.Next meeting of the group is Monday August 16 to run through the webinar - Cristina
to confirm that link
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