HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-02-11-CPC-minMinutes of the Community Preservation Committee
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Selectmen's Meeting Room
Town Office Building
1625 Massachusetts Ave
3:00 PM
Committee Members Present: Marilyn Fenollosa (Chair); Richard Wolk (Vice- Chair); Richard Canale,
Norman Cohen, David Horton, Leo McSweeney, Sandra Shaw.
Bob Pressman joined the meeting by conference call.
Absent: Jeanne Krieger
Administrative Assistant: Elizabeth Lane
Other Attendees: David Kanter, Vice -Chair of the Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) and liaison to
the CPC; Melisa Tintocalis, Economic Development Director.
Ms. Fenollosa called the meeting to order at 3:05 PM and noted the remote participation of Mr.
Pressman via telephone due to his significant geographical distance.
1) Revised Proposal- Grain Mill Allev- Melisa Tintocalis returned before the CPC to review the revised
proposal for the Grain Mill Alley construction project. Since her last presentation before the CPC in
December, one of the property's abutters decided not to endorse the agreement between the three
interested parties. The condo association expressed concern about the control of their property and the
potential future redevelopment of the site. Agreement between the Town, condo association and Bank
of America was a stipulation of approval for the full project to move forward.
Since the original design concept cannot be achieved, Ms. Tintocalis hoped to move forward with two
thirds of the original plan. Both the Town Manager and the Center Committee support the revised
concept and Town Counsel approved the proposal. Ms. Tintocalis noted that the new proposal would
only include development of the two ends of the alley- the Mass. Ave. end and the Minuteman Bikeway
end. The design for these spaces would not change from the original proposal. Ms. Tintocalis said there
is no impediment to construct either end; the spaces would be ready to go in the spring, pending
approval of construction funds.
The original cost for the entire project totaled $337,383; Ms. Tintocalis did not have an exact cost for the
revised proposal but estimated a reduction of approximately $100,000. She was still pending a final cost
estimate from the architect. The Committee expressed concern about the lack of a redefined proposal
and the absence of an exact cost for the project.
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Ms. Tintocalis mentioned that she hoped for a discussion with the CPC prior to submitting an official
revised proposal to see if the project is feasible. She said that the project has reached a critical juncture
and there is a lot of potential in the two thirds design proposal. After additional discussion, the CPC
agreed that the information presented was too vague to make an informed decision at that time. Ms.
Fenollosa invited Ms. Tintocalis to another CPC meeting to present redefined proposals, drawings and
numbers to allow the CPC to make a decision on the project, reasoning that that Committee had been
working with Ms. Tintocalis for some time on Grain Mill Alley and would like to accommodate this
request if time allows before Town Meeting. It was decided Ms. Tintocalis would come back and
present to the CPC on Thursday, February 18tH
Committee Business- Several revisions to the minutes from the CPC meeting on January 28, 2016 were
read aloud. Due to Mr. Pressman's participation via telephone, a roll call vote was taken and the
minutes were approved as revised, 7 -0 -1. Mr. Cohen abstained due to his absence at the January 28th
meeting.
Ms. Fenollosa informed the CPC that LexHAB may submit a revised request for the Keeler Farm
acquisition due to the potential for additional HOME funds. Their initial request for HOME funds to
cover the full purchase price of the unit was denied but additional funds may be made available to
them.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:03 PM.
The following documents were used at the meeting:
1) Grain MiII Alley Presentation to the CPC (originally presented on 12.3.15)
Respectfully submitted,
Elizabeth Lane
Administrative Assistant
Community Preservation Committee
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