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Minutes of the Community Preservation Committee
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Cotton Room
Cary Memorial Building
1605 Massachusetts Avenue
3:00 PM
Committee Members Present: Marilyn Fenollosa (Chair); Richard Wolk (Vice-Chair); Richard Canale,
Jeanne Krieger, Bob Peters, Bob Pressman, Sandra Shaw
Absent: Norman Cohen, David Horton
Administrative Assistant: Elizabeth Lane
Other Attendees: David Kanter, Vice Chair of the Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) and liaison to
the CPC
Ms. Fenollosa called the meeting to order at 3:05 PM.
1) Welcome Bob Peters-
Preservation Committee, was introduced and welcomed by the CPC. Mr. Peters will serve the remainder
of the term vacated by Leo McSweeney.
2) Town Meeting Wrap-Up- The FY17 CPA projects recently presented to Annual Town Meeting were
discussed. The CPC spoke specifically about the Grain Mill Alley and Antony Park projects and some of
the issues that arose throughout the application and CPC approval process. Members remarked on the
Grain Mill Alley project and the multiple changes made in the weeks preceding its presentation to Town
Meeting. The CPC also spoke about the discourse between the DPW and Tourism Committee regarding
the Antony Park proposal. The CPC was hopeful that project proponents would bring more consistency
to the application process in the FY18 funding cycle.
Mr. Wolk also spoke of the request raised on the floor of Town Meeting for a minority report on the
Co. The CPC discussed options for detailing dissenting votes in
the future since the Committee has not issued minority reports in the past. They agreed that it was
important to document concerns about projects without putting dissenting voters on the spot when
called upon for an explanation. The CPC decided it would be best to include a brief explanation of close
votes in its future reports to Town Meetings. The Committee agreed to try this during the next funding
cycle.
3) Wright Farm supplemental funds- Ms. Fenollosa advised the Committee about information she
received from Karen Mullins about a potential supplemental request for CPA funds for the Wright Farm
acquisition. Additional funds may be required for remediation and clean-up of soil contaminants found
usually entertain requests for funding at fall town meetings, Ms.
opinion of the potential funding request. While the amount of the
request was still unknown, the CPC agreed this would be a worthy project to consider outside of the
normal funding cycle, especially since it was an extension of a previously funded project.
4) Approval of Minutes- After a motion duly made and seconded, the minutes from the CPC meetings
held on March 17, 2016 and March 31, 2016 were approved as submitted, 6-0-1. Mr. Peters abstained
from the vote since he was not present at either meeting.
After a motion duly made and seconded, the meeting was adjourned at 4:09 PM.
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Respectfully Submitted,
Elizabeth Lane
Administrative Assistant
Community Preservation Committee