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Minutes of the Community Preservation Committee
Thursday, November 17, 2016
Parker Meeting Room
Town Office Building
1625 Massachusetts Avenue
4:00 PM
Committee Members Present: Marilyn Fenollosa (Chair); Richard Wolk (Vice-Chair); Norman Cohen
(arrived at 4:25 PM); Charles Hornig, David Horton, Jeanne Krieger, Robert Pressman, Sandra Shaw.
Absent: Robert Peters
Administrative Assistant: Elizabeth Mancini
Other Attendees: Pat Goddard, Director of Public Facilities, Shawn Newell, Assistant Director of Public
Facilities, Sergio Demango, Facilities Engineer, Tom Griffiths, Cameron Purdy- Munroe Center for the
Arts.
Ms. Fenollosa called the meeting to order at 4:00 PM.
1)Munroe School Window Restoration- Pat Goddard and Shawn Newell reviewed the request for
$620,000 for the restoration of the windows at the Munroe School Building. An FY17 CPA
request funded a study for the purpose of producing recommendations and cost estimates for
the replacement or functional restoration of all windows. The study showed that restoration
would be the least costly option.
Despite the FY18 request for the less expensive option, Mr. Hornig questioned the seemingly
high restoration cost. Mr. Demango attributed the cost to both the large window
measurements and construction costs for the demolition of walls that surround some of the
windows. Mr. Newell confirmed, however that windows not currently in use would not be
replaced as part of the request. The CPC discussed several other aspects of the project including
potential heat savings, safety improvements and the relationship between the Town and the
Munroe Center for the Arts, specifically relating to responsibility of capital projects.
The Committee voted in a straw poll to support the project, 7-0. (Mr. Cohen had yet to arrive to
the meeting).
2)Purchase Parking Lot for Community Center- Mr. Goddard and Mr. Newell also presented the
request for $425,000 in CPA funds for the Town to purchase an existing parking lot, adjacent to
the Community Center, that is currently owned by the Scottish Rite. Mr. Goddard prefaced the
discussion by explaining this was a request from the Town Manager submitted through Public
Facilities. There is currently an easement for the parking lot which allows the Town to share use
of the lot with the Scottish Rite. The Committee questioned the benefit of purchasing the lot
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when the Town already has permission to use the space for free. Mr. Goddard acknowledged
that the Town Manager would need to answer many of these questions but noted that the
Town was currently working with the Scottish Rite on several matters, including the possible
connection of the Community Center area to the Pelham Road property via the parking lot.
While some members thought that it would be beneficial to support the request if there was
strategic need, others believed the request was premature, incomplete and may be more
appropriate as part of a Pelham request. The Committee decided not to issue a straw vote on
the project, citing a need for additional information and a decision from Town Counsel regarding
the use of CPA funds for the purchase.
3)Committee Business- Ms. Fenollosa reviewed the recently released FY18 state match figures.
Lexington will receive $897,243, just 21.3% of its surcharge. The CPC agreed that it faces tough
choices when determining which projects to recommend to Town Meeting but ultimately they
would have to wait for Mr. Addelson to advise on its capability to fund the current FY18
requests.
After a motion duly made and seconded, the meeting minutes from the CPC meeting on
November 3, 2016 and the meeting minutes from the CPC meeting on November 10, 2016 were
both approved, as amended. The vote was 8-0.
The Committee also decided that they would like to have the Friends of Minuteman National
e Phase I prior to hearing the request for Phase II
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funding. They agreed to hold an information session at 3:30 PM on December 8, prior to the
start of the CPC meeting at 4:00 PM. Any members interested and able to attend were
encouraged to come early for the presentation.
After a motion duly made and seconded, the meeting was adjourned at 4:55 PM.
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1)FY18 CIP Application- Munroe School Window Restoration
2)FY18 CIP Application- Purchase Parking Lot for Community Center
Respectfully submitted,
Elizabeth Mancini
Administrative Assistant
Community Preservation Committee
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