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Minutes of the Community Preservation Committee
Thursday, December 8, 2016
Parker Meeting Room
Town Office Building
1625 Massachusetts Avenue
4:00 PM
Committee Members Present: Marilyn Fenollosa (Chair), Norman Cohen, Charles Hornig, David
Horton, Jeanne Krieger, Robert Pressman, Sandra Shaw.
Absent: Robert Peters, Richard Wolk
Administrative Assistant: Elizabeth Mancini
Other Attendees: Wendy Manz, Capital Expenditures Committee liaison to the CPC; Melinda
Walker, Lexington Housing Authority; Bob Morris, NeFriends of
Minuteman National Park; Nancy Nelson, Superintendent of Minuteman National Historical
Park; Carol Kowalski, Assistant Town Manager for Development; Susan Bennett, Executive
Director Lexington Historical Society.
1)e and Public Education Project- The Friends of Minuteman
National Park discussed the components of the request for partial phase two funding for
ge project. FY16 CPA funds contributed towards the first phase of the
project which included the successful recovery of 29 fired and unfired musket balls
dating back to April 19, 1775. FY18 CPA funds were requested to support the design,
fabrication and installation of a wall-mounted, museum quality exhibit case constructed
to house the archaeological artifacts discovered during phase one. The request will also
fund the design and installation of graphic wayside exhibit panels and the development
of a solar powered audio component for external exhibit panels.
While the total project cost is $116,350, the Friends requested $41,350 in FY18 CPA
funds. The $75,000 difference is planned for the battlefield rehabilitation component of
the project and will be funded separately through private donations, including a $45,000
grant previously awarded to the organization.
Following brief discussion of the proposal, the CPC voted in a straw poll to support the
project, 6-0-1. Ms. Krieger abstained from the vote due to her participation on the
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2)Wright Farm Additional Site Assessment- Ms. Kowalski appeared before the CPC for a
second time to further discuss the request for additional funds for the Wright Farm Site
Assessment. She provided the Committee with a hand-out detailing project costs spent
to-date and also explained that the total FY18 request had been adjusted from $70,000
to $27,900. She explained that conversations with LexHAB had resulted in the
possibility of LexHAB paying for the affordable housing restriction and associated legal
fees for the farmhouse located on the property. The Committee requested that those
st instead of having LexHAB cover the
costs. Ms. Kowalski agreed to increase her request to include the legal costs and also
confirmed that housing costs would not be included in the current proposal since those
funds had been previously appropriated. She would provide an updated cost break-
down to the Committee at a later date.
After additional discussion regarding previous housing appropriations and associated
deed restrictions, the CPC voted in a straw poll to support the request for Wright Farm
supplemental funds, 6-1.
3)Stone Building Analysis- Ms. Kowalski also discussed additional aspects of the Stone
Building analysis project and distributed a revised project description. She explained the
intention of the project was to provide a study identifying potential users for the space.
Ms. Bennett, invited to the meeting as a representative of the Lexington Historical
Society, explained that the Society had interest in utilizing the space but not for
permanent collections. The Society could be a potential user but stressed it would not
be the only user of the space.
The CPC further discussed the project to clarify the purpose of the study. Ms. Kowalski
confirmed that previous feasibility studies did not produce what this study intends to do
which is identify how to use the space and what types of design concepts would make
sense. Mr. Valente (who joined the meeting at 5:00PM to discuss another agenda item)
spoke briefly in support of the project and further elaborated on the reasoning behind
CPC voted in a straw poll to
support the project, 5-2. Ms. Kowalski agreed to submit a revised application more in
straw votes were taken.
4)Executive Session- Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted by roll call (6-
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 for the purpose 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.
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The public meeting was adjourned at 5:55 PM after adjourning from the Executive Session.
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1)Stone Building Project Application #1032 (revised)
2)Wright Farm Supplemental Request to Article 9 ATM 2015
Respectfully submitted,
Elizabeth Mancini
Administrative Assistant
Community Preservation Committee
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