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Minutes of the Community Preservation Committee
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Hybrid Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 967 3459 7639
Parker Meeting Room – Town Office Building
1625 Massachusetts Ave
4:00 PM
Committee Members Present: Marilyn Fenollosa (Chair); Jeanne Krieger (Vice-Chair), Kevin
Beuttell, Robert Creech, Lisa O’Brien, Robert Pressman, Kathryn Roy (arrived at 4:08 PM), Mark
Sandeen, Melinda Walker.
Administrative Assistant: Thomas Case
Other Attendees: Suzanne Barry, Vice Chair, Select Board; Melissa Battite, Director of
Recreation and Community Programs (arrived at 4:38 PM); Sandhya Beebee, Liaison, Capital
Expenditures Committee; Edward Dolan, Town Meeting Member; Letitia Hom, 175 Grove
Street); David Kanter, Vice Chair & Clerk, Capital Expenditures Committee (arrived at 4:16 PM);
Lisa Rhodes, Capital Expenditures Committee (arrived at 4:20 PM);
Ms. Fenollosa called the meeting to order at 4:03 PM.
Public Hearing – The Committee held a public hearing to receive comments and questions on
the CPC’s 2023 Needs Assessment Report. See the CPC’s Public Hearing Minutes dated 12-14-
2023 for more detail.
2023 Needs Assessment – Ms. Fenollosa asked the Committee if they were willing to vote to
approve the 2023 Needs Assessment Report (NAR) with the edits discussed during the Public
Hearing. Mr. Pressman requested that there be two votes, one on the NAR excluding the
Looking Forward section and one on the NAR in its entirety. The Committee discussed the
logistics of having two votes.
After a motion duly made and seconded, the Committee voted by a roll call vote (9 -0) to
approve of the 2023 Needs Assessment Report with the exception of the Looking Forward
section as amended.
After a motion duly made and seconded, the Committee voted by a roll call vote (6-3) to
approve of the 2023 Needs Assessment Report with the the Looking Forward section as
amended. Mr. Pressman, Ms. Roy, and Ms. Walker voted no.
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Vote to Recommend FY25 Funding Requests to ATM – After a motion duly made and
seconded, the Committee voted by a roll call vote to approve dollar amounts for FY25 funding.
The CPC issued votes on the projects as follows:
(a) Cary Memorial Library Renovation - $2,300,000 (9-0)
(b) Archives and Records Management – $20,000 (9-0)
(c) Open Space Property Acquisition – TBD (HOLD)*
(d) Park Improvements – Athletic Fields – Bowman School – $545,000 (9-0)
(e) Lincoln Park Fitness Stations Equipment – $160,000 (9-0)**
(f) Park Improvements – Hard Court Surfaces – Valley Rd – $492,000 (9-0)
(g) Lincoln Park Field Improvements – $1,145,000 (7-2)***
(h) LexHAB Support, Restoration, Preservation, and Decarbonization – $482,365 (9-0)
(i) Lexington Housing Authority 561/563 Massachusetts Ave Exterior Preservation –
$100,000 (9-0)
(j) Affordable Housing Trust Pre-Funding – $3,200,000 (9-0)
(k) Projected Debt Service – $681,200 (9-0)
(l) Administrative Budget – $150,000 (9-0)
*The Committee agreed to postpone a vote on the Open Space Property Acquisition until the
Committee receives an update from the applicant. [The property acquisition was withdrawn by
the applicant on December 19th.]
**Ms. Battite shared that the Recreation Committee plans to request 25% ($40,000) of the
project’s cost from the Trustees of the Public Trusts and hopes to have an answer from the
Trust by the 2024 Annual Town Meeting. Ms. Krieger noted that funding requests can be
reduced at Town Meeting, so the Committee could change the amount for the Fitness St ations
depending on the Trust’s response.
***Ms. Krieger and Mr. Sandeen voted no due to their opposition to the Town’s usage of
artificial turf.
Review Draft of 2024 ATM Warrant – After a motion duly made and seconded, the Committee
voted by roll call vote to approve the draft of the Warrant to 2024 Annual Town Meeting
excluding the Open Space Property Acquisition (9-0).
Ms. Fenollosa commented that the Committee will have to vote to amend the Warrant in the
event of a Committee vote on the acquisition.
Ms. Beebee and Ms. Rhodes left the meeting at 5:28 PM.
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Minutes- The Committee agreed to postpone approving the minutes from the 12 -07-2023
Public Meeting and the 12-07-2023 Executive Session Meeting in order to have more time to
review.
After a motion duly made and seconded, the Committee voted by a roll call vote to approve the
minutes from the Public Meeting on 11/30/2023 (9-0).
Committee Business- Ms. Fenollosa shared that the next meeting is TBD and would depend on
the potential updates to the Open Space Property Acquisition request.
After a motion duly made and seconded, the Committee voted by a roll call vote (9-0) to
adjourn at 5:34 PM.
The following documents were used at the meeting:
1) 2023 Needs Assessment Report – Draft 2
2) Draft of CPA 2024 ATM Warrant
3) Revised Minutes 11-30-2023
4) Draft Minutes 12-07-2023
5) Revised Draft Minutes 12-07-2023
6) Draft Executive Session Minutes 12-07-2023
7) Housing Partnership Board Letter of Support for AHT and LexHAB
Respectfully submitted,
Thomas Case
Administrative Assistant
Community Preservation Committee
APPROVED: 2/14/2024