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Community Preservation Committee
April 5, 2006
Attending: Joel Adler, Norm Cohen, Marilyn Fenollosa, Wendy Manz, Leo McSweeney,
Richard Pagett, Sandy Shaw, Betsey Weiss
Not attending: Dick Wolk
The meeting was called to order at 8:35 a.m.
1. Review CPC slides for 2006 Town Meeting:
a. Slide 1 – what is CPA
-- substitute Countryside photo for Franklin School
b. Slide 2 – How does CPA work
-- should we add an exemptions slide? No, it will be too confusing. It would be
preferable to leave an information sheet on table.
-- we need to have someone in town hall to answer questions about assessments;
maybe senior citizen volunteer?
c. Slide 3 – Where the funds come from
d. Slide 4 – The process
-- can Town Meeting change the amount? No – it can only approve or
disapprove projects (individually, not as a package)
-- change slide: recommended projects and related appropriations
e. Slide 5 -- Time line
-- add 3/30 public hearing
When will the presentation be made to Town Meeting?
We will present in 2 parts:
-- when Article 2 is presented, on 4/10. Betsey will discuss the slides and present
the first part of the report dealing with committee composition and past meetings.
-- when Article 25 is presented, presumably on 4/24– Betsey will discuss the
remainder of the report, with its emphasis on project descriptions.
2. Review CPC Report for 2006 Town Meeting:
-- Corrections to last page: use second option in both cases. Richard and Wendy have
small corrections; Marilyn will incorporate them into the final report.
-- Will the police station project still be bonded? Yes, but the amount will be reduced by
the $100,000 that will be funded by CPA (cash).
-- Were these projects reviewed by town counsel? Yes.
3. Approval of meeting minutes:
-- It was moved and seconded to approve minutes of 3/13 and 3/23. The Committee
unanimously approved the motion.
-- The minutes from 3/20 meeting will be reviewed at next meeting
4. Application process
-- We need to develop an application form and process; ideally, we would like to have
something finalized by 5/15.
-- Richard and Sandra will develop a form for committee review at our next meeting.
5. Website
-- We might want to review other town websites for content.
-- We should keep the CPA for Lexington website, since much of its content is still
applicable. Wendy moved to appropriate up to $200 to renew the CPA for Lexington
website, which is due to expire in May or June. The motion was seconded and
unanimously approved. [note, however, that we won’t have an administrative account
until the new fiscal year begins on July 1. Norm will investigate sources for the funds;
Betsey will determine when the existing website must be refunded.]
next meeting
6. Our is set for Wednesday, April 19 at 5:30 p.m. in the Selectmen’s
room.
adjourn
7. It was moved and seconded to . The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Marilyn Fenollosa