HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-04-05-CPC-min 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 slides 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 amounts 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 counsels 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.]
6 Our next meeting is set for Wednesday, April 19 at 5 30 p m. in the Selectmen's
room.
7 It was moved and seconded to adjourn The meeting was adjourned at 9 40 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Marilyn Fenollosa