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Minutes of the Community Preservation Committee
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Public Hearing
Remote Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 863 6267 8605
4:00 PM
Committee Members Present: Marilyn Fenollosa (Chair); Jeanne Krieger (Co-Vice Chair),
Kathryn Roy (Co-Vice Chair), Kevin Beuttell, Christian Boutwell, Robert Creech, Robert
Pressman, Mark Sandeen, Melinda Walker.
Administrative Assistant: Thomas Case
Other Attendees: Melissa Battite, Director of Parks and Community Programs; Peter Coleman,
Assistant Director of Recreation; Christine Dean, Community Center Director; Carolyn
Goldstein, Director, Lexington Lyceum; Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager for Finance;
Mark Manasas, President, Lexington Lyceum; Lisah Rhodes, Vice Chair, Capital Expenditures
Committee; Elaine Tung, Chair, Affordable Housing Trust;
Ms. Fenollosa opened the public hearing at 4:09 PM.
Needs Assessment Report – Ms. Fenollosa opened the public hearing on the 2024 Needs
Assessment Report (NAR), copies of which had been made available on the CPC’s webpage. She
noted that a public hearing is required by Section 5(b)(1) of the Community Preservation Act to
determine "the needs, possibilities and resources of the city or town regarding community
preservation possibilities and resources, notice of which shall be posted publicly and published
for each of two weeks preceding a hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the city or
town." Ms. Fenollosa shared that the public hearing had been advertised in the Lexington
Minuteman on November 28 and December 5.
Mr. Manasas asked about the Report’s “TBD” projection costs for the Stone Building
Renovation project. Ms. Fenollosa shared the background on the Report’s projection table and
explained that the Stone Building information is provided by the Department of Facilities. Mr.
Pressman added that the Select Board had directed Facilities to find a potential occupant of the
Stone Building before moving forward with any request for funding and noted that the
architect’s plan included two cost estimates based on two potential timelines for the project.
Ms. Goldstein expressed her support for including cost estimates for the Stone Building project
in the Report. Ms. Fenollosa shared that the Committee can only include Stone Building
projection numbers that they receive from the Town. Mr. Sandeen commented that he would
communicate with the Select Board the need to further explain their position on the Stone
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Building project. Ms. Fenollosa shared that the Stone Building project was identified as a future
need in the Historical Resources section of the Report.
After a motion duly made and seconded, the Committee voted by a roll call vote (9-0) to close
the public hearing at 4:26 PM.
The following documents were used at the meeting:
1) 2024 Needs Assessment Report – Draft 3
Respectfully submitted,
Thomas Case
Administrative Assistant
Community Preservation Committee