HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-03-10-CPC-min.exec Minutes of the Community Preservation Committee
Executive Session
Friday, March 10, 2017
Parker Meeting Room
Town Office Building
1625 Massachusetts Avenue
8:55 AM
Committee Members Present: Marilyn Fenollosa (Chair); Dick Wolk (Vice-Chair), Charles
Hornig, David Horton, Jeanne Krieger, Melinda Walker.
Absent: Norman Cohen, Bob Pressman, Sandra Shaw.
Administrative Assistant: Elizabeth Mancini
At 8:55 AM, upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted by roll call (5-0) 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; the Chair declaring that an Open Meeting might
have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the Town. Mr. Wolk was not part of
the roll call vote but joined the Committee in executive session in the Selectmen's Meeting
Room.
1) Executive Session with Board of Selectmen-After convening in its own executive
session, the CPC joined the Board of Selectmen's executive session in the Selectmen's
Meeting Room to discuss the Judges Road/ Pine Grove affordable housing request. Liz
Rust, Director of the Regional Housing Services Office (RHSO), reviewed a memo
detailing the updated terms of the proposal. The appraised value for each of the five
rental units was $220,000. Ms. Rust explained that the total CPA request was
$1,032,000 which would include the acquisition of those five units, renovation funds for
the acquired units and the purchase of the expiring deed restrictions. Suzie Barry, Board
of Selectmen Chairman, asked each CPC member in attendance for their questions and
comments.
The CPC questioned if the total request would adequately cover the costs for
renovations, housing restrictions and legal fees or if additional funding would be
requested in the future. Ms. Rust was confident that the requested funds would be
adequate for the proposed renovations to five units and Carl Valente, Town Manager,
explained that he had an inquiry in to Town Counsel to determine legal fees.
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Ms. Rust also clarified that upon completion of the transaction, unit deeds for the five
rental units would be conveyed to the Lexington Housing Authority (LHA) and when
renting those units, preference would be given to Lexington residents to the extent the
law permitted.
At the conclusion of the discussion, it was determined that the information regarding
the acquisition of the five rental units and 11 deed restrictions no longer needed to
remain confidential. The Board of Selectmen voted to adjourn from its executive
session and the CPC returned to the Parker Room to continue its discussion.
After a motion duly made and seconded, the CPC voted in a roll call vote (6-0) to exit
executive session and continue discussion of the Judges Road/ Pine Grove project in
open session since discussion in open meeting would no longer have a detrimental
effect on the negotiating position of the Town.
The following documents were utilized at the meeting:
1) RHSO Memo- Pine Grove Village, Lexington, March 9, 2017, revised March 10, 2017
Respectfully submitted,
Elizabeth Mancini
Administrative Assistant
Community Preservation Committee
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