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Minutes of the Community Preservation Committee
Thursday, December 18, 2025
Remote Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 865 1963 2972
4:00 PM
Committee Members Present: Marilyn Fenollosa (Chair), Jeanne Krieger (Co-Vice Chair)
(arrived at 4:30 PM), Kathryn Roy (Co-Vice Chair), Kevin Beuttell, Robert Creech, Frederick
DeAngelis, Paul Linton, Mark Sandeen, Melinda Walker.
Administrative Assistant: Thomas Case
Absent: n/a
Other Attendees: Andrea Jackson, Recreation Committee; Robert Pressman, 22 Locust Ave;
Vinita Verma, Liaison, Appropriation Committee (arrived at 4:35 PM).
Ms. Fenollosa called the meeting to order at 4:02 PM.
FY27 CPA Projects – Town Counsel Review – The Committee reviewed and discussed Town
Counsel’s opinion of the FY27 CPA project requests. Ms. Fenollosa shared that Counsel had
approved the eligibility for all projects (see Lexington CPA Recommendations FY 2027 dated
12.12.2025 for more detail).
Minutes – After a motion duly made and seconded, the Committee voted by a roll call vote to
approve the minutes from the Public Meeting on 12-11-2025 and the Public Hearing on 12-11-
2025 (8-0).
2025 Needs Assessment Report – The Committee discussed the 2025 Needs Assessment
Report. After a motion duly made and seconded, the Committee voted by a roll call vote to
approve the 2025 Needs Assessment Report (9-0).
Vote to Recommend FY27 Funding Requests to ATM – After a motion duly made and
seconded, the Committee voted by roll call vote to approve dollar amounts for FY27 funding.
The CPC issued votes on the projects as follows:
(a) Document Conservation - $20,000 (9-0)
(b) Munroe Center for the Arts Cash Refinancing - $2,000,000 (9-0)
(c) Affordable Housing Trust Funding - $3,200,000 (9-0)
(d) LexHAB Support, Restoration, and Preservation - $395,355 (9-0)
(e) Park Improvements – Athletic Fields – Harrington: Phase 2 - $2,630,000 (9-0)
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(f) Playground Infrastructure Upgrades - $100,000 (9-0)
(g) Administrative Budget - $150,000 (9-0)
Review Draft of 2026 ATM Warrant – After a motion duly made and seconded, the Committee
voted by a roll call vote to approve the draft of the Warrant to 2026 Annual Town Meeting
reflective of the funding amounts above (9-0).
Committee Business – The Committee planned to meet again in early 2026 to review and
approve the Committee’s Report to 2026 Annual Town Meeting.
After a motion duly made and seconded, the Committee voted by a roll call vote (9-0) to
adjourn at 4:36 PM.
The following documents were used at the meeting:
1) Town Counsel’s Lexington CPA Recommendation FY2027 – 12.12.2025
2) Draft Meeting Minutes – 12-11-2025
3) Draft Public Hearing Minutes – 12-11-2025
4) 2025 Needs Assessment Report – Draft 6
5) CPA Summary FY2027 Budget dated 12-18-25
6) Draft 2 CPA 2026 ATM Warrant
Respectfully submitted,
Thomas Case
Administrative Assistant
Community Preservation Committee
APPROVED: 3/12/2026