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Community Preservation Committee
Legion Room
Wednesday, November 6, 2008
3:30 pm
Present:
Betsey Weiss, Chair; Marilyn Fenollosa, Vice Chair; Joel Adler, Norm Cohen,
Jeanne Krieger, Wendy Manz, Leo McSweeney, Nathalie Rice, (Admin. Asst.); Sandy
Shaw, Dick Wolk. David Kanter, CEC Liaison was also present.
The meeting was called to order at 3:38 pm.
The purpose of the meeting was to set dates for the next six meetings, to discuss the non-
municipal FY 2010 projects, to prepare for the upcoming meeting with Town Counsel,
and to discuss HB4820, an amendment to the CPA statute which is pending in the House.
1.Meeting Dates
The following dates were set for upcoming meetings:
November 13, 4:00 pm
November 13, 7:00 pm
November 17, 4:00 pm
November 20, 2:00 pm
November 24, 2:00 pm
December 1, 4:00 pm
A Public Hearing was schedule for December 11, at 7:00 pm for the discussion of
the FY 2010 projects.
2.Conservation Request for STM, and FY 2010 Planning Costs
The Committee discussed the Conservation Commission’s request for appraisal
monies, which total $4,600 for the two Goodwin parcels. Additional expenses are
anticipated for legal and survey work. Betsey noted that the Committee will need
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these figures by Monday, November 10 in order to update the Report to Town
Meeting, and to have solid figures for the Public Hearing.
The Committee also discussed the request by the Conservation Commission for
annual planning monies in FY 2010 and subsequent years. The Commission is
requesting $50,000 in FY 2010 and in the four years thereafter for planning
purposes. There was a general discussion about this request, and about whether
approval of these requests could be tied more specifically to acquisition project
updates.
3.Non-Municipal Projects
(a)
Greeley Village Roof Replacement. The Committee discussed the request
on behalf of the Lexington Housing Authority to replace the roofs on
buildings 1-26 at Greeley Village (100 units) . It was generally felt that
this $320,828 project was important, but there was some discussion as to
whether the roofs needed repair or replacement. This would be an
important distinction for CPC approval.
(b)
Monroe Tavern Capital Needs Assessment, $50,000 Request. The
Committee discussed the need for capital improvements to the Monroe
Tavern, and noted that there will, in all likelihood, be a major request next
fiscal year to fund the recommendations outlined in the Needs Assessment
Report.
(c)
LexHAB Request - Purchase of Three Properties. The Committee
discussed the request on behalf of LexHAB for $797, 500 for the purchase
of three properties. It was generally felt that this was an important project,
and it prompted a discussion about how to insure that the units which are
purchased with CPC funds will qualify to be on Lexington’s Subsidized
Housing Inventory and whether permanent deed restrictions have been
filed for previous such purchases.
4.HB4820 – Amendment before the State Legislature
Betsey updated the Committee on a bill pending in the State Legislature,
HB4820, which would expand the participation in the Community
Preservation program in the State. She said it was important that
Lexington write its State legislators, and that the Committee should put a
resolution before voters at the Annual Town Meeting. Wendy agreed to
draft the letter to the legislators. It was also noted that the CPC needs more
community outreach, particularly articles in the paper that discuss the role
of the CPC and their approved projects to date.
5.Meeting with Town Counsel
There was a general discussion of the questions to be asked of Town
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Counsel, Kevin Batt, who will be attending the November 13 meeting at
4:00 pm.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:35 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Nathalie Rice
Administrative Assistant
Community Preservation Committee