Community Preservation Committee Meeting
Thursday, April 12, 2007
The Community Preservation Committee (CPC) held a meeting in the Mural Room, Lower Level of the Town Hall on Thursday, April 12, 2007 beginning at 8:00 a.m. Members present included Chairman Holly Morris, Nancy Bennett, Tony Kelso, Brendan Keohan, Pat Loring, Sarianna Seewald, and George Wadsworth. Also present were Joe Grady, Conservation Administrator and Frank Mangione from Fiscal Advisory Committee.
EXECUTIVE SESSION – POTENTIAL LAND ACQUISTIONS
At 8:00 a.m. Mr. Kelso made a motion that was seconded by Ms. Bennett to go into executive session.
Motion: to go into executive session to consider the taking, purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property which, if discussed outside of this session could have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the governing body.
Vote: A roll call vote was taken: 7 – in favor; 0 – opposed. Motion passed.
At 8:50 a.m. Ms. Loring made a motion that was seconded by Mr. Wadsworth.
Motion: to reconvene into open session.
Vote: A roll call vote was taken: 7 – in favor; 0 – opposed. Motion passed.
PUBLIC FORUM
Ms. Karen Goldberg from 40 Torrey Lane discussed the proposed West Bay Landing project off Bay Road. Ms. Goldberg reported the neighborhood association would be filing an application with the CPC to ask the Town to purchase the land to protect it from development and she asked if the CPC would consider the purchase more viable if she donated a portion of her property that abuts the parcel. Ms. Morris indicated that the CPC had not received any application.
POLICY GUIDELINES
The CPC reviewed an example of project selection criteria from Georgetown. Ms. Loring volunteered to draft selection criteria for Duxbury using the Georgetown criteria as a model. Mr. Kelso suggested the CPC should check with Georgetown to see how well the selection criteria checklist worked. Ms. Bennett also recommended that the CPC should apply the proposed checklist to past projects approved by CPC, before adopting the criteria.
Ms. Seewald left the meeting at 9:30 a.m.
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COALITION DUES
The CPC discussed whether to become a member of the Community Preservation Coalition. Ms. Loring made a motion that was seconded by Mr. Keohan.
Motion: to table the dues discussion until the next fiscal year (FY2008).
Vote: 5 – in favor; 1 – opposed. (Wadsworth). Motion passed.
PROJECT UPDATES
The CPC asked that Mr. Grady set up a site visit to the Wright Building.
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
The CPC signed a bill from Duxbury Clipper.
The CPC reviewed the minutes of the meetings for 3/15/07 and 3/29/07. Ms. Loring made a motion that was seconded by Mr. Wadsworth.
Motion: to approve the minutes of the meetings on 3/15/07 and 3/29/07 as written.
Vote: 6 – in favor; 0 – opposed. Motion passed.
Meeting adjourned at 9:50 a.m.
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