EASTHAM COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
Meeting: August 17, 2006, meeting with Eastham Open Space Committee and Eastham Recreation
Attendance: Glenn Collins, Cheryl Gayle, Elizabeth Simmons, Peter McDonald, Sue Horton, CPC; Judy Brainerd ,Chair of the Open Space Committee, Martin McDonald, Selectman ( liaison to our committee)
Glenn opened the meeting and welcomed Judy from the Open Space Committee.
Judy discussed what the Open Space Committee , (OSC) goals were. This Fall their Committee will be identifying parcels of property that are on the list of desirable parcels that meet their review criteria. There were (3) specific parcels that were discussed and a few more that were identified. There was general discussion about properties in Town. There was general discussion about the desire for property addressing Parks, playground, affordable housing, paths, agricultural preservation and community gardens. There was discussion of the money issues in regards to what is for sale, what parcels the committee might be interested in and what funds are available. In regards to the management of the existing Lands it was stressed that their Committees charge is to keep it natural, make it accessible and make it
educational.
There was discussion by the Committee about the Larger parcels of land that were identified and that the owners of the larger parcels in town should be made aware that their properties are desirable to the Town and that the Town would like to negotiate with the owners if the parcel were to become available.
Elizabeth spoke about the Recreation Committee. In general she said that the OSC and her committee were looking for the same items, she specifically identified that the Committee wants to stress that Active recreation is in their goals. She said that the Town is looking for more tennis, basketball courts and playing fields. There was discussion of the expansion of the existing Field of Dreams area to address these needs. The Committee thought that it would be a great idea for the Town to find out about how much property was owned and of the possibility of the expansion of the existing fields.
The minutes of the July 20, 2006, Community Preservation Committee meeting were approved as submitted.
The letter from the Eastham Community Preservation Act Committee requesting the $20,000.00 from the Community Preservation Act Funds,(CPAF) for administrative expenses was reviewed and approved by the Committee.
The letter from Eastham Open Space Committee requesting the $8,000.00 from the CPAF for the trails proposal was reviewed and approved by the Committee.
The letter from the Eastham Cemetery Commission requesting the $7,000.00 from the CPAF for the work at Cove Burying Ground and the Bridge Road Cemetery proposal was reviewed and approved by the Committee.
The letter from the Eastham Historical Society requesting the $250,000.00 from the CPAF for the renovation project at the Schoolhouse Museum was reviewed and approved by the Committee.
It was noted that the Committee had not received a letter from the Town requesting the $300,000.00 for the boarded up gas station in South Eastham.
It was discussed that the approved letters will be initialed by Glenn , as requested by the Town Administrator, and delivered to Town Hall on 08/18/06.
Martin reminded the committee that the Murphy/ Nickerson property that came to us last year should remain on the list of available properties in regards to Open Space.
There was discussion that it would be very helpful to the Committee to have the Town Accountant at our next meeting to make us aware of the process of getting the Funds to the applicants. This is the first year for this process and the Committee wants to make sure that we are following the Law. There was discussion that the Committee wants to be made aware of what is being paid for with the funds that the Committee and Town Meeting approved, what is the mechanism?
There was discussion that Peter and Glenn were to meet with the Town Administrator on Friday 08/18 if she was available to talk about the disbursement of the funds, specifically the Historical Society project.
The next meeting of the Committee will be 09/21/06 with the meeting being mostly devoted to the review of the Needs identified over the last three meeting to come up with a Needs Plan.
The meeting was adjourned with a unanimous vote.
Respectfully submitted,
Glenn Collins, Chairman
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