Community Preservation Committee
Minutes of Meeting June 25, 2008
Wellfleet Town Hall Hearing Room
Present: Peter Hall, Chairman; Dorothy Dolan, John Ketchum, Jan Plaue, Marcia Seeler, Judy Taylor, Elaine McIlroy,
Absent: Barbara Gray
Chairman Peter Hall called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
Agenda Additions
Victoria Pecoraro’s term and a request to Recreation were added to the agenda.
Minutes of 5/28/08
Plaue moved to approve the amended minutes of May 28, 2008. Dolan seconded, and the motion carried 5-0.
Finances
Marilyn Crary explained funds available. She said any application that involves borrowing has to have that stated in the Warrant Article. Crary said all the CPA money has been earmarked for projects that were approved at Annual Town Meeting 2008. Anything at Fall Town Meeting would have to be borrowed, she said. Fiscal Year 2009 is covered, according to Crary. Hall informed Crary of the Open Space opportunity that was about to be available to the Town.
Staff Position Update
Plaue thanked the Chair for his efforts to negotiate the position. Some of the language in the contract needed some rewording. Also the rate of pay will be restated in paragraph 2.
Seeler moved to make the change in the language at the end of paragraph 1. Dolan seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.
Open Space Proposal
This portion of the meeting is considered privileged information and the record may be found in a separate Executive Session set of minutes.
Seeler, Hall and Rogers disclosed that they are members of the Wellfleet Trust and Plaue disclosed that she is a member of the Open Space Committee, but no one has any financial gain to be had in the undevelopment proposal for the subject property.
Hall moved to approve Application #08-06 with bonding of $125,000. The motion carried unanimously 7-0.
Policies & Procedures
Two existing lists were reviewed. There was a discussion of some other possible applications that could be coming in for the July 15 application deadline. The lists will be emailed to the Committee for further suggestions and additions.
Mail
~ Preservation Hall’s latest brochure was examined.
~ The latest CPA Coalition newsletter had also been emailed to all CPC members.
Other Business
Ketchum mentioned an article on proposed CPA legislation. Ketchum moved to send a letter in support of the legislation to Sarah Peake. McIlroy seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.
McIlroy said that that the CPC signs were ready for distribution. The new coordinator will make arrangements to have them delivered and posted at their appropriate sites.
Victoria Pecoraro’s letter of resignation will require a note to the Recreation Committee for replacement and letter of thanks to Victoria.
Added to the list of procedures will be an item that the CPC coordinator see that follow-up reports are presented on CPC projects that have gone forward after Town Meeting approval and issuance of CPA funds.
The next CPC meeting will be held July 23, 2008.
Adjournment
Ketchum moved to adjourn. Dolan seconded, and the motion carried 7-0. The meeting was adjourned at 10:25 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Mary Rogers, Committee Secretary Peter Hall, Chairman
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CPC approved these minutes at the meeting held 7/23/08.
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