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COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
Held a Regular Meeting
on Wednesday, October 9 at 4 : 45 p . m.
at The Brewster Town Office Building, 2198 Main Street, Brewster, MA
MEETING MINUTES FOR October 9 , 2019
Present : Chair Faythe Ellis , Elizabeth Taylor, Roland Bassett, Paul Ruchinskas , Bruce Evans , Sharon Marotti,
Diane Pansire
Absent : Peggy Jablonski, Barbara Burgo
Chair Faythe Ellis called the meeting to order at 4 : 45 pm .
Recording or Taping Notification : "As required by the Open Meeting Law we are informing you that the Town will be videotaping
and/or audio taping this public meeting. In addition, if anyone else intends to either video or audio tape this meeting they are required to
inform the chair. " We request that all cell phones be turned off or to vibrate.
1 . Report on meeting with Mimi Bernardo , Finance Director
Committee officers and Mimi Bernardo , Finance Director, met again to review budget numbers . Mimi ' s
research for the balances in various categories closely matches the balances we have been working with
for FY20 . All of us are comfortable with the budget numbers for FY20 that we have been using .
Sharon Marotti reviewed the FY20 financial information .
2 . Report on warrant article presentation to Select Board
Faythe and Sharon presented CPC warrant articles to the Select Board on 10/7 . All items were approved
by the Select Board . There were comments in support of the FORWARD application and a clarification of the
dog park application e . g . that the current request is a re-submission due to the spring request being withdrawn .
There was a request to share CPC finances with the Select Board once they are finalized .
3 . Review and possible votes on award letter drafts for Dog Park, Open Space and Recreation Plan,
Housing Trust, FORWARD .
a . Dog Park Award letter : The committee reviewed and amended key dates and names in the draft . Faythe
also noted that the total project in the warrant will be corrected from $ 311 , 875 to $ 311 ,254 .
Motion to approve the Dog Park Award letter draft as amended.
Moved by Roland Bassett. Seconded by Paul Ruchinskas
Vote : 7-0- 0
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b . Open Space and Recreation Plan Award letter : Elizabeth confirmed that the letter is to be addressed to
her . Consensus that no budget attachment is necessary . Conditions and dates reviewed and amended .
Motion to approve the Open Space and Recreation Plan letter draft as amended .
Moved by Diane Pansire. Seconded by Roland Bassett
Vote : 7-0-0
c . FORWARD award letter : Paul Ruchinskas recused himself. The committee reviewed and amended
dates and conditions in the draft.
Motion to approve the FORWARD award letter draft as amended .
Moved by Roland Bassett. Seconded by Sharon Marotti
Vote : 6 -0 -0
d . Housing Trust Award letter is not yet drafted and will be reviewed at a later meeting .
4 . Discussion and possible vote on request for $ 5000 for yearly Open Space Committee work from FY20
Admin . Funds Items
Elizabeth explained that this is the standard annual fee to Mark Robinson of the Cape Cod Compact to
assess possible acquisitions for the Open Space Committee . The fee is the same as last year. Paul asked for
clarification that work Mark does for other town entities ( Select Board, Water Dept. ) is not charged against this
contract . Elizabeth confirmed that this request is limited to Open Space Committee work .
MOTION to approve the request for $ 5000 for yearly Open Space Committee work from FY20
Admin . Funds
MOVED by Roland Bassett. Seconded by Elizabeth Taylor
Vote : 7=0-0
5 . Approval of minutes from 9/25/ 19
Faythe noted that the attachments section needs amending, which she will do
MOTION to approve minutes of 9/25/19 with those amendments .
MOVED by Roland Bassett. Seconded by Elizabeth Taylor
Vote : 4 -0-3
6 . Items the chair could not anticipate
There were no items .
7 . Announcements
Diane reported that the Huckleberry clean up day went very well with great weather, many volunteers and a lot
of work done .
8 . Next meeting 10/23 / 19
9 . Motion to adjourn
MOTION to Adjourn at 5 : 30 PM.
MOVED by Elizabeth Taylor. Seconded by Diane Pansire
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VOTE : 7-0- 0
Respectfully submitted by,
Faythe Ellis, Chair
Community Preservation Committee
Items used at the meeting :
Minutes from 9/25/ 19
Draft award letters for FORWARD , Open Space and Recreation Plan, Dog Park
Request for $ 5000 from Admin Funds submitted by Open Space Committee
Financial information dated 10/7/ 19
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