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Town of Brewster
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
Meeting Minutes
November 9, 2011
Present: Elliott Carr, Terry Ryder, Paul Ruchinskas, and Roland Bassett Jr.
Member Missing: Tino Kamark, Jeanne Boehm and Elizabeth Taylor.
In attendance: Steve Jones, Brewster Historical Society
4:30 NO QUORUM
The 2007 Memorandum of Understanding on the grant, prepared by Town Counsel, states in part:
In consideration for the Community Preservation Act Funds, the Brewster Historical Society shall:
1. Oversee the restoration of the Glass Plate Negatives. Said restoration shall be done by an
expert qualified in said field, and shall be completed within one (1) year from the date of this
MOU;
2. Preserve the Glass Plate Negatives by protecting them from the temperature and humidity;
3. Secure the Glass Plate Negatives with an alarm system approved by the Community
Preservation Committee;
4. Digitize and create photographs from the Glass Plate Negatives that shall be available for
public viewing in a museum or gallery type setting. Said photographs shall be completed and
available for public viewing no later than two (2) years from the date of this MOU (10/10/07);
5. Electronically archive and post selected copies of the photographs created from the Glass
Plate Negatives on the Internet for public viewing. The photographs shall be posted on the
internet for public viewing within a reasonable time frame.
It does not appear that all the times specified were met.
Elizabeth was going to check the date of payments under the grant.
Steve Jones stated the Society is in compliance with the Memorandum.
The negatives have been restored
They are protected by an alarm system and on display at the Society's Historic Museum.
45 are available on the internet
If this is true the primary areas of dispute would seem to be whether the Society's Museum, which is rarely open,
constitutes sufficient public accessibility and what number constitutes"selected' copies available on the web.
This matter will be on the agenda for the December meeting, with Ellen St. Sure in possible attendance.
Topics the Chair did not reasonably anticipate.
Next Meeting: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 4:30PM
Respectfully submitted
Elizabeth Taylor, Clerk rilyn Mooers, Recording Secretary
CPC Minutes 11-09-11
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