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Nantucket, MA 02554
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COMMUNllY PRESERVATION COMMllTEE
MINUTES - Tuesday- July 20, 2004
A meeting of the Community Preservation Committee, CPC, was held on Tuesday, July 20, 2004, at 3: 15 PM in the
Conference Room of Nantucket High School at 10 Surfside Road.
Present were: Ken Beaugrand, Vice Chair, Barry Rector, Rich Brannigan, Virginia Andrews, Polly Miller, Neville
Richen, Doug Bennett and Stephanie Henke, Administrative Secretary. Linda Williams and the H~ repres~~ative
(unappointed) were absent. -i _., ~,."~
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Ken Beaugrand acted as Chair Pro T em, established a quorum and called the meeting tl:/:.order at ~ PM.,..
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Upon a motion made by Barry and 2nd by Rich it was unanimously VOTED to approveMe agenda~ amen~d by
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Polly to remove the Request for Funds from the Housing Office. ~,.::g
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APROVAl OF MINUTES ~
Upon a motion by Barry and 2nd by Ginger it was unanimously VOTED to approve the minutes of June 15, 2004,
with the four changes made by Linda Williams.
Upon a motion made by Barry and 2nd by Ginger, it was unanimously VOTED to approve the minutes of June 30,
2004, with the one change made by Ginger.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
REQUEST FOR FUNDS
Maria Mitchell. Ginger presented a Request of Funds from the Maria Mitchell Association in the amount of
$7,953.19 to pay for an engineer and to continue work on the grain painting. Some of the funds are from FY '04 and
some are from 'OS, and Stephanie will work with Jascin to figure out which is which. Upon a motion made by
Ginger and 2nd by Barry, it was unanimously VOTED to approve the Request in the amount of $7,953.19, pending
the resolution of which bills are to be paid from which year's funds.
2 Centre Street Restoration Project. Rich presented a Request for Funds from the 2 Centre Street Restoration Project
in the amount of $53,532. Although this leaves the project with a little over $2,000, they do not intend to use the
remainder, and Stephanie will ensure that the Finance Office knows to return that amount to the general fund. Rich
reported that 2 Center Street has now submitted a copy of their final master plan. Upon a motion made by Rich and
2nd by Barry, it was unanimously VOTED to approve the Request for $53,432.
Nantucket Human Services, Inc. Rich presented at Request for Funds from the Nantucket Human Services Center,
Inc., in the amount of $16,375 for accounting, consultation and legal services pertaining to the 7 Miacomet Road
facility. Rich reported that the project is happening at the desired pace and that the project intends to use the
balance of their funds. Upon a motion made by Rich and 2nd by Barry, it was unanimously VOTED to approve the
Request for $16,775.
NEW BUSINESS
Election of Officers. Stephanie reported that the HDC Appointment has still not been made. Ken asked for
nominations for the position of Chair of the Community Preservation Committee. Polly nominated Ken, which
nomination he declined. Rich nominated Barry, which nomination Barry accepted. Upon a motion by Rich and 2nd
by Doug, it was unanimously VOTED to elect Barry as Chair of the Community Preservation Committee.
Barry asked Ken to proceed with leading the meeting.
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Barry nominated Ken for Vice Chair, which nomination Ken accepted. Upon a motion made by Barry and 2nd by
Neville, it was unanimously VOTED to elect Ken as Vice Chair of the Community Preservation Committee.
OLD BUSINESS
Re-assignment of Project Managers for FY '05 funded Projects. After some discussion about how to proceed with
the six open assignments, the following changes were made:
Nantucket Community Preservation Committee
FY 105 Project Managers Assignments
Nantucket Behavioral Health Services-Sober House Barry
Boys and Girls Club Barry
Lightship Basket Museum DOUK
Prospect Hill Cemetery Neville
Sherburne Commons DOUK
Coffin Park Ginger
Coffin School Ginger
Maria Mitchell Association Ginger
Interfaith Council Ginger
Atheneum Ken
Habitat for Humanity Ken
Town Clerk Records Restoration Project Linda
Higgenbotham House Neville
Skateboard Park Linda
Winter Park Neville
Nantucket Preservation Alliance Barrv*
Star of the Sea Hostel Barrv*
Nantucket Housing Office-Housing Office Polly
Nantucket Housing Office-Gap Financing Polly
Nantucket Housing Office-House Relocation Program Polly
Nantucket Historical Association Rich
Nantucket Human Services Center Rich
Spruce Street Access Rich
*Barry will serve as Project Manager for these two projects until the HDC appointment, at which time it will be
determined if the HDe appointee would like to take them over.
Stephanie will send letters to those projects whose Project Managers have changed.
OTHER BUSINESS
Rich reported that Sherburne Commons had produced a newsletter that thanked their funders, but omitted the cpc.
It was decided that Stephanie will send the standard reminder letter, but include specifics (what publication, etc.).
Barry mentioned that the website will need to be updated with new members, etc.
Barry clarified that the Annual Public Meeting will be held on Monday, August 16th, at 5:00, in the Nantucket High
SchoollGl Room. He asked if we could get it moved to the cafeteria. Stephanie will look into that and then change
the public notices to reflect the change of venue.
Barry also asked whether the public meeting, being so close to the regular monthly meeting, would be separate or
would incorporate both. After a brief discussion, and upon a motion made by Neville and 2nd by Barry, it was
unanimously VOTED to change the official date of the regular monthly meeting to August 16th.
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Ken asked if a subcommittee could be set up to plan the August Public Meeting. Rich and Polly volunteered to be on
that subcommittee.
Rich suggested that the committee invite 3-4 recipients of CPC Funds to make a presentation at the Annual Public
meeting. It was suggested that one project from each area (Open Space, Affordable Housing, Historic Preservation)
be included, especially Park and Rec to talk about the two parks, and Bob Nussbaum from the Housing Office. Each
of these agencies would have a 5-6 minute presentation with a little time for question and answer at the end.
Barry reminded the committee that he had planned to order a projector for the CPC to use at such presentations. He
took the liberty to find the one he wanted, and gave the information to Stephanie, who will order it.
Barry su~ested that because there was some question as to whether the June 15th meeting had been posted, and the
June 30t meeting was not posted, upon Catherine Stover's suggestion, the CPC RATIFY the decisions made at those
two meetings. Upon a motion made by Barry and 2nd by Ginger, it was unanimously VOTED (with Doug abstaining)
to ratify the decisions made at the last two CPC meetings.
Doug Bennett presented the CPC members with a copy of a letter he has sent to MichaelO'Keefe, District Attorney,
asking that he investigate "in order to take action" whether CPC meetings were posted.
Neville commented that he would not like to see animosity on this board. Doug 2nd that.
Stephanie presented a question from Jascin of the Maria Mitchell Association about whether it is ok to write "see
attached narrative" on the front page, rather than repeating all the narrative. Barry said that as long as it is clear what
section they are referring to and that all the proposals are indexed uniformly it would be ok.
Ken asked Doug, regardless of whether meetings were posted or not, if he had gotten the emails and packet of
information concerning when the CPC would be meeting. Doug answered that he had answered that in the paper
and that Ken could read that article. Ken asked whether he could answer the question directly here, and Doug said
that no, he had not gotten the information.
Neville stated that he resented the alleged language that Doug used with another committee member. He noted that
if Doug offends one member, he offends the whole committee. He mentioned that that is not what this committee is
about. Neville noted that he admired Doug's desire to be involved in politics at a young age, but noted that he did
not want to have that kind of incident happen again.
Doug answered that he is about "making love, not war."
Rich stated that, Doug's letter to the DA notwithstanding, he reiterates Doug's sentiment. He said that the CPC is
doing the work of the people of Nantucket, using state money as well as town money, doing significant work for the
town of Nantucket. To see anything hinder that or detract from that or derail that will be personally disappointing as
well as a disappointment to the town of Nantucket.
Ginger noted that she herself has been known to have a bad temper, but that she has learned that when she takes
things personally, she is the only one that is hurt, ultimately.
Polly noted that time is extremely important to her and that she does not have time to waste on anyone's personal
agenda. She comes to the committee to get important work done.
Barry stated that committee members have a responsibility to take the initiative to find out when meetings are and
keep abreast of what's going on, and not always depend on others for that information.
There being no other business, and upon a motion made by Barry and seconded by Neville, it was unanimously
VOTED to adjourn the meeting at 4:20 PM.
Respectfully submitted by,
Stephanie Henke
Administrative Secretary
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