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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-12-16 ,~ r' CI II n Community Preservation Committee 14 Easy Street Nantucket, MA 02554 COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE MINUTES - Tuesday- December 16, 2003 A meeting of the Community Preservation Committee, CPC, was held on Tuesday, December 16, 2003, at 3:15 pm at the Land Bank Office at 22 Broad Street. Present were: Pat Butler, Chair, Frank Spriggs, Rich Brannigan, Barry Rector, Virginia Andrews and Stephanie Henke, Administrative Assistant. Ken Beaugrand, Polly Miller, Neville Richen, and Linda Williams were absent. Pat Butler, Chair, established a quorum and called the meeting to order at 3:25 PM. The agenda was approved. It was decided not to approve the minutes of the Dec. 2, 2003, meeting at the next meeting, in order to give all members a chance to read them. There was no Public Comment Request for Funds Housing Office. Bob Nussbaum presented his Request for Funds in Polly's absence. He stated that the request was to pay for November expenses for the Housing Office. Upon a motion made by Frank and seconded by Rich, it was unanimously voted to approve disbursement of funds in the amount of $22,230 for the Housing Office. Winter Park. Neville had signed three Requests for Funds from the Park and Recreation Commission's Winter Park project. Upon a motion made by Barry, and seconded by Frank, it was unanimously voted to approve disbursement of funds in the amounts of $344.20, $1,833, and $15,000 to various vendors for the Winter Park project. Atheneum. Pat gave Barry a Request for Funds from the Atheneum. However, it was discovered that with Pat Butler abstaining from the vote, there would be no quorum and no motion could be made. Stephanie will let the Atheneum know of the situation. Maria Mitchell Association. Ginger submitted a Request for Funds from the Maria Mitchell Association. However, it was discovered that with Pat Butler abstaining from the vote, there would be no quorum and no motion could be made. Stephanie will let the Maria Mitchell Association know of the situation. . 2 Centre Street Restoration Project. Rich reported that he had met with Nancy Nelson and Jane Karakula in order to discuss the CPC decision not to recommend funding for FY 'OS. He stated that overall they took the news well. He also submitted their first request for FY '04 funds to reimburse the design engineer. Upon a motion made by Frank and seconded by Ginger, it was unanimously voted to approve disbursement of funds in the amount of $8856.65 for the 2 Centre Street Restoration Project. NEW BUSINESS The committee discussed the pros and cons of attending the Finance Committee meetings to gain approval of the CPC citizen's warrant article. Rich stated that in his discussions with Chris Saccardi of the CPCoalition, he learned that the FinCom has no control over the CPA or the CPC, that the CPC's presentation at their meetings is a merely a political concession and an exercise in futility given the months of careful consideration the committee took to review all the projects. Other members feel it is historical and traditional to attend. Frank noted that every article on the warrant goes before the FinCom. After further discussion about the topic, it was decided that members of the committee would attend the FinCom meetings when the CPC article was being discussed, and that agencies being recommended for funding would have the following paragraph included in their letters: 1 "Please be aware that CPC approval is the first of several steps taken before the final awarding of funds for FY2005. Over the course of the next several months the Finance Committee will review the Committee's recommendations, including your project. Your attendance at any Finance Committee deliberations concerning this project is in your best interest, should the need arise. The last stage in the approval process is receipt of a positive vote at the Annual Town Meeting (ATM). We require your assistance in our preparations for, and your attendance at, the ATM in April." Agency Letters There was discussion about the agencies that had contingencies attached to their recommended funds. It was agreed that their letters would indicate what the funds were to be used for or what the contingency for funding the project was. These agencies included: . Housing Office and Interfaith Council (it was agreed to use the actual wording of Ken's amendment in their letters) . Prospect Hill Cemetery (agreed to note that the funds were for roads and irrigation only) . Coffin School (agreed to note that the funding was for the first 5 line items on the budget) . Hostel (agreed to fund exterior work only) . Atheneum (could not pay for the deed restriction) . Boys and Girls Club (contingent upon 40B status) CPC Brochures There was discussion about what the purpose and the content of the forthcoming CPC brochures should be. There was general consensus that they be positive PR and include testimonials and pictures of funded projects along with one page of the dry facts. Frank noted it should also contain all the office information: phone, address, FAX, email. Stephanie will draft a brochure and get it to members before the next meeting so that there can be discussion about it. It was also suggested that once the brochure was complete, we could get it hyperlinked from the town page. Other CPC PR Rich suggested that in addition to a brochure we hold some kind of event as both a PR event and a thank you and recognition to all the folks who have supported the CPc. He suggested perhaps an open skate, Barry suggested a Brant Point group photo. It was decided that members should be thinking of other ideas and bring them to the next meeting. There being no further business, upon a motion made by Frank and seconded by Rich, it was unanimously voted to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 4:35. The next meeting will take place at the Land Bank Meeting room at 3:15 on January 20,2004. Respectfully submitted by, Stephan ie Henke Administrative Assistant 2