body. This is the community preservation committee. Um we're meeting on November 5th and and let me read the remote participation text. In accordance with chapter 2 of the acts of 2023 suspending certain provisions of
the open meeting law, public bodies otherwise governed by the OML are temporarily relieved from the requirement that meetings be held in public places open and physically accessible to the public so long as measures are taken to ensure public access to the body's deliberations
through adequate and alternative means. This meeting will be live on Zoom. The public may participate remotely by joining Zoom meeting ID number of 840877-2826 or by calling 9292056099. For additional information about remote
participation, please contact Carly Anon Ellis, the assistant town manager at atmair.mma. us or 978-772-8220 extension 100 prior to the meeting during business hours. So, thank you.
Heads up, next month this Zoom meeting ID number is going to change. Chuck has set me up so that I can start meetings and everything else like that. With that, I have we I should say the CPC has its own um
number. So, that's going to change. It will be reflected into the agenda as well as the invite that I send out. Okay? I think it ends in 8220. I'm not certain. Something like that. All right? But I'll give you guys a heads up. So,
I've called the meeting to order. Um, everybody had a look at the agenda. Is there any corrections that people want to see on the agenda? No. So, can I get a motion to approve the agenda as written, please? Make a motion to approve the agenda as
written. >> All right, Colleen makes the motion. Who second? >> Second. >> I just seconds. I got to do roll call. People moved. Hold on. Kevin, >> I noticed that. Uh uh. Yes. Yes.
>> I know. It's like, wait a minute. Julie went from there to there. It's like, oh, yes. That's okay, Jess. Hi. >> All right, Colleen. Was that a yes? >> Yeah. Sorry. >> Okay. I'm sorry, Julie. >> Yes.
>> All right. And the chair says yes. So, that's been approved. Okay. The approval of the minutes of the meeting. Um I didn't have any corrections. >> Oh, there is there is one. >> Oh, you did catch something. Okay. >> The uh the date on it says uh is wrong.
>> Oh, jeez. I didn't look there. >> I corrected that. So, it's 10125. Okay. All right. So, um, Beth is joining us. Um, okay. So, with the corrected
date, can I get a motion to approve the minutes as amended? >> As corrected, >> I'm sorry. >> As corrected. >> Oh, okay. Corrected. Amended. It got corrected. So, whatever. Okay.
Has changed. I move that. >> I second it. >> Well, I thought Colleen who you guys are all you got >> it. >> Julie moved. Colleen seconded. >> Okay. And let's do a roll call. Kevin,
>> yes. >> Colleen, >> Julie, >> yes. >> Jess, >> I. And if Beth wants to vote in
because she's just arriving. So, >> uh, yes. >> Okay. And the chair says I. All right. Excellent. Um, there's been no additional correspondence or invoices. I know that I've spoken with Alicia, but
Colleen will probably highlight that um during committee reports. If not, I'll help her out with that one. Um, that's the only type of correspondence. Does anybody else have any other type of correspondence or >> No, >> Jess, you don't have an invoice of uh
going to some seminar or something? >> No. >> Okay. All right. No problem. All right. Um, I put down new business of being the fall town meeting update. Um, I think we had uh some some pretty good thumbs up
um with regards to what was going to be occurring with Devonrest as well as what will be occurring over at the um housing authority. With Devon Crest, the update that I did here is it's probably the closing is not
going to occur um right around Halloween because we haven't heard anything. It's going to occur sometime in December from what um I've I've heard from town hall. Um again, they won't get the money, you know, until everything is all locked, stock, and barrel. Um Robert knows that
we're coming up with grant agreements. So he wants to sit down with me and make sure that we create a grant agreement that takes care of everything that you know we had spoken about before um on how you know with the um they really can't do the program anyways if they
don't get the 35 vouchers but you know things like that that are be putting inside the the grant agreement and also too to emphasize on how we're going to get as many um apartments from the 80% to the 60% AMI um you know so I want to
make sure that that gets worded correctly. So, Robert said he's going to go ahead work with me as well as town council to make sure that we can get the grant agreement. So, again, I know the next thing on the item is review the new grant agreements. The only one that I was able to go ahead and generate is one
for the um air housing authority. So, anybody have any feedback with regards to the town meeting? I was I was pleased that there were more uh back and forth questions and opinions and stuff.
>> Yeah, it's it's nice that there's you know when there is a discussion. >> Yeah. >> And um I do have you know I start off I do have a presentation that had the balances within our three accounts. So with that, that will be used for the
spring town meeting so that they um you know, the residents will know exactly what our balances are and also um gives us a little more um meat to try to figure out exactly how to, you know, designate the 10% or more uh to those
three buckets. So um so I think that works out pretty good. How about anybody else? Colleen, um, Beth, Julie, >> the turnout was great, too, to the town meeting. I was it was very engaged,
which I thought was great. >> Yeah. Supposedly, there were over 250 people. So, that was that was pretty good. And I know um Yeah. And you know, things progressed
well with the um all pretty much all 10 Warren articles. So, That was good. Oh, we got Barry coming in. Okay. So, so thank you very much for volunteering,
Barry, for um the next project. >> What? >> You're the new chair. >> All the grants. >> I'll buy you a chair. >> All right. Look at his background, Jess. See,
>> that's just mean. You're so mean. >> Oh, we've got to It's like, um, All right. Um, I don't know. I mean, I'm going to move on to the the grant agreement. Again, this is a template that got generated
with um the last two that we did up that went through, as you can tell, um, town council. Um whereas the changes are are you know definitely um showing um and
there's a lot more you know to um the project funds etc. Um I know there's only certain specific things that I like to you know focus on. It's definitely the 250,000
um that you know was um awarded to them via town meeting um approval on October 27th and um to make sure that they um abide by uh CP um the CPA guidelines. So
um I don't know if again I sent it to you review it. Um, it's not something, you know, that, um, I'm going to say has to be done, you know, tonight. Um, give you some time to review it. I know that I'll
go ahead and be sending it over to Robert as well for him to review, but if there was anything that, you know, you wanted to make sure that was emphasized. Um, oh, I just saw an error. Okay, never mind.
Um, I I still have the habitat title in here. All right. Air housing. Okay. And for for um Kevin um we try to get these, you know, grant agreements done
um to make sure that when the monies are distributed, there's um items that we like to emphasize. One is um again they abide by the guidelines but two if they have any type of um advertising or they
put up a you know some sort of sign some sort of poster afterwards um it does recognize that the funds did come from the CPA funds so that people can see our success stories out there in the public.
Um we we like to go ahead and do that. um and especially if there's any type of news item, you know, that they mention it. So, it's it it's a great idea to to get these grant agreements that um the either executive director, chair, or you
know, whoever signs the select board has to approve it. They sign the chair of the the select board, which I think now is Chris. I Yeah. Yeah. I know. Oh, Barry can tell us, too, because Barry just had the
meeting tonight. Um, yeah, I think it's Chris now, right? >> Um, I'm not really sure if he's >> okay. >> He's >> or if it was Janice. I don't I mean, I know it was Jan. >> Janet. Well, Janice is a chair person now. So,
>> okay. All right. So, you know, it's those types of things. Um, so again, review it. I sent it out um late today, so I do appreciate that. And um other than that, um if there's anything else that people
want to talk about with the grant agreement. Okay. All right. All right. That sounds that sounds good. Um again, there's one one correction I know that I need to make. Um, and I'll get that all done and
maybe I'll send out the newest one. Okay. Um, if there's nothing else for that, then we've got public comment. Um, I don't see any other additional participants. Um, but again, I will reiterate if the public is watching this
on Apex YouTube channel, uh, just get in contact with Carly and she'll get in contact with me. Um, and if there's any questions, concerns that you do have, um, definitely, we want to hear about it. So, thank you. All right, I'm going
to go through committee reports now. Um, Jess, anything special with conservation? >> Oh, well, it has a new chair person. >> Oh, really? >> Yeah. >> Oh, >> no way. >> Yeah.
>> Congratulations. >> Yes. Thank you. I I have seated my uh minutes taking to somebody else there. >> Who's going to be the clerk? >> Uh Jeremiah. >> Oh, nice. >> Yes. >> All right. That's good.
All right. Congratulations. All right. Um other than that, um you guys involved in anything that the team here needs to be aware of?
Life's sort of quiet these days again. Okay. Through the election town meeting, blah blah blah. >> The historical we're not meeting until December 2nd. We're not meeting at all in November. So, >> okay. All right. Again, everybody needs a little breather. So, that's that
definitely is true. Um Julie Planning Board. Um I know Lincoln Hills is Does that get us a breather? It doesn't, does it? >> Well, it's done. So, >> not not according Well, I won't say
that. Um, yes, it is done. And Creative Materials is before us. They are uh expanding their property or their building. Um, and I think that's about it for right now.
>> All right. Um, I did talk with Danny and Danny made a mention that starting January, um, he's going to have, uh, the team start looking at the master plan. Um, because I gather it's up in 2028.
So, which means it has to be all completed by 2027, which means you got to start on it in 2026. >> It's like, >> did you say I got a break, Janet? I well that's what I you know >> well I hope whoever is watching this
just is supportive and understanding of the time we have put in and are putting in and look forward to envisioning the town in the next 10 years. >> Yeah it's so true. I just can't believe you know the say the 10 years has gone by so fast but I know it isn't 10 but
you know it's like oh but I and I didn't know the planning board is the one that develops it you know because maybe Alan Manoyan did so much of it that I didn't really realize. So yeah >> we didn't have a town planner back when
it was done before. That's why. >> That's why. So, >> yeah. So, I learned something new and that's why I thought I'd share it with you all for sure. And it's like, go. All right. Um Kevin, anything with um Parks and Wreck?
>> Uh no, not that I know of. I actually uh missed the last meeting due to other conflicts. So, but I had spoke with with Sarah a few times about other uh other business and she didn't have anything to mention about parks in general and CPC
in particular. >> Okay. All right. I know that um we've been discussing, you know, the 71 Sandy Pond um and they are, you know, um some of the plans that they've been playing around with that are going to be um
updated a little and shown to the public. Again, I don't think they're going to call it another sharet, but at a public information session um does have, you know, they are talking about splashpad. Um they are talking about um
you know the basketball courts. They're talking about parking. They're talking about a um gazebo picnic areas, you know, so that there's a lot on the table between there and also to the pond, you know, sandy pond itself. >> So So I think I think that's working out
really well. >> Um All right. Yeah, there's there's there's some business about that that uh that the uh commission um well, we'll see what happens. Let's let's just say and we're we're excited
that it's happening. Um we're we're a little ambivalent at the at the need to change the pond the which isn't actually encompassed by 71 Sandy Pond. It's separate. Uh so we'll see what happens.
>> All right. And just make sure Sarah's aware that if um parks and wreck is going to be asking for any type of funds, um applications need to start coming in February if she's looking for anything for the Springtown meeting. >> Sure. We have a meeting uh next week, so
we'll make sure to bring it up. >> Excellent. All right. All right. Moving on. I'm going to go to Colleen. Um I know that the housing trusts didn't meet uh was it last week? >> Right. Right. We have not met since
September 10th when we approve the Devon's Crest funds. We meet again next week. So, I don't really have any updates. >> Okay. I know that um like I say, my discussion with Alicia is that uh you guys are going to be discussing coming
to CPC for funding for Springtown meeting, but I think we were aware of that anyways. So, all right. And Beth, is there anything um on your end? Um open space wreck.
Sorry about that. And apologies for not having my um video on tonight. I'm just in transit. Um but uh the only thing for something like wild and scenic is that there is a new regional um group that is
meeting with a goal of really addressing invasive species more holistically and um so if anyone is interested in the topic in particular and Jess you know I'll definitely share resources and information with Heather to distribute
to um commission members and things too. But, um, it's something that's just sort of coming together within the Wild and Scenic Stewardship Council and, um, we'll have some workshops and, um, more information to share soon. >> Oh, that sounds great. All right.
>> Great. >> Those workshops are are always fun. So, thank you. >> Yep. Thank you. >> All right. And for housing, uh, the board was very happy, you know, to hear with regards to the generators. uh they
are looking forward to to that and um they did have a type of cookout for the residents that was well received so that that worked out well. Other than that, we'll have our meeting coming up in
December as well. So, all right. Anything else people want to share? >> No. All right. >> Okay. Well, I guess our next meeting is going to be in December. Um >> Oh,
>> go ahead. What? >> Just uh were we ever going to move forward on your um success stories that we were supposed to redo last year? >> Yes, we are going to move forward on that. The whole thing behind, you know,
what ended up happening is I was told, "Hold off because we're getting a new website." Um, and then it that's still going to happen. However, there's been changes. So, with that, I you know, it's
it's in a holding pattern. Um, and Julie, um, I just want to let you know these pat these these two, um, approvals at town meeting have got to go into the database. I don't you know I I can do it
but I don't know if you want to go ahead and we can work on it together just so that you can see on how that happens again. >> Yes. Teamwork is always my preferred method. >> Okay. All right. I'll I'll meet up with you so we can put it into the database. And this database to remind everybody is
what goes to the department of it goes to the coalition's website but the department of revenue uses that to see exactly how funds are being used for um the I say the CPA funds and um do I say
we get judged by it? um I know that they look at it so that they can see on how we're using the monies and I think that that um works out really well, you know, for us because again they they haven't we haven't had any issues. So it works
out good. All right. Um if there's nothing else, um guess what? I think we broke a record. Um but I think we all could use it. Uh, if there's nothing else, can I get a motion to adjurnn?
>> So move. >> I give it to Barry. >> I Barry makes the motion. Just seconds. And all in favor? I >> I >> I. >> All right, everybody. and take care and