Town of Sharon

Community Preservation Committee

Minutes of 10/14/09

Amended and Approved on 1/28/10

Committee Attendees

Corey Snow - Chair	Jane Desberg
Meredith de Carbonnel	Susan Rich
Allen Garf

Meeting Initiation

Chair Snow called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM and reviewed the Chair Report.

Mr. Snow moved to temporarily suspend the CPC bylaw rules requiring two affirmative votes at two subsequent meetings for Town Meeting recommendations. Ms. Desberg seconded the motion and the Committee voted 4-1-0 in favor. Mr. Garf voted against this motion.

Library Project - #19

Chair Snow reported that the DOR stated that with reference to the Library Project #19, if money is being funded by the Town, then the CPA cannot fund it. The first eighteen thousand dollars for this project has already been borrowed.

Mr. Garf moved to amend the amount appropriated for the library renovation/restoration project #19, to $15,650. Ms. Rich seconded the motion and the Committee voted 5-0-0 in favor.

Housing Partnership Project #21

It was reported that the owner of the property, Mr. Sadek, will not release the 100 square foot parcel of land needed to move this project forward and the issue will not be resolved prior to Town Meeting. Ms. Desberg stated that they will work on the issues after Town Meeting.

Mr. Snow moved to rescind the appropriation for the Johnson Drive Housing Project #21. Ms. Desberg seconded the motion and the Committee voted 5-0-0 in favor. Ms. de Carbonnel asked if the same amount of funding could be requested again and Mr. Snow replied that it could be requested.

Meeting Minutes

Mr. Garf moved to accept the minutes of 8/25/09 as corrected. Ms. Desberg seconded the motion and the Committee voted 5-0-0 in favor.

Next Meeting Dates

12/3 – start time changed to 7:30 PM at the request of Ms. Rich.

Meeting Adjournment

Mr. Garf moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:10 pm and Ms. Rich seconded the motion. The Committee voted 5-0-0 in favor.