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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-02-10 Community Preservation Committee Minutes Community Preservation Committee Minutes of February 10, 2022 Present: Chairman Brian Roache, Terrance Holland, Rick Green, Tim Tschirhart, John Simons, William Callahan,Tracy Watson, CJ Gangi, Daniel Beckley (Staff Planner) Absent -John Mabon, Chairman Brian Roache called the meeting to order at 7:05PM. The remote meeting was broadcast on North Andover CAM. Mr. Roache read a statement before the meeting started (referencing the opening statement off the Agenda) "Pursuant to Governor Baker's March 12, 2021 Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L.c 30A, Section 18 and Governor's March 15, 2020 Order imposing strict limitation on the number of people that may gather in one place, this meeting of the North Andover Community Preservation Committee will conducted via remote participation to the greatest extent possible". Motion to Approve January 13, 2022 meeting minutes was made by W. Callahan, seconded by R. Green. Vote to approve minutes was unanimous.Abstain- T. Watson and T. Holland. Review of FY 2023 funding applications-Ten applications have come in. 400 Great Pond Road —Currently on the market. Application submitted by Town Manager for $656,000 from CPC for a total of 1.7million to assist to acquire the parcel. More information is needed and should be reviewed in executive session with the Town Manager. Boston Hill Road Stiles Street acquisition—Application submitted from Eugene Willis requesting $4.4 million over four installments. Mr. Willis was told that the application would need to come from a different person. D. Beckley referred back to checking with Town Council for clarification. No real need to have Mr. Willis in for further review. North Andover Cross Country Trails at Ousler property—Application submitted by Steve Nugent requesting $199,000, and a follow up for$10,000 in the following year. Steve spoke with us in December. T. Tschirhart has follow up questions regarding erosion control. Additional funding may be needed for the erosion control. CPC can not fund maintenance of the trail. Will invite Steve Nugent, Bill and someone from the Conservation Commission to answer a few questions. A review of the cost might be needed. FONAT— Mazurenko Boardwalks and Bridges—Will have Glen in to discuss the project. Johnson Cottage —Application submitted by the Historical Society. Requesting $134,000 for remediation and restoration for various parts of the Johnson Cottage. B. Roache questioned the application qualifying as a CPC project. D. Beckley explained that it is preservation to prevent future damage and ensuring the integrity of the property. J. Simons reviewed previous funding to the Johnson Cottage. Will request to have Mr. Howard in to answer some follow-up questions. Discussion took place regarding a conservation restriction as part of the project. Lake Cochichewick Boat Ramp— Mr. Kelly spoke with us in December. He submitted a request for $155,000 for design and permitting a new boat ramp and retaining wall. The committee had suggested that the project be broken up into phased. DPW and Conservation have been involved and did a site walk. They have had detailed conservations as to what the final product would look like. It is understood that the boat ramp would simply improve access but not allow greater access than currently available. Environmental restrictions and permitting will be expensive. Will request to have Peter Boynton and Mr. Kelly come in for further discussion. Affordable Housing Trust to benefit the Housing Authority-$100,000— matching funding for design and initial feasibility for 12 units of affordable housing at Fountain Drive. Watson explained funding is for the design phase of 12-16 housing units. Ms. Watson explained the regulations and guidelines which the housing authority needs to work within. Ms. Watson will invite Maggie Cleary and Laurie Burzlaff in for further discussion. Ousler Bridge— Project from FONAT— Request is very straight forward, no need for further discussion with Glen on this project. Stevens Memorial Library Outdoor Space — Phase I —Creating recreational space. They are seeking funding for doing a design study and receive input from the public based on the study. Currently a conceptual plan, not construction. J Simmons suggested having the applicant come in and review the library funding priorities. Weir Hill Fencing— Purpose is to keep people away from the waters edge. Has been an ongoing conversation with the Planning Department trying to protect the drinking water and keeping the recreational aspect. Jean Enright and Jeremy from the Trustees can come in and discuss their future plans that would tie into this. Of the 10 projects, we will request to have 8 applicants come in for further discussion. The Committee is scheduled to present to the Select Board on 3/14 and to the Finance Committee on 3/22. B. Roache would like to have the applicants in as soon as possible, possibly as soon as next week. B. Roache reviewed the current process for CPC applications and reviewed the suggestions that town council provided for the process going forward.. Instead of having one warrant article at town meeting for all projects, it was suggested to list each project as separate warrant articles. This would allow for specific language for each project at town meeting. Some projects could be bundled, and any projects that would require detail, can be listed separately. There have been issues with properties which include parking lots and public access in the past. This would allow the committee time to explain why they recommend a specific project. B. Roache discussed cost estimates of applications. Do we do due diligence to confirm project costs? The committee may want to put a check-box to confirm project cost estimate. J. Simmons reminded the board that the town must ultimately adhere to the procurement laws. Academy Road parcel — B. Roache walked the parcel with Melissa and Alex Loathe from CRT. CRT is reevaluating the overall portfolio of what they want to do with all their land. There is some progress and will keep it as an open item. Motion to adjourn meeting by J. Simmons, seconded by T. Holland. Vote to adjourn was unanimous.