Community Preservation Committee Meeting

The Community Preservation Committee convened to continue planning work on the city’s Community Preservation Plan and to address committee administration. Members reviewed outreach for the three plan categories (Historic Preservation, Housing, and Open Space and Recreation), noting prior meetings have focused on passive recreation stakeholders and discussing outreach to active recreation contacts. The committee agreed to invite stakeholder representatives to present (recommended format: 10 minutes presentation plus 5 minutes for questions) and requested staff to offer invitees the option to respond in writing or present in person. Staff outlined the plan timeline, noting application forms will be included in the plan, applications are expected to be accepted in the fall, and CPC recommendations to City Council would occur the following spring.

On administrative matters the committee elected Joel Nice as co‑chair (motion passed 6‑0) and voted to change its regular meeting day from the third Wednesday to the fourth Wednesday of each month (motion passed 6‑0). The committee scheduled its next meeting for February 25 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Hall Auditorium. No public comments or hearings on specific projects were recorded in the minutes.