MINUTES. Barbara Creedon, Priscilla Gregory, Hugh Hilliard, Ralph Cutting Jr., and Mark Pallis. Alice Bonacci, Gloria Smith and Philip O Leary

MINUTES The Yarmouth Historical Commission met in Room A, at the Yarmouth Town Hall, 1146 Route 28, South Yarmouth, MA. Tuesday, November 15, 2005. Barbara Creedon called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. A quorum was present. MEMBERS PRESENT: ASSOCIATES PRESENT: GUESTS: Barbara Creedon, Priscilla Gregory, Hugh Hilliard, Ralph Cutting Jr., and Mark Pallis. Alice Bonacci, Gloria Smith and Philip O Leary Marty Murphy and Don McIntyre APPROVAL OF MINUTES: October 18, 2005 APPROVED BUDGET UPDATE: COMMITTEE REPORTS: JBW: Nancy Stewart $3,500 Check to Town Hall Co-Chairman Barbara Creedon mentioned that this evening the check for $3,500.00 from the Historical Society of Old Yarmouth was being presented to the Selectmen. This check is to pay for the boardwalk and other repairs at the Judah Baker Windmill. The stairs will also be repaired, and hopefully they will bring in a water line, for the vegetation and plantings at the site. Baxter Mill: Ralph Cutting, Jr. Mr. Cutting mentioned that he had submitted a bill in the amount of $250.00 which was a discounted price for the process of spraying the weeds and poison ivy in that area. Mr. Cutting said that the site is very visible now and hopefully we will not have to do this process again next year. Co-Chairman Creedon moved for a motion to approve the payment of $250.00 for this bill. APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY Bray Farm: Marty Murphy, Lynn McIntyre Ruth Weissberger: Children s Taylor-Bray Farm Workbook Co-Chairman Creedon stated that the bill for the Children s Taylor-Bray Farm Workbook which is for a 1,000 books is $1,659.19. A copy of the book was presented for the members to view. This book will be given away to all children touring the farm under the Education Program with the schools. The other books will be available (donation of $5.00) at all events at the farm such as the upcoming Christmas Festival, December 3 rd and 4 th. Co-Chairman Creedon moved for a motion to approve payment of this bill of $1,659.19. APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY 1

Co-Chairman Creedon mentioned that the cost for the repairs on the farm house is about $1600.00, and the work is being done by the Tech School. Mr. Murphy stated that this is an estimate and that a bill will be coming in to the office for that approximate amount. Mr. Murphy mentioned that the Christmas Festival is on December 3 rd and 4 th and they will be selling trees, wreaths, center pieces, baked goods and other items. Mr. Murphy said that the Tech School has done the exterior trim on the house, so as to eliminate the animals getting in. There were some issues with the rafters that were rotting and so they had to purchase material for the rafters. Mr. Murphy mentioned that when repairing an old structure you will run in to problems. The one wall where the greenhouse use to be, all the shingles needed to be replaced. They removed the old chimney in the kitchen, which had been a recommendation when a study had been done. The front chimney which is the fire place for the living room and the dinning room has not been touched at this time, but may be at a later date. The old chimney was taken down below the roof level and they patched the roof. Mr. Murphy said they are doing a good job and they are still busy working on this project and the quality of work is excellent. One of the problem areas is where they put on the new roof at the right side, it was not done properly. The Town did come over and they put some flashing on the roof and wrapped it down in the front of the building and it does not look good. Mr. Murphy said they are not sure how they will address that problem. Mr. Murphy is hoping that they can take some shingles off and extend the roof down where it belongs. This whole project is to keep the animals out and it would be better to wait and see when a study is done and at that time they will decide what is the best procedure. It was mentioned that on the left side of the house, the whole wall of shingles do need to be replaced and they are willing to do that. Mr. Murphy felt that we should wait until we know what we are doing when the study is done. The animals have been a big problem and hopefully these repairs will take care of the problem. Mr. Murphy also mentioned that one of the children s books will be presented at the MacArthur School to a little girl named Hannah who had sent a note and drawing to the farm. The note was published and presenting her with a book was their way of thanking her. Mr. McIntyre mentioned that a bottle had been found at the farm and it was made by the Gnome Soda Company, it is a quart size, green and it says Yarmouth Port right on the bottom of the bottle. Mr. Duncan Oliver a resident Yarmouth Port had some knowledge regarding this bottle. Mr. Oliver said they came in green, yellow and clear and there was soda in them and they came in pints and quarts. It was also mentioned that they were made in a barn behind some house in Yarmouth Port during the time of the Depression. It was mentioned that it should be displayed and Mr. Oliver will provide some copies of information regarding the bottle. Mr. McIntyre said that the bottle is in great shape. The bottle was found when they were doing some digging in the old pigsty area for the electrical wiring for the new barns. Mr. McIntyre also requested that there was a need for new 4 gate and the cost is $65.00. Co-Chairman Creedon moved for a motion to approve payment of this bill of $65.00. APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY Mr. Murphy also mentioned that hay has been purchased in bulk for the year and the Taylor Bray Farm Association paid for the hay. CHAIR REPORTS: Annual Meeting before Selectmen, 11-1-05 2

Co-Chairman Creedon asked Mr. Philip O Leary to give a brief overview of the meeting. Mr. O Leary stated that major presentation was on the Bray Farm and mentioned the Selectmen had given some nice compliments in regard to the Historical Commission. Because of the time issue the other subjects were brief and then they presented the slide show on Bray Farm which went over very well. Community Preservation Act Committee Hugh Hilliard stated that the committee has considered two projects. One of the projects was found to be insufficient, which was the Housing Authority asking for funds to renovate some public housing. They did not submit in detail what they wanted to do and so they will redo their request. The property is located on Route 28 where West Yarmouth Road comes in. The other project which the committee did act on is the Cobbler Shop. The Historical Society of Old Yarmouth has moved the Cobbler Shop which they have restored and are adding on a vault, it is weather proofed and temperature controlled. They are looking for funds for the cabinetry that will be in the vault and that was approved. This approval will be on the Warrant at the Town Meeting. NEW BUSINESS: Schedule December Commission Meeting? There was a discussion in regard to canceling the meeting for December 12, 2005. Co-Chairman Creedon moved for a motion to cancel the December 12 th meeting. APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY Co-Chairman Creedon mentioned that she and Priscilla Gregory meet with Karen Greene. Ms. Greene and Ms. Gregory are working on a request for qualification in regard to seeking an architect for rehabilitation of historic property and hopefully they will have something by the end of January. OLD BUSINESS: ADJOURNMENT: 8:30pm NEXT MEETING: January 17, 2006 Respectfully submitted by, Maryclare Troiano January 17, 2006 3

MINUTES The Yarmouth Historical Commission met in Room A, at the Yarmouth Town Hall, 1146 Route 28, South Yarmouth, MA. Tuesday, October 18, 2005. Barbara Creedon called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. A quorum was present. MEMBERS PRESENT: ASSOCIATES PRESENT: CALL TO ORDER: APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Barbara Creedon, Priscilla Gregory, Hugh Hilliard, Nancy Stewart, Dr. Ruth Weissberger and Mark Pallis. Alice Bonacci, Barbara Martin, Gloria Smith and Philip O Leary 7pm September 20, 2005 APPROVED BUDGET UPDATE: COMMITTEE REPORTS: JBW: Nancy Stewart Ms. Stewart announced that the windmill had about 1200 visitors this season. Ms. Stewart also announced that she had the Christmas Cards of the windmill with her to show the members and also for them to purchase. The box of cards (a box of 10) is $18.00 a box. Cost Estimate for Walkway and Stairs Repair-decision Co- Chairman Gregory mentioned the memo that George Allaire sent in regard to the repairs of the walkways and stairs which will come to $6,800.00 and he has asked if the committee could come up with ½ of the cost. Baxter Mill: Ralph Cutting, Jr. Mr. Cutting was not in attendance. Co-Chairman Gregory stated that the mill was cleared out very nicely and that the area has been treated with the Rodeo product to clear out the poison ivy. Bray Farm: Marty Murphy, Lynn McIntyre Mr. Murphy was not in attendance. Dr. Weissberger mentioned that Bray Farm has been very active; there are two new building down there, the hay and equipment buildings. Dr. Weissberger presented a copy of a children s book that will be going to print soon, that she had written. The book will give some history as well as being fun for the children. It was mentioned that the Cape Cod Writer s Association may be able to sell the book and to give the farm some publicity. Hopefully it will bring in some money for Bray Farm. It was also mentioned that they are hoping to have more activities at the farm, lectures, workshops and education as they do a lot for the schools they also work with the teachers. A presentation in which Dr. Weissberger gives is a 30 talk, with many pictures to show. It is their hope to take this talk to other organizations and that they would make a donation to the farm. It is the history, 1

how the farm came to be, what is now, what needs to be done and what the future will be for the farm. There is also going to be a presentation on October 27 th on channel 17 with Tales of Cape Cod. There was mention of the Tech school will be starting their work, the trim boards and windows and other work that needs to be done. This committee must supply the lumber and have been trying to work out a system has to how to pay for this. CPA Committee: Priscilla Gregory Co-Chairman Gregory mentioned that the CPA Committee has met 3 times and they have finalized the Guidelines for Project Submission. The CPA Committee will be hiring an administrator for the committee. Copies will be given out at the office for anyone who would like to submit a project. The committee also has to write a Community Preservation Plan which is a requirement. It was mentioned that if anyone has any suggestions please let it be known. Co-Chairman Gregory went over the plan with the members. There was mention of the historic records which are stored at the Water Department and Jane Hastings the Town Clerk is working on trying to clean the records (from the mold). Ms. Hastings may submit a request for some financial support for this project. After the cleaning process the records will need to be cataloged properly and then they can come back to the Town Hall and stored in the vault. These are very old records. Also public education was mentioned for the plan as we must have more public education, even in the newspapers. The people need to be educated on what is historic in this town. It was stated that archeology sites should also be mentioned in the plan. Co-Chairman Gregory mentioned that this is a work in progress and there will be some changes in the future. NEW BUSINESS: YHC Annual Meeting with Selectmen 11/1/05 meshing of YHC & Bd/Selectmen goals Co-Chairman Gregory mentioned that the Annual Meeting with the Selectmen is on November 1 st and the committee will have about 15 to 20 minutes to give their presentation. Co-Chairman Gregory thought the presentation that Dr. Weissberger gives would be great to give at that time, as long as the time was cut down somewhat. Dr. Weissberger did feel that she could cut the time down to present to the Selectmen. Co-Chairman Gregory stated that the committee will put together an agenda with a list of the members. The Selectmen want to spend time speaking to the committee about what their future goals are and the towns goals. OLD BUSINESS: Cellar House Latest Drawings Review & report to Planning Office Co-Chairman Gregory mentioned the memo from Terry Sylvia dated September 23 rd and plans were presented for the members to view. It was mentioned that Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc. is the consultant. There was mention of the fact that this area is a very active commercial fishing pier. We did receive a grant to do the drainage. There will be parking, showers/bathrooms for the fishermen, meeting room, landscaping, picnic area with benches and a deck on the new structure. The Natural Resources handles this marina. Co-Chairman Gregory mentioned that this may not even go out for bid for another 3-4 years. This will be a replica of the Cellar House. There will also be a landscape architect. This area will be maintained by the Park Department. 2

Co-Chairman Gregory also mentioned that the town will be addressing the Zoning Bylaws. It was mentioned that the new committee the Design Review Committee which is advisory will be at times having some sites that this committee may have some interest in. It was suggested to Terry Sylvia that when a commercial building comes in that is on the National Register if a Historic Commissioner could be present at the Design Review Committee. It was mentioned that a lot of changes will be coming about for the zoning. ADJOURNMENT: 8:30pm Respectfully Submitted, Maryclare Troiano November 15, 2005 3

MINUTES The Yarmouth Historical Commission met in Room A, at the Yarmouth Town Hall, 1146 Route 28, South Yarmouth, MA. Tuesday, September 20, 2005. Barbara Creedon called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. A quorum was present. MEMBERS PRESENT: ASSOCIATES PRESENT: Barbara Creedon, Priscilla Gregory, Hugh Hilliard, Nancy Stewart, Ralph Cutting, Dr. Ruth Weissberger and Mark Pallis. Alice Bonacci, Barbara Martin, Gloria Smith and Philip O Leary GUEST: CALL TO ORDER: ATTENDANCE: Welcome New Members. 7pm Co-Chairman Gregory introduced and welcomed the new committee member Mark Pallis and Philip O Leary the new associate member. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: 08/16/05 APPROVED AS SUBMITTED BUDGET UPDATE: The secretary stated there would be a correction for the reimbursement to be paid to Mr. Ralph Cutting. The amount showed $63.00 and the corrected amount was for $63.97. COMMITTEE REPORTS: JBW: Nancy Stewart Discussion of sample cards and prints of J B Windmill. Ms. Stewart stated that the season was winding down. Ms. Stewart was concerned about where the Print/Picture of the Windmill, taken by Mr. Nash should be stored for the winter. It was mentioned that the picture could possible be hung at the Town Hall for the winter. There was also a discussion on the sale of the prints and the Christmas Cards, which Ms. Stewart stated that the prints were selling but not too many of the Christmas cards. Co-Chairman Priscilla Gregory stated that she would like a card to give to Mr. Nash the photographer. Ms. Stewart mentioned that the Judah Baker Windmill will be open till the Columbus Day weekend, open on Tuesday and Thursdays afternoons, 1:00pm to 4:00pm. There was a discussion on the repairs that will be made at the mill, and the area of the mill that is in disrepair. Co- Chairman Gregory stated that a memo was sent to Mr. Allaire at the Department of Public Works in regard to some upgrades to the pathway and the stairs and at this time has not heard from Mr. Allaire. There was a discussion on vandalism/graffiti at the mill on the window. The wooden arms will be taken down again this year by Mr. Andrew Shrake who the Town has a contract with. 1

Baxter Mill: Ralph Cutting, Jr. Brush Cleanup Mr. Cutting explained the brush clearing that was done at the mill which the committee members felt was a great improvement. There is a great deal of poison ivy which would have to be treated with a product called Rodeo, and this would be applied by a licensed person, Mr. Wilkinson. When the poison ivy is removed that area will be opened up and become more visible to the public. Mr. Cutting read the thank you note that he sent to the Barnstable County Sheriff s Department in regard to the work that had been done by the Sheriff s Department crew of workers. Mr. Cutting also mentioned a tent that would be available from the Sheriff s office and that in future events we may be able to use it. Co-Chairman Gregory and the committee members thanked Mr. Cutting for the good job on managing this whole process with the clearing of the brush. There was mention of the new procurement process as anything over a $1.00 would have to go out to bid for municipalities. There is hope to fully development the Baxter Mill for a tourist destination. The Mayflower Place owns most of the land in the area and they gave us an easement to access the mill. It was mentioned that there was hope at one time to have that property deeded over to the town so that the whole area for the mill could be developed. Because of lack of staff it was never pursued and Co-Chairman Gregory stated that it should be pursued. Bray Farm: Marty Murphy, Lynn McIntyre New approach to Bray Farm repairs Mr. Murphy not present to give a report. CPA Committee: First Meeting 9-14-05 Co-Chairman Gregory mentioned that the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) has had two meetings. The chairperson is Mr. Jim Hoban from the Affordable Housing and they will meet the 2 nd and 4 th Wednesday of every month at 3pm and these are open meetings. Ms. Armstrong from the Recreation Department was in attendance and stated that the Recreation Department wanted to purchase thru the Land Bank Committee the property located down at the end of New Hampshire Ave near Englewood Beach and they were not able to reach an agreement with the owners in time for the Annual Town Meeting in April. An agreement has been reached and the property will be used for the Recreation Program for sailing etc. The Land Bank monies ($700,000 left over) have been transferred into the Community Preservation Fund. The purchase price for the property is $795,000.00. Ms. Armstrong s proposal is to have the property purchased and present this at the Special Town Meeting, on October 5, 2005. They will use the $700,000.00 that has been encumbered from the Land Bank and they will be short the $100,000.00, until we get the first money promised from the State. This money is due to come down around October 15, 2005. The CPC did vote to recommend the purchase of this property at the Town Meeting, and there should be a public hearing about this ahead of time. It will take a 2/3 rd vote at the Town Meeting. It is a great piece of property to add to the Town s Recreation Department. The CPC will have funds for administrative help. This help is very much needed as it is a complicated job and they will soon advertise for the position. The Act and responsibilities for the CPC is extensive. The first thing they must do is write a CPC Report. There will be many things that they will try to tie together. They must also write a CPC Plan. There was a sample of a plan from the town of 2

Provincetown, showing all the steps to be taken. Co-Chairman Gregory read all the information to the members and explained that the CPC has to write their own. There are some proposals already coming in and they must formalize there own plan and when Karen Greene comes back they will work with her on this project. It was explained that we are on a short time schedule because as early as January is when all of the requests need to be in to make it for the Town Meeting. The funds could be held over if needed. The Historic Commission, Open Space and Affordable Housing will receive 10% right off the top. Then there is the other 70% that is up for grabs. Under the Act they had to establish a CPA Fund, which is under the control of the Treasure and this is where all the funds will go. There are certain guidelines for proposals and the committee was asked what criteria would the committee like to be put in there? The items were read to the members by Co-Chairman Gregory and there was much discussion on all the items. Co-Chairman Gregory stated that she would keep the Historic Committee up to date as things proceed with this project. NEW BUSINESS: There was a memo sent to the committee from Terry Sylvia the Town Planner regarding the Zoning By-Law Revision for the next Annual Town Meeting. There is a new design review committee being formed and it is advisory. Co-Chairman Gregory would like to send a memo to Mr. Sylvia regarding the historic property in the south side area asking for a member of the Historic Commission to be a representative at the meeting of the newly formed committee for design reviews. The representative would be present only when a commercial property is listed on the National Register of Historical Places or listed as a contributing structure within the National Register of Historic District. The property at Old Main Street and where Station Ave. meet was mentioned as it is on the National Register District and this property would come under this guideline. There were other properties mentioned and the mixed uses for that area. OLD BUSINESS: Priscilla Gregory report: Packet Landing memo from George Allaire to Peter Johnson- Staub. Co-Chairman Gregory explained the Packet Landing project to the new members and how they would like to reconstruct a replica of Packet s Landing and how it would be used. We have been informed that the process is more involved and the project must go before the Board of Appeals. MassHighway will be the Contracting Agent and we will have to ad-hear to their process. The time table now looks like it will take 18 months before it will go out for bids. When Mr. Allaire receives the architect landscape plan and a plan for the building we will take a look at them which means we are looking at a long process of many months. NEXT MEETING: October 18, 2005 ADJOURNMENT: 8:30pm Respectfully Submitted, Maryclare Troiano October 18, 2005 3

MINUTES The Yarmouth Historical Commission met in Room A, at the Yarmouth Town Hall, 1146 Route 28, South Yarmouth, MA. Tuesday, August 16, 2005. Barbara Creedon called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. A quorum was present. MEMBERS PRESENT: ASSOCIATES PRESENT: GUEST: Barbara Creedon, Priscilla Gregory, Hugh Hilliard, Nancy Stewart, and Ralph Cutting Gloria Smith Marty Murphy CALL TO ORDER: 7pm ATTENDANCE: APPROVAL OF MINUTES: 6/21/05 APPROVED AS AMENDED BUDGET UPDATE: Co-Chairman Gregory asked the secretary if all the money from the previous year had been spent. The secretary stated that some of the money had been encumbered for the expenses for Bray Farm. The Aluminum Company would like to have had money upfront and after many conversations with the owner he agreed to order the windows for Bray Farm. Mr. Murphy stated that he has many conversations with the owner of the company about this issue. Co- Chairman Gregory stated that we are on to a new fiscal year. COMMITTEE REPORTS: JBW: Nancy Stewart stated that it has been a little slow because of the heat but it has been steady. It was mentioned that the steps and the gravel path need to be attended to as they may be dangerous. The secretary said she would send a memo in regard to this issue. Co-Chairman Gregory said that she would like to send a memo as this is a Historical Site and with the boards approval she would send the memo. The committee members approved that a memo should be sent. Baxter Mill: Ralph Cutting, Jr. stated that the mill is not running as the turbine is not fixed yet and the water level is too high. The property that faces the mill to the left on Route 28 is full of brush and you can not see the swans or the pond. The mill, pond and swans are not visible and there would be more visitors to the site if it were more visible. Most people do not even know it is there. Mr. Cutting mentioned that they have worked it out with the Sheriffs Department to have about 4 or 5 men with a Supervisor come over and remove the bush. They will save some of the trees. Mr. Cutting has been in contact with all the departments necessary such as Conservation, Wet Land and the DEP. One of the stipulations is that no other contractors are involved, we are a non-profit organization, nothing hazardous and we provide the equipment needed. It has been worked out with Mr. Allaire from the Department of Public Works that a 1

dump truck will be there to remove the brush on August 26 th when the job is all done. Mr. Cutting informed the Sheriff s Department that the men should bring their own gloves, and stated that the men will need to wash down thoroughly after the job is completed with soap as there is poison ivy in the area. Everyone has been well informed about the poison ivy and Mr. Cutting will mention it again on August 25 th and show them what poison ivy looks like. Mr. Cutting said they will have the poison ivy killed off after the brush has been removed. Mr. Hall from Conservation will mark the trees that should be saved. Mr. Cutting has received permission from Conservation, DEP and the Wet Land Department, and everyone has been signed off on this project. Mr. Cutting asked about a fence that has a lock on it but has been unable to go down there to see it because of the poison ivy. The fence is needed for safety issues because of the water. Mr. Cutting also mentioned that they will be supplying food for the workers and they will be doing this through Friendly Restaurant. Co-Chairman Gregory stated that Ms. Greene said that the Historical Commission could use some of the funds if needed. Mr. Cutting said he will keep us informed. Bray Farm: Marty Murphy and the committee discussed the fact the Taylor Bray Farm is not well known even with all the publicity that we have been getting. Mr. Murphy said that the blueberries are still coming. It was mentioned that he Greenhead Flies are still a problem but they should be gone soon. Mr. Murphy stated that the fence has been installed and the two new doors have been installed in the apartment. There are screen doors to go over them and they will be in as soon as they purchase the hardware for them. In preparation for the new storm windows they have replaced all the trim on all the windows in the apartment and have painted them. There was some rot in the wood and that has been repaired. The windows will be installed professionally and the Bray Farm Association will pay for that. Mr. Murphy said that Jack Duggan has been busy with the Phragmites. Americorps had come down and we bought PVC piping and they went into the marsh and located the Phragmites and drove the piping into the marsh. This has all been approved by Conservation. They have GPS readings for the piping locations to see where it is spreading and how far. Mr. Murphy presented a GPS map for the members to see. There is a small plot at the eastern end which is.1395 acres and there is a larger plot that is 3.059 which is a little over 3 acres. Mr. Murphy said that they have contacted Mr. Seth Wilkinson who is the only one on the Cape who is authorized to apply the product called Rodeo and you need to be licensed to apply this product and Mr. Wilkinson is licensed. Mr. Wilkinson has checked out the whole area and he has come up with 5 pilot projects to go after these things. This will be a multiyear project as these things do not go away in one or two years even with applying the product Rodeo. They have purchased a cutter, a sickle type of tool and this is like a grass trimmer with a long extension. The stem injection with Rodeo which you individually handle the stems and drip this Rodeo into the stem. The cost will be for a 400 square foot area will be $350.00 and wipe on application will be $250.00 for a 400 square foot area. Mr. Murphy felt that the price was good and he was giving us a break. There will be the 5 projects to see which is working best. There will be the 1) injection application 2) wipe on application which Mr. Wilkinson will do. There will also be 3) the intense cutting with the sickle bar trimmer, which must be done before the seed heads come and keep going back and cutting in this manner. Also there is 4) Solar Sterilization which is a black plastic which is spread right over the Phragmites to heat the plants and this will kill the roots. One other way is to do 5) intensive grazing is also another way to remove the Phragmites. Goats will eat anything and they would like to purchase some goats. They will use the portable electric fences that they already have in the area for the goats. The Phragmites is a big problem on the Cape and they are spreading everywhere and it chokes out the marshes. Mr. Murphy said that there are some rare plants at the marsh near the blueberry patch area and he mentioned how 2

important it is to try and save these areas. Mr. Murphy wanted to know when the money will be available from the CPA and it was noted that it will be available next July as this may be a good source for funding for this project. Co-Chairman Gregory also wanted to know where we stand with the Farm House, and Mr. Murphy said they will get a demo permit from the Building Department to gut out the kitchen and the bathrooms so that they can get going on the inside and then they can get the floor up. Co-Chairman Gregory asked about Mr. Willard and wanted to know where we stand with him. It was mentioned that Ms. Greene wanted to know if we had received the step by step program from Mr. Willard which we have not received yet. It was decided that they should set up a meeting with Mr. Willard. It was stated that we may need to contact someone to help us with the architectural and we may also need a project manager. There was a discussion on the fixtures that will be removed and it was stated that they actually contribute to the decline of the house. There was a discussion on the plans that had been drawn up awhile ago and how this building would be used, education, special events, and that the building should be brought back to the way it looked back around the 1900 s when the Williams family owned it. Mr. Murphy mentioned that we have talked about building a new building, for an education center/barn and get away from using the old barn. We need a modern building to use and not over use the historic structures. It was mentioned again that we need to be specific on what our needs are in order to apply for the CPA funds. Mr. Murphy also mentioned that they will be starting the construction on the remainder of the buildings/sheds for hay storage and the barn in the lower pasture. The Bray Farm Association will be meeting to discuss if they will be having the Fall Festival but it is in question because of it being so close to the Christmas Festival. NEW BUSINESS: Chairman Creedon moved to approve Priscilla Gregory as a Co-Chair for the Historical Commission. APPROVED CPA Committee: Chairman Creedon announced that Priscilla Gregory is the official representative to the Community Preservation Act Committee (CPA) Co-Chairman Gregory stated that the Selectmen have appointed the members to the CPA Committee. The first meeting will be on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 at 6:30 pm at the Town Hall in conference room A. This will be an organizational meeting and the first order of business will be to appoint the Chairman, Vice Chairman and a Clerk. They asked if you could chose an evening and time that is convenient to meet and to have someone to take your minutes. One issue that they asked the CPA to consider is the acquisition of a parcel property on New Hampshire Avenue that had been delayed from the last Annual Town Meeting as a result of not being able to reach a settlement of a purchase price from the owner. The property is again for sale and the Town is very interested in acquiring the property hopefully with CPA funds. There will be material available at the meeting on the August 24 th meeting. Co-Chairman Gregory stated that she was unable to attend the meeting because of a previous commitment and she let Mr. Lawton know that she will not be at the meeting. It was decided that Co- Chairman Creedon and Hugh Hilliard would be attending the meeting, they would be unofficial and they would not be able to vote but they could take notes. There was a discussion on the fact that a secretary would be needed for this position. It was mentioned the CPA would be able to hire a secretary as there should be an allowance of 5% to be used for administration. It was also mentioned that there are no official alternate positions but Co-Chairman Gregory stated that Co-Chairman Creedon and Mr. Hilliard should be able to speak for Co-Chairman Gregory in her absence but not sure if they would be able to vote. It was mentioned that copious notes should be taken. The nights in which they meet should be discussed and Monday and Tuesday are not good nights for Co-Chairman Gregory to attend the 3

meetings. The meeting times and dates would be decided at that meeting. It was stated that September is going to an important/crucial meeting for the Historical Commission because we will have to start listing and prioritizing. Everyone is going to have to have an idea of what they will need for money. Co- Chairman Gregory stated that we will have about $200,000.00 to spend and that is the first 10%. The date for having your Article on the Annual Town Warrant for next April is early January. It will be a very busy fall to get everything ready. It was also stated that CPA should be added on our regular agenda each month. Selectmen Goals: Co-Chairman read the goals. It was mention on #6) to preserve the historic distinctive recreational elements of the Town of Yarmouth. That will be to continue to support the historic properties. It should include the S. Yarmouth Library, Bass River area, Packet Landing, Cultural Center, Parkers River Marina and the Community Vision Recreation Center/Sports Dome, and continue support for the Town s Historic Properties, which will certainly include the Bray Farm. They would like the committees to come before them and we will need to be detailed on what we are doing, plans for the future and what we are doing to meet their goals. Cape Cod Commission: Through the Planning Board some of the rules for apartments over stores and other issues. There are some areas that do affect the Historic areas and we will have to be aware of what is going on. Contract: The contract for the Portable Potties. The contract should include for Bray Farm a handicapped Portable Potty. OLD BUSINESS: Appointments: Co-Chairman stated that a memo needs to be sent to Pam at the Town Hall to make sure the Appointments Chairman is aware that the appointments and re-appointments need to be done as the appointments expire on July 31 st. Cellar House: Mr. Sylvia said that the process to de-list the property is in motion and it has not been de-listed at this time. It was also determined that the bricks are not worth saving. Christmas Cards: There was a discussion on where the Christmas Cards could be sold. We will have to get some publicity out on the cards. NEXT MEETING: September 20, 2005 ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 8:30pm Respectfully Submitted, September 20, 2005 Maryclare Troiano 4