Rec & Res Letter to Mayor 2009-1 DPW Signage.d
City of Northampton
Community Preservation Committee
210 Main Street, City Hall
Northampton, MA 01060
April 14, 2009
Mayor Clare Higgins
City of Northampton
210 Main Street, City Hall
Northampton, MA 01060
Re: Community Preservation Committee Recommendation to Fund the Department of
Public Works Open Space Preservation Project.
Dear Honorable Mayor Higgins,
On February 11, 2009, the deadline for the first round of Community Preservation Act
(CPA) funding requests in the City of Northampton, the Community Preservation
Committee (CPC) began reviewing five project proposals submitted for CPA funding.
The Community Preservation Committee conducted project site visits on March 14,
2009, and met with five applicants on March 18, 2009 to discuss their project proposals.
On April 1, 2009 the CPC held its summary evaluative discussions of the applications,
and voted 6-0 to fund up to $8,500 to the Department of Public Works Open Space
Preservation Project. The request is for public education for natural resource protection.
The following are conditions/contingencies that the Community Preservation Committee
is requiring as part of its recommendation for the Department of Public Works Open
Space Preservation Project:
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Procedures for monitoring and reporting shall be worked out among the
Committee, Mayor and the grantee.
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Precise level of funding based on design and materials of plaques/signage.
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Additional funds to be allocated for durability upgrade of storm drain plaques
We hope that you will find this overview useful during this critical stage in the funding
process. The Community Preservation Committee has worked diligently to ensure that
both the Committee and the process have been comprehensive, transparent and inclusive;
we welcome your input and expertise on this project recommendation.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Fran Volkman
Chair, City of Northampton Community Preservation Committee
City of Northampton
Community Preservation Committee
210 Main Street, City Hall
Northampton, MA 01060
April 14, 2009
Upon the recommendation of Mayor Clare Higgins and the Community
Preservation Committee.
BE IT ORDERED
WHEREAS, the project preserves critical resource and habitat areas and is essential to
the health of Northampton’s natural resources.
WHEREAS, the project provides public education for natural resource protection.
WHEREAS, on April 1, 2009, the Northampton Community Preservation Committee
voted 6-0 to recommend up to $8,500 in Community Preservation Act funds
be used to support this project.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDERED,
That $8,500 be appropriated from Community Preservation Act funding to the
Department of Public Works for public education for natural resource protection. And,
that the grantee meets the conditions substantially approved by the Community
Preservation Committee, the Mayor, and City Council.
Specifically, $8,500 is appropriated from the CPA Budgeted Reserve (account #2344930-
359930).