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23.227 An Order to Appropriate CPA Funds for Exterior Structural Rehabiilitation of NCMC_Certified.pdfCity of Northampton MASSACHUSETTS In City Council, January 19, 2023 Upon the recommendation of the Community Preservation Committee 23.227 An Order to Appropriate CPA Funds for Exterior Structural Rehabilitation of NCMC Ordered, that WHEREAS, the Northampton Community Music Center submitted a CPA application for Community Preservation Act funding for exterior structural rehabilitation work, including masonry, replacement doors and windows, and porch reconstruction at 139 South Street, the former South Street School; WHEREAS, all work will conform to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties; WHEREAS, on December 7, 2022, the Northampton Community Preservation Committee, voted unanimously to recommend that $220,000 in Community Preservation Act funds be used to support this project. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDERED, That $220,000 be appropriated from Community Preservation Act funding to the Northampton Community Music Center Project for exterior rehabilitation to the South Street building. And, that the grantee meets the conditions approved by the Community Preservation Committee, the Mayor, and City Council. Specifically, $220,000 is appropriated from the CPA Budgeted Reserve (account #2344930-359930). Further, that the City Council authorizes the City of Northampton, acting through its Mayor and its Historical Commission, to acquire a Local Preservation Restriction on 139 South Street for historic preservation purposes, and that City Council hereby approves such preservation restriction.