24.080 An Order to Appropriate 720,000 in CPA Funds for Ryan Road School Playground for All_Certified (1)
City of Northampton
MASSACHUSETTS
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In City Council, June 6, 2024
Upon the recommendation of the Community Preservation Committee 24.080 An Order to Appropriate $720,000 in CPA Funds for Ryan Road School Playground for All Ordered, that
WHEREAS, the Ryan Road School submitted an application for Community Preservation
Act funding for creation of an inclusive playground at the Ryan Road School;
WHEREAS, a new playground is necessary to replace the existing playground that will
soon no longer be usable due to age-related corrosion and surface failure;
WHEREAS, the project will create a playground that is accessible and inclusive to all,
including children and caregivers of varying cognitive, sensory and social-
emotional abilities;
WHEREAS, the playground has widespread support and will contribute to positive
health status of residents and enhance quality of life;
WHEREAS, on April 17, 2024, the Northampton Community Preservation Committee
voted unanimously to recommend that $720,000 in Community Preservation
Act funds be used to support this project.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDERED,
That $720,000 be appropriated from Community Preservation Act funding to the Ryan
Road School for the Playground for All Project. And, that the grantee meets the
conditions approved by the Community Preservation Committee, the Mayor, and City
Council.
Specifically: That, pursuant to the recommendation of the Community Preservation
Committee and in addition to other amounts appropriated therefor, the sum of Seven
Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($720,000) is hereby appropriated from the
Community Preservation Fund to pay costs of design and construction of a playground
located at the Ryan Road School in order to make it more functional for its intended use
and any costs incidental and related thereto (the “School Playground Project”); that to
meet this appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Mayor, is authorized to
borrow said amount under and pursuant to Chapter 44B, Section 11 of the General
Laws, or pursuant to any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the
City therefor; that the Mayor is authorized to take any action necessary or convenient to
carry out the School Playground Project.