Rec & Res Letter to Mayor 2009-1 Cons Comm Fun
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 Conservation
Commission Conservation Fund 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 $100,000 to the Conservation Commission Conservation Fund
Project. The request is for the transfer of Community Preservation Act funds to the
Conservation Fund for high priority, time sensitive open space acquisition and
preservation projects.
The following are conditions/contingencies that the Community Preservation Committee
is requiring as part of its recommendation for the Conservation Commission
Conservation Fund Project:
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Procedures for monitoring and reporting shall be worked out among the
Committee, Mayor and the grantee.
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 Conservation Commission has been effective in preserving key open
space parcels in the City of Northampton.
WHEREAS, the funding would allow the Conservation Commission to act quickly on
high priority, time sensitive open space acquisition and preservation
projects.
WHEREAS, the fund would support the general criteria for open space acquisition in the
Community Preservation Plan and the Sustainable Northampton Plan.
WHEREAS, on April 1, 2009, the Northampton Community Preservation Committee
voted 6-0 to recommend $100,000 in Community Preservation Act funds be
used to support this project.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDERED,
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That 100,000 be appropriated from Community Preservation Act funding to the
Conservation Fund for high priority, time sensitive open space acquisition and
preservation projects. And, that the grantee meets the conditions substantially approved
by the Community Preservation Committee, the Mayor, and City Council.
Specifically, $100,000 is appropriated from the CPA Budgeted Reserve (account
#2344930-359930).