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Requesting to rescind $24,970 of $168,191 in CPA funds appropriated for the Somerville Museum to purchase a wheelchair lift per the recommendation of the Community Preservation Committee.
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To the Honorable Board:
Per the Community Preservation Committee’s (CPC) recommendation, I respectfully request that your Honorable Board rescind $24,970 of the $168,191 in Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds appropriated for the Somerville Museum to purchase a wheelchair lift for the historic building.
The CPC recommended, and your Board approved, appropriating $168,191 in CPA funds on March 26, 2015 (Board Order 198620). Of this original appropriation, $24,970 was to be used to purchase a wheelchair lift, which would have made the first floor of the Museum ADA accessible. However, the Architectural Access Board has recently determined that all floors of the Museum must be accessible, which requires the design, purchase, and installation of an elevator in the building.
Upon the recommendation of the CPC, I request that your Board rescind the original appropriation of $24,970 for the purchase of a wheelchair lift and approve an appropriation of $24,970 for the design, purchase, and installation of an elevator (submitted separately).
Respectfully,
Joseph A. Curtatone, Mayor