City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 201434

• File #: 201434
• Version: 1
• Type: Mayor's Request
• Status: Placed on File
• File created: 5/4/2016
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 5/12/2016
• Final action: 10/13/2016
• Enactment date: 5/12/2016
• Enactment #: 201434
• Title: Requesting to appropriate $750,000 from the CPA Fund Open Space and Recreation Land Reserve and Undesignated CPA Fund Balance for the creation of an Open Space Land Acquisition Fund, per the recommendation of the Community Preservation Committee.
• Code sections: Appropriation/Budget -

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/13/2016	7	City Council	Placed on file
10/12/2016	6	Finance	Placed on file
5/18/2016	5	Finance	Kept in committee
5/12/2016	4	City Council	Referred for recommendation

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Requesting to appropriate $750,000 from the CPA Fund Open Space and Recreation Land Reserve and Undesignated CPA Fund Balance for the creation of an Open Space Land Acquisition Fund, per the recommendation of the Community Preservation Committee.

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To the Honorable Board:

Per the Community Preservation Committee’s recommendation on April 28, 2016, I respectfully request that your Honorable Board appropriate $750,000 to create a dedicated Open Space Land Acquisition Fund in the City of Somerville. The appropriation will be allocated to the Open Space and Recreation Land CPA category and funded $340,945 from the Open Space and Recreation Land Reserve and $409,055 from Undesignated CPA Fund Balance. Details of this request are available in the attached funding recommendation from the CPC.

Respectfully,

Joseph A. Curtatone

Mayor