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File #: 212882    Version: 1
Type: Mayor's Request Status: Approved
File created: 11/24/2021 In control: City Council
On agenda: 1/13/2022 Final action: 1/27/2022
Enactment date: 1/13/2022 Enactment #: 212882
Title: Requesting the appropriation of $30,000 from the CPA Fund Historic Preservation reserve to the Elizabeth Peabody House for architectural and design services.
Code sections: Appropriation/Budget -
Attachments: 1. CPC Funding Recommendation Elizabeth Peabody House FY22

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Requesting the appropriation of $30,000 from the CPA Fund Historic Preservation reserve to the Elizabeth Peabody House for architectural and design services.

 

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To the Honorable Board:

 

Per the Community Preservation Committee’s recommendation, I respectfully request that your Honorable Board appropriate $30,000 from the Community Preservation Act Fund Historic Preservation reserve to the Elizabeth Peabody House for design services to facilitate structural stabilization of its second floor. The appropriation will be allocated to the historic resources CPA category. The following funding conditions have been placed on the project: 1) ADA and MAAB regulations must be considered in all construction plans; 2) The design must be in compliance with the Secretary of Interior Standards for Historic Preservation, per the requirement of the CPA enabling legislation. Details of this request are available in the attached funding recommendation from the CPC. Details of this request are available in the attached funding recommendation from the CPC.

 

My staff will be available to address any questions you may have. Thank you for your consideration of this item.

 

Respectfully Submitted,

Katjana Ballantyne, Mayor