Agenda Summary
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Requesting the appropriation of $200,000 from the Community Preservation Act Fund Open Space Reserve for the design of the Kennedy Schoolyard.
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Official Text
To the Honorable City Council:
The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council appropriate $200,000 from the Community Preservation Act Fund Open Space Reserve to be administered by the City of Somerville Public Space and Urban Forestry Division to supplement funding for design to renovate the Kennedy Schoolyard. The appropriation will be allocated to the Open Space and Recreational Land CPA category (Fund #3251).
The following funding condition has been placed on the project: If the Kennedy Schoolyard is subject to a change in use which reduces or eliminates the open/outdoor recreation space within 50 years of the approval of this grant the funds will be required to be returned to the CPA fund Open Space Reserve, unless the Community Preservation Committee consents to allow the City to retain the funds.
Details of this request are available in the attached funding recommendation from the Community Preservation Committee.
Appropriate staff will be available to address any questions you may have. Thank you for your consideration of this item.
Respectfully Submitted,
Katjana Ballantyne, Mayor