1. Concord Community Preservation Committee
Warrant Article 31 - CPA
Concord Community Preservation Committee
Recommendations for
2010 Annual Town Meeting

2. Community Housing Concord Housing Authority, Bedford Street
Warrant Article 31 - CPA
Community Housing
Concord Housing Authority, Bedford Street
Creating, preserving and supporting community housing;

3. Historic Preservation
Warrant Article 31 - CPA
Historic Preservation
West Concord Depot Restoration
Acquiring and preserving historic resources
Example: West Concord Depot
Approved at 2007 Town Meeting
Joint project involving Friends of West Concord Depot, MBTA, and Town staff
CPA funds leveraged with MBTA funds to complete work – 50/50 match with funds
Project started fall 2007; expected to be completed in
Spring 2008

4. Open Space and Recreation
Warrant Article 31 - CPA
Open Space and Recreation
Hubbard Brook Farm Field
Acquiring, creating and preserving open space

5. What does the CPA Surcharge mean to Concord taxpayers?
Warrant Article 31 - CPA
What does the CPA Surcharge mean to Concord taxpayers?

6. The CPA Surcharge Includes Exemptions for:
The first $100,000 of taxable value
Persons with income less than 80% of area median income
Seniors with income less than 100% of area median income

7. From FY05 – FY10, Concord’s CPA Fund Collected:
$2,899,489 in State
Matching Funds
$4,530,707 in Local
Surcharges

8. Leveraging Ability
$17,700,000
Leveraged Matching Funds raised for CPA Funded Projects
$7,891,909 CPA Project Funds Appropriated

9. Graphic Version of the Recommended Allocations
Warrant Article 31 - CPA
5 Year CPA Fund Appropriations
including 2010 Town Meeting Recommendations
Graphic Version of the Recommended Allocations

10. Concord Community Preservation Committee Recommendations
Warrant Article 31 - CPA
Warrant Article 34
Concord
Community
Preservation
Committee
Recommendations

11. COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE APPROPRIATION RECOMMENDATIONS
Warrant Article 31 - CPA
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE APPROPRIATION RECOMMENDATIONS
Please Refer to the Handout for the
Text of Article 34.

12. Peter Bulkeley Terrace Project
Warrant Article 31 - CPA
Warrant Article 34 – CPA
Peter Bulkeley Terrace Project
Concord Housing Authority

13. Peter Bulkeley Terrace Project Concord Housing Authority
Warrant Article 31 - CPA
Warrant Article 34 – CPA
Peter Bulkeley Terrace Project Concord Housing Authority
CPA Funding Recommendation: $500,000
Other Funding:
$4.8 million State Matching Grant, Outside Funds Raised, Prior CPA Allocation
Category: Community Housing

14. Fowler Library Renovations
Warrant Article 31 - CPA
Warrant Article 34 – CPA
Fowler Library Renovations
Concord Free Public Library Corporation

15. Fowler Library Renovations Concord Free Public Library Corporation
Warrant Article 31 - CPA
Warrant Article 34 – CPA
Fowler Library Renovations Concord Free Public Library Corporation
CPA Funding Recommendation: $375,000
Other Funding:
$3.1 million Library Fundraising
Category: Historic Preservation

16. Warner’s Pond Watershed
Warrant Article 31 - CPA
Warrant Article 34 – CPA
Warner’s Pond Watershed
Management Plan
Town of Concord

17. Warner’s Pond Watershed Management Plan Town of Concord
Warrant Article 31 - CPA
Warrant Article 34 – CPA
Warner’s Pond Watershed Management Plan Town of Concord
CPA Funding Recommendation: $43,175
Other Funding:
$16, Donations, Outside Funds Raised, Grant Funding
Category: Open Space, Recreation

18. Scout House Historic Structures Report
Warrant Article 31 - CPA
Warrant Article 34 – CPA
Scout House Historic Structures Report
Concord Scout House, Inc.

19. Scout House Historic Structures Report
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Warrant Article 34 – CPA
Scout House Historic Structures Report
Concord Scout House, Inc.
CPA Funding Recommendation: $10,000
Other Funding:
$0 None
Category: Historic Preservation

20. Open Space Reserve Funds
Warrant Article 31 - CPA
Warrant Article 34 – CPA
Open Space Reserve Funds
$87,925 is recommended to be placed in reserve for future Open Space projects.

21. Staff/Technical Support
Warrant Article 31 - CPA
Warrant Article 34 – CPA
Staff/Technical Support
$30,000 is recommended to provide the CPC with:
Planning Dept. Staff Support
Legal, technical and consulting services
Public notices and administrative expenses

23. COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE APPROPRIATION RECOMMENDATIONS
Warrant Article 31 - CPA
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE APPROPRIATION RECOMMENDATIONS
Please Refer to the Handout for the
Text of Article 34.

24. Warrant Article 35 Concord Community Preservation Committee
Warrant Article 31 - CPA
Warrant Article 35
Concord Community
Preservation Committee
Preservation of the Caesar Robbins House,
324 Bedford Street

25. COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE PRESERVATION OF THE CAESAR ROBBINS/ PETER HUTCHINSON HOUSE
ARTICLE 35: Mr. Clayton moves: that pursuant to the recommendation of the Concord Community Preservation Committee, the Town appropriate the sum of $60,000 from the Concord Community Preservation Fund’s projected Fiscal Year 2011 Fund Revenues, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 44B, to be expended under the direction of the Town Manager for the purposes of assisting with the relocation of the Caesar Robbins House, currently situated at 324 Bedford Street.

26. Warrant Article 35 – CPA/ Caesar Robbins House
and Educational Center
Drinking Gourd Project

27. Warrant Article 35 – CPA / Caesar Robbins House
Caesar Robbins House and Educational Center Drinking Gourd Project
CPA Funding Recommendation: $60,000
Other Funding:
$250, Donations and Fundraising
Category: Historic Preservation

29. COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE PRESERVATION OF THE CAESAR ROBBINS/ PETER HUTCHINSON HOUSE
ARTICLE 35: Mr. Clayton moves: that pursuant to the recommendation of the Concord Community Preservation Committee, the Town appropriate the sum of $60,000 from the Concord Community Preservation Fund’s projected Fiscal Year 2011 Fund Revenues, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 44B, to be expended under the direction of the Town Manager for the purposes of assisting with the relocation of the Caesar Robbins House, currently situated at 324 Bedford Street.

30. Warrant Article 37 Concord Community Preservation Committee
335 Walden Street
Conservation Restriction
Conveyance

31. COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE CONSERVATION RESTRICTION CONVEYANCE – 335 WALDEN STREET
ARTICLE 37. Mr. Clayton moves: that the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to transfer the open space land behind 335 Walden Street (a portion of parcel #0249) to the Natural Resources Commission, acting as the Town’s Conservation Commission, and thereafter to authorize such Commission to grant a conservation restriction governed by Sections 31, 32, and 33 of Chapter 184 of the General Laws of Massachusetts to the Concord Land Conservation Trust, on terms acceptable to the Board of Selectmen.

32. Warrant Article 37 – CPA/ 335 Walden Street Restriction
Conservation Restriction Conveyance Walden Street

33. Warrant Article 37 – CPA/ 335 Walden Street Restriction
Conservation Restriction Conveyance Walden Street

34. Warrant Article 37 – CPA/ 335 Walden Street Restriction
Conservation Restriction Conveyance Walden Street
Map of Area to be added here
Town Forest

35. Warrant Article 37 – CPA/ 335 Walden Street Restriction
Conservation Restriction Conveyance Walden Street
Project Summary:
In 2008, Town Meeting authorized purchase of the property using CPA funds for community housing and open space purposes.
The open space parcel requires that a conservation restriction be placed on the land and held by a third party.

36. Warrant Article 37 – CPA/ 335 Walden Street Restriction
Conservation Restriction Conveyance Walden Street
Actions to be Taken:
Transfer the open space land from the Board of Selectmen to the Natural Resources Commission
Transfer the Conservation Restriction from Natural Resources Commission to Concord Land Conservation Trust

38. COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE CONSERVATION RESTRICTION CONVEYANCE – 335 WALDEN STREET
ARTICLE 37. Mr. Clayton moves: that the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to transfer the open space land behind 335 Walden Street (a portion of parcel #0249) to the Natural Resources Commission, acting as the Town’s Conservation Commission, and thereafter to authorize such Commission to grant a conservation restriction governed by Sections 31, 32, and 33 of Chapter 184 of the General Laws of Massachusetts to the Concord Land Conservation Trust, on terms acceptable to the Board of Selectmen.