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Article 12 To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer from available funds $80,000 to the legal and engineering account to support the development of inter-municipal agreements with Falmouth, Sandwich and Barnstable, regarding shared responsibility for nutrient cleanup of Waquoit and Popponesset Bays in a manner consistent with the Town's plan, the negotiation and establishment of Memoranda of Understanding and/or contracts for use of, acquisition of, and connection of additional properties to existing private wastewater treatment plants, and to develop required and necessary monitoring plans and permit applications to protect the Town from being subject to Clean Water Act third party litigation and to further implement the towns wastewater management plan, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen Explanation: This article would provide funding for engineering, mediation, legal and similar services to assist the Town in negotiation and establishment of inter-municipal agreements with Falmouth, Sandwich and Barnstable, regarding shared responsibility for clean-up of Waquoit and Popponesset Bays in a manner consistent with the County's "208"Plan and therefor ensuring the Town's eligibility for enhanced state financial assistance implementing the plan, and the negotiation and establishment of Memoranda of Understanding and or contracts for use of, acquisition of, and connection of additional properties to existing private wastewater treatment plants, as called for in the Town's Watershed Nitrogen Management Plan/CWMP, and to develop and obtain approval for necessary permits and monitoring plans that ensure the town is compliant with federal and state requirements and thereby protected from future litigation. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by a vote of 5-0 The Finance Committee recommends approval by a vote of 5-0 (2 absent) Motion made by Selectman John Cotton Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and transfer from available funds $80,000 to the legal and engineering account to support the development of inter-municipal agreements with Falmouth, Sandwich and Barnstable, regarding shared responsibility for nutrient cleanup of Waquoit and Popponesset Bays in a manner consistent with the Town's plan, the negotiation and establishment of Memoranda of Understanding and/or contracts for use of, acquisition of, and connection of additional properties to existing private wastewater treatment plants, and to develop required and necessary monitoring plans and permit applications to protect the Town from being subject to Clean Water Act third party litigation and to further implement the Town's wastewater management plan. Motion passes unanimously at 7:50 PM. Articlel3 To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer $65,000 from the Waterways Improvement Fund Account to the Waterways Dredging Account to cover costs associated with 8