01/24/2019 COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT COMMITTEE Minutes

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5 Community Preservation Committee Minutes January 24, 2019 NEW BUSINESS Continued Deliberations on May 2019 Project Proposals: Digitization of the Mashpee Enterprise Newspaper: $50,350: Kathy Mahoney, Librarian of the Mashpee Public Library was in attendance. It is the opinion of Town Counsel that the digitization of a local newspaper publication would not be a permissible use of CPA funds. It is unlikely that back issues of the Falmouth Enterprise or Mashpee Enterprise would meet the standard of historic significance. The Historical Commission was noted to have voted on January 3, 2019 that the local newspaper is considered primary source material by scholars, and is significant to the history and culture of Mashpee. Mindfully of this important project to the Mashpee Library, Mr. Gottlieb, a member of the Board of Selectmen indicated he would request the Board of Selectmen sponsor an article on the May Town Meeting warrant to complete this project. Motion made by Mr. Smith to take no action on the Digitization of the Mashpee Enterprise Newspaper project. Motion seconded by Mr. Halpern. VOTE: Unanimous. 7-0. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Gottlieb,yes Mr. Hyde,yes Mr. Halpern,yes Mr. Larkin,yes Ms. Waygan,yes Mr. Harsch,yes Mr. Smith,yes Opposed, none Town Clerk—Historic Document Restoration: $188,112—Phase I: It is the opinion of Town Counsel that the restoration and binding of permanent Town records are eligible for CPA funding as documents of historic significance if the Historical Commission votes to recognize the documents as historic. CPA funds shall not replace existing operational funds, only augment them. CPA funds cannot pay for operational expenditures or staff that is included in the Town's general budget. Correspondence was received from the Historical Commission dated January 3, 2019 indicating it was a unanimous vote that town records and documents are of historical significance to the understanding of the history and culture of the town. In addition to the Town Cleric's records, it was disclosed there are records and documents in need of restoration in the Archives.