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Motion-, I move the Town vote to appropriate and transfer from Revenue Available for Appropriation $275,000 to the Town of Mast pee Ballfield Account, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, for construction of ballfields and recreational areas within the Town. Motion passes at 8:03 p.m. Article 13 To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds $72,100 to the Impact Fee Consultant Account, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, for consultant services and associated costs related to the development of a Town impact fee bylaw and implementation procedures, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Planning Board and the Board of Selectmen Explanation: With the certification of Mashpee's Comprehensive Plan by the Cape Cod Commission in July, 1998, the Town became legally eligible to adopt a set of bylaws, and regulations requiring payment of "impact fees" for various types of new development. Such fees are intended to help cover new capital costs for the Town which result from new development, such as those for new school buildings, public safety buildings and vehicles, recreation facilities and other capital items that the Town would not have had to acquire if the development had not occurred. Development of legally defensible impact fee regulations requires the assistance of a consultant with experience in development of impact fees elsewhere to assist the Town with development of impact fee regulations, calculations and implementing measures which are specific and appropriate for Mashpee. The May 3, 1999 Town Meeting provided $15,000 toward such consultant assistance. However, the "gown's consultant selection process determined that those funds were inadequate for the required work. This article would provide additional funding to allow the project to be completed. Recommendation: The Finance Committee recommends approval. Motion made by John Cahalane. Motion: I move the Town vote to raise and appropriate $62,500 to the Impact Fee Consultant Account, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, for consultant services and associated costs related to the development of a Town impact fee 'bylaw and implementation procedures. Motion passes at 8:04 p.m. Article 14 To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds $50,000 to the Assessors' Revaluation Account, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Board of Assessors