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Motion passes unanimously at 7:36 PM Article 20 To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer the sum of $450,000 from revenue available for appropriation to fund Santuit Pond Resiliency Projects: stormwater improvements and nutrient inactivation, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Department of Natural Resources Explanation: This article is necessary to continue efforts to address nutrient pollution and enhance resilience in Santuit Pond. These funds would provide local match to leverage additional grant funding available through the Massachusetts Municipal Vulnerability Program (MVP) for the design and construction of stormwater improvements within the Santuit Pond watershed. These funds will also be used to study the feasibility towards implementation of an Aluminum Sulfate nutrient inactivation treatment within the pond to treat excess phosphorus and symptoms of eutrophication i.e. excess harmful cyanobacteria blooms. Aluminum Sulfate was previously determined to be a method of choice in the AECOM Santuit Pond Diagnostic Study est. 2010 to reduce the internal load of phosphorus within the Pond. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval of Article 20 by a vote of 5-0 The Finance Committee recommends approval of Article 20 by a vote of 7-0 Motion Made by Selectman Sherman: I move that the Town vote to approve Article 20 as printed in the Warrant, with the exception of the phrase “or take any other action relating thereto.” Alan Waxman motioned to amend Article 20 at 7:54 PM. Article 20 (amended): To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer the sum of $450,000 from revenue available for appropriation to fund Santuit Pond Resiliency Projects: implement stormwater improvements to control external phosphorus sources, study nutrient inactivation, and propose to take any other future action relating thereto. Motion to amend passes 258 / 130 at 7:57 PM Motion passes as amended at 7:59 PM Article 21 To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer the sum of $253,500 from revenue available for appropriation to cover costs associated with identified priority restoration projects in the Town of Mashpee, including improvements to fish passage on Johns Pond and Mashpee Pond, improvements to storm water runoff treatment at Mashpee Neck Rd for water quality, and replacement of the culvert at Red Brook. Submitted by the Conservation Commission Explanation: The Cape Cod Water Resources Restoration Project (CCWRRP) is a partnership of federal, state and local agencies as well as all 15 Cape Cod Towns and the USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) started in 2010. The collective goal of this partnership was to identify priority restoration projects throughout Cape Cod in the interest of improving diadromous fish passage, restoration of salt marsh systems and remediation of storm water runoff to improve water quality and protect shellfish beds. An estimated $30 million dollars is available for