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Article 31 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town of Mashpee, acting through its School Committee, to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS), Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF), and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), in order to permit the School Department to submit claims for reimbursement of the transportation expenses incurred by the School Department for transporting students in foster care, whereby children in foster care are required to remain in their School of Origin if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the child. The reimbursed funds shall be deposited to the Town of Mashpee's General Fund, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the School Committee Explanation: The School of Origin is responsible for funding the cost of foster care transportation. EOHHS, in partnership with the DCF and DESE, have developed a methodology that could reimburse a share of these costs through Title IV-E. The MOU is an agreement between the Town of Mashpee, EOHHS, DESE, and DCF to comply with the accuracy of the information being reported, maintenance of record requirements, and audit implications. The Select Board recommends approval of Article 31 by a vote of 4-0 The Finance Committee recommends approval of Article 31 by a vote of 7-0 Motion made by Select Board Member O'Hara Motion: I move that the Town vote to approve Article 31 as printed in the Warrant, with the exception of the phrase "or take any other action relating thereto." Motion passes unanimously at 8:58PM Article 32 To see if the Town will vote to accept the layout as public way of Christopher Lane, as shown on plans entitled "ROAD TAKING PLAN CHRISTOPHER LANE," in Mashpee, MA (Barnstable County), dated January 26, 2024 and prepared by Cape & Islands Engineering, which layouts shall have been filed in the Office of the Town Clerk not later than seven days prior to the date of vote hereunder, and to authorize the Select Board to acquire by gift, purchase, or eminent domain taking any land necessary for the purposes of such ways as so laid out, and to appropriate the sum of $120,220 to the Christopher Lane Roadways Account, and to raise said appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Select Board, be authorized to borrow at one time, or from time to time, under and pursuant to Chapter 44 Section 7 or 8, or any other enabling authority for such purchase or taking and layout, including costs of constructing such ways, and legal financing, and other costs incidental and related thereto, and further authorize the Select Board to assess betterments to the owners of the land abutting the ways. Any premium received by the Town upon the sale of any bonds or notes approved by this vote, less any such premium applied to the payment of the costs of issuance of such bonds or notes, may be applied to the payment of costs approved by this vote in accordance with Chapter 44, Section 20 of the General Laws, thereby reducing the amount authorized to be borrowed to pay such costs by a like amount, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Select Board Explanation: This article authorizes the Select Board to acquire the fee ownership or an easement in the private road Christopher Lane by excise of eminent domain or by deed or, gift, and shall request authority