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Article 14 Article 15 To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and trans- To see if the Town will vote to continue participation fer from the FY 2019 Community Preservation Fund in the Community Septic Management Program and Estimated Revenues the sum of $40,000 to the the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust for the purpose Community Preservation Committee Administrative of making loans to residents of the Town for repairing and Operating Expense Account,pursuant to the pro- and/or upgrading residential septic systems pursuant visions of M.G.L., C. 44B, §5, including any neces- to agreements between the Board of Health and resi- sary costs related thereto, as recommended by the dential property owners,including all costs incidental Community Preservation Committee or take any other and related thereto,or to take any other action relating action relating thereto. thereto. Submitted by the Community Preservation Submitted by the Board of Health Committee Explanation: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Explanation: To provide annual funding in FY 2019 through the Clean Water Trust (formerly Water for the administrative and operational costs of the Pollution Abatement Trust), has provided approxi- Community Preservation Committee which includes mately $660,000.00 at 0% interest to the Town of project costs associated with and incidental to the Mashpee to assist homeowners in complying with Community Preservation Committee. Under the CPA failed Title V systems since 1998. The loans are avail- Act, up to 5% of the annual CPA funds may be spent able to homeowners at 5%interest,to cover any ongo- on the operation and administrative costs of the ing costs of the program. Loans must be secured by a Community Preservation Committee. Funding sup- betterment assessed by the Town on the property ports legal and professional fees, technical reviews, being improved by the loan. In 2006, Barnstable appraisal costs, signage, annual Community County created their own community loan program. Preservation Coalition dues, administrative wages, The repayment of the loans to the Town with the 5% office supplies and similar costs associated with and interest is being repaid through previously issued incidental to the development of a CPA project. property betterments. In order for the Town to be able to re-loan funds to future additional septic projects, The vote of the Community Preservation the Town must annually reauthorize/re-approve par- Committee was 9-0 in support of this article. ticipation in the Community Septic Management Program. Failure to reauthorize participation in the The Board of Selectmen recommends approval of Program will restrict the Town from re-loaning funds Article 14 by a vote of 5-0. to homeowners with failed septic systems. The repaid monies will be held in an account with the principal The Finance Committee recommends approval of amount repaid to the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust Article 14 by a vote of 6-0. as scheduled. Motion made by Selectman Thomas O'Hara. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval of Article 15 by a vote of 5-0. Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and transfer the sum of $40,000 from the FY 2019 The Finance Committee recommends approval of Community Preservation Fund Estimated Revenues to Article 15 by a vote of 6-0. the Community Preservation Committee Administrative and Operating Expense Account, Motion made by Selectman John Cotton. including any necessary costs related thereto, as rec- ommended by the Community Preservation Motion: I move the Town vote to continue participa- Committee. tion in the Community Septic Management Program and the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust (MCWT) Motion passes unanimously at 7:58 PM. for the purpose of making loans to residents of the Town for repairing and/or upgrading residential septic 59