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Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and transfer the sum of $45,000 from revenue available for appropriation to the Human Resources Accrued Benefit Account. Motion passes unanimously at 7:17 PM. Article 4 To see if the Town will appropriate and transfer pursuant to the provisions of M.G.L. C. 44B, §6 to reserve from the Community Preservation Fund Budgeted for Appropriation Reserve, the following amounts: $13,896 10% Open Space/Recreation Purposes $13,896 10% for Historic Purposes $13,896 10% for Community Housing Purposes or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Community Preservation Committee The Community Preservation Committee recommends approval of Article 4 by a vote of 7-0 Explanation: This is a "clean-up" article to meet the requirement of reserving funds from the supplemental CPA FY 2019 Trust Fund distribution. The amount of FY 2019 CPA state reimbursement received by the Town of Mashpee was $138,957 higher than the initial estimate. We are required to set aside 10% of those excess funds and deposit them into each of the CPA reserves. Funding shall derive from the Community Preservation Budgeted for Appropriation Reserve. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval of Article 4 by a vote of 4-0. The Finance Committee recommends approval of Article 4 by a vote of 6-0. Motion made by Selectman John Cotton. Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and transfer, pursuant to the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 44B, §6 to Reserve from the Community Preservation Fund Budgeted for Appropriation Reserve, the following amounts: $13,896 10% Open Space/Recreation Purposes $13,896 10% for Historic Purposes $13,896 10% for Community Housing Purposes Motion passes at 7:19 PM. Article 5 To see if the Town will vote to re -authorize the appropriation and transfer from the Community Preservation Fund Budgeted Reserve for Appropriation, in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 44B, §5, $161,900 for the purpose of extending the time limit of the appropriation to fund the acquisition of the property located at 9 Quashnet Road, Mashpee, identified on Assessor's Map 44, Parcel 11 comprised of 4.212 acres, including any necessary costs and expenses related thereto, as recommended by the Community Preservation Committee, and further to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire the fee interest in said property by gift, purchase, or eminent domain taking, for open space and passive recreational use purposes, said land to be held under the jurisdiction and control of the Conservation Commission in accordance with the provisions of G.L. c. 40, §8C, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Community Preservation Committee Explanation: This article seeks to re -authorize funding that is encumbered from the Community Preservation Fund to purchase 4.212 acres on a small freshwater pond for open space and passive recreation purposes and to authorize the Town to acquire title to the subject property by gift, purchase or eminent domain taking. Town Meeting had previously authorized this appropriation at the May 4, 2015 Special Town Meeting; however, due to issues beyond the Town's control, the transfer was not consummated within three years, thus, the appropriation lapsed under the Town's Bylaws. Acquisition of the property by eminent domain taking will address any title issues with respect to the property and assure that the Town will obtain clear title to the property upon transfer. The calculated wetland is .216 acres and includes a 20' wide buffer zone around the wetlands. The remainder, 3.996 acres is upland. The land is located in an R-5 zoning district which would allow the property to be subdivided into (2) Approval Not Required (ANR) subdivision lots. The acquisition of the property conforms to the Town of Mashpee Local Comprehensive Plan (LCP) five-year Open Space & Recreation Plan for the protection of, and access to, Washburn Pond, for agricultural preservation and for the protection of BioMap Core Habitat. The vacant lot is accessible by public road. The property is wooded. The rear of the site lot fronts Washburn Pond. 44