FINAL CPC FY18 Recommendation Community Path — File 205511

COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE FY18 FUNDING RECOMMENDATION FOR SOMERVILLE COMMUNITY PATH (INVASIVE SPECIES AND TREE CANOPY), CITY OF SOMERVILLE PARKS AND OPEN SPACE DIVISION AND THE FRIENDS OF THE COMMUNITY PATH PROJECT DESCRIPTION This project will incorporate work to improve the quality of the tree canopy and remove invasive species into the design process for the Community Path funded with Community Preservation Act funds. ELIGIBILITY Recreational Land: The Community Path provides land for active recreation in Somerville. RECOMMENDED FUNDING- PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION On March 28, 2018 by a vote of 6-0 the Community Preservation Committee recommended appropriating $15,000 for this project from the undesignated reserve budget to the control of the City of Somerville Parks and Open Space Division for the overall purposes summarized in this document. Project Budget Expenses Amount Study $0 Soft costs $15,000 Construction $0 Total $15,000 Sources CPA recreation land funds- requested $15,000 Total $15,000 ALIGNMENT WITH FY18 COMMUNITY PRESERVATION PLAN The Community Preservation Plan prioritizes rehabilitating existing recreation land according to need. FUNDING CONDITIONS 1. This project will develop a long term plan for managing invasive species on the Community Path. JOSEPH A. CURTATONE MAYOR CITY OF SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE

MEASURES OF SUCCESS The goal of the project is to establish the foundation plantings for the long term ecological health of the Community Path. Success will be measured through the community’s response to the project, the continuation of natural plant successional species development, and the increase in bird and insect habitat. The full proposal is available at: https://www.somervillema.gov/departments/community- preservation-act/2018-cpa-projects