Museum CPC Funding Recommendation — File 208405

COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE FY20 FUNDING RECOMMENDATION FOR EMERGENCY ELEVATOR FUNDING REQUEST, SOMERVILLE MUSEUM PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Somerville Museum will construct an elevator, the design of which has been approved by the Massachusetts Architectural Access Board and the Somerville Historic Preservation Commission. ELIGIBILITY Historic resources: The Somerville Museum is a local historic district and is currently not ADA accessible. RECOMMENDED FUNDING On May 22, 2019 by a vote of 5-1 the Community Preservation Committee recommended appropriating $300,000, $250,000 from the historic resources reserve budget and $50,000 from the budgeted reserve, to the control of the Somerville Museum for the overall purposes summarized in this document. Project Budget Recommended funding amount: Expenses Amount Study $0 Soft costs $282,929.60 Construction $1,408,816.30 Total $1,691,745.90 Sources CPA historic resources funds- requested $600,000 Wallace Foundation $22,684 Mass. Cultural Facilities Fund $40,000 CPA FY15 grant funds $24,970 CPA FY16 grant funds $327,573 Remainder to be raised $676,519 Total $1,691,745.90 JOSEPH A. CURTATONE MAYOR CITY OF SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE

ALIGNMENT WITH FY20 COMMUNITY PRESERVATION PLAN The Somerville Museum collections and the interior of the building cannot currently be enjoyed by all Somerville residents because the building is not currently ADA accessible. FUNDING CONDITIONS 1. Execution, and recording, of an historic preservation restriction, which includes a public access agreement, that was required by the FY15 CPA grant. 2. Upon commencement of the Project and as appropriate, the Somerville Museum agrees to post a sign stating that the Project was funded through the City of Somerville’s Community Preservation Act program. 3. CPA funds will only go towards costs directly related to the construction of the elevator. MEASURES OF SUCCESS The goal of this project is to bring the Somerville Museum into full compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act requirements. Success will be measured through timely completion of the elevator project. The full proposal is available at: https://www.somervillema.gov/cpa