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Signature Report — File 24-0056
City of Somerville, Massachusetts
Signature Report
File Number: 24-0056
Mayor's Request: 216588
Requesting the appropriation of $25,000 from the Community Preservation Act (CPA) Fund Historic
Preservation Reserve to Vida Real for a condition assessment of the building at 404 Broadway.
Official Text
To the Honorable City Council:
The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council appropriate $25,000 from the Community
Preservation Act Fund Undesignated Fund to the Vida Real to prepare a condition assessment of
their historic building at 404 Broadway. The appropriation will be allocated to the Historic
Preservation CPA category.
The following funding conditions have been placed on the project: 1. The CPA-funded portion of
the project must be initiated within three years unless extension is granted by the CPC. 2. CPA
funds will be used only for CPA eligible expenses. 3. Vida Real will install a permanent sign noting
CPA funding at the completion of the project and a temporary sign during construction. 4. Unspent
funds will be returned to the CPA fund. Details of this request are available in the attached funding
recommendation from the Community Preservation Committee.
Details of this request are available in the attached funding recommendation from the Community
Preservation Committee.
Appropriate staff will be available to address any questions you may have. Thank you for your
consideration of this item.
Respectfully Submitted,
Katjana Ballantyne, Mayor
MAYOR'S REQUEST APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOMERVILLE,
MA AT A REGULAR MEETING ON 2/8/2024.
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SOMERVILLE, MA ON 2/15/2024.
Attest:
Kimberly Wells
February 21, 2024
Date Certified
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Printed on 2/21/24
City of Somerville, Massachusetts