Dickerman PARC Grant Order 12 16 10 Amended — File 190635

CITY OF SOMERVILLE _________________ In Board of Aldermen ............................................ Whereas, Dickerman Playground is a community asset and its preservation and renovation is a City of Somerville priority; and Whereas, the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, through its Parkland Acquisitions and Renovations for Communities (“PARC”) program, has awarded a $256,000 reimbursable grant (“PARC Grant”) to the City for the renovation of Dickerman Playground (the “Project”); and Whereas it is a requirement of the grant that Dickerman Playground be dedicated to park and recreation purposes under M.G.L. c. 45, §14; and Whereas, it is also a requirement of the grant that the City appropriate funds for the entire cost of the Project, specifying the source of the municipal funds; Now therefore, it is ORDERED: That the City of Somerville Board of Aldermen hereby accepts the PARC grant (“Grant”) for Dickerman Playground in the amount of Two Hundred and Fifty-Six Thousand Dollars ($256,000); dedicates Dickerman Playground to park and recreation purposes in perpetuity; and appropriates funding in the amount of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000) from the Assembly Square Stabilization Fund, for a total project budget of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000), of which $256,000 is reimbursable to the City after the City initially incurs the costs; and authorizes the Mayor to execute all documents and take all actions necessary to carry out the terms, purposes, and conditions of the PARC Grant. __________________________ John M. Connolly, President Board of Aldermen