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ARTICLE S (k) Project: Municipal Building Envelope CPA Category: Historic Resources Amount Requested: $73,000 Amount Recommended: $73,000 CPC Vote: (9-0) Project Description: The Department of Public Facilities is requesting$73,000 in CPA funds to perform extraordinary repairs at the Town Office Building and Cary Memorial Building. In addition to the extraordinary repairs, a Massachusetts Historical Commission Inventory Form`B"will be completed for both buildings. Project Goals and Objectives: 1. Cary Memorial Building($27,000) -Replace 1,350 square feet of built-up flat roof. The replacement of these two roofs is part of the Public Facilities roofing Master Plan. The two roofs are over the east and west front stairwells. 2. Cary Memorial Building($20,000) -Restore ornamental fans at the intersection of the architrave and the stairwell roofs. One ornamental fan is in storage and the second will be reconstructed to match the original. Original paint colors will also be restored. 3. Town Office Building($22,000) -Replace three copper valleys. These copper valleys were observed to need replacement during the extraordinary repair of the roof during the summer of 2009. 4. Services of an Architect($4,000) -that specializes in Historic Structures to fully document the Town Office Building and Cary Memorial Building as per Massachusetts Historical Commission Inventory Form`B". Project Benefit: 2008 Town Meeting authorized $95,000 in CPA funds and $30,000 from the tax levy to implement building envelope extraordinary repairs (copper ridge vents, gutters, downspouts) and painting of the Town Office Complex. During the implementation of the project during the summer of 2009,Public Facilities identified additional work to be performed that exceeded the original scope.This additional scope includes three copper valleys on the Town Office Building slate roof and restoring elements of Cary Memorial Building that had been eliminated during previous repairs.This restoration work will include restoring original building details that will enhance the appearance of the Town Office Complex. Funding Request: The total funding request for this project is $73,000 and is estimated as shown above (See numbers 1 -4). This CPA appropriation of$73,000 will be augmented by an additional amount of $161,534, which is to be funded from the tax levy under Article 16(h). The total appropriation for this project is therefore$234,543. 16