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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE-2019 ATM Authorized Departmental FY2019 FY2020 Program or Purpose Representative or Requested Board Receipts Restated Limit School Bus Transportation School Committee School Bus Fees $1,150,000 $1,150,000 Building Rental Revolving public Facilities Dir. Building Rental Fees $530,839 $544,916 Fund Regional Cache—Hartwell User Fees from Avenue Public Works Dir. Participating $10,000 $20,000 Municipalities Trees (DPW-Forestry) Public Works Dir. Gifts and Fees $45,000 $45,000 DPW Burial Containers Public Works Dir. Sales $50,000 $50,000 DPW Compost Public Works Dir. Sales and Permits $793,449 $773,710 Operations Minuteman Household Public Works Dir. Fees Paid by $190,000 $220,000 Hazardous Waste Program Consortium Towns Senior Services Programs Human Services Dir. Program Fees and $75,000 $75,000 Gifts Residential Engineering Engineering Dir. Fees Paid by $57,600 Review(see below) Developers Health Programs Health Dir. Medicare $45,000 $45,000 Reimbursements Tourism/Liberty Ride Econ. Devel. Dir. Liberty RideReceipts $206,816 $210,000 Visitors Center Econ. Devel. Dir. Sales,Program Fees $199,409 $101,253 and Donations The Residential Engineering Review Revolving Fund is new for FY2020. The $57,600 request will fund third-party reviews of residential construction plans that substantially change the building footprint of a parcel, with a focus on the impact on neighboring properties. These reviews will be funded by a new fee charged to the developers who proposed the construction. The Committee recommends approval of this request(9-0). Article 14 Appropriate the FY2020 Community Preservation Committee Operating Budget and CPA Projects Funds Requested Funding Source Committee Recommendation Approve (9-0) 14(a-d,g-m) $5,528,047 CPF Approve (7-2) 14(e) IP 14(f) Background The Community Preservation Act(CPA)is a State statute that allows municipalities to raise a surcharge on property taxes for local use for purposes related to historic preservation, open space protection, outdoor recreation, and affordable housing. The State provides matching funds in ainounts that depend on the mon- ies available and the total of the funds to be matched, i.e., the total surcharge revenue raised by localities 26