Requesting the appropriation of $15,000 from the Community Preservation Act Fund to Mudflat Pottery School, Inc. for a Facade Restoration Study.

To the Honorable City Council: The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council appropriate $15,000 from the Community Preservation Act Fund Historic Preservation Reserve to Mudflat Pottery School, Inc. for the preparation of a plan to preserve the facade of their historic building at 81 Broadway. The appropriation will be allocated to the Historic Preservation CPA category (Fund #3252). 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 an extension is granted by the CPC; CPA funds will be used only for CPA-eligible expenses; 3) The property will be placed in a Local Historic District; 4) a preservation Restriction will be placed on the property in perpetuity, to be held by the City of Somerville; 5) Mudflat Studio will acknowledge CPA funding in any public communication about the project. 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