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A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to recommendations of the Community Preservation Act Committee (CPAC) for FY2020
September 18,
2019
FY20 Project
Recommendations
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT COMMITTEE
CITY OF CAMBRIDGE
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Table of Contents
Community Preservation Act: History & Overview ....................................................................................................3
CPA Committee Process .............................................................................................................................................4
CPA Fund Allocations & Appropriations: FY02-19 Summary......................................................................................5
Affordable Housing .................................................................................................................................................6
Historic Preservation ..............................................................................................................................................7
Preservation Grants ............................................................................................................................................7
Open Space .............................................................................................................................................................8
FY20 Project Recommendations ............................................................................................................................. 10
Overview & Eligibility........................................................................................................................................... 10
Affordable Housing .............................................................................................................................................. 11
Continued Need ............................................................................................................................................... 11
Current Developments .................................................................................................................................... 12
HomeBridge: Homebuyer Assistance Program ............................................................................................... 13
Historic Preservation ........................................................................................................................................... 14
African American Trail Markers, Phase II ........................................................................................................ 15
Conserving Assessor’s Records ........................................................................................................................ 15
Digitizing Architectural Survey, Phase II .......................................................................................................... 16
Fire Station (Inman Sq.), Façade Restoration .................................................................................................. 16
Grave Marker Restoration, Old Burying Ground ............................................................................................. 17
Preservation Grants ......................................................................................................................................... 17
Open Space .......................................................................................................................................................... 18
Hoyt Field Play Structures and Furniture ........................................................................................................ 19
Magazine Beach Site Survey, Planning and Design ......................................................................................... 19
Alewife Path Design ......................................................................................................................................... 20
Hell’s Half Acre Ecological Restoration ............................................................................................................ 21
Appendix .................................................................................................................................................................. 22
Appendix A: Public Comment Summary ............................................................................................................. 22
Appendix B: CPA Fund Allocations & Appropriations FY02-19 Detail ................................................................. 25
Affordable Housing .......................................................................................................................................... 25
Historic Preservation ....................................................................................................................................... 27
Open Space ...................................................................................................................................................... 38
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Appendix C: CPA Reserve Fund Allocations ......................................................................................................... 44
Appendix D: Non-CPA Open Space Funding ........................................................................................................ 47
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Community Preservation Act: History & Overview
The Community Preservation Act (CPA) was created in 2000 by state law (G.L. c. 44B) to help cities and
towns preserve the character of their communities. In 2001, Cambridge residents voted to adopt the
CPA locally, which allowed the City to implement a 3% surcharge on Property Tax bills (with certain
residential exemptions) to fund affordable housing, historic preservation, and open space initiatives.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts provides matching funds in addition to those raised locally by the
surcharge. The percentage of the state match varies from year to year, depending on two factors: the
amount of fees paid at Registries of Deeds throughout the state, and the number of communities that
have adopted the CPA locally (thereby receiving a share of the state match). CPA revenues are
maintained in a dedicated City account – the CPA Fund.
Each year, the City is required to spend at least 10% of its annual CPA revenues on each CPA category –
affordable housing, historic preservation, and open space. The remaining percentage can be used
towards any of the three funding categories. In July 2012, the state statute was amended to allow
greater flexibility in the use of CPA open space funds. Open space funds may also go toward active and
passive recreational uses such as parks, playgrounds, community gardens and athletic fields.
The CPA process is overseen by the Community Preservation Act Committee. The Committee is a nine-
member public body, responsible for evaluating the City’s community preservation needs. The
Committee receives input from the public and city staff and makes funding recommendations to the City
Manager and City Council.
Funding provided for:
• Affordable Housing
• Historic Preservation
• Open Space
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CPA Committee Process
Each year, the CPA Committee holds a series of public meetings on potential projects and the
percentage of funds that should be dedicated to each CPA category. The CPA Committee meetings to
consider CPA funding for FY20 were as follows:
•
Organizing Meeting – May 16, 2019
The Committee set its schedule, presented CPA background and process, and discussed the
funding estimate.
•
Hearing on Project Recommendations – June 20, 2019
The Committee received project recommendations from the public and city staff.
•
Hearing on Allocation Percentages – July 31, 2019
The Committee received input on the funding allocation percentages for affordable
housing, historic preservation, and open space.
•
Project and Allocation Vote Meeting – September 17, 2019
The Committee voted to recommend the funding allocation percentages and certain
projects for FY20 CPA funding.
The CPA Committee’s project recommendations are summarized in this book and presented, through
the City Manager, to the City Council for consideration.
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CPA Fund Allocations & Appropriations: FY02-19 Summary
In each fiscal year, CPA funds are appropriated and allocated from three distinct sources: (1) CPA Local
Funds generated by the 3% Property Tax bill surcharge; (2) State Match revenues generated by the
Commonwealth’s matching funds; and (3) the CPA Fund Balance, made up of monies in the CPA Fund
not appropriated in earlier fiscal years.
A percentage of the funds from each source is in turn dedicated to one of three CPA funding
categories: Affordable Housing, Historic Preservation or Open Space. Each category must receive at
least 10% of the CPA funds each year. Funds dedicated to Affordable Housing are transferred to the
Affordable Housing Trust, while funds dedicated to Historic Preservation and Open Space typically go
toward specific projects. A summary of the allocations and appropriations from each funding source,
and to each funding category, is below.
CPA Fund Allocations and Appropriations by Source: FY02-FY19
FY02-19
FY02-19
CPA Fund
FY02-19 Total
Amount
Allocated/
Appropriated
Local Funds
State Match
Balance
All Sources
Affordable Housing Trust
$94,600,000
$41,172,000
$18,660,000
$154,432,000
Historic Preservation
$11,825,000
$5,146,500
$2,332,500
$19,304,000
Open Space
$11,825,000
$5,146,500
$2,332,500
$19,304,000
Total:
$118,250,000
$51,465,000
$23,325,000
$193,040,000
Anticipated FY20 CPA Appropriations and Allocations
$13,230,000
Local
State Match
CPA Fund
Balance
$9,900,000
$1,220,000
$2,110,000*
*Includes $10,000 appropriation for Community Preservation Coalition Membership
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Affordable Housing
Funds dedicated to Affordable Housing initiatives are transferred to the Affordable Housing Trust
rather than being allocated or appropriated to a particular project by the CPA Committee. The
Affordable Housing Trust leverages its expertise to direct CPA funds to a variety of critical affordable
housing initiatives throughout the City.
Affordable Housing Trust
CPA Fund Allocations & Appropriations FY02-19
$154,432,000
CPA Funded Affordable Housing Initiatives
Preservation of Affordable Housing
1,000 units
Acquisition/Creation of Rental Units
638 units
First-Time Homebuyer Units
164 units
Total
1,802 units
CPA funds provide more than a one-time direct appropriation; CPA funds committed to affordable
housing have leveraged more than $500 million from other public and private sources in FY02-19.
CPA funds are the most important source of funding for the Affordable Housing Trust. In recent fiscal
years, the City has committed additional revenue sources to increase funding for the development and
preservation of affordable housing. Specifically, the City has committed Building Permit revenue and
Property Tax revenue to supplement CPA funds.
Affordable Housing Trust
Building Permit Revenue Allocation (FY18-20*)
$10,975,000
Property Tax Revenue Allocation (FY20)
$5,000,000
Total
$15,975,000
* The City’s Operating and Capital Budgets for FY20 were adopted on May 20, 2019.
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Historic Preservation
The Historical Commission oversees historic preservation efforts in the City and works to preserve the
integrity of Cambridge’s varied historical resources. Preservation efforts have included restoring
historic buildings, maintaining historic cemeteries, and digitizing records and archives.
Historic Preservation
CPA Fund Allocations & Appropriations FY02-19
$19,304,000
Preservation Grants
A large portion of CPA funding for historic preservation is disseminated through the City’s Preservation
Grants program. The program makes grants available in two categories: Affordable Housing
Preservation Grants and Institutional (Non-profit) Preservation Grants.
Since 1975, the program has supported affordable housing agencies in the exterior restoration of their
significant properties. Until 2003, when CPA funds became available, small grants were available from
Community Development Block Grants.
Affordable Housing Preservation Grants
• Low- to moderate-income homeowners may apply for funds to restore exterior features that
contribute to the building’s original appearance.
• The program offers up to $30,000 (and 50% matching funds up to $50,000) to eligible
homeowners and up to $50,000 (plus 50% matching funds for certain costs) to affordable
housing agencies. Grants to homeowners are administered by two local non-profit
organizations that operate broader Home Improvement Programs for income-eligible
homeowners.
• 88 Affordable Housing Preservation Grants have been awarded since FY03; 77 projects have
been completed and 11 are under construction or cleared to proceed.
Institutional Preservation Grants
• Many non-profits, including churches and community groups, own deteriorating historic
buildings. These organizations may apply for funds to rehabilitate or restore such buildings.
• The Institutional Preservation Grant program offers up to $50,000 (and 50% matching funds up
to $100,000) for overall exterior preservation, code compliance, and accessibility projects
where historic fabric is directly involved.
• 104 Institutional Preservation Grants have been awarded since FY05; 99 projects have been
completed and 5 are under construction or cleared to proceed.
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Open Space
Cambridge has a variety of public open spaces, from its major natural resource areas such as the
Charles River, Alewife Brook, and Fresh Pond Reservation, to the neighborhood parks and playgrounds
embedded across the City. CPA funds have been used to increase the amount of open space – by
acquiring land or converting property – and to improve existing open space resources. Efforts have
included playground redevelopment and watershed protection.
Open Space
CPA Fund Allocations & Appropriations FY02-19
$19,304,000
Many open space improvements in Cambridge are realized through larger capital development. Open
space projects are therefore regularly funded through revenue sources other than CPA funds, including
Property Taxes, Water Service Charges, and Bond Proceeds. From FY2011 through FY2019, open
space projects received $37,141,000 in funding from non-CPA Fund sources.
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Recent City projects to receive CPA funding include:
Mount Auburn Cemetery Main Gate
Inspectional Services Record Digitization
Longfellow Park Masonry Repair
Magazine Beach Restoration
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FY20 Project Recommendations
Overview & Eligibility
The CPA Committee received many requests for FY20 funding. Project requests and related public
comment were submitted in various ways: at public meetings, via email and through an online project
request form. Requests came from city staff, non-profit organizations, and individual members of the
public. Summaries of FY20 projects recommended by the CPA Committee are presented by funding
category.
What Projects are Eligible for CPA Funding?
State law directs, and restricts, the ways in which CPA funds
may be spent. Within each CPA category, there are certain
eligibility requirements. Funds can be used for the following
projects, by category:
Affordable Housing
•
Acquire
•
Create
•
Preserve
•
Support
•
Rehabilitate/Restore
Historic Preservation
•
Acquire
•
Preserve
•
Rehabilitate/Restore
Open Space
•
Acquire
•
Create
•
Preserve
•
Rehabilitate/Restore
o
For open space acquired or created with CPA funds.
o
For capital improvements to certain recreational
facilities.
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Affordable Housing
FY20 CPA AFFORDABLE HOUSING RECOMMENDATIONS
Affordable Housing Trust
$10,576,000
Where CPA funds for affordable housing go directly to the Affordable Housing Trust rather than to
specific housing initiatives, this summary information includes current statistics and ongoing projects
affecting affordable housing in Cambridge and informing the CPA Committee’s recommendations.
Continued Need
Affordability Restrictions & Waiting Lists
There are 504 units facing expiring affordability restrictions before December 31, 2020.
Current Cambridge Housing Authority (CHA) waiting list:
• The CHA has over 19,000 distinct households on its waiting list. More than 5,000 of these
households indicate that they currently live or work in Cambridge.
Current Community Development Department (CDD) applicant pools:
• Rental Housing – The CDD Rental Applicant Pool has more than 3,400 applicants for affordable
rental housing, including more than 825 Cambridge residents.
• Homeownership – The CDD Homeownership Resale Pool has more than 550 applicants looking
to purchase an affordable unit when the current owner decides to sell, including more than 400
Cambridge residents.
In 2018, the median market price for a condominium in Cambridge was more than $767,000. Without
a significant down payment, purchasing a condominium at this price would require an income of more
than $175,000 per year.
Spring 2019 Median Market Asking Rents
• 1-bedroom
$ 2,400
• 2-bedroom
$ 2,900
• 3-bedroom
$ 3,600
Two people earning Cambridge’s living wage would each have to work more than 90 hours per week to
afford a monthly rent of $2,900 for a two-bedroom apartment.
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Current Developments
Concord Highlands
Homeowner’s Rehab, Inc. (HRI) is currently constructing Concord Highlands, a new, 98-unit affordable rental
development in the Cambridge Highlands area. The mixed-income building will provide housing to very low-,
low-, moderate-, and middle-income households and is designed to meet the highest standards of energy
efficiency and sustainability. Construction is expected to be completed in early 2020.
Frost Terrace
Frost Terrace will create 40 affordable rental units in the heart of Porter Square. Affordable housing developers
Sean Hope and Jason Korb will preserve three existing houses on the site, including the full restoration of the
historic building at 1791 Mass. Ave., as well as adding a new building. The units will be affordable in perpetuity,
with all units restricted to low- and moderate-income households. The majority of the units will be family-sized,
and the project will feature an indoor play space. The design will focus on sustainability, including energy-
efficient fixtures and systems. Construction began in summer 2019.
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Squirrelwood/Linwood Court
Just-A-Start Corporation is creating 23 new affordable rental units as part of their effort to renovate their 45-
unit Linwood Court and 20-unit Squirrel Brand Apt. properties. New units will be built in new buildings on
Market Street and Broadway. Construction began in spring 2019.
HomeBridge: Homebuyer Assistance Program
First-Time Homebuyers can access funds to help them purchase homes on the market. HomeBridge offers
income-eligible buyers up to 50% of the cost of buying a home on the market to make homeownership more
affordable while expanding the City’s stock of affordable homes. More than 110 buyers have purchased homes
with City funding through HomeBridge and its predecessor programs.
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Historic Preservation
FY20 CPA HISTORIC PRESERVATION RECOMMENDATIONS
Project Summary
Amount
Project Requestor
African American Trail Markers, Phase II
$80,000
Historical Commission
Conserving Assessor’s Records
$55,500
Public Library
Digitizing Architectural Survey, Phase II
$65,000
Historical Commission
Fire Station (Inman Sq.), facade restoration
$482,000
Department of Public Works
Grave marker restoration, Old Burying Ground
$30,000
Historical Commission
Preservation Grants
$609,500
Historical Commission
Historic Preservation Recommendations, Total
$1,322,000
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African American Trail Markers, Phase II
Many of the twenty African American Trail markers installed in
1993 have deteriorated and must be replaced. A CPA
appropriation from FY19 is supporting replacement of five
deteriorated markers and installation of five new markers. The
requested appropriation for FY20 will allow the program to
continue for a second year. The photos show the Joshua Bowen
Smith marker at 79 Norfolk Street and the Franklin H. Wright
marker at 40 Magee Street, both due to be replaced in 2019.
($80,000)
Conserving Assessor’s Records
The requested appropriation will preserve over 300 ledgers dating back to 1794 that document property values
during the period of Cambridge’s greatest growth. In their current condition, any use (no matter how minimal)
contributes to their destruction, which is why anyone handling them has to wear a mask, gloves, and an
apron. ($55,500)
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Digitizing Architectural Survey, Phase II
The Survey of Architectural History in Cambridge contains
information on each of the approximately 13,000 buildings in
Cambridge. Originally compiled between 1965 and 1977, it has
been continually updated and now comprises 35 file drawers
of archival material. The digitization project was initiated at the
request of the City Council with an FY11 CPA appropriation.
The FY19 appropriation allowed completion of the study
design, file preparation, and the award of a contract to conduct
the scanning. The FY20 request will allow completion of the
project and posting the Survey online. No further CPA requests
are anticipated for this project. ($65,000)
Fire Station (Inman Sq.), Façade Restoration
220 Hampshire Street (1913). Cambridge’s first fire house built
for motorized equipment bears significant terra-cotta murals
illustrating the history of the fire service. The requested
appropriation will restore the façade. ($482,000)
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Grave Marker Restoration, Old Burying Ground
The only cemetery in Cambridge for the first two centuries of settlement, the cemetery contains over 2,000
gravestones dating from the 1680s to the 1820s. Conservators work in the cemetery on an annual basis to
conduct repairs and address deterioration. ($30,000)
Preservation Grants
Pentecostal Tabernacle Church, 56 Magazine Street (1886) and an Income-eligible Residence. Further funding
for Affordable Housing Preservation Grants and Institutional Preservation Grants will support efforts to renovate
affordable properties using historically-appropriate materials and restore historically significant structures.
($609,500)
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Open Space
FY20 CPA OPEN SPACE RECOMMENDATIONS
Project Summary
Amount
Project Requestor
Hoyt Field Play Structures and Furniture
$874,050
Community Development
Department & Department of
Public Works
Magazine Beach Site Survey, Planning & Design
$47,700
Magazine Beach Partners
Alewife Path Design
$350,000
Community Development
Department & Department of
Public Works
Hell’s Half Acre Ecological Restoration
$50,250
Charles River Conservancy
Open Space Recommendations, Total
$1,322,000
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Hoyt Field Play Structures and Furniture
This park is adjacent to a youth center
and is heavily used. The project will
replace the play structures at the site,
which are in two different areas within
the park, and also include some
furniture improvements. ($874,050)
Magazine Beach Site Survey, Planning and Design
Magazine Beach Partners requests CPA funds to match $50,000 in state funding to produce shovel-ready plans
for the next phase of improvements at Magazine Beach Park (Phase II). Funding will go toward survey and
geotechnical work, preparation and coordination for a permit from the Massachusetts Water Resources
Authority, and design of the grassy beach area and dock. Phase II improvements will include replacing a sunken
parking lot with a grassy beach, better integrating the pool with the park, adding a dock and outlook on the
river, and replacing invasive plants with native species. ($47,700)
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Alewife Path Design
Design for a new greenway with multi-use path on the last unimproved section of the Watertown Branch rail
line, which the City acquired in 2016. This path would begin at Concord Avenue across from Fresh Pond and run
between New Street and the Fresh Pond Mall, alongside the northwest corner of Danehy Park (with connections
into the park), and to Sherman Street. The last section of path to Sherman Street would be contingent on leasing
a portion of MBTA right of way. This greenway has been identified as an important new connection in the
Envision Cambridge process. Design funding ensures the project will be shovel-ready for construction. Future
year allocations would provide construction funds. Outside funding would also be sought for a portion of the
construction, which is estimated to cost $1.5M. ($350,000)
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Hell’s Half Acre Ecological Restoration
The Charles River Conservancy (CRC), in partnership with the state Department of Conservation and Recreation,
plans to undertake an ecological restoration project in an area of the Charles River Basin in Cambridge called
Hell’s Half Acre, an "urban wild" of 7.5 acres. The ecological restoration will be a three-year intervention and
will include removing invasive plants and replanting to enable growth of native materials to improve water
management, climate planning, wildlife habitat, and the health and ecological education of the area’s human
users. The CRC requests CPA funds to facilitate the project, hire a specialized contractor (Land Stewardship,
Inc.), and engage community volunteers. ($50,250)
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Appendix
Appendix A: Public Comment Summary
The tables below summarize all public comments, recommendations and requests received to date.
FY20 CPA Public Comment – TOTALS*
Public Speakers – June 20, 2019
16
Public Speakers – July 31, 2019
13
Online, Email & In-person Comment – June 20, 2019 to Present
21
Project Ideas
26
Project-related Comments (without petitions)
42
Allocation-related Comments (without petitions)
18
Affordable Housing-related Petitions Submitted:
4
• Petition on Fresh Pond Apartments’ affordability restrictions (1)
69 signatures
• Petitions on 80% allocation percentage (3)
362 signatures
*A few individuals spoke at both the June and July hearings and/or both spoke at a hearing and submitted comments in
another format. For purposes of these totals, each comment is counted. In the tables below, comments are counted only
once in connection with the allocation percentage or particular project on which an individual commented.
FY20 CPA Public Comment – ALLOCATION PERCENTAGES
Allocation Percentage Requested
Comments
Received
Petition
Signatures
80% Affordable Housing Allocation Comments, Total
15
362
80% Affordable Housing – 10% Historic Preservation – 10% Open Space
12
• Petition from residents in Homeowners Rehab, Inc., properties
at 808 & 812 Memorial Drive, Inman Square Apartments,
Columbia Terrace, Putnam Square Apartments and Chapman
Arms
1
225
• Petition from residents at Cambridge Housing Authority
properties
1
42
• Petition from residents at Fresh Pond Apartments
1
95
70% Affordable Housing – 15% Historic Preservation – 15% Open Space
2
Increased allocation for Open Space (no % specified)
1
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FY20 CPA Public Comment – PROJECT REQUESTS*
CPA
Category
Comment Summary
Comments
Received
Petition
Signatures
Notes/Action
Affordable
Housing
Affordable Housing Project Comments, Total
10
Support affordable housing funding
6
Maintain affordability restrictions for Fresh
Pond Apartments
2
69
Refer to
Affordable
Housing
Trust
Create “Tiny Houses” for the homeless
1
Create more facilities for the homeless
1
Historic Preservation Project Comments, Total
12
Historic
Preservation
Preserve historic firehouses
4
Perform vernacular research
1
Refer to
Historical
Commission
Preservation Grants
2
Golf course clubhouse improvements
1
African American Trail Markers
1
Conserving Assessor’s Records
1
Digitizing Architectural Survey
1
Old Burying Ground, grave marker restoration
1
Open Space
Open Space Project Comments, Total
17
Extend bike/multi-use path – Alewife Path
Connection
4
Refer to CDD
Magazine Beach improvements
3
Hell’s Half Acre Ecological Restoration
2
Hoyt Field Play Structures and Furniture
1
Rafferty Park Renovation
1
Wilder Lee Park Renovation
1
Create Porter Square Pocket Park
1
Refer to CDD
Extend bike/multi-use path – various locations
1
Gerry’s Pond Study
1
Improve maintenance of gardens/plantings
1
Refer to
DPW
Increase Street Trees
1
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CPA
Category
Comment Summary
Comments
Received
Petition
Signatures
Notes/Action
Multiple
Expand Neighborhood Conservation Districts’
capacity
1
N/A
Lifestyle Assessment and Analysis Tool
1
N/A
Crosswalk Signage Changes
1
Refer to
Traffic &
Parking
Open Space – Out-year City Projects
Project Description
Cost Estimate
Linear Park Reconstruction
$5,000,000
Raymond Park Renovation
$1,500,000
Longfellow Swing Space Renovation
$550,000
City staff presented open space project requests to the CPA Committee on June 20, 2019. Staff later
clarified, however, that certain projects discussed at the June 20, 2019 hearing are out-year projects
(i.e., requests for CPA funding in a later fiscal year or funding from another source) and are not specific
project requests for FY20 CPA funds.
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Appendix B: CPA Fund Allocations & Appropriations FY02-19 Detail
Affordable Housing
Affordable Housing Supported by CPA Funds FY02-19
Affordable Housing Supported by CPA Funds (FY02-19)
Property Name
Property Details
1-3 Marcella Street
16 rental units
22 Lopez Avenue
8 rental units
25-27 Howard Street
6 rental units
35 Harvey Street
16 rental units
407-411 Cambridge Street
6 rental units
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Property Name
Property Details
463 Cambridge Street
10 rental units
479-481 Concord Avenue
14 rental units
78-80 Porter Road
26 rental units
95-97 Pine Street
12 rental units
Alewife Brook Condos
8 ownership units
Bishop Allen Apartments
32 rental units
Briston Arms
154 rental units
Cambridge YWCA
103 rental units
Cambridge Court Apartments
122 rental units
Cantabrigia Apartments
21 rental units
CAST I Apartments
42 rental units
CAST II Apartments
9 rental units
Central House SRO
128 rental units
Chapman Arms Apartments
25 rental units
CHA Condo Acquisition Program
14 rental units
Columbia Court
13 ownership units
Concord Highlands*
98 rental units
Elm Place
19 rental units
Frost Terrace*
40 rental units
First Time Home Buyer Financial Assistance
53 ownership units
Gateview Condos
14 ownership units
Inman Square Apartments
116 rental units
Jackson Gardens –
45 rental units
Jefferson Park Apartments
104 rental units
Lancaster Street Apartments
65 rental units
Linwood Court
45 rental units
Lincoln Way
70 rental units
Main and Cherry Condos
10 ownership units
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Property Name
Property Details
Neville Place
57 rental units
Port Landing
20 rental units
Putnam Green
40 rental units
Putnam Square Apartments
94 rental units
Print Shop Condos
24 ownership units
Rindge Avenue SRO
14 rental units
Scouting Way
13 rental units
Squirrelwood*
23 rental units
Temple Place
40 rental units
Trolley Square
32 rental units
8 ownership units
Webster 5 Condos
9 ownership units
Windsor Street Condos
14 ownership units
* under construction
Historic Preservation
Historic Preservation Supported by CPA Funds
Fiscal
Year
Project Description
Amount
FY2007
Archives restoration - DPW, Main Library, Clerk
$195,000
FY2017
Preservation scanning - City Directories
$10,000
Archives and Scanning Total
$205,000
FY2006
Brattle St. - Craigie Park
$200,000
FY2017
Brattle St. - Sidewalk Repair
$150,000
FY2018
Brattle St. Sidewalk Repair
$25,000
Brattle St. Project Total
$375,000
FY2004
Cambridge Cemetery, fence, 76 Coolidge Ave.
$125,000
FY2005
Cambridge Cemetery Chapel, 76 Coolidge Ave.
$100,000
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Fiscal
Year
Project Description
Amount
FY2007
Cambridge Cemetery, steps and curbs
$50,000
FY2008
Cambridge Cemetery, steps and curbs
$50,000
FY2009
Cambridge Cemetery, receiving tomb
$25,000
FY2009
Cambridge Cemetery, steps and curbs
$30,000
FY2010
Cambridge Cemetery, steps and curbs
$30,000
FY2011
Cambridge Cemetery, granite steps and curbs
$30,000
FY2012
Cambridge Cemetery Steps and Curbs
$30,000
FY2013
Cambridge Cemetery, stairs and enclosures
$28,000
FY2014
Cambridge Cemetery, granite stairs
$30,000
FY2016
Create database of Cambridge Cemetery Burials
$35,000
Cambridge Cemetery Total
$563,000
FY2004
Cambridge Common
$350,000
FY2005
Cambridge Common
$227,000
FY2006
Cambridge Common
$280,000
FY2008
Cambridge Common
$19,390
Cambridge Common Total
$876,390
FY2004
Cambridge Main Library, 449 Broadway
$900,000
FY2008
Cambridge Public Library, archives
$75,000
FY2010
Cambridge Public Library, digitization
$50,000
FY2018
Cambridge Public Library, digitization
$9,000
FY2019
Cambridge Public Library, shelving
$37,600
Cambridge Public Library Total
$1,071,600
FY2008
City Clerk, archives
$60,000
FY2009
City Clerk, archives (supplies)
$3,700
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Fiscal
Year
Project Description
Amount
FY2009
City Clerk, vault
$119,535
FY2010
City Clerk, vault
$47,000
FY2012
City Clerk, records rooms
$50,000
FY2013
City Clerk vault phase 2
$70,000
FY2014
City Clerk vault phase 2
$70,000
FY2015
City Clerk vault phase 2
$31,000
FY2016
City Clerk vault construction
$246,675
FY2017
City Clerk vault construction
$263,400
City Clerk vault phases 1 & 2 Total
$961,310
FY2008
City Engineer, archives
$140,000
FY2012
City Engineer, Document Scanning
$20,000
FY2013
City Engineer, Document Scanning
$15,000
City Engineer Archives Total
$175,000
FY2005
City Hall, floors
$369,000
FY2006
City Hall, floors
$100,000
FY2007
City Hall, stairs
$125,000
FY2007
City Hall, City Council Chamber improvements
$75,000
FY2010
City Hall, waterproofing
$80,000
FY2011
City Hall, waterproofing
$140,000
FY2012
City Hall Painting Project, roof design
$105,000
FY2013
City Hall Public Area woodwork restoration
$40,000
FY2013
City Hall, Replace Exterior Window Sills
$195,000
FY2014
City Hall interior storm windows
$23,500
FY2014
City Hall, replace exterior window sills
$212,000
FY2018
City Hall steps
$125,000
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Fiscal
Year
Project Description
Amount
FY2018
City Hall, Council Chamber Painting
$50,000
City Hall Total
$1,639,500
FY2006
Collins Branch Library, 64 Aberdeen Ave.
$100,000
FY2009
Collins Branch Library, accessibility
$136,765
Collins Branch Library Total
$236,765
FY2013
CPL. Burns Shelter, design and testing
$21,000
FY2009
Digitization, City Council videotapes
$10,000
FY2009
Digitization, Cambridge Chronicle 1846-
$60,000
FY2011
Digitization, historic photo collection
$30,000
FY2016
Digitization, Cambridge Newspapers
$93,325
FY2019
Digitization, architectural history survey
$164,000
Digitization, Total
$357,325
FY2007
Electrical Dept. Garage
$80,000
FY2018
Electrical Dept. 35 Third Street Slate Roof Replacement
$378,000
FY2019
Electrical Dept., garage window replacement
$200,000
Electrical Dept. Total
$658,000
FY2011
Eng. 1(491 Bway)& 6(176 Riv), windows & cupola
$15,000
FY2007
Engine 5, 220 Hampshire St.
$100,000
FY2008
Eng. 5, 220 Hampshire St, roof, winds, masonry
$115,000
FY2010
Engine 5, 220 Hampshire St, roof, doors
$20,000
Engine 5 Total
$235,000
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Fiscal
Year
Project Description
Amount
FY2008
Engine 6, 176 River St
$50,000
FY2014
Engine 6, 176 River St
$54,500
Engine 6 Total
$104,500
FY2010
Engine 9, 167 Lex Ave, masonry, roof, doors
$238,000
FY2013
Fire HQ door replacement
$11,000
FY2019
Flagstaff Park - flagpole replacement
$50,000
FY2004
Former Police Station Hdqtrs, 5 Western Ave., Iron work
$35,000
FY2011
Former Police Station Hdqtrs, 5 Western Ave., Adaptive Reuse
$250,000
FY2012
Former Police Station Hdqtrs, 5 Western Ave., Adaptive Reuse
$250,000
Former Police Station Hdqtrs. Total
$535,000
FY2007
Fort Washington, Waverly St., gate
$75,000
FY2008
Fort Washington, Waverly St, irrigation
$40,000
Fort Washington Total
$115,000
FY2006
Fresh Pond Golf Course, clubhouse cupola
$40,000
FY2008
Fresh Pond Golf Course, clubhouse roof
$170,610
Fresh Pond Golf Course Total
$210,610
FY2013
Fresh Pond intake structure
$10,000
FY2013
Historic Markers - Prototype Design
$40,000
FY2018
Historic and African American Heritage Trail Markers
$30,000
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Fiscal
Year
Project Description
Amount
FY2019
African American Heritage Trail Markers
$80,000
Historic Markers Total
$150,000
FY2019
Inspectional Services Dept. - Digitization of plans & records
$50,000
FY2016
Kingsley Park overlook restoration
$30,000
FY2016
Longfellow Park, staircase restoration
$50,000
FY2018
Longfellow Park Steps
$40,000
FY2019
Longfellow Park - masonry repairs
$90,400
Longfellow Park Total
$180,400
FY2016
Lowell Park, landscape plan and wall restoration
$85,000
FY2017
Lowell Park Landscape plan
$60,000
Lowell Park Landscape Plan Total
$145,000
FY2012
Magazine Beach Powderhouse Preservation Repairs
$25,000
FY2014
Magazine Beach Powderhouse
$100,000
FY2015
Magazine Beach Landscape Plan
$56,500
FY2017
Magazine Beach Powerhouse interior rehab
$100,000
FY2017
Magazine Beach Signage
$16,600
Magazine Beach Total
$298,100
FY2007
O'Connell Library, 46 Sixth St., windows
$50,000
FY2015
O'Connell Library, exterior
$325,000
O'Connell Library Total
$375,000
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Fiscal
Year
Project Description
Amount
FY2008
Old Burying Ground, table tombs
$40,000
FY2009
Old Burying Ground, table tombs
$30,000
FY2010
Old Burying Ground
$40,000
FY2011
Old Burying Ground (ongoing)
$40,000
FY2012
Old Burying Ground gravestone Restoration
$30,000
FY2013
Old Burying Ground, headstone and tomb restoration
$35,000
FY2014
Old Burying Ground, headstone and tomb restoration
$40,000
FY2015
Old Burying Ground
$30,000
FY2016
Old Burying Ground, headstone and tomb restoration
$30,000
FY2017
Old Burying Ground, headstone and tomb restoration
$30,000
Old Burying Ground Total
$345,000
FY2003-
FY2019
Preservation Grants*
$8,684,000
FY2015
Rebind Atlases and Directories
$7,500
FY2009
Shady Hill Square, preservation restriction
$175,000
FY2015
YWCA shelter
$200,000
Historic Preservation Total
$19,304,000
*See further detail on Preservation Grant spending.
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Preservation Grants
Preservation Grants for Affordable Housing (FY03-19)
Recipient Project Address
Agency
Amount
2103 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge and Somerville Community Action
Program
$100,000
407 Cambridge St.
Cambridge and Somerville Community Action
Program
$50,000
139 Spring St.
Cambridge Community Housing Development
$59,150
151-157 Allston St.
Cambridge Community Housing Development
$50,000
151-157 Allston St.
Cambridge Community Housing Development
$30,000
25-27 Howard St.
Cambridge Community Housing Development
$50,000
259 Windsor-24 Market St. Cambridge Community Housing Development
$32,191
86-90 1/2 Berkshire St.
Cambridge Community Housing Development
$23,000
23-25 Athens St.
Cambridge Community Housing Development
$30,000
27-29 Athens St.
Cambridge Community Housing Development
$30,000
17 Milton St.
Cambridge Neighborhood Apartment Housing
Services
$28,250
62-64 Clifton St.
Cambridge Neighborhood Apartment Housing
Services
$35,000
101 1/2 Inman St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$50,000
101 1/2 Inman St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$37,675
11 Foch St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$15,000
13-15 Lincoln St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$50,000
131-133 Fayerweather St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$30,000
14 Carlisle St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$30,000
14 Dinsmore Ct.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$2,200
151 Clark St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$18,000
171-173 Columbia St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$30,000
175-177 Columbia St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$30,000
18-20 Carlisle St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$30,000
207-209 Green St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$50,000
22-24 Flagg St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$25,000
23-25 Madison Ave.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$36,000
2-4 University Rd.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$50,000
24-36 Fulkerson St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$35,000
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Recipient Project Address
Agency
Amount
25 Wendell St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$46,750
253-255 Windsor St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$8,200
27 Tremont Street
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$30,000
300 Prospect St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$30,000
341 Columbia St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$93,387
45 Garfield St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$32,200
45 Garfield St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$17,100
49-53 Columbia St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$50,000
58 Seventh St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$75,000
901 Massachusetts Ave.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$85,000
95-97 Pine St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$75,000
75-79 Kinnaird St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$40,000
17 Seventh St.
Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
$10,500
302-304 Concord Ave.
Homeowner's Rehab, Inc.
$25,000
289 Rindge Ave.
Homeowner's Rehab, Inc.
$50,000
37 Union St.
Homeowner's Rehab, Inc.
$50,000
135 Western Ave.
Just A Start, Inc.
$30,000
135 Western Ave.
Just A Start, Inc.
$30,000
323 Allston St.
Just A Start, Inc.
$4,220
22 Plymouth St.
Just A Start, Inc.
$30,000
9 Kenwood St.
Just A Start, Inc.
$30,000
15 Carlisle St.
Just A Start, Inc.
$50,000
15 Seventh St.
Just A Start, Inc.
$15,000
59 Norfolk St.
Just A Start, Inc.
$30,000
89 Third St.
Just A Start, Inc.
$30,000
1 Allston Ct.
Just-A-Start, Corp.
$30,000
10-12 Boardman St.
Just-A-Start, Corp.
$8,909
109 Hampshire St.
Just-A-Start, Corp.
$61,500
11 Speridakis Ter.
Just-A-Start, Corp.
$14,865
124 Thorndike St.
Just-A-Start, Corp.
$18,500
14 Upton St.
Just-A-Start, Corp.
$21,075
146-152 Prospect St.
Just-A-Start, Corp.
$50,000
19 Howard St.
Just-A-Start, Corp.
$30,000
20 Kelly Rd.
Just-A-Start, Corp.
$25,000
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Recipient Project Address
Agency
Amount
201-203 Columbia St.
Just-A-Start, Corp.
$50,000
209 Columbia St.
Just-A-Start, Corp.
$50,000
237 Allston St.
Just-A-Start, Corp.
$4,900
25 Tremont St.
Just-A-Start, Corp.
$25,000
267 Broadway
Just-A-Start, Corp.
$70,000
269 Norfolk St.
Just-A-Start, Corp.
$30,000
27 Tremont Street
Just-A-Start, Corp.
$25,000
28 Sixth St.
Just-A-Start, Corp.
$37,200
288 Washington St.
Just-A-Start, Corp.
$29,300
342 Norfolk St.
Just-A-Start, Corp.
$30,000
367-369 Western Avenue
Just-A-Start, Corp.
$30,000
4 Tremont St.
Just-A-Start, Corp.
$3,000
424-432 Windsor St.
Just-A-Start, Corp.
$30,000
44 Webster Ave.
Just-A-Start, Corp.
$30,000
51 Norfolk St.
Just-A-Start, Corp.
$35,000
56 Sixth St.
Just-A-Start, Corp.
$30,000
6 Cottage St.
Just-A-Start, Corp.
$15,000
62 Norfolk St.
Just-A-Start, Corp.
$35,000
70 Bishop Allen Dr.
Just-A-Start, Corp.
$35,000
77 Bishop Allen Dr.
Just-A-Start, Corp.
$35,000
96 Gore St.
Just-A-Start, Corp.
$18,530
128 Reed Street
Just-A-Start, Inc.
$51,750
12 Boardman Street
Just-A-Start, Inc.
$35,000
7-9 Salem Street
Just-A-Start, Inc.
$40,000
2 Allston Court
Just-A-Start, Inc.
$40,000
237 Allston Street (#2)
Just-A-Start, Inc.
$7,100
196 Prospect Street
Just-A-Start, Inc.
$70,000
336 Windsor Street
Just-A-Start, Inc.
$50,000
17 Boardman Street
Just-A-Start, Inc.
$35,000
296 Washington St.
Lead-Safe Cambridge
$19,350
196-198 Auburn St.
Share Associates
$32,316
Total
$3,292,118
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Institutional Preservation Grants (FY05-19)
Recipient Institution
Grants Awarded
Total Amount
Union Baptist Church, 872 Main St.
1
$50,000
First United Presbyterian Church, 1418 Cambridge St.
4
$131,318
Western Avenue Baptist Church, 299 Western Ave.
3
$228,500
Agassiz Neighborhood House, 20 Sacramento St.
2
$96,146
Cambridge Center for Adult Education, 46+52 Brattle St.
7
$284,075
Cambridge Community Center, 5 Callender St.
1
$44,240
Cambridge-Ellis School, 80 Trowbridge St.
2
$43,775
Cambridge Family & Children's Services, 60 Gore St.
2
$80,000
Cambridge Historical Society, 159 Brattle St.
3
$212,205
Cambridge Masonic Hall, 1950 Mass. Ave.
2
$62,230
Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center, 41 Second St.
1
$57,505
Cambridge YMCA, 820 Mass. Ave.
1
$50,000
Cambridge YWCA, 7 Temple St.
1
$50,000
Cambridgeport Baptist Church, 130 Magazine St.
1
$50,000
Christ Church, 0 Garden St.
1
$30,000
Christ the King Presbyterian Church, 99 Prospect St.
1
$57,575
Church of the New Jerusalem, 50 Quincy St.
1
$50,000
Congregation Eitz Chayim, 136 Magazine St.
1
$54,465
Cooper-Frost-Austin House/Historic New England, 21 Linnaean
St.
1
$25,000
Dance Complex, 536 Massachusetts Ave.
1
$30,000
East End House, 105 Spring St.
1
$26,350
Faith Lutheran Church, 311 Broadway
3
$124,466
First Baptist Church, 5 Magazine St.
2
$150,000
First Church of Christ Scientist, 13 Waterhouse St.
3
$125,000
First Church, Congregational, 11 Garden St.
3
$300,000
First Korean Church, 35 Magazine Street
1
$25,000
First Reformed Presbyterian Church, 51 Antrim St.
4
$207,388
Friends Meeting House, Longfellow Park
1
$50,000
Grace Methodist Church, 56 Magazine St.
1
$46,000
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church, 1555 Mass.
Ave.
4
$114,000
Holy Trinity Parish House, 145 Brattle St.
1
$18,100
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Recipient Institution
Grants Awarded
Total Amount
Margaret Fuller House, 71 Cherry St.
3
$133,700
Mass Ave. Baptist Church, 146 Hampshire St.
1
$100,000
Massasoit Lodge, 55 Bishop Allen Drive
1
$50,000
Mercy Corps, 9 Waterhouse St.
2
$80,000
Mount Auburn Cemetery, 580 Mt Auburn St.
2
$100,000
New School of Music, 25 Lowell St.
3
$57,241
Old Cambridge Baptist Church. 400 Harvard St.
5
$244,220
Park View Cooperative, 24-26 Cpl. McTernan Street
1
$100,000
Pentecostal Tabernacle, South Campus, 56 Magazine St.
3
$300,000
Reed Hall/ Episcopal Divinity School, 99 Brattle St.
1
$48,000
Rush AME Zion Church, 82 School St.
1
$50,000
St. Augustine’s African Orthodox Church, 137 Allston Street
1
$100,000
St Francis of Assisi Church, 323 Cambridge St
1
$100,000
St James's Episcopal Church, 1991 Mass. Ave.
1
$100,000
St Mary's Church/School Complex, 134 Norfolk St.
5
$273,050
St Paul Parish (Catholic), 29 Mt. Auburn St.
2
$130,000
St Peter's Episcopal Church, 838 Mass. Ave.
4
$134,185
Temple Beth Shalom, 8 Tremont St.
1
$3,915
Women's Educational Center, 46 Pleasant St.
1
$43,560
First Parish Unitarian Church, 1450 Mass. Ave.
2
$100,000
Longy School of Music, 1 Follen Street
5
$410,000
Total
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$5,531,209
Open Space
Open Space Supported by CPA Funds
Fiscal
Year
Project Description
Amount
FY2016
Amigos School Playground
$500,000
FY2006
Black's Nook and Black's Nook Access Area Improvements
$80,000
FY2008
Black's Nook and Black's Nook Access Area Improvements
$250,000
FY2010
Black's Nook and Black's Nook Access Area Improvements
$250,000
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Fiscal
Year
Project Description
Amount
FY2011
Black's Nook and Black's Nook Access Area Improvements
$350,000
Black's Nook and Black's Nook Access Area Improvements Total
$930,000
FY2015
Cambridgeport School Playground
$500,000
FY2005
Cambridge Watershed Land Acquisition (Lincoln, MA)
$1,150,000
FY2016
Clarendon Avenue Playground Design
$260,000
FY2016
CRLS Tennis Courts Structural Study
$60,000
FY2018
CRLS Tennis Courts
$365,000
CRLS Tennis Courts Total
$425,000
FY2009
Drainage Improvements Project
$75,000
FY2010
Drainage Improvements Project
$155,000
FY2012
Drainage Improvements and Parkway Community Garden
$350,000
FY2017
Drainage Improvements and Fresh Pond Parkway Community Garden
- Specifically the Garden
$250,000
Drainage Improvements Project Total
$830,000
FY2009
Ecological Inventory of Upland Watershed Property
$100,000
FY2013
Elm/ Hampshire Plaza Bishop Allen/Main St. Park
$320,000
FY2004
Fresh Pond Reservation - Watershed Soil Stabilization
$150,000
FY2009
Fresh Pond Reservation - Circulation and Access Plan
$50,000
FY2019
Fresh Pond Reservation - Ecological Landscape Improvements
$66,550
Fresh Pond Reservation Total
$266,550
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Fiscal
Year
Project Description
Amount
FY2007
Glacken Slope Stabilization and Access Plan
$60,000
FY2011
Glacken Slope Stabilization and Access Plan
$350,000
FY2012
Glacken Slope Stabilization and Access Plan
$350,000
Glacken Slope Stabilization and Access Plan Total
$760,000
FY2007
Golf Course - Fresh Pond Reservation Earthen Berm
$275,000
FY2011
Golf Course - Watershed Protection and Re-vegetation
$55,000
FY2012
Golf Course - Watershed Protection and Landscape Stabilization
$260,000
Golf Course - Watershed Protection Total
$590,000
FY2017
Graham and Parks school playground
$500,000
FY2016
Greenbough Blvd/ Hell's Acre
$90,000
FY2014
Haggerty School Playground Improvements
$600,000
FY2015
Haggerty School Playground Improvements
$175,000
Haggerty School Playground Improvements Total
$775,000
FY2013
Hurley Playground
$400,000
FY2013
Hurley Street Community Garden
$100,000
Hurley Street Total
$500,000
FY2007
Kingsley Park Slope Stabilization
$25,000
FY2009
Kingsley Point Restoration
$600,000
Kingsley Point Restoration Total
$625,000
FY2004
Little Fresh Pond Bank and Shoreline Restoration
$150,000
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Fiscal
Year
Project Description
Amount
FY2006
Little Fresh Pond Bank and Shoreline Restoration
$200,000
FY2007
Little Fresh Pond Bank and Shoreline Restoration
$100,000
Little Fresh Pond Bank and Shoreline Restoration Total
$450,000
FY2018
Magazine Beach - Canoe/Kayak Launch
$25,000
FY2019
Magazine Beach - Shoreline Edgework
$155,450
Magazine Beach Total
$180,450
FY2006
Mahoney's Site Restoration
$800,000
FY2016
Morse School Playground design
$260,000
FY2005
Northeast Sector/Fresh Pond Improvements Project
$1,800,000
FY2008
Northeast Sector Final Change Order on Re-vegetation
$75,000
Northeast Sector Total
$1,875,000
FY2019
O'Connell Branch Library Pocket Park
$250,000
FY2006
Old Field/Birch Grove
$120,000
FY2007
Old Field/Birch Grove Restoration
$375,000
Old Field/Birch Grove Restoration Total
$495,000
FY2013
Pacific Street/ Passive Area and Dog Park
$100,000
FY2015
Pacific Street/ Passive Area and Dog Park
$70,000
Pacific Street/ Passive Area and Dog Park Total
$170,000
FY2019
Peabody School Playground Improvements
$800,000
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Fiscal
Year
Project Description
Amount
FY2006
Purchase 12-14 Watson Street
$153,655
FY2013
Railroad Rights of Way
$250,000
FY2013
Replacement of Basketball and Tennis Courts
$530,000
FY2013
Replacement of School Playgrounds
$300,000
FY2014
Sacramento Field Renovations
$430,000
FY2015
Sacramento Field Renovations
$420,000
Sacramento Field Renovations Total
$850,000
FY2015
Sennott Park Basketball Courts
$85,000
FY2017
Sennott Park Improvements
$480,000
FY2018
Sennott Park Playground Renovations
$867,000
Sennott Park Total
$1,432,000
FY2011
Upcountry Watershed and Water Quality Improvements
$200,000
FY2008
Watershed Protection and Restoration of Stream "C"
$250,000
FY2010
Watershed Protection and Restoration of Stream "C"
$250,000
Watershed Protection and Restoration of Stream "C" Total
$500,000
FY2009
Watershed Slope and Soil Stabilization Project
$250,000
FY2010
Watershed Slope and Soil Stabilization Project
$250,000
Watershed Slope and Soil Stabilization Project Total
$500,000
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Fiscal
Year
Project Description
Amount
FY2012
Reserve transfer for the purchase of 53.6 acres of Denormandie
property in Lincoln Ma
$1,152,247
Appropriations to Open Space Reserve (not including $1.2M in fund
transfers)
-$965,902
Open Space Total
$19,304,000
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Appendix C: CPA Reserve Fund Allocations
In addition to the CPA Fund Balance, which consists of monies in the CPA Fund that have not been appropriated
in previous fiscal years, the City maintains two reserve accounts: the Historic Preservation Reserve and the Open
Space Reserve. These accounts include funds that were allocated and appropriated for spending on Historic
Preservation or Open Space purposes in previous fiscal years but were not ultimately expended for a particular
project.
Once funds are transferred into a reserve account, they can only be used for qualifying purposes (i.e., Historic
Preservation or Open Space). A summary of allocations and transfers from these reserve accounts is presented
below by Fiscal Year.
Historic Preservation Reserve
Fiscal Year
Beginning Balance
Additions
Reductions
Ending
Balance
FY2003
$810,000
$810,000
FY2004
$810,000
$36,000
($810,000)
$36,000
FY2005
$36,000
($36,000)
$0
FY2006
$0
$0
FY2007- FY2017
$0
$18,750 (1)
$18,750
FY2018
$18,750
$21,668 (2)
($18,750) (3)
$21,668
FY2019
$21,668
$21,668
(1) The CPA Committee voted on 6/11/07 to transfer $18,750 from unexpended Historic Preservation project
budget balance to Historic Preservation Reserve.
(2) The CPA Committee voted on 9/19/17 to transfer various unexpended Historic Preservation project budget
balances to Historic Preservation Reserve.
(3) The CPA Committee voted on 9/19/17 to transfer $18,750 from Historic Preservation Reserve to Historic
Preservation project for interior lighting at the O’Connell Branch Library.
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Open Space Reserve
Fiscal Year
Beginning Balance
Additions
Reductions
Ending
Balance
FY2003
$1,350,000
$1,350,000
FY2004
$1,350,000
$760,000
$0
$2,110,000
FY2005
$2,110,000
$260,000
($2,110,000)
$260,000
FY2006
$260,000
($153,655)
$106,345
FY2007
$106,345
$1,615,000 (1)
$1,721,345
FY2008
$1,721,345
$685,000
$2,406,345
FY2009
$2,406,345
$15,000 (2)
$2,421,345
FY2010
$2,421,345
$2,421,345
FY2011
$2,421,345
$2,421,345
FY2012
$2,421,345
($1,152,247) (3)
$1,269,098
FY2013
$1,269,098
($1,035,000) (4)
$234,098
FY2014-FY2017
$234,098
$234,098
FY2018
$234,098
($234,098) (5)
$0
FY2019
$0
$0
(1) Includes a $400,000 transfer to the Open Space Reserve on 6/28/06 as a result of the City receiving a State
Self-Help grant for the Lincoln land purchase plus, a FY07 allocation of $415,000.
(2) Includes transfer back to Open Space Reserve.
(3) Includes the CPA Committee vote on 5/5/12 to approve a transfer of funds for the purchase of 53.6 acres
of DeNormandie property in Lincoln, MA.
(4) Includes the CPA Committee vote on 9/4/2012 to approve a transfer of funds for appropriation to public
investment fund projects.
(5) The CPA Committee voted on 9/19/17 to transfer funds from Open Space Reserve to Open Space projects
for Sennott Park playground renovations ($206,507) and the Amigos and Morse School playground
improvements ($27,591).
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In FY18, a number of projects were funded through the transfer of unexpended budget balances remaining from
Historic Preservation and Open Space projects approved in earlier Fiscal Years.
Historic Preservation Project
FY18
Transfer
Amount
Historic Preservation Grants
$ 100,000
O'Connell Branch Library, interior lighting
$ 15,250
Boardman School, exterior restoration
$ 255,000
Electrical Department, 35 Third Street Slate roof replacement
$ 172,000
Golf Course, window repairs
$ 50,000
Total
$ 592,250
Open Space Project
FY18 Transfer
Amount
Amigos/ Morse School renovations
$ 22,409
Total
$ 22,409
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Appendix D: Non-CPA Open Space Funding
From FY11 through FY19, many open space projects were funded through mechanisms other than the CPA.
Non-CPA funded Open Space Projects FY11-19
Fiscal Year
Project Description
Amount
Funding Source
2012
Alberico, David Nunes/Old Morse and Fulmore
Parks, Renovation
$1,240,000
Bond
2014
Cambridge Common (Total project cost $6.25M
through various funding sources)
$2,180,000
Bond
2017
Cambridge Common Enhancement Project
$500,000
Bond
Cambridge Common Enhancement Project Total
$2,680,000
2016
Clarendon Avenue Playground
$700,000
Free Cash
2011
Danehy Park Soccer Field
$700,000
Bond
2013
Danehy Park Soccer Field
$1,540,000
Bond
2015
Danehy Park Soccer Field, artificial turf
$1,150,000
Bond
Danehy Park Soccer Field Total
$3,390,000
2016
East Cambridge Kendall Square Open Space parks
(ECKOS)
$11,750,000
Private
Developers
2017
Fresh Pond, Drainage and Community Garden
$600,000
Water Service
Charges
2015
Fresh Pond, Golf Course Improvements
$550,000
Bond
Fresh Pond Total
$1,150,000
2017
Grand Junction Path (phased over 4 years)
$10,000,000
Bond
2014
Haggerty School and Playground Renovations
$55,000
Free Cash
2015
Kingsley Park Restoration
$600,000
Water Service
Charges
2016
Kingsley Park Restoration
$250,000
Water Service
Charges
Kingsley Park Restoration Total
$850,000
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Fiscal Year
Project Description
Amount
Funding Source
2018
Magazine Beach
$44,000
Free Cash
2019
Magazine Beach, shoreline
$600,000
Free Cash
Magazine Beach Total
$644,000
2016
Morse School Playground
$940,000
Free Cash
2013
Pacific Street Dog Park
$50,000
Bond
2012
Riverside Press Park Community Garden
$60,000
Bond
2017
Russell Field
$2,300,000
Bond
2019
Russell Field
$350,000
Free Cash
Russell Field Total
$2,650,000
2018
Sacramento Field
$150,000
Free Cash
2019
Universal Design Playground
$500,000
Free Cash
2013
Waverly Street Path Construction
$332,000
Property Tax
Total
$37,141,000