An amendment to the City’s previous submission of a Home Rule Petition to the Legislature whereby I requested authorization to include in the planned reconstruction (the “Project”) of the King Open / Cambridge Street Upper School and Community Complex (“KOCSUS”) the area that is presently occupied by the public swimming pool known as the Gold Star Pool (the “Pool Site”) and to construct subsurface geothermal wells in a portion of Donnelly Field that lies directly along and adjacent to the current southerly boundary of the KOCSUS site

PUPOSES AND FOR INSTALLATION OF SUBSURFACE GEOTHERMAL

WELLS Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follow's: SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the City of Cambridge is hereby authorized to use for the erection of a public school building and for other school purposes, and for all purposes incidental thereto, an area now owned and held by said City for park, playground or recreation purposes described herein.

The City shall restore the present recreational amenities after construction and the parcel shall remain dedicated to park, playground or recreational purposes under Article 97 of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

The existing parcel is described as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the southerly sideline of Cambridge Street and the westerly sideline of Berkshire Street, said point being a point of curvature, thence running along a curve to the right having a radius of 8.00 feet and arc length of 14.38 feet to a point of NOTE. - Use ONE side of paper ONLY. DOUBLE SPACE.

Insert additional leaves, if necessary. beginning; Thence running S 39°47'24" W, a distance of 142.00 feet, along the westerly sideline of Berkshire Street to a point; Thence turning and running N 50°12'36" W, a distance of 126.00 feet to a point; Thence turning and running N 39°47'24" E, a distance of 142.00 feet to a point; Thence turning and running S 50°12'36" E, a distance of 126.00 feet to a point of beginning.

Containing an area of 17,892 Square Feet, more or less, as shown on a plan entitled, "Plot Plan Swimming Pool Area", "King Open School", 850 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, dated June 20, 2017 prepared by Feldman Land Surveyors. SECTION 2.

The City of Cambridge is hereby authorized to relocate a pool facility known as the Gold Star Pool from a site designated by Chapter 49 of the Acts of 1955 for "the erection of a public school building", "for other school purposes" and "all purposes incidental thereto" now owned and held by said City for the purposes set forth in said Act, as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the southerly sideline of Cambridge Street and the westerly sideline of Berkshire Street, said point being a point of curvature, thence running along a curve to the right having a radius of 8.00 feet and are length of 14.38 feet to a point of tangency, thence running S 39°47'24" W, a distance of 283.48 feet, along the westerly sideline of Berkshire Street to the point of beginning; Thence running S 39°47'24" W, a distance of 168.46 feet, along the westerly sideline of Berkshire Street to a point; Thence turning and running N 49°56'05" W, a distance of 105.67 feet to a point; Thence turning and running N 39°45'19" E, a distance of 180.89 feet to a point; Thence turning and running S 50°14'41" E, a distance of 52.33 feet to a point; Thence turning and running S 39°45'19" W, a distance of 13.00 feet to a point; Thence turning and running S 50°14'41" E, a distance of 53.44 feet to the point of beginning.

Containing an area of 18,459 Square Feet, more or less, as shown on a plan entitled, "Plot Plan Swimming Pool Area", "King Open School", 850 Cambridge Street, Massachusetts, dated June 20,2017, prepared by Feldman Land Surveyors. Section 3.

The City of Cambridge is hereby authorized to use for the installation of subsurface geothermal wells a portion of an area now owned and held by said City for park, playground or recreation purposes described as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the southerly sideline of Cambridge Street and the westerly sideline of Berkshire Street, said point being a point of curvature, thence running along a curve to the right having a radius of 8.00 feet and arc length of 14.38 feet to a point of tangency, thence running S 39°47'24" W, a distance of 451.94 feet, along the westerly sideline of Berkshire Street to the point of beginning.

Thence running S 39°47'24" W, a distance of 74.51 feet, along the westerly sideline of Berkshire Street to a point; Thence turning and running N 49°44'56" W, a distance of 514.62 feet to a point on the easterly sideline of Willow Street; Thence turning and running N 39°48'43" E, a distance of 72.85 feet, to a point on the easterly sideline of Willow Street; Thence turning and running S 49°56'05" E, a distance of 514.58 feet, to the point of beginning.

Containing an area of 37,915 Square Feet, more or less as shown on a plan entitled "Plot Plan Swimming Pool Area", "King Open School", 850 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, dated June 20, 2017 prepared by Feldman Land Surveyors. SECTION 4. This act shall take full effect upon its acceptance by vote of the City Council of said City, but not otherwise.