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Slide 1Community Preservation Act Open Forum January 6, 2016
Preserve Malden Committee
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Examples of potential CPA projects in Malden
CPA implementation
Status of CPA Adoption: 2016
160 Communities (46% of the Commonwealth)
Malden and Medford, adopted Nov. 3, 2015
Other Communities that have adopted CPA
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Woburn Community Preservation Act
How Does CPA Work?
Malden adopted CPA on Nov 3, 2015, by 60% of vote
Malden CPA is 1% surcharge on local property taxes (with exemptions), and allows other funds to be added up total of 3%
State provides matching funds (currently around 25%) that go into special fund (not the General Fund)
Estimated $636,000 total funds annually available
Funds may be used for capital improvements only (not for operating or maintenance)
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Malden CPA is 1% surcharge on local property taxes (with exemptions), starting in FY 2017 (July 1, 2016)
Based on current tax rate, annual surcharge on residential property assessed at $375,000 is $25.69 if owner-occupied, $43.26 if not
Average business owner (property valuation $1,061,657) will pay approximately $237 annually
Low-income homeowners and senior (60+) moderate-income homeowners are exempt; for example:
Family of 4 earning less than $78,800 is exempt
Senior (60+) family of 2 earning less than $78,800 is exempt
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Annually, 10% of CPA funds must be allocated to each of:
Historic Preservation
Affordable Housing
The remaining 70% is allocated to the above three categories as the community sees fit
What Does the Money Support?
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Bell Rock Cemetery 74-76 Cross St – Fuller 22 Parker St – Millett House
Malden River National Grid site
Malden River Bike-to-the-Sea Corridor
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Fellsmere Park 21-45 Greystone Road 49-62 Las Casa St – Patch St Mary’s Cemetery
Malden Hospital site: Fellsmere Heights
Malden Hospital site: Fellsmere Heights
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Library Oak Grove Community Building Central Fire Station First Baptist Church
Conversion within existing buildings
Bike-to-the-Sea Corridor Community Gardens
High Rock Park
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City to collect CPA surcharge starting with July 1, 2016 tax bill
City Council needs to adopt ordinance to create Community Preservation Committee, subject to approval by Mayor
Community Preservation Committee (CPC) members selected according to ordinance
CPC gathers project proposals and meets to determine which projects to submit for approval; can request bonding against CPA funds
CPA projects and operating budget (up to 5% of funds) submitted to Mayor for inclusion in budget (CPA fund is separate from general fund)
City Council determines whether to approve projects
Best to use CPA funds to leverage grants and other public and private funding
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Five required members:
One member of conservation commission (created by M.G.L. c. 40, § 8C)
One member of historical commission (created by M.G.L. c. 40, § 8D)
One member of planning board (created by M.G.L. c. 41, § 81a)
One member of housing authority (created by M.G.L. c. 121B, § 3)
One member of board of park commissioners (created by M.G.L. c. 45, § 2) (Malden does not have this board)
Up to four at-large members
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24 cities in Massachusetts have adopted CPA
Cities typically take 4 – 7 months between adopting CPA and passing ordinance to create Community Preservation Committee (CPC) – some faster and some slower
Cities typically form a CPC with the maximum 9 members
Cities typically form a CPC with residents who do not hold another elected or appointed office
CPC members are typically nominated by Mayor, with approval by Council
Clear, concise, well-written ordinances exist and should be emulated
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Beverly formed an ad-hoc committee to draft the local ordinance
Northampton elects two members to CPC through municipal election
West Springfield includes a member of their Council on Aging
Newton has ward representation (distribution across geography)
Almost every city CPC has three-year staggered terms
Cambridge has 5-year terms, Weymouth has 2-year terms
Several cities include term limits
Gloucester and Quincy – no more than two terms
Newton and Somerville – no more than two consecutive terms
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Elected officials have been named to the Committee but these are typically formed long ago, for example:
Peabody, which formed CPC more than 13 years ago
Quincy, which formed CPC 9 years ago
Weymouth, which passed the CPA more than 10 years ago
Of approximately 200 individuals on city-based Community Preservation Committees, 5 are from elected city council positions.
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Somerville prepared an impressive 11-page Community Preservation Plan for FY16
Some websites offer good online project information with annual or multi-year recaps
Some cities do an excellent job reaching out to citizens through news updates, announcements, and reporting
Cambridge has a good "Frequently Asked Questions" web page
Braintree has a comprehensive project application packet
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City Council Ordinance Committee favorably reported, without taking public comment, a version of CPA ordinance, which is on agenda for January 12th City Council meeting
This version has 5 at-large members:
One Councillor At Large, or their designee, after appointment by Council President
Four Ward Councillors, or their designee, from Wards 1, 3, 5, and 7 in odd years, and from Wards 2, 4, 6, and 8 in even years
Terms of one year, no member can serve for more than one consecutive year.
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Current CPA Ordinance reported to City Council does not:
(1) sufficiently reflect PreserveMalden's desire for a publicly open and efficient process to nominate and select committee members
(2) will turn the focus from encouraging ideas from the community to preserve and improve our quality of life into simply carving up the CPA pie every year
(3) will kill any opportunity to build expertise and institutional memory to run an effective CPA program, and
(4) will mean that the people who approved a project will not be in a position to track progress on projects and hold project proponents accountable
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Other version of CPA Ordinance before Ordinance Committee has:
Appointment by mayor, subject to council approval, of person who serves on board of organization dedicated to the preservation of open space and/or promotion of outdoor recreation
Two appointments by mayor and two appointments by council, subject to approval by council; appointees cannot currently hold elected or appointed office nor be employed by city or other Malden-based government authority
All appointments for three years, except first terms to ensure staggered terms. Terms limited to four terms, and limited to two consecutive terms, except by 2/3 vote
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Questions & Answers please fill out survey and sign petition
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Examples of potential CPA projects in Malden
CPA implementation
Status of CPA Adoption: 2016
160 Communities (46% of the Commonwealth)
Malden and Medford, adopted Nov. 3, 2015
Other Communities that have adopted CPA
Design © 2014 Anemone Graphics. All rights reserved.
3
Woburn Community Preservation Act
How Does CPA Work?
Malden adopted CPA on Nov 3, 2015, by 60% of vote
Malden CPA is 1% surcharge on local property taxes (with exemptions), and allows other funds to be added up total of 3%
State provides matching funds (currently around 25%) that go into special fund (not the General Fund)
Estimated $636,000 total funds annually available
Funds may be used for capital improvements only (not for operating or maintenance)
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4
5
Malden CPA is 1% surcharge on local property taxes (with exemptions), starting in FY 2017 (July 1, 2016)
Based on current tax rate, annual surcharge on residential property assessed at $375,000 is $25.69 if owner-occupied, $43.26 if not
Average business owner (property valuation $1,061,657) will pay approximately $237 annually
Low-income homeowners and senior (60+) moderate-income homeowners are exempt; for example:
Family of 4 earning less than $78,800 is exempt
Senior (60+) family of 2 earning less than $78,800 is exempt
Design © 2014 Anemone Graphics. All rights reserved.
5
Annually, 10% of CPA funds must be allocated to each of:
Historic Preservation
Affordable Housing
The remaining 70% is allocated to the above three categories as the community sees fit
What Does the Money Support?
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1
Bell Rock Cemetery 74-76 Cross St – Fuller 22 Parker St – Millett House
Malden River National Grid site
Malden River Bike-to-the-Sea Corridor
3
Fellsmere Park 21-45 Greystone Road 49-62 Las Casa St – Patch St Mary’s Cemetery
Malden Hospital site: Fellsmere Heights
Malden Hospital site: Fellsmere Heights
4
Library Oak Grove Community Building Central Fire Station First Baptist Church
Conversion within existing buildings
Bike-to-the-Sea Corridor Community Gardens
High Rock Park
7
City to collect CPA surcharge starting with July 1, 2016 tax bill
City Council needs to adopt ordinance to create Community Preservation Committee, subject to approval by Mayor
Community Preservation Committee (CPC) members selected according to ordinance
CPC gathers project proposals and meets to determine which projects to submit for approval; can request bonding against CPA funds
CPA projects and operating budget (up to 5% of funds) submitted to Mayor for inclusion in budget (CPA fund is separate from general fund)
City Council determines whether to approve projects
Best to use CPA funds to leverage grants and other public and private funding
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Five required members:
One member of conservation commission (created by M.G.L. c. 40, § 8C)
One member of historical commission (created by M.G.L. c. 40, § 8D)
One member of planning board (created by M.G.L. c. 41, § 81a)
One member of housing authority (created by M.G.L. c. 121B, § 3)
One member of board of park commissioners (created by M.G.L. c. 45, § 2) (Malden does not have this board)
Up to four at-large members
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Design © 2014 Anemone Graphics. All rights reserved.
24 cities in Massachusetts have adopted CPA
Cities typically take 4 – 7 months between adopting CPA and passing ordinance to create Community Preservation Committee (CPC) – some faster and some slower
Cities typically form a CPC with the maximum 9 members
Cities typically form a CPC with residents who do not hold another elected or appointed office
CPC members are typically nominated by Mayor, with approval by Council
Clear, concise, well-written ordinances exist and should be emulated
10
Beverly formed an ad-hoc committee to draft the local ordinance
Northampton elects two members to CPC through municipal election
West Springfield includes a member of their Council on Aging
Newton has ward representation (distribution across geography)
Almost every city CPC has three-year staggered terms
Cambridge has 5-year terms, Weymouth has 2-year terms
Several cities include term limits
Gloucester and Quincy – no more than two terms
Newton and Somerville – no more than two consecutive terms
11
Design © 2014 Anemone Graphics. All rights reserved.
Elected officials have been named to the Committee but these are typically formed long ago, for example:
Peabody, which formed CPC more than 13 years ago
Quincy, which formed CPC 9 years ago
Weymouth, which passed the CPA more than 10 years ago
Of approximately 200 individuals on city-based Community Preservation Committees, 5 are from elected city council positions.
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Design © 2014 Anemone Graphics. All rights reserved.
Somerville prepared an impressive 11-page Community Preservation Plan for FY16
Some websites offer good online project information with annual or multi-year recaps
Some cities do an excellent job reaching out to citizens through news updates, announcements, and reporting
Cambridge has a good "Frequently Asked Questions" web page
Braintree has a comprehensive project application packet
13
Design © 2014 Anemone Graphics. All rights reserved.
City Council Ordinance Committee favorably reported, without taking public comment, a version of CPA ordinance, which is on agenda for January 12th City Council meeting
This version has 5 at-large members:
One Councillor At Large, or their designee, after appointment by Council President
Four Ward Councillors, or their designee, from Wards 1, 3, 5, and 7 in odd years, and from Wards 2, 4, 6, and 8 in even years
Terms of one year, no member can serve for more than one consecutive year.
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Design © 2014 Anemone Graphics. All rights reserved.
Current CPA Ordinance reported to City Council does not:
(1) sufficiently reflect PreserveMalden's desire for a publicly open and efficient process to nominate and select committee members
(2) will turn the focus from encouraging ideas from the community to preserve and improve our quality of life into simply carving up the CPA pie every year
(3) will kill any opportunity to build expertise and institutional memory to run an effective CPA program, and
(4) will mean that the people who approved a project will not be in a position to track progress on projects and hold project proponents accountable
15
Design © 2014 Anemone Graphics. All rights reserved.
Other version of CPA Ordinance before Ordinance Committee has:
Appointment by mayor, subject to council approval, of person who serves on board of organization dedicated to the preservation of open space and/or promotion of outdoor recreation
Two appointments by mayor and two appointments by council, subject to approval by council; appointees cannot currently hold elected or appointed office nor be employed by city or other Malden-based government authority
All appointments for three years, except first terms to ensure staggered terms. Terms limited to four terms, and limited to two consecutive terms, except by 2/3 vote
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Design © 2014 Anemone Graphics. All rights reserved.
Questions & Answers please fill out survey and sign petition
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