—Bill 2024-083 – Community Preservation Committee
2024-083 · APPOINTMENT · POLICY · 2024
An Ordinance to Establish a Community Preservation Committee
This ordinance creates Amesbury’s Community Preservation Committee (CPC) to guide CPA-funded open space, historic resources, recreation land, and housing projects. It defines who joins the CPC and how they are chosen, sets duties like public hearings, and outlines budget and governance rules. After passage, authorities have 60 days to appoint the initial CPC members.
approved CITYWIDEENVIRONMENTAL
- STEP 1SubmittedJUN 25 2024
- STEP 2 · CURRENTApprovedJUL 23 2024
AI summary · plain-language
This ordinance establishes the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) for Amesbury as required by the Massachusetts Community Preservation Act (CPA). It adopts the CPA framework approved by voters (Ballot Question 1, 2023) and creates a seven-member CPC tasked with studying the city’s preservation needs and resources and recommending CPA-funded actions. The CPC will focus on open space, historic resources, recreational land, and housing, and may set aside funds for future uses. The ordinance also outlines the committee’s composition, appointment authorities, terms, duties (including public hearings), and budgeting practices, with Council-approved amendments allowed and the ordinance taking effect upon passage with a 60-day window for initial appointments. The City Council passed an amendment to set the committee size at 7, limit public members to 2, and modify the section governing public appointees; the amended version prevailed.} }{ } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } }} } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } }} } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } }
Key provisions
§1 Establishes the seven-member Community Preservation Committee under MGL 44B.
§2 Defines the seven-member CPC composition (Planning Board, ConCom, Historical Commission, Housing Authority, Open Space NR Trails, and two public members) and terms.
§3 Requires the CPC to study needs, hold hearings, and make recommendations for open space, historic resources, recreation land, and housing using CPA funds.
§4 Sets governance: quorum, record-keeping, cost estimates with recommendations, amendment authority by City Council, and effective date with a 60-day appointment window for initial appointments.
Discussed at meetings
City CouncilREVISED City Council Meeting
amend2024-083
Amend 2024-083 to maintain a 9-member committee with 6 ex officio and 3 public members, including a Housing Trust member to serve an initial one-year term and then a three-year term thereafter (and correct typographical error).
amend2024-083
Amend 2024-083 by removing two public members, reducing the committee size to seven, and removing Section f(c) from Article III, Section 12-7.
approve2024-083
Approve 2024-083 An Ordinance to establish a Community Preservation Committee as amended.
City CouncilOrdinance and Administration Committee Meeting
approve2024-083
Motion to return 2024-083 to the full City Council with a positive recommendation.
2024-0832024-083
City CouncilCity Council Meeting
refer2024-083
to refer 2024-083 to the Ordinance and Administration subcommittee and to set a second reading date for July 23.