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Town of Agawam
Interoffice Memorandum
To: Mayor Susan Dawson
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From, Deborah Dachos, Director of Planning and Community Development
Date: 9/29/09
Subject. TR-2009-40- Resolution to Create a Gift Account for the School Street Barn
Since the completion of the School Street Barn Reuse Study which you commissioned
in May of 2008, the Planning Department has been investigating, with the assistance of
the School Street Barn Advisory Committee, possible sources of funding to rehabilitate
the barn and to fund the maintenance activities which historic structures demand.-----'
During the upcoming months, the Committee will be applying for restoration funds. In
addition, the Committee would like to initiate some fund-raising activities similar to those
which were so successfully orchestrated by the Friends of the Senior Center.
At the present time, there are a couple of activities which need to be undertaken to
prepare for the grant funding rounds. Most importantly, is to hire a historic preservation
specialist to prepare the bid specifications so the rehabilitation work, if funded, can ber
advertised. At the current time, no funding is available for this activity. ThereforEHJnd-
raising is critical to the continued restoration of this important Agawarn landmark.
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The attached Resolution, TR-2009-4Q has been drafted by the Solicitor to enable tt
School Street Barn Advisory Committee to begin its fund-raising activities. If you have
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any questions, or desire any information, please let me know. CV
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FROm THE DESK OF...
DEBORAH S.DACHOS
DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPEMENT
TOWN OF AGAWAM
36 MAIN ST
AGAWAM,MA 0100 1
Email address pJannln9@agawam.ma.us
413-786-0400 X 283
Fax:413-766-9927
TR-2009- 40
A Resolution Establishing the School Street Barn Gift Account
Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 44 § 53A
For Maintenance and Improvement of the School Street Barn
WHEREAS, the Town of Agawam owns the School Street Barn, a
historic barn structure that it desires to maintain and improve for the
benefit of the citizens of the Town of Agawam;
WHEREAS., it is expected tnat donations, grants, gifts, and
contributions will be solicited and received to defray the costs of
maintenance and improvement of the School Street Barn;
WHEREAS, all donations, grants, -gifts, and contributions shall
be deposited into a single consolidated gift account known as the
School Street Gift Account and administered by the Town of Agawam
in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 44 § 53A;
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the Town of Agawam to
establish a single consolidated gift account for the maintenance and
improvement of the School Street Barn; and
NOW THEREFORE, the AGAWAM CITY COUNCIL hereby
establishes a single consolidated gift account known as the School
Street Barn Gift Account in accordance with Massachusetts General
Laws Chapter 44 §53A as follows:
1. Funds from the School Street Barn Gift Account shall be
expended for the sole purpose of maintenance and improvement
of the School Street Barn;
2. The School Street Barn Gift Account shall consist of donations,
grants, gifts, and contributions solicited and received for the
purpose of maintenance and improvement of the School Street
Ba rn;
3. The Mayor shall be authorized to expend funds from the School
Street Barn Gift Account for the purposes outlined above; and
4. Expenditures from the School Street Barn Gift Account shall not
exceed the balance of the account.
Dated this day of , 2009.
PER ORDER OF THE AGAWAM CITY COUNCIL
Gina M. Letellier, City Council President
APPROVED AS TO FORM AN LEGALITY
Christopher CO
ohnson, Solicitor