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Fedex Acct.#006108660 To: David Lukehart Northeast Utilities 107 Selden Street- (NUE-2) Berlin, CT 06037 (860)665-5318 (Office) Thanks p[ckL)p--4'-qr-1% 31 From.* barbara bard<88ard@agawam-ma.us-,- TO: DwAd 8.Lukehart III/NUS@NU Date: 10127/201101:00 PM subject: RE.Agawam City Council request Hi - I just wanted to let you know that I leave by 2:30 and I would have to schedule a FedEx pickup. I believe you said you wanted to get it by tomorrow so I wanted to make sure we make that happen. Thank you� Barbara A.Bard Administrative Assistant to the City Council 36 Main Street Agawam, MA. 0 100 1 (413)786-040,0 x2333 10127/2011 APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL 1, the undersigned, being of the City Council of the Towa, o -Agawam, hereby certify that at a public meeting duly held on I 20_LL the City Council voted to approve the foregoing Conse4ation Restriction to Massachusetts Audubon Society, Inc. pursuant to Section 32 of Chapter 184 of the General Laws of Massachusetts. Dated: 0t-fC)bQ(A), 20jj of the City Council of the Town of Agawam COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS ss. COUNTY OF 4V*&C& 46day of OobbLE 20 before me tile ridersigned officer, personally On this the above named ared the fl V—C—LL- the 1 . -ummd :7usidu,T _ -,- of the City Council of the Town of Agawam, and proved to me through satisfactory evidence of identification, to be the person whose name is signed above, and acknowledged to me that he/she signed it voluntarily, as such official, for its stated purpose. Notary Public My Commission Expires, 1 Ci V's- JW1781223J9) 19 APPROVAL OF MAYOR 1, the undersigned, being the Mayor of the Town of Agawam, hereby certify that the foregoing Conservation Restriction to Massachusetts Audubon Society, Inc. has been approved by the Town of Agawam pursuant to Section 32 of Chapter 184 of the General Laws of Massachusetts. 0 Dated: 20_L/ ki,ch a�d' A Cp)ur�, Mayor of the Town of Agawam COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS ss. COUNTY OF On this the qtay of OWD, 20 t I , before mc, the undersigned officer, personally the Mayor of the, Town of Agawam, 'd appeared the above named and proved to me through satisfactory evidence of identification, to be the person whose name is signed above, and acknowledged to me that he/she signed it voluntarily, as such official, for its stated purpose. Notary Public My Commission Expires: II/sq/ 05 (W]791223,.191 20 APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL r\ 1, the undersigned, being of the City Council of the Town ftof Aa wa hereby certify that at a public meeting duly held on 20 11 , the City Council voted to approve the foregoing Eonservaltion Restriction to Massachusetts Audubon Society, Inc. pursuant to Section 32 of Chapter 184 of the General Laws of Massachusetts. Dated: 20 LL&of the City Council of the Town of Agawam COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS ) ss. COUNTY OF4mpim day of 2011 , before h officer, On this the atj�� me , e undersived er nally ea d the above named 16 ') the per jfp 'a I U ,- —9 1 A'0.� 1) of tre City Council of the Town of Agawam, and proved to me through satisfactory evidence of identification, to be the person whose name is signed above, and acknowledged to me that he/she signed it voluntarily, as such official, for its stated purpose. Notary Public My Commission Expires: I I W 1 780055�20) 27 APPROVAL OF MAYOR 1, the undersigned, being the Mayor of the Town of Agawam, hereby certify that the foregoing Conservation Restriction to Massachusetts Audubon Society, Inc. has been approved by the Town of Agawam pursuant to Section 32 of Chapter 184 of the General Laws of Massachusetts. Dated: 2 0_jL_ �t,C 1A rr-� a-yor of the Town of Agawam COMMONWEALT14 OF MASSACHUSET7rS ss. COUNTY OF On this the it day of OM kX 20 11 , before me, the undersigned officer, personally appeared the above named #4 - fthAi the Mayor of the Town of Agawam,and proved to me through satisfactory evidence of identification, to be the person whose name is signed above, and acknowledged to me that he/she signed it voluntarily, as such official, for its stated purpose. Aaityl K /I 0,)A h Jj_-U IA-/f 61)+W-0- A-. barA Notary Public My Cdmmisslon Expires: I I/I /IT W 170655,20) 28 TR-2011-_Al) 4111111 A-RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONSERVATION RESTRICTIONS WMECO to Massachusetts Audubon Society,Inc. Sponsored by: Councilor Jill Messick WHEREAS,WMECO,as Part of its Greater Springfield Reliability Project, proposes to grant to Massachusetts Audubon Society,Inc.,pursuant to Section 32 of Chapter 184 of the General Laws of Massachusetts, Conservation Restrictions on certain parcels of land in Agawam,described in the attached Conservation Restriction documents; and WHEREAS,such Restrictions are required by permits granted to WMECO by MA Dept. of Environmental Protection,US Army Corps.of Engineers,and the Conservation Commissions of Agawam,Ludlow and Chicopee; and WHEREAS,said permits require compliance the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act (M.G.L. c.131A)and the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection act,with the intent to mitigate damages to wetlands and rare species habitat during the construction phase of the project; and WHEREAS,it is in Agawam's best interests that these parcels be maintained in perpetuity and for conservation purposes,predominantly in a natural,scenic and undeveloped condition,and to prevent any use or change that would materially impair or interfere with their conservation and preservation values; and WI-11EREAS,the Agawam City Council has authority pursuant to Section 32 of Chapter 184 to approve such restrictions; NOW THER.EFORE,be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Agawam that it approves the foregoing Conservation Restrilctions to Massachusetts Audubon Society, Inc., pursuant to Section 32 of Chapter 184 of the General Laws of Massachusetts. Dated this day of 2011. PER ORDER OF THE AGAWAM CITY COUNCIL Donald NrRhe ult,Pie-sident,Agawam City Council e u""rr Pift VED �S LTTO FORM AND LEGALITY Vincent Gi—oscia, City Solicitor 10*4 15"N -4 MAYORAL ACTION Received this day of 2011 firom Council Clerk. Signed by Council President this day of 2011. APPROVAL OF LEGISLATION By the powers vested in me pursuant to Article 3, Section 3-6 of the Agaw i harter, as amended, I hereby approve the passage of the above legislation on this day of 2011. Richard A. Cohen, Mayor DISAPPROVAL OF LEGISLATION By the powers vested in me pursuant to Article 3, Section 3-6 of the Agawam Charter, as amended,I hereby veto the passage of the above legislation on this day of 2011 for the following reason(s): Richard A. Cohen,Mayor RETURN OF LEGISLATION TO COUNCU, CLERK Returned to Council Clerk this day of ' 2011. Memo March 2011 NIP C= TO: Agawam City Council LN= FROM: Western Massachusetts Electric Company ("WMECo") DO SUBJECT: Approval of Conservation Restrictions on Properties of Western nK Massachusetts Electric Company in Agawam, Massachusetts to Satis >C� Permit Requirements for the Greater Springfield Reliability Project -a r] the Agawam to West Springfield Clrcw,t Separation Project WMECo requests that the City Council approve two permanent Conservation Restrictions to be granted to the Massachusetts Audubon Society, Inc. on two different properties in Agawam, Massachusetts owned by Western Massachusetts Electric Company ("WMECO") to satisfy permitting requirements for the Greater Springfield Reliability Project ("GSRP") and the Agawam to West Springfield Circuit Separation Project ("AWS"). The two Conservation Restrictions are attached to this memo as Attachment I and Attachment 2. Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 184, sections 31-33 (often known as the Conservation Restriction statute) require that Conservation Restrictions conveyed to non- profit organizations be approved by the City Council, the Mayor, and the Secretary of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. One property, known as the "former Boglisch Farm Property," is an approximately 30-acre portion of a I 10-acre parcel acquired by WMECO in 2009 to enable it to perform a wetlands Creation and enhancement project there, in order to satisfy wetlands mitigation requirements for GSRP and AWS. WMECo is required to mitigate for permanent and unavoidable impacts to wetlands as a condition of the pen-nits received for the projects from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ("the Corps"),the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection ("DEP"), and the local Agawam Conservation Commission ("Con Comm"). The Conservation Restriction on that property is a permit condition of the Corps and DEP. The second property, known as the "South Agawam Site," to be made subject to a separate Conservation Restriction for purposes of wildlife habitat protection in connection with GSRP pennitting requirements, consists of two parcels, one of 25 acres and the other of approximately 9.88 acres, lying south of Silver Street in Agawam, being I portions of parcels acquired by WMECO from 1966 through 1970. WMECo is required to mitigate for permanent and unavoidable impacts to the protected habitat of the Eastern Box Turtle and the Eastern Wormsnake as a condition in its Conservation and Management Permit issued by the Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Protection ("NHESP") program. The Conservation Restriction on that property is a permit condition. Maps showing the two Conservation Restriction properties are included in Exhibit A and Exhibit B respectively(attached). BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED CONSERVATION RESTRICTIONS The proposed Conservation Restrictions: • Grant authority to monitor and enforce the restrictions to the Massachusetts Audubon Society, Inc. as"Grantee." * Mitigate for impacts of GSRP, a 39-mile project in Connecticut and Massachusetts designed to improve the region's electric transmission grid. The project, which was approved in Massachusetts by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities in October 2010, spans five municipalities in Massachusetts — Agawam, Chicopee, Ludlow, Springfield and West Springfield. • Mitigate for impacts of AWS, a project designed to re-construct two (2) existing overhead 115-kV transmission circuits (1311 and 1412) now sharing a common line of double-circuit line (DCL) structures on individual towers along a 2.5-mile-long existing right-of-way (ROW) between the Agawam Substation in Agawam and the West Springfield Substation in West Springfield. The Project was approved by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities on March 19, 2010. * In both cases WMECO solicited input from the relevant agencies exercising jurisdiction and the Grantee of the restrictions, Massachusetts Audubon Society, Inc., and incorporated their suggestions in the draft restrictions. In each instance, WMECO is obliged to follow forms that are typically used and approved by the agencies involved. * The portion of the former Boglisch Tree Farm property that will be subject to the Conservation Restriction is to be devoted to conservation purposes, to preserve the wetlands creation and enhancement to be performed there. In the case of the property off of Silver Street at the South Agawam Site for preservation of the box turtle and wormsnake habitat, part of which is already crossing by electric transmission facilities, rights for existing and future transmission and distribution utility use are being reserved over portions of the property where it is deemed necessary or advisable. 2 ^ a � r ^ ` ' ' - ^ , � Proposed Forested F140 VVelland Creation Area: 1.2 AC(Agawam to w is, � posed Forested t,)tland Creation I Area:5.0 AC[GSRPI - LLLimit of Conservation 4 i Restriction(30 so) r % sed Forested '0 C C[0j A_S"P, Nx VJ 44 9-41 A 41 Proposed Emergent&Shrub �Aktland Creation (0.2 AC)[GSRP) Con. stxvoyed VftUA Drainage NO Vftebody Pmporty Bound MUMInd NOTE. 4 Al ibis '0 V Jr rwRi fly T its', 4e M11 Its hi 1 4 4 1 3191 LJ + All —7� ..... . .... �/7;/ fit t'e th of it -,5�j 'lot MCI C50 -cc It Ir CL 4-- a6 0.. — =Z E LU I it Ac r If f7f t! i 1- A, Page I of 4 barbara bard From: lukehdb@nu.com Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 12,31 PM To: barbara bard Subject: RE: Agawam City Council request Barbara: Yes, we need two copies of each signed by the Mayor and Council President, for four total. We are creating two complete copies of each so it makes for a lot of notarizing -Sony. I can come up and pick them up if you like or I can provide you with a fedex shipping number so you don't have to pay the postage. Either way, please let me know. Lastly, if its not too much of a bother, could you please write down the names of the witnesses on a stickie or note pad? We have to go back in and type the names under the lines and it's usually hard to read the signatures. Thanks, David Lukehart Transmission Siting & Permitting Northeast Utilities Service Company (860)665-5318 (Office) (860)665-6933(Fax) lukehdb@nu.com From: harbara bard<8aard@a9awam.ma,us> To: David B.Lukehan IIVNUS@NU Date: 10/2612011 11:10 AM Subject: RE:Agawam City Council request Hi, I am just waiting for the Council President to stop in and sign the document. Could you please tell me what the difference between the two attachments is from your previous email? One says pages 27 and 28 and the other pages 19 and 20 but they both took similar. Does it matter which I have signed and notarized? Barbaim A.Bard Administrative Assistant to the City Council 10/26/2011 Page 2 of 4 16 Main Street Agawam.MA. 0 100 1 (413)786-0400 x233 (413)786-9927 f&x bbard@agawain.1na,us From: lukehdb@nu.com [ma i1todukeMbLnu.com J Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 201111:08 AM To: barbara bard Subject: RE: Agawam City Council request Barbara: Anything I can do to help? Just an update on my end- I now have Audubon's signature as Grantee. I can bring the executed versions up there today if you need them. Thanks, David David Lukehart Transmission Siting& Permitting Northeast Utilities Service Company (860)665-5318 (Office) (860) 665-6933 (Fax) lukehdb@nu.com From: barbara b":-�88ard@agawam,ma.us> To: David S.Lukehatt IIVNUS@NU DaW 101241201109:22 PM Subject: RE:Agawam City Council request Hi. I will print out the forms and check with the Council President and Mayor and see if I can just get them signed myself. I myself. I will let you know tomorrow, Thanks! Barbara A. Bard Administrative Assistant 10/26/2011 Page 3 of 4 to(he Agawarn City Council 36 Main Street A gawarn,M A� 0 100 1 (4 1 3))786-0400 x23 3 btffd Qoaglwa Fromi: lukehdb@nu.com [IukehdbCa)nu.com1 Sent: Monday, October 24, 20119:33 AM To: barbara bard Subject: Re: Agawam City Council request Barbara- Thanks for providing the attached resolution. We are now ready with final versions to be executed by all parties and I wanted to inquire as to the logistics to get the two conservation restrictions signed by the town. We have the WMECo and NU signatures and I will have MA Audubon's signatures endorsing the documents today. Can I bring them up to Agawam to either get them signed or to drop them off? Attached below is just a copy of what we will need signed and notarized. Two signatures will be needed, one from a representative of the Town Council and one from the Mayor. Let me know how I can help facilitate the signatures. We are slightly under the gun in the sense that the State DEP permits require all endorsements and recording be completed by November 15 and the completed documents still need to go to the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs. I really appreciate your assistance,in all this. Thanks and either email me or call with any questions. David David Lukehart Transmission Siting & Permitting Northeast Utilities Service Company (860)665-5318(Office) (860)665-6933(Fax) lukehdb@nu.com barbara bard<BBard@a9awamrna.us> TO David B.Lukehart III/NUSQNU cc 1 09/2212011 02M PM Subject Agawam City Council request 10/2,6/2011 Page 4 of 4 Hi Mr. Lukehart- Attached please find the signed resolution authorizing conservation restrictions(TR-2011-22) WMECO to Massachusetts Audubon Society, Inc, If you need more information, please do not hesitate to contact me. Make it a great day! iq0t&W Barbara A. Bard Administrative Assistant to t1te Citv,Council 36 Main Street Agaw-Am,MA, 01001 (413)786-0400 x233 (413)789-"27 fax bbard@agawarn.ma.us Confidentiality Statement This Agawam City Council electronic message along with any corresponding attachments may contain privileged or confidential information.This information is for the use of the intended reciplent(s)only. 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Any views or opinions expressed in this e- mail are not necessarily those of Northeast Utilities, its subsidiaries and affiliates (NU), E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be error-free or secure or free from viruses, and NU disclaims all liability for any resulting damage, errors, or omissions. 10/26/2011 appw4 TR-2011-a � A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONSERVATION RESTRICTIONS WMECO to Massachusetts Audubon Society,Inc. Sponsored by: Councilor Jill Messick WHEREAS,WMECO,as Part of its Greater Springfield Reliability Project,proposes to grant to Massachusetts Audubon Society,Inc., pursuant to Section 32 of Chapter 184 of the General Laws of Massachusetts, Conservation Restrictions on certain parcels of land in Agawam,described in the attached Conservation Restriction documents; and WHEREAS,such Restrictions are required by permits granted to WMECO by MA Dept.of Environmental Protection,US Army Corps. of Engineers,and the Conservation Commissions of Agawam,Ludlow and Chicopee; and WHEREAS,said permits require compliance the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act (M.G.L.c.131A)and the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection act,with the intent to mitigate damages to wetlands and rare species habitat during the construction phase of the project; and WHEREAS,it is in Agawam's best interests that these parcels be maintained in perpetuity and for conservation purposes,predominantly in a natural,scenic and undeveloped condition,and to prevent any use or change that would materially impair or interfere with their conservation and preservation values; and WHEREAS,the Agawam City Council has authority pursuant to Section 32 of Chapter 184 to approve such restrictions; NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Agawam that it approves the foregoing Conservation Restrictions to Massachusetts Audubon Society, Inc., pursuant to Section 32 of Chapter 184 of the General Laws of Massachusetts. Dated this day of OM' 92011. 1 &K6Y)l PER ORDER OF THE AGAWAM CITY COUNCIL Qtl&wle C—- I(—) Donald Srl6e ult,Picisident,Agawam City Council e u""'rr' 0 PkR 'V)ED �S TO FORM AND LEGALITY Vincent Gioscia,City Solicitor N a -A MAYORAL ACTION Received this day of ' 2011 from Council Clerk, Signed by Council President this day of 2011. APPROVAL OF LEGISLATION By the powers vested in me pursuant to Article 3, Section 3-6 of the AgMy�, harter, as arnended, I hereby approve the passage of the above legislation on tb day of 2011. Richard A. Cohen,Mayor DISAPPROVAL OF LEGISLATION By the powers vested in me pursuant to Article 3, Section 3-6 of the Agawam Charter, as amended, I hereby veto the passage of the above legislation on this day of 2011 for the following reason(s): Richard A. Cohen, Mayor RETURN OF LEGISLATION TO COUNCIL CLERK Returned to Council Clerk this c7"'U day of ' 2011. Memo March 2011 TO: Agawam City Council C: ME? FROM: Western Massachusetts Electric Company("WMECo") 5r— *C) SUBJECT: Approval of Conservation Restrictions on Properties of Western Massachusetts Electric Company in Agawam, Massachusetts to Satis >C) Permit Requirements for the Greater Springfield Reliability Project a I c-, the Agawam to West Springfield Circuit Separation Project WMECo requests that the City Council approve two permanent Conservation Restrictions to be granted to the Massachusetts Audubon Society, Inc. on two different properties in Agawam, Massachusetts owned by Western Massachusetts Electric Company ("WMECO") to satisfy permitting requirements for the Greater Springfield Reliability Project ("GSRP") and the Agawam to West Springfield Circuit Separation Project C'AWS"). The two Conservation Restrictions are attached to this memo as Attachment I and Attachment 2. Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 184, sections 31-33 (often known as the Conservation Restriction statute) require that Conservation Restrictions conveyed to non- profit organizations be approved by the City Council,the Mayor, and the Secretary of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. One property, known as the "former Boglisch Farm Property," is an approximately 30-acre portion of a 11 0-acre parcel acquired by WMECO in 2009 to enable it to perform a wetlands creation and enhancement project there, in order to satisfy wetlands mitigation requirements for GSRP and AWS. WMECo is required to mitigate for permanent and unavoidable impacts to wetlands as a condition of the permits received for the projects from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ("the Corps"), the Massachusetts Department of Environmental P�iotection C'DEP"), and the local Agawam Conservation Commission CCon Comm"). The Conservation Restriction on that property is a permit condition of the Corps and DEP, The second property, known as the "South Agawam Site,"to be made subject to a separate Conservation Restriction for purposes of wildlife habitat protection in connection with GSRP permitting requirements, consists of two parcels, one of 25 acres and the other of approximately 9.88 acres, lying south of Silver Street in Agawam, being I portions of parcels acquired by WMECO from 1966 through 1970. WMECo is required to mitigate for permanent and unavoidable impacts to the protected habitat of the Eastern Box Turtle and the Eastern Wormsnake as a condition in its Conservation and Management Permit issued by the Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Protection ("NHESP") program. The Conservation Restriction on that property is a permit condition. Maps showing the two Conservation Restriction properties are included in Exhi A and Exhibit B respectively (attached). BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED CONSERVATION RESTRICTIONS The proposed Conservation Restrictions: • Grant authority to monitor and enforce the restrictions to the Massachusetts Audubon Society, Inc. as"Grantee." * Mitigate for impacts of GSRP, a 39-mile project in Connecticut and Massachusetts designed to improve the region's electric transmission grid. The project, which was approved in Massachusetts by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities in October 2010, spans five municipalities in Massachusetts — Agawam, Chicopee, Ludlow, Springfield and West Springfield. • Mitigate for impacts of AWS, a project designed to re-construct two (2) existing overhead 115-kV transmission circuits (1311 and 1412) now sharing a common line of double-circuit line (DCL) structures on individual towers along a 2.5-mile-long existing right-of-way (ROW) between the Agawam Substation in Agawam and the West Springfield Substation in West Springfield. The Project was approved by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities on March 19, 20 10. • In both cases WMECO solicited input from the relevant agencies exercising jurisdiction and the Grantee of the restrictions, Massachusetts Audubon Society, Inc., and incorporated their suggestions in the draft restrictions. In each instance, WMECO is obliged to follow forms that are typically used and approved by the agencies involved. • The portion of the former Boglisch Tree Farm property that will be subject to the Conservation Restriction is to be devoted to conservation purposes, to preserve the wetlands creation and enhancement to be performed there. In the case of the property off of Silver Street at the South Agawam Site for preservation of the box turtle and wormsnake habitat, part of which is already crossing by electric transmission facilities, rights for existing and future transmission and distribution utility use are being reserved over portions of the property where it is deemed necessary or advisable. 2 ^ ' . ` " ~ ~ � r ` ^ � Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Division of Conservation Services is pending; we have received generally favorable comments on previous drafts. As stated previously, we request approval from the Town of Agawam City Council and its Mayor, , Formal approval of the Conservation Restrictions by the Massachusetts Executive J� c ob F' a"�i A-r-MIRd- 2� 4 Proposed Forested 11 VVetland Creation Area: 1.2 AC[Agawam to WSJ lisp sod Forested Propo V*tland Creation I Area:6.0 AC IGSRP) I Ki, Limit of Conservation R Restriction estriction(30 ac) Proposed Emergent Shrub a=1- Wetland Creation (0.2 AC)(GSRPI Cons# Dkth or CUIV&I 1*1-body PMPeny NOTE: wasw got Z 1 'AV ]4F sly fix$ is 14. JI'l Hol, 'I if 11,11 1 4 11 U Al --A 41 VIE/ :;* 40 offirm,n/ ";7 /7� 11n; It NO/, lleffi�' ;P Ito .. ... .... . log, fil, Ilia oil il ir J CL ul ISO I -Tj EWA 7 Fr- 1'r Nk 0000 it 'a x 1q, 14 A�Oawam Law DepartM�ht M..e' mo To- Barbara Bard Frorm Vincent Gioscia, Esq. CQ DvAw. 30=111 Re: A Resolution'Authorizing Conservation Restrictions, Barbara: Attached is a Resolution that Councilor Messick would like placed on the agenda, I'm not sure when she would like it to be place on the agenda as the Conservation Commission is acting on the same matter. Please consult with her as to the timing of this resolubon. Thanks, Vince 1 :L V Zz -VW"W-VIAVOY 11 A TR-201 I-60n A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONSERVATION RESTRICTIONS WMECO to Massachusetts Audubon Society,Inc. Sponsored by: Councilor Jill Messick WHEREAS,WMECO,as Part of its Greater Springfield Reliability Project,proposes to grant to Massachusetts Audubon Society,Inc.,pursuant to Section 32 of Chapter 184 of the General Laws of Massachusetts, Conservation Restrictions on certain parcels of land in Agawam,described in the attached Conservation Restriction documents; and WHEREAS,such Restrictions are required by permits granted to WMECO by MA Dept.of Environmental Protection,US Army Corps.of Engineers,and the Conservation Commissions of Agawam,Ludlow and Chicopee; and WHEREAS,said permits require compliance the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act (M.G.L. c.131A)and the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection act,with the intent to mitigate damages to wetlands and rare species habitat during the construction phase of the project; and WHEREAS,it is in Agawam's best interests that these parcels be maintained in perpetuity and for conservation purposes, predominantly in a natural,scenic and undeveloped condition,and to prevent any use or change that would materially impair or interfere with their conservation and preservation values; and WHEREAS,the Agawam City Council has authority pursuant to Section 32 of Chapter 184 to approve such restrictions; NOW THEREFORE', be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Agawam that it approves the foregoing Conservation Restrictions to Massachusetts Audubon Society,Inc., pursuant to Section 32 of Chaptey 184 of the General Laws of Massachusetts. Dated this day of 2011. PER ORDER OF THE AGAWAM CITY COUNCIL Donald M Rhe ult,President,Agawam City Council F�R VED S TO FORM AND LEGALITY Vincent Gioscia,City Solicitor Memo March 2011 CD TO: Agawam City Council FROM: Western Massachusetts Electric Company ("WMECo") Cl) SUBJECT: Approval of Conservation Restrictions on Properties of Western Mdssachusetts Electric Company in Agawam, Massachiisetts to Sat >4-- Permit Requirements for the Greater Springfield Reliability Projecti8i a the Agawam to West Springfield Circuit Separation Project r- WMECo requests that the City Council approve two permanent Conservation Restrictions to be granted to the Massachusetts Audubon Society, Inc. on two different properties in Agawam, Massachusetts owned by Western Massachusetts Electric Company ("WMECO") to satisfy permitting requirements for the Greater Springfield Reliability Project ("GSRP") and the Agawam to West Springfield Circuit Separation Project ("AWS"). The two Conservation Restrictions are attached to this memo as Attachment-I and Attachment 2. Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 184, sections 31-33 (often known as the Conservation Restriction statute) require that Conservation Restrictions conveyed to non- profit organizations be approved by the City Council, the Mayor, and the Secretary of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. One property, known as the "former Boglisch Farm Property,'.3 is an approximately 3 0-acre portion of a I I 0-acre parcel acquired by WMECO in 2009 to enable it to perform a wetlands creation and enhancement project there, in order to satisfy wetlands mitigation requirements for GSRP and AWS. WMECo is required to mitigate for permanent and unavoidable impacts to wetlands as a condition of the permits received for the projects from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ("the Corps"), the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection ("DEP"), and the local Agawam Conservation Commission ("Con Comm"). The Conservation Restriction on that property is a permit condition of the Corps and DEP. The second property, known as the "South Agawam Site," to be made subject to a separate Conservation Restriction for purposes of wildlife habitat protection in connection with GSRP pen-nitting requireftients, consists of two parcels, one of 25 acres and the other of approximately 9.88 acres, lying south of Silver Street in Agawam, being I portions of parcels acquired by WMECO from 1966 through 1970. WMECo is required to mitigate for permanent and unavoidable impacts to the protected habitat of the Eastern Box Turtle and the Eastern Wormsnake as a condition in its Conservation and Management Permit issued by the Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Protection ("NHESP") program, The Conservation Restriction on that property is a permit condition. Maps showing the two Conservation Restriction properties are included in Exhibit A and Exhibit B respectively(attached), BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED CONSERVATION RESTRICTIONS The proposed Conservation Restrictions: * Grant authority to monitor and enforce the restrictions to the Massachusetts Audubon Society,Inc. as"Grantee." 0 Mitigate for impacts of GSR.P, a 39-mile project in Connecticut and Massachusetts designed to improve the region's electric transmission grid. The project, which was approved in Massachusetts by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities in October 2010, spans five municipalities in Massachusetts — Agawam, Chicopee, Ludlow, Springfield and West Springfield. 0 Mitigate for impacts of AWS, a project designed to re-construct two (2) existing overhead 115-kV transmission circuits (1311 and 1412) now sharing a common line of double-ciTcuit line (D6L) structures on individual towers, along a 2.5-mile-long existing right-of-way (ROW) between the Agawam Substation in Agawam and the West Springfield Substation in West Springfield. The Project was approved by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities on March 19, 2010. 0 In both cases WMECO solicited input from the 'relevant agencies exercising jurisdiction and the Grantee of the restrictions, Massachusetts Audubon Society, Inc., and incorporated their suggestions in the draft restrictions. In each instance, WMECO is obliged to follow forms that are typically used and approved by the agencies involved, * The portion of the former Boglisch Tree Farm property that will be subject to the Conservation Restriction is to be devoted to conservation purposes, to preserve the wetlands creation and enhancement to be performed there. In the case of the property off of Silver Street at the South Agawam Site for preservation of the box turtle and wormsnake habitat, part of which is already crossing by electric transmission facilities, rights for existing and future transmission and distribution utility use are being reserved over portions of the property where it is deemed necessary or advisable. 2 Formal approval of the Conservation Restrictions by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environinental Affairs, Division of Conservation Services is pending; we have received gencrafly favorable comments on previous drafts. As stated previously, we request approval from the Town of Agawam City Council and its Mayor. 3 kd b V rL� V—)4 Ire A A K A-aWa J49 M Law Department ------------- M e-M 0 To: Barbara Bard Frorm Vincent Gioscia, Esq. cc. Daft 3/21/2011 Rs: A Resolution Authorizing Conservation Restrictions Barbara' Attached is a Resolution that Councilor Messick would like placed on the agenda. I'm not sure when she would like it to be place on the agenda as the Conservation Commission is acting on the same matter. 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