[HISTORY: Adopted by the Annual Town Meeting
of the Town of Wayland 4-30-2001 by Art. 14. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Boards, commission and committees — See Ch. 6.
[Amended 5-13-2010 ATM by Art. 18]
There is hereby established a Community Preservation
Committee, consisting of nine members, including: one member of the
Conservation Commission as designated by the Conservation Commission;
one member of the Historical Commission as designated by the Historical
Commission; one member of the Planning Board as designated by the
Planning Board; one member of the Recreation Commission as designated
by the Recreation Commission; one member of the Board of Public Works
as designated by the Board of Public Works; one member of the Housing
Authority Board of Commissioners as designated by the Housing Authority
Board of Commissioners; and three members appointed by the Select
Board. Appointees shall serve three-year terms. There shall be no
limit on the number of terms served by any individual.
The Committee shall not meet or conduct business
without the presence of a quorum, which shall be a majority of members
of the Committee. The Committee shall approve its actions by majority
vote.
[Amended 5-13-2010 ATM by Art. 18]
The Committee shall study the needs, possibilities
and resources of the town regarding community preservation. The Committee
shall consult with the Conservation Commission, Board of Public Works,
Historical Commission, Planning Board, Recreation Commission and Housing
Authority Board of Commissioners in conducting such study. The Committee
may consult with other town boards, committees, and commissions, and
may utilize previous studies, findings, and other materials from other
town boards, committees, and commissions. The Committee shall hold
at least one public informational hearing each year on the needs,
possibilities, and resources of the town regarding community preservation,
for which it will publicly post notice in the Town Building as designated
by the Town Clerk and publish such notice in a newspaper of general
circulation in the town for each of two weeks preceding the hearing.
A.
The Committee shall make recommendations in proper
form to the Town Meeting for the acquisition, creation, and preservation
of open space; for the acquisition and preservation of historic resources;
for the acquisition, creation, and preservation of land for recreational
use; for the creation, preservation, and support of community housing;
and for rehabilitation or restoration of such open space, historic
resources, land for recreational use, and community housing that is
acquired or created with funds received in accordance with the Community
Preservation Act, Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 44B, Sections
3-7.
B.
The Committee shall engage in public discussion of
all proposed acquisitions prior to the Town Meeting at which such
acquisitions will be considered.
C.
In each fiscal year, the Committee shall recommend
spending, or setting aside for later spending, not less than 10% of
the annual revenues in the Community Preservation Fund for each of
open space (not including land for active recreation purposes), historic
resources, and community housing. The Committee may also recommend
an appropriation of not more than 5% of the annual revenues of the
Community Preservation Fund for the Committee's administrative and
operating expenses.
D.
The Committee may recommend to Town Meeting that funds
be set aside for later spending for specific purposes consistent with
the Community Preservation Act, when sufficient revenues are not then
available in the Community Preservation Fund, or for general purposes
consistent with community preservation.
E.
Recommendations to Town Meeting shall include the
anticipated costs of the proposed acquisition, creation, preservation,
and support. In addition to approving appropriations from the Community
Preservation Fund, Town Meeting may approve such additional appropriations
as it deems appropriate to carry out the recommendations of the Committee.
F.
With respect to community housing, the Committee shall
recommend, whenever possible, the reuse of existing buildings or construction
of new buildings on previously developed sites.
