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PlanningBoard | 2021-04-26 | 9 | Board Member Curtis gave an example of a developer who was unable to pay the public art fee and the project was in danger of not happening. What options did the developer have? Staff Member Butler said for that example you could do a Development Agreement with the Planning Board. Board Member Curtis asked if the Planning Board had the authority to recommend a waiver. Director Thomas said this was a great question but this was something they would like to hold off on. He wanted to bring this conversation back at a later date to look at everything holistically. President Teague reminded everyone to focus on the proposed changes as opposed to other areas of the ordinance. Vice President Saheba wanted to know the percentages of projects that pay the in-lieu fee vs. on-site art. Staff Member Gehrke said they did have that data but she did not have it at the moment. She would get him that information. Vice President Saheba asked if this allowed for a split in allocation. Staff Member Gehrke said they were. Vice President Saheba asked how this fund was doing overall. Did it have enough to do the maintenance that staff believed was required? Staff Member Gehrke said the ordinance was adopted in 2003 and in the first 12-13 years there was about $65,000 in the fund. In the last five years, it had grown and they had been able to give out about $350,000 a few years ago. As of now, there were $270,000 dollars in the fund. Director Thomas commented that it was about a 50/50 split with big projects doing on-site are and the smaller projects tend to pay the in-lieu fee. Staff Member Gehrke was able to confirm that Director Thomas was right on with the 50/50. She added that 75% of the money goes to on-site artwork. Board Member Cisneros wanted more clarification on the recommendation for expenditures under $75,000 dollars. Approved Planning Board Minutes Page 9 of 18 April 26, 2021 | PlanningBoard/2021-04-26.pdf |