Finance Committee — Agenda, Apr 9, 2024

City of Somerville, Massachusetts Finance Committee Regular Meeting Agenda Virtual 6:00 PM Tuesday, April 9, 2024 https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4qO9KEPLT16UqEiE_Rwo_w (Posted online: 3/22/24 at 6:45 AM) Original (Posted online: 4/5/24 at 9:30 AM) Revised Pursuant to Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023, this meeting of a City Council Committee will be conducted via remote participation. We will post an audio recording, audio-video recording, transcript, or other comprehensive record of these proceedings as soon as possible after the meeting on the City of Somerville website and local cable access government channels. Copy & paste the following link into your internet browser to view this meeting live: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4qO9KEPLT16UqEiE_Rwo_w Individuals with disabilities who need auxiliary aids and services for effective communication (i.e. CART, ASL), written materials in alternative formats, or reasonable modifications in policies and procedures, in order to access the programs and activities of the City of Somerville or to attend meetings, should contact Adrienne Pomeroy in advance, at [phone removed] x2059 or ada@somervillema.gov. Roll Call Old Business 1. Committee Minutes (ID # 24-0373) Agenda Ready: Approval of the Minutes of the Finance Committee Meeting of March 12, 2024. 2. Committee Minutes (ID # 24-0404) Agenda Ready: Approval of the Minutes of the Finance Committee Meeting of March 19, 2024. 3. Committee Minutes (ID # 24-0405) Agenda Ready: Approval of the Minutes of the Finance Committee of the Whole Meeting of March 19, 2024. 4. Committee Minutes (ID # 24-0410) Agenda Ready: Approval of the Minutes of the Finance Committee of the Whole Meeting of March 26, 2024. Page 1 of 5

Finance Committee Regular Meeting Agenda April 9, 2024 5. Communication (ID # 24-0202) Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Mbah Conveying budget priorities and requests for FY 2025. 6. Resolution (ID # 24-0204) Referred for Recommendation: By Councilor Clingan That the Administration fund the creation of an entire unit within the Department of Public Works tasked with battling the city's growing rodent infestation. 7. Resolution (ID # 24-0211) Referred for Recommendation: By Councilor McLaughlin That the Administration include in the FY 2025 budget, additional funding for rodent mitigation efforts, including an Office of Rodent Prevention similar to the one proposed in Boston, with appropriate staffing. 8. Resolution (ID # 24-0212) Referred for Recommendation: By Councilor McLaughlin That the Administration include in the FY 2025 budget, funding for a home air filtration pilot program to address air pollution along Interstate 93. 9. Communication (ID # 24-0214) Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Wilson Conveying budget priorities and requests for FY 2025. 10. Communication (ID # 24-0327) Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Ewen-Campen Conveying budget priorities and requests for FY 2025. 11. Communication (ID # 24-0340) Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Pineda Neufeld Conveying budget priorities and requests for FY 2025. 12. Communication (ID # 24-0342) Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Strezo Conveying budget priorities and requests for FY 2025. 13. Communication (ID # 24-0377) Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Burnley Jr. Conveying budget priorities and requests for FY 2025. 14. Communication (ID # 24-0378) Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Davis Conveying budget priorities and requests for FY 2025. 15. Communication (ID # 24-0390) Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Sait Conveying budget priorities and requests for FY 2025. Property/Land Transactions 16. Mayor's Request (ID # 24-0081) Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval of the discontinuance of Palmer Avenue. Page 2 of 5

Finance Committee Regular Meeting Agenda April 9, 2024 Contracts 17. Mayor's Request (ID # 24-0280) Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval of a time-only extension to 6/30/2025 for the contract with Classic Site Solutions, to complete approved additional design services for the Healey schoolyard, soccer field and path. 18. Mayor's Request (ID # 24-0193) Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval of a time-only extension to 4/30/2025 for the contract with ADS LLC for flow metering services. 19. Mayor's Request (ID # 24-0323) Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to enter into a contract with outside legal counsel for the appeal of the Superior Court judgment against the Somerville Redevelopment Authority in the matter of the 90 Washington Street property at Cobble Hill. Appropriations 20. Mayor's Request (ID # 24-0245) Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to appropriate $450,000 from the Traffic Safety Stabilization fund for engineering and streetscape reconstruction work in the Western Washington Street area. 21. Mayor's Request (ID # 24-0336) Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to appropriate $2,300,000 from the Parks Stabilization Fund to purchase the parcel located at 508-512 Columbia Street. 22. Mayor's Request (ID # 24-0335) Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to appropriate $2,300,000 from the Open Space and Acquisition Stabilization Fund to purchase the parcel at 508-512 Columbia Street. 23. Mayor's Request (ID # 24-0054) Referred for Recommendation: Requesting the appropriation of $35,000 from the Community Preservation Act (CPA) Fund Open Space Reserve to the Public Space & Urban Forestry Division for design of the Kennedy Schoolyard. 24. Mayor's Request (ID # 24-0276) Referred for Recommendation: Requesting the appropriation of $10,000 from the Community Preservation Act (CPA) Fund Historic Preservation Reserve to the Somerville Museum for preservation of assets in the museum's collections. Page 3 of 5

Finance Committee Regular Meeting Agenda April 9, 2024 Grant and Gift Acceptances 25. Mayor's Request (ID # 24-0274) Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to accept and expend a $1,873,000 grant with no new match required, from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Office of Strategic Planning & Community Development Housing Division for replacing windows in the Mystic River and Mystic View housing developments. 26. Mayor's Request (ID # 24-0319) Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to accept and expend a $375,224 Parkland Acquisitions and Renovations for Communities (PARC) grant with no new match required, from MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) to the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development Public Space and Urban Forestry Division for renovation and construction of Henry Hansen Park. 27. Mayor's Request (ID # 24-0414) Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to accept and expend a $76,867 grant with no new match required, from the Massachusetts Office of Elder Affairs to the Council on Aging for social, educational and physical wellness programming. 28. Mayor's Request (ID # 24-0320) Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to accept and expend a $131,920 grant from the Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program to the Office of Sustainability and Environment to partially fund the Argenziano LED conversion project. 29. Mayor's Request (ID # 24-0334) Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to accept and expend a $79,500 grant with no new match required, from SFY2024 Massachusetts Municipal Public Safety Staffing Program to the Police Department for overtime to provide adequate shift coverage. 30. Mayor's Request (ID # 24-0333) Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to accept and expend a $24,150 grant that requires a match, from the Metropolitan Mayors Coalition Community Safety Initiative to the Police Department for youth violence prevention.. Page 4 of 5

Finance Committee Regular Meeting Agenda April 9, 2024 Transfers 31. Mayor's Request (ID # 24-0332) Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval of a transfer of $8,050 from the Police Department Personal Services Overtime Account to the Police Department Special Items Grant Match Account to fund the Metropolitan Mayors Coalition Community Safety Initiative Shannon Grant match. Orders 32. Order (ID # 24-0337) Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Wilson and Councilor Scott That the Director of Water and Sewer and the Director of Procurement and Contracting Services update this Council on the bidding process for IFB 24-39 (Repairs to Water Main Gate Valves and Appurtenance) and IFB 24-29 (Water Distribution System Maintenance & Repairs) and ensure documentation is updated on the city's website for these bids and the previous versions of these bids (IFB 21-51 and IFB 21-52) when they were previously awarded in 2021. 33. Order (ID # 24-0369) Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Burnley Jr. That the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Director update this Council on plans to allocate funds to implement a medical debt cancellation program. Resolutions 34. Resolution (ID # 24-0326) Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Ewen-Campen and Councilor Wilson That the Administration provide a written update to this Council on the status of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) spending to date. Page 5 of 5