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Finance Committee — Agenda, Sep 10, 2024
City of Somerville, Massachusetts
Finance Committee
Regular Meeting Agenda
Virtual
6:00 PM
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
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Roll Call
1.
Committee
Minutes
(ID # 24-0985)
Agenda Ready: Approval of the Minutes of the Finance
Committee Meeting of June 25, 2024.
Prior Year Invoices
2.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 24-1163)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
pay prior year invoices totaling $3,071.16 using available
funds in the SomerViva Office of Immigrant Affairs
Professional & Technical Services account for
interpretation services.
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3.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 24-1169)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
pay prior year invoices totaling $112.93 using available
funds in the Health and Human Services Department
Reimbursement of Licenses Account for Canva
subscription.
4.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 24-1161)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
pay prior year invoices totaling $1,853.28 using available
funds in the Department of Veterans Services Office
Supplies and Office Equipment accounts for supplies and
equipment purchases.
5.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 24-1162)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
pay prior year invoices totaling $1,080 using available
funds in the Department of Veterans Services
Professional & Technical Services Account for
transportation during the 2024 Memorial Day Parade.
6.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 24-1083)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
pay prior year invoices totaling $50 using available funds
in the Department of Infrastructure & Asset Management
Ordinary Maintenance Fee account for a Department of
Conservation & Recreation Construction Access Permit.
7.
Mayor's
Communication
(ID # 24-1172)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
pay prior year invoices totaling $62,400 using available
funds in the Department of Public Works Grounds R&M
Account for playground surface repairs.
8.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 24-1173)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
pay prior year invoices totaling $960.24 using available
funds in the Department of Public Works Administration
Office Supplies account for the purchase of office
supplies.
9.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 24-1174)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
pay prior year invoices totaling $8,609.72 using available
funds in the Department of Public Works Sanitation
Benches & Barrels Account for the purchase of trash
containers.
10.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 24-1175)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
pay prior year invoices totaling $37.27 using available
funds in the Department of Public Works Administration
Lease Copier account for photocopier lease expenses.
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11.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 24-1176)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
pay prior year invoices totaling $225 using available
funds in the Department of Public Works Rentals
Buildings account for portal restroom rentals.
12.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 24-1177)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
pay prior year invoices totaling $659 using available
funds in the Department of Public Works Administration
License Reimbursement Account for employee operator
licenses.
13.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 24-1089)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
pay prior year invoices totaling $19,747.90 using
available funds in the Office of Strategic Planning &
Community Development Administration Legal Services
account for the Somerville Redevelopment Authority 90
Washington St appeal.
Appropriations
14.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 24-1075)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
appropriate $150,000 from the Salary & Wage
Stabilization Fund to the Police Department - Personal
Services - Other Lump Sum Benefits account to settle
pending litigation.
Contracts & Easements
15.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 24-1150)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval of
an amendment to the Stormwater Drainage Easement at
10-20 Innerbelt Road.
16.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 24-1151)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval of
a Maintenance Easement and License Agreement for 0
Middlesex and Kensington Avenue.
17.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 24-1160)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval of
a Pedestrian Access Easement and Grant of License for
3-5 Hawkins Street.
18.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 24-1076)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
extend and amend a contract with Warner Larson
Incorporated until 9/30/2025 for the additional services
needed to complete the Dilboy Auxiliary Fields
Re-Design project.
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19.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 24-1187)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval of
a time-only extension until 09/30/2024 for the contract
with the Public Consulting Group, LLC to continue the
Medicaid Billing and Collection Services.
Grants & Gift Acceptances
20.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 24-1074)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
accept and expend a $300,000 grant renewal with no new
match required, from the Massachusetts Department of
Public Health, Bureau of Infectious Disease &
Laboratory Sciences to the Health and Human Services
Department for local health support for COVID-19 case
investigation and contact tracing.
21.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 24-1193)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
accept and expend a $237,939.81 grant with no new
match required, from the Metropolitan Area Planning
Council to the Health and Human Services Department
for a team performing multi-municipal shared public
health services including a Shared Services Coordinator,
a Regional Nurse, and a Clinical Community Health
Worker.
22.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 24-1082)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
accept and expend a $959,500 grant with no new match
required, from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission
to the Office of Strategic Planning & Community
Development Mobility Division for the Transit Pass Pilot
Program, Traffic Signal Pre-emption for Emergency
Services and Middlesex Ave - Mystic Ave Intersection
Project.
23.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 24-1078)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
accept and expend a $3,600,000 grant with no new match
required, from the MassWorks Infrastructure Program to
the Department of Infrastructure & Asset Management
for the Inner Belt & Brickbottom Pedestrian Crossing.
24.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 24-1090)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
accept and expend a $99,886.56 grant with no new match
required, from the MA Technology Collaborative to the
Office of Strategic Planning and Community
Development Economic Development Division for
digital navigation services to Somerville Housing
Authority residents.
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25.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 24-1185)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
accept and expend a $22,781.32 grant with no new match
required, from the Boston Mayor's Office of Emergency
Management to the Police Department for the installation
of access controls and additional card entry access.
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