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Equity, Gender, Seniors, Families and Vulnerable Populations Committee — Agenda, May 27, 2025
City of Somerville, Massachusetts
Equity, Gender, Seniors, Families and Vulnerable
Populations Committee
Regular Meeting Agenda
Committee Room and Remote
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6:30 PM
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
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Roll Call
Committee
Minutes
(ID # 25-0821)
Agenda Ready: Approval of the Minutes of the Equity,
Gender, Seniors, Families and Vulnerable Populations
Meeting of April 16, 2025.
Resolution
(ID # 24-0418)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Strezo
That the Administration discuss post-pilot plan
considerations of the Guaranteed Basic Income pilot
program.
Resolution
(ID # 24-0074)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Strezo and Councilor
Wilson
That the Administration provide an update on plans for
Universal Basic Income/Guaranteed Basic Income
implementation and roll out.
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Equity, Gender, Seniors, Families and
Vulnerable Populations Committee
Regular Meeting Agenda
May 27, 2025
Order
(ID # 25-0117)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Strezo, Councilor
Burnley Jr., Councilor Clingan, Councilor Davis,
Councilor Ewen-Campen, Councilor Mbah, Councilor
McLaughlin, Councilor Pineda Neufeld, Councilor Sait
and Councilor Wilson
That the Director of Parks and Recreation discuss in the
Committee on Equity, Gender, Seniors, Families and
Vulnerable Populations, the introduction of an ongoing
middle school girls intramural hockey program.
Order
(ID # 25-0072)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Wilson, Councilor
Mbah and Councilor Pineda Neufeld
That the Director of Parks and Recreation update this
Council on the progress of conducting a representative,
multi-lingual survey of the community to determine
recreational programming needs.
Officer's
Communication
(ID # 25-0776)
Sent for Discussion: Commissioner of Public Works
and Director of Parks and Recreation conveying program
and cost information related to item #25-0456,
appropriation of $160,000 from Free Cash to the
Department of Public Works Repairs to Buildings
Account for fabrication and installation of courts at
Founders Rink.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-0456)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting the
appropriation of $160,000 from the Unreserved Fund
Balance ("Free Cash") to the Department of Public
Works Repairs to Buildings Account for fabrication and
installation of courts at Founders Rink.
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