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Finance Committee — Agenda, Nov 10, 2025
City of Somerville, Massachusetts
Finance Committee
Regular Meeting Agenda
Virtual
6:00 PM
Monday, November 10, 2025
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Roll Call
1.
Committee
Minutes
(ID # 25-1612)
Agenda Ready: Approval of the Minutes of the Finance
Committee Meeting of October 21, 2025.
Communications and Discussions
2.
Officer's
Communication
(ID # 25-1451)
Sent for Discussion: Director of Infrastructure and Asset
Management conveying the draft Combined Sewer
Overflow Plan.
Prior Year Invoices
3.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1585)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
pay prior year invoices totaling $23,109.33 using
available funds in various Department of Public Works
Accounts for various services.
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Finance Committee
Regular Meeting Agenda
November 10, 2025
Grant and Gift Acceptances
4.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1584)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
accept and expend a $3,000 grant with no new match
required, from Somerville Cambridge Elder Services to
the Council on Aging for senior transportation.
5.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1600)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
accept and expend a $1,110,000 grant with no new match
required, from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission
to the Office of Strategic Planning and Community
Development and Police Department for the
development of the Union Square Plaza and Streetscape
Phase 1.
Funds and Accounts
6.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1560)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
create the Community Benefits Stabilization fund and
accept a payment to the fund of $3,946,742.98 from the
community benefit contributions outlined in project
development covenants.
7.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1599)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
create a Housing Assistance Stabilization fund under the
provisions of Massachusetts General Law Chapter 40,
Section 5B.
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