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Finance Committee — Agenda, Dec 9, 2025
City of Somerville, Massachusetts
Finance Committee
Regular Meeting Agenda
Virtual
6:00 PM
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
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Roll Call
1.
Committee
Minutes
(ID # 25-1779)
Agenda Ready: Approval of the Minutes of the Finance
Committee Meeting of November 19, 2025.
Bonding
2.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1742)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting
authorization to borrow $3,057,826 in a bond, and to
appropriate the same amount for the Fiscal Year 2026
Street Resurfacing Program.
Appropriations
3.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1743)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
appropriate $3,000,000 from the Street Reconstruction &
Resurfacing Stabilization Fund for the FY 2026 Street
Resurfacing Program.
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December 9, 2025
4.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1747)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting the
appropriation of $205,000 from the Dilboy Field
Enterprise Fund Retained Earnings to the Dilboy Field
Enterprise Fund Electricity Account for delinquent
electricity bills.
5.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1748)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting the
appropriation of $225,000 from the Unreserved Fund
Balance ("Free Cash") to the Dilboy Field Enterprise
Fund Electricity Account for delinquent electricity bills.
6.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1744)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting the
appropriation of $10,643 from the Unreserved Fund
Balance ("Free Cash") to the American Rescue Plan Act
(ARPA) Fund to recompense the fund for unallowable
expenses.
7.
Order
(ID # 25-1445)
Referred for Recommendation: By Councilor Burnley
Jr.
That the City Solicitor update this Council on the new
Immigration and Customs Enforcement cooperation
requirements attached to forthcoming Urban Area
Security Initiative grants.
8.
Order
(ID # 25-1446)
Referred for Recommendation: By Councilor Burnley
Jr.
That the Chief of Police or the Metro Boston Homeland
Security Region representative update this Council on
the strategy for applying for Urban Area Security
Initiative or any other federal grants that require
Immigration and Customs Enforcement cooperation.
9.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1732)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
appropriate $6,750 from the Medicinal Marijuana
Stabilization Fund for additional duties related to the Out
of School time activities for FY 2026.
Funds and Accounts
10.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1736)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting
authorization to establish a consolidated Gift Account for
the Veteran Services Department to accept donations for
Veterans Holiday Season uses and veterans in need of
financial assistance.
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Grant and Gift Aceptances
11.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1741)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
accept and expend a $370 gift from the Tufts University
Softball team to the Health and Human Services Mobile
Farmers Market Revolving Fund for market needs.
12.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1740)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
accept and expend a $22,570 grant with no new match
required, from the Executive Office of Public Safety and
Security to the Police Department for mobile data
terminals.
13.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1737)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
accept a gift of real property located at 17 Inner Belt
Road (9 New Washington Street) from Ralph C.
DeVitto, Jr. and A Bram, Trustee, RCD Foundation.
Contracts and Agreements
14.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1728)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval of
a utility easement for NStar Electric Company at 0
Windsor Place (Boynton Yards).
Transfers
15.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1697)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval of
a transfer of $150 from the Office of Immigrant Affairs
Neighborhood Improvement Council Account to the
Somerville Public Schools Food Services Account for
the Latin American and Caribbean Heritage Celebration.
Prior Year Invoices
16.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1733)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
pay prior year invoices totaling $147.86 using available
funds in the Department of Health and Human Services
Program Supplies and Materials Account for meeting
snacks.
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Regular Meeting Agenda
December 9, 2025
Orders and Resolutions
17.
Resolution
(ID # 25-1677)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Ewen-Campen,
Councilor Mbah, Councilor Burnley Jr., Councilor
Clingan, Councilor Davis, Councilor Hardt, Councilor
McLaughlin, Councilor Sait, Councilor Scott, Councilor
Strezo and Councilor Wilson
In support of the Massachusetts Water Resource
Authority committing additional resources to stormwater
management.
18.
Order
(ID # 25-0254)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Burnley Jr.
That the Chief of Police present to this Council the
financial implications of the Public Safety for All
recommendations, specifically the costs to fund
additional officers, acquire and utilize body cameras, and
implement a co-response model.
19.
Order
(ID # 25-0649)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Burnley Jr.
That the Director of Intergovernmental Affairs
coordinate with departments to assess which federal
grants are likely to not be available in FY 2026 and
discuss with this Council the potential impact on
programs and services.
20.
Order
(ID # 25-1445)
Referred for Recommendation: By Councilor Burnley
Jr.
That the City Solicitor update this Council on the new
Immigration and Customs Enforcement cooperation
requirements attached to forthcoming Urban Area
Security Initiative grants.
21.
Order
(ID # 25-1446)
Referred for Recommendation: By Councilor Burnley
Jr.
That the Chief of Police or the Metro Boston Homeland
Security Region representative update this Council on
the strategy for applying for Urban Area Security
Initiative or any other federal grants that require
Immigration and Customs Enforcement cooperation.
Public Communications
22.
Public
Communication
(ID # 25-1515)
Sent for Discussion: Crystal Huff submitting comments
re: items #25-1445 and #25-1446, Orders regarding
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and ShotSpotter.
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