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Finance Committee — Agenda, Mar 10, 2026
City of Somerville, Massachusetts
Finance Committee
Regular Meeting Agenda
Virtual
6:00 PM
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
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Roll Call
1.
Committee
Minutes
(ID # 26-0295)
Agenda Ready: Approval of the Minutes of the Finance
Committee Meeting of February 24, 2026.
Environment-related Grant Requests
2.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 26-0268)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
accept and expend a $31,000 grant with no new match
required, from the Department of Environmental
Protection to the Department of Public Works for
upgrades to the Hazardous Household Waste Facility.
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Finance Committee
Regular Meeting Agenda
March 10, 2026
Appropriations
3.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 26-0270)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
appropriate $56,339.46 from the Bike Share Stabilization
Fund for installation and startup costs of a Blue Bike
station at the Boynton Union Connect Transportation
Management Association development site.
Police, Fire Department Grant and Gift Acceptances
4.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 26-0271)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
accept and expend a $22,800.08 grant that requires a
match, from the Metropolitan Mayors Coalition
Community Safety Initiative to the Police Department for
youth violence prevention.
5.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 26-0169)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
accept and expend a $43,000 grant with no new match
required, from the Boston Office of Emergency
Management to the Police Department for software.
6.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-0849)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
accept and expend a $127,000 grant with no new match
required, from the Boston Office of Emergency
Management to the Police Department for Special
Response Team equipment and training.
Communications
7.
Officer's
Communication
(ID # 26-0201)
Sent for Discussion: Director of Economic
Development conveying the potential use of an Urban
Center Housing Tax Increment Financing Tool
(UCH-TIF) to incentivize housing production.
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