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Finance Committee — Agenda, Apr 21, 2026
City of Somerville, Massachusetts
Finance Committee
Regular Meeting Agenda
Virtual
6:00 PM
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
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Roll Call
1.
Committee
Minutes
(ID # 26-0640)
Agenda Ready: Approval of the Minutes of the Finance
Committee Meeting of April 7, 2026.
Grants and Acceptances
2.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 26-0601)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
accept and expend a $125,000 grant that requires a
match, from the Department of Energy Resources to the
Office of Sustainability and Environment for light
retrofitting at Dilboy Field.
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3.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 26-0506)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
accept and expend a $30,000 gift from the Carnegie
Corporation of New York to the Public Library for
library operations.
4.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 26-0507)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
accept and expend a $300 gift from James and Linda
Hyson to the Public Library for materials for the West
Branch Library.
Contracts and Agreements
5.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 26-0512)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval of
a five-year extension to the lease with BwB-Square LLC
for Nibble Community Kitchen.
Appropriations
6.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 26-0513)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
appropriate of $46,500 from the Street Tree Stabilization
Fund for FY 2026 Ash Tree treatments.
Transfers
7.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 26-0603)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval of
a transfer of $31,800 from the Communications and
Community Engagement Salaries Account to the
Communications and Community Engagement
Professional and Technical Services and Printing and
Stationary Accounts for compliance with the Americans
with Disabilities Act and program signage.
Community Preservation Act Appropriations
8.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 26-0518)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting the
appropriation of $400,000 from the Community
Preservation Act Fund for improvements to the Kennedy
Schoolyard.
9.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 26-0517)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval of
a transfer of $228,000 from the Community Preservation
Act (CPA) Undesignated Fund Balance to the CPA Open
Space Reserve.
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10.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 26-0509)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting the
approval of a time-only contract extension until
5/31/2029 for the Mystic River Watershed Association
for the Community Preservation Act FY 2023 grant for
design of the Blessing of the Bay Linear Park
improvements.
Bonds
11.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 26-0519)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
reduce the borrowing authorization for the Kennedy
Schoolyard Renovation Project from $2,000,000 to
$1,600,000.
12.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 26-0515)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting
authorization to borrow $8,284,000 in a bond, and to
appropriate the same amount for the recurring FY 2026
Water Main Rehabilitation program.
13.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 26-0516)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting
authorization to borrow $2,000,000 in a bond, and to
appropriate the same amount for the annual FY 2026
Sewer System Rehabilitation - McGrath Corridor.
Fire Department Grant and Gift Acceptances and Transfers
14.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 26-0524)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
accept and expend a $48,866.25 grant with no new match
required, from the Urban Areas Security Initiative to the
Fire Department for the purchase of a vehicle for the Fire
Department Auxiliary.
15.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 26-0523)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
accept and expend a $30,380 grant with no new match
required, from the Department of Fire Services to the
Fire Department for firefighter safety equipment.
Police Department Grant and Gift Acceptances and Transfers
16.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 26-0511)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval of
a transfer of $35,000 from the Police Department
Salaries Account to the Police Department Animal
Control Salaries Account for an expected deficit.
17.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 26-0510)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval of
a transfer of $325,000 from the Police Department
Salaries Account to the Police Department Medical and
Dental Services Account for medical procedures for
current and retired employees injured in the line of duty.
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18.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 26-0378)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
accept and expend a $231,635 grant with no new match
required, from the Massachusetts Executive Office of
Public Safety and Security to the Police Department for a
body-worn camera program.
Communications
19.
Public
Communication
(ID # 26-0636)
Sent for Discussion: Alexandra Thorn and Daniel Wong
submitting comments re: item #26-0378, grant for
body-worn camera program.
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