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Finance Committee — Agenda, May 26, 2026
City of Somerville, Massachusetts
Finance Committee
Regular Meeting Agenda
Virtual
6:00 PM
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
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Roll Call
1.
Committee
Minutes
(ID # 26-0724)
Agenda Ready: Approval of the Minutes of the Finance
Committee Meeting of April 21, 2026.
Appropriations
2.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 26-0803)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
appropriate $182,469 from the Opioid Recovery and
Remediation Stabilization fund for the Healthcare for the
Homeless program.
Arts
3.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 26-0738)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
establish an Arts Council Furniture Account and to use
$2,000 in available funds from the Arts Council
Professional & Technical Services Account to purchase
new desks and chairs for staff.
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Community Preservation Act Appropriations
4.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 26-0733)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval of
a transfer of $4,000 from the Community Preservation
Act (CPA) Undesignated Fund Balance to the CPA
Historic Preservation Reserve.
Contracts and Agreements
5.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 26-0763)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
enter into a 60-month contract renewal term with Waste
Management of Massachusetts Inc. for solid waste
disposal.
6.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 26-0740)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval of
a time-only contract extension until 5/22/2027 for the
contract with UELContractors Inc. for the completion of
improvements at Junction Park.
Financial Districting
7.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 26-0745)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval of
an amendment to the Assembly Square District
Improvement Financing District Map and Program to
include the Assembly Square Fire Station, 45 Middlesex
Avenue, and improvements to the intersection of
Middlesex Avenue and Mystic Avenue.
Bond Servicing
8.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 26-0818)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
appropriate $3,940,905 from the Street Reconstruction
and Resurfacing Stabilization Fund to the Street
Resurfacing Bond Fund to pay down street
reconstruction and resurfacing expenses.
9.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 26-0808)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
appropriate $2,381,625 from the Street Reconstruction
and Resurfacing Stabilization Fund to the Somerville
Avenue Streetscape Bond Fund to pay down capital
expenses.
10.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 26-0810)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
appropriate $320,000 from the Street Reconstruction and
Resurfacing Stabilization Fund to the Union Square
Streetscape and Plaza Bond Fund to pay down
streetscape improvement expenses.
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Regular Meeting Agenda
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11.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 26-0807)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
appropriate $999,000 from the Facility Construction and
Renovation Stabilization Fund to the Building
Improvements Bond Fund to pay down building
renovation expenses.
Fire Department Grant and Gift Acceptances and Transfers
12.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 26-0819)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
appropriate $545,985 from the Capital Projects
Stabilization Fund to Fire Pumper Bond Fund 51855 for
the purposes of funding a new fire pumper.
13.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 26-0820)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
appropriate $532,449 from the Capital Projects
Stabilization Fund to the Fire Pumper Bond Fund 5187
for the purpose of funding a new fire pumper.
14.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 26-0732)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
accept and expend an $11,000 grant and a $4,200 grant
with no new match required, from the Department of Fire
Services to the Fire Department for fire safety education
and supplies for school children and senior citizens.
Police Department Prior Year Invoices
15.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 26-0707)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
pay prior year invoices totaling $6,660 using available
funds in the Police Department Maintenance Software
Account for fingerprinting machine software.
Police Department Grants
16.
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.
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