Matters βΈ Attachment
Minutes - Finance - 2-7-23 Dispositions β File 23-0207
City of Somerville,
Massachusetts
Finance Committee
Meeting Minutes Dispositions
6:00 PM
Virtual
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Others present: Karin Carroll β Director of Health and Human Services, David Goodridge β Chief
Information Officer, Assistant Chief Chris Major β SFD, Richelle Embree β Public Safety Director
of Administration and Finance, Aneesh Sahni β Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Hannah
Carrillo β Legislative Liaison, Neha Singh - Legislative Liaison, Peter Forcellese - Legislative Clerk.
The meeting took place virtually via GoToWebinar and was called to order at 6:00 PM by Chair
Wilson and adjourned at 7:36 PM on a roll call vote of 5 in favor (Councilors Pineda Neufeld,
Clingan, Kelly, Scott and Wilson), none against and none absent.
.
Roll Call
Chairperson Jake Wilson, Vice Chair Jefferson Thomas (J.T.) Scott,
Charlotte Kelly, Jesse Clingan and Judy Pineda Neufeld
Present:
1.
Approval of the Finance Committee Minutes of January 24, 2023.
23-0160
Accepted
Grant Acceptances
2.
Requesting approval to accept and expend a $91,211.79 grant with no new
match required, from MA Executive Office of Public Safety to the Fire
Department for staffing costs.
23-0109
Recommended to be approved
Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly,
Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Seven City Councilor
Pineda Neufeld
Aye:
Prior Year Invoices
3.
Requesting approval to pay prior year invoices totaling $6,318.46 using
available funds in the Information Technology Computer Supplies Account
for computer supplies, internet services, and phone services.
23-0096
Recommended to be approved
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Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly,
Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Seven City Councilor
Pineda Neufeld
Aye:
Funds and Accounts
4.
Requesting approval to create the Opioid Recovery and Remediation
Stabilization Fund.
23-0125
Recommended to be approved
Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly,
Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Seven City Councilor
Pineda Neufeld
Aye:
Lease Agreements
5.
Requesting approval of the Alternative Transportation Corridor Lease
Agreement with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA).
22-2041
Kept in committee
Contracts and Easements
6.
Requesting approval of a time-only contract extension for the Weston and
Sampson Engineering and Licensed Site Professional contract for Conway
park beyond the three year maximum, to 12/31/2023.
23-0126
Recommended to be approved
Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly,
Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Seven City Councilor
Pineda Neufeld
Aye:
7.
Requesting approval of a time-only contract extension for CBA Landscape
Architects, for the Henry Hansen Memorial Park design services beyond the
three year maximum, to 9/30/2024.
23-0121
Recommended to be approved
Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly,
Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Seven City Councilor
Pineda Neufeld
Aye:
8.
Requesting approval of a time-only extension to the contract with Barletta
Heavy Division, for work on the Somerville Avenue Utilities and Streetscape
Improvements project.
23-0119
Recommended to be approved
Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly,
Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Seven City Councilor
Pineda Neufeld
Aye:
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9.
Requesting approval to extend the Invoice Cloud contract for credit card
processing for over-the-counter and meter transactions.
23-0058
Recommended to be approved
Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly,
Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Seven City Councilor
Pineda Neufeld
Aye:
Financing
10. Requesting approval of the Urban Center Housing Tax Increment Financing
(UCH-TIF) Zone, Plan, and Form of Agreement for Winter Hill.
23-0110
Kept in committee
Orders
11. That the Director of Communications provide this Council with an
accounting of how the cable franchise fees have been expended over the past
five years.
23-0137
Councilor Clingan, Councilor Wilson, Councilor Kelly and Councilor
Burnley Jr.
Sponsors:
Kept in committee
12. That the Director of Finance and the Budget Director update this Council on
the progress of the free cash certification and any anticipated plans for
additional free cash use.
22-1517
Councilor Kelly, Councilor Burnley Jr. and Councilor Wilson
Sponsors:
Kept in committee
Communications and Discussions
13. Conveying updates to the FY 2023 City Council budget requests and
requesting budget priorities for FY 2024.
23-0159
Kept in committee
Referenced Documents:
Finance - 2023-2-7 C# 180270 Barletta Heavy Division Inc (with 23-0119)
Finance - 2023-2-7 Time extnsion Conway and Hanson 2023 (with 23-0121, 23-0126)
Finance - 2023-2-7 Memo to Finance Committee-Lease Status 2.7.23 FNL (with 22-2041)
Finance - 2023-2-7 FC SAUSI Time Extension 2023Feb03 (with 23-0119)
Finance - 2023-2-27 Request to extend Invoice Cloud (with 23-0058)
Finance - 2023-2-7 Cable Franchise Fee Allocation Memo to Finance Committee w Attachments (with
23-0137)
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