Matters ▸ Attachment
Minutes - Finance - 3-21-23 Dispositions — File 23-0443
City of Somerville,
Massachusetts
Finance Committee
Meeting Minutes Dispositions
6:00 PM
Virtual
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Roll Call
1.
Approval of the Minutes of the Finance Committee Meeting of March 7,
2023.
23-0341
Accepted
Appropriations
2.
Requesting the appropriation of $400,000 from the Community Preservation
Act Fund for the construction of Junction Park.
23-0180
Recommended to be approved
3.
Requesting the appropriation of $350,000 from the Community Preservation
Act Fund for the construction of Henry Hansen Park.
23-0179
Recommended to be approved
4.
Requesting the appropriation of $250,000 from the Community Preservation
Act Fund to the Mystic River Watershed Association to design a shared use
community path at Blessing of the Bay Park.
23-0177
Recommended to be approved
5.
Requesting the appropriation of $100,000 from the Community Preservation
Act Fund for design of a park at 217 Somerville Ave.
23-0176
Recommended to be approved
6.
Requesting the appropriation of $425,000 from the Community Preservation
Act (CPA) Fund to the Somerville Hispanic Association for community
development for continued historic preservation of Grace Baptist Church.
23-0312
Recommended to be approved
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7.
Requesting the appropriation of $151,000 from the Community Preservation
Act (CPA) Fund to the Somerville Museum for collections conservation.
23-0310
Recommended to be approved
8.
Requesting the appropriation of $827,000 from the Unreserved Fund Balance
("Free Cash") to the Capital Stabilization Fund for site preparation,
construction, and furnishing of a safe consumption site.
23-0325
Recommended to be approved
Contracts & Easements
9.
Requesting approval of a grant of easement and maintenance agreement for
BRE-BMR Assembly I Innovation LLC and BRE-BMR Middlesex LLC.
23-0332
Recommended to be approved
Transfers
10. Requesting approval of a transfer of $20,125 from the Information
Technology Department Salaries Account to the Information Technology
Department Maintenance Software Account to procure and standardize on
the Zoom platform for remote meetings.
23-0311
Recommended to be approved
11. Requesting approval of a transfer of $306.05 from the IAM-Engineering
Personal Services-Overtime Account to the Department of Public Works
Custodians Personal Services-Overtime Account for DPW staff time related
to Engineering work.
23-0243
Recommended to be approved
Lease Agreements
12. Requesting approval of a three-year extension to the lease with BwB-Square
LLC for Nibble Community Kitchen.
23-0268
Recommended to be approved
Grant Acceptances
13. Requesting approval to accept and expend a $67,050 grant with no new
match required, from the Mass Cultural Council to the Arts Council for
unrestricted operational support.
23-0195
Recommended to be approved
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14. Requesting approval to accept and expend a $100,000 grant with no new
match required, from the MA Department of Conservation and Recreation to
the Mobility Division for traffic engineering design and related
implementation at the intersection of Alewife Brook Parkway and Broadway.
23-0198
Recommended to be approved
15. Requesting approval to accept and expend a $79,500 grant with no new
match required, from the MA Executive Office of Public Safety to the Police
Department for staffing costs.
23-0190
Kept in committee
16. Requesting approval to accept and expend a $17,821.96 grant with no new
match required, from the MA Department of Fire Services to the Fire
Department for the purchase of ballistic vests, helmets and medical
equipment.
23-0184
Recommended to be approved
17. Requesting approval to accept and expend a $5,234.59 grant with no new
match required, from the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) to the
Fire Department for the purchase of protective equipment to support active
threat preparedness initiatives.
23-0315
Recommended to be approved
18. Requesting approval to accept and expend a $2,982.40 grant with no new
match required, from the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) to the
Fire Department for equipment to develop emergency operations capacity.
23-0297
Recommended to be approved
19. Requesting approval to accept and expend a $5,761.47 grant with no new
match required, from the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) to the
Fire Department for equipment to develop emergency operations capacity.
23-0296
Recommended to be approved
Prior Year Invoices
20. Requesting approval to pay prior year invoices totaling $65,686.35 using
available funds various Public Works Ordinary Maintenance accounts for
various services.
23-0301
Recommended to be approved
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21. Requesting approval to pay prior year invoices totaling $480 using available
funds in the Engineering Capital Outlay Engineering/Architecture Account
for the FY22 Pavement & Sidewalk Assessment.
23-0313
Recommended to be approved
22. Requesting approval to pay prior year invoices totaling $289.68 using
available funds in the Elections Department Office Supplies Account for
index dividers, ledger paper, and water.
23-0290
Recommended to be approved
Communications
23. Finance Director conveying the FY 2023 Mid-Year Financial Report in
accordance with Section 2-48 of the Code of Ordinances.
23-0283
Recommended to be placed on file
Referenced Documents:
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Finance 2023-03-21 Response (with 23-0176, 23-0177, 23-0179, 23-0180, 23-0310, 23-0312)
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Finance 2023-03-21 Responses (with 23-0184, 23-0926, 23-0927, 23-0315)
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Finance 2023-03-21 Response (with 23-0243)
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Finance 2023-03-21 Response (with 23-0290)
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Finance 2023-03-21 Response (with 23-0313)
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Finance 2023-03-21 FY23 Mid Fiscal March 21 (with 23-2083)
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Finance 2023-03-21 FY24 Debt Service Breakdown (with 23-2083)
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Finance 2023-03-21 YTD Revenue budget report as of 3.19.23 (with 23-2083)
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Finance 2023-03-21 Feb 23 YTD Revenue budget report (with 23-2083)
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Finance 2023-03-21 Feb 23 YTD Expense budget report (with 23-2083)
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Finance 2023-03-21 School Gen Fund Feb 23 YTD budget (with 23-2083)
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