Minutes - Finance - 4-11-23 Dispositions — File 23-0540

City of Somerville, Massachusetts Finance Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions 6:00 PM Virtual Tuesday, April 11, 2023 This meeting was held via GoToWebinar and was called to order by Chair Wilson at 6:00 p.m. and adjourned at 6:49 p.m. on a Roll Call Vote: 4 in favor (Councilors Clingan, Kelly, Scott, Wilson), 0 opposed, 1 absent (Councilor Pineda Neufeld). Others present: Michael Potere - Assistant Clerk of Committees; Christopher Ward – Deputy Chief, Somerville Police; Stephen Haynes - Director of Finance, Water and Sewer; Demetrios Vidalis - Director of Water and Sewer; Hannah Carrillo - Legislative Liaison. Roll Call Chairperson Jake Wilson, Vice Chair Jefferson Thomas (J.T.) Scott, Charlotte Kelly and Jesse Clingan Present: Judy Pineda Neufeld Absent: 1. Approval of the Minutes of the Finance Committee Meeting of March 21, 2023. 23-0447 Accepted Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly and Ward Four City Councilor Clingan Aye: Ward Seven City Councilor Pineda Neufeld Absent: 2. Approval of the Minutes of the Finance Committee Meeting of March 29, 2023. 23-0519 Accepted Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly and Ward Four City Councilor Clingan Aye: Ward Seven City Councilor Pineda Neufeld Absent: Appropriations 3. Requesting approval to appropriate $54,445 from the Street Tree Stabilization Fund for the 2023 Ash Tree Treatment Program. 23-0298 Recommended to be approved Page 1 of 3

Finance Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions April 11, 2023 Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly and Ward Four City Councilor Clingan Aye: Ward Seven City Councilor Pineda Neufeld Absent: 4. Requesting the appropriation of $600,000 from the Water and Sewer Department Retained Earnings account to the Water and Sewer Department Capital Outlay account for anticipated contractual obligations. 23-0369 Recommended to be approved Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly and Ward Four City Councilor Clingan Aye: Ward Seven City Councilor Pineda Neufeld Absent: 5. Requesting the appropriation of $50,000 from the Immigrant Legal Services Stabilization Fund for legal services for immigrants and asylum seekers seeking permanent residency. 23-0487 Recommended to be approved Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly and Ward Four City Councilor Clingan Aye: Ward Seven City Councilor Pineda Neufeld Absent: Grant Acceptances 6. 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 Recommended to be approved Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly and Ward Four City Councilor Clingan Aye: Ward Seven City Councilor Pineda Neufeld Absent: 7. Requesting approval to accept and expend a $28,000 grant with no new match required, from MassDEP to the Office of Sustainability and Environment for the Recycle Dividend Program. 23-0377 Recommended to be approved Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly and Ward Four City Councilor Clingan Aye: Ward Seven City Councilor Pineda Neufeld Absent: Rescissions 8. Requesting the rescission of $435,000 from the Medical Marijuana Stabilization Fund appropriation of $591,442 approved on February 24, 23-0450 Page 2 of 3

Finance Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions April 11, 2023 2022. Recommended to be approved Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly and Ward Four City Councilor Clingan Aye: Ward Seven City Councilor Pineda Neufeld Absent: Orders 9. 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: Recommended to be marked work completed Referenced Documents: • Finance - 2023-04-11 Recycle Dividend Program Grant memo (with 23-0377) • Finance - 2023-04-11 MEMO - 2023 Ash Tree Treatment Program Street Tree Stabilization Funds with 23-0289) • Finance - 2023-04-11 MEMO - Appropriation 50K for IMLSS 4.7.23 (with 23-0487) • Finance - 2023-04-11 WS Council Appropriation_202304 (with 23-0369) Page 3 of 3