Minutes - Finance - 3-10-26 Dispositions — File 26-0332

City of Somerville, Massachusetts Finance Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions 6:00 PM Virtual Tuesday, March 10, 2026 This meeting was held virtually via Zoom and was called to order at 6:04 pm by Chair Wheeler and adjourned at 8:42 pm with a roll call vote of 4 in favor (Councilors Link, Strezo, Hardt and Wheeler), none opposed, and one absent (Councilor Scott). The meeting was recessed at 7:03 PM and reconvened at 7:13 PM with Councilors Link, Strezo, Hardt and Wheeler present and Councilor Scott absent. Also present: Emily Wisdom - Somerville Police Department Director of Finance and Administration, Yasmine Raddassi - Legislative Liaison, Alan Inacio - Director, Finance and Community Development, Eric Weisman - Interim DPW Commissioner, Shumeane Benford - Somerville Police Chief, Devin Schneider - Somerville Police Detective Sergeant, Rachel Nadkarni - Director of Economic Development, Maya Yoshikawa - Department of Public Works Sanitation and Hazardous Material Program Manager, Katharine Wiese - Economic Development Planner and Delaney Fisher-Cassiol - Clerk of Committees Roll Call City Councilor At Large Jon Link, City Councilor At Large Kristen Strezo, Ward Seven City Councilor Emily Hardt and City Councilor At Large Ben Wheeler Present: Ward Two City Councilor Jefferson Thomas (J.T.) Scott Absent: 1. Approval of the Minutes of the Finance Committee Meeting of February 24, 2026. 26-0295 Accepted City Councilor At Large Link, City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward Seven City Councilor Hardt and City Councilor At Large Wheeler Aye: Ward Two City Councilor Scott Absent: Environment-related Grant Requests 2. Requesting approval to accept and expend a $31,000 grant with no new match required, from the Department of Environmental Protection to the Department of Public Works for upgrades to the Hazardous Household Waste Facility. 26-0268 Page 1 of 3

Finance Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions March 10, 2026 Recommended to be approved City Councilor At Large Link, City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward Seven City Councilor Hardt and City Councilor At Large Wheeler Aye: Ward Two City Councilor Scott Absent: Appropriations 3. Requesting approval to appropriate $56,339.46 from the Bike Share Stabilization Fund for installation and startup costs of a Blue Bike station at the Boynton Union Connect Transportation Management Association development site. 26-0270 Recommended to be approved City Councilor At Large Link, City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward Seven City Councilor Hardt and City Councilor At Large Wheeler Aye: Ward Two City Councilor Scott Absent: Police, Fire Department Grant and Gift Acceptances 4. Requesting approval to accept and expend a $22,800.08 grant that requires a match, from the Metropolitan Mayors Coalition Community Safety Initiative to the Police Department for youth violence prevention. 26-0271 Recommended to be approved City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward Seven City Councilor Hardt and City Councilor At Large Wheeler Aye: City Councilor At Large Link Nay: Ward Two City Councilor Scott Absent: 5. Requesting approval to accept and expend a $43,000 grant with no new match required, from the Boston Office of Emergency Management to the Police Department for software. 26-0169 Recommended to be approved City Councilor At Large Link, City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward Seven City Councilor Hardt and City Councilor At Large Wheeler Aye: Ward Two City Councilor Scott Absent: 6. Requesting approval to accept and expend a $127,000 grant with no new match required, from the Boston Office of Emergency Management to the Police Department for Special Response Team equipment and training. 25-0849 Recommended to be approved City Councilor At Large Link, City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward Seven City Councilor Hardt and City Councilor At Large Wheeler Aye: Page 2 of 3

Finance Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions March 10, 2026 Ward Two City Councilor Scott Absent: Communications 7. Director of Economic Development conveying the potential use of an Urban Center Housing Tax Increment Financing Tool (UCH-TIF) to incentivize housing production. 26-0201 Recommended to be marked work completed Referenced Documents: • Finance - 2026-03-10 Memo-REV (with 26-0270) • Finance - 2026-03-10 Presentation-REV (with 26-0201) • Finance - 2026-03-10 Memo (with 25-0849, 26-0169) Page 3 of 3