Minutes - Finance - 2026-04-21 Dispositions — File 26-0705

City of Somerville, Massachusetts Finance Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions 6:00 PM Virtual Tuesday, April 21, 2026 https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_X-w3rtn5RoOxSeyodcimUw This meeting was held virtually via Zoom and was called to order at 6:00 pm by Chair Wheeler and adjourned at 8:15 pm with a roll call vote of 5 in favor (Councilors Link, Strezo, Hardt, Scott and Wheeler), none opposed, and none absent. Also present: Emily Wisdom - Somerville Police Department Director of Finance and Administration, Yasmine Raddassi - Legislative Liaison, Steven Nutter - Director of the Office of Sustainability and Environment, Cathy Piantigini - Somerville Public Library Director, Anthony Baum - Arts Program Coordinator, Erica Satin-Hernandez - American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Director, Vanessa Boukili - Urban Forestry and Landscape Planner, Denise Taylor - Director of Communications, Roberta Cameron - Preservation Act Manager, Richard Raiche - Director of Infrastructure and Asset Management, Charles Breen - Somerville Fire Chief, Shumeane Benford - Somerville Police Chief 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, Ward Two City Councilor Jefferson Thomas (J.T.) Scott and City Councilor At Large Ben Wheeler Present: 1. Approval of the Minutes of the Finance Committee Meeting of April 7, 2026. 26-0640 Accepted City Councilor At Large Link, City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward Seven City Councilor Hardt, Ward Two City Councilor Scott and City Councilor At Large Wheeler Aye: Grants and Acceptances 2. Requesting approval to accept and expend a $125,000 grant that requires a match, from the Department of Energy Resources to the Office of Sustainability and Environment for light retrofitting at Dilboy Field. 26-0601 Recommended to be approved Page 1 of 5

Finance Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions April 21, 2026 City Councilor At Large Link, City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward Seven City Councilor Hardt, Ward Two City Councilor Scott and City Councilor At Large Wheeler Aye: 3. Requesting approval to accept and expend a $30,000 gift from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to the Public Library for library operations. 26-0506 Recommended to be approved City Councilor At Large Link, City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward Seven City Councilor Hardt, Ward Two City Councilor Scott and City Councilor At Large Wheeler Aye: 4. Requesting approval to accept and expend a $300 gift from James and Linda Hyson to the Public Library for materials for the West Branch Library. 26-0507 Recommended to be approved City Councilor At Large Link, City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward Seven City Councilor Hardt, Ward Two City Councilor Scott and City Councilor At Large Wheeler Aye: Contracts and Agreements 5. Requesting approval of a five-year extension to the lease with BwB-Square LLC for Nibble Community Kitchen. 26-0512 Recommended to be approved City Councilor At Large Link, City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward Seven City Councilor Hardt, Ward Two City Councilor Scott and City Councilor At Large Wheeler Aye: Appropriations 6. Requesting approval to appropriate of $46,500 from the Street Tree Stabilization Fund for FY 2026 Ash Tree treatments. 26-0513 Recommended to be approved City Councilor At Large Link, City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward Seven City Councilor Hardt, Ward Two City Councilor Scott and City Councilor At Large Wheeler Aye: Transfers 7. Requesting approval of a transfer of $31,800 from the Communications and Community Engagement Salaries Account to the Communications and Community Engagement Professional and Technical Services and Printing and Stationary Accounts for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and program signage. 26-0603 Recommended to be approved Page 2 of 5

Finance Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions April 21, 2026 City Councilor At Large Link, City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward Seven City Councilor Hardt, Ward Two City Councilor Scott and City Councilor At Large Wheeler Aye: Community Preservation Act Appropriations 8. Requesting the appropriation of $400,000 from the Community Preservation Act Fund for improvements to the Kennedy Schoolyard. 26-0518 Recommended to be approved City Councilor At Large Link, City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward Seven City Councilor Hardt, Ward Two City Councilor Scott and City Councilor At Large Wheeler Aye: 9. Requesting approval of a transfer of $228,000 from the Community Preservation Act (CPA) Undesignated Fund Balance to the CPA Open Space Reserve. 26-0517 Recommended to be approved City Councilor At Large Link, City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward Seven City Councilor Hardt, Ward Two City Councilor Scott and City Councilor At Large Wheeler Aye: 10. Requesting the approval of a time-only contract extension until 5/31/2029 for the Mystic River Watershed Association for the Community Preservation Act FY 2023 grant for design of the Blessing of the Bay Linear Park improvements. 26-0509 Recommended to be approved City Councilor At Large Link, City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward Seven City Councilor Hardt, Ward Two City Councilor Scott and City Councilor At Large Wheeler Aye: Bonds 11. Requesting approval to reduce the borrowing authorization for the Kennedy Schoolyard Renovation Project from $2,000,000 to $1,600,000. 26-0519 Recommended to be approved City Councilor At Large Link, City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward Seven City Councilor Hardt, Ward Two City Councilor Scott and City Councilor At Large Wheeler Aye: 12. Requesting authorization to borrow $8,284,000 in a bond, and to appropriate the same amount for the recurring FY 2026 Water Main Rehabilitation program. 26-0515 Recommended to be approved Page 3 of 5

Finance Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions April 21, 2026 City Councilor At Large Link, City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward Seven City Councilor Hardt, Ward Two City Councilor Scott and City Councilor At Large Wheeler Aye: 13. Requesting authorization to borrow $2,000,000 in a bond, and to appropriate the same amount for the annual FY 2026 Sewer System Rehabilitation - McGrath Corridor. 26-0516 Recommended to be approved City Councilor At Large Link, City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward Seven City Councilor Hardt, Ward Two City Councilor Scott and City Councilor At Large Wheeler Aye: Fire Department Grant and Gift Acceptances and Transfers 14. Requesting approval to accept and expend a $48,866.25 grant with no new match required, from the Urban Areas Security Initiative to the Fire Department for the purchase of a vehicle for the Fire Department Auxiliary. 26-0524 Recommended to be approved City Councilor At Large Link, City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward Seven City Councilor Hardt, Ward Two City Councilor Scott and City Councilor At Large Wheeler Aye: 15. Requesting approval to accept and expend a $30,380 grant with no new match required, from the Department of Fire Services to the Fire Department for firefighter safety equipment. 26-0523 Recommended to be approved City Councilor At Large Link, City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward Seven City Councilor Hardt, Ward Two City Councilor Scott and City Councilor At Large Wheeler Aye: Police Department Grant and Gift Acceptances and Transfers 16. Requesting approval of a transfer of $35,000 from the Police Department Salaries Account to the Police Department Animal Control Salaries Account for an expected deficit. 26-0511 Recommended to be approved City Councilor At Large Link, City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward Seven City Councilor Hardt, Ward Two City Councilor Scott and City Councilor At Large Wheeler Aye: 17. Requesting approval of a transfer of $325,000 from the Police Department Salaries Account to the Police Department Medical and Dental Services Account for medical procedures for current and retired employees injured in the line of duty. 26-0510 Page 4 of 5

Finance Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions April 21, 2026 Recommended to be approved City Councilor At Large Link, City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward Seven City Councilor Hardt, Ward Two City Councilor Scott and City Councilor At Large Wheeler Aye: 18. 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. 26-0378 Tabled City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward Seven City Councilor Hardt and City Councilor At Large Wheeler Aye: City Councilor At Large Link and Ward Two City Councilor Scott Nay: Communications 19. Alexandra Thorn and Daniel Wong submitting comments re: item #26-0378, grant for body-worn camera program. 26-0636 Recommended to be marked work completed Referenced Documents: • Finance - 2026-04-21 Memo (with 26-0378) • Finance - 2026-04-21 Memo (with 26-0512) • Finance - 2026-04-21 Memo (with 26-0601) Page 5 of 5