Minutes - Finance - 6-27-23 Dispositions — File 23-1121

City of Somerville, Massachusetts Finance Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions 6:00 PM Virtual Tuesday, June 27, 2023 This meeting was held via Zoom and was called to order by Chair Wilson at 6:00 pm and adjourned at 8:22 pm with a roll call vote of all in favor (Councilor Pineda Neufeld, Councilor Clingan, Councilor Kelly, Councilor Scott, and Chair Wilson), none opposed, and none absent. Others present: Hannah Carrillo – Mayor’s Office, Brian Postlewaite – DPW Engineering, Alan Inacio – OSPCD, Jeffrey DiGregorio – SPD, Christopher Ward – SPD, Christopher Major – Fire, Matthew Mitchell – HHS, Melissa Woods – Capital Projects and Planning, Michael Richards – IAM, Edward Bean – Auditing, Anne Gill – Personnel, Ellen Collins – Personnel, Stephanie Widzowski – Clerk of Committees. Roll Call Chairperson Jake Wilson, Vice Chair Jefferson Thomas (J.T.) Scott, Charlotte Kelly, Jesse Clingan and Ben Ewen-Campen Present: 1. Approval of the Minutes of the Finance Committee Meeting of May 23, 2023. 23-0842 Accepted Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen Aye: 2. Approval of the Minutes of the Finance Committee Meeting of June 5, 2023. 23-1045 Accepted Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen Aye: 3. Approval of the Minutes of the Finance Committee of the Whole Meeting of June 5, 2023. 23-1046 Accepted Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen Aye: Page 1 of 6

Finance Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions June 27, 2023 4. Approval of the Minutes of the Finance Committee Meeting of June 6, 2023. 23-1047 Accepted Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen Aye: 5. Approval of the Minutes of the Finance Committee Meeting of June 7, 2023. 23-1048 Accepted Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen Aye: 6. Approval of the Minutes of the Finance Committee Meeting of June 13, 2023. 23-1057 Accepted Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen Aye: 7. Approval of the Minutes of the Finance Committee Meeting of June 14, 2023. 23-1082 Accepted Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen Aye: 8. Approval of the Minutes of the Finance Committee of the Whole meeting of June 15, 2023. 23-1083 Accepted Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen Aye: 9. Approval of the Minutes of the Finance Committee meeting of June 20, 2023. 23-1085 Accepted Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen Aye: Page 2 of 6

Finance Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions June 27, 2023 10. Approval of the Minutes of the Finance Committee of the Whole meeting of June 21, 2023. 23-1086 Accepted Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen Aye: Contracts and Easements 11. Requesting approval of the First Amendment to Fiber Optic Communications Easement Agreement with TOWARDEX. 23-1063 Recommended to be approved Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen Aye: 12. Requesting authorization to seek funding and enter into related agreements with the Parkland Acquisitions and Renovations for Communities (PARC) grant, appropriate funding, and dedicate 217 Somerville Avenue as open space and recreational use in perpetuity. 23-1088 Recommended to be approved Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen Aye: Communications and Discussions 13. Requesting approval to accept the 2023-2024 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Annual Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant, Home Investment Partnership and Emergency Solutions Grant programs, totaling $3,321,097. 23-0951 Recommended to be approved Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen Aye: Appropriations 14. Requesting the appropriation of $80,000 from the Community Preservation Act (CPA) Fund Undesignated Fund to Vida Real for continued restoration of the bell tower at 404 Broadway. 23-0947 Recommended to be approved Page 3 of 6

Finance Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions June 27, 2023 Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen Aye: Lease Agreements 15. Requesting approval of a multi-year lease agreement for the East Somerville Police Station. 23-0667 Recommended to be approved Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly and Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen Aye: Ward Four City Councilor Clingan Absent: Transfers 16. Requesting approval of a transfer of $8,039.02 from the Police Department Personal Services Overtime Account to the Police Department Special Items Grant Match Account to fund the Metropolitan Mayors Coalition Community Safety Initiative Shannon Grant match. 23-0847 Recommended to be approved Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen Aye: City Councilor At Large Kelly Nay: Grant Acceptances 17. Requesting approval to accept and expend a $24,117.07 grant that requires a match, from the Metropolitan Mayors Coalition Community Safety Initiative to the Police Department for youth violence prevention. 23-0846 Recommended to be approved Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen Aye: City Councilor At Large Kelly Nay: 18. Requesting approval to accept and expend a $6,781 Student Awareness of Fire Education (SAFE) grant, with no new match required, from the Department of Fire Services to the Fire Department for fire prevention education for students. 23-0813 Recommended to be approved Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen Aye: Page 4 of 6

Finance Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions June 27, 2023 19. Requesting approval to accept and expend a $2,677 Senior Student Awareness of Fire Education (SAFE) grant, with no new match required, from the Department of Fire Services to the Fire Department for fire prevention education for older adults. 23-0814 Recommended to be approved Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen Aye: 20. Requesting approval to accept and expend a $500,000 grant amendment with no new match required, from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Addiction Services to the Health and Human Services Department for regional youth substance misuse prevention efforts. 23-1065 Recommended to be approved Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen Aye: Bonding 21. Requesting authorization to borrow $6,430,638 in a bond, and to appropriate the same amount for the Assembly Square Fire Station fit-out. 23-0844 Recommended to be approved Chairperson Wilson, City Councilor At Large Kelly, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen Aye: Vice Chair Scott Nay: Ordinances 22. Amending Section 2-323 of the Code of Ordinances, Salary Ranges, to provide cost-of-living adjustments for School Committee Members and City Councilors. 23-0827 Councilor Scott and Councilor Wilson Sponsors: Recommended to be discharged with no recommendation 23. Requesting ordainment of an amendment to Sections 2-322 and 2-323 of the Code of Ordinances, to update categories and associated salaries for non-union positions. 23-0925 Recommended to be approved Chairperson Wilson, City Councilor At Large Kelly, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen Aye: Vice Chair Scott Nay: Page 5 of 6

Finance Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions June 27, 2023 Orders 24. That this City Council discuss data from the FY 2023 budget hearings and assess the budget hearing process for FY 2024. 23-0457 Councilor Pineda Neufeld Sponsors: Recommended to be marked work completed Unfinished Business 25. Councilor Kelly moved to reduce line 01-12152 of the Executive Office Administration Ordinary Maintenance budget to $0. The motion was laid on the table at the June 21, 2023 Committee meeting. This item was withdrawn. Referenced Documents: • Finance - 2023-06-27 Assembly Square Fit-Out 6.27.23 • Finance - 2023-06-27 FY 2023 & FY 2024 Departmental Budget Review Hearings Data (with 23- 0457) Page 6 of 6