Minutes - Finance - 12-12-23 Dispositions — File 23-1818

City of Somerville, Massachusetts Finance Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions 6:00 PM Virtual Tuesday, December 12, 2023 This meeting was held via Zoom, was called to order by Chair Wilson at 6:00 pm and adjourned at 7:05 pm with a roll call vote of 4 in favor (Councilor Pineda Neufeld, Councilor Clingan, Councilor Scott, and Chair Wilson), 1 opposed (Councilor Kelly), and none absent. Chair Wilson noted that due to a clerical error, there is no item 2 on the agenda. Others present: Hannah Carrillo – Mayor’s Office, Alan Inacio – OSPCD, Maria Nagel – SomerViva, Anthony Delmonaco – SPD, Diane D’Angeli – SPD, Stephanie Widzowski – Clerk of Committees. Roll Call Chairperson Jake Wilson, Vice Chair Jefferson Thomas (J.T.) Scott, Charlotte Kelly, Jesse Clingan and Judy Pineda Neufeld Present: 1. Approval of the Minutes of the Finance Committee Meeting of November 14, 2023. 23-1706 Accepted Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Seven City Councilor Pineda Neufeld Aye: Appropriations 3. Requesting the appropriation of $170,000 from the Union Square Community Benefits Stabilization Fund, with $100,000 for workforce development services and $70,000 for small business technical assistance services. 23-1718 Recommended to be approved Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Seven City Councilor Pineda Neufeld Aye: 4. Requesting the appropriation of $955,000 from the Participatory Budgeting Stabilization Fund for the purpose of implementing the winning projects from Somerville's first Participatory Budgeting cycle. 23-1721 Page 1 of 4

Finance Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions December 12, 2023 Recommended to be discharged with no recommendation Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Seven City Councilor Pineda Neufeld Aye: Contracts and Easements 5. Requesting approval to extend a contract with Janeth Moreno from Moreno Law for one year, to June 30, 2024, for the provision of immigration legal services. 23-1723 Recommended to be approved Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Seven City Councilor Pineda Neufeld Aye: Gift Acceptances 6. Requesting approval to accept an in-kind gift valued at $15,000 with no new match required, from the SUGi project to the Parks and Urban Forestry Division for materials and professional services for the Miyawaki forest planting. 23-1720 Recommended to be approved Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Seven City Councilor Pineda Neufeld Aye: Transfers 7. Requesting approval of a transfer of $25,000 from various SomerStat Ordinary Maintenance Accounts to the SomerStat Salaries & Wages Temporary Account to fund additional temporary employee time. 23-1732 Recommended to be approved Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Seven City Councilor Pineda Neufeld Aye: Amendments 8. Requesting approval to amend the Community Preservation Act Fund's FY 2023 grant of $425,000 to the Somerville Hispanic Association for Community Development, to change the scope of the building renovations without increasing the funds. 23-1641 Recommended to be approved Page 2 of 4

Finance Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions December 12, 2023 Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Seven City Councilor Pineda Neufeld Aye: Grant Acceptances 9. Requesting approval to accept and expend a $116,800 grant that requires a match, from the MA Department of Transportation to the Mobility Division for the West Broadway Vision Zero Implementation project. 23-1722 Recommended to be approved Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Seven City Councilor Pineda Neufeld Aye: 10. Requesting approval to accept and expend a $20,000 grant with no new match required, from State Opioids Response to the Police Department for the Post-Overdose Follow-Up with First Responders program. 23-1756 Recommended to be approved Chairperson Wilson, City Councilor At Large Kelly, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Seven City Councilor Pineda Neufeld Aye: Vice Chair Scott Absent: 11. Requesting approval to accept and expend a $39,398 grant with no new match required, from the Department of Mental Health to the Police Department for jail diversion. 23-1752 Recommended to be approved Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Seven City Councilor Pineda Neufeld Aye: 12. Requesting approval to accept and expend a $298,280 grant with no new match required, from the Department of Mental Health to the Police Department for the Crisis Intervention Team Training and Technical Assistance Center (CITT-TAC) jail diversion program. 23-1751 Recommended to be approved 13. Requesting approval to accept and expend a $295,463 grant with no new match required, from the State 911 Department to the Police Department for enhanced 911 Telecommunicator personnel costs. 23-1755 Recommended to be approved Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Seven City Councilor Pineda Neufeld Aye: Page 3 of 4

Finance Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions December 12, 2023 14. Requesting approval to accept and expend a $120,420.65 grant with no new match required, from the State 911 Department to the Police Department for Emergency Medical Dispatch training. 23-1754 Recommended to be approved Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Seven City Councilor Pineda Neufeld Aye: 15. Requesting approval to accept and expend a $24,500 grant with no new match required, from the State 911 Department of Emergency Medical Dispatch to the Police Department for Emergency Medical Dispatch work with Cataldo Ambulance Service of Massachusetts. 23-1753 Recommended to be approved Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Seven City Councilor Pineda Neufeld Aye: Ordinances 16. 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: Kept in committee Referenced Documents: • Finance - 2023-12-12 Grant Acceptance Request Memo (with 23-1722) • Finance - 2023-12-12 Somerville - MARWIS Quote 10.27.23 (with 23-1722) • Finance - 2023-12-12 Memo CommunityBenefitsAppropriation Final (with 23-1718) Page 4 of 4