Committee Report - Finance - 4-18-12 — File 192960

April 18, 2012 Finance Committee Page 1 of 4 Printed 4/23/2012 REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE Attendee Name Title Status Arrived Maryann M. Heuston Chair Present William A. White Jr. Vice Chair Present John M Connolly Alderman At Large Present Robert C. Trane Ward Seven Alderman Present Thomas F. Taylor Ward Three Alderman Present Bruce M. Desmond Alderman At Large Present William M. Roche Ward One Alderman Present Omar Boukili Administrative Assistant Present Doug Willardson Budget Analyst Present Michael Glavin Exec. Director, OSPCD Present Robert King City Engineer Present Ginger Barrett Water Superintendent Present Stan Koty DPW Commissioner Present 192605 - Requesting an appropriation of $2,178 from the Bicycle Stabilization Fund to install a bicycle corral at 79-83 Broadway.: RESULT: APPROVED 192668 - Requesting an appropriation of $75,000 from the Capital Projects Stabilization Fund for the purchase of Christmas and other seasonal decorations.: Alderman White's motion that the Commissioner of Public Works provide the Finance Committee, prior to the April 26, 2012 Board of Aldermen meeting, with a detailed accounting of the $75,000 appropriation requested for the purchase of Christmas and other seasonal decorations, was approved. RESULT: APPROVED 192749 - Requesting an appropriation of $11,600 from the Capital Projects Stabilization Fund to replace furniture in the Aldermanic Chambers and in the Aldermen’s Committee Room.:

Committee Meeting April 18, 2012 Finance Committee Page 2 of 4 Printed 4/23/2012 RESULT: APPROVED 192754 - Requesting acceptance of a $2,000 grant from the Dept. of Public Heath for the Fire Dept.’s Mass Decontamination Unit.: RESULT: APPROVED 192755 - Requesting approval for the DPW to pay a prior-year invoice of $131.25 from Signet, for clock/PA system maintenance.: RESULT: APPROVED 192817 - Requesting an appropriation of $54,000 from the Assembly Square Stabilization Fund for the construction a new park on Quincy St.: The cost of the park is $279,000, with $225,000 of that amount coming from a Community Block Grant. RESULT: APPROVED 192819 - Requesting the transfer of $2,208.14 from the Salary Contingency Account to the Inspectional Services Division Other Lump Sum Payment Account, to fund an arbitration settlement.: These funds will be used to pay an arbitration award stemming from work performed out of grade over a 3 year period. RESULT: APPROVED 192820 - Requesting approval for the DPW to pay a prior-year invoice from FY12 appropriations of $1,100 to Coviello Electric, for traffic light repair work done in June, 2011.: RESULT: APPROVED 192821 - Requesting acceptance of three EPA Clean Up Grants, each for $200,000 ($600,000 total), for cleanup activities at the Kiley Barrel site.:

Committee Meeting April 18, 2012 Finance Committee Page 3 of 4 Printed 4/23/2012 This is the first round of funding for the clean up of this site. The committee requested data on the total cost of the clean up along with a breakdown of state and federal funding sources. The matching allocation is 83% from the EPA and 17% from the city. RESULT: APPROVED 192822 - Requesting acceptance of a grant from America’s Promise Alliance in the amount of $2,500 to celebrate the city’s designation as one of the nation’s “100 Best Communities for Young People.”: RESULT: APPROVED 192823 - Requesting the acceptance of a donation from the Holiday Inn of fitness equipment and folding chairs valued at $850.: RESULT: APPROVED 192923 - Requesting the appropriation of $1,336,000 and the authorization to borrow $1,336,000 in a bond as part of the MWRA Local Pipeline Assistance Program.: Mr. King and Ms. Barrett spoke about the program and informed the members that the city has participated in the program since 2001 RESULT: APPROVED 192924 - Requesting appropriation of $1,351,350 and authorization to borrow $1,351,350 in a bond for the cost of cleaning, lining, and replacing sewer mains and connections as part of the East Broadway Reconstruction Project.: This is the sewer portion of the program referenced in item 192923 (above). Forty five percent of the funding is from a grant and the remaining fifty five percent is in the form of an interest free loan. RESULT: APPROVED 192925 - Requesting an appropriation of $265,100 and authorization to borrow $265,100 in a bond for the engineering, design, and construction of sewer mains on Middlesex Avenue and McGrath Highway Extension.: (This item was not on the agenda.)

Committee Meeting April 18, 2012 Finance Committee Page 4 of 4 Printed 4/23/2012 Alderman White's motion that this item be discharged from the Finance Committee during the April 26, 2012 Board of Aldermen meeting, for action by the full Board, was approved. RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE 192927 - Requesting A Supplemental Appropriation to the Dilboy Enterprise Fund of $30,000.: These funds would be used to help pay for lawn mowers and personnel. The item will be kept in committee for further clarification. RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE 192928 - Requesting acceptance of a $1,105,650 grant from the MWRA as part of the MWRA Infiltration/Inflow Local Financial Assistance Program.: RESULT: APPROVED 192929 - Requesting acceptance of a grant in the amount of $216,900 from the MWRA as part of the MWRA Infiltration/Inflow Local Financial Assistance Program.: RESULT: APPROVED