Committee Report - Finance - 6-20-13 — File 195155

June 20, 2013 Finance Committee Page 1 of 7 Printed 6/21/2013 REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE Attendee Name Title Status Arrived Maryann M. Heuston Chair Present John M Connolly Vice Chair Present Robert C. Trane Ward Seven Alderman Present Tony Lafuente Ward Four Alderman Present William A. White Jr. Alderman At Large Present Maureen Bastardi Ward One Alderman Present Thomas F. Taylor Ward Three Alderman Present Courtney O'Keefe Ward Five Alderman Present Rebekah L. Gewirtz Ward Six Alderman Present Bruce M. Desmond Alderman At Large Present Dennis M. Sullivan Alderman At Large Present 193897 - Requesting a transfer of $8,250 from the Salary Contingency Salaries Account to the Board of Aldermen Salaries Monthly Account to implement the recommendations of the Classification and Compensation Study.: RESULT: PLACED ON FILE 194278 - Requesting an appropriation in the amount of $124,965 from the Capital Projects Stabilization Fund for equipment for the school department: RESULT: PLACED ON FILE 194310 - Requesting an appropriation and authorization to borrow $1,000,000 in a bond for the cost of engineering analyses of buildings needing Capital Improvements.: RESULT: PLACED ON FILE 194910 - Requesting the use of $1,694.88 in available funds from the Personnel Services Account to fund a Traffic Commission Secretary retroactive stipend increase.:

Committee of the Whole June 20, 2013 Finance Committee Page 2 of 7 Printed 6/21/2013 RESULT: APPROVED 194912 - Requesting the acceptance of a $5600 grant from the MA Public Safety and Security Highway Safety Division for the Police's Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Mobilization program.: RESULT: APPROVED 194913 - Requesting approval of a $2,500 grant from the Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation to support the Arts Council's Mystic Mural program.: RESULT: APPROVED 194989 - Requesting an authorization to borrow $715,000 in a bond for renovation of North Street Veteran's Playground.: RESULT: APPROVED 194990 - Requesting an appropriation of $319,903 from the Assembly Square Construction Fund to the Debt Service Fund for FY2013 Debt Service for Parks Renovation.: RESULT: APPROVED 194991 - Requesting the appropriation of $25,000 from the Dilboy Enterprise Fund Retained Earnings Account to the Dilboy Enterprise Fund Electricity Account to pay outstanding electric bills from DCR.: RESULT: APPROVED 194992 - Requesting the use of $4,327 in available funds from the SomerStat Salaries Account to hire a Community Preservation Act Intern.: RESULT: PLACED ON FILE 194993 - Requesting acceptance of a donation of $7,500 from Honeywell International, Inc. to support urban agriculture programs.: RESULT: APPROVED 194994 - Requesting the acceptance of $5,000 from the MA Office of Public Safety and Security for the Police Dept.'s pedestrian safety initiatives.:

Committee of the Whole June 20, 2013 Finance Committee Page 3 of 7 Printed 6/21/2013 RESULT: APPROVED 195026 - Requesting approval to retain the law firm of Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP as outside counsel.: The works is related to TOD and Housing matters and will utilize grant funding. RESULT: APPROVED 195039 - Requesting an appropriation of $181,785,392 to fund the Fiscal Year 2014 Operating Budget for the City of Somerville.: RESULT: PLACED ON FILE 195040 - Requesting an appropriation of $18,998,501 to fund the Fiscal Year 2014 Sewer Enterprise Fund Budget.: Amended amount is $18,994,423.00 RESULT: APPROVED AS AMENDED 195041 - Requesting an appropriation of $13,006,521 to fund the Fiscal Year 2014 Water Enterprise Fund Budget.: Amended amount is $12,994,582.00 RESULT: APPROVED AS AMENDED 195042 - Requesting an appropriation of $632,676 to fund the Fiscal Year 2014 Veterans Memorial Ice Rink Enterprise Fund Budget.: RESULT: APPROVED 195043 - Requesting an appropriation of $170,000 to fund the Fiscal Year 2014 Dilboy Field Enterprise Fund Budget.: RESULT: APPROVED 195044 - Requesting the reauthorization of Departmental Revolving Funds for FY2014.: The Cable/Telco Revolving Fund was severed from this item and the committee requested that it (the Cable/Telco Revolving Fund request) be resubmitted with a reduction of $60,230.00 less.

Committee of the Whole June 20, 2013 Finance Committee Page 4 of 7 Printed 6/21/2013 RESULT: APPROVED AS AMENDED. [7 TO 4] AYES: Heuston, Connolly, Lafuente, White Jr., Taylor, Gewirtz, Sullivan NAYS: Robert C. Trane, Maureen Bastardi, Courtney O'Keefe, Bruce M. Desmond 195045 - Requesting an appropriation of $688,434 from Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the DPW Snow Removal Account to fund a year end deficit.: RESULT: APPROVED 195046 - Requesting an appropriation of $160,499 from Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Community Development Grant Fund (Fund 26) to offset a year end deficit.: RESULT: PLACED ON FILE 195047 - Requesting an appropriation of $60,000 from FY2014 Community Preservation Act Estimated Revenues to hire a Community Preservation Act Manager.: RESULT: APPROVED 195048 - Requesting the transfer of $275,000 from various DPW accounts to the DPW Snow Removal Account to offset the snow removal deficit.: RESULT: APPROVED 195049 - Requesting a transfer of $16,000 from the Recreation Professional Services Account to the Recreation Other Lump Sum Benefits Account to correct a year end deficit.: RESULT: APPROVED 195050 - Requesting the transfer of $14,280 from the Parking Meter Receipts Account to the Traffic and Parking, Rentals Account to fund the Grove Street Parking Lot Lease.: RESULT: APPROVED 195051 - Requesting the transfer of $2,480.54 in the SomerPromise Dept., from the Professional and Technical Services Account to the Salaries Account, to cover last year's wage increase and to allow additional hours to accomplish departmental goals.: RESULT: APPROVED

Committee of the Whole June 20, 2013 Finance Committee Page 5 of 7 Printed 6/21/2013 195052 - Requesting a transfer of $1,500 in the Constituent Services Dept., from the Employee Training Account to the Salaries Account to correct a year end deficit.: RESULT: APPROVED 195054 - City Clerk submitting recommendations for adjustments to certain fees charged by the City Clerk’s Office, effective July 1, 2013.: RESULT: APPROVED 195055 - Requesting an appropriation of $181,870,392 to fund the FY2014 Operating Budget.: Amended amount is $181,036,177.00 RESULT: APPROVED AS AMENDED 195096 - Requesting an appropriation of $750,876 for the cost of replacing DPW equipment and authorization to borrow $750,876 in a bond to meet the appropriation.: RESULT: APPROVED 195097 - Requesting an appropriation of $900,000 from Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Capital Projects Stabilization Fund to fund needed capital projects in FY2014.: RESULT: APPROVED 195098 - Requesting an appropriation of $500,000 from Unreserved Fund Balance ("free cash") to establish the Trash Transfer Station Stabilization Fund.: RESULT: APPROVED 195099 - Requesting an appropriation of $300,000 from Receipts Reserved for Appropriation-Insurance Losses to the Hurricane Sandy-Capital Projects Account.: RESULT: APPROVED 195100 - Requesting an appropriation of $200,000 from Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Other Post Employment Benefits Trust Fund.: RESULT: APPROVED

Committee of the Whole June 20, 2013 Finance Committee Page 6 of 7 Printed 6/21/2013 195101 - Requesting an appropriation of $17,478 from Unreserved Fund Balance ("free cash") to the Dilboy Enterprise Fund Personal Services Account to eliminate a year-end deficit.: RESULT: APPROVED 195102 - Requesting an appropriation of $10,667 from Receipts Reserved for Appropriation-Insurance Losses to the Hurricane Sandy Damage-School Department Fund.: RESULT: APPROVED 195103 - Requesting an appropriation of $7,522 in Retained Earnings in the Dilboy Enterprise Fund to the Dilboy Enterprise Fund Personal Services Account to fund a year- end deficit.: RESULT: APPROVED 195104 - Requesting the transfer of $19,000 from the Veterans Memorial Ice Rink's Electricity Account to its Salaries Account to avoid a deficit.: RESULT: APPROVED 195105 - Requesting the acceptance of a gift of $7,500 from Honeywell International, Inc., for the Urban Agricultural Revolving Account to support urban agricultural programming.: RESULT: APPROVED 195106 - Requesting the acceptance of a gift of $500 from Viewfinder Productions LLC, for the Sunsetters Conolidated Gift Account to support Sunsetter programming.: RESULT: APPROVED 195138 - Requesting approval of an Order of Taking of a parcel of land identified as Parcel 061-D-004 on the Assessors Map.: RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE Final review and cuts to proposed FY-14 budget. The committee concluded its deliberations on the Fiscal Year 2014 city budget. The following Aldermen were recused from all discussion of the noted departmental budgets:

Committee of the Whole June 20, 2013 Finance Committee Page 7 of 7 Printed 6/21/2013 Alderman Heuston: DPW - Administration Alderman Taylor: Animal Control Alderman Trane: School Department Alderman Desmond: Information Technology Alderman Sullivan: Traffic and Parking A motion by Alderman Taylor to reduce line 530000 - Professional and Technical Services in the SomerPromise proposed budget request by $25,000, failed on a roll call vote of 1 in favor and 10 against. Alderman Bastardi's motion that the City and Pop Warner work together to form one all inclusive football league, where every child may participate, regardless of age, gender, weight or any other factor that would normally prevent a child from participating, was approved. Alderman Taylor's motion that the Administration set up a program to reimburse all retirees on Medicare, 80% of their out of pocket contributions, on an annual basis, was approved. Alderman Taylor's motion that the Administration apply 50% or more of the new growth for FY-2015 towards reducing the tax rate, was approved. Alderman Connolly's motion that all city budgets include non-city grant monies or other income in the department budget under a suitable heading and include the amount of the grant/funding, the source of the grant/funding and the length of the award, was approved.