City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 26-0879

• File #: 26-0879
• Version: 1
• Type: Mayor's Request
• Status: Approved
• File created: 5/21/2026
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 5/28/2026
• Final action: 6/29/2026
• Enactment date: 6/25/2026
• Enactment #: 220911
• Title: Requesting approval to accept and expend a $500,000 grant with no new match required, from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to the Mobility Division for the Western Pearl Street construction project.
• Indexes: Finance-Assessing, Finance-Auditing, Finance-Budget, Finance-Grants Development, Finance-Procurement & Contracting Services, Finance-Treasury, SPCD Administration, SPCD-Mobility
• Code sections: Grant/Gift -

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/29/2026	1	City Council	Mayoral Approval
6/25/2026	1	City Council	Approved
6/16/2026	1	Finance Committee	Recommended to be approved	Pass
5/28/2026	1	City Council	Referred for recommendation

Agenda Summary

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Requesting approval to accept and expend a $500,000 grant with no new match required, from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to the Mobility Division for the Western Pearl Street construction project.

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Official Text

To the Honorable City Council:

The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council accept and approve expending a grant of $500,000 from MassDOT Complete Streets program to the Mobility Division, under the provisions of MGL Chapter 44, Section 53A. This grant does not require the commitment of new matching funds.

The purpose of this grant is to pay for construction costs associated with the Western Pearl Street Reconstruction project.

Appropriate staff will be available to answer any questions you may have. Thank you for your consideration of this item.

Respectfully submitted,

Jake Wilson, Mayor