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File #: 213958    Version: 1
Type: Mayor's Request Status: Approved
File created: 5/5/2022 In control: City Council
On agenda: 6/9/2022 Final action: 6/9/2022
Enactment date: 6/9/2022 Enactment #: 213958
Title: Requesting acceptance of, and approval to expend, a $250,000 grant with no new match required, from MA Department of Housing and Community Development (ARPA) to the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development for the Clarendon Hill redevelopment project.
Code sections: Grant/Gift -
Attachments: 1. Somerville_$250k_Clarendon_ARPA_contract_package

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Requesting acceptance of, and approval to expend, a $250,000 grant with no new match required, from MA Department of Housing and Community Development (ARPA) to the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development for the Clarendon Hill redevelopment project.

 

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To the Honorable City Council:

 

I respectfully request that your Honorable City Council accept and approve expending a grant of $250,000 from MA DHCD (ARPA) to OSPCD, 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 cost increases related to the Clarendon Hill redevelopment project.

 

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

 

Respectfully submitted,

Katjana Ballantyne, Mayor