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Requesting the acceptance of a $390,396.63 FTA grant administered by MAPC, for a Bike Share system.
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To the Honorable Board of Aldermen:
I respectfully request that your Board move to accept $390,396.63 in Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant monies secured by the MBTA and administered by Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) made available to the City of Somerville for the purposes of establishing a Bike Share System. The grant amount was confirmed in an MOA between the City of Somerville and MAPC dated March 28, 2012.
In accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 44, Section 53A, which requires a vote of the Board of Aldermen for the expenditure of grants or gifts from the federal government and from a charitable foundation, private corporation, or individual, or from the Commonwealth, a county or municipality or agency thereof, I request approval to expend these grant funds.
Respectfully submitted,
Joseph A. Curtatone
Mayor