City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 23-0258

• File #: 23-0258
• Version: 1
• Type: Mayor's Request
• Status: Approved
• File created: 2/16/2023
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 2/23/2023
• Final action: 3/15/2023
• Enactment date: 3/9/2023
• Enactment #: 215008
• Title: Requesting the appropriation of $805,000 from the Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Capital Projects Stabilization Fund to purchase and install prefabricated standalone public toilets.
• Indexes: Finance-Assessing, Finance-Auditing, Finance-Budget, Finance-Grants Development, Finance-Procurement & Contracting Services, Finance-Treasury, Infrastructure-Capital Projects
• Code sections: Appropriation/Budget - , Stabilization Fund -

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/15/2023	1	City Council	Mayoral Approval
3/9/2023	1	City Council	Approved	Pass
3/7/2023	1	Finance Committee	Recommended to be approved	Pass
2/23/2023	1	City Council	Referred for recommendation	Pass

Agenda Summary

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Requesting the appropriation of $805,000 from the Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Capital Projects Stabilization Fund to purchase and install prefabricated standalone public toilets.

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Official Text

To the Honorable City Council:

The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council approve the appropriation of $805,000 from the Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Capital Projects Stabilization Fund (fund 7500) to purchase and install prefabricated standalone public toilets. IAM-Engineering, Department of Public Works, and Health & Human Services have received bids for the purchase of standalone public toilets to be installed at various locations within the city. The bids were received on January 19th, 2023, and the city has 90 days from bid opening to award a contract.

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

Respectfully Submitted,

Katjana Ballantyne, Mayor