City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 23-1776

• File #: 23-1776
• Version: 1
• Type: Mayor's Request
• Status: Approved
• File created: 11/27/2023
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 12/14/2023
• Final action: 2/1/2024
• Enactment date: 1/25/2024
• Enactment #: 216517
• Title: Requesting approval to accept and expend a $37,500 grant with no new match required, from the Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) to the Fire Department for maritime related training and equipment.
• Indexes: Finance-Assessing, Finance-Auditing, Finance-Budget, Finance-Grants Development, Finance-Procurement & Contracting Services, Finance-Treasury, Fire
• Code sections: Grant/Gift -

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/1/2024	1	City Council	Mayoral Approval
1/25/2024	1	City Council	Approved	Pass
1/23/2024	1	Finance Committee	Recommended to be approved	Pass
12/14/2023	1	City Council	Referred for recommendation

Agenda Summary

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Requesting approval to accept and expend a $37,500 grant with no new match required, from the Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) to the Fire Department for maritime related training and equipment.

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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 $37,500 from UASI to the Fire Department, 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 maritime related training and equipment.

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

Respectfully submitted,

 Katjana Ballantyne, Mayor