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Meeting Name: Finance Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/23/2025 6:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Virtual
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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Attachments: Finance 2025-09-23 - Eastern Bank City Council Extension (with 25-1384).pdf, Finance 2025-09-23 - Stabilization Fund Balances (with 25-1344).pdf, Finance 2025-09-23 - Stabilization Memo (with 25-1344).pdf, Finance - 2025-09-23 Letter to FINCOM re FY25 UASI NOFO (with 25-1445)
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25-1443 11.Committee MinutesApproval of the Minutes of the Finance Committee Meeting of September 9, 2025.AcceptedPass Action details Not available
25-1295 12.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval to accept and expend a $50,000 grant with no new match required, from Commonwealth of MA Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs to the Office of Sustainability and Environment for a study investigating possible zoning incentives to increase the ability to comply with the Fossil Fuel Free Ordinance.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
25-1418 13.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval to accept and expend a $10,000 grant with no new match required, from the Fenway Community Health Center to the Police Department for post-overdose support.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
25-1408 14.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval to accept and expend a $155,271.38 grant with no new match required, from the Massachusetts State 911 Department to the Police Department for training costs for 911 certification.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
25-1409 15.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval to accept and expend a $295,463 grant with no new match required, from the Massachusetts State 911 Department to the Police Department for enhanced 911 telecommunicator personnel costs.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
25-1410 16.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval to accept and expend a $24,500 grant with no new match required, from the Massachusetts State 911 Department to the Police Department for emergency medical dispatch.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
25-1387 17.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval to pay prior year invoices totaling $545.31 using available funds in the Police Department Equipment Maintenance Account for electronic access door service.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
25-1294 18.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval to pay prior year invoices totaling $330 using available funds in the Office of Sustainability and Environment Professional and Technical Services Account for monitoring the Argenziano School solar array.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
25-1414 19.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval to pay prior year invoices totaling $596.25 using available funds in the Department of Public Works Repairs-Comm Equipment, Repairs-Fire Alarm, and Reimbursement of Licenses Accounts.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
25-1415 110.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval to pay prior year invoices totaling $23.41 using available funds in the Emergency Management Public Safety Supplies Account for public safety supplies.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
25-1416 111.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval to pay prior year invoices totaling $137.77 using available funds in the Emergency Management Office Supplies Account for office supplies.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
25-1417 112.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval to pay prior year invoices totaling $71.88 using available funds in the Emergency Management Office Supplies Account for office supplies.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
25-1413 113.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval to pay prior year invoices totaling $10,452.22 using available funds in the Department of Infrastructure & Asset Management Ordinary Maintenance Professional & Technical Account for Strategic Asset Management Plan.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
25-1412 114.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval of a transfer of $350,048 from the Department of Infrastructure and Asset Management (IAM) Ordinary Maintenance Professional & Technical Services Account to the IAM Capital Outlay Professional & Technical Services Account.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
25-1411 115.Mayor's RequestRequesting authorization to borrow $4,300,000 in a bond, and to appropriate the same amount for the design of the Morrison Avenue Linear Storage Sewer Separation project.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
25-1384 116.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval to extend and amend a contract with Eastern Bank for an additional year until 8/31/2026, for the banking services of the Treasury Department.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
25-1383 117.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval of the partial termination of the City Utility Easement on Sewall Court.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
25-1433 118.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval of temporary and permanent easements over Lot 3 of 299 Broadway in favor of 299 Broadway Property Owner, LLC.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
25-1382 119.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval of the discontinuance of a portion of Sewall Court.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
25-1400 120.Mayor's RequestRequesting the adoption of an Order of Taking for the acquisition of Lot 3 at 299 Broadway for municipal purposes including parking.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
25-1445 121.OrderThat the City Solicitor update this Council on the new Immigration and Customs Enforcement cooperation requirements attached to forthcoming Urban Area Security Initiative grants.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
25-1446 122.OrderThat the Chief of Police or the Metro Boston Homeland Security Region representative update this Council on the strategy for applying for Urban Area Security Initiative or any other federal grants that require Immigration and Customs Enforcement cooperation.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
25-1344 123.OrderThat the Director of Finance provide a comprehensive accounting of all stabilization accounts that have remained unspent for three or more fiscal years and provide a report for each fund.Kept in committee  Action details Not available