Meeting Details

Meeting Name: Finance Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/3/2026 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Virtual
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26-1214 11.Committee MinutesApproval of the Minutes of the Finance Committee Meeting of July 7, 2026.AcceptedPass Action details Not available
26-1316 12.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval of a transfer of $60,000 from the DPW-Admin Salaries & Wages Temp Account to the DPW-Admin Professional & Technical Services Account to support temporary clerical staffing.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
26-1255 13.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval to accept and expend a $187,200.00 Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Grant with no new match required, from the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs to the Public Space and Urban Forestry Division for the Green and Cool Somerville: Sustainable Sidewalk and Tree's project.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
26-1242 14.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval to pay a prior year invoice totaling $3,572 using available funds in the Professional & Technical Services Account for the implementation of ArcGIS Urban module.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
26-1241 15.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval to accept and expend a $284,700 grant with no new match required, from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to the Strategy and Development Department for Eastern Washington Street Transit Priority Project.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
26-1226 16.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval of a transfer of $315,000 from the Sewer Enterprise Debt Service Account to the Morrison Avenue & Greater Davis Square Area Sewer Separation Design Capital Fund to fund required project expenditures.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
26-1250 17.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval to appropriate $332,497 from the Tufts Street Soil Project Stabilization Fund for remediation efforts at 50 Tufts Street.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
26-1249 18.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval to create the Tufts Street Soil Project Stabilization Fund and accept a payment to the Fund of $332,497 from the Unifirst Corporation to pay for cleanup and soil disposal costs associated with remediation work at 50 Tufts Street.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
26-1248 19.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval to accept and expend a $366,729.25 grant with no new match required, from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council to the Mobility Division, for new e-bikes, replacement batteries and two new docking stations as a part of the Bluebikes bikeshare system.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
26-1243 110.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval to accept and expend a $85,933.60 grant with no new match required, from the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization to the Mobility Division for the Bluebikes state of good repair equipment replacement.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
26-1256 111.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval to accept and expend a $20,239 grant with no new match required, from the United States Bureau of Justice Assistance to the Police Department for overtime related to the Fédération Internationale de Football Association In World Cup 2026 summer games.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
26-1220 112.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval to accept and expend a $12,000 grant with no new match required, from the Mass Department of Mental Health to the Police Department to partially fund the operation of the jail/arrest diversion program.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
26-1219 113.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval to accept and expend a $65,000 grant with no new match required, from the Mass Department of Mental Health to the Police Department for operational funding for the Metro Boston Crisis Intervention Training and Technical Assistance Center.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
26-1234 114.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval to use available funds in the Police Salaries account in the amount of $8,800 to fund Fiscal Year 2027 cost of living increases for the Deputy Chief positions.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available