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Meeting Name: Finance Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/7/2019 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Council Chamber-City Hall-93 Highland Avenue
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207494 3207494ResolutionThat the Mayor and the Director of SPCD add 2 positions in the Planning Department in the FY20 budget to complete various neighborhood plans, and to revise or complete plans for overlay districts.Placed on file  Action details Not available
207495 3207495ResolutionThat the Mayor and the Director of SPCD add 2 positions in the Transportation and Infrastructure Department in the FY20 budget, or sooner, to work on traffic calming and pedestrian safety.Placed on file  Action details Not available
207739 3207739OrdinanceProposing an amendment to Ordinance 2-123 to require the City Solicitor to notify the City Council of suits filed against the City.Approved  Action details Not available
207740 3207740OrdinanceProposing an amendment to Ordinance 2-124 to permit the City Solicitor to settle legal actions of up to $5,000 against the City.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
207746 3207746OrderThat the Director of Finance provide a financial update on all funds that FRIT paid to the City pursuant to the covenant, any funds expended by the City from those payments and the amount remaining and the accounts in which these funds remain.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
207902 3207902OrderThat the Director of Finance discuss with this Council’s Finance Committee the monetary split with the State for the City's traffic enforcement citations.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
207720 3207720OrderThat the Director of Water and Sewer discuss any information about any patterns in increased water usage, as noted on bills by constituents.Work completed  Action details Not available
208132 3208132OrderThat the Director of Water and Sewer discuss the option for property owners to add a second water meter to use for irrigation and other outdoor uses.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
208136 3208136OrderThat this Council debrief on the FY19 budget and discuss ideas for refinements of the FY20 budget review.Work completed  Action details Not available
208118 4208118Mayor's RequestRequesting approval to amend and extend a contract for 5 years with David Fallon as Chief of Police.Approved  Action details Not available
208119 5208119Mayor's RequestRequesting a transfer of $350,000 in the Law Department, from its Judgments/Settlements Account to its Legal Services Account, to fund contracts with outside legal counsel.Approved  Action details Not available
208120 6208120Mayor's RequestRequesting acceptance of a $400,000 grant with no new match required, from the MBTA to SPCD's Transportation & Infrastructure Division for public safety emergency first responder costs.Approved  Action details Not available
207768 6207768Mayor's RequestDirector of Water and Sewer submitting proposed water and sewer rates for FY20.Not approved  Action details Not available
207523 6207523Mayor's RequestRequesting an appropriation and authorization to borrow $457,325 in a bond for the creation of recreational land through the ArtFarm project, with debt payments to be funded through CPA revenue.Placed on file  Action details Not available
208051 6208051Mayor's RequestRequesting approval to pay a prior year invoice totaling $3,200 using available funds in the SPCD Economic Development Division's Professional and Technical Services Account for appraisal services.Approved  Action details Not available
207761 8207761Mayor's RequestRequesting a Contract Extension for the Weston & Samson Design and Construction services contract.Approved  Action details Not available