Details Meeting Name: Finance Committee Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 4/10/2018 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Committee Room – 2nd Floor – City Hall City Hall Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: Meeting Items (22) 22 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: Legislation only Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Agenda # Type Title Action Result Action Details Video 202971 4 202971 Public Communication Green Cab requesting a waiver of Taxi Medallion fees. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 203395 4 203395 Resolution That the Administration consider a veterans' exemption on fees related to the Community Preservation Act. Work completed   Action details Not available 203448 4 203448 Order That the City Assessor and Finance Director provide revenue comparisons for real estate and other taxes received, for a hotel vs. a commercial building of comparable size. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204491 4 204491 Resolution That the Administration consider increasing permit fees to cover the cost of a new position to oversee street reconstruction and utility work. Work completed   Action details Not available 204864 4 204864 Resolution That the Administration consider a mid-year appropriation for additional traffic coordination or engineering staff to manage the many complex projects underway, communicate with residents and businesses, and carry out any possible immediate traffic calming using real-time data. Placed on file   Action details Not available 205036 4 205036 Mayor's Request Requesting the acceptance of a grant of $38,000 from the MA Office of Public Safety for Police Department staffing. Approved   Action details Not available 203740 4 203740 Order That the Grant Manager report to this Board by October 15, 2017 on progress in supporting SomerPromise. Work completed   Action details Not available 203741 4 203741 Order That the Director of Personnel implement bi-weekly payroll for all employees. Placed on file   Action details Not available 203742 4 203742 Order That the Fleet Manager provide a 2017 mid-year report of all services provided by the Fleet Management Department, and the expenses to date in each of its line items. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 205304 5 205304 Mayor's Request Requesting acceptance of a $60,000 grant with no new match required, from the MA Office of Public Safety & Security to the Fire Department for Fire Dept. staffing costs. Approved   Action details Not available 203587 5 203587 Order That the Director of Purchasing provide a written review for this Board on the implementation of the Living Wage Ordinance, including the current hourly rate and its use in city agreements. Work completed   Action details Not available 203230 5 203230 Order That the City Solicitor advise this Board whether the city may restrict financial institutions from participating in city borrowing based on their business activities, and whether the city may engage in a negotiated underwriting process with a pre-selected lending institution under certain circumstances. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 199297 6 199297 Resolution That the Administration implement a PILOT program to promote partnerships with major local non-profit institutions for fair-value voluntary PILOTs. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 200593 6 200593 Order That this Board discuss the two reports received from the Fire and Police Departments of tax exempt facilities and services rendered over a two year span. Work completed   Action details Not available 201740 6 201740 Ordinance Proposing an ordinance relative to a mid-fiscal year report of municipal finances, with next-fiscal year budget projections. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 205213 6 205213 Mayor's Request Requesting approval to create the 259 McGrath Stabilization fund and accept a payment to the Fund of $3,500. Approved   Action details Not available 205380 6 205380 Mayor's Request Requesting authorization to borrow $6,000,000 in a bond, and appropriate the same amount for the acquisition of affordable housing through the 100 Homes project, with debt payments to be funded through CPA revenue. Approved   Action details Not available 205382 6 205382 Mayor's Request Requesting approval to lease a space at 337 Somerville Ave (aka Bow Market) for the Arts Council's Nibble program. Approved   Action details Not available 205381 6 205381 Mayor's Request Requesting approval to appropriate $49,495 from the Traffic Safety Stabilization Fund for the Somerville High School Phase II parking study. Approved   Action details Not available 204025 6 204025 Communication Asst. City Solicitor responding to #203230 re: restricting or pre-selecting financial institutions for city borrowing. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 203888 7 203888 Mayor's Request Requesting approval to appropriate $360,000 from the Capital Stabilization Fund for the Assembly Square Master Plan. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 203810 7 203810 Communication Director of Purchasing responding to #203587 re: the Living Wage Ordinance. Work completed   Action details Not available