Details Meeting Name: Finance Committee Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 10/7/2015 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 (35) 35 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 198643 3 198643 Order That the Director of Recreation and the Finance Director update this Board and its Committee on Youth Services about any outstanding invoices for the Veterans Rink in FY14 and FY15. Work completed   Action details Not available 199134 3 199134 Resolution That the Administration include a full time arborist position in the upcoming FY16 budget. Work completed   Action details Not available 199247 3 199247 Order That the Director of SPCD provide this Board with written responses to certain requests for residential and commercial data since 2010. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 199279 3 199279 Order That the Director of Finance report to this Board which engineering consultants have been retained for which projects from January through May, 2015, and provide copies of all such invoices to this Board by June 11. Work completed   Action details Not available 199414 3 199414 Resolution That the Administration, with the Fire and Police Departments, compile a report, by July 31, 2015, of "needed assistance" calls made by each tax-exempt facility over the past 2 years. (2nd request) Kept in committee   Action details Not available 199425 3 199425 Order That the City Auditor prepare a list of all no bid contracts for goods and services in excess of $25,000 currently in force. Work completed   Action details Not available 199750 3 199750 Communication Chief Fire Engineer responding to #199414 re: needed-assistance calls to tax-exempt facilities. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 199717 4 199717 Order That the Director of Personnel inform this Board whether the new sick-leave law approved by voters last November applies to all City employees, and if not, who is excluded, and whether there are plans to address this exclusion. Work completed   Action details Not available 199562 4 199562 Communication City Auditor responding to #199425 re: a list of exempt, non-publicly bid contracts. Work completed   Action details Not available 199897 4 199897 Officer's Communication Director of Personnel responding to #199656 re: employee vacancies. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 199898 4 199898 Officer's Communication Director of Personnel responding to #199717 re: employee sick leave. Work completed   Action details Not available 199465 4 199465 Officer's Communication Finance Director responding to #199279 re: Engineering consultants and invoices, Jan-May, 2015. Work completed   Action details Not available 198091 4 198091 Order That the Director of the SPCD (ISD) and the Director of Personnel appear before this Board to explain why health inspectors earn the same amount, or more than, building inspectors when they do not need to be licensed and building inspectors do. Work completed   Action details Not available 198093 4 198093 Order That the Director of SPCD (ISD) and the Director of Personnel appear before this Board to explain how gained sick time is dealt with and how employees can take that time off. Work completed   Action details Not available 198423 4 198423 Public Communication Senator Jehlen responding to #198182 re: the senior property tax deferral. Work completed   Action details Not available 197880 5 197880 Order That the Director of Finance and the Chief Assessor provide a 5-year projection of new commercial office and new commercial retail revenues. Work completed   Action details Not available 198023 5 198023 Communication Finance Director responding to #197850 re: grants and donations that require this Board's approval. Work completed   Action details Not available 197976 5 197976 Order That the Director of Capital Projects present to this Board, no later than January 22, 2015, a 5- and 10-year plan for the use, development and sale of City buildings. Work completed   Action details Not available 199892 5 199892 Mayor's Request Requesting the acceptance of a grant of $2,500 from Mass Creative for the Arts Council to support organization and advocacy. Approved   Action details Not available 199893 5 199893 Mayor's Request Requesting acceptance of a grant of $1,792.72 from the Mass DEP for recycling outreach and materials. Approved   Action details Not available 199996 5 199996 Mayor's Request Requesting the acceptance of a grant of $34,200 from the MA Cultural Council for the Arts Council's Local Cultural Council grant program. Approved   Action details Not available 199995 5 199995 Mayor's Request Requesting a transfer of $85,000 from SPCD's Economic Development Professional and Technical Services Account to its Planning and Zoning Professional and Technical Services Account for additional zoning impact analysis studies. Approved   Action details Not available 199997 5 199997 Mayor's Request Requesting the acceptance of a grant of $12,500 from the MA Department of Energy Resources for the Office of Sustainability and Environment's assessment of community shared solar. Approved   Action details Not available 199922 5 199922 Mayor's Request Requesting approval to pay an FY12 invoice of $45,000 in the DPW using FY16 appropriations. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 199890 5 199890 Mayor's Request Requesting an appropriation of $142,036 From the Capital Stabilization Fund to purchase 4 police vehicles. Placed on file   Action details Not available 199891 6 199891 Mayor's Request Requesting approval for the Inspectional Services Weights & Measures Division to use FY16 funds to pay a FY15 invoice of $434.77. Approved   Action details Not available 199889 6 199889 Mayor's Request Requesting acceptance of an 18 month lease of the West Somerville Police Substation and office space at 1114 Broadway. Approved   Action details Not available 199730 7 199730 Mayor's Request Requesting an appropriation and authorization to borrow $2,227,500 in a bond for water repairs to Cedar St. Approved   Action details Not available 199729 7 199729 Mayor's Request Requesting an appropriation and authorization to borrow $5,197,500 in a bond for sewer repairs to Cedar St. Approved   Action details Not available 199888 7 199888 Mayor's Request Requesting an appropriation and authorization to borrow $262,000 for Phase 1 of the Building Assessment/Preventive Maintenance Plan. Approved with conditions   Action details Not available 198126 7 198126 Mayor's Request Requesting an appropriation of $225,000 and authorization to borrow $225,000 in a bond for Phase One services for a Citywide Wayfinding Program. Placed on file   Action details Not available 195734 7 195734 Resolution That the Administration provide this Board with a breakdown of special events (festivals, concerts, road races, etc.), indicating if they are/were city sponsored and/or privately sponsored, and including city expenditures for each. Work completed   Action details Not available 199642 7 199642 Mayor's Request Requesting an appropriation of $470,000 from the Capital Stabilization Fund to fund a comprehensive citywide Mobility Plan. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 196588 9 196588 Order That the Recreation Superintendent appear before this Board to provide an update of all expenditures for the current fiscal year. Work completed   Action details Not available 197339 11 197339 Mayor's Request Requesting that the City-owned portion of 163 Glen Street be declared available for disposition. Kept in committee   Action details Not available