Finance Committee

Virtual

Agenda — 16 items

1. 1 (Posted online: 3/4/26 at 7:00 AM)
2. 2 Pursuant to Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2025, this meeting of a City Council Committee will be conducted via remote participation. We will post an audio recording, audio-video recording, transcript, or other comprehensive record of these proceedings as soon as possible after the meeting on the City of Somerville website and local cable access government channels. Copy & paste the following link into your internet browser to view this meeting live: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1jwVkZ6CR-2IdIry64kLEQ Individuals with disabilities who need auxiliary aids and services for effective communication (i.e. CART, ASL), written materials in alternative formats, or reasonable modifications in policies and procedures, in order to access the programs and activities of the City of Somerville or to attend meetings, should contact Adrienne Pomeroy in advance, at 617-625-6600 x2059 or ada@somervillema.gov.
3. 3 This meeting was held virtually via Zoom and was called to order at 6:04 pm by Chair Wheeler and adjourned at 8:42 pm with a roll call vote of 4 in favor (Councilors Link, Strezo, Hardt and Wheeler), none opposed, and one absent (Councilor Scott). The meeting was recessed at 7:03 PM and reconvened at 7:13 PM with Councilors Link, Strezo, Hardt and Wheeler present and Councilor Scott absent. Also present: Emily Wisdom - Somerville Police Department Director of Finance and Administration, Yasmine Raddassi - Legislative Liaison, Alan Inacio - Director, Finance and Community Development, Eric Weisman - Interim DPW Commissioner, Shumeane Benford - Somerville Police Chief, Devin Schneider - Somerville Police Detective Sergeant, Rachel Nadkarni - Director of Economic Development, Maya Yoshikawa - Department of Public Works Sanitation and Hazardous Material Program Manager, Katharine Wiese - Economic Development Planner and Delaney Fisher-Cassiol - Clerk of Committees
4. 4 Roll Call
5. 1. Approval of the Minutes of the Finance Committee Meeting of February 24, 2026. 26-0295 Accepted Pass
6. 7 Environment-related Grant Requests
7. 2. Requesting approval to accept and expend a $31,000 grant with no new match required, from the Department of Environmental Protection to the Department of Public Works for upgrades to the Hazardous Household Waste Facility. 26-0268 Recommended to be approved Pass
8. 11 Appropriations
9. 3. Requesting approval to appropriate $56,339.46 from the Bike Share Stabilization Fund for installation and startup costs of a Blue Bike station at the Boynton Union Connect Transportation Management Association development site. 26-0270 Recommended to be approved Pass
10. 13 Police, Fire Department Grant and Gift Acceptances
11. 4. Requesting approval to accept and expend a $22,800.08 grant that requires a match, from the Metropolitan Mayors Coalition Community Safety Initiative to the Police Department for youth violence prevention. 26-0271 Recommended to be approved Pass
12. 5. Requesting approval to accept and expend a $43,000 grant with no new match required, from the Boston Office of Emergency Management to the Police Department for software. 26-0169 Recommended to be approved Pass
13. 6. Requesting approval to accept and expend a $127,000 grant with no new match required, from the Boston Office of Emergency Management to the Police Department for Special Response Team equipment and training. 25-0849 Recommended to be approved Pass
14. 17 Communications
15. 7. Director of Economic Development conveying the potential use of an Urban Center Housing Tax Increment Financing Tool (UCH-TIF) to incentivize housing production. 26-0201 Recommended to be marked work completed
16. 19 Referenced Documents: • Finance - 2026-03-10 Memo-REV (with 26-0270) • Finance - 2026-03-10 Presentation-REV (with 26-0201) • Finance - 2026-03-10 Memo (with 25-0849, 26-0169)