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June 20, 2024 ·7:00 PM Final

City Council Chamber and Remote Participation

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  1. 1 Published June 17, 2024 2:00 PM, Revised Published June 20, 2024 3:20 PM.
  2. 1 NOTICE: This is NOT the official version of the City Council's minutes. While reasonable efforts have been made to assure the accuracy of the data provided, do not rely on this information without first checking with the City Clerk.
  3. 2 This Special Meeting of the City Council has been called by the President solely for the approval of the proposed FY 2025 municipal and enterprise fund budgets, with related appropriations, transfers, and other financial items.
  4. 3 NOTICE: Pursuant to Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023, this meeting of the City Council may be conducted via remote participation. We will post an audio recording, audiovideo 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. Register at the following website to listen to this meeting live or to testify at any public hearing: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ee-T0XE0TxGeSjdZclJXoA 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.
  5. 3 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM by Ward Three City Councilor Ben Ewen-Campen. The City Council entered Executive Session at 7:03 PM and returned at 7:45 PM. The City Council entered recess at 10:03 PM and returned at 10:20 PM. The City Council entered recess at 10:34 PM and returned at 10:42 PM.
  6. 1. OPENING CEREMONIES
  7. 1.1. Call of the Roll. 24-0944 Placed on file ▶ jump to 0:27
  8. 2. CITATIONS
  9. 3. PUBLIC HEARINGS
  10. 4. ORDERS, ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS OF MEMBERS
  11. 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
  12. 6. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
  13. 6.A. FINANCE COMMITTEE
  14. 6.A.1. Report of the Committee on Finance, meeting as a Committee of the Whole on May 30, 2024. 24-0927 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 221:28
  15. 6.B. FINANCE COMMITTEE
  16. 6.B.1. Report of the Committee on Finance, meeting as a Committee of the Whole on June 4, 2024. 24-0928 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 221:28
  17. 6.C. FINANCE COMMITTEE
  18. 6.C.1. Report of the Committee on Finance, meeting on June 5, 2024. 24-0929 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 221:28
  19. 6.D. FINANCE COMMITTEE
  20. 6.D.1. Report of the Committee on Finance, meeting as a Committee of the Whole on June 6, 2024. 24-0930 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 221:28
  21. 6.E. FINANCE COMMITTEE
  22. 6.E.1. Report of the Committee on Finance, meeting on June 10, 2024. 24-0931 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 221:28
  23. 6.F. FINANCE COMMITTEE
  24. 6.F.1. Report of the Committee on Finance, meeting on June 12, 2024. 24-0932 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 221:28
  25. 6.G. FINANCE COMMITTEE
  26. 6.G.1. Report of the Committee on Finance, meeting on June 17, 2024. 24-0933 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 221:28
  27. 6.H. FINANCE COMMITTEE
  28. 6.H.1. Report of the Committee on Finance, meeting as a Committee of the Whole on June 18, 2024. 24-0934 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 221:28
  29. 6.H.2. Requesting the appropriation of $342,878,129 to fund the FY 2025 General Fund Operating Budget. 24-0814 Placed on file Pass ▶ jump to 223:15
  30. 6.H.3. Requesting the appropriation of $31,947,141 to fund the FY 2025 Sewer Enterprise Fund budget. 24-0816 Approved Pass
  31. 6.H.4. Requesting the appropriation of $21,398,392 to fund the FY 2025 Water Enterprise Fund budget. 24-0817 Approved Pass
  32. 6.H.5. Requesting the appropriation of $736,255 to fund the FY 2025 Kennedy School Pool Enterprise Fund budget. 24-0818 Approved Pass
  33. 6.H.6. Requesting the appropriation of $237,000 to fund the FY 2025 Dilboy Fields Enterprise Fund budget. 24-0819 Approved Pass
  34. 6.H.7. Requesting the appropriation or reserve of $3,436,205 in estimated FY 2025 Community Preservation Act (CPA) revenue for CPA projects and expenses. 24-0820 Approved Pass
  35. 6.H.8. Requesting approval of the expenditure limitations for departmental Revolving Funds for FY 2025. 24-0821 Approved Pass
  36. 6.H.9. Requesting the appropriation of $2,584,976 from the Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Rainy Day Stabilization Fund. 24-0822 Approved Pass
  37. 6.H.10. Requesting the appropriation of $1,000,000 from the Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Salary & Wage Stabilization Fund. 24-0823 Approved Pass
  38. 6.H.11. Requesting the appropriation of $500,000 from the Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Compensated Absence Liability Fund. 24-0824 Approved Pass
  39. 6.H.12. Requesting the appropriation of $1,200,000 from the Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB) Trust Fund. 24-0825 Approved Pass
  40. 6.H.13. Requesting the appropriation of $1,600,000 from the Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Sewer Stabilization Fund to support the Water-Sewer Capital Investment Plan. 24-0826 Placed on file Pass ▶ jump to 223:15
  41. 6.H.14. Requesting the appropriation of $400,000 from the Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Water Stabilization Fund to support the Water-Sewer Capital Investment Plan. 24-0827 Placed on file Pass ▶ jump to 223:15
  42. 6.H.15. Requesting the appropriation of $943,392 from the Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Parks Stabilization Fund to support the 5-Year Capital Investment Plan. 24-0828 Approved Pass
  43. 6.H.16. Requesting the appropriation of $2,589,087 from the Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Capital Projects Stabilization Fund to support the 5-Year Capital Investment Plan. 24-0829 Approved Pass
  44. 6.H.17. Requesting the appropriation of $403,187 from the Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Energy Stabilization Fund for projects that reduce carbon emissions and energy costs. 24-0830 Approved Pass
  45. 6.H.18. Requesting the appropriation of $2,089,659 from the Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Street Reconstruction and Renovation Stabilization Fund to support the 5-Year Capital Investment Plan. 24-0831 Approved Pass
  46. 6.H.19. Requesting the appropriation of $7,635,022 from the Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Facility Renovation and Reconstruction Stabilization Fund to support the 5-Year Capital Investment Plan. 24-0832 Approved Pass
  47. 6.H.20. Requesting the appropriation of $500,000 from the Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Traffic Safety Stabilization Fund for traffic safety improvements. 24-0833 Approved Pass
  48. 6.H.21. Requesting approval of a transfer of $2,110,472 from the Salary Contingency Account-Salaries to the Salary & Wage Stabilization Fund. 24-0834 Approved Pass
  49. 6.H.22. Requesting the appropriation of $2,000,000 from the Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund to support flexible rental assistance programs. 24-0835 Approved Pass
  50. 6.H.23. Requesting the appropriation of $270,000 from the Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Immigrant Legal Services Stabilization Fund for immigration legal services. 24-0836 Approved Pass
  51. 6.H.24. Requesting the appropriation of $500,000 from the Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the COVID-19 Stabilization Fund to fund the Somerville Public School Parent/Guardian Transit Pass Program. 24-0837 Approved Pass
  52. 6.H.25. Requesting approval to appropriate $500,000 from the COVID-19 Stabilization Fund for funding for the SPS Parent/Guardian Transit Pass Program. 24-0838 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 223:43
  53. 6.H.26. Requesting approval to create the Community Composting Program Stabilization Fund. 24-0839 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 223:43
  54. 6.H.27. Requesting the appropriation of $1,432,778 from the Water Enterprise Fund Retained Earnings Account to the FY 2025 Water Enterprise Fund budget. 24-0840 Approved Pass
  55. 6.H.28. Requesting the appropriation of $500,000 from the Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Capital Projects Stabilization Fund to supplement a prior appropriation to purchase and install prefabricated standalone public toilets. 24-0841 Approved Pass
  56. 6.H.29. Requesting approval to appropriate $149,051 from the Racial & Social Justice Fund to hire a Project Manager for the development of an Alternative Emergency Response Program. 24-0842 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 223:43
  57. 6.H.30. Requesting the appropriation of $700,000 from the Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Capital Projects Stabilization Fund for a Fire Alarm Alerting System. 24-0843 Approved Pass
  58. 6.H.31. Requesting the appropriation of $1,000,000 from the Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Participatory Budgeting Stabilization Fund for the Participatory Budgeting Program. 24-0845 Approved Pass
  59. 6.H.32. Requesting the appropriation of $350,000 from the Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Community Composting Stabilization Fund for a pilot community composting program. 24-0846 Approved Pass
  60. 6.H.33. Requesting the appropriation of $266,000 from the Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Emergency Stabilization Fund to provide funding for the Warming Center. 24-0847 Approved Pass
  61. 6.H.34. Requesting approval to appropriate $270,000 from the Immigrant Legal Services Stabilization Fund for legal services to immigrants. 24-0848 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 223:43
  62. 6.H.35. Requesting the appropriation of $850,000 from the Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Open Space Acquisition Stabilization Fund to acquire new publicly accessible open space. 24-0849 Approved Pass
  63. 6.H.36. Requesting approval to appropriate $725,000 from the Capital Projects Stabilization Fund to fund the Fire Alarm Alerting System. 24-0851 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 224:13
  64. 6.H.37. Director of Water and Sewer conveying the FY 2025 Water & Sewer Rate proposal. 24-0913 Placed on file Pass ▶ jump to 223:43
  65. 6.H.38. That line 0115251-511000, Human Resources Personal Services Salaries, be reduced by $30,778 to $1,508,672 in the FY 2025 budget. 24-0945 Approved Pass
  66. 6.H.39. That the Administration allocate an additional $67,840 to line 0151251-511000, Health & Human Services Personal Services Salaries, to fund an additional Case Manager position in Health & Human Services in the FY 2025 budget. 24-0946 Approved Pass
  67. 6.H.40. That the Administration - Executive Office, Personal Services Salaries line be reduced by $185,466 in the FY 2025 budget, reflecting the salary of the Chief Administrative Officer. 24-0947 Approved Pass
  68. 6.H.41. That the Administration allocate $185,466 to the Health and Human Services Department in the FY 2025 budget to continue to serve residents through a transit equity program run through the Office of Food Access and Healthy Communities. 24-0948 Approved Pass
  69. 6.H.42. That the Administration re-submit the FY 2025 water and sewer rates as follows: no change in base charges, 9.5% increase in the water rate and 0% increase in the sewer rate. 24-0949 Approved Pass
  70. 7. COMMUNICATIONS OF THE MAYOR
  71. 7.1. Requesting ordainment of an amendment to Sections 2-322 and 2-323 of the Code of Ordinances, to update categories and associated salaries for non-union positions. 24-0815 Ordinance ordained Pass ▶ jump to 249:31
  72. 7.2. Requesting the rescission of $2,478,271 of authorized but un-issued borrowings. 24-0943 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 252:02
  73. 8. COMMUNICATIONS OF CITY OFFICERS
  74. 9. NEW BUSINESS
  75. 10. SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS
  76. 10.1. Requesting that this Council convene in Executive Session to discuss Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiation strategy in FY 2025 based upon updated budget and staffing projections. 24-0952 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 2:03
  77. 10.2. Requesting the appropriation of $342,878,129 to fund the FY 2025 General Fund Operating Budget. 24-0953 Placed on file Pass ▶ jump to 213:01
  78. 10.3. Requesting the appropriation of $342,878,129 to fund the FY 2025 General Fund Operating Budget. 24-0954 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 45:18
  79. 10.4. Requesting the appropriation of $1,407,458 from the Sewer Enterprise Fund Retained Earnings Account to subsidize the FY 2025 Sewer Enterprise Fund budget. 24-0950 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 248:39
  80. 10.5. Conveying the FY 2025 Water & Sewer Rate proposal. 24-0951 Not approved Fail ▶ jump to 213:08
  81. 11. ADJOURNMENT
  82. 79 The meeting was Adjourned at 11:14 PM.