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May 30, 2024 ·7:00 PM Final

City Council Chamber and Remote Participation

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  1. 1 Published May 28, 2024, 6:35 PM, Revised Published May 30, 2024, 12:30 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 Mayor solely for the presentation 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_HpaCa3TbTKe8i_nFkYo9EQ 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 7:01 PM by Ward Three City Councilor Ben Ewen-Campen.
  6. 1. OPENING CEREMONIES
  7. 1.1. Call of the Roll. 24-0850 Placed on file ▶ jump to 1:07
  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. 7. COMMUNICATIONS OF THE MAYOR
  14. 7.1. Requesting the appropriation of $342,878,129 to fund the FY 2025 General Fund Operating Budget. 24-0814 Referred for recommendation ▶ jump to 1:45
  15. 7.2. Requesting the appropriation of $31,947,141 to fund the FY 2025 Sewer Enterprise Fund budget. 24-0816 Referred for recommendation ▶ jump to 59:08
  16. 7.3. Requesting the appropriation of $21,398,392 to fund the FY 2025 Water Enterprise Fund budget. 24-0817 Referred for recommendation ▶ jump to 59:08
  17. 7.4. Requesting the appropriation of $736,255 to fund the FY 2025 Kennedy School Pool Enterprise Fund budget. 24-0818 Referred for recommendation ▶ jump to 59:08
  18. 7.5. Requesting the appropriation of $237,000 to fund the FY 2025 Dilboy Fields Enterprise Fund budget. 24-0819 Referred for recommendation ▶ jump to 59:08
  19. 7.6. 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 Referred for recommendation ▶ jump to 59:08
  20. 7.7. Requesting approval of the expenditure limitations for departmental Revolving Funds for FY 2025. 24-0821 Referred for recommendation ▶ jump to 59:08
  21. 7.8. Requesting the appropriation of $2,584,976 from the Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Rainy Day Stabilization Fund. 24-0822 Referred for recommendation ▶ jump to 59:08
  22. 7.9. 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 Referred for recommendation ▶ jump to 59:08
  23. 7.10. 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 Referred for recommendation ▶ jump to 59:08
  24. 7.11. 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 Referred for recommendation ▶ jump to 59:08
  25. 7.12. Requesting the appropriation of $1,000,000 from the Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Salary & Wage Stabilization Fund. 24-0823 Referred for recommendation ▶ jump to 59:08
  26. 7.13. 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 Referred for recommendation ▶ jump to 59:08
  27. 7.14. 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 Referred for recommendation ▶ jump to 59:08
  28. 7.15. 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 Referred for recommendation ▶ jump to 59:08
  29. 7.16. 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 Referred for recommendation ▶ jump to 59:08
  30. 7.17. Requesting the appropriation of $500,000 from the Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Compensated Absence Liability Fund. 24-0824 Referred for recommendation ▶ jump to 59:08
  31. 7.18. 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 Referred for recommendation ▶ jump to 59:08
  32. 7.19. 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 Referred for recommendation ▶ jump to 59:08
  33. 7.20. 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 Referred for recommendation ▶ jump to 59:08
  34. 7.21. 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 Referred for recommendation ▶ jump to 59:08
  35. 7.22. Withdrawn. 24-0844 Withdrawn ▶ jump to 59:08
  36. 7.23. 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 Referred for recommendation ▶ jump to 59:08
  37. 8. COMMUNICATIONS OF CITY OFFICERS
  38. 9. NEW BUSINESS
  39. 37 page break
  40. 10. SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS ▶ jump to 59:08
  41. 10.1. 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 Referred for recommendation ▶ jump to 59:08
  42. 10.2. 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 Referred for recommendation ▶ jump to 59:08
  43. 10.3. 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 Referred for recommendation ▶ jump to 59:08
  44. 10.4. 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 Referred for recommendation ▶ jump to 59:08
  45. 10.5. 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 Referred for recommendation ▶ jump to 59:08
  46. 10.6. 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 Referred for recommendation ▶ jump to 59:08
  47. 10.7. 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 Referred for recommendation ▶ jump to 59:08
  48. 10.8. 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 Referred for recommendation ▶ jump to 59:08
  49. 10.9. Requesting approval of a transfer of $2,110,472 from the Salary Contingency Account-Salaries to the Salary & Wage Stabilization Fund. 24-0834 Referred for recommendation ▶ jump to 59:08
  50. 10.10. Requesting approval to create the Community Composting Program Stabilization Fund. 24-0839 Referred for recommendation ▶ jump to 59:08
  51. 10.11. Requesting approval to appropriate $725,000 from the Capital Projects Stabilization Fund to fund the Fire Alarm Alerting System. 24-0851 Referred for recommendation ▶ jump to 59:08
  52. 10.12. Requesting approval to appropriate $500,000 from the COVID-19 Stabilization Fund for funding for the SPS Parent/Guardian Transit Pass Program. 24-0838 Referred for recommendation ▶ jump to 59:08
  53. 10.13. Requesting approval to appropriate $270,000 from the Immigrant Legal Services Stabilization Fund for legal services to immigrants. 24-0848 Referred for recommendation ▶ jump to 59:08
  54. 51 The meeting was Adjourned at 8:00 PM on a roll call vote of 11 in favor (McLaughlin, Davis, Wilson, Sait, Scott, Mbah, Burnley, Clingan, Strezo, Pineda Neufeld, Ewen-Campen), 0 opposed.
  55. 11. ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 59:18