Finance Committee

CITY OF FITCHBURG Filed in the City Clerk’s Office NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING FITCHBURG CITY CLERK Jun 03 2022 1:25 pm CITY COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING DATE: Wednesday, June 08, 2022 MEETING TIME: 6:30 ☐AM ☒PM MEETING PLACE: FITCHBURG CITY HALL Name of building (if applicable) Legislative Building Room number (if applicable) Address 700 Main Street City Fitchburg, MA 01420 The meeting can also be viewed on FATV.org by choosing Government Live Stream, on Comcast Channel 99, or on Verizon Channel 37 This meeting will be open to the public. Persons who wish to participate remotely in the Public Forum portion of the meeting may request a remote attendance meeting link by contacting the City Clerk at cityclerk@fitchburgma.gov prior to NOON on the day of the meeting. AGENDA ITEMS:  Announcement regarding recording of public meetings  Public Forum 170-22 ORDER: that the City of Fitchburg hereby approves the expenditure of funds from the Massachusetts Public Health Excellence grant in the approximate amount of $300,000.00 (THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS) for the purpose of said grant, which is expand on shared services between municipalities in the Montachusett Public Health Network (MPHN). 171-22 ORDER: that the City of Fitchburg hereby approves the expenditure of funds from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Brownfields Assessment Grant Program in the approximate amount of $300,000.00 (THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS) for the purpose of said grant, which is to conduct environmental assessments of several key properties over the next four years. *Please note: Massachusetts Open Meeting Law requires that all topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates must be listed and that the list of topics must be sufficiently specific to reasonably inform the public of the issues to be discussed at the meeting.  CITY OF FITCHBURG NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING 172-22 ORDER: that the City of Fitchburg hereby approves the expenditure of funds from the Republic Services Foundation’s National Neighborhood Promise Fund in the approximate amount of $200,000.00 (TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS) for the purpose of said grant, which is construct a stage at Riverfront Park. 173-22 ORDER: that the City of Fitchburg hereby approves the expenditure of funds from the MassDevelopment, Site Readiness Grant Program in the approximate amount of $100,000.00 (ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS) for the purpose of said grant, which is to conduct assessment/development studies on reuse of portions of the Fitchburg Municipal Airport. 174-22 ORDER: that the City of Fitchburg hereby approves the expenditure of funds from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Shared Streets and Spaces Program grant in the approximate amount of $199,646.64 (ONE HUNDRED NINETY-NINE THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED FORTY-SIX AND 64/100 DOLLARS) for the purpose of said grant, which is to fund the Franklin Road Sidewalk/Safe Routes to School Enhancement project. 175-22 ORDER: that the City of Fitchburg hereby approves the expenditure of funds from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Shared Streets and Spaces Program grant in the approximate amount of $47,00.00 (FORTY-SEVEN THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS) for the purpose of said grant, which is to fund the Boutelle Street Traffic Calming project. 176-22 ORDER: that the City of Fitchburg hereby approves the expenditure of funds from the Federal Aviation Administration, Airport Rescue Grant in the approximate amount of $59,000.00 (FIFTY-NINE THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS) for the purpose of said grant, which is to repair the hangers at the airport, or other projects which may arise. 177-22 ORDER: that there be and hereby is transferred from within the sum of TWO HUNDRED SIXTY AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($260.00) same to be transferred from VETERANS BENEFITS, CASH BENEFITS and credited to VETERANS EXPENSES, MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION. *Please note: Massachusetts Open Meeting Law requires that all topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates must be listed and that the list of topics must be sufficiently specific to reasonably inform the public of the issues to be discussed at the meeting.  CITY OF FITCHBURG NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING 178-22 ORDER: that there be and is hereby appropriated the sum of TWO THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($2,000.00) same to be charged against AVAILABLE FUNDS and credited to the following FACILITIES PERSONAL SERVICES accounts: CUSTODIAN $700.00 CLOTHING ALLOWANCE $750.00 OVERTIME $550.00. 179-22 ORDER: that there be and hereby is appropriated the sum of SEVEN THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED NINETY-NINE AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($7,199.00) same to be charged against AVAILABLE FUNDS and credited to TREASURER PERSONAL SERVICES, ASSISTANT TO DEPARTMENT HEAD. 180-22 ORDER: that there be and is hereby appropriated the sum of TWELVE THOUSAND AND NO/100 ($12,000.00) same to be charged against AVAILABLE FUNDS and credited to COUNCIL ON AGING PERSONAL SERVICES, SICK TIME BUYBACK for the purpose of paying a retiring employee. 181-22 ORDER: that there be and hereby is appropriated the sum of FIFTY-TWO THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($52,000.00) same to be charged against AVAILABLE FUNDS and credited to EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, WORKERS COMPENSATION. 182-22 ORDER: that there be and hereby is appropriated the sum of TWENTY THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($20,000.00) same to be charged against AVAILABLE FUNDS and credited to EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, POLICE CHAPTER 41. 183-22 ORDER: that there be and hereby is appropriated the sum of FIFTY-FOUR THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($54,279.00) same to be charged against AVAILABLE FUNDS and credited to the following accounts: ASSESSOR, PERSONAL SERVICES $ 6,133.00 TREASURER, PERSONAL SERVICES $ 9,147.00 CITY CLERK, PERSONAL SERVICES $ 7,760.00 COMM. DEV., PERSONAL SERVICES $ 744.00 POLICE, PERSONAL SERVICES $ 8,674.00 FIRE, PERSONAL SERVICES $ 2,328.00 BUILDING, PERSONAL SERVICES $ 5,767.00 HEALTH, PERSONAL SERVICES $ 5,924.00 COUNCIL ON AGING, PERSONAL SERVICES $ 4,990.00 VETERANS, PERSONAL SERVICES $ 1,990.00 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, OTHER BENEFITS $ 822.00 *Please note: Massachusetts Open Meeting Law requires that all topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates must be listed and that the list of topics must be sufficiently specific to reasonably inform the public of the issues to be discussed at the meeting.  CITY OF FITCHBURG NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING 184-22 ORDER: that there be and hereby is transferred from within the following PERSONAL SERVICES accounts the sum of TWO THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($2,962.00) same to be credited to the following accounts: WATER ENTERPRISE FUND $ 2,962.00 185-22 ORDER: that there be and hereby is appropriated the sum of FIFTEEN THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($15,200.00) same to be charged against AVAILABLE FUNDS and credited to LAW OTHER EXPENSES , DAMAGES PERSONS AND PROPERTY to cover compensation to property owners affected by the Circle Street Bridge project. 186-22 ORDER: that there be and hereby is appropriated the sum of NINE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($950,000.00) same to be charged against AVAILABLE FUNDS and credited to LAW OTHER EXPENSES, DAMAGES PERSONS & PROPERTY to settle a claim at the airport. 187-22 ORDER: that there be and hereby is appropriated the sum of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($100,000.00) same to be charged against AVAILABLE FUNDS and credited to the following LAW OTHER EXPENSES accounts: LITIGATION & SPECIAL COUNSEL $50,000.00 LABOR NEGOTIATOR $50,000.00 By Calvin D. Brooks, Clerk, for Marcus L. DiNatale, Chairman *Please note: Massachusetts Open Meeting Law requires that all topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates must be listed and that the list of topics must be sufficiently specific to reasonably inform the public of the issues to be discussed at the meeting.