Finance Committee - 11.9.2023

Finance Committee Meeting - 11.9.2023

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Finance Committee Meeting Agenda 11.9.23 (pdf, 257 KB, opens in new window/tab)

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Public Forum (00:00:00)
Public Forum

Public Forum
Order 247-23- MA DEP FY24 Sustainable Material Recycling Grant (00:00:53)
Order 247-23- MA DEP FY24 Sustainable Material Recycling Grant

247-23 ORDER: the City of Fitchburg hereby approves the expenditure of grant funds from the Mass DEP FY24 Sustainable Material Recovery Recycling Program, Recycling Dividends Fund, in the approximate amount of $30,000 (THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS) for the purpose of said grant, which is to implement specific programs and policies to maximize reuse, recycling, and waste reduction of curbside and drop-off disposal in Fitchburg.
Order 248-23 MA DEP Sewage Notification Assisance Grant (00:12:15)
Order 248-23 MA DEP Sewage Notification Assisance Grant

248-23 ORDER: the City of Fitchburg hereby approves the expenditure of grant funds from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Sewage Notification Assistance Grant Program, in the approximate amount of $71,800.02 (SEVENTY-ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND 02/100 DOLLARS),
Order 249-23 MA Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs Dam & Seawal Repair/Removal Grant (00:14:55)
Order 249-23 MA Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs Dam & Seawal Repair/Removal Grant

249-23 ORDER: the City of Fitchburg hereby approves the expenditure of grant funds from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Dam & Seawall Repair or Removal Grant Program, in the approximate amount of $76,800 (SEVENTY-SIX THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS), the purpose of which is to complete an evaluation of the dam's stability and ongoing seepage issues, which will yield critical design information for future design and permitting phases.
Order 250-23 MA Office of Energy & Envirormental Affairs Preparedness Action Grant (00:16:30)
Order 250-23 MA Office of Energy & Envirormental Affairs Preparedness Action Grant

250-23 ORDER: the City of Fitchburg hereby approves the expenditure of funds from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Municipality Vulnerability Preparedness Program Action Grant for the Blue/Green Downtown Fitchburg ? Climate Adaptation Plan project in the approximate amount of $365,000 (THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS) for the purpose of said grant, which is to define causes of flooding, and will result in mitigation recommendations while also addressing heat impacts, and ensuring that development and infrastructure improvements will be climate smart.
Order 251-23 Appropriate $550,000 to acquire parcel of land at 580 John Fitchburg High (00:20:01)
Order 251-23 Appropriate $550,000 to acquire parcel of land at 580 John Fitchburg High

251-23 ORDER: the City of Fitchburg hereby appropriates $550,000 (FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS) from the following accounts to acquire the parcel of land at 580 John Fitch Highway, Fitchburg. This property has strategic importance to the redesign of the intersection of John Fitch Highway and Lunenburg Street, and the reconfiguration of the adjacent portion of John Fitch Highway. RESERVE FOR OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES: Capital Expenses $245,550 RECEIPTS RESERVED FOR APPROPRIATION: Bond Premiums Reserved $245,000 City Property Sold $ 59,450
Order 252-23 Appropriate $75,245 for Captial Expenses Forest Hill Abbey (00:54:44)
Order 252-23 Appropriate $75,245 for Captial Expenses Forest Hill Abbey

252-23ORDER: the City of Fitchburg hereby appropriates $75,245 (SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE DOLLARS) from RESERVE FOR OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES ? CAPITAL EXPENSES to begin an architectural assessment of existing conditions at the Forest Hill Abbey mausoleum at Forest Hill Cemetery. The assessment will facilitate a more thorough and complete design of repairs on the part of the selected design firm.