Thank you all.

Good evening.

I'm Ben Wheeler.

He, him pronouns, counselor at large and finance committee chair.

It is 6.02 p.m.

And I'd like to call to order the Tuesday, April 7th, 2026 meeting of the Finance Committee of the Somerville City Council.

Pursuant to chapter two 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.

We are joined by Clerk Madeline Latelier.

Clerk, could you please call the role to establish quorum?

This is roll call.

Counselor Link.

Here.

Counselor Strathau.

Oh Councilor Hart.

Here.

Counselor Scott.

Present.

Counselor Wheeler.

Present.

And if you would give me just one moment.

Hi, Counselor Stressor.

Sure, I'm with four counselors present.

We have quorum.

All right.

Well, you know what?

While Councillor Wheeler is doing this, we can just go ahead and read in the first item, which is the uh minutes uh from the meeting of March 24th, 2026.

Uh is there any comment on those minutes?

All right, been seeing none.

I'll lay those items on the table for approval at the end of the meeting and a roll call vote.

All yours, Mr.

Chair.

Thank you so much, Vice Chair.

Um, Counselor Strezzo is in the meeting.

It's that annoying thing where sometimes, and this might be based on which email address it's the accounts connected to, Counselor Strezzo's in the attendees.

Clerk, is it possible to promote her to a panelist?

Yes.

Thank you so much.

Uh no, Mr.

Chair, I know there's some members of the public here tonight.

If there are any items we don't anticipate discussing tonight, it might be a kindness to let them know in advance.

Thank you so much, Vice Chair.

That is very, very true.

It might be helpful for people to know that it is my understanding that the final item listed in the agenda of uh body worn cameras.

Um, we are not planning to discuss this evening.

And um, any staff here, uh, please correct me if I'm wrong.

My understanding is that administration and Somerville Police Department staff are currently assembling more documentation around that item and we'll be prepared to speak on it at the next meeting on Tuesday, April 21st.

Um not sure if there's anyone uh with any comment on that.

And I see a hand from uh IGA liaison Radassi.

Uh Liaison Radassi.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

For the record, Yasmin Radasi legislative liaison with IGA.

Um, yes, at this time, given collective bargaining negotiations, we're not yet ready to take up this item.

Um, there is an executive session on the agenda for this week's council meeting that we're hoping to use to give some updates to the council.

Um, we also have received some questions from several of the members of this committee regarding this grant.

So we're working on getting some responses so that we're fully prepared with answers when this item is ready for discussion.

Thank you.

Thank you.

I appreciate that.

I appreciate everybody being here.

Um, and thanks again, Vice Chair, for that reminder.

That's was uh very timely.

Um, so moving on from item one.

Um, I would like to take item four out of order for staff convenience.

Uh, that is the Eversource grant for street resurfacing.

Does that sound good to the committee?

Um, okay, moving forward with that.

Um, okay, item four, ID 26-0372, requesting approval to accept and expend a 103,514 grant with no new match required from EverSource Energy to the Engineering Division for permanent resurfacing and restoration of various streets.

And we have engineering director Brian Postalwaite here to speak on this.

Good evening, Chair and uh Council members.

Um, and thank you for allowing this to go out of order.

I usually don't like to make that request, but uh my son is in all city uh concert uh this evening for orchestra.

So I'd like to miss as little as possible.

Happy to um uh so this item before you this evening is uh regarding a program that the city has been this is the second year that we've done uh cooperated with Ever Source Gas on this program.

Uh the program is generally is thus.

Uh the when Eversource Gas is conducting a uh a gas line repair um and reconstruction work that involves a permanent uh trench restoration the following year.

Uh and that street also is on the five-year street repaving plan.

We coordinate with Eversource Gas um so that they do not execute the trench repair, but rather uh grant those same funds to the city so that we can go back and uh bring that project into the next year's contract so that we can um execute a uh in the case of Holyoke, a full street paving.

And in the case of West Broadway, a complete street paving.

It allows us to um it allows actually both entities to use our money most wisely so that we're not repaving the others good work.

Um and we've made a really good track record and relationship with Ever Source Gas, where we trust their work, they trust our work.

Um, and so uh we end up paving the street for them, but they effectively pay us in lieu.

Uh so the specific item before you is uh one grant for West Broadway uh because they completed um or in the process of completing uh their gas work out there at the moment.

Um then on Holyoke uh off of Elm Street uh near Cedar, they just completed last year their um uh gas line reconstruction there.

And instead of having them uh pave just 12 feet of it, uh, we'll be able to supplement a larger budget to pave uh the full street from curved curb.

So this year, those are the two items uh that we're requesting because they coordinate with our plan.

Uh we are hoping um to continue this program with them uh in future years as our uh work coordinates.

Thank you, Director.

Any questions or comments from the committee?

I see Counselor Hart.

Thank you, Chair Wheeler, and thank through you.

Thank you, Director Postalite.

Um this makes sense to me.

I just wanted to clarify to be sure that um I understand correctly.

Transfer trench restoration is just another word for paving when the utility company does it, is there's nothing else involved.

Um through the chair.

Uh trench restoration is really just paving.

Um the key difference, if there is any difference, is that it is just a 12-foot paving linear paving, 12 foot wide length of pavement that is centered on top of the gas line.

Uh so it doesn't even meet our criteria for partial paving.

Uh so this allows us to supplement um the funds that we already have, and it allows both of our works, um, both Eversource and the city's paving work to stretch that much further.

Thank you.

Anyone else have any other comments or thoughts on this?

Uh thank you, Director Postwight.

I just wanted to mention you mentioned the paving plan.

Um, I thought it could be helpful for anybody interested in seeing which streets are marked to be repaved in the next five years, which are currently under contract, which were paved a while ago.

If you Google paving map Somerville, you'll find the city's paving map, which it has tons of detail.

Um thank you very much.

Uh seeing no more discussion, this item is laid on the table to recommend approval at the end of the meeting.

Thank you and enjoy this concert.

Thank you.

And uh thank you for the plug.

That's a fantastic map we have.

So um have a great evening.

Thank you, Director Postal Wait.

Uh okay, returning to the order of items.

Item two, ID 26-0388, requesting approval to amend the Community Preservation Act Fund fiscal year 2025 grant of 365,000 to the Somerville Community Land Trust to change the grant conditions.

Um and I want to just make a quick comment about this uh before turning to staff.

For full disclosure, I've been a volunteer member of the Somerville Community Land Trust for about a year and a half.

Um I do not and have never received any money from the SELT.

I've been advised that I do not have to recuse myself for matters affecting the SELT, but I want to make sure everyone's aware of that relationship.

Um and I'll pause here in case any other members of the committee want to comment.

Counselor Link.

Thank you, Chair.

Um I I guess ditto for me.

Um I'm also a volunteer for the Summerville Community Land Trust, have been for a while.

And um, yeah, I have no financial stake, so I do not need to review myself.

Thank you, Counselor.

Um, thank you.

With that pause out of the way, um, I believe we have um Alan Inacio, Director of Finance and Administration for OSPCD.

Um, and uh sometimes on these items.

We also have uh Roberta Cameron, but we do not today.

Um Director Anasio, could you please tell us about this request?

Thank you to the chair for the record.

Uh as you mentioned Alanasio, Director of Finance and Community Development, OSPCD.

Um, the CPC has been reviewing its um uh policies and uh and procedures for uh awarding uh its funds under the historic category of uh C of CPA.

Um, as such, one of the first uh items we're reviewing is the need for preservation restrictions on all historic projects.

Um with that being said, uh the SCLT approached us uh on their Pleasant AV CPA award.

Um, because this is a heavily financed uh project with multiple uh lenders and funding sources, um, a preservation restriction uh interferes and impedes um their ability to finance and refinance.

Um so this is a good um model where we could go back and test out the new policy, which is a clawback and expiring restriction.

Um so uh the proposals before you.

There's a link uh to the to the recommendation and uh the full details of the recommendation, and uh this will hopefully allow us to test out this new policy, uh, which will remove access barriers to uh future CPA awards um and also um help uh help out the SCLT uh with some flexibility on the project and the property.

Thank you, Director.

Any questions or comments from the committee?

Um Director Anasio, am I right?

And just understanding sort of in summary, this change removes the requirement for a permanent preservation restriction and instead uses um this these updated CPA historic preservation guidelines.

Correct.

Um we haven't rolled it out on all projects uh yet, but um, this is a good model to test it out on.

Um so previously, a perpet uh a uh preservation restriction was required on historic CPA projects.

Um, those restrictions are for the most part in perpetuity.

Um banks and other lenders don't necessarily like deed restrictions and whatnot in perpetuity that interfere with their um rights on the property.

Um so this was kind of an easy um win where we could give the SCLT some flexibility um and also test out um this policy, which is burdensome for more than just the SCLT, but a lot of our historic applicants.

And also just in terms of um you know, demolishing historically significant buildings.

Am I correct that there is a demolition review ordinance on the books that this property would be well within that range?

So if someday in the future someone did want to demolish it, there'd be a process of reviewing its historical significance and working with the owner on that.

Through the chair, uh absolutely there's a very thorough demo review that is done on any historically significant property.

Thank you.

Uh any other questions or comments from the committee?

Um, okay, seeing none.

This item is laid on the table to recommend approval at the end of the meeting.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Okay, item three, ID 26-0385, requesting approval to accept a gift with approximate value of $15,000 from the town of Medway, Massachusetts to the fire department for use by by the Auxiliary Fire Department as a lighting and pump support unit.

Uh and we have James Muci, Director of Finance and Administration from the Fire Department.

Director Mucci, could you please tell us about this gift?

Yeah, uh, Chier.

Uh basically the town of Medway uh has acquired a new vehicle and had made this one available.

Uh and they also are aware that uh we are in uh dire need of uh another uh uh vehicle.

We work closely with them over the years so they know uh what we have for equipment.

And we run two uh vehicles to provide lighting and pumping services throughout the city for different uh uh crime scenes, fire scenes, uh city events, um, and also when there's been flooding, they uh do uh assist uh residents with uh pumping out their basements.

Um so we just lost one of the vehicles.

So this is very timely for this to become available to us, and um we could really uh use the uh the vehicle.

Thank you, Director.

Um any questions or comments from the committee?

I see Counselor Scott.

Uh thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Uh, no questions.

Uh you know, I've been around long enough to see the the great work that the fire auxiliary does with this, and uh just wanted to give a shout out that the fire and fire auxiliary was extremely helpful down in Somerville Lab during uh one of the big winter freezes, and uh on on the eve of a giant snowstorm, a huge water break that that flooded out a building full of residents and uh, you know, it's it's perfect example of being able to help out our neighbors, even when it's uh maybe outside of the scope, but I really appreciate it, and so glad we're gonna have the thank you, Counselor Scott.

Counselor Link.

Thank you, Chair.

Um, through you.

Uh I'm just curious.

Uh I I think I read that it was being kind of delivered as is, which is of course makes total sense.

But I'm just curious, is there um a sense of you know uh what condition this is in?

Like is it gonna have the lobby?

Yeah, no, uh basically uh mechanic went out and checked it out, uh, put it through its faces, and he agrees that it's it's well worth uh putting it on.

So fantastic.

Uh thank you.

Thank you, Director Mooch.

I was sort of wondering the same thing.

Just I I was sure that staff had taken a look at it and judged it as a net positive, but um, as the former OVA owner of a uh 1976 Chevy Nova that was uh definitely worth less than zero dollars uh when I bought it.

I know um sometimes vehicles can sink money into them infinitely.

Um not really a question, just a comment.

Uh thank you, uh Director Muchi.

Any other questions or comments from the staff or from the counselors?

Seeing none, this item is laid on the table to recommend approval at the end of the meeting.

Um, item five, ID 26-0382 requesting approval to accept and expend a 100,000 dollar grant with no new match required from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue to the communications and community engagement department for phase one of a website redesign.

Uh, we have Denise Taylor, Director of Communications.

Um, and do we also have Marjorie Rizzo here?

No, okay.

Uh wonderful.

Uh Director Taylor, could you please tell us about this grant?

Sure.

The item before you is a grant that we were pleased to have one from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue for 100,000 to support the first phase of an overhaul of the city's website, Somerville MA.gov, um, which was last uh redesigned and updated uh between 10 and 11 years ago.

Um we have been doing you know regular work on it each year to keep it up to date and make sure that it remains user-friendly and accessible.

Um, but we it we are getting to the point where we need to do a more involved overhaul, and this will help offset the cost.

Thank you, Director.

Members of the committee, any comments or questions.

Uh I I had a small one.

Uh I know whenever bringing in external uh consultants, there's always a bit of a trade-off between getting something specific done quickly that we might not have the in-house expertise for um versus building up that expertise internally.

And I'm just curious kind of where we are with this category of expertise.

That's a great question.

So the um web team is a three and a half person team, and we are absolutely um building up and have been building up expertise within that team so that we can do ongoing upgrades and maintenance and introduce new tools and innovation into the site.

Um, for the website overhaul, it's kind of like a construction project.

It's such a large project.

This is a 90,000 plus page website with multiple service tools integrated into it.

Um, and more than 200,000 pages if you count documents.

Um it's like when you build a building, you bring in your designers and your architects and your construction team for that one big push, and then they're gone, and then you revert back to the staff that maintain it and keep it going.

And so it's the same concept for the website uh for the overhaul.

We do need to bring in a full team of uh web development uh staff with a range of different skills and abilities to help us move this forward within the time frame that we need to.

Um, but we are absolutely building uh staff uh capacity as well.

So it's it's a yes yes situation.

We need both.

Thank you very much, Director.

Counselor Scott.

Uh yeah, thank you, Ms.

Chair.

Uh just two quick questions.

First of which I know we lost our uh long standing webmaster uh not too long ago.

Uh has that uh position been filled internally or externally at this point?

It just uh posted on Monday, and we are doing a full search.

Internal candidates are encouraged and always welcome to apply.

And we will also be accepting external candidates.

This is a really critical role.

And uh we want to make sure that we have someone with the um full set of updated skills to navigate the current web environment.

Things are changing rapidly.

Sure.

And I, you know, I know there's been something of an eternal Drupal upgrade um dripping along for years.

Uh but uh I guess one question that comes up from time to time is you know, we got the main city website, uh, but then some of the different departments seem to have uh very different and more up-to-date websites like the uh uh well, just in terms of the more of the day, I guess the summer voice website seems to be its own creature uh separate thing.

Is that is that maintained by the same team?

Is that the or is that uh is that on the same platform, or is that a separate contracted thing?

So Summer Voice is actually an engagement tool that is an out-of-the-box independent product that was purchased by the planning department.

And I'll tell you, this is what happens when you can't update the website in a regular manner.

Um, so Summer Voice was able to provide both interactive components and a more updated design look that worked better for updating on big projects happening in the various OS, you know, OSP CD divisions.

Um, so it made sense to bring that tool on.

We have a number of micro sites, and in some cases, you know, because our design is not as up to date as it should be.

Um, it's tough for like someone like the arts council.

You know, they want something that is really visual and feels like their own site, and our site can't handle that.

Um, the long-term goal here is that we have such a quality site that we can fold some of these sites back in that would reduce cost as well as improve user friendliness.

If when you have separate micro sites, if you go from one to the other, there isn't always a path back.

You can send somebody off, but then there isn't a home tab to get back from the other site.

There's there's a lot of reasons why micro sites can be um something people desire, but it has a user cost uh when you're a city with multiple sites like that.

So um we absolutely you know, summer summer voice is a great tool and does have those interactive features.

Um so that might make not be one of the ones that we would ultimately want to uh migrate.

Uh, but we do have some other sites that are good candidates for that.

And um, as we've done the um ADA upgrade, I will tell you, if we had only one site, it would have been a lot more affordable.

Um there's there's cost savings as well as user benefits.

Well, you know, I love cost savings, director.

Um, I guess that so that summer voice, that's kind of uh the the Wix or WordPress for planning departments.

Uh is that is now I've got a way, yeah.

Got to go dig into the uh uh budget a little bit to find out if that was a one-time purchase or an ongoing uh contract for the service, unless you know it off the top of your head.

It's an annual fee.

It's an annual software as subscription product.

You know, the other one that comes up a lot is the police department has their own website, and I do they is that coming out of their own comms budget, or is that uh or is that because it does seem to be very different from the city's website.

Is that another one of those micro sites?

This the city police site is a um legacy independent site that was um self-built from scratch.

Um we have actually been working with them recently to do their ADA upgrade to go through and do some uh cleanup of content and user pathways, and that is absolutely a good candidate for a site where it would be great if we could have it feel independent, but be integrated into the main site once we get there.

Well, it sounds like the good news is though, that's not costing a subscription uh for us annually, at least at this point.

No, that's not a subscription.

That site is built and paid for just like the city site.

All right.

Well, uh, thank you very much.

I appreciate that.

Uh yeah, sounds good.

Thank you, Counselor Scott.

Any other comments or thoughts from the committee?

Uh okay.

Thank you, Director.

Uh, if there is no more discussion, this item's laid on the table to recommend approval at the end of the meeting.

Thank you.

Thank you.

That brings us to item six, ID 26-0301, requesting approval to accept and expend a 47,580 grant with no new match required from the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health to the police department for overtime and backfill for crisis intervention training, certification, and recertification.

Uh we have Emily Wisdom, Director of Finance and Administration for the police department.

Uh Director Wisdom, could you please tell us about this grant?

Uh good evening, Chair.

Thank you so much.

So this request um for training is for this request is for training and backfill reimbursement.

Uh, this request actually has been historically embedded in our broader funding um application that we usually receive from the crisis intervention uh team training center grant that we receive from the DMH as well.

Um so this year the state um has changed their process and they have asked that we uh apply for this funding um separate due to the change in their process.

So um with these funds, uh typically this is something we do year over year uh when we we keep people on a rotating basis to get their um recertification updated and to get new employees certified in crisis intervention.

Um so the goal of this this funding that we applied for is to get um seven of our new uh officers through that uh 40 hour crisis intervention invention training course, as well as to get 25 um officers or superiors whose certification is or has expired uh renewed so that we can keep uh as many uh members of our department certified in this uh training as possible.

Thank you, Director Wisdom.

Are there comments or questions from the committee?

Um Director Wisdom, I just wanted to ask, you know, what is this training generally consist of?

I you know, I've read different bits and pieces, but you know, I'm sort of curious overall, what are the different areas of focus?

So the um crisis intervention training, give me just a second, let me pull this up because I do have a list.

Um please take your time.

Okay, so the um so for the the new officers who are getting um certified for the first time, it's a 40-hour course that um covers five topics, which is um understanding behavioral health, effective communication engagement, uh verbal and tactical de-escalation skills, navigating community resources, and also how to use risk assessment tools when in the field.

Um, so those are are the kind of the themes of the trainings that they are provided.

Um so they are typically um designed for uh real life use when patrol officers have in interactions with community members who are currently experiencing a crisis.

Um so that's how that's the top the 40 hour week that they do the um the training.

And so then when they do the recertification, it is in those same skills to keep them up to date to see if um any of you know, maybe um tactics have changed, and you know, maybe the mental health build it or the DMH is proposing, you know, to handle a crisis in a different way, updated training, just things like that um that helps people keep fresh because we know, you know, as lifelong learner, um, I know I guess, and I'm sure many of other people know uh that you know, one and done is not usually effective.

Uh, we want to keep people up to date on what what is current and what is usable in in the field.

Thank you, Director.

Counselor Scott.

Uh thank you, Ms.

Chair.

Uh, you know, I uh I've got a few questions uh on this item.

So I just wanted to kind of go through um maybe some of my understanding of it and direct wisdom can uh tell me if I'm wrong.

But uh, you know, page seven of the application, which is the uh second uh item attached to uh this particular item, second second attachment to this item called uh Somerville training backfill reimbursement application.

Uh kind of spells out the the costs per hour and the uh what this money ends up getting directly used for uh and and who's getting it.

So just in the big picture, this is money to uh obviously when our officers go to trainings, they're still getting paid because they're still in the job.

Uh and this money is uh functionally for uh overtime pay to have other officers uh so that the duty roster for the day isn't uh shrunk because you've got folks out uh attending a one-day refresher training or a week-long training.

So uh through the chair, it actually can go both ways.

Um it depends on when the the training is being held.

If the training is being held on days when the officer is assigned to shifts, then yes, um that we would have them go to the training and someone else would be called in to make sure that we have our minimum staffing.

Um that's that happens as well.

Um, there are times where the training occurs, uh say Monday through Friday, and maybe that that individual is off on Monday and Tuesday of that week, and it but it's a Monday through Friday training.

So yes, we would pay the OT to ask them to come in and do training on their day off.

Um, I know that there are some other things that um that they do um they bring in um superior officers who have already completed this training and stay up to date on their training and they uh they try to do uh live action role play to really um to really instill I guess get a feel for what um what it would be like interacting with a person in crisis.

Of course, you know, until we're in the situation, it it can't always be understood, but they do try to give them um some real life interaction so that they can practice the skills they're taught.

And so that um that funding will also cover some of those coordinators or trainers that are on site um if they were uh scheduled on a day off or if it or if um it's pretty unusual for them uh to be backfilled for the um to be a backfilled as a trainer because it typically happens um on a day that they're off that they volunteer to come in and and do that do that work um for the shift.

So um it can go either way.

Yeah, thank you for jumping ahead with uh Amix.

Oh, sorry.

No, no, no, that's all right.

Um, but just talking about the uh officers who are attending these trainings or recertifications, when it comes to the uh the coordinators, the SRT, uh special uh special response team officer and the training lieutenant, uh there's also dollars set in there for them.

And as uh Director Bisman just said, that's usually on overtime because they can schedule around that.

Um this is something that you know we Somerville's had a role in assisting with delivering this training.

Uh it's something that the homeless coalition, I believe, usually writes a letter of recommendation for um and hopefully to improve uh interactions with uh folks in our community who are in crisis.

And um so I I think that's a good summary of this.

This is something that we do get regularly.

Um I think there probably is a larger conversation to be had about uh the resources and staffing levels uh in the city.

Um, but right now, given that the city uh the administration is unwilling to revisit the staffing levels based on the staffing studies we've had done in the last 20 years.

Um this is money that helps uh keep those staffing levels exactly where they're at uh while this uh training happens.

So until we're ready to have a larger conversation about the police department staffing budget.

Um as much as you know, I always like talking about uh the overall police budget.

I think this is uh a grant that's uh uh really of no harm to anybody and uh is something that uh I don't have a problem uh seeing approved tonight, Mr.

Chair, but uh I just did want to lay it out for folks who might be curious as to uh what kind of overtime this is going for.

This is separate.

This is different from say uh one of the traffic and forth.

Sorry, I'm experiencing an internet hiccup here.

It might just be on my end.

Apologies it's me too.

Uh I had it too.

So uh, you know what?

I'll probably hear me talk enough.

If there's anything you want me to recap, I can get to it.

Thank you, Vice Chair Scott.

Uh much appreciated.

Any other comments or uh or questions?

Um I have a small one, Director Wisdom.

Uh I did notice there is a requirement as part of this grant to enter data into a state jail and diversion program database.

Um I gather this is very different from entering it into something at the insistence, say, of the Department of Homeland Security.

I just wanted to ask about this jail and diversion program database.

You know, is there anything you could tell the committee about what that is, about what that data sharing consists of.

Oh, sorry.

Uh I am still experiencing a bit of a hiccup on my end.

Director Wisdom.

Are you there?

Can other people on my end too?

Okay.

Um there's always a little bit of detective work to figure out.

Where is the internet hiccup?

Um we might pause for a few moments in the hopes that director wisdom is able to uh resolve the connection issue.

I see two director wisdoms.

Oh hi, Director Wisdom.

How's the connection?

Oh, I am not hearing you.

Seems like it may be frozen again.

Okay, I'm seeing movement.

I'm seeing movement.

We're we're gonna solve this technology barrier together.

Um I however I cannot hear you.

I'm still not hearing audio.

How about now?

Yes.

Yes.

Okay.

So sorry, I've been kicked out on my laptop.

So I was still there, but it was frozen.

So I hopped onto my phone.

I apologize.

Um problem.

I'm proud of all of us figuring this out.

Um could you please repeat your question?

I heard a little bit of it, but caught it cut off.

Absolutely.

Happy to.

Um, so I noticed there's a requirement in this grant to enter data into a state jail and diversion program, JDP database.

And I just wondered if you could speak about what that is, what that information is that will be shared.

Um, so I know what I what I do know about this is that yes, as part of the jail diversion program, um, that we we already have um the jail diversion program and the um the crisis intervention uh training team center.

Um both of those grants as well as this one do have that requirement that there is a reporting required.

Um so I would have to check in with the core team a little bit because they do um the reporting that they take data from um the calls and things that they attend and they do report it to the state.

Um further than that, I would have to get a um a memo or have further questions for them regarding um regarding exactly what this data is.

Um I'm not sure if it's a website or if it's just a portal where like you do a programmatic report um for the grant funding to kind of show its efficacy.

Uh so I would have to get a little bit more detail about whether it portal versus just reporting information on efficacy.

Um, but I am happy to do so if you if you guys would like.

Thanks.

I would be curious, even just to know sort of in in very brief what's the nature of this sharing.

Um give it given the current environment.

I think it's always good for us to make sure we understand the the different data sharing we're doing.

Of course.

Um I will say that just in terms of this particular piece of the grant, we are already doing that because we've already accepted the other two pieces of the grant.

So this is kind of a third, a third piece to the grant.

So um we're happy to total to report on the grant, but the rest of the grant that does the majority of the reporting um was already accepted earlier in the year.

Thanks.

I appreciate that, Charity.

Are there any other questions or comments from the committee?

Um, seeing no more discussion, this item is laid on the table to recommend approval at the end of the meeting.

Thank you so much, thank you.

And that does bring us to this item that is on the agenda, item seven, uh ID 26-0378 requesting approval to accept and expand a 231,635 grant with no new match required from the mass executive office of public safety and security to the police department for a body worn camera program.

And as we discussed earlier, um, this is something where police department and city administration staff, as I understand it, are currently still assembling more documentation.

Um, so I move to postpone this item and keep it in committee.

Um Clerk, do we need a separate roll call vote on that?

Or can that motion be okay?

That can't just be on the table with the rest of the things because those are for approval.

Is that there's no need to take a roll call vote on Kepton Committee?

That can just be the final disposition for disposition for right now, not the final disposition, excuse me.

Thank you so much.

I appreciate the continuing education.

Um that brings us to the end of tonight's agenda.

Do I hear a motion to recommend approval of the items on the table and then to adjourn?

So move, sir.

Councilor Scott moves to recommend approval of the items and then to adjourn.

Could the clerk please read the agenda item numbers of the items up for recommendation to approve and then call the roll on recommending approval of those items and adjournment?

Absolutely.

So on approval of agenda items one, two, three, four, five, six, and on adjournment.

Counselor Link.

Yes.

Counselor Strezzo.

Yes.

Counselor Hart?

Yes.

Counselor Scott.

Yes, please.

Counselor Wheeler.

Yes.

Thanks.

Oh, and sorry, also, Clerk, just as a note, realizing that we're about to be adjourned.

Um, I just wanted to double check.

Um, since Councilor Strezho was in this meeting for the beginning, is it possible for the record to indicate that?

She will not be on the roll call, but I will make a note that she joined at 604.

Yeah, thank you.

I appreciate it.

Um, sorry, uh Clerk, I interrupted you.

Nope.

With that, those items are approved and we are adjourned.

Thank you.

Thanks.

Have a good night, all.