Everybody, this is a meeting of the fiscal committee of the Board of Finance.

Today is one Board of Representatives.

It's been a longer.

All right.

The time is 7.01 p.m.

on Monday, July 27th.

I see in attendance the following board representatives who are on the fiscal committee.

Representative Bouchard, Senator Dorsey, Representative Goldberg, Representative Graham, Representative Johnson, co-chair Morrison, and I'm Andrew Zachary, the co-chair of the fiscal committee.

I also see ex officio.

I don't see any other members.

Ex officio at the moment.

All right.

So we've got we are we I we have a quorum and we're ready to proceed.

So the first item on tonight's agenda is item number one, F32.092.

Approval of an agreement with Gap Graviton Consulting Services to provide support and optimization services for the city's Oracle Cloud Platforms Enterprise Resource Planning ERP program.

This was held by the Board of Finance 600.

And there will be no motion on our part.

Item number two is F32.093, approval of a contract with forum consulting services, Inc.

doing business as the forum group or staffing and information security analysts and associated.

Bid waiver number 2026 0392 for this purchase.

This is also held by the Board of Finance and will not be acted on by this committee.

An additional appropriation grant, general fund to the youth services bureau for the mayor's youth employment program, including 46,447 for seasonal salaries and 3,553 for FICO.

Second.

So I have a motion and a second.

Is there any discussion?

Any comments?

Hearing none, I'll call for a voice vote.

All those in favor, say.

Aye.

Aye.

Anybody abstaining?

Anybody of voting no.

With that motion carries, I see 700.

Item number four is F32.095 for 57,000 54.

An additional appropriation grant, state certified fire training and professional development programs, funding assistance with training certifications and continued education to maintain compliance with applicable fire service standards.

I want to take a motion to approve this.

So moved.

All right.

I hear a motion in a second.

Is there any discussion?

Any questions?

Hearing none, call for a voice vote.

All those in favor, say aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Anybody?

Anybody abstaining?

Item number five, F32.091.

It's a review.

Municipal tax services, MTS Motor Vehicle Registration and Tax Collection Program.

This was submitted by Representatives Morrison and Stone.

And I'm looking for move to take up item five.

I move to take up item number five.

So moved.

And second.

Second.

Second.

And this discussion we need to go into executive session to hold.

Is Greg and or Greg or Steve here?

I do not see them present.

They did confirm they would be here.

So I'm not sure if there's some sort of technical issue.

I don't even see them on the list of people who wish to be admitted.

I'll check the email and see if they sent a message since they originally confirmed.

No, the last emails I have are from 2 30 this afternoon.

Both of them confirmed they would be present.

All right.

We'll have to move on.

All right.

We'll have to figure out this may have to go back to steering at some further point.

Okay.

If I see them present, I will raise my hand to let you know.

Hold this item until they that's all right.

Okay.

I don't think we do.

Uh and then we have two late submissions.

Uh they are removed the agenda.

I'm still only seeing item four on my screen.

There we go.

Thank you.

Item six F32.097 for 330,228.

A rejection.

Capital project closeout recommendation.

Project numbers C.

I hope it's an I.

6012 and CP021.

CP3038.

CP3803.

CP5241.

CP6761.

CPB 500.

CPP 750 and CPP 751 for citywide projects with federal ARPA grant funding.

Up a motion to discuss this.

Yes.

I move to suspend the rules to take up late submissions item six and seven.

Thank you.

Item seven.

Let me read that before we do this.

F32.096 for two may have 262, 233,000.

Project number CP 9238.

Includes upgrades to the building's mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.

Second.

According to Rami, we do not have to suspend the rules to take this up.

But I'm not sure about that.

I think it's different if it's a late submission to a full board after all the companies.

Okay.

I think it's still council normal.

Yeah.

Okay.

Okay.

And with that, I open the floor.

Never passed.

There is a motion to take up items six and seven together.

Do I hear a second?

The two motions are actually tied.

And I would like to open the floor to discussion.

Tony, would you like to talk about these?

Um sure.

I'll I'll speak to the closeout, and I um and I believe Matt will take the lead on on the next one.

Um so these are nine capital projects that had um ARP funding assigned to them.

Uh we've identified that um this 330,000, roughly um will not be expended in these projects.

So we what we're looking to do is to uh reduce these closeout amounts and these projects and then um appropriate on the next agenda item.

Okay, so we'll just switch in the phone and source from these projects to the uh you would center renovation.

Great.

Thank you.

Are there any questions about what uh discussed?

Uh yeah, I guess the only thing that might be helpful for the public and for me is one is for 330,000 and one is for two point, let's call it three million.

I assume that what you're saying is the 330,000 gets rolled into the 2.3 million.

That is correct.

Yes.

Yep.

Okay.

Thank you.

And then uh item seven, uh Matt Canonis.

Thank you.

Uh thank you, representative, and thank you to the committee uh and the board office for helping to facilitate this late submission.

Uh we certainly try to keep to the board rules in uh submitting our items.

So I appreciate the flexibility, just given the time-sensitive nature of these items.

Um, I can just give a very brief uh overview uh why it's being submitted at this time.

Um is related to the funding source, the ARP funds that um uh Tony Romano just spoke to.

The deadline for expending those funds is December 31st of this calendar year.

Um, when approaching the uh Yearwood Center uh interior renovations project.

Um we identified and detected, I should say, asbestos in that building during the investigation piece of the design phase uh that led to uh full abatement um uh of the areas detected and also force us to vacate that building, displacing um the existing programming primarily offered by the boys and girls club.

Um so we have been prioritizing uh the completion of the renovation project in as timely a manner as possible to be able to uh have the boys and girls club um uh relocate to the the Yearwood Center following this project.

Um as part of the design phase, we also had scoped a um cost estimate um which uh came to approximately 4.2 million.

So we had a perspective uh during the design phase that there would be a need for an additional appropriation to be able to complete renovation project um and have gone through the exercise of uh identifying um uh alternative funding sources that wouldn't require additional uh city bonds to be issued.

Um so that effort was successful.

Um part of the uh approach and funding sources that we are recommending include this ARP funding source in the amount of 330,000 uh approximately.

Uh in addition to that, there are funding um that we are seeking appropriated this evening in the amount of 750,000 from a community development fund contribution and funding from uh uh DRA um uh reimbursement in the amount of 1,181,995.

So those three funding sources is what total the 2.2 million that you see on item seven in our additional appropriation request.

Um so just to uh summarize the the time sensitive piece of this, it's our ability to um award the project um now that it has been bid and we know the the total amount for the renovation uh in a timely manner and be able to meet our project goal of uh completing substantial renovation by the end of the calendar year, which would allow us to um permit the boys and girls club to return in January.

Um and the second piece of it is the use of the ARP funding, which um, as I mentioned, needs to be expended by the the end of the calendar year.

Uh so happy to answer any questions related to the funding sources or anything related to the project.

Thank you, Director Comaris.

Are there any questions?

Um seeing no hands.

Uh I will call for a voice vote on these paired amendments.

I think we can do that.

Or do we need to vote for them individually?

I think we need to vote for them individually.

So let's vote for item number six, F32.067, sorry, 097 or 330,000 228 dollars.

Uh actually, we don't even have to vote to approve it.

It's a rejection item.

If we do nothing, it will carry through.

So we can do nothing.

Do I have to call for a vote?

You can call for a vote.

And if there is no motion, we'll move on.

I call for a vote, but I would like people to say nothing, so that we don't actually vote.

So I'm calling for a vote.

Excellent.

Okay.

That was there was no action taken by this board.

Um by this committee.

Uh similarly on item seven for F32.096 for two million two hundred and twenty-six thousand two hundred and thirty-three dollars.

It is again a rejection item.

If we actually actually it's an approval.

I believe we actually have to approve this one.

Okay.

Um so for that one, I will call for a I do call for vote.

All those in favor, uh, we have to have a motion first.

So I'll move item seven of thirty two button six.

Okay.

Second.

Moved and seconded.

Thank you.

Now hearing no further discussion.

Uh all those in favor, please say aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Anyone opposed?

Anyone abstain?

With that, the motion carries seven zero zero.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

I do not see either Greg or Steve.

Steve is actually here online right here.

Oh, he is.

Yep.

Yes.

Oh, okay.

Thank you.

I didn't see them.

I will set up the breakout room if you would like.

I have to move to go into executive session.

Is there a motion to go to executive session?

I'm going to go into executive session to discuss item five.

And invited into that executive session will be all members of fiscal committee, ex officio members of the fiscal committee.

And Steve, forgive me, last name.

Steve Parenthi.

And Tony.

To discuss I have to discuss the issues surrounding MTS.

Sorry.

So move.

Call for a vote.

I believe we need to do it.

All those in favor, say aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Anybody opposed?

Abstaining.

We're going to executive session.

Barbara, can you set that up for us, please?

I am setting it up as we speak.

Great.

Thank you.

Thanks, Bobo.

Farmer, is that great?

Stack poll in the waiting room.

Um, you know what?

I don't know.

Let's let him in and see real fast.

I just let him in.

Let us know if you are in fact, Greg Stackpole.

Greg?

Greg?

Yeah, that's him.

Okay, then I will move him as well.

Yeah, well, take your glasses off, obviously.

Oh, yeah.

I had I have trouble with my computer, so I had to put on my phone and I can't gotta use my glasses.

I'm gonna move everybody now.

Hold on, vote.

Oh, okay.

I move to add Greg Stackpole to the invited yes to executive session.

All those in favor?

Please say aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Anybody opposed?

Okay, I'm gonna move you guys, but for the folks that are live in the Democratic Caucus room, you're gonna want to pause the recording at the upper right-hand side if I can't.

Okay, I tried to move you and she moved.

Okay, perfect.

So for her it worked.

And why is the DCR?

I'm in the Democratic Caucus room back over here, Eric.

Yeah, over with.

Can you hear us?

Yep, we are returning from executive session.

Could you please end the breakout room and force everybody back in here?

Absolutely.

They were coming back.

All right.

There'll be moved back within 60 seconds automatically by the system.

And it appears everyone is back.

Time is now 743.

Executive session was ended.

There are no votes were taken.

Yes.

I see again from Representative Morrison.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Representative Stone and I would like to uh uh suggest that uh the city pursue an RFP uh with capital tax services.

Um and um with the support of the administration.

Let's see what we can do.

Thank you.

Great.

All right, and that there are no further items on the agenda.

Uh with that, I call for a motion to adjourn.

So moved.

Brian or second.

Second.

All those in favor?

Aye.

Aye.

Aye.

It is now 744.

That's the end of the meeting tonight.

The fiscal committee, Board of Representatives.

I am operating on it from zero hours or saying.

Good night, everyone.

Good night, everybody.

Good night, everyone.

Thank you very much for your night, everyone.