Requesting approval to accept and expend a $1,367,300 grant with no new match required, from the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs to the Public Space and Urban Forestry Division for the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program for the Blessing of the Bay Urban Heat Resilience Project.

To the Honorable City Council: The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council accept and approve expending a grant of $1,367,300 from the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs to the Office of Strategic Planning & Community Development, Public Space and Urban Forestry Division, under the provisions of MGL Chapter 44, Section 53A. This grant does not require the commitment of new matching funds. The purpose of this grant is to pay for the Somerville Blessing of the Bay Urban Heat Resilience Project. Appropriate staff will be available to answer any questions you may have. Thank you for your consideration of this item. Respectfully submitted, Katjana Ballantyne, Mayor