SomervilleMeetings

26-0810 Mayor's Request Approved

Requesting approval to appropriate $320,000 from the Street Reconstruction and Resurfacing Stabilization Fund to the Union Square Streetscape and Plaza Bond Fund to pay down streetscape improvement expenses.

Introduced
May 11, 2026
Assigned to
City Council
Enactment #
220781

History

  1. Jun 3, 2026
    City Council Mayoral Approval
  2. May 28, 2026
    City Council Approved · roll call: pass Meeting agenda, item 6.A.12.
  3. May 26, 2026
    Finance Committee Recommended to be approved · roll call: pass Meeting agenda, item 10.
  4. May 14, 2026
    City Council Referred for recommendation Meeting agenda, item 7.9.

Official text

To the Honorable City Council: The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council appropriate $320,000 from the Street Reconstruction and Resurfacing Stabilization Fund to the Union Square Streetscape and Plaza Bond Fund (Fund 51665) for the purpose of funding streetscape expenses with cash in lieu of borrowing. Said amount of $320,000 was slated to be borrowed in the City's annual borrowing market event in June 2026 for expenses already incurred. By paying down these expenses with capital cash, the city will save an estimated $402,080 in debt service over the life of the loan. This action also opens up capacity in future years for additional capital projects. Appropriate staff will be available to answer any questions you may have. Thank you for your consideration of this matter. Respectfully Submitted, Jake Wilson, Mayor