Finance Committee Meeting January 27, 2020
6:30 pm City Hall Holyoke
536 Dwight St, Holyoke 01040
City Council
Holyoke Massachusetts
Notice of Committee Meeting
There will be a regular meeting of the committee on
Finance
Meeting to take place at Holyoke City Hall Monday 1-27-20 at 6:30PM
Per order of the Chair: Joe McGiverin
Agenda:
Item 1: McGee 1/7/20: Order: that Executive Session to discuss settlement offers regarding litigation matters of Pagan v. City of Holyoke and MCAD Gates v. City of Holyoke.
Item 2: McGiverin 1/7/20: Order: that there be and is hereby appropriated by transfer in the fiscal year 2020, SIXTY FIVE THOUSAND AND 00/100 Dollars ($65,000.00) as follows:
FROM:
8810-10400 STABILIZATION $65,000.00
TOTAL: $65,000.00
TO:
19412-57630 LEGAL CLAIMS $65,000.00
TOTAL: $65,000.00
Item 3: McGiverin 1/7/20: Order: that there be and is hereby appropriated by transfer in the fiscal year 2020, SIXTY FIVE THOUSAND AND 00/100 Dollars ($65,000.00) as follows:
FROM:
8810-10400 STABILIZATION $65,000.00
TOTAL: $65,000.00
TO:
19412-57630 LEGAL CLAIMS $65,000.00
TOTAL: $65,000.00
Item 4: McGiverin 1/7/20: Order: that there be and is hereby appropriated by transfer in the fiscal year 2020, SIX THOUSAND AND 00/100 Dollars ($6,000.00) as follows:
FROM:
8810-10400 STABILIZATION $6,000.00
TOTAL: $6,000.00
TO:
19412-57630 LEGAL CLAIMS $6,000.00
TOTAL: $6,000.00
Item 5: McGiverin 1/7/20: Order: that there be and is hereby appropriated by transfer in the fiscal year 2020, SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND AND 00/100 Dollars ($75,000.00) as follows:
FROM:
8810-10400 STABILIZATION $75,000.00
TOTAL: $75,000.00
TO:
11512-53010 SPECIAL COUNSEL $75,000.00
TOTAL: $75,000.00
Item 6: McGiverin 12/17/19: Ordered, that in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 44 Sec. 53A, the City Council hereby accepts the provisions of the “SOUTH HOLYOKE HOMES PROJECT” grant and authorizes the establishment of a Fund or other method appropriate for the accounting of the receipts and expenditures of all resources associated with the administration of said grant.
Item 7: McGiverin 12/17/19: Ordered, that in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 44 Sec. 53A, the City Council hereby accepts the provisions of the “BARR FOUNDATION CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION – GRANT19-08201 ” grant and authorizes the establishment of a Fund or other method appropriate for the accounting of the receipts and expenditures of all resources associated with the administration of said grant.
Item 8: McGiverin 1/7/20: Ordered, that in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 44 Sec. 53A, the City Council hereby accepts the provisions of the EASTHAMPTON SAVINGS BANK donation to the Holyoke Parks and Recreation Department and authorizes the establishment of a Fund or other method appropriate for the accounting of the receipts and expenditures of all resources associated with the administration of said donation.
Item 9: McGiverin 1/7/20: Order: that there be and is hereby appropriated by transfer in the fiscal year 2020, NINE HUNDRED TWENTY NINE AND 19/100 Dollars ($929.19) as follows:
FROM:
12402-57100 IN STATE TRAVEL $929.19
TOTAL: $929.19
TO:
12401-51510 PAY-VACATION BUYBACK $929.19
TOTAL: $929.19
Item 10: McGiverin 5/21/19: Order: that the City appropriates the amount of one hundred thirty-one million, four hundred forty-six thousand, eight hundred four Dollars ($131,446,804) for the purpose of paying costs of designing, site preparation, including demolition and abatement as necessary, constructing, furnishing and equipping a new middle school of approximately 105,440 square feet, more or less, to be constructed on the open block bounded by Cabot, Chestnut, Hampshire and Elm Streets in Holyoke, Massachusetts, and a new middle school of approximately 105,480 square feet, more or less, to be constructed on the site of the existing William R. Peck School located at 1916 Northampton Street in Holyoke, Massachusetts, including the payment of all costs incidental or related thereto (the “Projects”),
Item 11: Bartley: 1/7/2020: Ordered that the City Council take final action on the matter of the bond issue for the two schools as soon as possible represented as Late File B at 11/5/19 full Council meeting.