Finance Committee Meeting June 1, 2022
6:30 pm City Hall Holyoke
536 Dwight St, Holyoke 01040
City Council
Holyoke Massachusetts
Pursuant to the Massachusetts Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, §§ 18-25,
and Section 20 of Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021,
notice is hereby given of a meeting of the committee on
Finance
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
6:30 PM
Meeting to take place at
Holyoke City Hall, 536 Dwight St
and can be accessed remotely on Zoom Meetings
Per order of the Chair: Joseph McGiverin
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Agenda
Item 1: 5-17-22 MCGIVERIN — That there be and is hereby appropriated by transfer in the fiscal year 2023 from fiscal year 2022 free cash a sum of ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED NINETY ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY ONE AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($1,591,291) as follows:
FROM: FY2022 FREE CASH
TO: FUND 8815 CANNABIS IMPACT & INNOVATION STABILIZATION
This totals collected Cannabis Impact Fee revenue per Host Community Agreements that were credited to the City’s general fund prior to the creation of a dedicated special revenue account for Impact Fees.
Item 2: 5-17-22 From David M. Conti, Manager Holyoke Water Works letter informing that the Board of Water Commission approved to increase the Water rate effective July 1, 2022.
Item 3: 5-3-22 MCGEE — Ordered, that the City Council agrees to use the district’s prior feasibility study conclusion to proceed with new construction for the Peck Middle School
Item 4: 5-3-22 MCGEE — Ordered, that the City Council agrees to proceed with using the previously selected consultants in accordance with the letter of attorney general’s office, letter dated, feb 10, 2021 unless a model school is selected
Item 5: 5-3-22 MCGEE — Ordered, that the City Council agrees that they would like the MSBA to invite the district to use the MSBA’s model school program to explore if this option would have some financial benefit to the Peck Middle School Project
Item 6 5-3-22 MSBA letter informing of vote to partner with Holyoke in conducting feasibility study and to proceed into schematic design
Item 7: 5-3-22 Fire Chief Contract
Item 8: 4-19-22 Legal opinion on expenditure of CPA funds for Girls Inc
Item 9: 2-15-22 (adopted and copied) JOURDAIN, RIVERA — That the Council on Aging Director provide the City Council with a report for the period FY 2017 – FY 2022 (the current year) on the senior tax work off program established in Ordinance 82-4. Specifically, I would like to know how many seniors have signed up each year for the lottery?, how many were selected each yr?, what date annually is the lottery held and where and how conducted?, what departments did they work?, is a report made of their work?, how much in taxes were worked off in total?, is the program properly advertised?, is it functioning as intended?, should there be any modifications to the program (such as means testing the applicants, changing the $750 annual limit, increasing/decreasing number of slots, etc)?
Item 10: 1-18-22 BARTLEY — The DPW and Mayor consider repairing the sidewalk and tree belt proximate to 548 South St.
Administrative Assistant: Jeffery Anderson-Burgos
The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Also one or two items may require the committee to enter into executive session at this meeting. Agenda subject to change up to two business days (48 hours) prior to posted meeting time.