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GRANT-2024-15 : Acceptance of State Earmark for Milano Center Improvements in the amount of $12,500

Passed · OUGHT TO PASS [UNANIMOUS] · moved by Manjula Karamcheti, seconded by Cal Finocchiaro Yes: Maya Jamaleddine, Ryan Williams, Mark Garipay, Robb Stewart, Manjula Karamcheti, John Obremski, Ward Hamilton, Kimberly Vandiver, Devin Romanul, Cal Finocchiaro, Leila Migliorelli.

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GRANT-2024-15 Grant Acceptance of State Earmark for Milano Center Improvements in the amount of $12,500 Ought to Pass City Council

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▶ 45:41 Maya Jamaleddine: Okay. Um, this, um, order would be, um, held in committee. Next we have in grants, um, grant 2024 dash 15 acceptance of state earmark for Milano Center improvements in the amount of, uh, 12,500.

▶ 46:05 Maya Jamaleddine: Sit left. Welcome, um, Mrs. Brown and Madam Mayor.

▶ 46:11 Jen Grigoraitis: I will turn it over to Director Brown to talk a little bit about while she waits for a laptop to warm up. I will. Um, so I, I, as folks remember, this was an earmark that we received in a previous state budget. And this was one of the two earmarks for Melrose that was subject to the mid-year nine C cuts, um, that we had this year. So this was originally for double the amount, and we will be making up the difference with ARPA funds that the project can continue as planned. Turn over to you.

▶ 46:36 Speaker 3: Thank you counselors. Uh, so we are seeking to approve the 12,500, uh, from the State Year Mark Grant, um, for some much needed safety and infrastructure, um, updates to the Milano Center parking lot. Um, so we're hoping, um, that these funds would cover, um, some repaving of some problem areas, um, as well as, uh, some more accessible curb cuts that would, uh, reduce the total walking distance for folks, um, using the sidewalk. Um, and encourage them to use the sidewalk, um, as well as some, um, markings on the, uh, driveway to encourage flow of traffic.

▶ 47:25 Maya Jamaleddine: Thank you. And turn it back to my colleagues. Any question?

▶ 47:33 Speaker 5: Councilor

▶ 47:35 Speaker 3: Chetty. I'm gonna make a motion to recommend. Second. Second.

▶ 47:38 Maya Jamaleddine: We have a motion to recommend made by Councillor Chetty, seconded by Councillor Ro.

▶ 47:44 Speaker 13: Uh, um, Mr. Clerk

▶ 47:50 Speaker 4: Vice Chair Williams? Yes. Councillor Repe? Yes. Councillor Stewart? Yes. Councillor Carcetti. Yes. Councillor Reky. Yes. Councillor Hamilton? Yes. Councillor Vandiver. Yes. Councillor Ryan. Yes. Councillor Finocchiaro. Yes. President Rei? Yes. And Chair Jamal? Yes. That's unanimous.

▶ 48:09 Maya Jamaleddine: Thank you. Thank you, counsel. Thank you again. Um, next we have an orders order. 2024. 2024 dash 28 requesting the appropriation of, um, that's a big number. Uh, five.