← Appropriations & Oversight Committee · 2023-05-30 · Appropriations and Oversight Budget Hearing
GRANT-2023-12 : Acceptance of a State Economic Development Earmark Grant in the Amount of $100,000 (One Hundred Thousand Dollars) for Repairs and Improvements to Memorial Hall
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GRANT-2023-12 Grant Acceptance of a State Economic Development Earmark Grant in the Amount of $100,000 (One Hundred Thousand Dollars) for Repairs and Improvements to Memorial Hall Ought to Pass City Council
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▶ 0:50 Leila Migliorelli: Okay. If there's no objection, I'd like to close public comment. Seeing none, we are now closed for public comment. Since we have members of the administration here tonight to speak on the items before us, I'd like to motion by unanimous consent to suspend the rules before we proceed. Seeing no objection, the rules are now suspended. The first order on our agenda tonight is a grant grant, 2023 dash 12 acceptance of a State economic Development earmark grant in the amount of $100,000 for repairs and improvements to Memorial Hall. Tonight we have, uh, Kathy Pig, Broder, director of Memorial Hall here with us to speak on the order.
▶ 1:30 Speaker 1: Thank you. Thank you.
▶ 1:34 Speaker 3: Um, in, in FY 23, um, thanks to the effort of, uh, Senator Jason Lewis and State representative Cape Lip obedient Memorial Hall, um, was approved to receive the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Massachusetts earmark and the amount of a hundred thousand dollars. Um, the board of trustees has voted to use these stunt funds to start the repairs needed in the Gai room, which include, but are not limited to the sailing, the sailing am, wall plaster repair, the floorboards and trim in addition to some drapery work and wallpaper versus painting of the walls. Um, this work will not be started until after the present project is done. Um, and then we'll, which probably won't be to the end of the, the end of this year.
▶ 2:24 Speaker 1: Any questions, councilor Garrett? Yeah.
▶ 2:27 Mark Garipay: Uh, just one question. When's the, um, grant have to be started and completed by? If we accept the,
▶ 2:33 Speaker 3: Um, it has to be completed by, it can be started at any time. It has to be completed by the end of FY 25.
▶ 2:39 Speaker 2: FY 25. Okay. Thank you.
▶ 2:43 Speaker 1: Anyone else? Council Stella.
▶ 2:46 Speaker 2: Uh, motion to, uh, recommend Second. Second.
▶ 2:50 Leila Migliorelli: A motion to recommend made by Counselor Ella, seconded by President Gregs.
▶ 2:57 Speaker 1: Anyone on discussion? See none. Mr. Clerk, will you please call the roll?
▶ 3:01 Speaker 2: Councilor McMaster? Yes. Councilor Son? Yes. Counselor Eccles? Yes. Counselor Garrette? Yes. Counselor Stewart? Yes. Counselor Che? Yes. Councilor Williams? Yes. President Greg Regards? Yes. And Chair Elli? Yes. That is nine. Yes. Unanimous.
▶ 3:18 Leila Migliorelli: Great. That order will, uh, be brought to the full counsel at the next meeting with a recommendation for passage. You can stay right there cuz Next up is the continuation of our annual budget hearings, um, with appropriation 2023 dash 28, fiscal 2024 operating budget in the amount of $101,173,341 and 0 cents. Um, tonight, first up is Memorial Hall with, um, director Pagan broader here.