← Appropriations & Oversight Committee · 2022-06-13 · Appropriations and Oversight Committee Meeting
ORDER-2022-126 : Acceptance of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) from An Act Relative to Immediate Covid-19 Recovery Needs for accessibility and safety improvements for the 2 elevators at the Melrose High School
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ORDER-2022-126 Grant Acceptance of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) from An Act Relative to Immediate Covid-19 Recovery Needs for accessibility and safety improvements for the 2 elevators at the Melrose High School Ought to Pass City Council
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▶ 8:25 Jen Grigoraitis: unanimous consent to close public comments. Seeing no objection public comment is now closed just as a point of information. We have eight matters before us tonight in this committee, and we will need to Recess by 8:15 in order to enter into the special meeting of the city council. So just for those keeping an eye on the clock, the first order before us tonight is order 2022-126 acceptance of 150,000 from an act relative to immediate covid-19 recovery needs for accessibility and safety improvements for the two elevators at the Melrose High School. And I believe we have someone from DPW here to speak on this tonight. We have assistant director Jim troupe. Is that who you're pointing out both of you and director Elena Prairie Casella. So while you two get settled at the table, I will entertain a motion to spend the rules that we can hear from the administration. That the rules second so we have a motion to suspend the rules made by councilor. Karmchatie seconded by councilor Eccles all in favor any opposed the rules are suspended.
▶ 9:29 Speaker 4: Welcome and the floor is yours.
▶ 9:31 Speaker 2: Thank you. So we have very little to say on this other than this is a much needed project. We have the opportunity to get $150,000 from the state toward the
▶ 9:43 Speaker 5: cost. We have a consultant on board who's doing
▶ 9:46 Speaker 2: the design plans and the bidding and
▶ 9:51 Speaker 6: Bid opening tea. Yeah. I'm
▶ 9:54 Speaker 7: not sure about when the bid opening date is but this 150,000 a year mark is a state state funding that's going to supplement the work that needs to get done to bring the elevators modernized up to current codes. And what have you there is some additional work that is being funded this fiscal year, but most of the construction will start taking place in the next fiscal year.
▶ 10:18 Jen Grigoraitis: Thank you. Are there any questions from the council?
▶ 10:22 Robb Stewart: Counselor Stewart. Thank you madam chair. Welcome Mrs. Ellis, Mr. Troop. So it's $350,000 in total. For the elevators, right?
▶ 10:33 Speaker 2: I believe it's 350,000 in addition to the hundred fifty the addition to the Past estimate that we have is between 5 and 600
▶ 10:40 Robb Stewart: 500 600,000. And so where's the 350 gonna come from is that that's the I believe
▶ 10:46 Speaker 2: the
▶ 10:49 Speaker 7: This is been an opera approved project. So we'll be using our performance because it obviously is geared towards the most acceptable vulnerable part of our community the children and it does address a health and safety issue at the at the high school complex great. Great. Thank you.
▶ 11:08 Jen Grigoraitis: Thank you any other questions from the committee.
▶ 11:13 Speaker 2: President Snow I would motion to recommend
▶ 11:17 Jen Grigoraitis: Second we have a motion to recommend for passage made by President. Snella seconded by councilor Karm chadie. Is there any discussion? Seeing none Mr. Clerk can oh, it's actually acceptance of a grant all in favor right any opposed. Okay, so that will be moved to the full council with a recommendation for Passage. Next up we have order 2022-127 acceptance of three Mass DOT shared streets and spaces program grants for various equipment safety measures funded at a total of 158,843 and we are still under suspension of the roles. So