[PPT] - Ward 1 ResiStat Mayor Joe Curtatone Alderman Matt McLaughlin Where PowerPoint Presentation

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Ward 1 ResiStat Mayor Joe Curtatone Alderman Matt McLaughlin

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Where Can I Learn More?

somervillema.gov somervillema.gov/newsletter somervillema.gov/events somervillema.gov/resistat

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How Do We Achieve Our Goals & Stay Within The Budget?

And all

ur other

priorities.

Infrastructure Housing Trees Schools

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A 90-Second Budget Primer

City Budget

Fees & Fines A small part of the budget.

* There are a few other small sources

f income, but these are the big

three.

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How Somerville Compares to Our Neighbors

$0.00 $2.00 $4.00 $6.00 $8.00 $10.00 $12.00 $14.00 Cambridge Medford Boston Somerville Arlington Revere Everett Malden Chelsea

2018 residential tax rate

$0 $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 $5,000 $6,000 $7,000 Chelsea Somerville Medford Malden Revere Everett Boston Cambridge Arlington

Approximate operational budget spending per capita

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How a $2,000 Tax Bill Gets Spent

School Department, $588.46 Public Safety, $348.75 Pension & Fringe, $345.35 Public Works, $239.15 General Government, $185.06 State Assessments, $121.90 Debt Service, $90.73 Culture & Recreation, $34.23 Other, $32.39 Overlay Reserve, $13.73 Go to budget.somervillema.gov to see a breakdown of your taxes.

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Adopted Local Option Taxes

$0 $500,000 $1,000,000 $1,500,000 $2,000,000 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 (YTD) Meals tax Hotel tax The state has given communities the ability to have a local

ption tax on

recreational marijuana.

Nearly $17m total

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Overwhelming Support for the Community Preservation Act

$0 $500,000 $1,000,000 $1,500,000 $2,000,000 $2,500,000 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 (as of 3/9) State match

f previous

year's local revenue CPA revenue

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Getting More From Development - Linkage

Housing Linkage

$10/square foot over

30,000

So far the City has received

just under $4 million in housing linkage payments Jobs Linkage

$2.46/square foot over

15,000

Jobs linkage payments start

coming in next fiscal year with just over $1 million estimated to come in

A fee paid per a certain amount of square feet by a developer
In 2017 the Board of Aldermen voted to increase the housing

linkage fee and adopt a jobs linkage fee

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Getting More From Development – Union Square Example

US2 will make around

$112m in payments and contributions, including:

– Green Line Extension funding – Infrastructure improvements – Jobs programs – Community benefits

This in on top of adding

nearly one-half billion dollars to the tax base over the next 30 years

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Non-Profits Pitching In

$0 $200,000 $400,000 $600,000 $800,000 $1,000,000 $1,200,000 $1,400,000 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 Total amount

f PILOTs

Current Tufts PILOT began Partners Healthcare PILOT began

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What’s Next?

Somerville-Tufts Partnership Agreement

– bit.ly/TuftsPartnershipAgreement

Real Estate Transfer Fee on Speculation

– somervillema.gov/transferfee

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Bike Share coming to East Somerville

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Bike Share coming to East Somerville

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Bike Share coming to East Somerville

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Bike Share coming to East Somerville

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Bike Share Expansion and Links

2018 Expansion: 9 new stations
6 in Winter Hill/East Somerville/Assembly Square
2 along Somerville Community Path
1 in Spring Hill
2019 Expansion: at least 8 new stations
Locations TBD – let us know!
Email transportation@somervillema.gov
Online “Suggest a Station” map coming soon
How to ride:
Single-ride, 24 hour, monthly, or daily
https://www.bluebikes.com/pricing
Income-eligible program
$5 monthly/$50 annual memberships for those who qualify
https://www.bluebikes.com/pricing/income-eligible-program
Or, call 617-625-6600 x4321 to set up an in-person appointment

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Improved Bike Accommodations

Washington Street
MassDOT Highway Safety Improvement Project – late 2018/early 2019

Washington Street approaching Union Square

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Improved Bike Accommodations

Central Broadway
Bicycle lanes with bus priority lanes and signal priority, summer/fall 2018

Broadway (Route 99), Everett Washington Street, Roslindale

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MBTA Better Bus Project

Improve service and scheduling on MBTA buses
Operational changes
Partnerships with municipalities
Meeting on June 7, 2018
Holiday Inn, 30 Washington St., Somerville, 6:00-8:00pm

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City of Somerville – Vision Zero

Vision Zero

Mayor Curtatone committed Somerville to Vision Zero last year
City evaluating action items for Vision Zero Action Plan for targeted December 2018

publication

– Policy changes

Pedestrian and Transit Committee(s)
Snow clearing priorities
20mph speed limit, tweaked rules for bicyclists, etc.

– Infrastructure improvement goals

Upgrade traffic signals citywide
Dedicated funding source for traffic calming
Specific infrastructure projects
Public feedback

– Go to www.somervillema.gov/visionzero to submit areas of concern – Look out for meetings this summer

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MBTA Green Line KEY FACTS: Opens Late 2021 Seven Stations Included Community Path to Lechmere Included

greenlineextension.eot.state. ma.us 1-855-GLX-INFO info@glxinfo.com

MBTA GREEN LINE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION!

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MBTA Green Line OUR STRATEGIES Detour Planning

Emergency Response