This meeting is now live streaming. Check. All right, we are on. All right. Good evening and welcome to the budget and finance committee meeting. It is Wednesday, October 15th. It is now 7:09
p.m. Voting members present via Zoom, we have myself, the chair, um, Vice Chair Wendy Luzon, Councelor Wendy Luzon, and Council President Javanni Rodriguez. Pursuant to chapter 20 of the acts of
2022, this meeting of the budget and finance committee committee is being conducted via remote participation. A reminder that persons who would like to listen or view this meeting while in progress may either join us through through Zoom um or or view through our
Facebook and YouTube channels. And just for the record for anyone watching at home, we are on Zoom due to construction within the the city council chamber. At this point, can you please join me in the pledge? And I know that's
a little awkward right now, but I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States United States of America >> and to the for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Thank you, counselors. We have minutes to approve. We have the minutes from our meeting on July 7th, 2025, September 9th, 2025, and September 22nd, 2025. Can I have a
motion on the minutes? >> A move. Motion has been made by council president. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Seconded by councelor Luzon. >> Seconded by councelor Luzon. Discussion on the minutes.
Seeing none. Um I'm going to do a roll call. Council president. >> Yes. >> Councelor Luzon. >> Yes. Councelor Marmal is noted as absent and the chair votes in the affirmative.
All right. The first new business item we have is item 390-25, the acceptance of a donated vehicle from NICB to the Lawrence Police Department. It was brought to us by Chief Agula, but
we do have um Director Shepard here with us tonight. Director, uh the the floor is yours. Thank you. Good evening, city councils. My name is Rosa Shepard, director of support service at the Lawrence Police Department, and I am here to present a donation that we
received back in March uh for 2025, but we were made aware that this was a donation while we were trying to uh bring the car up to quote. Uh this was a donations from the um National Insurance
Crime Bureau and it is notated on the uh on the donation agreement that this car is to be used just by our um as uh for uh theft deterrence investigation enforcement and anything related to pro
investigation for the Lawrence Police Department. >> Thank you, Director Shepard. Councilors, uh, do you have any questions or comments for director Sheepard? And just for the record, councelor Vivian Marmal
has just joined us. Um, welcome counselor. >> Quick question through you, Melanche. >> Council President. >> Yes. uh there is any uh potential conflict of interest between the organization that donate the vehicle
with the city of Lawrence or any contract that need to be dislained. No, as I'm not aware of any contracts, but just the agreement itself is a donation for the uh from the um from the insurance and it's for is being specific as of how we're going to be using the
vehicle, but I can definitely um do more research in regards of that. >> Okay, Council President, you all bet. Are there any other questions for Director Sheepard?
>> Seeing none, I will entertain a motion. >> Make a motion to send it to the full council to accept the donation. >> Motion has been made as a favorable recommendation. Um >> second. >> There's uh council Marmal has seconded.
discussion on f any further discussion seeing none I'm going to call the role council president >> yes >> um council >> yes >> council marl >> yes
>> and the chair votes in the affirmative um next we have item 391-25 authorization to expend Um, actually, oh, never mind. Authorization to expend 1 million 54,800
for the MVP grants from the Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. That was brought to us by our planning director, Director McCarthy. Director McCarthy, you have the floor. mute director.
>> Director, you're muted. >> I guess I'll have to repeat that all over again. Thank you, uh, Daniel McCarthy. I am the planning director, City of Lawrence. Um, thank you, um, committee chair Infante, um, and other, uh, counselors. I'm here
today to present the uh MVP grant uh which was recently awarded to the city of Lawrence um for a program um in the lower Tyler Hill area um a project called the refuge to river uh project.
Um the MVP is a municipal vulnerability vulnerability preparedness action grant which is provided to the city by the department of environmental um uh executive office environmental
affairs. The uh grant is in the sum of 1,54,800. Um it is a it is a grant that's um o over two years. The the state has um provided that we spend uh $368,000 in
fiscal year 26 and 686,700 in fiscal year 27. Um the project is um a partnership um working with the city of Lawrence and Groundwork and Groundwork Lawrence. Uh we are also
assisted by um Wood and Curran. Um the I have with me tonight the U Brad Busher and Eddie Rosa who are part both representative groundwork Lawrence. They are going to explain in more detail the
project and the scope of work. Um but I want to just mention uh this is a planning grant. Um it has several um it has several um requirements that the city needs to to to make. Um you'll see
um attached with the contract I submitted is a scope of services given a brief rundown of the project. Um so so the it'll it'll include public outreach. It'll uh project design and planning to
develop um a an environmentally sound um area along the Merry Mack River. This piece of property runs on a parcel of land owned by the city of Lawrence that begins um north of the Boy Club and runs
all the way to the the water treatment center um on Riverside Drive. Um it is approximately 12 acres and the idea is to um use this funds to come up with a plan to uh activate this area for
recreational purposes for the citizens of the city of Lawrence. The the other goal is to make the area more environmentally sound and prevent against climate um resilience and vulnerability. Um th those are the
goals. Um and again, we were awarded this grant uh recently. We were actually going to be having a kickoff meeting at the end of October. Um and I have um Mr. Brad Busher is here from Groundwork Lawrence and he can provide you some
more um information about the project and the goals of the recreational ideas. Um Brad Thanks, Dan. Um, thank you councilors for the opportunity um to discuss this project. I I'll share
my screen if that's acceptable to the chair. >> Yes. >> This is a a district scale map of of the project area. It's um what we call the Tower Hill Waterfront. Um we also call
it Lower Tower Hill. Um it's rare when you have 12 acres of open space owned by the city with over 3/4 of a mile of waterfront that hasn't been developed into open space. If you look across the river to the south bank, um is
Riverfront State Park. And essentially what we're trying to do here is bring the amenities or the park space or the access to park space, quality open space um to the north side of the river.
The um the site is surrounded by some pretty significant assets. Um the Essex Courts, uh the Gilmet School, Hancock Courts, the Hennessy, and the Boys and Girls Club investments. the city has been making
over the past year include significant cleanup of of waste uh along the city owned parcel as well as some vegetation management and then investment in the Bayate Sports Park which is just to the east of the
Lawrence Boys and Girls Club. >> Right. You could um and I and I tried to switch my my screen here to the bigger monitor so I could see it. But at some point, do you mind zooming into that area just so see it? We can see a little
closer. Thank you. >> Is that helpful? Um >> yes. Thank you. this we've we've had we've done three renderings um for this this park. Usually we don't like to do
renderings before we meet with the community. By we, I mean the city and groundwork when we do a park project. We like to be there with what we call our palms up meeting where we sit down and we talk to people about what they would like to see.
But um when this project was first started, it was I don't know it was probably uh it's 2020 it's the end of 2024 and we were applying for uh the EPA community change program which would
have provided a significant amount of money for uh a project here and then a project at the center. Um, we were unsuccessful, but we built on those efforts to apply to the municipal vulnerability preparedness program for
an action grant to do a two-year project um that focuses on this parcel. The central attribute or recreational amenity of the space is a waterfront path. Um, we call it an esplanade. Um
that path is part of a broader statewide priority trail linking Lawrence and LOL and then it connects hopefully in the future it'll connect to the Lawrence Rail Trail. But for our purposes um that is the one
core amenity that that that we know will be there. Um it's not just a park though. It's also the connections to the surrounding neighborhoods that are important. And there are these long skinny lines that lead out to Water Street. And we want to
make sure that the that we have safe pedestrian connections from the surrounding neighborhood to this waterfront. And then I think the last piece that I would add is you know resolution of the
how we manage the public and the private interface um between the residents and and this new park. I think it's important during year one that we have some pretty good conversations with the neighborhood and
um realize that they're hopefully can meet their needs as well as the city's needs as well for this this great opportunity. Um, I think the last piece is this kind of in the weeds, but we do on the
western end of the site by the by the solar panels there is the lay down area or the yard for the water department where they um stockpile um stored materials and excavated materials. Um,
so we need to figure out how that fits into this into this site at programmatic element. Um, and then there's also been discussions about tree nurseries and tree function um, and how that could fit into the site as
well. But, uh, it's a two-year project. Year one is really concept development and then year two will take us all the way to 60% plans uh where we'll have a cost estimate and hopefully be set up
for permitting in the next phase of this project. Is there anything else? I know we have also Eddie Rosa. Um are you I know you said you're here for support. Is there anything else? >> Uh, just one thing I I would want to add
and Brad touched on it and the importance of the engagement around this specific area, especially with um how many residents directly above this property and how long it's been um kind of unattended. Uh I think that that first year like Brad mentioned where the
concept is being kind of put together the engagement in that area is going to be absolutely crucial and it it's really important for folks to realize that um nothing nothing will happen conceptually without them and that they really need
to be a part of this and and sharing their their wants, their likes, their desires. uh we want to be able to replicate um on the north side of the river um not necessarily what's on the south side but the access to uh amenities and the access to open space
um that currently they do not have. So I mean especially with uh Council Marl on on this call um she will be absolutely vital in in having uh proper community engagement with the residents in this area. So, we want to make sure that that's something that gets highlighted
and and we underscore the importance of that in the first year. >> And I um I want to add I I had the pleasure of working with you with you folks um back in 2022, I believe, when we redid the Dunovan Park. Um it was a
great collaboration. The engagement was there and the support that Groundwork Lawrence provides. I know the green team went out and did some door knocking with fly, you know, the flyers and everything. So, I'm glad to see you on this project with the city. Um, I think
it's going to be great. I do have some questions, so I'm going to reserve it to the end because I know this is council Marmal's district, but I I did want to say that that it was great working with you guys on that project. >> It was a pleasure for us as well. This one of the projects that we really like
to highlight. We think it was really successful and and the engagement around that was was a big part of that all and and speaking of green team, we've actually been doing a fair amount of like community science with them in this area in terms of like heat mapping and whatnot. Um they've been a big part of
of kind of getting a different view of this uh specific area and and being able to look at it a different way. So I the green team has been a big part of that and they'll continue to be a part of it going forward. >> Nice. Before I open it up for questions
and comments, uh, Director McCarthy, is there anything else you would like to add? >> Um, I I just want to say that this is um um part of a a a centralized program um and several other projects. We've been
working on Safe Streets for All. Um the uh as Brad mentioned, the project at the um boys club to create the new athletic fields. um the upgrades in the athletic fields at the Gilmet school and others all targeting this neighborhood because
we really identified this as as an underserved neighborhood and some of these areas uh especially Lond as being a little bit dangerous. So we really want to make this an amenity for the uh for the people who live in that neighborhood and I know the council president's also a resident of this
neighborhood as well. So, we think this is a a project that um is long overdue. >> Thank you, counselors. Any questions or comments, >> counselors? Madame Chair, um councelor Council Marl,
>> I just wanted I just wanted to add um I I feel fortunate to be counselor during a time where I I do see that district D is finally um receiving the the initiatives and the resources to be redeveloped. Um I'm also lucky that uh
I've worked I've personally done a walkthrough with Brad in this whole the trail from the beginning to the very end. I think we I think we got to the very end. Um and um me being me and very opinionated, I've already have sent him
text messages and of ideas of what type of benches and shades and uh you know what are the the variety uh of options that we could use um to amplify these
spaces. Um I know that I'm so keen on ensuring due to the fact that this is a major development um that's going to attract kids, you know, the youth and and just everyone throughout the whole city uh to visit
and work whether it's working out or just uh you know spending time um in the community that parking is such a major challenge and I I do believe that um I' I've already discussed it and hopefully this is something that's being um
thought out when doing these projects that we have uh parking that is um put into place especially in the entry entry points of where uh these projects will be uh initiating. So I believe one of
the entry points is where the Boys and Girls Club um that like that I uh what is that Jordan Street or not Bay State Road? I think it's Jordan Street. And then uh towards the end of where this uh
project will finish, I think there has to be some sort of plan to also um ensure that we have parking spaces for those that will be uh visiting um visiting and and and taking space um in
in this new development um once it's up and running. So, um, Eddie, you know, I'm going to be bugging you. Uh, I didn't think about bugging you, but just be prepared. I am looking forward to, uh, being of service to you guys and
assisting when it comes to um, incorporating those that are neighboring uh, the these parcels. Um, I will say that you will have a variety of different opinions. Um, so if you guys are looking to do some sort of survey or
a consensus as to what uh the the the residents are looking for, I'm more than happy to to brainstorm and to sit with you guys to have this all planned out. >> That that would be great. I I look forward to to working with you on this
and coming up with a couple different concepts and ideas to how we properly engage these residents. Awesome. Do we have any other questions or comments? >> Council President. >> No, I mean they need the money to start
and then we can ask questions. >> And you always have a question. So, and I know like um to to >> this is not just on sexual is a is is a starting a project. So let's let's see. >> Yeah. But >> to also director McCarthy's point, you
you also live in the era just like council maros. So this is something that will impact you as well as a resident. It's been on our radar for uh since I joined the council. Uh this parcel, this
huge area and undeveloped area in Lawrence and full of encroachments that uh is not quite to the full potential. So I'm glad that we we seeing something here. Uh potentially we can um we're
going to advocate for what we have here and potentially a little more eventually, but right now what we need to do is just just uh get started and then see where we can go from there. >> Okay.
>> All right. Seeing the councelor Luzon, do you have any questions or comments? >> No, I don't. Uh I um I do think that the neighborhood input is extremely important. So just
make sure that um they put together uh a few meetings because we would like to hear from the neighbors. >> Um and sometimes they do one or two. So
based on the neighborhood um that is going to go in in the different areas of the neighborhood, make sure I just want to make sure that they get to to the neighborhoods. >> Yeah, >> that's what I wanted to add. But I think
it looks like a great project >> and they definitely do and I can say that from experience. I believe we had like three meetings or so uh neighborhood meetings to inform district D or the residents that live in in the area on Andover Street. So, it was
great. Grandma Garren, they're always on top of things and they worked well with the mayor's office as well. Like that pro that project Dunovan Park was amazing and I and I'm not and I'm not expecting anything less for this project um from the city nor Groundwork
Lawrence. Uh I I do have questions though. I have um first and I apologize if you've already explained this and I have missed it, but this blue dotted line that we see across the map, what what does that indicate?
>> There are several blue dotted lines across this map. Um >> so the one right above, you see the main street like right above? Yeah, that one. Yep. >> So let me go back to this plan here. And this is the old FEMA flood maps. I'm
sorry, Dan, for the PTSD here. The flood maps were just updated, so I don't know to what extent this area has changed, but this area is subject to flooding. And if you've been there, you'll notice there's a burm along the riverbank. And
that's that's because in the 1930s, the city constructed a a dyke to try to protect this part of the city from flooding. Um I think the dyke was largely unsuccessful and eventually the
section of the city they just elevated the area of that the city so it would be out of the floodway. Um but flooding is a problem and it is anticipated that um
in the future uh future climate scenarios that that that flooding particularly in the winter end of winter early spring um it it's it could be flooding could be another issue. Um the
other blue lines just are illustrating what's the tag say? The tag says the other blue lines illustrates um I don't see the tag here but it's it illustrates maybe we took that off that
this is within a um the state has what's called biomap so it's core habitat and Lawrence is actually you know surprise Lawrence 20% of Lawrence is is is is core biomap habitat which is significant
and it's it's largely along the rivers. The Marramac is significant because of fish passage and that's that's largely why you see these blue lines these important resource areas. So for biologists that means this area wants to remain
um not you know wild. It wants it wants tree coverage. It wants um it wants to be more natural than um than than mowed lawn. And that's how the when the regulators look at this. Since this is such a big site, it's likely that in
addition to going to the local conservation commission will also be reviewed by the um under the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act, NEPA. Um and one of the attributes that they'll look at is biomap. >> Okay. and the extent to which we're
impacting trees, >> right? Okay. I am what out of the two blue lines that that flood line is actually I mean I know that's not the updated one but that's very worrisome. That's a lot of um area
there that could be affected by floods in the future. >> Right. >> Right. And >> Right. and creating that connection, that climate awareness about the the different types of land uses within this district of the city and how probably
they don't really co-mingle well >> right >> with flood waters um while you have these significant assets like an important grocery store and a health center um and and a major major employer as well >> and that's something
>> we we should be having these discuss I don't know if you are already and if you are my apologies But those are discussions we should be having with the um water department now or the future so that we could be prepared and not reactive if something were to happen
um moving forward. But uh my other question is I have two questions and that's it. So in the past we've had emergency situations pertaining to that area of the Marramac um river. What are the safety measures
that this project is going to implement to ensure well you can ensure nothing's 100% insured but to at least help prevent anyone or any children um from going into the river when it's winter
out and it's frozen or ex etc. >> Um that's a really good question and Eddie you turned your mic off so if you want to jump in go ahead. Yeah. Yeah. It's definitely something that we're going to um we're always going to have top of mind when we're having these
conversations, especially knowing that, you know, it was an absolute tragedy what what happened in that area. What I will say with this length of space, um it it's twofold. I think it's it's difficult to say this early on that there will be I know what you want to
hear is that there's going to be fencing from one end to the other. Um, >> I don't know that that's necessarily going to be what happens or what's going to necessarily going to be the best use of resources. I think a part of it is going to be a conversation and trying to to make sure that the space is built in
a way where we can attract people away from necessarily being on that shoreline. Um, keeping activity um active uh amenities a little bit further away from that and then making sure that that people are aware of what potential dangers do exist. And also um there's a
currently a kiosk in that area that I I think needs a little revamping that has to do with safety measures as well. Um making sure that that's revamped, but to necessarily say that we're you're going to line a fence uh along 12 acres um
aside from being uh cost prohibitive likely um it probably isn't going to provide the the best experience for users in that immediate area. I think having conversations with residents, getting people up to up to date with what those tragedies were, especially if
considering how transient Lawrence can be, a lot of those families might not likely be around here, might not be aware of what happened in the past. Making sure people are educated to that. Um, and making sure that the the site is designed in a way where we're not necessarily promoting people being right
up against the water, I think is going to be our best course of action um to to kind of treat this in a way where we're also not fencing everybody in. >> Okay. And my last question is, and I know this development will help a lot with that, but this area has been known
to be um an area where encampments have been set up and people that need resources, etc. have been, you know, found to to be there. What we've seen in the past is that the more developments, the more developments,
these folks just migrate to different sections of the city. Has that been considered as well? this course of action and the planning and if so have have there been conversations with the police department or or with Director McCarthy, you know,
just things to keep in mind for the future of what could happen? >> Yes. Uh we we've we've uh we've discussed this. We have an action plan right in place now. We're dealing with this on the rail trail which is currently under construction working
with the police department, our homeless coordinator, department of public works and w with the people down there offering them, you know, solutions to get out of their situations uh some that don't. We we've we've gently tried to make them move along um sealing it off.
We feel that activation and opening up these areas is the best solution. um the people who are uh making these encampments don't want to be in the public eye. They want to be hidden and the more public, the more uh openness we have, um we're going to bring, you know,
um lighting, accessibility for the police department to get down there, um emergency services, all that is going to be part of the safety process that we put down there. um we can't you know we we we can't uh forbid these people from using a public
park. It is a public park but the idea is um to be um um always vigilant to make sure that the camping and the drug abuse and those types of activities. Uh we we had a very
strong program at the Boys and Girls Club. The lot right next to that was a hot bed of activity. Uh as you know there's also a homeless shelter near there which uh also brought that is but by the police department has been very um again vigilant to make sure that
there's no one down there. We don't want the kids at the Boys and Girls Club exposed to this. We don't want to see the residents who are using these amenities exposed to this. So we will take this very seriously and as I said we do have a team in place right now working with uh all all the all the
agents in the city. So, you know, >> councelor chair chair, just to add, we do have sub awards um as part of uh the two years for this two-year project um each year, subawwards to the to the Boys
and Girls Club, CC play, but also um a psychological center to provide outreach and some case management. Um be my followup question if at groundwork or the city has been um working with the
agencies or there's some churches too that have s that help with these type of of services to let them know what's going on. What's the plan for the future in case you know it's it's a whole all hands on deck situation because there's various factors that come into play.
>> Yeah. like like Brad had mentioned before, so much of this um is born from 2024's community change grant which is when the initial conversations were being had when we thought about the engagement process like obviously we were to engage all the residents that bought this area but we understood that
there is a whole population of the unhoused that that use this space as well and that that's probably while we want to engage them that's probably outside of our our normal scope of work. So we understood that getting folks in like the psychological center was going to be important and they had already talked about using their street team to
be a part of that not only engagement but to make sure that they're being provided services so that when they are moved along um it isn't a situation where we're just bumping them down the road and moving them to a different site. There there will be a coordinated effort towards them as well in terms of engagement.
>> Okay. >> Thank you. Um, counselors, any other final questions or comments? Seeing none, I will entertain a motion. >> I make a motion to send it to the full council with a favor recommendation.
>> Second. >> Motion has been made by the council president and seconded by council Marmal. Any further discussion? Seeing none, I'm going to call the role. Council Marmal. >> Yes. Council Luzon.
>> Yes. >> Council President. >> Yes. >> And the chair votes in the affirmative. >> We will see you at the full council. >> Thank you. Thank you, councilors. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. >> You're welcome. Next item we have is
item 397-25. authorization to expend in the amount of $179,19049 um from the PSAP 911 training grant and we have director Shepard here from the police department to speak on this
grant. So this uh we were um invited to apply for the state uh for the state 911 training grant. With this grant, we will be able to hire. Uh oh. Oh, I think I'm losing it.
Can you hear me? >> Yeah, we can hear you. >> Oh, okay. I almost lost the power. Sorry about that. We are able to uh to hire a training agency to be able to uh teach the courses approved by the state by the 911 department. Um this year we are
applying for $179, $10949. um 80 75896 it will be to pay the agency for the courses and 13,294.49
is to pay for the classes that the each in each each officer will be taking besides paying the agency we as the grant as well will be paying the officer for taking the opportunity and the time to to take these trainings.
Councilors, any questions or comments? >> Seeing none, I will entertain a motion. >> Uh, I make a motion to send it to the full council with a f recommendation. After second, I have a quick question. >> Okay. Motion has been made by the council president, seconded by council
marmal. Discussion, council president. Uh can you can you go back to that uh to the agency that you're hiring? >> We have hired in the past Commonwealth
Police Legacy. They are that agency is has been approved by the state of the 911 state department to be able to teach these classes. That's the a we have been using for the past three years maybe before. But they had they haven't fully approved
by the state by the state uh to be able to teach this these courses to the uh to law enforcement in in regards to 911 training. >> So you you you take a state vendor uh get some quotes and then provide them
with a quot with a uh with a contract. >> Yes. for the last three years they've been uh they've been doing uh this these trainings or other trainings in the city >> just this training itself not any we have we have used for other trainings within within the police department but
mainly for the 911 uh uh training for the officers >> okay >> we we use different agency for different training within the the uh the lens police department >> okay no more questions >> any other questions or comments
Seeing none, I will call the role. No. I'm sorry. Does someone say >> no? Okay. Councelor Marmal. >> Yes. >> Council President, >> yes. >> Councelor Luzon,
>> yes. >> And the chair votes in the affirmative. You guys like how I switch the the the the uh what's it called? Um I switch up the names just to make sure that everyone's paying attention when
I'm calling. Roll call. All right. Last item. We have item 398-25. authorization to expend $299,861 for the 2026 Sharon grant from the Executive Office of Public Safety and
Security and Director Shepard, you have the floor. >> Uh for this grant as well, uh we were invited to apply for the Shannon grant in the amount of $299,866.91. this grant it will be basically used uh
used for the youth at risk in the city of Lawrence. Uh I just want to uh uh on my memo I also refer that this year we did not select any organization. We actually decide and we go and buy the the procurement process. We're going to
put in a a request for proposal which this is going to open the opportunity to more agencies organization to be able to apply and probably get the opportunity to work with the police department on for the for the city of Lawrence under this uh this uh youth initiative that it
uh is given by the state of by the state of Massachusetts. So this year there's not a specific agencies. I know in the past we had chosen a specific agencies to work with it under the grant, but this year we're going to open it up to the city of Lawrence and to nonprofit organization
to have the opportunity to work for this grant and specifically for those agencies that they don't have enough fund, but they do want to help the youth in in the in the city of Lawrence. uh receiving this fund will would definitely give the initiative to either start the program or continue with the
program that any new organization has in the city of Lawrence. There's any questions or comments? >> I have a question. How I mean I know it's a process going to be the pro uh the process but how exactly will you
guys be selecting which organizations to work with what what will be the criterias one of the criterias that we ask in the um in the RFP is one they have to show that they should be able to match up to
25% of the amount given uh the amount awarded to the agency that is definitely part of the grant. Uh even if we wouldn't go ahead and choose any any agency in the city of Lawrence, they still will have to show a match of 25% in order to be able to participate under
this grant. As well, they need to um show a proposal or show history that they have been uh they have been working with the youth at risk in the city of Lawrence. Um there was another one here beside those two. Definitely definitely
definitely we are uh requesting a history at least one year of uh good faith that they they or the work that they have done for the youth in the city of Lawrence and a match of 2.25% uh towards whatever whichever amount we decide or we decide to give to the to
the agency. So far on the RFP we say we're going to give up to 30 $30,000 to each agency to be able to participate under this under this grant. >> Okay. Any other? That was my only question. Any
other questions or comments? Everyone's all set. All right. I will entertain a motion. >> I make a motion to send it to the full council as a federal recommendation. >> Motion has been made. Is there a second?
>> Second. Seconded by councelor Marmal quick discussion comment coun council president has been a joy this evening I was waiting for all the questions. Thank you. >> I have seen this seen these grants like
at least 10 time and then my >> no I I know but because they're switching up the process a little bit. I thought you know I was writing the council I was looking at him on the screen. All right. Um, all those in favor of roll call. Council President,
>> yes. >> Councelor Luzon, >> yes. >> And Council Marl, >> yes. >> And the chair votes in the affirmative. We will see you next week. Director Shepard, >> we'll be there. Thank you so much. Have
a good evening. >> All right. At this point, counselors, we have no other new business items. Do you have anything that you would like to untend? Seeing none, I will entertain a motion. >> Motion to adjurnn. >> So move second.
>> Has been made of council mar seconded by councelor um Rodriguez. Councelor Luzon is there something you wanted to say? >> Okay. No, no, no, no, no, no, not good. >> All those up. Roll call. Council President,
>> yes. >> Council Marmal, >> yes. >> Councelor Luzon, >> yes. >> And the chair votes in affirmative. Thank you so much, counselors. Have a great night. >> Thanks. You too. Bye. >> Bye.