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Committee approves ~ $25,272 transfer from Energy & Sustainability Revolving Fund to cover asbestos abatement while federal reimbursements are delayed
Summary
Faced with a federal reimbursement freeze, the committee authorized a transfer of roughly $25,272 from the Energy & Sustainability Revolving Fund to the capital projects fund to pay asbestos abatement bills tied to City Hall and Academy of Music weatherization work; members voted unanimously.
Committee members voted to transfer roughly $25,272 from the Energy & Sustainability Revolving Fund into the Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) fund to pay outstanding asbestos abatement invoices tied to recent energy efficiency work at City Hall and the Academy of Music.
Staff said the work has been completed and the city expected to be reimbursed through a federal Energy Efficiency Block Grant administered by the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources. Reimbursement requests were submitted before an announced federal freeze; staff said promised utility rebates totaling about $25,272 will come in and be returned to the revolving fund when they arrive, and that the federal reimbursement timeline remains uncertain.
Before the vote, members discussed substituting the full amount requested into the CIP to settle bills now and leave rebate accounting to be resolved later. Marissa Elkins and other members urged the administration to coordinate with the mayor’s office and city accounting about timing and flexibility given federal uncertainty.
The motion was approved on a roll‑call vote with all members present voting yes: Rachel Flint Kasuba (approve), Carolyn Mich (yes), Angie Gregory (yes), Pat McCarthy (yes), Kevin Ross (yes), Tim Smith (yes), and the chair (yes). The committee directed staff to repay the revolving fund when utility rebates and reimbursements are received.
