The Brockton City Council on Oct. 14 accepted several grant awards, confirmed appointments, approved multiple garage and motor-vehicle repair license transfers and advanced several financial and zoning items through the council process.

Major financial items approved or advanced included acceptance of a $1,600,000 MassWorks Infrastructure Program grant for the planning department, acceptance of an $859,400 Vulnerability Preparedness grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs for stormwater management design and construction documents at DW Fields Park (with a required local match of $95,489 from the DW Field Trust), and authorization to accept and expend a $326,707.89 FY26 state 911 training grant awarded to the Brockton Police Department by the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security. The council also accepted a $3,000 donation from Eastern Bank to support a first-responder community event.

Councilors advanced a $470,000 loan order for equipment to maintain DW Field Golf Course to a third reading after a councilor said the item had been mistakenly voted as final in a previous meeting and must instead follow the three-reading process required for loan orders. The item was placed on the agenda for third reading and was advanced on a hand vote.

The council approved a number of license transfers and renewals listed on the agenda. Eversource Energy petitioners — Jason St. Martin, manager of facilities operations at 995 Belmont Street, and Jim Tricke, fleet manager — appeared for two related petitions to transfer a garage license and a motor-vehicle mechanical repair license at 995 Belmont Street; both petitions were granted by hand vote after no one spoke in opposition. A separate garage/mechanic license petition for Mako Brockton (SJM Sons Realty LLC) at 84 Westgate Drive was postponed after the petitioner was not present.

Other license transfers approved included Renova Car Auto Repair Inc. (transfer for a license at 1782 Main Street) and Pyre's Brothers Auto Repair Inc. (license at 772 North Main Street); councilors approved both transfers by hand vote after city staff confirmed paperwork and the fire department noted no objections.

The council confirmed multiple appointments and reappointments. Christina Durham was reappointed to the Brockton License Commission for a three-year term; Doris Ella Green was appointed to the Brockton Beautification Committee for a one-year term. The council also accepted communications from the mayor recommending the promotion of firefighter Christopher D'Alessandro to lieutenant and recommending appointments including James Pluff as building superintendent (three-year term), Juan Pablo Gonzalez as city auditor (three-year term) and Ala Watoin Adewami to the Brockton Leadership on Women's Issues board (three-year term).

Council business also included several budget transfers and appropriations adopted by roll call, including a $246,175 transfer from fire personal services to library goods and supplies and a $100,000 transfer from police personal services to traffic goods and supplies. The council adopted an order to expend $2,000 for municipal software services and accepted a $500 donation from the Plymouth District Attorney's Office to the Council on Aging.

On ordinances and land use, the council passed a zoning map amendment through its committee process and voted to send the ordinance to third reading. The council adopted a lease agreement authorizing the mayor to execute a three-year lease with Hawkeye Fence LLC for property at 91 Foster Street to be used by Brockton Public Schools.

The council also adopted two resolutions asking for further meetings and briefings: one resolution invited representatives of the Brockton Blazers softball organization and other affected youth groups to meet with the council about school-fee increases; another requested that Mayor Robert Sullivan, Brockton CFO Dr. Troy Clarkson, DPW Commissioner Patrick Hill and City Solicitor Megan Bridges appear before the finance committee to discuss a recent meeting about the proposed purchase of the Dighton desalination plant.

Votes at a glance

- Item 8: Eversource Energy — garage license transfer, 995 Belmont St.; motion to grant; hand/voice vote; motion carried.
- Item 9: Eversource Energy — motor-vehicle mechanical repair license transfer, 995 Belmont St.; motion to grant; hand/voice vote; motion carried.
- Item 10: SJM Sons Realty LLC (Mako Brockton) — garage/license transfer, 84 Westgate Dr.; petitioner not present; motion to postpone; motion carried.
- Item 11: Renova Car Auto Repair Inc. — motor-vehicle mechanical repair license transfer, 1782 Main St.; motion to grant; hand vote; motion carried.
- Item 12: Pyre's Brothers Auto Repair Inc. — motor-vehicle mechanical repair license transfer, 772 North Main St.; motion to grant; hand vote; motion carried.
- Item 13: Ordinance committee report (09/25/2025) accepted and placed on file.
- Item 34: Loan order — $470,000 for DW Field golf-course equipment; advanced to third reading by hand vote (council noted prior meeting error requiring third reading).
- Item 35: Donation — $500 from Plymouth District Attorney's Office to Council on Aging; roll-call adoption, 9–0.
- Item 36: Transfer — $246,175 from Fire personal services to Library goods and supplies; roll-call adoption, 9–0.
- Item 37: MassWorks Infrastructure Program grant — $1,600,000 to Planning Department; roll-call adoption, 9–0.
- Item 38: Transfer — $100,000 from Police personal services to Traffic goods and supplies; roll-call adoption, 9–0.
- Item 39: Expenditure — $2,000 to Municipal Software Solutions; roll-call adoption, 9–0.
- Lease (unnumbered in the transcript section): Lease with Hawkeye Fence LLC for 91 Foster St. to Brockton Public Schools for three years starting 07/01/2025; roll-call adoption, 9–0.
- Grants accepted: Vulnerability Preparedness grant $859,400 for DW Fields Park (match $95,489 from DW Field Trust); Police FY26 911 training grant $326,707.89 accepted; Eastern Bank donation $3,000 accepted.

How the meeting moved: most items were routine and proceeded with committee reports and roll-call votes; license hearings that drew petitioners included Eversource representatives (Jason St. Martin and Jim Tricke), who answered brief questions from council staff; several petitions were granted after staff confirmed paperwork and the fire department reported no objections.

What the council did not decide: the council advanced the DW Field loan order to a third reading instead of final passage and postponed at least one license petition when the petitioner was not present.

The meeting concluded after the council referred several orders to the finance committee and noted there were no late files.