Brockton council accepts grants, confirms appointments and approves multiple license transfers; appropriations and zoning actions move forward

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…