City Council Budget and Finance Committee – Nov 12, 2026

Thursday, November 12, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Where: City Council Chambers, 200 Common Street, Lawrence, MA

From the posted agenda.

What's on the agenda

The main new item is a $425,000 grant from EOEEA for building a park at the Bennington Triangle site. Older items that were tabled include a $400,000 transfer for the Prospering Lawrence Grant and an update on opioid settlement funds.

Agenda items

Authorize spending of $425,000 grant from EOEEA for park construction at Bennington Triangle site; approve resolution (Susan Fink)
Request investigation of unclaimed properties listed as City of Lawrence on MissingMoney.com (tabled from May 5, 2026)
Accept donation of 15 passenger vans from Merrimack Valley Transit Authority (tabled from April 21, 2026)
Review Lawrence Redevelopment Authority's financials (tabled from April 1, 2025)
Opioid settlement funds update on Modelo Application Development (tabled from February 4, 2025)
Transfer $400,000 from ARPA/Free Cash to small businesses through Prospering Lawrence Grant (tabled from December 3, 2024)
Resolution amending and rescinding reimbursement requirement for Creating a Thriving Lawrence Grant awardees; $150K to Greater Lawrence Family Health Center and $100K to Lawrence General Hospital (tabled from May 7, 2024)
Amend City's Housing Development Incentive Plan by changing the Tax Increment Exemption percentage (tabled from February 6, 2024)

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Terms used here

free cash: Money left over from the last fiscal year, once the state certifies it, that the council or town meeting can vote to spend or save.
tabled: Set aside by a vote, to take up later. A tabled item comes back when the board votes to take it off the table.

All the terms in the glossary

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BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE

A Sub-Committee of the Lawrence City Council

MEETING SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2026 AT 7:00 p.m.

200 COMMON STREET

CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, LAWRENCE, MA

Note: This meeting is also being conducted as a hybrid meeting. You may remotely access the meeting through the digital platforms below.

Voting Members: Stephany Infante, Chair; Vivian Marmol, Vice-Chair; Jeovanny Rodriguez and Marc Laplante

Pursuant to Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2022, this meeting of Budget and Finance Committee is being conducted both in person and via remote participation. A reminder that persons who would like to listen to/view this meeting while in progress may either attend in person at the location above or use of any of the following access locations:

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Minutes for Council Approval: 10/29/2026

AGENDA:

RECEIVED CITY CLERK NOV 5 '26 AM11:32

NEW BUSINESS: November 4, 2026

447/26 Auth to Expend [$425,000] Grant from EOEEA for construction of Park at Bennington Triangle site and to Approve Resolution – Susan Fink, Manager of Financial and Administrative Services, Office of Planning and Development

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: May 5, 2026

187/26 Request Investigation of Unclaimed Properties entitled "City of Lawrence" as Listed on MissingMoney.com – Councilor Franklin Miguel and William Collins (email City Attorney on 6/01/26)

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: April 21, 2026

160/26 Auth to Accept donation of 15 Passenger Van rom Merrimack Valley Transit Authority (MEVA) – Frank Bonet, Executive Director, Merrimack Valley Workforce Board

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: April 1, 2025

117/25 Review of Lawrence Redevelopment Authority's Financials – Counc. Vice President Stephany Infante

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: February 4, 2025

44/25 Opioid Settlement Funds Update – Modelo Application Development – Counc. President Jeovanny Rodriguez (email Dir. Matias on 6/01/26)

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: December 3, 2024

568/24 Transfer [$400,000] from ARPA/Free Cash [Previously allocated to Hispanic Federacion, See DOC # 76A/24] to Small Business through the Prospering Lawrence Grant [NOTE: See DOC # 121A/24 for established conditions of Prospering Lawrence Grant] – Octavien Spanner, Senior Advisor, Mayor Brian A. DePeña

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: May 7, 2024

76B/24 Resolution Amending and Rescinding the Reimbursement Requirement for the Creating a Thriving Lawrence Grant Awardees; [$150K] to Greater Lawrence Family Health Center and [$100K] to Lawrence General Hospital – Octavien Spanner, Senior Advisor to Mayor Brian A. DePeña

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: February 6, 2024

59/24 Amend City's Housing Development Incentive Plan (HDIP) by Amending the Tax Increment Exemption (TIE) Percentage – Daniel McCarthy, Land Use Planner

Agenda posted on the city website (PDF, 608 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved November 5, 2026.

The city posted this as a scanned image.

This meeting's agenda in the City of Lawrence's Agenda Center (opens in new tab). First recorded by Lawrence Publick on November 5, 2026.

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