Consolidated Amendment "A" to H4219

Housing and Food Security

Fiscal Note: $11,737,000

Amendments 217 and 863 are recategorized from Housing to Food Security

Amendment 228 and 235 are recategorized from Housing to Health and Human Services

Amendment 869 is recategorized from Housing to Economic Development

Amendments from Food Security: 61, 87, 88, 91, 99, 101, 130, 179, 184, 217, 240, 292, 357, 411, 422, 425, 442, 461, 503, 509, 514, 527, 549, 559, 587, 611, 631, 635, 660, 667, 682, 695, 722, 748, 751, 760, 768, 776, 780, 783, 793, 795, 830, 863, 867, 915, 959, 1001, 1011, 1018, 1022, 1023, 1063, 1064, 1107

Amendments from Housing: 14, 28, 32, 42, 67, 118, 119, 122, 125, 127, 134, 153, 165, 191, 214, 218, 233, 251, 259, 268, 279, 280, 293, 295, 334, 346, 348, 349, 352, 375, 377, 394, 398, 409, 413, 430, 435, 465, 470, 471, 486, 491, 498, 501, 507, 513, 532, 535, 545, 548, 553, 554, 560, 561, 562, 566, 574, 585, 600, 618, 619, 622, 625, 628, 636, 639, 651, 670, 672, 674, 706, 718, 731, 735, 753, 761, 766, 773, 779, 787, 788, 792, 803, 810, 811, 812, 814, 815, 819, 825, 827, 829, 831, 838, 841, 851, 874, 894, 901, 925, 934, 944, 957, 965, 966, 968, 985, 995, 1014, 1020, 1030, 1031, 1037, 1042, 1076, 1085, 1090, 1098, 1116, 1122, 1126

Mr. Michlewitz of Boston and others move to amend House, No. 4219 in section 2A, in line item 1599-3002, by adding the following words:- ; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Pembroke Firehouse Pantry, Inc. to provide assistance to individuals experiencing food insecurity; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Fenway Civic Association, Inc. for the purpose of funding the Fenway cares mutual aid initiative, including administrative costs, to distribute fresh food and personal protective equipment to food-insecure Fenway residents; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Women’s Lunch Place, Inc. for the purpose of providing meals and services to homeless women and children in need; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute, Incorporated for a research program to examine the impact of climate change on food resources, in conjunction with Northeastern University marine lab, the Tufts University school of nutrition, the Tufts Veterinary School and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst school of sustainability; provided further, that not less than $15,000,000 shall be expended for the Greater Boston Food Bank, Inc. for regional food security network infrastructure investments; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to Bread of Life, Inc. in the city of Malden to expand services addressing food security and homelessness; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Beverly Bootstraps Community Services, Inc. food pantry in city of Beverly to support its social service programs, including, but not limited to, food distribution, English as a second language programming, heating and housing assistance; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the Our Daily Bread Food and Resource Center; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Coonamessett Farm Foundation, Inc. for the purchase of a refrigerated van and expanded irrigation system to provide local fresh food to organizations assisting individuals experiencing food insecurity; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the town of Shrewsbury to establish a food bank and related programs to be operated by the town in partnership with private non-profit organizations currently operating on a limited basis; provided further, that not less than $55,000 shall be expended to the Mystic Valley YMCA for expanded refrigeration for the Mystic community market in the city of Medford; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to Wellspring Cooperative Corporation to extend their mobile market through the winter season and expand their services in the Indian Orchard neighborhood in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be shall be expended for the Latin Women’s Association of Brockton to support their food-distribution program; provided further, that not less than $25,000  shall be expended for the Allston Village Main Streets, Inc. food insecurity and distribution program to provide relief for residents impacted by the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for Quincy Community Action Programs, Inc. for the rehabilitation and expansion of the food center facility to distribute food to disadvantaged populations; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Weymouth Food Pantry to address food insecurities in the city of Weymouth; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Westborough Food Pantry, Inc. to provide assistance to individuals experiencing food insecurity; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Harvest on Vine Food Pantry in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston for the coordination of essential food services in Charlestown; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Weymouth Senior Center to address food insecurity, loneliness and isolation of impacted senior citizens; provided further, that not less than $1,500,000 shall be expended for Community Servings, Inc. for a 1-time investment to support integrations necessary to provide state-wide medically tailored meals to persons battling chronic illnesses; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Neighbors Helping Neighbors, Inc. in South Hadley to expand services addressing food insecurity; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Easthampton Community Center in the city of Easthampton to expand services addressing food insecurity; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Freetown Food Pantry for expansion costs including engineering, materials and labor; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to fund a food insecurity restaurant meals program in the town of North Andover in partnership with the MVYMCA and Groundwork Lawrence, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the One Haverhill Fund in the city of Haverhill; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Sacred Hearts Parish in the city of Haverhill for their food pantry; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Sudbury Community Food Pantry in town of Sudbury for food security infrastructure; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Parish Cupboard, Inc. in the city of West Springfield to address food insecurity issues; provided further, that not less than $1,920,000 shall be expended to Project Bread to better connect eligible and unenrolled Massachusetts residents with federal nutrition programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, through statewide expanded outreach, increased community engagement, marketing and promotion campaigns; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the preliminary design of a downtown intergenerational public facility to be built, which will include elder program space and a Center for Food Distribution to help communities in need; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House in the city of Cambridge; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for The Charity Guild, Inc. in the city of Brockton; provided further, not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Norwood Food Pantry; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the East Boston Community Soup Kitchen, Inc. for the renovation of facilities utilized to support operations and the distribution of food assistance; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Collaborative for Educational Services, Inc. to support the Amherst Mobile Market; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for Granby To-Go, Inc. to support their food and basic needs pantry; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to People Helping People, Inc. for the maintenance of a food pantry or to otherwise address food insecurity in the city of Burlington; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Healthy Waltham Food Insecurity; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Open Table in the town of Maynard, Hudson Community food pantry and Stow food pantry; and provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the Waltham Community Farms for rehabilitation and stabilization of buildings and farm.

And further amend said section 2A, in item 1599-2022, by inserting after the word “production”, the following:- and preservation.

And further amend said section 2A, in item 1599-2023, by inserting after the word “individuals”, the first time it appears, the following:- , families, youth and young adults.

And further amend said section 2A by inserting after item 1599-2024 the following item:-

7004-9318     For the administration of local housing programs and special projects; provided, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Fair Housing Center, Inc. in the city of Holyoke to provide housing and eviction prevention services to those adversely impacted by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the city of Lowell to support the development of housing opportunities for individuals experiencing homelessness; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to assist the Wellesley housing authority to provide electrical upgrades and other necessary maintenance to properties that serve low-income residents; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for Hubbardston elderly housing for an elevator; provided further, that not less than $57,000 shall be expended to the Watertown housing authority to conduct a feasibility study of the redevelopment of Willow Park, a family public housing development in the city of Watertown; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Springfield Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended to the Springfield housing authority; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the Blackstone housing authority for updates to apartments with handicap accessibility entrances and walkways; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended to Harbor Homes of Martha’s Vineyard for homelessness prevention efforts and funding to house homeless women; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the Homeless Prevention Council, Inc. and the Community Development Partnership to support the unique regional housing and year-round resident needs on the Lower and Outer Cape; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to Berkshire County Development Corporation to design and develop permanent housing solutions for people experiencing long-term homelessness; provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended for Health Imperatives and the Planning Office for Urban Affairs, Inc. for the Housing and Supportive Services for Survivors of Trafficking Program; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Clinton housing authority for the installation of a new sprinkler system; provided further, that that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the city of Fitchburg for the establishment of a homelessness intervention coordinator to assist in providing long-term housing placements for individuals in need; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended to North Bristol County Assistance Collaborative for the continued production of an innovative crisis shelter to permanent supportive housing facility for chronically homeless individuals, addressing the public health emergency of homelessness, exacerbated by 2019 novel coronavirus, due to densely populated congregate shelters and growing encampments of unsheltered individuals; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Springfield housing authority for the purpose of upgrading security camera systems at Duggan Park Apartments, Moxon and Robinson Gardens in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to the Berkshire Housing Development Corporation for the final renovation costs for the Fenn Street Homeless Shelter to reduce overcrowding and improve safety of unhoused individuals; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended for a financial assistance program to benefit the city of Everett residents who are first time home buyers; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for the Westmass Area Development Corporation for redevelopment and expansion of properties for continued predeveloped expenses associated with additional growth opportunities of affordable housing at the Ludlow Mills; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Clear Path for Veterans New England, Inc. to purchase and rehabilitate transitional housing for elderly veterans that serves as a gateway to permanent housing; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the town of Acushnet public housing authority to complete electrical, ADA and other safety improvements at the Presidential Terrace housing facility; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action, Inc. for the outreach and operation of the organization's non-religious “Confronting Housing Discrimination” curriculum; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the town of Winthrop for the design and engineering of a new combined public health and public safety facility; provided further, that not less than $1,250,000 shall be expended for capital improvements to state-aided public housing in the town of Needham; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the town of Wilmington to support the redesign and repaving of the Deming Way senior housing parking access and sidewalks to increase handicap-accessibility and for repairs and upgrades to the state and federally funded municipal housing; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for Dismas House of Massachusetts, Inc. for a new permanent housing program serving homeless former offenders and their families in Worcester county; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the town of Wilmington to support the expansion of sidewalks and associated stormwater runoff infrastructure in the Andover street area; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Arlington housing authority for the Arlington housing domestic violence initiative; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Berkshire regional planning commission, Berkshire Housing Development Corporation and 1Berkshire Strategic Alliance Inc. for the purpose of advancing housing development in Berkshire county; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Main South Community Development Corporation in the city of Worcester for the purpose of establishing 7 commercial rental units with lease-to-own agreements executed with move-in tenants; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the city of Somerville to fund affordable units as part of the Clarendon Hill affordable housing redevelopment project to address cost increases due to the economic impacts of the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the town of Carver for the construction of additional affordable housing units; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a matching-grant program for Construct, Inc. in Great Barrington to assist first-time homebuyers; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Norwood housing authority for Nahatan Village for the replacement of sewer lines; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the Homes Project pilot program in the city of Springfield for the building of new houses and rehabilitation of existing houses to increase home ownership among minority communities; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Brightwood Development Corporation for purpose of funding pre-development and preliminary design costs for senior housing at the former Brightwood elementary school; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the town of Belmont for the improvement of accessibility at Waverley Oaks; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the town of Belmont for the predevelopment costs for Sherman Gardens apartments; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Friendly House, Inc. for transitional housing services in Worcester county; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the East End House in Cambridge; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to purchase 1 generator for the department of public works and 1 generator for the senior center in Westminster for use in an emergency shelter in the event of a power outage to prevent any gaps in services to the community; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Community Action Agency of Somerville, Inc. in Somerville; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for Compass Working Capital, Inc. for the family self-sufficiency program within the Boston housing authority for Commonwealth residents that have been impacted by novel coronavirus 2019; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the East Boston Community Development Corporation, for the acquisition of residential units to be maintained as affordable housing; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended to the city known as the town of Braintree for a feasibility study to increase affordable housing stock for seniors, veterans and persons with disabilities; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to the town of Winchester’s affordable housing trust fund; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the Sudbury housing trust in the town of Sudbury for mortgage subsidies; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Boston Home rehabilitation facility in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston for upgrades related to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic and the high acute care population suffering from advanced Multiple Sclerosis and other progressive neurological disorders; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for W.A.T.C.H., Inc.; and provided further, that funds shall be expended fully and on a schedule consistent with section 9B of chapter 29 of the General Laws………………………………………………….....................................$11,737,000