The Brockton City Council on Nov. 24 adopted a resolution to accept and administer $680,000 for phase one of the DW Field Park restoration, and amended the order to include a detailed funding breakdown.

Councilor Ray Zak moved to take the item under suspension of the rules so the city could meet grant deadlines. Councilor Azak then read the funding breakdown into the record: "The total budget that is submitted on the application is $680,000. The amount subject to reimbursement from the state is $425,000. Match amount from DW Field Trust is $127,500. The allocation from CDBG or ARPA funds will be $127,000." The council voted to amend the resolve to include those figures and then adopted the resolve as amended.

Several councilors asked for clarity before the vote. Councilor Farwell said he was "a little concerned to proceed" without more documentation because the resolve, as written, would take effect on passage and could commit community development block grant (CDBG) funds that might also be needed for public safety or other infrastructure. The council agreed to accept Azak's numbers as an amendment; the clerk called the roll and recorded the measure as adopted as amended.

The resolution directs the mayor to file for and accept grants from the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs and authorizes the mayor to take actions necessary to administer the grant through the Parks and Recreation Department. Council discussion noted that superintendent Tim Carpenter had provided a project summary and budget to council staff prior to the meeting and that staff would provide additional documentation at the Finance Committee as requested.

Next steps: the resolution takes effect upon passage and will be administered by Parks and Recreation; the council recorded that the Finance Committee will continue oversight and that staff will supply the submitted application budget and supporting documents as needed for federal/state compliance and reimbursement requests.