City of Somerville, Massachusetts - Meeting of Legislative Matters Committee on 12/5/2023 at 6:00 PM

23-1708

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:38:12 GMT

File #: 23-1708
Ver.: 1
Agenda #: 1.
Type: Committee Minutes
Title: Approval of the Minutes of the Legislative Matters Committee Meeting of November 14, 2023.
Action: Accepted
Result: Pass

23-1781

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:38:12 GMT

File #: 23-1781
Ver.: 1
Agenda #: 2.
Type: Committee Minutes
Title: Approval of the Minutes of the Legislative Matters Committee Meeting of November 28, 2023.
Action: Kept in committee
Result:

22-0838

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:38:12 GMT

File #: 22-0838
Ver.: 1
Agenda #: 3.
Type: Order
Title: That the City Solicitor discuss this Council’s ability to ban landlords from passing real estate agent fees onto tenants.
Action: Recommended to be marked work completed
Result:

23-0622

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:38:12 GMT

File #: 23-0622
Ver.: 1
Agenda #: 4.
Type: Order
Title: That the City Solicitor work with this Council to determine the legality of requiring businesses of a certain size to post in clearly visible spaces, Worker's Rights Bills, which shall include the right to form a union without retaliation and consequences for violating workers' rights.
Action: Recommended to be marked work completed
Result:

23-0461

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:38:12 GMT

File #: 23-0461
Ver.: 1
Agenda #: 5.
Type: Order
Title: That the City Solicitor draft an Ordinance to protect homeowners from developer and realtor mail, phone and email harassment.
Action: Recommended to be marked work completed
Result:

22-0036

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:38:12 GMT

File #: 22-0036
Ver.: 1
Agenda #: 6.
Type: Order
Title: That the City Solicitor draft an ordinance requiring pollution mitigation for new housing built along high transit roads and highways.
Action: Recommended to be marked work completed
Result: