<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>City of Somerville, Massachusetts - Meeting of Legislative Matters Committee on 3/14/2023 at 6:00 PM</title><link>https://somervillema.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=CalendarDetail&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=1080629&amp;GUID=8B3B987C-0FB4-46D7-9FF0-8079499F2439</link><description /><generator>Legistar</generator><ttl>15</ttl><atom:link href="https://somervillema.legistar.com/Feed.ashx?GUID=8B3B987C-0FB4-46D7-9FF0-8079499F2439&amp;ID=1080629&amp;M=CalendarDetail" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" /><item><title>23-0193</title><link>https://somervillema.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=6066223&amp;GUID=5A1F2EC1-6613-4DBB-A5F9-00A8DDA99FF4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5A1F2EC1-6613-4DBB-A5F9-00A8DDA99FF4-2026-01-01-16-37-53</guid><description>File #: 23-0193&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: 1.&lt;br /&gt;Type: Committee Minutes&lt;br /&gt;Title: Approval of the Legislative Matters Committee Minutes of January 31, 2023.&lt;br /&gt;Action: Accepted&lt;br /&gt;Result: Pass</description><category>Committee Minutes</category><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:37:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>23-0253</title><link>https://somervillema.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=6066224&amp;GUID=6434E2DF-2E06-47A7-ACA3-B87DA54D5CA1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6434E2DF-2E06-47A7-ACA3-B87DA54D5CA1-2026-01-01-16-37-53</guid><description>File #: 23-0253&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: 2.&lt;br /&gt;Type: Committee Minutes&lt;br /&gt;Title: Approval of the Minutes of the Legislative Matters Committee Meeting of February 14, 2023.&lt;br /&gt;Action: Accepted&lt;br /&gt;Result: Pass</description><category>Committee Minutes</category><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:37:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>23-0107</title><link>https://somervillema.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=5993224&amp;GUID=F9E7AAB5-5E41-4FA0-BF00-65CA328DC5E4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">F9E7AAB5-5E41-4FA0-BF00-65CA328DC5E4-2026-01-01-16-37-53</guid><description>File #: 23-0107&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: 3.&lt;br /&gt;Type: Mayor's Communication&lt;br /&gt;Title: Conveying the 2022 Surveillance Technology Annual Report as it relates to Somerville Public Schools.&lt;br /&gt;Action: Recommended to be marked work completed&lt;br /&gt;Result: </description><category>Mayor's Communication</category><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:37:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>22-1993</title><link>https://somervillema.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=5934042&amp;GUID=2C882B4B-43BA-4E5A-9F9E-16B3BA3BD5D1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">2C882B4B-43BA-4E5A-9F9E-16B3BA3BD5D1-2026-01-01-16-37-53</guid><description>File #: 22-1993&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: 5.&lt;br /&gt;Type: Ordinance&lt;br /&gt;Title: Amending Section 2-326 of the Code of Ordinances, related to the Personnel program.&lt;br /&gt;Action: Recommended to be approved as amended&lt;br /&gt;Result: Pass</description><category>Ordinance</category><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:37:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>22-1992</title><link>https://somervillema.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=5934041&amp;GUID=14DB3E15-3F65-4076-8786-FF460F088CB3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">14DB3E15-3F65-4076-8786-FF460F088CB3-2026-01-01-16-37-53</guid><description>File #: 22-1992&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: 4.&lt;br /&gt;Type: Ordinance&lt;br /&gt;Title: Amending Section 1-4 of the Code of Ordinance to add definitions for relationship status and intimate personal relationship.&lt;br /&gt;Action: Recommended to be approved as amended&lt;br /&gt;Result: Pass</description><category>Ordinance</category><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:37:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>22-1994</title><link>https://somervillema.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=5934043&amp;GUID=53BBBFA4-6E67-486C-83D9-E47941A258EA</link><guid isPermaLink="false">53BBBFA4-6E67-486C-83D9-E47941A258EA-2026-01-01-16-37-53</guid><description>File #: 22-1994&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: 6.&lt;br /&gt;Type: Ordinance&lt;br /&gt;Title: Amending Sections 7-41, 7-43, 7-44, and 7-47 of the Code of Ordinances, related to Fair Housing.&lt;br /&gt;Action: Kept in committee&lt;br /&gt;Result: </description><category>Ordinance</category><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:37:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>22-1995</title><link>https://somervillema.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=5934044&amp;GUID=921CFBCE-8D68-43F1-8B01-D415771A9AD1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">921CFBCE-8D68-43F1-8B01-D415771A9AD1-2026-01-01-16-37-53</guid><description>File #: 22-1995&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: 7.&lt;br /&gt;Type: Ordinance&lt;br /&gt;Title: Amending Section 15-31 of the Code of Ordinances, related to the Code of Conduct, Ethics, and Financial Disclosure.&lt;br /&gt;Action: Recommended to be placed on file&lt;br /&gt;Result: Pass</description><category>Ordinance</category><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:37:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>22-1996</title><link>https://somervillema.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=5934045&amp;GUID=BF1B6CDB-9EAC-46B8-A4FF-A49EFD8CBFBC</link><guid isPermaLink="false">BF1B6CDB-9EAC-46B8-A4FF-A49EFD8CBFBC-2026-01-01-16-37-53</guid><description>File #: 22-1996&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: 8.&lt;br /&gt;Type: Ordinance&lt;br /&gt;Title: Amending Section 10-102 of the Code of Ordinances, regarding the definition of biased based policing.&lt;br /&gt;Action: Recommended to be approved as amended&lt;br /&gt;Result: Pass</description><category>Ordinance</category><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:37:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>23-0299</title><link>https://somervillema.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=6052822&amp;GUID=EF771E10-ABD5-4E66-AA10-2292BCDF0213</link><guid isPermaLink="false">EF771E10-ABD5-4E66-AA10-2292BCDF0213-2026-01-01-16-37-53</guid><description>File #: 23-0299&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: 9.&lt;br /&gt;Type: Public Communication&lt;br /&gt;Title: Organization for Polyamory and Ethical Non-Monogamy (OPEN) submitting comments re: nondiscrimination provisions in ordinances based on relationship structure.&lt;br /&gt;Action: Recommended to be marked work completed&lt;br /&gt;Result: </description><category>Public Communication</category><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:37:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>23-0256</title><link>https://somervillema.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=6032579&amp;GUID=C4A36C60-EEDE-4CD4-BD08-51690CBB068E</link><guid 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Leave for Survivors.&lt;br /&gt;Action: Kept in committee&lt;br /&gt;Result: </description><category>Ordinance</category><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:37:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>23-0077</title><link>https://somervillema.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=5990687&amp;GUID=F0290AC8-D7E5-475C-9A4B-F9C023A2461D</link><guid isPermaLink="false">F0290AC8-D7E5-475C-9A4B-F9C023A2461D-2026-01-01-16-37-53</guid><description>File #: 23-0077&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: 12.&lt;br /&gt;Type: Resolution&lt;br /&gt;Title: In Support of Survivors.&lt;br /&gt;Action: Kept in committee&lt;br /&gt;Result: </description><category>Resolution</category><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:37:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>23-0218</title><link>https://somervillema.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=6018711&amp;GUID=5F968565-612A-4EA4-B99B-AAD08B4CC203</link><guid 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