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Meeting Name: Housing and Community Development Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/25/2017 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Committee Room – 2nd Floor – City Hall
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204187 2204187Officer's CommunicationCommunity Preservation Committee responding to #203735 re: prioritizing affordable housing funds for municipal workforce housing.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
203877 3203877ResolutionThat the Administration provide a written response on the process for school playground and school area improvements.Work completed  Action details Not available
203980 3203980OrderThat the Director of SPCD report to this Board why even the top priority recommendations of the Sustainable Neighborhoods Working Group have not yet been implemented after almost two years, and consider hiring additional staff to effectively address the affordable housing emergency.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
203996 3203996OrderThat the Director of SPCD develop a comprehensive plan to redevelop Cross Street, including lighting, vegetation and traffic calming.Work completed  Action details Not available
203563 3203563OrderThat the Director of SPCD provide bi-annual progress reports on Assembly Square, Gilman Square, Lowell Street, Winter Hill, and future planned neighborhoods as they are completed.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
203593 4203593OrderThat the Director of SPCD provide a bi-annual progress report on the 100 Homes Initiative, specifically relating to the new affordable off-site housing units granted by the Planning Board to FRIT on May 18, 2017.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
203749 4203749OrderThat the Director of SPCD focus workforce development plans on vulnerable adults, determine if additional funds are needed, and provide this Board with a quarterly progress report.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
203275 4203275OrderThat the Director of SPCD update this Board on plans developed in 2013-2015 to redevelop the outdoor space at the Brown School, and work with the Superintendent of Schools, the Brown School Council and PTA, neighbors, and other stakeholders to improve the space.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
201772 5201772ResolutionThat the Administration provide this Board with an update on the Winter Hill Star Market site and the associated lawsuit.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
202497 5202497ResolutionThat the Superintendent of Schools share plans with the Ward 7 Alderman to mitigate the negative student enrollment at the West Somerville Neighborhood School caused by the proposed Clarendon/North Street Public Housing project.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
202995 5202995OrderThat the Director of SPCD redesign the asphalt front playground at the Kennedy School and work with all stakeholders to make it usable by more people for a broader range of activities.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
202308 7202308OrderThat the Director SPCD request a redesign and upgrade to the asphalt playground, tot lot and “cave” courtyard at the West Somerville Neighborhood School.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
200700 8200700OrderThat the Director of SPCD report to this Board on the plan and timeline for implementing the recommendations in the recent report of the Sustainable Neighborhoods Working Group.Kept in committee  Action details Not available