Details Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 10/25/2012 7:00 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: City Council Chamber-City Hall-93 Highland Avenue City Hall Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: Meeting Items (131) 131 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: Legislation only Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Agenda # Type Title Action Result Action Details Video 193879 1 193879 Committee Report Report of the Committee on Legislative Matters, meeting on October 16, 2012. Approved   Action details Not available 193881 1 193881 Committee Report Report of the Committee on Legislative Matters, meeting as a Committee of the Whole, on October 16, 2012. Approved   Action details Not available 193883 1 193883 Committee Report Report of the Committee on Legislative Matters, meeting as a Committee of the Whole, on October 23, 2012. Approved   Action details Not available 193884 1 193884 Committee Report Report of the Committee on Licenses and Permits, meeting on October 17, 2012. Approved as amended   Action details Not available 193878 1 193878 Committee Report Report of the Committee on Land Use, meeting in Joint Session with the Planning Board, on October 18, 2012. Approved   Action details Not available 193888 1 193888 Committee Report Report of the Flood Forum Special Committee, meeting on October 22, 2012. Approved   Action details Not available 193885 1 193885 Committee Report Report of the Committee on Public Health and Public Safety, meeting on October 22, 2012. Approved   Action details Not available 193877 1 193877 Committee Report Report of the Committee on Confirmation of Appointments, meeting on October 24, 2012. Approved   Action details Not available 193887 1 193887 Committee Report Report of the Committee on Public Utilities and Public Works, meeting on October 24, 2012. Approved   Action details Not available 193912 1 193912 Public Communication Michele Biscoe submitting comments re: #193830, skateboard shows or competitions at Kelley Park. Placed on file   Action details Not available 193869 1 193869 Minutes Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting, September 27, 2012. Approved   Action details Not available 193868 1 193868 Roll Call Call of the Roll. Placed on file   Action details Not available 193926 1 193926 Public Communication State Rep. Toomey submitting comments re: Agenda #43, a Resolution affirming the dignity and human rights of all persons and opposing the use of the word "illegal." Placed on file   Action details Not available 193882 1 193882 Ordinance Requesting the amendment of Ordinance 2-323 pursuant to the Municipal Compensation Advisory Board recommendations, with respect to Elected City Officials only. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 193922 2 193922 Public Event Public Event Permit, Recreation Dept. Haunted House, Walnut St. From Giles Park to Hillside Park, Oct 27, 2-10PM. Approved   Action details Not available 193924 2 193924 Public Event Public Event Permit, Race of Ireland Road Race, Davis Square and area streets, Mar 10, 2013, 5AM-2PM. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 193923 2 193923 Public Event Public Event Permit, Jingle Bell Run Road Race, Davis Square and area streets, Dec 16, 5AM-2PM. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 193917 2 193917 Order That the Chief of Police communicate to this Board the policy on hot pursuit on city streets involving criminal activity. Approved   Action details Not available 193913 2 193913 Resolution That this Board and Mayor affirms the dignity and basic human rights of all persons, and declares that it refrains from using the word "illegals" and its derivatives when referring to people. Approved   Action details Not available 193876 2 193876 Communication In his capacity as a member of the School Committee, conveying a report of the School Committee's activities. Placed on file   Action details Not available 193870 2 193870 Citation Commending Mary Caruso on the happy occasion of her 80th birthday. Approved   Action details Not available 193909 2 193909 Public Event Public Event Permit, Assembly Row Black Friday Promotional Tent, Davis Sq. Statue Park, Nov 23, 7AM-Noon. Approved   Action details Not available 193908 2 193908 Public Event Public Event Permit, Ghost Scorpion Productions Halloween Concert, Davis Sq. Statue Park, Oct 27, 6PM-9:45PM (raindate Oct 31). Approved   Action details Not available 193911 2 193911 License Sign/Awning Permit, Rockland Trust Company, 94 Highland Ave., 3 signs. Approved   Action details Not available 193880 2 193880 Order That the City Solicitor determine if additional notice requirements should be implemented for licenses and/or permits issued by the Licensing Commission. Approved   Action details Not available 193886 2 193886 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works appear before the Committee on Public Health and Safety to speak on baiting requirements for street openings. Approved   Action details Not available 193914 2 193914 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works repair the sidewalk at 8 Giles Park. Approved   Action details Not available 193915 2 193915 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking and the Traffic Engineer consider placing a crosswalk on Somerville Avenue at its intersection with Spring Street. Approved   Action details Not available 193916 2 193916 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking replace the RESIDENT PARKING signs on Spring Hill Terrace. Approved   Action details Not available 193871 2 193871 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works resolve the drainage problems at the foot of Newberne Street, south of Morrison Avenue. Approved   Action details Not available 193872 2 193872 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works consider placing a porta-potty at Albion Park. Approved   Action details Not available 193873 2 193873 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works install additional street lighting on Dover Street. Approved   Action details Not available 193874 2 193874 Order That the Chief of Police order a directed patrol to monitor traffic at Kent and Beacon Streets for failing to stop when the signal is red and for not slowing down when the signal is blinking yellow. Approved   Action details Not available 193875 2 193875 Order That the Director of SPCD (ISD) advise the owner of 515 Somerville Avenue that the property perimeter should be regularly swept and kept clear of overgrowth and that an improved fence should be installed. Approved   Action details Not available 193910 2 193910 License New Drainlayer's License, Diaz Construction. Approved   Action details Not available 193910 3 193910 License New Drainlayer's License, Diaz Construction. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 193907 3 193907 Communication Licensing Commission responding to #193576 re: posting certain notices at the applicant's establishment. Placed on file   Action details Not available 193911 3 193911 License Sign/Awning Permit, Rockland Trust Company, 94 Highland Ave., 3 signs. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 193905 3 193905 Communication Requesting the appointment of Akil Williams to the Library Board of Trustees. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 193920 3 193920 Ordinance Assistant City Solicitor responding to #192528, and submitting a revised Mobile Food Vendor Ordinance. Ordinance ordained   Action details Not available 193921 3 193921 Communication Director of Traffic and Parking responding to #193832 re: Morrison Avenue crosswalks and bike sharrows. Placed on file   Action details Not available 193919 4 193919 Mayor's Request Requesting an appropriation of $222,779 from the Capital Stabilization Fund to fund the Second Phase of the Davis Square Streetscape and Transportation Design Contract. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 193920 4 193920 Ordinance Assistant City Solicitor responding to #192528, and submitting a revised Mobile Food Vendor Ordinance. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 193918 4 193918 Mayor's Request Requesting that $5,800,000 of the $6,500,000 authorized to be borrowed in a bond to pay the costs of renovations to the Powder House Community School, on June 24, 2004, be rescinded. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 193891 4 193891 Mayor's Request Requesting a transfer of $764,306 from the Salary Contingency Salaries Account to the attached Departmental Salary Accounts to implement the recommendations of the Classification and Compensation Study. Approved as amended   Action details Not available 193892 4 193892 Mayor's Request Requesting the use of $70,438 in Available Funds in the Cable Telecommunications Revolving Account to implement the recommendations of the Classification and Compensation Study. Approved   Action details Not available 193896 4 193896 Mayor's Request Requesting a transfer of $11,972 from the SPCD Economic Development Salaries Account to the SPCD Planning and Zoning Salaries Account to implement the recommendations of the Classification and Compensation Study. Approved   Action details Not available 193899 4 193899 Mayor's Request Requesting a transfer of $5,000 from the DPW School Custodians Salaries Account to the DPW Buildings and Grounds Salaries Account to implement the recommendations of the Classification and Compensation Study. Approved   Action details Not available 193894 4 193894 Mayor's Request Requesting the use of $26,760 in Available Funds in the Water Enterprise Salary Contingency Account to implement the recommendations of the Classification and Compensation Study. Approved   Action details Not available 193900 4 193900 Mayor's Request Requesting the use of $4,473 in Available Funds in the Sewer Enterprise Fund Salary Contingency Account to implement the recommendations of the Classification and Compensation Study. Approved   Action details Not available 193897 4 193897 Mayor's Request Requesting a transfer of $8,250 from the Salary Contingency Salaries Account to the Board of Aldermen Salaries Monthly Account to implement the recommendations of the Classification and Compensation Study. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 193893 4 193893 Mayor's Request Requesting a transfer of $27,093 from the Capital Projects Salaries Account to the Arts Council Salaries Account to implement the recommendations of the Classification and Compensation Study. Approved   Action details Not available 193898 4 193898 Mayor's Request Requesting a transfer of $6,880 from the Capital Projects Salaries Account to the Constituent Services Salaries Account to implement the recommendations of the Classification and Compensation Study. Approved   Action details Not available 193895 4 193895 Mayor's Request Requesting a transfer of $12,705 from the DPW's Highway Salaries Account to its Administration Salaries Account to implement the recommendations of the Classification and Compensation Study. Approved   Action details Not available 193853 4 193853 License New Used Car Dealer Class 2 License, American Auto Gallery, 682 Mystic Ave., 23 vehicles outside, Mon-Thu 9AM-7PM, Fri-Sat 9AM-6PM, Sun Noon-5PM. Approved as amended   Action details Not available 193078 4 193078 Order That the City Solicitor advise this Board whether the City should accept MGL c40U for the imposition of liens on property for unpaid municipal charges, or rely on the special act of 1996 already in place. Work completed   Action details Not available 193699 4 193699 License Sign/Awning Permit, Taj Mahal Desi Bazaar, 274 Broadway, one sign. Approved   Action details Not available 193852 4 193852 License New Garage License, American Auto Gallery, 682 Mystic Ave., 2 vehicles inside, repairing, washing and storing vehicles, Mon-Thu 9AM-7PM, Fri-Sat 9AM-6PM. Approved as amended   Action details Not available 193903 4 193903 Mayor's Request Requesting approval to declare as Surplus 8 vehicles in the Police Department. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 193890 4 193890 Mayor's Request Requesting an appropriation of $150,000 from the Capital Stabilization Fund for the reconstruction of private ways. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 193889 4 193889 Mayor's Request Requesting authorization to borrow $530,949 in a bond, and appropriate the same amount, for the reconstruction of public streets. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 193906 4 193906 Mayor's Communication Conveying the 2011 Annual Report of the Somerville Bicycle Advisory Committee. Placed on file   Action details Not available 193904 4 193904 Mayor's Request Requesting acceptance of a grant of $186,976 from the MA Office of Public Safety and Security for the Police Dept., for State 911 Department Support. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 193901 4 193901 Mayor's Request Requesting authorization for the Department of Public Works to pay FY12 invoices totaling $2,475.27. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 193902 4 193902 Mayor's Request Requesting authorization for the Police Department to pay Fiscal Year 2012 invoices totaling $340.10. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 193852 5 193852 License New Garage License, American Auto Gallery, 682 Mystic Ave., 2 vehicles inside, repairing, washing and storing vehicles, Mon-Thu 9AM-7PM, Fri-Sat 9AM-6PM. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 193625 5 193625 License Amending Garage License, Goodyear Auto Service Center, 1 Bow St., seeking to open Sundays 9AM-4PM. Approved as amended   Action details Not available 193699 5 193699 License Sign/Awning Permit, Taj Mahal Desi Bazaar, 274 Broadway, one sign. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 193702 5 193702 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Michael Fager to the Conservation Commission. Approved   Action details Not available 193703 5 193703 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Owen Wartella to the Conservation Commission. Approved   Action details Not available 193359 5 193359 Mayor's Request Requesting the appointment of Kenneth Edwards as Constable. Approved   Action details Not available 193602 5 193602 Mayor's Communication Conveying a response to #190766 and #192594 re: SPCD staff study of regulations for RA and RB Zoning Districts. Placed on file   Action details Not available 193634 5 193634 Communication Requesting the appointment of Melissa McWhinney to the Affordable Housing Trust. Approved   Action details Not available 193727 5 193727 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Connie Ramsdell to the Council on Aging. Approved   Action details Not available 193728 5 193728 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Roseanne Bent to the Council on Aging. Approved   Action details Not available 193729 5 193729 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Anthony Alibrandi to the Election Commission. Approved   Action details Not available 193730 5 193730 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Kaley Klanica to the Ethics Commission. Approved   Action details Not available 193731 5 193731 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Brian McHugh to the Ethics Commission. Approved   Action details Not available 193732 5 193732 Communication Requesting the reappointment of John Heymann to the Ethics Commission. Approved   Action details Not available 193733 5 193733 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Dennis Fischman to the Fair Housing Commission. Approved   Action details Not available 193735 5 193735 Communication Requesting the reappointment of John Robinson to the Human Rights Commission. Approved   Action details Not available 193736 5 193736 Communication Requesting the reappointment of June Pietrantoni to the Library Board of Trustees. Approved   Action details Not available 193737 5 193737 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Mark Howland to The Library Board of Trustees. Approved   Action details Not available 193738 5 193738 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Katherine Van Sleet to the Library Board of Trustees. Approved   Action details Not available 193739 5 193739 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Peter Tsourianis to the Multicultural Affairs Commission. Approved   Action details Not available 193740 5 193740 Communication Requesting the reappointment of John Carreiro to the Multicultural Affairs Commission. Approved   Action details Not available 193741 5 193741 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Netra Darai to the Multicultural Affairs Commission. Approved   Action details Not available 193510 5 193510 License New Outdoor Seating License, Fortissimo Coffeehouse and Bakery, 365 Somerville Ave., 2 tables, 8 chairs. Approved   Action details Not available 193724 5 193724 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Louis Favreau to the Council on Aging. Approved   Action details Not available 193723 5 193723 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Suzanne Rinfret to the Council on Aging. Approved   Action details Not available 193722 5 193722 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Marlene Smithers to the Condominium Review Board. Approved   Action details Not available 193746 5 193746 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Alicia Byrd to the Women's Commission. Approved   Action details Not available 193747 5 193747 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Michelle Albert to the Women's Commission. Approved   Action details Not available 193853 5 193853 License New Used Car Dealer Class 2 License, American Auto Gallery, 682 Mystic Ave., 23 vehicles outside, Mon-Thu 9AM-7PM, Fri-Sat 9AM-6PM, Sun Noon-5PM. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 193895 5 193895 Mayor's Request Requesting a transfer of $12,705 from the DPW's Highway Salaries Account to its Administration Salaries Account to implement the recommendations of the Classification and Compensation Study. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 193898 5 193898 Mayor's Request Requesting a transfer of $6,880 from the Capital Projects Salaries Account to the Constituent Services Salaries Account to implement the recommendations of the Classification and Compensation Study. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 193893 5 193893 Mayor's Request Requesting a transfer of $27,093 from the Capital Projects Salaries Account to the Arts Council Salaries Account to implement the recommendations of the Classification and Compensation Study. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 193721 5 193721 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Elizabeth Medeiros to the Condominium Review Board. Approved   Action details Not available 193720 5 193720 Communication Requesting the reappointment of William Medeiros to the Condominium Review Board. Approved   Action details Not available 193719 5 193719 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Peter McPhee to the Commission on Energy Use and Climate Change. Approved   Action details Not available 193718 5 193718 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Joey Buizon to the Commission for Persons with Disabilities. Approved   Action details Not available 193717 5 193717 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Babette Mello to the Board of Health. Approved   Action details Not available 193716 5 193716 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Dr. Brian Jeffrey Green to the Board of Health. Approved   Action details Not available 193715 5 193715 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Alex Epstein to the Bicycle Advisory Committee. Approved   Action details Not available 193900 5 193900 Mayor's Request Requesting the use of $4,473 in Available Funds in the Sewer Enterprise Fund Salary Contingency Account to implement the recommendations of the Classification and Compensation Study. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 193894 5 193894 Mayor's Request Requesting the use of $26,760 in Available Funds in the Water Enterprise Salary Contingency Account to implement the recommendations of the Classification and Compensation Study. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 193899 5 193899 Mayor's Request Requesting a transfer of $5,000 from the DPW School Custodians Salaries Account to the DPW Buildings and Grounds Salaries Account to implement the recommendations of the Classification and Compensation Study. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 193892 5 193892 Mayor's Request Requesting the use of $70,438 in Available Funds in the Cable Telecommunications Revolving Account to implement the recommendations of the Classification and Compensation Study. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 193891 5 193891 Mayor's Request Requesting a transfer of $764,306 from the Salary Contingency Salaries Account to the attached Departmental Salary Accounts to implement the recommendations of the Classification and Compensation Study. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 193714 5 193714 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Timothy Talun to the Bicycle Advisory Committee. Approved   Action details Not available 193713 5 193713 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Charlie Denison to the Bicycle Advisory Committee. Approved   Action details Not available 193712 5 193712 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Brian Postlewaite to the Bicycle Advisory Committee. Approved   Action details Not available 193711 5 193711 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Ron Newman to the Bicycle Advisory Committee. Approved   Action details Not available 193710 5 193710 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Enid Kumin to the Bicycle Advisory Committee. Approved   Action details Not available 193709 5 193709 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Alan Moore to the Bicycle Advisory Committee. Approved   Action details Not available 193708 5 193708 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Kenneth Carlson to the Bicycle Advisory Committee. Approved   Action details Not available 193707 5 193707 Communication Requesting the reappointment of John Reinhardt to the Conservation Commission. Approved   Action details Not available 193706 5 193706 Communication Requesting the reappointment of John Hultgren to the Conservation Commission. Approved   Action details Not available 193705 5 193705 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Mathias Neuber to the Conservation Commission. Approved   Action details Not available 193704 5 193704 Communication Requesting the reappointment of David Turin to the Conservation Commission. Approved   Action details Not available 193725 5 193725 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Barbara Hutchinson to the Council on Aging. Approved   Action details Not available 193726 5 193726 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Cheryl Horan to the Council on Aging. Approved   Action details Not available 193744 5 193744 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Kate Wallace to the Women's Commission. Approved   Action details Not available 193745 5 193745 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Nancy Bacci to the Women's Commission. Approved   Action details Not available 193925 5 193925 Mayor's Request Requesting acceptance of MGL c59 s5N re: veterans' earned tax abatements. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 193742 5 193742 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Jerry Carvalho to the Traffic Board. Approved   Action details Not available 193743 5 193743 Communication Requesting the reappointment of Chien-Chi Huang to the Women's Commission. Approved   Action details Not available 193625 6 193625 License Amending Garage License, Goodyear Auto Service Center, 1 Bow St., seeking to open Sundays 9AM-4PM. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 193510 6 193510 License New Outdoor Seating License, Fortissimo Coffeehouse and Bakery, 365 Somerville Ave., 2 tables, 8 chairs. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 193632 8 193632 Ordinance Requesting the amendment of Ordinances 2-322 and 2-323 pursuant to the Municipal Compensation Advisory Board recommendations. Ordinance ordained   Action details Not available 193632 9 193632 Ordinance Requesting the amendment of Ordinances 2-322 and 2-323 pursuant to the Municipal Compensation Advisory Board recommendations. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available