Details Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 9/7/2010 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 (66) 66 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 190077 1 190077 Committee Report Report of the Committee on Finance, September 1, 2010. Approved   Action details Not available 190076 1 190076 Committee Report Report of the Committee on Confirmation of Appointments, September 7, 2010. Approved   Action details Not available 190050 1 190050 Minutes Approval of the Minutes of the Special Meeting of June 29, 2010, and the Regular Meeting of July 8, 2010. Approved   Action details Not available 190049 1 190049 Roll Call Call of the Roll. Placed on file   Action details Not available 190054 2 190054 Communication The Committee on Public Utilities and Public Works will meet Wednesday, September 8, at 7 PM, in the Aldermen’s Chambers, to Discuss the Recent Power Outages. Representatives from NSTAR, the State, Somerville’s State Delegation, and City Officials Have Been Asked to Participate. This Meeting is Open to the Public. Placed on file   Action details Not available 190055 2 190055 Order That the Director of SPCD (ISD) Consult with the Law Office to Obtain an Administrative Search Warrant to Examine 22 Forster Street and Then Issue All Appropriate Citations and Pursue Legal Action If Necessary. Approved   Action details Not available 190056 2 190056 Order That the Clerk of Committees Send a Communication to the Owner of the Armory and to Arts at the Armory, that They Send to This Board the Consultant's Armory Noise Report before the Next Meeting of the Committee on Public Health and Public Safety, Scheduled for September 20 at 6 PM, and that Representatives of the Armory Appear at that Meeting. Approved   Action details Not available 190057 2 190057 Order That the Chief of Police Appear Before the Committee on Public Health and Public Safety to Discuss Crime Statistics for the Summer Months. Approved   Action details Not available 190058 2 190058 Order That the Director of SPCD Provide This Board with the Latest Revision to the City's Rodent Control Policies before the Next Meeting of the Committee on Public Health and Public Safety, and appear with Appropriate Designees at Said Meeting. Approved   Action details Not available 190059 2 190059 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works Re-Pave Irving Street. Approved   Action details Not available 190060 2 190060 Order That the Director of SPCD (ISD) Monitor Jack Hammering Activities Near Henry Street to Ensure Compliance with the Noise Ordinance in the Early Morning Hours. Approved   Action details Not available 190061 2 190061 Resolution That This Board Requests that the State Dept. of Public Health Perform a Health and Risk Study and Offer Remediation to Deal with the Issue of Highway Pollution to the Neighborhoods in East Somerville, Adjacent to Route 93. Approved   Action details Not available 190062 2 190062 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works Direct the Appropriate Utility to Remove the Double Pole at 29 Delaware Street and Check the Utility Lines for Safety as They Appear to be Touching the House. Approved   Action details Not available 190063 2 190063 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works Clean the Alley Way at the Edgerly School, Between Otis and Bonair Streets. Approved   Action details Not available 190064 2 190064 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works Clean the Conway Park Basketball Courts of All Trash. Approved   Action details Not available 190065 2 190065 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works Re-Pave Bow Street in the Immediate Future. Approved   Action details Not available 190066 2 190066 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking Consider Establishing a 90 Day Visitor Parking Permit for Designated Areas Within the City. Approved   Action details Not available 190067 2 190067 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works Replace the City Gas Lamps at College Avenue and Winter Street and in Statue Park. Approved   Action details Not available 190068 2 190068 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works Notify the Appropriate Utility to Repair the Streetlamps at at Morrison and Newberne Aves., 256 Morrison Ave., 22 Winslow Ave., Ciampa Manor, and College and Park Aves. Approved   Action details Not available 190069 2 190069 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works Clean and Maintain the Community Garden on Allen Street. Approved   Action details Not available 190070 2 190070 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking Increase PCO Presence on Columbia Street to Enforce Parking Regulations. Approved   Action details Not available 190071 2 190071 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works Pave Hammond Street and Park Place. Approved   Action details Not available 190072 2 190072 Order That the City Solicitor Draft an Ordinance to Regulate and Require Permits for Paving on Residential and Commercial Properties. Approved   Action details Not available 190073 2 190073 Order That the Chief of Police Order Directed Patrols of the Norfolk Street Area and the Sacramento Street Underpass to Deter Vagrants, and that the Commissioner of Public Works Regularly Remove Debris from Those Areas. Approved   Action details Not available 190074 2 190074 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works direct NStar to report why repeated requests to replace a missing street lamp at 575 Windsor Street and to repair the street light at 11 Joseph Street have been ignored. Approved   Action details Not available 190075 2 190075 Order That the Director of Finance Provide This Board with Information Regarding Monthly and Quarterly Variance Reports by Department, or the Method by Which Actual Departmental Expenses Are Reconciled to the Budget on a Regular Basis. Approved   Action details Not available 190051 2 190051 Citation Commending Bert Gay on the happy occasion of his 70th birthday. Approved   Action details Not available 190052 2 190052 Citation Commending Jason Santos, Executive Chef at Gargoyles, who was named a Finalist on the "Hell's Kitchen" reality TV show. Approved   Action details Not available 190053 2 190053 Grant of Location Grant of Location Submitted By National Grid, to install 4,415 feet of 12" steel main gas line from the intersection of Pearl and Pinckney Sts. east to Pearl, north on Mt. Vernon, across Broadway, along Lombardi Way, across Mystic, then along Assembly Sq. Dr. to Ikea Way, along with accessory 8" plastic stubs. Approved   Action details Not available 190087 2 190087 License Renewing Flammables License, Broadway Henry LLC, 38-44 Broadway, 6,256 gallons. Approved   Action details Not available 190088 2 190088 License Renewing Garage License, Broadway Henry LLC, 28-30 Broadway, 4 autos inside, 6 outside. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 190089 2 190089 License New Garage License, Elias & Abe Auto Repair Inc., 258 Broadway, Mechanical repairs and storing vehicles, 3 autos inside, 27 outside. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 190091 2 190091 License Sign Permit, Las Brisas Restaurant, 561 McGrath Hwy. 2 awnings. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 190092 2 190092 License Renewing Lodging House License, ATO Associates Inc., 134 Professors Row. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 190093 2 190093 License Renewing Lodging House License, Kappa Charge Theta Delta Chi, 123 Packard Ave. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 190094 2 190094 License Renewing Extended Operating Hours License, Kee Kar Lau, 1158 Broadway, Su-Th to 1:30AM, Fr-Sa to 2AM Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 190085 2 190085 Public Event Public Event Permit, Somerville Dog Festival, Conway Park, Sep 19, 10-3PM. Approved   Action details Not available 190086 2 190086 Public Event Public Event Permit, Malvern Ave. Block Party, Malvern Ave., Sep 25, 2PM (raindate Sep 26). Approved   Action details Not available 190090 2 190090 License New Outdoor Seating License, West Somerville Dental Associates, 124 College Ave., 1 A-Frame sign, 1 table, 1 chair. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 190095 2 190095 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works install street signs for Maine Avenue and Maine Terrace. Approved   Action details Not available 190096 2 190096 Order That the Director of SPCD provide this Board with information regarding the Green Line extension track layout and its impacts around the Brickbottom area, addressing such issues as: recent survey information which shows property lines closer than originally anticipated; Mass DOT's plans to use a "five foot strip" on the Union Square side; and the entire right of way on the mainline side and track alignments. Approved   Action details Not available 190097 2 190097 Order That the Director of SPCD update this Board on discussions for air rights uses for the Green Line extension maintenance facility, particularly regarding a stadium. Approved   Action details Not available 190098 2 190098 Public Event Public Event Permit, Oxford St. Block Party, Oxford St. between Hersey and School Sts., Sep 18, 3-9PM. Approved   Action details Not available 190099 2 190099 Public Event Public Event Permit, Highland Rd. Block Party, Highland Rd. between Morrison and Kidder Aves., Sep 26, 2-8PM (raindate Oct 3). Approved   Action details Not available 190100 2 190100 Public Event Public Event Permit, Somerville Pop Warner Canning Drive, Citywide, Oct 2 & 30, 9-5PM. Approved   Action details Not available 190101 2 190101 License New Garage License, Eleftherios Miaris dba Teddy's Foreign Motors, 86 Joy St., 10 autos in, 5 out. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 190102 2 190102 Order That the Director of SPCD appear before the Committee on Housing and Community Development to discuss the planning process to install the new signage proposed for Route 28 and Shore Drive. Approved   Action details Not available 190084 3 190084 Officer's Communication Asst. City Solicitor responding to BOA #189685 re: proposing an ordinance to ban text messaging while driving. Placed on file   Action details Not available 190082 3 190082 Mayor's Request Requesting the Appointment of Barbara Butler to the Commission for Persons with Disabilities. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 190079 3 190079 Mayor's Request Requesting the authorization of the Veteran’s Memorial Ice Rink Revolving Fund for Fiscal Year 2011. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 190080 3 190080 Mayor's Request Requesting an appropriation of $200,000 from the Capital Stabilization Fund Unallocated Balance Account to the Veteran’s Memorial Ice Rink Revolving Fund for start-up operations for the ice rink. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 190078 3 190078 Mayor's Request Requesting an appropriation of $1,940,788 from the Receipts Reserved for Appropriation-Insurance Losses Account to the East Somerville School Renovations Account, to begin the process of reconstructing the East Somerville Community School. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 190083 3 190083 Communication Director of Traffic and Parking responding to various Board Orders. Placed on file   Action details Not available 190081 4 190081 Mayor's Request Requesting the acceptance of a $490,000 Transit Oriented Development Grant from Mass DOT for the MaxPak site. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 189950 5 189950 Mayor's Request Requesting approval of a lease for the Lower Broadway Police Substation at 79-83 Broadway, from 9/1/10 through 8/31/11, for $1,375 per month. Approved   Action details Not available 189951 5 189951 Mayor's Request Requesting approval for an extension of Contract #08-011, Design Consultants Inc., for the Broadway Streetscape Improvement Project, to October 1, 2013. Approved   Action details Not available 189958 5 189958 Mayor's Request Requesting the appointment of Ann Kardos to the Board of Trustees of the Somerville Public Library. Approved   Action details Not available 189955 5 189955 Mayor's Request Request the appointment of Jay McKenzie to the position of Permanent Firefighter. Approved   Action details Not available 189956 5 189956 Mayor's Request Requesting the appointment of Thomas Medeiros to the position of Permanent Firefighter. Approved   Action details Not available 189957 5 189957 Mayor's Request Requesting the appointment of David Pantanella to the position of Permanent Firefighter. Approved   Action details Not available 189952 6 189952 Mayor's Request Requesting the acceptance of a citywide Hazardous Substance Assessment Grant of $200,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency for the redevelopment of brownfield sites. Approved   Action details Not available 189947 6 189947 Mayor's Request Requesting the appropriation of a mitigation payment of $100,000 from IKEA to the Wellington Undercarriage Stabilization Fund, to assist with the Mystic River Reservation Shared Use Path. Approved   Action details Not available 189945 6 189945 Mayor's Request Requesting the appropriation of $529,954 from the Capital Stabilization Fund to replace the Police vehicles and radios that were damaged as a result of the severe rain storm that occurred on July 10, 2010. Approved   Action details Not available 189896 6 189896 Mayor's Request Requesting the Appointment of Carlene Campbell to the Commission for Persons with Disabilities. Approved   Action details Not available 189946 6 189946 Mayor's Request Requesting approval of a transfer of a total of $100,000 of available funds in various Salaries Accounts and the Interest on Notes-BAN Account, for the Flood Costs-Insurance Deductible Account, to fund the deductible for the building insurance policy following the July 10 flood. Approved   Action details Not available 189953 6 189953 Mayor's Request Requesting acceptance of a grant of $9,900 by the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security’s Highway Safety Division to the Police for the Underage Alcohol Enforcement Grant Program. Approved   Action details Not available