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Meeting Name: Housing and Community Development Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/6/2019 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Committee Room – 2nd Floor – City Hall
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207057 3207057OrderThat the Director of SPCD and the Director of Communications inform this Board of efforts to promote municipal broadband in regard to current construction and renovation of the city’s infrastructure.Work completed  Action details Not available
207173 3207173ResolutionThat the Administration provide to this Board by its January 10, 2019 meeting a response to the attached petition of Foss Park stakeholders, which requests a schematic community design process and a plan for financing and managing the facility.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
207157 3207157OrderThat the Director of SPCD report on the GLX station design process for the 7 new stations, including the timeline and opportunities for public input.Work completed  Action details Not available
207159 3207159ResolutionThat the Administration explain why the Healey Schoolyard redevelopment plan was dropped from the Capital Projects plan list.Work completed  Action details Not available
207160 3207160ResolutionThat the Administration prioritize the redevelopment of the Healey Schoolyard Tot Lot as soon as the 2019 school year.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
207164 3207164OrderThat the Director of SPCD work with the Housing Authority to enable wheelchair access from the Mystic View apartments to the Healey School.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
207171 3207171OrderThat the City Solicitor inform this Board in writing of its options for prohibiting the use of Non-Disclosure Agreements between the City and prospective developers or commercial tenants.Work completed  Action details Not available
207277 3207277OrderThat the Commissioner of Public Works remove graffiti from the back of the Argenziano School and consider ways to reduce future graffiti, such as bushes or a mural.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
207369 3207369OrderThat the Director of SPCD report to this Board on possible incentives the City could offer to so-called "High Road" businesses.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
205272 3205272ResolutionThat the Administration update this Board with the parking situation at the high school.Work completed  Action details Not available
202715 4202715OrderThat the Director of SPCD share with this Board a marketing plan for commercial development, highlighting the transformative districts.Work completed  Action details Not available
204984 4204984OrderThat the Director of SPCD provide data for all current affordable housing stock in the city, including section 8 vouchers, state and federal affordable housing, and inclusionary housing.Work completed  Action details Not available
204995 4204995OrderThat the Commissioner of Public Works and the Arts Council Director determine the feasibility of creating a mural (or another graffiti deterrent) on the back side of the Argenziano School.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
205097 4205097OrderThat this Board’s Committee on Housing and Community Development discuss a ‘Housing Hackathon’.Work completed  Action details Not available
206496 4206496OrderThat the Director of SPCD update this Board on the plan in the "Equity Talent Playbook for Somerville".Work completed  Action details Not available
206615 4206615Officer's CommunicationDPW Commissioner responding to various Board Orders submitted at the 6/14/18 meeting.Work completed  Action details Not available
206616 4206616Officer's CommunicationDPW Commissioner responding to various Board Orders submitted at the 6/28/18 meeting.Work completed  Action details Not available
206819 4206819OrderThat the appropriate department adjust the hours of the dog parks from 8:00 am to 7:00 am.Work completed  Action details Not available
206820 4206820OrderThat the Director of SPCD update this Board on the Healy schoolyard redesign and consider making it a top priority.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
204975 5204975OrderThat the City Solicitor provide an opinion on whether this Board can require landlords to distribute voter registration forms to all new tenants.Work completed  Action details Not available
207457 5207457Mayor's RequestConveying the Community Land Trust Working Group Recommendations Report.Work completed  Action details Not available
205389 5205389CommunicationAssistant City Solicitor responding to #204975 re: requiring landlords to distribute voter registration forms to all new tenants.Work completed  Action details Not available
202149 5202149ResolutionThat the Administration discuss requiring adding the word "Somerville" to buildings in the Assembly Square area, to enhance office and commercial marketing efforts.Work completed  Action details Not available