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Meeting Name: Legislative Matters Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 12/3/2013 6:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Committee Room – 2nd Floor – City Hall
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195656 3195656OrderThat the City Solicitor research whether other cities and towns have implemented regulations on E-cigarettes and report back to the Ward 5 Alderman.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
195727 3195727OrderThat the City Solicitor prepare a draft ordinance amending Ordinance 11-143(b)(1) by changing the notification distance from “300” feet to “500” feet for street opening permits.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
195726 3195726OrderThat the City Solicitor prepare a draft ordinance amending Ordinance 8-7(f) by changing the notification distance from “300” feet to “500” feet for extended operating hours.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
195812 3195812OrderThat the City Solicitor draft an ordinance detailing communication requirements to abutters of a proposed development in a residential neighborhood.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
195877 3195877Public CommunicationJoe Lynch submitting comments re: #194675 and #194849, filling vacancies on this Board.Work completed  Action details Not available
195838 4195838OrderThat the City Solicitor provide an opinion on the constitutionality of preventing an individual appointed to fill a vacancy on this Board from running for a full time seat on this Board.Work completed  Action details Not available
195839 4195839OrderThat the City Solicitor explain how the state's ethics rules apply to members of this Board being appointed to city jobs.Work completed  Action details Not available
195840 4195840OrderThat the City Solicitor report on the methods used by other communities, including the City of Boston, to fill vacancies in their legislative bodies.Work completed  Action details Not available
195035 4195035OrderThat the City Solicitor provide an opinion regarding 780CMR MA Amendments to the International Building Code 2009 Section 1001.3.2 regarding qualifications for examiners of fire escapes.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
195519 5195519OrderThat the City Solicitor draft an ordinance that all commercial gas tank replacements require permit approval by this Board.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
194968 5194968OrdinanceRequesting approval of the attached Ordinance Regulating Campaign Contributions from Those Seeking Contracts, Zoning Relief, the Purchase of City Property, or Financial Assistance from the City.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
195021 6195021Public CommunicationRepresentative Provost submitting comments re: #194849, a proposal to amend the City Charter with respect to filling vacancies on this Board.Work completed  Action details Not available
195024 7195024OrdinanceRequesting, with the sponsorship of Ald. Desmond, Bastardi, Sullivan, O'Keefe and Trane, approval of an Ordinance regulating "pay-to-play" public contracting and campaign contributions for municipal elected office.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
194675 9194675Home Rule PetitionThat this Board approves a Home Rule Petition to amend Section 7 of Title 2 of Division 1 of the City Charter re: filling vacancies.Approved as amended  Action details Not available
194849 9194849OrderThat the attached list of proposed methods for filling vacancies on this Board, with the exception of Method "F", be referred to the Committee on Legislative Matters for further action.Work completed  Action details Not available