Details Meeting Name: Legislative Matters Committee Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 1/18/2018 6:30 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Committee Room – 2nd Floor – City Hall City Hall Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: Meeting Items (9) 9 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 204875 3 204875 Order That the City Solicitor prepare a Home Rule Petition regarding a Right of First Refusal to allow tenants to have the first option to purchase their homes if they are going to be sold. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204954 4 204954 Mayor's Request Requesting approval of a Home Rule Petition to authorize the City to impose a Real Estate Transfer Fee. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204422 4 204422 Public Communication Alan Bingham submitting comments re: #204278, the Demolition Review ordinance. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 202523 5 202523 Order That the City Solicitor prepare a draft ordinance to amend or replace the current Condominium Conversion Ordinance, and incorporate the strongest parts of relevant state law. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204364 6 204364 Order That the City Solicitor and the Director of SPCD submit to this Board, amendments to the Tree Preservation Ordinance with criteria for removal and notification to add safeguards for street reconstruction projects. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 203556 8 203556 Public Communication The Maurice and Jane Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice submitting comments re: #203098, the Community Benefits Ordinance. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 203555 9 203555 Public Communication The Chamber of Commerce, Union Square Main Streets, and Somerville Local First submitting comments re: the Union Sq proposed zoning, the US2 Covenant, and the Community Benefits Ordinance. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204278 10 204278 Ordinance Requesting the replacement of Ordinance 7-28 with a new Demolition Review Ordinance. with relevant updates to Ordinance 1-11 for violations. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 203098 13 203098 Ordinance Assistant City Solicitor submitting an Ordinance to create a Community Benefits Committee. Kept in committee   Action details Not available