Details Meeting Name: Housing and Community Development Committee Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 4/24/2012 5:30 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 (12) 12 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 192479 3 192479 Order That this Board’s Committee on Housing and Community Development meet with the Director of SPCD and the Director of Housing to develop an appropriate Senior Housing Ordinance. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 192480 3 192480 Order That the Director of SPCD update this Board on initiatives to rectify the lack of economic growth in Magoun Square. Work completed   Action details Not available 192483 3 192483 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works provide an update on the Somerville Avenue reconstruction project and the City's acceptance of it, including the restrictions the City is under regarding traffic, parking and streetscape changes because the project is incomplete and still under State jurisdiction. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 192484 3 192484 Order That the Director of SPCD provide this Board with the status of the lots on South Street and plans for an alternate location for an off leash dog park in Ward 2. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 192485 3 192485 Order That the Director of SPCD update this Board on planned bridge repairs by Mass DOT and plans for alerting the public, diverting traffic and providing assistance for access to affected businesses. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 192369 3 192369 Order That the Director of SPCD notify the Committee on Housing and Community Development of the impact of cuts to the Housing Dept. budget. Work completed   Action details Not available 190955 4 190955 Order That the Director of SPCD, in conjunction with the manager of the Union Square Post Office, update the Ward 3 and Ward 2 Aldermen on the pending sale and relocation of the Union Square Post Office. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 191456 4 191456 Order That the Library Director create a plan within the scope of the current budget to make the West Branch Library accessible for at least part of a weekend day. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 191925 4 191925 Order That the Director of SPCD arrange a meeting with the Union Square business community to discuss the proposed Union Square roadway/streetscape improvement design plan. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 191926 4 191926 Order That the Director of SPCD provide this Board with an analysis of the recommendations of the MIT Peer Review Study and the Howard/Stein-Hudson Study for Union Square. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 189727 5 189727 Order That the Director of SPCD Report in Writing to the Committee on Housing and Community Development on the Results of the Meeting with the Magoun Square Business Owners and the Ward Five Alderman, to Discuss Parking and Other Issues Affecting the Decline in Business in Magoun Square. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 190783 6 190783 Mayor's Request Requesting that this Board accept this report on the update to the Comprehensive Plan and provide comments on it to SPCD staff. Work completed   Action details Not available