Details Meeting Name: Housing and Community Development Committee Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 11/29/2017 6:00 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 (22) 22 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 204511 2 204511 Public Communication Tufts University submitting its Fall 2017 University Accountability report. Work completed   Action details Not available 204512 2 204512 Public Communication Harvard University submitting its Fall 2017 University Accountability report. Work completed   Action details Not available 202802 3 202802 Resolution That the Administration update this Board on the proposed development at the MBTA shaft site on Summer Street. Work completed   Action details Not available 203951 3 203951 Order That the Director of SPCD inform the Ward 2 Alderman of the impact of new designs for Inman Square traffic on Lincoln Park neighborhoods, including any changes to MBTA service, and post this information as an FAQ on the city’s website. Work completed   Action details Not available 203981 3 203981 Order That the Director of SPCD develop a Memorial Bench Program for public parks, the Community Path and other public property, and report back to this Board by October 12, 2017. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204306 3 204306 Order That the Director of SPCD contact the MBTA to confirm changes to Bus Route #91, then report back to this Board why they were made and how they will be communicated to residents. Work completed   Action details Not available 204307 3 204307 Order That the Director of SPCD report to the MBTA the variation of routes drivers use for the #91 and #86 buses, and inquire as to the permanent routes the drivers should be using. Work completed   Action details Not available 204308 3 204308 Order That the Director of SPCD commission a transportation study of the Union Square area to determine the current state of traffic, then present the findings at a community meeting. Work completed   Action details Not available 204321 3 204321 Resolution That the Administration create a Pedestrian Safety Committee. (2nd request) Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204322 3 204322 Order That the Director of Finance and the Director of SPCD report on the financial and planning progress in the planned neighborhoods referenced in #203563. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204392 3 204392 Order That the Director of SPCD consider allowing a representative and/or resident from Prospect Hill to be involved in the selection of a Landscape Architect for the renovation of Prospect Hill Park. Work completed   Action details Not available 203563 4 203563 Order That the Director of SPCD provide bi-annual progress reports on Assembly Square, Gilman Square, Lowell Street, Winter Hill, and future planned neighborhoods as they are completed. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 202021 4 202021 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works and the Director of SPCD report to this Board on the feasibility of demolishing the bus shelter at Broadway and Cedar Street and replacing it with a garden, small park or sitting area. (2nd request) Kept in committee   Action details Not available 203698 4 203698 Order That the Director of SPCD discuss options property owners have to split lots in residential neighborhoods. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 203749 5 203749 Order That the Director of SPCD focus workforce development plans on vulnerable adults, determine if additional funds are needed, and provide this Board with a quarterly progress report. Work completed   Action details Not available 201837 5 201837 Order That the Director SPCD report to this Board on the process to notify the public of late changes to Zoning Board of Appeals agendas including the agenda posted on the city's website. Work completed   Action details Not available 200517 5 200517 Resolution That the Mayor or his designee report at this Board's January 14, 2016 meeting on the status of the Green Line Extension into Union Square and beyond. Work completed   Action details Not available 203564 5 203564 Order That the Director of SPCD incorporate into the initial notice to abutters of development projects, that they may submit their e-mail address to the Planning Department for updates as the designs or plan change. Work completed   Action details Not available 203018 5 203018 Communication Planning Director responding to #202802 re: the MBTA 343-351 Summer Street shaft site. Work completed   Action details Not available 203222 5 203222 Order That this Board’s Committee on Housing and Community Development meet with representatives of Tufts University for an update on the conversion of wood frame office-houses into residential housing in Medford and Somerville. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 203593 6 203593 Order That the Director of SPCD provide a bi-annual progress report on the 100 Homes Initiative, specifically relating to the new affordable off-site housing units granted by the Planning Board to FRIT on May 18, 2017. Work completed   Action details Not available 200700 10 200700 Order That the Director of SPCD report to this Board on the plan and timeline for implementing the recommendations in the recent report of the Sustainable Neighborhoods Working Group. Kept in committee   Action details Not available