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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
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204511 2204511Public CommunicationTufts University submitting its Fall 2017 University Accountability report.Work completed  Action details Not available
204512 2204512Public CommunicationHarvard University submitting its Fall 2017 University Accountability report.Work completed  Action details Not available
202802 3202802ResolutionThat the Administration update this Board on the proposed development at the MBTA shaft site on Summer Street.Work completed  Action details Not available
203951 3203951OrderThat 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 3203981OrderThat 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 3204306OrderThat 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 3204307OrderThat 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 3204308OrderThat 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 3204321ResolutionThat the Administration create a Pedestrian Safety Committee. (2nd request)Kept in committee  Action details Not available
204322 3204322OrderThat 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 3204392OrderThat 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 4203563OrderThat 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 4202021OrderThat 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 4203698OrderThat the Director of SPCD discuss options property owners have to split lots in residential neighborhoods.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
203749 5203749OrderThat 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 5201837OrderThat 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 5200517ResolutionThat 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 5203564OrderThat 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 5203018CommunicationPlanning Director responding to #202802 re: the MBTA 343-351 Summer Street shaft site.Work completed  Action details Not available
203222 5203222OrderThat 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 6203593OrderThat 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 10200700OrderThat 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