Details Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 1/28/2021 7:00 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Meeting by Remote Participation Online Meeting - See Below Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: Meeting Items (76) 76 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 211194 1 211194 Committee Report Report of the Committee on Land Use, meeting on January 19, 2021. Approved   Action details Not available 211192 1 211192 Committee Report Report of the Committee on Confirmation of Appointments and Personnel Matters, meeting on January 20, 2021. Approved   Action details Not available 211193 1 211193 Committee Report Report of the Committee on Finance, meeting on January 26, 2021. Approved   Action details Not available 211196 1 211196 Committee Report Report of the Committee on Legislative Matters, meeting on January 21, 2021. Approved   Action details Not available 211191 1 211191 Communication Reporting on the search for a Racial and Social Justice Director. Placed on file   Action details Not available 211186 1 211186 Roll Call Call of the Roll. Placed on file   Action details Not available 211187 1 211187 Remembrances Remembrances. Approved   Action details Not available 211188 1 211188 Minutes Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting, December 17, 2020. Approved   Action details Not available 211215 1 211215 License Renewing Used Car Dealers License Class 2, Web Motor Sales, 5 Middlesex Ave. Approved   Action details Not available 211214 1 211214 License Renewing Taxi Medallion License, Mt. Pleasant Taxi, Med #28,30,31,32,39,40,41,42,43. Approved   Action details Not available 211189 1 211189 Grant of Location Submitted by Eversource to install 1,520 feet of conduit, 5 duct banks, and 1 new manhole in Somerville Avenue from Manhole 8651, at Prospect Street, to Manhole 8656, at Medford Street. Approved   Action details Not available 211216 1 211216 Public Communication 8 residents of color submitting comments re: hiring Police Officers of color. Placed on file   Action details Not available 211217 1 211217 Public Communication BIPOC residents submitting comments re: hiring Police Officers. Placed on file   Action details Not available 211218 1 211218 Public Communication Dan Thorn submitting comments re: Police funding. Placed on file   Action details Not available 211219 2 211219 Order That the Director of SPCD and City Solicitor update this Council on what can be done to address copycat restaurant websites misleading customers to order through their website instead of the restaurant. Approved   Action details Not available 211220 2 211220 Order That the Covid-19 response team update the Committee on Public Health and Safety on the Phase 2 vaccine roll-out for residents, particularly senior citizens and other vulnerable residents. Approved   Action details Not available 211222 2 211222 Resolution That the Administration help residents over 75 years of age sign up for Covid-19 vaccinations. Approved   Action details Not available 211221 2 211221 Order That the Directors of Health and Human Services and the Council on Aging collaborate to bridge the digital divide for residents seeking to obtain the Covid vaccine who may not have access to the internet. Approved   Action details Not available 211223 2 211223 Resolution That the Administration include teachers on the priority list as the vaccine distribution plan is rolled out. Approved   Action details Not available 211189 2 211189 Grant of Location Submitted by Eversource to install 1,520 feet of conduit, 5 duct banks, and 1 new manhole in Somerville Avenue from Manhole 8651, at Prospect Street, to Manhole 8656, at Medford Street. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 211214 2 211214 License Renewing Taxi Medallion License, Mt. Pleasant Taxi, Med #28,30,31,32,39,40,41,42,43. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 211215 2 211215 License Renewing Used Car Dealers License Class 2, Web Motor Sales, 5 Middlesex Ave. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 211197 2 211197 Order That the City Solicitor draft language to change all pronouns in the city’s ordinances to gender-neutral. Approved   Action details Not available 211190 2 211190 Resolution Urging fair and full employment opportunities at Amazon. Approved   Action details Not available 211195 2 211195 Order That the Director of SPCD work with the City Solicitor to determine if in lieu payments for civic space along highways can be directed toward pollution mitigation. Approved   Action details Not available 211227 2 211227 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works install a temporary speed bump on Sycamore Street between the main entrance and the schoolyard entrance of the Winter Hill School. Approved   Action details Not available 211228 2 211228 Order That the Director of SPCD discuss with this Council's Committee on Housing and Community Development how the 100 Homes program works for property upkeep and maintenance. Approved   Action details Not available 211229 2 211229 Order That the Director of Communications revise city web pages so links to non-English language versions of the page appear at the very top, prior to any English language content. Approved   Action details Not available 211232 2 211232 Order That Ordinance 10-1 regarding the organization of the Police department be amended by removing the specified levels of patrol and superior officers. Approved   Action details Not available 211233 2 211233 Resolution That this Council be provided with outside legal counsel to advise it on matters of Civil Service hiring polices. Approved   Action details Not available 211226 2 211226 Order That the Communications Department initiate a campaign with mail and social media to increase the public's awareness of the updated Residential Rodent Control Assistance Program. Approved   Action details Not available 211209 3 211209 Mayor's Request Requesting the re-appointment of Andrew Haynes as Constable. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 211210 3 211210 Communication Requesting confirmation of the appointment of Colleen Moran to the Municipal Job Creation and Retention Board of Trustees. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 211213 3 211213 Officer's Communication Directors of Health and Human Services and Inspectional Services conveying a Residential Rodent Control Assistance Program update. Placed on file   Action details Not available 211211 3 211211 Communication Memorialization Committee conveying the naming of a new street between Windsor Street and Harding Street, Archibald Query Way. Placed on file   Action details Not available 211212 3 211212 Communication Memorialization Committee conveying the naming of a new park at 1060 Broadway as Lou Ann David Park. Placed on file   Action details Not available 211224 3 211224 Mayor's Request Requesting the appropriation of $36,720 from the Salary and Wage Stabilization Fund to the Executive Office Salaries Account to establish two new Racial & Social Justice staff positions. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 211230 4 211230 Mayor's Request Requesting the use of available funds in various DPW Ordinary Maintenance Accounts to pay $52,414.95 in prior fiscal year unencumbered invoices. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 211206 4 211206 Mayor's Request Requesting acceptance of a $100,000 grant with no new match required, from the MA Attorney General's Office to the Health & Human Services Department for opioid recovery navigators. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 211198 4 211198 Mayor's Request Requesting the appropriation of $130,853 from the Medical Marijuana Stabilization Fund for substance use prevention, community/parent/student education, overdose/naloxone training, and an Overdose Prevention Center. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 211209 4 211209 Mayor's Request Requesting the re-appointment of Andrew Haynes as Constable. Work completed   Action details Not available 211225 4 211225 Officer's Communication Fair Housing Commission submitting its Annual Report for FY20. Placed on file   Action details Not available 211195 4 211195 Order That the Director of SPCD work with the City Solicitor to determine if in lieu payments for civic space along highways can be directed toward pollution mitigation. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 211207 4 211207 Mayor's Request Requesting acceptance of $11,500 grant with no new match required, from the Mass Cultural Council to the Arts Council for unrestricted operational support. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 210963 4 210963 Public Communication Digital Fourth submitting comments re: the 4 Surveillance Technology Impact Reports submitted on October 22 and the 7 STIRs submitted on November 12. Work completed   Action details Not available 210973 4 210973 Public Communication Ulysses Lateiner submitting comments re: Digital Fourth's comments on the Surveillance Technology Impact Reports. Work completed   Action details Not available 211033 5 211033 Mayor's Request City Solicitor requesting approval to settle a claim in connection with expenses incurred by the owner of 80 Irving Street. Approved   Action details Not available 210834 5 210834 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works provide this Council’s Finance Committee with every invoice from the Fleet Division's Ordinary Maintenance budget for FY21 year to date, including documentation supporting encumbrance figures listed in the current Munis report. Placed on file   Action details Not available 211208 5 211208 Mayor's Request Requesting approval of a time-only extension for Gienapp Design Associates for engineering and construction administration services on various on-call engineering projects for one year through 2/28/2022. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 211034 5 211034 Officer's Communication DPW Commissioner responding to #210834 re: Fleet Division invoices. Placed on file   Action details Not available 211199 5 211199 Mayor's Request Requesting to transfer CPA funds totaling $436,069 from the CPA Undesignated Fund Balance to designated CPA Reserve Accounts. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 211200 5 211200 Mayor's Request Requesting the appropriation of $375,578 from the CPA Open Space/Recreational Land Reserve Budget and the Budgeted Reserve for the Healey School Tot Lot Renovation. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 211203 5 211203 Mayor's Request Requesting the appropriation of $87,114 from the CPA Historic Resources Reserve Budget to the Somerville Museum for Collection Care. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 211205 5 211205 Mayor's Request Requesting the appropriation of $3,500 from the CPA Historic Resources Reserve Budget to the Somerville Public Library for the Works Progress Administration Carved Wood Bas-Relief Restoration. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 211204 5 211204 Mayor's Request Requesting the appropriation of $49,500 from the CPA Historic Resources Reserve Budget and the Budgeted Reserve to the Grace Baptist Church to repair the slate roof, replace related gutters, and repoint brick masonry. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 211202 5 211202 Mayor's Request Requesting the appropriation of $90,000 from the CPA Historic Resources Reserve Budget to the Broadway Winter Hill Congregational Church for the renovation of the bell tower. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 211201 5 211201 Mayor's Request Requesting the appropriation of $125,000 from the CPA Historic Resources Reserve Budget and the Budgeted Reserve to the Broadway House, 181 Broadway, to rehabilitate the exterior, replace windows, and preserve historic details. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 211213 5 211213 Officer's Communication Directors of Health and Human Services and Inspectional Services conveying a Residential Rodent Control Assistance Program update. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 211231 5 211231 Officer's Communication Requesting approval of amendments to the Zoning Ordinance for new edits, corrections, and clarifications. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 211197 6 211197 Order That the City Solicitor draft language to change all pronouns in the city’s ordinances to gender-neutral. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 211148 6 211148 Mayor's Request Requesting authorization to seek funding and enter into related agreements for Conway Park from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and rededicate Conway Park to open space and recreational use in perpetuity. Approved   Action details Not available 211033 6 211033 Mayor's Request City Solicitor requesting approval to settle a claim in connection with expenses incurred by the owner of 80 Irving Street. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 210756 6 210756 Officer's Communication Planning Board conveying its recommendations re: #s 210452 and 210472, 2 requests for zoning map amendments. Placed on file   Action details Not available 210915 6 210915 Communication DPW Director of Administration and Finance responding to #210748 with DPW expenses since FY19. Placed on file   Action details Not available 210906 6 210906 Mayor's Request Requesting approval of the Surveillance Technology Impact Report for BriefCam. Withdrawn   Action details Not available 210907 6 210907 Mayor's Request Requesting approval of the Surveillance Technology Impact Report for Covert Device Cameras. Withdrawn   Action details Not available 210908 6 210908 Mayor's Request Requesting approval of the Surveillance Technology Impact Report for GPS and Monitor. Withdrawn   Action details Not available 210909 6 210909 Mayor's Request Requesting approval of the Surveillance Technology Impact Report for GreyKey. Withdrawn   Action details Not available 210910 6 210910 Mayor's Request Requesting approval of the Surveillance Technology Impact Report for License Plate Readers. Withdrawn   Action details Not available 210911 6 210911 Mayor's Request Requesting approval of the Surveillance Technology Impact Report for Pole Cameras. Withdrawn   Action details Not available 210912 6 210912 Mayor's Request Requesting approval of the Surveillance Technology Impact Report for the SPCD Drone Camera. Withdrawn   Action details Not available 210788 7 210788 Mayor's Request Requesting approval of the Surveillance Technology Impact Report for Homeland Security Cameras. Withdrawn   Action details Not available 210789 7 210789 Mayor's Request Requesting approval of the Surveillance Technology Impact Report for GLX Cameras. Withdrawn   Action details Not available 210790 7 210790 Mayor's Request Requesting approval of the Surveillance Technology Impact Report for 911. Withdrawn   Action details Not available 210791 7 210791 Mayor's Request Requesting approval of the Surveillance Technology Impact Report for ShotSpotter. Withdrawn   Action details Not available 211148 7 211148 Mayor's Request Requesting authorization to seek funding and enter into related agreements for Conway Park from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and rededicate Conway Park to open space and recreational use in perpetuity. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available