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Meeting Name: Housing and Community Development Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/6/2017 4:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Committee Room – 2nd Floor – City Hall
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201791 3201791OrderThat the City Clerk notify Greentown Labs to appear before this Board to describe its selection of contractors and plans for local hiring in its upcoming construction project.Work completed  Action details Not available
202149 3202149ResolutionThat the Administration discuss requiring adding the word "Somerville" to buildings in the Assembly Square area, to enhance office and commercial marketing efforts.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
202181 3202181OrderThat the Director of SPCD report to this Board on the development of a strategic plan for the city’s role in workforce development and job training, and the city's intention on implementing the recommendations in the 2013 Somerville Jobs Advisory Committee Report.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
202497 3202497ResolutionThat the Superintendent of Schools share plans with the Ward 7 Alderman to mitigate the negative student enrollment at the West Somerville Neighborhood School caused by the proposed Clarendon/North Street Public Housing project.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
202516 3202516OrderThat the Chief Assessor report to this Board about past and planned outreach to make seniors, veterans and other qualified homeowners aware of exemptions and deferrals that could ease their property tax burden, along with numerical goals, for FY17 to FY20.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
202620 3202620OrderThat the Director of SPCD, Director of Engineering, Commissioner of Public Works, ADA Coordinator, and Mayor’s Office work with the Ward 5 Alderman to convene a community meeting in February to discuss improvements in the streetscape on Murdock Street.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
202715 3202715OrderThat the Director of SPCD share with this Board a marketing plan for commercial development, highlighting the transformative districts.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
202764 3202764OrderThat the Director of SPCD discuss the Inman Square intersection redesign with the Administration, Cambridge transportation planners, and the MBTA business group, and assign planning staff to address Somerville's concerns at Cambridge planning meetings, and direct said staff to brief this Board and organize with the Ward 2 Alderman a neighborhood meeting to share findings.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
202308 4202308OrderThat the Director SPCD request a redesign and upgrade to the asphalt playground, tot lot and “cave” courtyard at the West Somerville Neighborhood School.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
200135 4200135ResolutionThat the Administration report to this Board about communicating with Federal Realty Investment Trust regarding #199601, a request that FRIT provide the wages, hours and residency of everyone employed at the parcel 6 site, pursuant to the attached letter from Rand Wilson.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
200517 4200517ResolutionThat 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.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
196437 10196437OrderThat the Director of SPCD (Economic Development) report on the development of and funding for the local hiring and workforce development First Source program, and report on the outcome of FRIT's recent job fairs for Assembly Square, including Somervillians getting jobs.Work completed  Action details Not available