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Meeting Name: Housing and Community Development Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/17/2014 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Committee Room – 2nd Floor – City Hall
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197363 3197363OrderThat the Director of SPCD (Parks and Infrastructure) examine the parking lot of the old American Legion Post on Tufts and Glen Streets as a possible location for a park, with a theme of veteran's service.Work completed  Action details Not available
197475 3197475ResolutionThat the Administration discuss with DCR, an agreement by which the City takes joint control of the DCR park area from Shore Drive to the riverbank so the City can maintain that area for the benefit and protection of its residents.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
197477 3197477ResolutionThat the Administration explain its reasoning for not allowing residents to deny tree planting on or nearby their property.Work completed  Action details Not available
196886 4196886ResolutionThat the Administration provide this Board with an update, in writing and within 2 weeks, on accessibility and improvements to the West Branch Library.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
197059 4197059CommunicationDirector of Capital Projects responding to #196886 re: improvements at the West Branch Library.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
197247 4197247OrderThat the Director of SPCD provide funding to address problems at the Milk Row Cemetery, including cleaning, repairs, resetting fallen obelisks and other cosmetic repairs and maintenance.Work completed  Action details Not available
196366 5196366OrderThat the Director of SPCD submit a plan to create “Middle Class” housing.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
195906 5195906OrderThat the Director of SPCD appear at this Board's next meeting on December 12 to explain the Redevelopment Authority's procedure for designating a developer and taking property for the Revitalization Plan for Union Square, and provide the members of this Board with written information about the Plan's costs and funding sources by December 10.Work completed  Action details Not available
195248 6195248OrderThat the Director of SPCD appear before this Board to provide an update on the status of the Union Square renewal plan and any transactions that have taken place.Work completed  Action details Not available
196287 6196287OrderThat the Director of SPCD, the Planning Director, and the Housing Director appear before this Board for an update on raising the inclusionary housing ordinance to promote development of more affordable housing.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
195679 7195679OrderThat the Director of SPCD meet with this Board's Committee on Housing and Community Development to discuss #195571, a proposed $500,000 bond to fund a major plan change to the existing Assembly Square Urban Renewal Plan.Placed on file  Action details Not available
196188 7196188ResolutionThat the Administration work with this Board to revise the Somervision Plan to provide more detailed goals with regard to affordable housing and the creation of a mix of housing units, especially those with more than 2 bedrooms, for long-term residents of all ages.Kept in committee  Action details Not available