Details Meeting Name: Housing and Community Development Committee Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 3/3/2015 6:30 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 (19) 19 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 197884 3 197884 Order That the Director of SPCD and the Director of Traffic and Parking report to this Board, before the Community Path extension is completed in November, on plans to protect pedestrians and cyclists from speeding motorists when Path users come up onto Lowell Street at the Lowell Street bridge. Work completed   Action details Not available 198089 3 198089 Order That the Director of SPCD (ISD) appear before this Board to discuss morale issues at the Building Dept. Work completed   Action details Not available 198090 3 198090 Order That the Director of SPCD (ISD) appear before this Board to explain the new process of obtaining permits and why it takes so long to obtain one, even on simple projects. Work completed   Action details Not available 198094 3 198094 Order That the Director of SPCD (ISD) appear before this Board to explain why inspectors are asking to take pictures during inspections inside people's homes. Work completed   Action details Not available 198096 3 198096 Order That the Director of SPCD inquire of the developer of the complex on McGrath Highway, between Otis and Bonair Streets, why they aren't abiding by their promises for resident parking, lighting, and repairs to the McGrath Highway overpass. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 198174 3 198174 Communication SPCD Director responding to #196437 re: local hiring and workforce development initiatives. Work completed   Action details Not available 198180 3 198180 Order That the Director of SPCD (ISD) explain to this Board why permits for solar panels have been placed on hold by the Inspectional Services Department. Work completed   Action details Not available 198206 3 198206 Order That the Director of SPCD (ISD) demonstrate to this Board the CitizenServe software that is being used for the permitting process. Work completed   Action details Not available 198212 3 198212 Order That the Director of SPCD update the Ward 7 Alderman on asphalt removal at 125 West Adams Street. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 198508 3 198508 Order That the Director of SPCD (Transportation and Infrastructure) schedule with the Ward 5 Alderman a follow-up community meeting for March or April to report on safety improvements planned for the Lowell Street bridge area, since the Community Path Extension will open onto the Lowell Street bridge in the spring. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 197887 5 197887 Resolution That the Administration update this Board on the status of the Jobs Linkage Fee Home Rule Petition at the statehouse, and the implementation of a Job Creation and Retention Trust Fund, and share their strategy for moving it forward. Work completed   Action details Not available 197847 5 197847 Order That the Director of SPCD and the Director of Traffic and Parking advise when the signs limiting entrance and exit from the 118 Holland Street driveway will be installed. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 197861 5 197861 Order That the City Solicitor and the Director of SPCD (ISD) update this Board on the court filing for 75-77 Gordon Street (as requested in July), pertaining to operating a business and storing construction materials at the site. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 197862 5 197862 Order That the Director of SPCD (Planning) update this Board on the construction start date at 77-83 North Street. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 196437 6 196437 Order That 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. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 196285 7 196285 Order That the Director of SPCD (ISD) provide this Board with an update on improvements and developments in the Inspectional Services Division, including data on new hires over the past six months. Work completed   Action details Not available 196370 8 196370 Order That the Director of SPCD and the City Solicitor submit to this Board a proposal to impose institutional master plans. Work completed   Action details Not available 196366 9 196366 Order That the Director of SPCD submit a plan to create “Middle Class” housing. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 196287 10 196287 Order That 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. Work completed   Action details Not available