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Meeting Name: Legislative Matters Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 8/31/2017 7:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Council Chamber-City Hall-93 Highland Avenue
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202923 3202923OrderThat the City Solicitor draft a Home Rule Petition to eliminate the requirement that members of the Licensing Commission be members of any political parties.Work completed  Action details Not available
202924 3202924OrderThat the City Clerk, in consultation with the Administration, review qualifications for all boards and commissions as to whether political party membership is required, and report back to this Board.Work completed  Action details Not available
203789 3203789OrdinanceProposing an amendment to Ordinance 2-24 regarding the terms of city officers.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
203868 3203868OrderThat the City Solicitor provide an opinion to this Board no later than August 1, 2017 on the legality of #203789, a proposed amendment to Ordinance 2-24 regarding the terms of city officers.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
203869 3203869OrderThat the Director of SPCD report to this Board no later than August 1, 2017, with an update on an ordinance to establish the Somerville Municipal Job Creation and Retention Trust Fund and a Jobs Linkage Fee for new commercial development.Work completed  Action details Not available
203303 4203303Mayor's RequestAsst. City Solicitor responding to #202923 with a draft Home Rule Petition to eliminate the political party requirement for members of the Licensing Commission.Approved as amended  Action details Not available
203464 4203464Officer's CommunicationCity Solicitor submitting a proposed Order designating the position of Retirement Board Member as a Special Municipal Employee position.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
203556 4203556Public CommunicationThe Maurice and Jane Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice submitting comments re: #203098, the Community Benefits Ordinance.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
203059 4203059OrderThat the City Solicitor submit updated language to expand the Tree Advisory Committee ordinance.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
203555 5203555Public CommunicationThe Chamber of Commerce, Union Square Main Streets, and Somerville Local First submitting comments re: the Union Sq proposed zoning, the US2 Covenant, and the Community Benefits Ordinance.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
202360 7202360OrderThat the City Solicitor prepare a draft ordinance for jobs linkage fees.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
203192 7203192Public CommunicationUnion United submitting comments re: the Union Square Development Covenant.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
201753 8201753ResolutionThat the Mayor re-establish the Tree Advisory Committee, to be staffed by the full-time Arborist, expand its membership to 9 or 11 members, and broaden the scope of the Committee's duties.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
202023 8202023OrderThat the Director of SPCD report to this Board on the Administration’s plans for the Somerville Municipal Job Creation and Retention Trust Fund and jobs linkage fee for new commercial development.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
203097 9203097Officer's CommunicationAssistant City Solicitor submitting the US2-City Development Covenant.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
203098 9203098OrdinanceAssistant City Solicitor submitting an Ordinance to create a Community Benefits Committee.Kept in committee  Action details Not available