Details Meeting Name: Legislative Matters Committee Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 8/30/2018 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 (18) 18 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 200793 3 200793 Order That the Clerk of Committees request that the State Delegation provide the Committee on Legislative Matters with updates on House #2885 and House #3906. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 202313 3 202313 Ordinance Assistant City Solicitor responding to #201997 with a proposed amendment of Ordinance 11-71(a) regarding requirements for the construction of conduits and lines. Work completed   Action details Not available 202401 3 202401 Order That the City Solicitor draft an ordinance to regulate car rental businesses. Work completed   Action details Not available 203218 3 203218 Order That the City Solicitor provide an opinion on whether the city can ban gay conversion therapy and if it can, prepare a draft ordinance. Work completed   Action details Not available 203822 3 203822 Order That this Board's Committee on Legislative Matters draft appropriate language to require this Board's approval of certain licenses entered into by the City for a term of more than 3 years. Work completed   Action details Not available 205464 3 205464 Ordinance That the Ordinances be amended to provide fines for violating Ordinance 9-116 Subsection 3 (Construction) of $100 for first offense and $300 for each subsequent offense as described within. Approved   Action details Not available 205801 3 205801 Order That the City Solicitor draft an ordinance to require voter registration forms to be displayed and available at Libraries, Public Schools, and the Traffic and Parking Department, and to allow high school students to arrive late to school on any election day if they present proof of voting. Work completed   Action details Not available 206021 3 206021 Order That the City Solicitor draft an amendment to Ordinance 7-46(c) so the non-profit representative on the Fair Housing Commission has to work, but not necessarily reside, in Somerville. Work completed   Action details Not available 206046 3 206046 Order That the City Solicitor draft a vacant properties ordinance similar to the one in Arlington. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 206368 3 206368 Order That the Administration present this Board with legal options for granting non-citizen residents the right to vote in local elections. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 206394 3 206394 Order That the City Solicitor provide update this Board on drafting a home rule petition to change the name Alderman to City Councilor. Approved   Action details Not available 206403 3 206403 Order That the City Solicitor draft a home rule petition to grant Permanent Residents the right to vote in municipal elections. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 200625 4 200625 Order That the City Solicitor review the recently approved Home Rule Petitions for Natick and Framingham re: double pole removals and utility company fines, and report back to this Board. Work completed   Action details Not available 205492 6 205492 Order That the Director of SPCD prepare a report analyzing why the current 20% affordable housing requirement, the $10.00 per sq ft linkage fee, and other city initiatives are not sufficient to meet the affordable housing needs of the city. Placed on file   Action details Not available 205789 6 205789 Officer's Communication Housing Programs Coordinator submitting a summary of the Affordable Housing Trust Fund FY18 activity. Placed on file   Action details Not available 204886 6 204886 Order That the City Solicitor and the City Arborist clarify the ordinance requiring tree removal for a new driveway or other construction project. Work completed   Action details Not available 199603 8 199603 Mayor's Request Requesting approval of a Home Rule Petition authorizing the City to appropriate funds to assist commercial properties in maintaining and improving exterior storefronts. Withdrawn   Action details Not available 199934 11 199934 Order That the Supervisor of Inspectional Services create a Rental Registration Program to require owners of 6 or more rental units that are not owner-occupied to annually register those units, pay a registration fee, and provide information to facilitate inspections, notices of violations, and resolution of complaints. Kept in committee   Action details Not available