Details Meeting Name: Housing and Community Development Committee Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 11/6/2019 6:00 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 (24) 24 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 208881 2 208881 Public Communication Black Economic Council of MA supporting a Resolution calling for a Disparity Study. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208882 2 208882 Public Communication Welcome Project supporting a Resolution calling for a Disparity Study. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208987 3 208987 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works commence regular sidewalk cleaning outside the Nunziato Dog Park, and provide the Ward 3 City Councilor with a written policy for scheduled sidewalk cleaning. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 209140 3 209140 Order That the Director of SPCD develop with the Ward 6 Councilor language in the zoning ordinance to require that developers provide affordable commercial spaces. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 206941 3 206941 Order That the Director of Purchasing provide this Board with data on the number of procurement contracts awarded to people of color and women for the past 10 years. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 207068 3 207068 Resolution That the Administration advise this Board on the possibility of creating facilities similar to Bow Market, as start-up or temporary commercial space for small, local businesses displaced as the development of older buildings occurs. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 207728 3 207728 Order That the Director of SPCD discuss an “Urban Renewal Displacee” preference in affordable housing lotteries. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 207749 3 207749 Order That the Director of Purchasing report to the Committee on Housing and Community Development the percentage of state-certified minority, women, veteran, and/or disadvantaged business enterprises that have contracts with the City. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208266 3 208266 Order That the Director of SPCD report to this Council, within 30 days, the impact on our residents if President Trump’s public charge and HUD’s new proposed rule change on public housing is adopted. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204405 3 204405 Communication Superintendent of Inspectional Services responding to #204168 re: stop work orders issued over the last 2 years. Work completed   Action details Not available 204671 3 204671 Order That the Director of SPCD discuss with the Ward 7 Alderman the traffic strategy and mitigation options for the new projects around Teele Square. Work completed   Action details Not available 205824 3 205824 Resolution That the Administration implement the 2015 Sustainable Neighborhood Working Group recommendation to include as a preference for inclusionary housing “Families with children in Somerville Public Schools classified as homeless and in temporary out-of-district placements.” Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208576 3 208576 Order That the Director of SPCD provide a quarterly update regarding implementation of a universal waiting list for affordable housing opportunities. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208809 3 208809 Resolution That the Administration initiate a Disparity Study to formally evaluate whether Somerville has a basis for implementing race- and gender-conscious contracting policies, and to serve as a baseline for future equity-based policies. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208811 3 208811 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works and the Director of SPCD consider less dust-producing surfaces for the Nunziato Dog Park, and present alternatives, in writing, to the Ward 3 City Councilor. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 206266 4 206266 Order That the Director of SPCD, the Director of Housing Stability, or the City Solicitor explain under what circumstances a current resident could be given preference for a deed-restricted unit. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 206233 4 206233 Order That the Director of SPCD develop an affordable housing program targeted especially at city employees whose income is below a certain threshold level. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204443 4 204443 Officer's Communication Director of SPCD requesting to brief this Board on the Clarendon Hills redevelopment proposal. Work completed   Action details Not available 208637 4 208637 Officer's Communication Director of Housing Stability responding to #208266 re: proposed changes to federal housing policy and public charge rules. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 199126 5 199126 Order That the Director of Health and Human Services report to this Board on the increase in homeless families and unaccompanied homeless minors, the work of the Homelessness Task Force, and the possible need for city resources to serve them. Work completed   Action details Not available 205100 5 205100 Resolution That the Administration appear before this Board to discuss a possible Transit and Pedestrian Advisory Group. Work completed   Action details Not available 204990 6 204990 Order That the Director of SPCD update this Board on the Affordable Housing Universal Wait List plan and consolidating the process of applying for affordable housing into a single, universal, persistent application, lottery, and wait list. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204995 6 204995 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works and the Arts Council Director determine the feasibility of creating a mural (or another graffiti deterrent) on the back side of the Argenziano School. Work completed   Action details Not available 204377 7 204377 Order That the Superintendent of Inspectional Services and the City Solicitor appear at this Board's November 9, 2017 meeting to discuss why developers have gotten building permits without meeting pre-conditions specified in zoning decisions, how the City can more effectively monitor projects for compliance with zoning conditions and other requirements, and what fines and penalties can be levied to deter future violations. Work completed   Action details Not available