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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
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208881 2208881Public CommunicationBlack Economic Council of MA supporting a Resolution calling for a Disparity Study.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
208882 2208882Public CommunicationWelcome Project supporting a Resolution calling for a Disparity Study.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
208987 3208987OrderThat 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 3209140OrderThat 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 3206941OrderThat 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 3207068ResolutionThat 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 3207728OrderThat the Director of SPCD discuss an “Urban Renewal Displacee” preference in affordable housing lotteries.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
207749 3207749OrderThat 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 3208266OrderThat 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 3204405CommunicationSuperintendent of Inspectional Services responding to #204168 re: stop work orders issued over the last 2 years.Work completed  Action details Not available
204671 3204671OrderThat 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 3205824ResolutionThat 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 3208576OrderThat 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 3208809ResolutionThat 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 3208811OrderThat 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 4206266OrderThat 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 4206233OrderThat 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 4204443Officer's CommunicationDirector of SPCD requesting to brief this Board on the Clarendon Hills redevelopment proposal.Work completed  Action details Not available
208637 4208637Officer's CommunicationDirector 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 5199126OrderThat 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 5205100ResolutionThat the Administration appear before this Board to discuss a possible Transit and Pedestrian Advisory Group.Work completed  Action details Not available
204990 6204990OrderThat 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 6204995OrderThat 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 7204377OrderThat 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