Details Meeting Name: Housing and Community Development Committee Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 9/4/2019 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 (27) 27 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 208226 2 208226 Public Communication MBTA GLX Program Manager responding to #207736, #207737, and #207890, 3 resolutions calling for accessibility, design, and community path enhancements. Work completed   Action details Not available 208618 2 208618 Communication Reporting on the status of the Open Space Acquisition Task Force and requesting feedback on possible next steps. Work completed   Action details Not available 207906 3 207906 Public Communication Friends of the Community Path submitting comments re: #x, a Resolution to address 3 primary safety issues on the Community Path Extension between Washington St and Lechmere Station. Work completed   Action details Not available 207889 3 207889 Order That the Director of SPCD help create a new high-quality open public space in Union Square by actively supporting the community-led “Alternative Design” for the D-2 Parcel, and urgently work to identify opportunities to help offset the added cost of locating the proposed parking garage underground. Work completed   Action details Not available 208263 3 208263 Resolution That the Administration provide this Council with a list of the all the shops, both union and non-union, being used by Suffolk Construction on the construction of the new high school. Work completed   Action details Not available 208264 3 208264 Resolution That the Administration inform this Council of any efforts by Suffolk Construction to hire Somerville residents, both union and non-union, for the high school project. Work completed   Action details Not available 208484 3 208484 Order That the Director of SPCD disclose where the public may find information about current applications for adult-use recreational marijuana store licenses. Work completed   Action details Not available 208489 3 208489 Order That the Director of Inspectional Services issue fines as appropriate the owner of 33-35 Barton Street for vegetation growing into the public way along Hamilton Road. Work completed   Action details Not available 208615 3 208615 Resolution That the Administration consider expanding the Marijuana Advisory Committee to include communities that have been disproportionately harmed by marijuana prohibition, advocates working in this area, and members of the public with related expertise, and consider other steps to increase transparency in the selection process. Work completed   Action details Not available 203876 3 203876 Order That the City Solicitor provide this Board with a written opinion on #203709 re: using area standard contractors, by the July 10, 2017 meeting of the Committee on Housing and Community Development. Work completed   Action details Not available 206226 3 206226 Resolution That the Administration staff a contracted or salaried person with experience in systems architecture and coding, to integrate and link existing and new systems so they can support wrap-around services. Work completed   Action details Not available 206940 3 206940 Order That the Director of SPCD provide this Board with data on the longevity of minority-owned businesses in the city and ways in which the city is working to preserve them. Work completed   Action details Not available 207369 4 207369 Order That the Director of SPCD report to this Board on possible incentives the City could offer to so-called "High Road" businesses. Work completed   Action details Not available 207714 4 207714 Order That the Director of SPCD apprise this Council on the redesign of the various GLX stations with respect to the removal of elevators and the accommodations that had been made to provide reasonable access for all users. Work completed   Action details Not available 207735 4 207735 Resolution Calling for improved accessibility at the forthcoming Union Square Green Line Station. Work completed   Action details Not available 207736 4 207736 Resolution Calling for accessibility and safety improvements at the 7 forthcoming Green Line Stations. Work completed   Action details Not available 204231 4 204231 Communication Assistant City Solicitor responding to #203876, requesting an opinion on #203709, which recommended the use of Area Standard Contractors. Work completed   Action details Not available 203709 4 203709 Resolution That the US2 Master Developers use Area Standard Contractors for the construction of development parcels in Union Square. Work completed   Action details Not available 206061 4 206061 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works repair the water feature at the Walnut Street playground so it doesn't spray onto the slide, and replace the deteriorating rubber mat beneath the play structure. Work completed   Action details Not available 206063 4 206063 Order That the appropriate city department assist Teen Empowerment with their previously requested removal of old furniture and repairs to the roof. Work completed   Action details Not available 207890 4 207890 Resolution That the Administration work with MassDOT and the GLX team to address the 3 primary safety issues with the Community Path Extension between Washington Street and Lechmere that have been identified by the Friends of the Community Path. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204847 5 204847 Order That the Director of SPCD update this Board on what is being done to preserve minority owned businesses in the city. Work completed   Action details Not available 204995 5 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. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 207160 5 207160 Resolution That the Administration prioritize the redevelopment of the Healey Schoolyard Tot Lot as soon as the 2019 school year. Work completed   Action details Not available 207164 5 207164 Order That the Director of SPCD work with the Housing Authority to enable wheelchair access from the Mystic View apartments to the Healey School. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 206820 6 206820 Order That the Director of SPCD update this Board on the Healy schoolyard redesign and consider making it a top priority. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 201772 6 201772 Resolution That the Administration provide this Board with an update on the Winter Hill Star Market site and the associated lawsuit. Work completed   Action details Not available