Details Meeting Name: Housing and Community Development Committee Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 2/14/2018 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 (21) 21 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 204847 3 204847 Order That the Director of SPCD update this Board on what is being done to preserve minority owned businesses in the city. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204848 3 204848 Resolution That the Superintendent of Schools provide this Board with information regarding homelessness among the student population, including the demographics of those affected and what steps are being taken to prevent those at risk from becoming homeless. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204851 3 204851 Resolution That the Administration update this Board on its efforts to form an Office of Housing Stability, as recommended by the Sustainable Neighborhoods Working Group and mentioned in the Mayor’s recent inaugural address. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204854 3 204854 Order That the Chief Assessor report to this Board, the number of properties (residential and commercial) that have been bought and sold within a 1-year period, and the extent of improvements that were made during that period, for the past five years. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204862 3 204862 Order That the Director of SPCD appear before this Board to discuss the timeline for repaving Broadway, between Central Street and the McGrath Highway. Work completed   Action details Not available 204863 3 204863 Resolution That the Administration update this Board on the former Winter Hill Star Market and the associated lawsuit, as requested in #201772. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204868 3 204868 Order That the Director of SPCD provide an update on the progress made on all recommendations included in the December 2015 Sustainable Neighborhood Working Group report. Work completed   Action details Not available 204884 3 204884 Order That this Board explore establishing a community-based independent Community Land Trust that can purchase property in conjunction with non-profit organizations and private citizens, and make housing permanently affordable. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204885 3 204885 Order That the City Clerk and the Director of SPCD expand abutter notices for Zoning Board of Appeal, Planning Board and Historic Preservation Commission hearings to include tenants of abutting properties in addition to property owners. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204969 3 204969 Order That the Director of SPCD explain why the process of applying for affordable housing hasn't been consolidated into a single, universal, persistent application, lottery, and wait list. Work completed   Action details Not available 204990 3 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 203479 3 203479 Resolution That the Administration update the Ward 6 Alderman on plans to improve way-finding for the Community Path through Davis Square. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 205100 3 205100 Resolution That the Administration appear before this Board to discuss a possible Transit and Pedestrian Advisory Group. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 203981 4 203981 Order That the Director of SPCD develop a Memorial Bench Program for public parks, the Community Path and other public property, and report back to this Board by October 12, 2017. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204321 4 204321 Resolution That the Administration create a Pedestrian Safety Committee. (2nd request) Work completed   Action details Not available 205128 4 205128 Officer's Communication Director of SPCD conveying an overview and summary of the 5-Year HUD Plan process. Work completed   Action details Not available 205127 4 205127 Communication Director of SPCD responding to #203981 re: a memorial bench donation program. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 203563 5 203563 Order That the Director of SPCD provide bi-annual progress reports on Assembly Square, Gilman Square, Lowell Street, Winter Hill, and future planned neighborhoods as they are completed. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 202308 8 202308 Order That the Director SPCD request a redesign and upgrade to the asphalt playground, tot lot and “cave” courtyard at the West Somerville Neighborhood School. Work completed   Action details Not available 200700 11 200700 Order That the Director of SPCD report to this Board on the plan and timeline for implementing the recommendations in the recent report of the Sustainable Neighborhoods Working Group. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 196221 18 196221 Order That the Director of SPCD provide SomerVision updates twice a year, broken down by ward, showing progress made in residential, affordable units, jobs, public space, trips via transit, bike and walking, and development in transformative areas. Kept in committee   Action details Not available