Details Meeting Name: Housing and Community Development Committee Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 3/25/2019 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 (14) 14 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 205376 3 205376 Order That the City Solicitor prepare an opinion on whether the city may prioritize minority owned businesses in city contracts. Work completed   Action details Not available 205377 3 205377 Order That the City Solicitor prepare an opinion on whether liquor licenses may be granted preferentially to woman and minority owned businesses. Work completed   Action details Not available 207489 3 207489 Order That the Director of SPCD update the Ward 6 Councilor on near-term plans for overdue maintenance in Davis Square and longer-term plans for major infrastructure and public realm improvements. (Also see #206665) Kept in committee   Action details Not available 207492 3 207492 Order That the Director of the Arts Council and the Commissioner of Public Works work together to develop and put up a mural to replace the panel missing from the fence in the playground at Lexington Park. Work completed   Action details Not available 207493 3 207493 Order That the Director of the Arts Council and the Commissioner of Public Works work together to install a mural on the walls under the Lowell Street bridge on the Community Path, to create beauty and deter graffiti. Work completed   Action details Not available 207504 3 207504 Order That the Director of Housing Stability provide an update on the recommendations of the Sustainable Neighborhoods Working Group, including a report sent to Working Group members. Work completed   Action details Not available 207568 3 207568 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works establish a regular monthly cleaning schedule for the sidewalks abutting the Nunziato Dog Park. Work completed   Action details Not available 207712 3 207712 Order That the Director of SPCD present to the Council a list of City-owned alcohol licenses issued to determine the program’s impact on small businesses. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 206227 4 206227 Resolution That the Administration fund a full-time legal services position to provide free on-site legal assistance to anyone seeking it at Somerville’s District Housing Court. Work completed   Action details Not available 206614 4 206614 Communication Assistant City Solicitor responding to #205377 re: establishing preference for women and minority owned businesses in granting liquor licenses. Work completed   Action details Not available 207160 4 207160 Resolution That the Administration prioritize the redevelopment of the Healey Schoolyard Tot Lot as soon as the 2019 school year. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 207164 4 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 203479 4 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 206820 5 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