Details Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 6/10/2021 7:00 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Meeting by Remote Participation Online Meeting - See Below Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: Meeting Items (105) 105 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 212025 1 212025 Grant of Location Submitted by Verizon to install 30 feet of conduit in Pearl Street, from Manhole 59A to an existing handhole near the intersection of Pearl and Pinckney Sts. Laid on the table   Action details Not available 212026 1 212026 Grant of Location Submitted by Verizon to install a Utility Pole 70S near the intersection of Houghton and Prospect Sts. Laid on the table   Action details Not available 212024 1 212024 Grant of Location Submitted by Comcast to install 10 feet of conduit in Washington Street from an existing Utility Pole, located at the intersection of Washington and Franklin Sts, to a point of pickup at 103 Washington Street. Approved   Action details Not available 212022 1 212022 Grant of Location Submitted by RCN to install 7 feet of conduit in the intersection of Somerville Avenue and Adelaide Road, from Utility Pole 545/1 to an existing RCN conduit. Approved   Action details Not available 212023 1 212023 Grant of Location Submitted by Crown Castle to install 15 feet of conduit in Somerville Avenue, from Manhole 20654, located near the intersection of Somerville Avenue and Kilby Street, to a point of pickup at 366 Somerville Avenue. Approved   Action details Not available 212028 1 212028 Grant of Location Submitted by Eversource to install 36 feet of conduit in Sycamore Street, from Utility Pole 329/2 to a point of pickup at 8 Sycamore Street. Approved   Action details Not available 212029 1 212029 Grant of Location Submitted by Eversource to install 34 feet of conduit in Hawthorne Street, from Utility Pole 391/3 to a point of pickup at 26 Hawthorne Street. Approved with conditions   Action details Not available 212027 1 212027 Grant of Location Submitted by Eversource to install 1,200 feet of conduit along Mystic Avenue from Medford, MA to Boston, MA as part of the Woburn Transmission Line project. Approved   Action details Not available 212030 1 212030 Grant of Location Submitted by Eversource to install 47 feet of conduit in Highland Avenue, from Manhole 14706 to a point of pickup at 136 Highland Avenue. Approved   Action details Not available 212038 1 212038 License Renewing Garage License, Herb Chambers I-93, 259 McGrath Hwy. Approved   Action details Not available 212039 1 212039 License Renewing Garage License, Herb Chambers I-93, 71 Linwood St. Approved   Action details Not available 212040 1 212040 License Renewing Garage License, Mercedes Benz of Boston, 19 Joy St. Approved   Action details Not available 212041 1 212041 License Renewing Garage License, Mercedes Benz of Boston, 161 Linwood St. Approved   Action details Not available 212042 1 212042 License Renewing Garage License, Mercedes Benz of Boston Commercial Vans, 161 Linwood St. Approved   Action details Not available 212037 1 212037 License Renewing Flammables License, Mercedes Benz of Boston, 259 McGrath Hwy. Approved   Action details Not available 212045 1 212045 License Renewing Open Air Vendor License, The Somerville Flea, Buena Vista Parking Lot. Approved   Action details Not available 212036 1 212036 Public Event Public Event License, Hyphae movement-and-text performance, Chuckie Harris Park, Sept 13-19, 4-9pm (raindates Sept 25-26). Approved   Action details Not available 212044 1 212044 License Renewing Outdoor Parking License, Mercedes Benz of Boston, 161 Linwood St. Approved   Action details Not available 212018 1 212018 Roll Call Call of the Roll. Placed on file   Action details Not available 212019 1 212019 Remembrances Remembrances. Approved   Action details Not available 212020 1 212020 Minutes Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting, May 13, 2021. Approved   Action details Not available 212049 1 212049 Public Communication Joe Kislo submitting comments re: #211170, an amendment to re-zone the property at 256 and 278 Elm, 58 Day, and 7 Herbert Streets to a mix of Civic and CC4. Placed on file   Action details Not available 212043 1 212043 License Renewing Garage License, Junior Auto Body, 486R Columbia St. Approved   Action details Not available 212047 1 212047 Officer's Communication Senthil Kumar proposing a zoning amendment to rezone his property at 8-8A Melvin Street from Mid Rise 5 to Neighborhood Residential. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 212048 1 212048 Officer's Communication Dean Matarazzo proposing a zoning amendment to rezone his property at 13 Garfield Ave from Fabrication to Urban Residential. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 212046 1 212046 Small Wireless Facility Small Wireless Facility License, Extenet attaching small wireless facilities on a replacement pole at the intersection of Somerville Avenue and Bow Market Way. Approved   Action details Not available 212085 1 212085 Public Event Public Event License, Arts Council Big Gay Dance Party, Union Square parking lot and plaza, June 11, 4-10pm (raindate June 18). Approved   Action details Not available 212087 1 212087 Public Communication Courtney O'Keefe submitting comments re: #212034, Supervised Consumption Sites. Placed on file   Action details Not available 212086 2 212086 Officer's Communication Director of Racial and Social Justice conveying a letter regarding the June 7 Finance Committee budget hearing. Placed on file   Action details Not available 212085 2 212085 Public Event Public Event License, Arts Council Big Gay Dance Party, Union Square parking lot and plaza, June 11, 4-10pm (raindate June 18). Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 212046 2 212046 Small Wireless Facility Small Wireless Facility License, Extenet attaching small wireless facilities on a replacement pole at the intersection of Somerville Avenue and Bow Market Way. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 212021 2 212021 Citation Commending Kenia Alfaro after 5 years of outstanding service to immigrant families as the Welcome Project's Director of Parental Engagement and Education Policy. Approved   Action details Not available 212043 2 212043 License Renewing Garage License, Junior Auto Body, 486R Columbia St. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 212049 2 212049 Public Communication Joe Kislo submitting comments re: #211170, an amendment to re-zone the property at 256 and 278 Elm, 58 Day, and 7 Herbert Streets to a mix of Civic and CC4. Recommended to be discharged with no recommendation   Action details Not available 212044 2 212044 License Renewing Outdoor Parking License, Mercedes Benz of Boston, 161 Linwood St. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 212045 2 212045 License Renewing Open Air Vendor License, The Somerville Flea, Buena Vista Parking Lot. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 212036 2 212036 Public Event Public Event License, Hyphae movement-and-text performance, Chuckie Harris Park, Sept 13-19, 4-9pm (raindates Sept 25-26). Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 212037 2 212037 License Renewing Flammables License, Mercedes Benz of Boston, 259 McGrath Hwy. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 212042 2 212042 License Renewing Garage License, Mercedes Benz of Boston Commercial Vans, 161 Linwood St. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 212041 2 212041 License Renewing Garage License, Mercedes Benz of Boston, 161 Linwood St. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 212040 2 212040 License Renewing Garage License, Mercedes Benz of Boston, 19 Joy St. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 212039 2 212039 License Renewing Garage License, Herb Chambers I-93, 71 Linwood St. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 212038 2 212038 License Renewing Garage License, Herb Chambers I-93, 259 McGrath Hwy. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 212030 2 212030 Grant of Location Submitted by Eversource to install 47 feet of conduit in Highland Avenue, from Manhole 14706 to a point of pickup at 136 Highland Avenue. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 212027 2 212027 Grant of Location Submitted by Eversource to install 1,200 feet of conduit along Mystic Avenue from Medford, MA to Boston, MA as part of the Woburn Transmission Line project. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 212029 2 212029 Grant of Location Submitted by Eversource to install 34 feet of conduit in Hawthorne Street, from Utility Pole 391/3 to a point of pickup at 26 Hawthorne Street. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 212028 2 212028 Grant of Location Submitted by Eversource to install 36 feet of conduit in Sycamore Street, from Utility Pole 329/2 to a point of pickup at 8 Sycamore Street. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 212023 2 212023 Grant of Location Submitted by Crown Castle to install 15 feet of conduit in Somerville Avenue, from Manhole 20654, located near the intersection of Somerville Avenue and Kilby Street, to a point of pickup at 366 Somerville Avenue. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 212022 2 212022 Grant of Location Submitted by RCN to install 7 feet of conduit in the intersection of Somerville Avenue and Adelaide Road, from Utility Pole 545/1 to an existing RCN conduit. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 212024 2 212024 Grant of Location Submitted by Comcast to install 10 feet of conduit in Washington Street from an existing Utility Pole, located at the intersection of Washington and Franklin Sts, to a point of pickup at 103 Washington Street. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 212035 3 212035 Communication Director of Health and Humans Services responding to #208261 re: funding for drug treatment. Placed on file   Action details Not available 212033 3 212033 Mayor's Request City Solicitor requesting approval to retain Greenberg Traurig as outside legal counsel in the matter of 191 Highland Avenue. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 212034 3 212034 Officer's Communication Director of Health and Human Services conveying the Supervised Consumption Site Penultimate Report. Placed on file   Action details Not available 212059 3 212059 Mayor's Request Requesting an appropriation and authorization to borrow $8,002,417 in a bond for the Spring Hill Sewer Separation Project streetscape improvements. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 212058 3 212058 Mayor's Request Requesting an appropriation and authorization to borrow $9,415,818 in a bond for the Spring Hill Sewer Separation Project water improvements. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 212057 3 212057 Mayor's Request Requesting an appropriation and authorization to borrow $11,318,094 in a bond for the Spring Hill Sewer Separation Project and drainage improvements. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 212068 3 212068 Mayor's Request Requesting the appropriation of $65,844 from the Salary Contingency Salaries Account to Departmental Non-Union Holiday Accounts to pay staff for the Juneteenth Holiday. Approved   Action details Not available 212070 3 212070 Mayor's Request Requesting a transfer of $407,200 from the Salary Contingency Account to the Salary and Wage Stabilization Fund. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 212062 3 212062 Mayor's Request Requesting the appropriation of $2,000,000 from Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Salary and Wage Stabilization Fund. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 212065 3 212065 Mayor's Request Requesting the appropriation of $500,000 from Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Compensated Absence Liability Fund. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 212061 3 212061 Mayor's Request Requesting the appropriation of $17,036,831 to fund the FY22 Water Enterprise Fund Budget. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 212060 3 212060 Mayor's Request Requesting an appropriation of $28,812,108 to fund the FY22 Sewer Enterprise Fund Budget. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 212083 3 212083 Communication Requesting confirmation of the appointment of Matthew Sullivan to the position of Firefighter. Approved   Action details Not available 212088 3 212088 Officer's Communication Police Chief responding to #211826 re: reviewing the past 20 years of Police Department reform recommendations and resultant changes. Placed on file   Action details Not available 212081 3 212081 Communication Requesting confirmation of the appointment of Daniel O'Donnell to the position of Firefighter. Approved   Action details Not available 212082 3 212082 Communication Requesting confirmation of the appointment of Jeffrey Querusio to the position of Firefighter. Approved   Action details Not available 212084 3 212084 Communication Director of Infrastructure and Asset Management responding to #211944 re: coordination with the EPA and MWRA on Combined Sewer Overflows. Placed on file   Action details Not available 212067 3 212067 Mayor's Request Requesting the appropriation of $406,807 for the FY22 Cable Television PEG Access Fund Budget. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 212056 3 212056 Mayor's Request Requesting approval to create the Water Capital Stabilization Fund. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 212055 3 212055 Mayor's Request Requesting approval to create the Sewer Capital Stabilization Fund. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 212064 3 212064 Mayor's Request Requesting the appropriation of $1,250,000 from Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Capital Stabilization Fund. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 212063 3 212063 Mayor's Request Requesting the appropriation of $1,350,000 from Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Facility Construction and Renovation Stabilization Fund. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 212066 3 212066 Mayor's Request Requesting the appropriation of $500,000 from Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Street Reconstruction & Resurfacing Stabilization Fund. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 212075 3 212075 Communication Requesting confirmation of the appointment of Connor Colbert to the position of Firefighter. Approved   Action details Not available 212076 3 212076 Communication Requesting confirmation of the appointment of Daniel Higgins to the position of Firefighter. Approved   Action details Not available 212077 3 212077 Communication Requesting confirmation of the appointment of Jason Kenney to the position of Firefighter. Approved   Action details Not available 212078 3 212078 Communication Requesting confirmation of the appointment of Brittany Taylor to the position of Firefighter. Approved   Action details Not available 212079 3 212079 Communication Requesting confirmation of the appointment of Nicholas Halloran to the position of Firefighter. Approved   Action details Not available 212080 3 212080 Communication Requesting confirmation of the appointment of Sean Marquis to the position of Firefighter. Approved   Action details Not available 212080 4 212080 Communication Requesting confirmation of the appointment of Sean Marquis to the position of Firefighter. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 212079 4 212079 Communication Requesting confirmation of the appointment of Nicholas Halloran to the position of Firefighter. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 212078 4 212078 Communication Requesting confirmation of the appointment of Brittany Taylor to the position of Firefighter. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 212077 4 212077 Communication Requesting confirmation of the appointment of Jason Kenney to the position of Firefighter. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 212076 4 212076 Communication Requesting confirmation of the appointment of Daniel Higgins to the position of Firefighter. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 212075 4 212075 Communication Requesting confirmation of the appointment of Connor Colbert to the position of Firefighter. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 212071 4 212071 Mayor's Request Requesting approval of a transfer of $323,737.91 from several Capital Projects Capital Outlay Accounts to the Facility Construction and Renovation Stabilization Fund to provide capital project building renovation and improvement services. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 212082 4 212082 Communication Requesting confirmation of the appointment of Jeffrey Querusio to the position of Firefighter. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 212081 4 212081 Communication Requesting confirmation of the appointment of Daniel O'Donnell to the position of Firefighter. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 212088 4 212088 Officer's Communication Police Chief responding to #211826 re: reviewing the past 20 years of Police Department reform recommendations and resultant changes. Placed on file   Action details Not available 212083 4 212083 Communication Requesting confirmation of the appointment of Matthew Sullivan to the position of Firefighter. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 212053 4 212053 Ordinance Requesting approval of an amendment to Ordinances 2-322 and 2-323 to update categories and associated salaries for non-union positions. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 212054 4 212054 Mayor's Request Requesting the adoption of MGL c40 s13D to establish a Compensated Absence Liability Fund. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 212069 4 212069 Mayor's Request Requesting approval of a transfer of $686,745.15 within various DPW Accounts to fund the Snow Removal Account deficit. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 212068 4 212068 Mayor's Request Requesting the appropriation of $65,844 from the Salary Contingency Salaries Account to Departmental Non-Union Holiday Accounts to pay staff for the Juneteenth Holiday. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 212074 4 212074 Mayor's Request Requesting acceptance of a $36,000 grant with no new match required, from the Department of Environmental Protection to the DPW for the Recycling Program. Approved   Action details Not available 212031 4 212031 Mayor's Request Requesting approval to appropriate up to $153,000 from the Union Square Community Benefits Stabilization Fund to pay for the Somerville Cares Fund operating expenses and the Community Land Trust startup costs. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 212051 5 212051 Officer's Communication Requesting an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to revise the façade build-out dimensional standard for any Apartment Building in the Urban Residence district when abutting the Neighborhood Residence district. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 212052 5 212052 Mayor's Request Requesting adoption of an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance Section 2.1 - Glossary and the provisions of multiple permitted building components. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 212050 5 212050 Officer's Communication Requesting an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to repeal Section 10.5 - Outdoor Café Seating. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 212032 5 212032 Mayor's Request Requesting acceptance of a $100,000 grant with no new match required, from the MA Department of Transportation to the SPCD Mobility Division for improvements to Mystic Avenue and Shore Drive. Approved   Action details Not available 212074 5 212074 Mayor's Request Requesting acceptance of a $36,000 grant with no new match required, from the Department of Environmental Protection to the DPW for the Recycling Program. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 212072 5 212072 Mayor's Request Requesting approval of a transfer of $291,572.39 from the Engineering Capital Outlay Engineering & Architectural Services Account and the R&M Highways Account to the Street Reconstruction and Resurfacing Stabilization Fund for pavement assessment, street resurfacing, and pavement marking services. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 212073 5 212073 Mayor's Request Requesting a transfer of $34,729 from the Engineering Capital Outlay Engineering & Architectural Services Account to the Central Hill Campus Plan Account to fund design services. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 212032 6 212032 Mayor's Request Requesting acceptance of a $100,000 grant with no new match required, from the MA Department of Transportation to the SPCD Mobility Division for improvements to Mystic Avenue and Shore Drive. Mayoral Approval   Action details Not available 211611 10 211611 Officer's Communication Requesting approval of amendments to the Zoning Ordinance Body Art Services use standards and Table 9.1.1 Permitted Uses. Laid on the table   Action details Not available