Details Meeting Name: Housing and Community Development Committee Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 9/19/2018 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 (34) 34 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 202258 3 202258 Officer's Communication Planning Board conveying its recommendations re: #200102 (inclusionary housing), with respect to Tenancy Preservation. Work completed   Action details Not available 202259 3 202259 Officer's Communication Planning Board conveying its recommendations re: #200102 (inclusionary housing), with respect to Waiting Lists. Work completed   Action details Not available 204533 3 204533 Resolution That the Administration request that the developers of the long-vacant Cobble Hill Plaza update this Board on their plans. Work completed   Action details Not available 204967 3 204967 Order That the Director of SPCD provide this Board with the street repaving schedule for 2018. Work completed   Action details Not available 205099 3 205099 Order That the Director of Libraries share his vision for neighborhood access to branch libraries and/or library services. Work completed   Action details Not available 205245 3 205245 Resolution Condemning the outsourcing of 100 medical coding jobs by Partners Healthcare to India, and requesting from Partners Healthcare how many of those jobs were based in Somerville and/or held by Somerville residents. Work completed   Action details Not available 205670 3 205670 Order That the Director of SPCD provide a progress report on the 100 Homes Program since its inception. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 205706 3 205706 Resolution That the Administration report in writing on the net change in green and open space based on all projects planned for 2018. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 205931 3 205931 Order That the Director of SPCD inform this Board of any plans to update the Housing Needs Assessment. Work completed   Action details Not available 206057 3 206057 Order That the Director of SPCD make the online decision/report database searchable by applicant name. Work completed   Action details Not available 206165 3 206165 Order That the Director of SPCD provide this Board with an update on apartment vacancies in the 100 Homes Program. Work completed   Action details Not available 206266 3 206266 Order That 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 206227 3 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. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 206233 3 206233 Order That 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 206391 3 206391 Resolution That the Administration submit an update to this Board on efforts to create a Municipal ID, including a plan for dealing with the encryption of information that appears to be holding back progress. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 206496 3 206496 Order That the Director of SPCD update this Board on the plan in the "Equity Talent Playbook for Somerville". Kept in committee   Action details Not available 205286 3 205286 Order That the Director of SPCD share what role the city has, or could have with additional staff, in assisting residents with condo association dilemmas, tenant organizing, or ensuring that inclusionary unit owners or tenants have equal voice in building decisions. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 205287 3 205287 Order That the Community Preservation Act Manager inform this Board whether or not small open spaces can be designated as publicly accessible open space in combination with an affordable housing or historic preservation funding allocation. Work completed   Action details Not available 205389 4 205389 Communication Assistant City Solicitor responding to #204975 re: requiring landlords to distribute voter registration forms to all new tenants. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 206487 4 206487 Resolution That the Administration discuss with this Board a plan to create a permanent space for the Groundworks Somerville program, currently known as the South Street Farm, which is planned for displacement. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 205317 4 205317 Officer's Communication Director of Libraries responding to #205099 re: the Libraries' vision for neighborhood access to branch libraries and services. Work completed   Action details Not available 205098 4 205098 Resolution That the Administration update this Board on opportunities for expanded advertisement of the city’s tax deferral program, and other tools that may help seniors and homeowners on fixed incomes to achieve financial stability. Work completed   Action details Not available 204975 4 204975 Order That the City Solicitor provide an opinion on whether this Board can require landlords to distribute voter registration forms to all new tenants. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204990 4 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 204851 4 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. Work completed   Action details Not available 204863 4 204863 Resolution That the Administration update this Board on the former Winter Hill Star Market and the associated lawsuit, as requested in #201772. Work completed   Action details Not available 204884 5 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. Work completed   Action details Not available 203275 5 203275 Order That the Director of SPCD update this Board on plans developed in 2013-2015 to redevelop the outdoor space at the Brown School, and work with the Superintendent of Schools, the Brown School Council and PTA, neighbors, and other stakeholders to improve the space. Work completed   Action details Not available 203698 5 203698 Order That the Director of SPCD discuss options property owners have to split lots in residential neighborhoods. Work completed   Action details Not available 203981 5 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. Work completed   Action details Not available 205127 5 205127 Communication Director of SPCD responding to #203981 re: a memorial bench donation program. Work completed   Action details Not available 205676 5 205676 Officer's Communication Community Preservation Manager responding to #205287 re: current practices on designating open space in CPA affordable housing and historic resources projects. Work completed   Action details Not available 202497 6 202497 Resolution That the Superintendent of Schools share plans with the Ward 7 Alderman to mitigate the negative student enrollment at the West Somerville Neighborhood School caused by the proposed Clarendon/North Street Public Housing project. Work completed   Action details Not available 200700 12 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. Work completed   Action details Not available