Details Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 1/12/2012 7:00 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: City Council Chamber-City Hall-93 Highland Avenue City Hall Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: Meeting Items (56) 56 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 192443 1 192443 Committee Report Report of the Committee on Licenses and Permits, meeting on January 11, 2012. Approved   Action details Not available 192461 1 192461 Public Communication Attorney Paul Hynes submitting comments re: the arbitration decision with the Firefighters Union. Placed on file   Action details Not available 192462 1 192462 Public Communication Paul Kafka-Gibbons submitting comments re: Veterans Memorial Rink operating hours. Placed on file   Action details Not available 192425 1 192425 Minutes Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting, December 8, 2011. Approved   Action details Not available 192424 1 192424 Roll Call Call of the Roll. Placed on file   Action details Not available 192465 2 192465 Order That the Director of SPCD (ISD) and the City Solicitor direct the owner of 34 Glenwood Road to take appropriate measures to rectify any conditions that might pose a safety hazard to the surrounding neighborhood. Approved   Action details Not available 192444 2 192444 Order That the City Clerk ensure that all applications for signs/awnings contain drawings/photos and measurements. Approved   Action details Not available 192466 2 192466 License Renewing Garage License, U-Save Auto Rental, 70 Prospect St., 6 autos in. Approved   Action details Not available 192459 2 192459 License Renewing Outdoor Seating License, Diva, 246-248 Elm St., 4 tables, 8 chairs, 1 banner sign. Approved   Action details Not available 192460 2 192460 License Sign/Awning Permit, Christopher Kokoras Insurance Agency, 272 Broadway, sign and lighting. Approved   Action details Not available 192427 2 192427 Grant of Location Grant of Location submitted by NStar Electric for 733 ft. of conduit in Pennsylvania Ave., from a manhole at Maine Ave. to a manhole at Minnesota Ave. Approved   Action details Not available 192426 2 192426 Citation Commending Kat Powers, who is leaving the Somerville Journal after 17 years of dedicated service as Reporter, Editor, and Managing Editor. Approved   Action details Not available 192467 2 192467 Resolution That this Board requests that the Administration present a 2 year timeline for the JLMC Firefighter settlement in light of the Firefighter Union President's statement to defer $1.9 million of the settlement to the following fiscal year. Approved   Action details Not available 192468 2 192468 Order That the City Clerk and the City Solicitor draft appropriate language to create a local ordinance concerning the issuance of Fortune Teller licenses. Approved   Action details Not available 192457 2 192457 License Renewing Used Car Dealers License Class 2, Automotive Transport Service, 495 Columbia St., 10 autos in. Approved   Action details Not available 192440 2 192440 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works direct the appropriate utility company to repair the streetlamps at College Avenue and Dearborn Road. Approved   Action details Not available 192441 2 192441 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works repair the loose sidewalk bricks between Bowers Avenue and Russell Street. Approved   Action details Not available 192458 2 192458 License Renewing Garage License, General Glass and Mirror, 231 Lowell St., 5 autos in, 5 out. Approved   Action details Not available 192463 2 192463 Order That the Director of SPCD (ISD) inspect 167 College Avenue for violations of landscape requirements and take immediate corrective action. Approved   Action details Not available 192464 2 192464 Order That the Director SPCD (ISD) inspect the rear parking lot of 30 College Avenue (on Winter Street) for possible contractor staging issues. Approved   Action details Not available 192469 2 192469 Order That the Director of SPCD (Planning) review the Zoning Ordinance and its Table of Uses and advise this Board with respect to fortune telling. Approved   Action details Not available 192452 2 192452 License Renewing Used Car Dealers License Class 2, Auto Brokers Co., 182 Washington St., 10 autos in. Approved   Action details Not available 192453 2 192453 License Renewing Used Car Dealers License Class 2, Inman Motor Sales, 39 Webster Ave., 30 autos out. Approved   Action details Not available 192454 2 192454 License Renewing Used Car Dealers License Class 2, Alewife Automotive, 395 Alewife Brook Pkwy, 10 autos out. Approved   Action details Not available 192455 2 192455 License Renewing Used Car Dealers License Class 2, Master Used Cars, 121 Prospect St., 46 autos. Approved   Action details Not available 192456 2 192456 License Renewing Used Car Dealers License Class 2, Green Automotive, 600 Windsor Pl., 20 autos in. Approved   Action details Not available 192430 2 192430 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works replace the East Branch Library sign that has cracked in half. Approved   Action details Not available 192439 2 192439 Order That the Chief of Police provide the Committee on Public Health and Safety with an analysis of crimes and arrests in 2011 compared with 2006 through 2010. Approved   Action details Not available 192438 2 192438 Order That the Chief of Police appear before the Committee on Public Health and Safety on January 23, at 6:30 PM, at the Mystic Development, to address crime activities, especially house breaks, in the Ten Hills section. Approved   Action details Not available 192437 2 192437 Order That the Chief Financial Officer post on the City's website, an "Open Checkbook" so the public can search details of city spending and vendor payments. Approved   Action details Not available 192436 2 192436 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works replace the street signs at Bailey Road and Shore Drive. Approved   Action details Not available 192435 2 192435 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works install additional sand barrels at the corner of Temple Street and Puritan Road. Approved   Action details Not available 192434 2 192434 Order That the Chief of Police enforce the NO LEFT TURN restriction at the intersection of Bailey Road and Shore Drive. Approved   Action details Not available 192442 2 192442 Communication Acting as President, Removing Ald. Sullivan from the Committee on Senior Services, and replacing him with Alderman Trane as Committee Chair. Placed on file   Action details Not available 192433 2 192433 Order That the Director of SPCD (ISD) inform this Board of the steps planned to ensure construction at Assembly Square is in keeping with the building codes, in light of the recent fire in Quincy at a development constructed by Avalon Bay. Approved   Action details Not available 192432 2 192432 Resolution That this Board requests that the Administration update this Board on the effectiveness of the new residential energy and efficiency program and its utilization once such data is available. Approved   Action details Not available 192431 2 192431 Order That the Director of SPCD (ISD) investigate excessive noise from construction activities at 29 Day Street early in the morning and throughout the day. Approved   Action details Not available 192429 2 192429 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking and the Traffic Engineer determine the feasibility of creating a zone to allow large trucks to back into the Mellotone building at 120 Broadway by utilizing the Glen Street driveway. Approved   Action details Not available 192428 2 192428 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking consult with the Traffic Engineer to determine the feasibility of Cross Street East being a one way from Broadway to Mystic Avenue. Approved   Action details Not available 192451 3 192451 Mayor's Request Requesting the re-appointment of Catello Battinelli as Constable, for a term to expire December 31, 2012. Approved   Action details Not available 192450 3 192450 Mayor's Request Requesting the re-appointment of Darcy Haynes as Constable, for a term to expire December 31, 2012. Approved   Action details Not available 192449 3 192449 Mayor's Request Requesting the re-appointment of Robert Lomanno as Constable, for a term to expire December 31, 2012. Approved   Action details Not available 192448 3 192448 Mayor's Request Requesting the re-appointment of Matthew Derany as Constable, for a term to expire December 31, 2012. Approved   Action details Not available 192447 3 192447 Mayor's Request Requesting the appointment of Donna Leon Pierre as Constable, for a term to expire December 31, 2012. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 192471 3 192471 Communication Requesting the reappointment of James F. McCarthy to the Somerville Redevelopment Authority. Approved   Action details Not available 192470 3 192470 Mayor's Request Requesting approval of the East Somerville Police Substation Lease. Approved   Action details Not available 192475 4 192475 Mayor's Request Requesting a transfer of $2,400,000 from the Salary Contingency Acct. to the Fire Dept. Salaries Acct. to fund the JLMC Decision in the Arbitration with the International Association of Firefighters Local 76. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 192473 4 192473 Mayor's Request Requesting Use of $418,957 in available funds in the Fire Dept. Salaries Acct. to fund the JLMC Decision in the Arbitration with the International Association of Firefighters Local 76. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 192472 4 192472 Mayor's Request Requesting departmental transfers totalling $1,157,534 as described within to the Fire Dept. Salaries Acct. to fund the JLMC Decision in the Arbitration with the International Association of Firefighters Local 76. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 192446 4 192446 Mayor's Request Requesting the acceptance of a $4,950 grant from the MA Public Safety and Security Highway Safety Division for the Police Dept.'s Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Mobilization. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 192474 4 192474 Mayor's Request Requesting an appropriation of $255,648 from Unreserved Fund Balance to the Fire Dept. Salaries Acct. to fund the JLMC Decision in the Arbitration with the International Association of Firefighters Local 76. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 192445 4 192445 Mayor's Request Requesting the acceptance of a $60,000 grant from the MA Dept. of Public Health for the Health Dept.'s strategies to increase healthy eating and active living. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 192319 5 192319 Order That the City Clerk notify the holder of the license for G E Auto Repair to appear before the Committee on Licenses and Permits to discuss the terms of the license. Work completed   Action details Not available 192272 5 192272 License New Outdoor Parking License, George Dilboy Post 529 VFW, 371 Summer St., 30 autos. Approved with conditions   Action details Not available 192029 6 192029 Public Communication George O'Shea submitting comments re: George Dilboy Post 529, 371 Summer St., operating a commercial parking lot without a permit. Placed on file   Action details Not available 192148 7 192148 License New Fortune Teller License, Stacey Mitchell dba Astrology by Nina, 511 Medford St. Approved with conditions   Action details Not available