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Meeting Name: Legislative Matters Committee Agenda status: Final-revised
Meeting date/time: 4/15/2025 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Virtual
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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Attachments: Legislative Matters - 2025-04-15 Memo - Tree Ordinance enforcement_04-14-25 Final (with 25-0566), Legislative Matters - 2025-04-15 - CEUCC Ordinance Amendments (with 25-0257).pdf
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25-0661 11.Committee MinutesApproval of the Minutes of the Legislative Matters Committee Meeting of April 1, 2025.AcceptedPass Action details Not available
25-0566 12.Mayor's RequestRequesting ordainment of an amendment to Chapter 12, Article VI of the Code of Ordinances to modify the Tree Preservation Ordinance.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
25-0077 13.Public CommunicationChris Dwan submitting comments re: Urban Forestry Committee recommendations.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
25-0066 14.OrderThat this Council discuss proposed amendments to the Tree Preservation Ordinance, as outlined in item #24-0493.Recommended to be marked work completed  Action details Not available
25-0257 15.Mayor's RequestRequesting ordainment of an amendment to Sections 2-304 through 2-310 of the Code of Ordinances to update the Commission on Energy Use and Climate Change.Recommended to be approved as amendedPass Action details Not available
25-0452 16.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval of the Surveillance Technology Impact Report for Hudl Focus cameras.Recommended to be placed on file  Action details Not available
25-0752 17.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval of the Surveillance Technology Impact Report for Hudl Focus cameras.Recommended to be placed on file  Action details Not available
25-0484 18.Mayor's RequestRequesting the acceptance of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 64G, Section 3D(b), to authorize the city to impose the community impact allowed under Chapter 3D(a) of G.L. c. 64G, on each transfer of occupancy of a short-term rental unit in a two- or three-family dwelling, that includes the operator’s primary residence.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
25-0483 19.Mayor's RequestRequesting the acceptance of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 64G, Section 3D(a), to authorize the city to impose a community impact fee of 3% of the total amount of rent upon each transfer of occupancy of “Professionally-managed units”.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
24-1686 110.OrderThat the City Solicitor confirm whether an LGBTQ Legal Services Stabilization Fund can be created to pay fees associated with gendered document changes and potential court sealing of records associated with such documents.Recommended to be discharged with no recommendation  Action details Not available
25-0270 111.CommunicationConveying the cost of changes to identity documents, in support of item #24-1686.Recommended to be discharged with no recommendation  Action details Not available
25-0336 112.Public CommunicationMassachusetts Transgender Political Coalition submitting comments re: item #24-1686, creation of an LGBTQ Legal Services Stabilization Fund.Recommended to be discharged with no recommendation  Action details Not available
25-0379 113.OrderThat the Director of Inspectional Services enforce Section 11-111 of the Code of Ordinances - Registration and maintenance of vacant property, in light of the recent collapse of 316 Somerville Avenue.Recommended to be discharged with no recommendation  Action details Not available