Docket Digest for the Week of June 1, 2010

A weekly summary of Board of Aldermen agendas and actions highlighting items of interest to the LWVN. Archive of previous weeks here.

Board and Committee Meeting Schedule

Extracted from full calendar. Links to full calendar and docket packet here.

Key to color coding: CPC, Planning, Environmental, CAG, Charter, Housing.

June 2010
Monday 7	7:45 pm	Board of Aldermen	Chamber
Wed 9	7:45 pm	Public Facilities Public Safety & Transportation	209 202
Thur 10	8:00 am	Financial Audit Subcommittee	202

Reports:

Land Use
Zoning & Planning--includes: discussion of findings of Floor Area Ratio Working Group and Floodplain/watershed protection provisions
Post Audit includes: COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY PRESERVATION requesting explanations
from the Inspectional Services and Fire Department regarding requests for changes in the Brigham House Rehabilitation Project
Real Property includes: potential redevelopment of a block of land bounded by Willow, Centre and Lyman Streets and discussion re the potential redevelopment of the Austin Street municipal parking lot in Newtonville
Traffic Council Actions

Docket: Includes:

#141-10(2) ZONING & PLANNING COMMITTEE requesting discussion with the Planning Department regarding changes in the City of Newton Ordinances Section 22-22 Floodplain/watershed protection provisions.

Public Hearing to be assigned for June 28, 2010:
#142-09(3) ZONING & PLANNING COMMITTEE proposing that subsection 30-15(u) of Chapter 30 relative to floor area ratio, as established by Ordinance Z-51, dated August 10, 2009, be amended by extending the provisions of paragraph nos. 1. 2. and 3. from July 30, 2010 to October 31, 2010.

#93-10 ALD. JOHNSON AND SANGIOLO requesting revision of Section 30-27 of the City of Newton Ordinances governing membership of the Zoning Board of Appeals by providing selection criteria guidance and process so that the level of expertise in related areas, or the equivalent combination of experience and/or education is present in order to enhance the ability of the Board to increase its level of service to Newton.

#88-10(2) HIS HONOR THE MAYOR appointing ROBERT DERUBEIS as Commissioner of Parks & Recreation, effective June 1, 2010, pursuant to §3-3 of the City Charter. (30 days 7/7/10) [06/01/10 @ 5:19 PM]

#90-10(2) HIS HONOR THE MAYOR appointing DONNALYN B. LYNCH KAHN as City Solicitor, effective June 1, 2010, pursuant to §3-3 of the City Charter. (30 days 7/7/10)

#165-10 HIS HONOR THE MAYOR requesting authorization to appropriate and expend one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) from the Riverside Traffic Mitigation Fund (special permit #40-97(2) and board order #155-00) for the purpose of installing traffic calming measures at Grove, Hagar, Concord, and Cornell Streets and Pine Grove Avenue as previously approved by the Board of Aldermen in board order nos. 21-05(5) and 342-08.

#169-10 HIS HONOR THE MAYOR requesting a transfer of $30,000 from Free Cash to the Planning & Development Department to replace office furniture and supplies that were lost due to flooding from the March 2010 storms.

#171-10 HIS HONOR THE MAYOR requesting authorization to transfer the sum of sixty two thousand dollars ($62,000) from DPW Salaries Expense to the Department of Public Works Environmental Affairs to cover the additional cost of residential solid-waste collection from the increased residential debris that resulted from the March 2010 storms.

Agendas:

PS&T--Includes:
- #135-10 The WARD 4 ALDERMEN appealing denial of Traffic Council Decision TC42-
  09 voted on April 29, 2010: ALD, HARNEY, SANGIOLO AND GENTILE
  requesting a) a study for possible traffic calming measures to regulate speed on
  the following streets: West Pine Street and Melrose Avenue near the Auburndale
  Cove playground and parking lot and b) request turning restrictions from
  Lexington Street onto Staniford Street during rush hour or any other means to
  reduce cut-through commuter traffic on the surrounding streets – Staniford, West
  Pine and Melrose Streets. (Ward 4)
Public Facilities -- Includes:
- #196-09 ALD. MANSFIELD AND SANGIOLO requesting rescission of Sec. 19-99 (b),
  Speed humps of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Newton.
- #196-09(2) PUBLIC SAFETY & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE requesting to broaden
  Sec. 19-99, Speed humps of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Newton to
  cover all vertical deflection: raised intersections, raised crosswalks and speed
  humps, regardless of dimension. [01/20/10]
Financial Audit -- Includes:
- Introductory discussion with Chris Rogers, Sullivan & Rogers
  regarding the impact of Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB)

Documents:

Group Health update
Reports on building projects
News Notes

Docket Digest for the Week of June 1, 2010

Board and Committee Meeting Schedule

June 2010