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City Council — Agenda, Apr 10, 2025
City of Somerville, Massachusetts
City Council
Regular Meeting Agenda
City Council Chamber and Remote
Participation
7:00 PM
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Published April 8, 2025, 2:00 PM, Revised Published April 10, 2025, 1:00 PM.
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1.
OPENING CEREMONIES
1.1.
Roll Call
(ID # 25-0754)
Call of the Roll.
1.2.
Remembrances
(ID # 25-0755)
Remembrances.
1.3.
Minutes
(ID # 25-0756)
Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of
March 13, 2025.
2.
CITATIONS
3.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
4.
ORDERS, ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS OF MEMBERS
4.1.
Resolution
(ID # 25-0738)
By Councilor Clingan
That the Middlesex District Attorney appear before this
Council to provide an update on the unsolved murders of
Deanna Cremin and Charline Rosamond.
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4.2.
Resolution
(ID # 25-0741)
By Councilor Sait
In support of an Act Facilitating Public Ownership of
Public Utilities.
4.3.
Order
(ID # 25-0742)
By Councilor McLaughlin
That the City Solicitor appear before this City Council to
discuss the proposed Charter currently in the Mayor's
office and update this Council on its progress.
4.4.
Order
(ID # 25-0743)
By Councilor McLaughlin
That the Director of Mobility install a rapid flashing
beacon with push button STOP sign in front of the East
Somerville Community School, on the Cross Street side,
to assist in street crossings.
4.5.
Order
(ID # 25-0744)
By Councilor McLaughlin
That Commissioner of Public Works increase the
lighting at Chuckie Harris Park along the fence abutting
properties on Minnesota Avenue.
4.6.
Order
(ID # 25-0745)
By Councilor Wilson and Councilor Ewen-Campen
That the Chief Assessor and the City Treasurer discuss
with this Council the issue of residents not receiving
initial motor vehicle excise tax bills, resulting in demand
fees.
5.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
5.1.
Resolution
(ID # 25-0609)
By Councilor Sait and Councilor Ewen-Campen
In support of completing the Mass Central Rail Trail.
6.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
6.A.
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS AND PERSONNEL MATTERS COMMITTEE
6.A.1. Committee Report
(ID # 25-0748)
Report of the Committee on Confirmation of
Appointments and Personnel Matters, meeting on April
8, 2025.
6.A.2. Mayor's Request
(ID # 24-1689)
Requesting confirmation of the appointment of Alfred
Rymill III as Housing Authority Police Officer.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be placed on file.
6.A.3. Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-0572)
Requesting confirmation of the promotion of Eric
Saulnier to the position of Fire Captain.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be approved.
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6.A.4. Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-0573)
Requesting confirmation of the promotion of Mark Wall
to the position of Fire Lieutenant.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be approved.
6.A.5. Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-0574)
Requesting confirmation of the promotion of Patrick
Barry to the position of Fire Lieutenant.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be approved.
6.A.6. Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-0575)
Requesting confirmation of the promotion of Joseph
Laudano to the position of Fire Lieutenant.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be approved.
6.A.7. Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-0577)
Requesting confirmation of the promotion of Troy
Saulnier to the position of Fire Lieutenant.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be approved.
6.A.8. Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-0578)
Requesting confirmation of the promotion of Eric
Collins to the position of Fire Lieutenant.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be approved.
6.B.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
6.B.1. Committee Report
(ID # 25-0667)
Report of the Committee on Finance, meeting as a
Committee of the Whole on April 2, 2025.
6.B.2. Communication
(ID # 25-0360)
By Councilor Strezo
Conveying budget priorities and requests for FY 2026.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be marked work
completed.
6.B.3. Communication
(ID # 25-0476)
By Councilor Clingan
Conveying budget priorities and requests for FY 2026.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be marked work
completed.
6.B.4. Communication
(ID # 25-0567)
By Councilor Mbah
Conveying budget priorities and requests for FY 2026.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be marked work
completed.
6.B.5. Communication
(ID # 25-0594)
By Councilor Ewen-Campen
Conveying budget priorities and requests for FY 2026.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be marked work
completed.
6.B.6. Communication
(ID # 25-0607)
By Councilor Davis
Conveying budget priorities and requests for FY 2026.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be marked work
completed.
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6.B.7. Communication
(ID # 25-0608)
By Councilor Pineda Neufeld
Conveying budget priorities and requests for FY 2026.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be marked work
completed.
6.B.8. Communication
(ID # 25-0640)
By Councilor Sait
Conveying budget priorities and requests for FY 2026.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be marked work
completed.
6.B.9. Communication
(ID # 25-0643)
By Councilor McLaughlin
Conveying budget priorities and requests for FY 2026.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be marked work
completed.
6.B.10.Communication
(ID # 25-0644)
By Councilor Wilson
Conveying budget priorities and requests for FY 2026.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be marked work
completed.
6.B.11.Communication
(ID # 25-0650)
By Councilor Burnley Jr.
Conveying budget priorities and requests for FY 2026.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be marked work
completed.
6.C.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
6.C.1. Committee Report
(ID # 25-0747)
Report of the Committee on Finance, meeting on April 8,
2025.
6.C.2. Order
(ID # 25-0036)
By Councilor Strezo
That the Director of Finance discuss the path for City
Councilors to receive administrative support staff to
assist with City Council work and communication with
constituents.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be marked work
completed.
6.C.3. Order
(ID # 25-0037)
By Councilor Strezo
That the Director of Finance discuss the path for City
Councilors to receive administrative support staff in the
form of paid internships to assist City Councilors with
City Council work and communication with constituents.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be marked work
completed.
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6.C.4. Order
(ID # 25-0251)
By Councilor Burnley Jr.
That the Director of Racial and Social Justice provide an
update on the citywide disparity study, including when
the report will be made available to the public.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be marked work
completed.
6.C.5. Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-0280)
Requesting approval to accept and expend a $25,600
grant that requires an in-kind match which is a portion of
the Director's salary, to the Office of Emergency
Management for emergency management and Fire
Department supplies.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be approved.
6.C.6. Ordinance
(ID # 25-0375)
By Councilor Ewen-Campen
Amending the Code of Ordinances by adding Section
2-325 to Chapter 2, Article VI, Division 3 related to
compensation for elected officials.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be approved as
amended.
6.C.7. Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-0414)
Requesting approval to pay prior year invoices totaling
$787.50 using available funds in the Parks and
Recreation Department Recreation Supplies Account for
ray catchers.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be approved.
6.C.8. Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-0415)
Requesting the approval of a time-only contract
extension for three years for the Somerville Hispanic
Association for Community Development for restoration
of 59 Cross Street.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be approved.
6.C.9. Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-0456)
Requesting the appropriation of $160,000 from the
Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the
Department of Public Works Repairs to Buildings
Account for fabrication and installation of courts at
Founders Rink.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be approved.
6.C.10.Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-0493)
Requesting approval to pay prior year invoices totaling
$276.94 using available funds in the Parks and
Recreation Department Kennedy Pool Account for paint
supplies.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be approved.
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6.C.11.Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-0531)
Requesting approval to accept and expend a $3,000 grant
with no new match required, from Somerville Cambridge
Elder Services to the Council on Aging for senior
transportation services.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be approved.
6.C.12.Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-0542)
Requesting approval to appropriate $76,787.19 from the
Medicinal Marijuana Stabilization Fund for the salary
and fringe of the Prevention Services Coordinator for FY
2026.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be approved.
6.C.13.Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-0579)
Requesting approval to pay prior year invoice totaling
$1,200 using available funds in the Human Resources
Professional and Technical Services Account for
arbitration services.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be withdrawn.
6.C.14.Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-0585)
Requesting approval to pay prior year invoices totaling
$2,282.76 using available funds in the Police Department
Public Safety Supply Account for bicycles, parts, and
accessories.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be approved.
6.C.15.Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-0601)
Requesting authorization to borrow $9,750,000 in a
bond, and to appropriate the same amount for a portion
of the costs associated with the development of the
Clarendon Hill Phase II Housing Project.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be approved.
6.D.
LAND USE COMMITTEE
6.D.1. Committee Report
(ID # 25-0721)
Report of the Committee on Land Use, meeting on April
3, 2025.
6.E.
LEGISLATIVE MATTERS COMMITTEE
6.E.1. Committee Report
(ID # 25-0660)
Report of the Committee on Legislative Matters, meeting
on April 1, 2025.
6.F.
OPEN SPACE, ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY COMMITTEE
6.F.1. Committee Report
(ID # 25-0746)
Report of the Committee on Open Space, Environment
and Energy, meeting on April 7, 2025.
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6.F.2. Order
(ID # 24-0106)
By Councilor Burnley Jr., Councilor Pineda Neufeld,
Councilor Davis, Councilor Wilson, Councilor Sait,
Councilor Mbah, Councilor Clingan and Councilor
Ewen-Campen
That the Director of the Office of Sustainability and
Environment work with this Council and Green and
Open Somerville to develop a job description for an
Invasive Species position to spearhead outreach,
education, and citywide invasive plant species removal
and to allocate funding for such a position in the FY
2025 budget.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be marked work
completed.
6.F.3. Order
(ID # 25-0067)
By Councilor Burnley Jr. and Councilor Ewen-Campen
That the Director of Parks and Recreation restore or
replace the nearly 30 year old Nunziato Field plaque.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be marked work
completed.
6.F.4. Order
(ID # 25-0083)
By Councilor Sait
That the Commissioner of Public Works make a change
to the calendar by extending the yard waste collection by
at least one week.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be marked work
completed.
6.G.
SCHOOL BUILDING FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE SPECIAL COMMITTEE
6.G.1. Committee Report
(ID # 25-0658)
Report of the Special Committee on School Building
Facilities and Maintenance, meeting on March 31, 2025.
6.G.2. Resolution
(ID # 25-0116)
By Councilor Strezo and Councilor Mbah
That the Superintendent of Schools consider opening the
Highlander Cafe within Somerville High School to the
public for regular lunch hours while school is in session
and that the Administration address any barriers to this
request.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be marked work
completed.
6.G.3. Order
(ID # 25-0236)
By Councilor Pineda Neufeld
That the Director of Inspectional Services discuss the
metrics for measuring the effectiveness of rodent
mitigation strategies in Somerville Public School
buildings.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be marked work
completed.
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6.G.4. Order
(ID # 25-0489)
By Councilor Sait and Councilor Wilson
That the Director of Infrastructure and Asset
Management work with a consultant to provide this
Council with the renovation cost of the Cummings
School building.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be marked work
completed.
6.G.5. Resolution
(ID # 25-0727)
By Councilor Davis
That the Administration report to this Council on the
cause of the reported chemical imbalance at the Ginny
Smithers Pool and the process being used to address the
imbalance.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be approved.
6.G.6. Resolution
(ID # 25-0729)
By Councilor Davis
That the Administration develop a new process to
address ongoing maintenance at the Ginny Smithers Pool
and report to this Council to describe that process.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended to be approved.
7.
COMMUNICATIONS OF THE MAYOR
7.1.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-0737)
Requesting ordainment of an amendment to Article 2 and
Article 10 of the Zoning Ordinance to revise definitions
and the green score calculation of columnar trees.
7.2.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-0523)
Requesting approval of a Deed, Maintenance License,
and Maintenance Easement for 808 Windsor Street.
7.3.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-0720)
Requesting confirmation of the appointment of Kevin
McGuirk to the position of Firefighter
7.4.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-0730)
Requesting confirmation of the appointment of
Mitzschael Myrthil to the position of Firefighter.
7.5.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-0731)
Requesting confirmation of the appointment of Norberto
Maldonado to the position of Firefighter.
7.6.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-0733)
Requesting confirmation of the appointment of Nolan
Carrier to the position of Firefighter.
7.7.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-0734)
Requesting confirmation of the appointment of Peter
Donovan to the position of Firefighter.
7.8.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-0653)
Requesting confirmation of the appointment of Jovana
Calvillo to the Human Rights Commission.
7.9.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-0654)
Requesting confirmation of the appointment of Primrose
Chareka to the Human Rights Commission.
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7.10.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-0655)
Requesting confirmation of the appointment of Suelin
Chen to the Human Rights Commission.
7.11.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-0656)
Requesting confirmation of the appointment of Salma
Kazmi to the Human Rights Commission.
7.12.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-0657)
Requesting confirmation of the appointment of Paola
Mendez to the Human Rights Commission.
7.13.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-0732)
Requesting confirmation of the appointment of Martin
Pavlinic to the Urban Design Commission.
7.14.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-0752)
Requesting approval of the Surveillance Technology
Impact Report for Hudl Focus cameras.
7.15.
Mayor's
Communication
(ID # 25-0739)
Proclaiming that the week of April 5 through April 11,
2025 is the Week of the Young Child.
7.16.
Mayor's
Communication
(ID # 25-0740)
Proclaiming that the week of April 21 through April 25,
2025 is Community Development Week.
7.17.
Mayor's
Communication
(ID # 25-0751)
Conveying the appointment of Lisa Anne Davidson to
the Affordable Housing Trust.
7.18.
Mayor's
Communication
(ID # 25-0749)
Responding to item #25-0482, a Home Rule Petition to
establish a charter for the City of Somerville.
8.
COMMUNICATIONS OF CITY OFFICERS
8.1.
Officer's
Communication
(ID # 25-0711)
Retirement Board notifying this City Council of a vote at
the May 29, 2025 meeting regarding a 2025 Cost of
Living Adjustment for eligible retirees.
8.2.
Officer's
Communication
(ID # 25-0735)
Deputy Director of Human Resources conveying the
Civil Service signing list for Certification #09897.
8.3.
Officer's
Communication
(ID # 25-0736)
City Clerk conveying Block Party Licenses issued.
9.
NEW BUSINESS
9.1.
License
(ID # 25-0669)
Renewing Drainlayer's License, Caruso Corp.
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9.2.
License
(ID # 25-0670)
Renewing Drainlayer's License, E.B. Rotondi & Sons
Inc.
9.3.
License
(ID # 25-0671)
Renewing Drainlayer's License, F.E. French Construction
Inc.
9.4.
License
(ID # 25-0672)
Renewing Drainlayer's License, Form Up Sitework LLC.
9.5.
License
(ID # 25-0673)
Renewing Drainlayer's License, Kealey Excavation
Corporation.
9.6.
License
(ID # 25-0675)
Renewing Drainlayer's License, LaMountain Brothers
Inc.
9.7.
License
(ID # 25-0676)
Renewing Drainlayer's License, Meninno Construction
Co., Inc.
9.8.
License
(ID # 25-0677)
Renewing Flammables License, Broadway Sunoco, 258
Broadway.
9.9.
License
(ID # 25-0678)
Renewing Flammables License, Hillside Auto Repair,
Inc., 583 Broadway.
9.10.
License
(ID # 25-0679)
Renewing Flammables License, Keolis Commuter
Services, LLC, 23R Inner Belt Rd.
9.11.
License
(ID # 25-0680)
Renewing Flammables License, Keolis Commuter
Services, LLC, 70R Third Avenue.
9.12.
License
(ID # 25-0681)
Renewing Flammables License, Keolis Commuter
Services, LLC, 132 Washington Street.
9.13.
License
(ID # 25-0682)
Renewing Flammables License, Pearl Street Auto Sales,
182 Pearl Street.
9.14.
License
(ID # 25-0684)
Renewing Garage License, 101 South Street Owner LLC,
101 South Street.
9.15.
License
(ID # 25-0685)
Renewing Garage License, Automotive Transport
Services Inc, 40 Joy Street.
9.16.
License
(ID # 25-0687)
Renewing Garage License, BBC Auto Repair, 42 Joy
Street.
9.17.
License
(ID # 25-0688)
Renewing Garage License, Brazil Auto Repair Inc, 635
Somerville Avenue.
9.18.
License
(ID # 25-0689)
Renewing Garage License, Broadway Gulf Inc., 212
Broadway.
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9.19.
License
(ID # 25-0690)
Renewing Garage License, Dino's Auto Center, 308
McGrath Highway.
9.20.
License
(ID # 25-0691)
Renewing Garage License, Federal Realty Investment
Trust, 445 Artisan Way.
9.21.
License
(ID # 25-0692)
Renewing Garage License, GE Auto Repair, 631
Somerville Avenue.
9.22.
License
(ID # 25-0693)
Renewing Garage License, John's Auto Sales, Inc., 181
Somerville Avenue.
9.23.
License
(ID # 25-0694)
Renewing Garage License, Mass Inspection, 712 Mystic
Avenue.
9.24.
License
(ID # 25-0695)
Renewing Garage License, New England Collision
Center Inc., 224 Somerville Avenue.
9.25.
License
(ID # 25-0696)
Renewing Garage License, Ravelo's Auto Service, 63
Washington Street.
9.26.
License
(ID # 25-0697)
Renewing Garage License, Union Gulf Service LLC, 231
Washington St.
9.27.
License
(ID # 25-0698)
New Livery License, Osho Uber Services LLC, 68
Gilman Street, operating 1 vehicle.
9.28.
License
(ID # 25-0699)
Renewing Outdoor Parking License, John's Auto Sales,
216 McGrath Highway.
9.29.
License
(ID # 25-0700)
New Sign/Awning License, Los Tacos Hermanos, 253
Washington Street, 1 sign.
9.30.
License
(ID # 25-0701)
Transferring Taxi Medallion License, from
Bostonshuttles.com LLP to Renesans LLC for
Medallions #69,71,89.
9.31.
License
(ID # 25-0702)
Renewing Taxi Medallion License, Yolande Trans., Inc.,
Med. #15.
9.32.
License
(ID # 25-0703)
Renewing Taxi Medallion, Jolina Taxi, Inc., Med. #52.
9.33.
License
(ID # 25-0704)
Renewing Taxi Medallion License, Michael H. Garvey,
Med. #57.
9.34.
License
(ID # 25-0705)
Renewing Taxi Medallion License, Charlie's Family
LLC, Med. #80.
9.35.
License
(ID # 25-0706)
Renewing Taxi Medallion License, SSR Cab Inc, Med.
#81.
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9.36.
License
(ID # 25-0709)
Renewing Taxi Stand License, Green and Yellow Cab,
295 Broadway.
9.37.
License
(ID # 25-0707)
Renewing Taxi Stand License, Green and Yellow Cab, 1
Davis Square.
9.38.
License
(ID # 25-0708)
Renewing Taxi Stand License, Green and Yellow Cab,
22-26 Union Square.
9.39.
License
(ID # 25-0710)
Renewing Used Car Dealer Class 2 License, Ravelo's
Auto Sales, 63 Washington Street.
9.40.
Public Event
(ID # 25-0715)
Mutual Aid Medford and Somerville applying for a
Public Event License for Mutual Aid Medford and
Somerville Free Store on April 19 from 10am to 4pm
(raindate April 27).
9.41.
Public Event
(ID # 25-0719)
Somerville Museum applying for a Public Event License
for Patriots Day Colonial Fair on April 21 from 8am to
1:30pm.
9.42.
Public Event
(ID # 25-0712)
Arts Council and SomerViva applying for a Public Event
License for Haitian Flag Festival on May 17 from 12pm
to 8pm (raindate May 18).
9.43.
Public Event
(ID # 25-0716)
Mystic River Watershed Association applying for a
Public Event License for Mystic River Herring Run and
Paddle on May 18 from 7am to 3pm.
9.44.
Public Event
(ID # 25-0717)
SomerViva applying for a Public Event License for New
England Hong Kong Festival on May 31 from 8am to
8pm (raindate June 1).
9.45.
Public Event
(ID # 25-0713)
Abbey Judd applying for a Public Event License for Joy
Fest on May 31 from 9am to 7pm (raindate June 1).
9.46.
Public Event
(ID # 25-0714)
Kids Like You and Me applying for a Public Event
License for KLYAM Summer Series on May 31 from
1pm to 7pm (raindate June 1).
9.47.
Public Event
(ID # 25-0718)
Arts Council applying for a Public Event License for
SomerStreets: Carnaval on June 1 from 2pm to 8pm
(raindate June 8).
9.48.
Public
Communication
(ID # 25-0723)
Four residents submitting comments re: Founders
Memorial Skating Rink.
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9.49.
Public
Communication
(ID # 25-0724)
Eight residents submitting comments re: item #25-0269,
a Zoning Map Amendment to change the zoning district
of 295-297 Medford Street and 93 Walnut Street from
Mid-Rise 3 (MR3) to Mid-Rise 4 (MR4).
9.50.
Public
Communication
(ID # 25-0725)
Senator Jehlen and 61 residents submitting comments re:
items #24-1460, #25-0128, #25-0129, and #25-0131,
amendments to the Zoning Ordinance for laboratory,
research and development, and arts uses.
9.51.
Public
Communication
(ID # 25-0726)
Charlotte Somerville submitting comments re:
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
9.52.
Public
Communication
(ID # 25-0728)
1,238 individuals, including 10 residents, submitting
comments re: Israel.
10.
SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS
10.1.
Citation
(ID # 25-0766)
By Councilor Pineda Neufeld
Commending the Somerville Public Libraries in honor of
National Library Week.
10.2.
Grant of Location
(ID # 25-0762)
Eversource applying for a Grant of Location to install
approximately 14 feet of conduit in Warwick Street,
from Utility Pole 357/4 to a point of pickup at 25
Warwick Street.
10.3.
Home Rule
Petition
(ID # 25-0774)
By Councilor Ewen-Campen, Councilor McLaughlin and
Councilor Davis
Proposing a Home Rule Petition to establish a charter for
the City of Somerville.
10.4.
Communication
(ID # 25-0773)
By Councilor Ewen-Campen
Conveying an update on the possible effects of expansion
tanks on water meters.
10.5.
Order
(ID # 25-0757)
By Councilor Strezo
That this City Council convene in Executive Session
with relevant departments, to discuss the interaction
between the Commission for Persons with Disabilities
and Racial and Social Justice Department and to receive
an update on what steps and goals have been established
to resolve the disconnect between both parties.
10.6.
Communication
(ID # 25-0760)
By Councilor Scott
Conveying budget priorities and requests for FY 2026.
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City Council
Regular Meeting Agenda
April 10, 2025
10.7.
Officer's
Communication
(ID # 25-0776)
Commissioner of Public Works and Director of Parks
and Recreation conveying program and cost information
related to item #25-0456, appropriation of $160,000 from
Free Cash to the Department of Public Works Repairs to
Buildings Account for fabrication and installation of
courts at Founders Rink.
10.8.
Small Wireless
Facility
(ID # 25-0763)
Crown Castle Fiber LLC applying for a Small Wireless
Facility License for facilities on an existing pole at 81
Newton Street.
10.9.
License
(ID # 25-0764)
Renewing Billiards and Bowling License, The Public,
563 Broadway.
10.10. License
(ID # 25-0765)
Renewing Drainlayer's License, Riccio Excavation.
10.11. License
(ID # 25-0767)
Renewing Garage License, Boston Sand and Gravel
Company, 492R Rutherford Avenue.
10.12. License
(ID # 25-0768)
Renewing Garage License, Broadway Motor Cars, 161
Broadway.
10.13. License
(ID # 25-0769)
Renewing Garage License, DW Propco JK, LLC, 0
Dawes Street.
10.14. License
(ID # 25-0770)
Renewing Garage License, Fred M. Susan Auto Body,
Inc., 269 Somerville Avenue.
10.15. License
(ID # 25-0771)
New Sign/Awning License, Ginger Exchange & Bok
Bok Chicken, 22 Highland Ave, 1 sign.
10.16. Public Event
(ID # 25-0772)
Bow Market applying for a Public Event License for
Annual Curated Vintage Market on June 1 and
September 28 from 8am to 9pm (raindate June 8).
10.17. Public
Communication
(ID # 25-0761)
Five residents submitting comments re: charter.
10.18. Public
Communication
(ID # 25-0775)
654 individuals submitting comments re: Israel.
11.
ADJOURNMENT
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