Minutes - Housing - 3-1-23 Dispositions — File 23-0305

City of Somerville, Massachusetts Housing and Community Development Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions 6:00 PM Virtual Wednesday, March 1, 2023 This meeting was held via GoToWebinar and was called to order by Chair Gomez Mouakad at 6:02 p.m. and adjourned at 8:14 p.m. on a Roll Call Vote: 3 in favor (Councilors Strezo, Pineda Neufeld, Clingan), 0 opposed, 0 absent. Others present: Michael Potere – Assistant Clerk of Committees; Dennis Fischman – Commissioner of the Somerville Fair Housing Commission; Hannah Carrillo – Legislative Liaison, Somerville Mayor’s Office; Hanalei Steinhart – Program Specialist for Fair Housing; Ellen Shachter – Director of the Office of Housing Stability; Michael Feloney – Director of the Somerville Fair Housing Commission; Luis Fernandez – Somerville Bike Kitchen; Ben Baldwin – Executive Director of the Community Land Trust; Morena Zelaya – Staff Liaison to the Community Land Trust Roll Call Chairperson Kristen Strezo, Vice Chair Judy Pineda Neufeld and Jesse Clingan Present: Approval of the Housing and Community Development Committee Minutes of February 2, 2023. 23-0202 Accepted Chairperson Strezo, Vice Chair Pineda Neufeld and Ward Four City Councilor Clingan Aye: That the Director of the Office of Housing Stability appear before the Housing and Community Development Committee to discuss the current status of Somerville residents facing displacement and the number of households seeking rental assistance. 22-0085 Councilor Strezo Sponsors: Kept in committee That this City Council's Committee on Housing and Community Development discuss the attached letter from the Somerville Fair Housing Commission regarding the current Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination backlog. 23-0064 Page 1 of 3

Housing and Community Development Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions March 1, 2023 Councilor Strezo, Councilor Burnley Jr., Councilor Pineda Neufeld, Councilor Gomez Mouakad and Councilor Scott Sponsors: Recommended to be marked work completed That the Director of the Office of Housing Stability discuss proactive measures to inform tenants in inclusionary housing units of the rights and resources available to them. 22-0174 Councilor Strezo and Councilor McLaughlin Sponsors: Recommended to be marked work completed That the Administration collaborate with the Bicycle Committee, the School Department, the Somerville Bike Kitchen and other local organizations to develop a program to help Somerville youth and other residents learn to repair bicycles donated by the City of Somerville. 22-0051 Councilor Ewen-Campen, Councilor Clingan, Councilor Strezo, Councilor Davis and Councilor Kelly Sponsors: Kept in committee That the Director of Housing, the Director of the Office of Housing Stability, and the Director of Planning and Zoning discuss the challenges associated with and potential modifications to the Tier 3 Rental ADUs multiplier at 110% AMI for inclusionary units. 22-0170 Councilor Strezo Sponsors: Recommended to be marked work completed That the Executive Director of the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development work with the Affordable Housing Trust Fund to consider combining the affordable housing linkage payments for commercial development as a funding source for a development that will result in the creation of affordable units. 22-0173 Councilor Strezo Sponsors: Recommended to be marked work completed That representatives of the Community Land Trust update this Council’s Housing and Community Development Committee on its progress and how the Council can help implement the Trust’s goals. 22-0090 Councilor Strezo Sponsors: Recommended to be marked work completed That the Director of Human Resources provide a written demographic breakdown, including the age, gender, and race/ethnicity of Customer 23-0281 Page 2 of 3

Housing and Community Development Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions March 1, 2023 Service Representatives in the Constituent Services Department (311). Councilor Strezo Sponsors: Recommended to be marked work completed Fair Housing Commission Staff Liaison conveying the Fiscal Year 2021 Fair Housing Commission Annual Report. 23-0036 Recommended to be marked work completed Referenced Documents: • Housing - 2023-03-01 Employment Application REV 2022 (with 23-0281) Page 3 of 3