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City of Somerville, Massachusetts Housing, Community Development and Equity Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions 6:00 PM Committee Room and Remote Participation Wednesday, April 15, 2026 This meeting was held in-person and virtually via Zoom and was called to order at 6:03 pm by Chair Strezo and adjourned at 7:27 pm with a roll call vote of 2 in favor (Councilors Sait and Strezo), none opposed, and one absent (Councilor Link). Others present: Ellen Shachter - Office of Housing Stability Director, Yasmine Raddassi - Legislative Liaison, Alanna Gaffny - Deputy Director of Housing, Shannon Lawler Fair Housing and Inclusionary Housing Program Specialist and Delaney Fisher-Cassiol - Clerk of Committees Roll Call Ward Five City Councilor Naima Sait and City Councilor At Large Kristen Strezo Present: City Councilor At Large Jon Link Absent: 1. Approval of the Minutes of the Housing, Community Development and Equity Committee Meeting of January 28, 2026. 26-0260 Accepted Ward Five City Councilor Sait and City Councilor At Large Strezo Aye: City Councilor At Large Link Absent: 2. Approval of the Minutes of the Housing, Community Development and Equity Committee Meeting of March 4, 2026. 26-0374 Accepted Ward Five City Councilor Sait and City Councilor At Large Strezo Aye: City Councilor At Large Link Absent: 3. That the Director of Office of Housing Stability discuss the current status of residents facing displacement and the number of households seeking rental assistance. 26-0050 Councilor Strezo Sponsors: Kept in committee Page 1 of 2
Housing, Community Development and Equity Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions April 15, 2026 4. That the Director of Housing report to this Council how many new housing units have been approved for development, year-by-year, since adoption of SomerVision 2040, and of those numbers, how many are permanently affordable, and how the department defines affordability. 26-0049 Councilor Strezo Sponsors: Recommended to be marked work completed 5. Fair Housing Commission conveying the FY 2024 Annual Report pursuant to Section 17-7 of the Code of Ordinances. 26-0141 Recommended to be marked work completed Referenced Documents: • HCDE - 2026-04-15 Memo (with 26-0049) • HCDE - 2026-04-15 Memo (with 26-0050) • HCDE - 2024-04-15 Presentation (with 26-0141) Page 2 of 2