Minutes - Land Use - 6-18-26 Dispositions — File 26-1105

City of Somerville, Massachusetts Land Use Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions 6:30 PM Virtual Thursday, June 18, 2026 Joint Meeting with Planning Board This meeting was held via Zoom and was called to order by Chair Ewen-Campen at 6:31 pm and adjourned at 7:14 pm on a roll call vote of 4 in favor (Councilors Davis, Clingan, Sait, Ewen-Campen), 1 absent (Councilor McLaughlin) . Councilor Sait joined the meeting at 6:33 PM. The committee went into recess at 6:32 pm and returned at 6:34 PM 5 in favor (Councilors Davis, Clingan, Sait, McLaughlin, Ewen-Campen), 0 absent.. Others present: Fiona DiMartino – Deputy Director of Planning and Zoning, Katherine Wiese – Senior Planner in the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development, Michael Capuano – Chair of the Planning Board, Amelia Aboff – Vice Chair of the Planning Board, Coralie Cooper – Planning Board Member, Jahan Habib – Planning Board Member, Luc Shuster – Planning Board Member, Lynn McNeley – Planning Board Member, Lynn Richards – Planning Board Member, Tom Galligani- Executive Director of Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development, Samantha Carr – City Council Land Use Analyst, Madalyn Letellier – Assistant City Clerk. Roll Call Ward Six City Councilor Lance L. Davis, Ward Four City Councilor Jesse Clingan, Ward Five City Councilor Naima Sait, Ward Two City Councilor Matthew McLaughlin and Ward Three City Councilor Ben Ewen-Campen Present: 1. Public Hearings 1.1. Requesting approval of the Urban Center Housing Tax Increment Financing (UCH-TIF) Zone, Plan, and Form of Agreement for Assembly Square and East Somerville. 26-0746 Kept in committee 1.2. Proposing an amendment to Section 2.1.1 of the Zoning Ordinance regarding Homeless Shelters. 26-0835 Page 1 of 2

Land Use Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions June 18, 2026 Councilor Davis, Councilor Ewen-Campen, Councilor Clingan, Councilor Link, Councilor Mbah, Councilor Hardt, Councilor Sait and Councilor Wheeler Sponsors: Kept in committee 2. Other Business Union 2 Associates, LLC requesting a Zoning Map Amendment to change the zoning district of 2 and 9 Union Square, 286, 290, and 298 Somerville Avenue from Commercial Core 5 (CC5) to Mid-Rise 6 (MR6). 26-0257 Recommended to be withdrawn Referenced Documents: • Land Use - 6-18-26 Request for Withdrawal of Zoning Map Amendment (with 26-0257) • Land Use - 2026-06-18 UCH-TIF Assembly Square and East Somerville Presentation v.2 (with 26- 0746) Page 2 of 2