09-22-2011 — File 192106

City of Somerville, Massachusetts Matters of Business of the Board of Aldermen REGULAR MEETING MINUTES September 22, 2011, 7:00 PM Aldermanic Chambers ***************** Somerville Board of Aldermen Page 1 of 10 Printed 9/22/2011 NOTICE: This is NOT the official version of the Board of Aldermen's minutes. While reasonable efforts have been made to assure the accuracy of the data provided, do not rely on this information without first checking with the City Clerk. OPENING OF THE MEETING Attendee Name Title Status Arrived John M Connolly Alderman At Large Present Bruce M. Desmond Alderman At Large Present Dennis M. Sullivan Alderman At Large Present William A. White Jr. Alderman At Large Present William M. Roche Ward One Alderman Present Maryann M. Heuston Ward Two Alderman Present Thomas F. Taylor Ward Three Alderman Absent Walter F. Pero Ward Four Alderman Present Sean T. O’Donovan Ward Five Alderman Present Rebekah Gewirtz Ward Six Alderman Present Robert C. Trane Ward Seven Alderman Present 1. #191985 Roll Call Call of the Roll. RESULT: PLACED ON FILE 2. #191986 Minutes Approval of the Minutes of the Special Meeting, August 11, 2011, and the Regular Meeting, August 25, 2011. RESULT: APPROVED CITATIONS PUBLIC HEARINGS 3. #191987 Grant of Location Grant of Location submitted by NStar Electric to install 8 feet of conduit in College Ave. to provide service to 30 College Ave. RESULT: APPROVED 4. #191988 Grant of Location Grant of Location submitted by NStar Electric to install 51 feet of conduit in Windsor Place to provide service to 520 Columbia St. RESULT: APPROVED

September 22, 2011 Somerville Board of Aldermen Page 2 of 10 Printed 9/22/2011 5. #191989 Grant of Location Grant of Location submitted by NStar Electric to install 44 feet of conduit in Albion St. to provide service to 152 Albion St. RESULT: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS CONDITION: That work be performed only between 9 AM and 3 PM. ORDERS, ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS OF MEMBERS 6. #191990 Order By Ald. Connolly, Gewirtz That the Commissioner of Public Works repair the broken sidewalk on Grove Street, between Elm Street and the Grove Street parking lot. RESULT: APPROVED 7. #191991 Order By Ald. Connolly, Gewirtz That the Commissioner of Public Works repair the depression in the roadway near the intersection of Chandler and William Streets. RESULT: APPROVED 8. #191992 Order By Ald. Connolly, Gewirtz That the Commissioner of Public Works notify the appropriate electric utility company to repair the inoperable street lamps at the entrance to the Rite Aide parking lot on Grove Street and that the Commissioner provide this Board with an update on finding a vendor to maintain the city's street lamps. RESULT: APPROVED 9. #191993 Order By Ald. Connolly, Taylor, Desmond, Sullivan, White Jr. That the Chief of Police enforce the one-way traffic at the intersection of Harvard and Atherton Streets, especially during AM and PM commuting hours. RESULT: APPROVED UNFINISHED BUSINESS REPORTS OF COMMITTEES 10. CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE A. #191994 Committee Report Report of the Committee on Confirmation of Appointments, meeting on September 22, 2011. RESULT: APPROVED

September 22, 2011 Somerville Board of Aldermen Page 3 of 10 Printed 9/22/2011 B. #191983 Mayor’s Request Requesting the appointment of Matthew Kane to the position of Permanent Firefighter. RESULT: APPROVED C. #191984 Mayor’s Request Requesting the appointment of Daniel Donegan to the position of Permanent Firefighter. RESULT: APPROVED 11. LEGISLATIVE MATTERS COMMITTEE A. #191995 Committee Report Report of the Committee on Legislative Matters, meeting as a Committee of the Whole on September 20, 2011. RESULT: APPROVED 12. LICENSES AND PERMITS COMMITTEE A. #191996 Committee Report Report of the Committee on Licenses and Permits, meeting on September 21, 2011. RESULT: APPROVED B. #191866 License/Permit Renewing Garage License, Somerville Body Works, 42 Dana St., 10 autos in, 2 out. RESULT: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS CONDITIONS: The license is approved for 60 days only. The doors at 42 Dana St. are to be kept closed. No vehicles are to be parked on the street. No work is to be performed before 8 AM or after 6 PM Monday-Friday, before 8 AM or after 2 PM Saturday, or at any time on Sunday. C. #191867 License/Permit Renewing Garage License, Pearl St. Auto Sales, 56 Bonair St., 8 autos in. RESULT: APPROVED D. #191960 License/Permit Public Event Permit, Stereo Drive-By Concert, Davis Sq. Statue Park, Sep 24, 4PM (raindate Oct 1). RESULT: APPROVED

September 22, 2011 Somerville Board of Aldermen Page 4 of 10 Printed 9/22/2011 E. #191962 License/Permit New Hawker Peddler License, RCN Becocom, Communications services. RESULT: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS CONDITIONS: Approved for 90 days only. Operation allowed only on the Magoun Sq. Dunkin Donuts' property. Operation permitted Fridays and Saturdays, 8AM-4PM only. 13. PUBLIC HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE A. #191997 Committee Report Report of the Committee on Public Health and Public Safety, meeting on September 15, 2011. RESULT: APPROVED B. #191481 Mayor’s Request Requesting an amendment to Ordinance 11-38 regarding rodent control. RESULT: PLACED ON FILE C. #191998 Resolution By Ald. Connolly That this Board requests that the Administration, upon the adoption of a Rodent Control Ordinance, take immediate action to enlighten the public about it. RESULT: APPROVED 14. SENIOR SERVICES COMMITTEE A. #191999 Committee Report Report of the Committee on Senior Services, meeting on September 12, 2011. RESULT: APPROVED B. #192000 Order By Ald. Roche That the Director of Traffic and Parking contact the MA Highway Dept. regarding the missing rotary sign on Alewife Brook Parkway near Dilboy Stadium, and forward a copy of this request to the State Delegation. RESULT: APPROVED C. #192001 Order By Ald. Roche That the City Clerk notify the Director of the Housing Authority of the serious obstacle presented by the sidewalk not being handicap accessible outside its newly acquired property on Alewife Brook Parkway.

September 22, 2011 Somerville Board of Aldermen Page 5 of 10 Printed 9/22/2011 RESULT: APPROVED 15. SENIOR SERVICES COMMITTEE A. #192002 Committee Report Report of the Committee on Senior Services, meeting on September 19, 2011. RESULT: APPROVED B. #192003 Order By Ald. White Jr. That the Commissioner of Public Works ensure that bus stops near the Somerville Hospital are cleared of snow. RESULT: APPROVED 16. YOUTH SERVICES COMMITTEE A. #192004 Committee Report Report of the Committee on Youth Services, meeting on September 20, 2011. RESULT: APPROVED COMMUNICATIONS OF THE MAYOR 17. #192005 Mayor’s Request Requesting an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to establish minimum pervious area requirements on lots in certain zoning districts. RESULT: REFERRED FOR RECOMMENDATION Also referred to the Planning Board. FOLLOWUP: Land Use Committee 18. #192006 Mayor’s Request Requesting an appropriation of $100,000 and authorization to borrow the same amount in a bond for various repairs to municipal buildings. RESULT: REFERRED FOR RECOMMENDATION FOLLOWUP: Finance Committee 19. #192007 Mayor’s Request Requesting an appropriation of $55,000 and authorization to borrow the same amount in a bond to replace the apron at the Fire Dept. Headquarters. RESULT: REFERRED FOR RECOMMENDATION

September 22, 2011 Somerville Board of Aldermen Page 6 of 10 Printed 9/22/2011 FOLLOWUP: Finance Committee 20. #192008 Mayor’s Request Requesting an appropriation of $50,000 and authorization to borrow the same amount in a bond to repair the Dept. of Public Works roof. RESULT: REFERRED FOR RECOMMENDATION FOLLOWUP: Finance Committee 21. #192009 Mayor’s Request Requesting an appropriation of $50,000 from the Capital Projects Stabilization Fund for private way reconstruction work. RESULT: REFERRED FOR RECOMMENDATION FOLLOWUP: Finance Committee 22. #192010 Mayor’s Request Requesting an appropriation of $25,000 from the Capital Projects Stabilization Fund to fund the purchase of street benches and barrels. RESULT: REFERRED FOR RECOMMENDATION FOLLOWUP: Finance Committee 23. #192011 Mayor’s Request Request to pay prior year invoices in the Department of Public Works from the FY12 appropriation, totalling $11,031.75. RESULT: REFERRED FOR RECOMMENDATION FOLLOWUP: Finance Committee 24. #192012 Mayor’s Request Requesting acceptance of a grant of $31,809 from the Office of Justice Programs FY11 Byrne JAG Grant for the use of the Police Dept. RESULT: REFERRED FOR RECOMMENDATION FOLLOWUP: Finance Committee 25. #192013 Mayor’s Request Requesting the acceptance of an overtime reimbursement from Federal Realty to cover Police expenses associated with the Riverfest Fireworks event on September 17, 2011. RESULT: REFERRED FOR RECOMMENDATION FOLLOWUP: Finance Committee 26. #192014 Mayor’s Request Requesting approval of an $800 grant from the MetLife Foundation to support the Arts Council’s Art in a Garden program.

September 22, 2011 Somerville Board of Aldermen Page 7 of 10 Printed 9/22/2011 RESULT: REFERRED FOR RECOMMENDATION FOLLOWUP: Finance Committee 27. #192015 Mayor’s Request Requesting to appoint Tanya Paglia to the Design Review Committee. RESULT: APPROVED 28. #192016 Mayor’s Request Requesting the reappointment of Elaine Severino as an Aldernate on the Zoning Board of Appeals. RESULT: APPROVED 29. #192017 Mayor’s Request Requesting to reappoint Joseph Favaloro to the Planning Board. RESULT: APPROVED COMMUNICATIONS OF CITY OFFICERS 30. #192018 Officer’s Communication Asst. City Solicitor submitting a revised Rodent Control Ordinance. RESULT: REFERRED FOR RECOMMENDATION FOLLOWUP: Legislative Matters Committee 31. #192019 Officer’s Communication Director of Traffic and Parking responding to various Board Orders. RESULT: PLACED ON FILE NEW BUSINESS 32. #192020 License/Permit Public Event Permit, High School Class of 2012 Car Wash Fundraiser, High School Concourse, Sep 17, 9-2PM. RESULT: APPROVED 33. #192021 License/Permit Public Event Permit, East Somerville Main Streets Eat Outside the Square Foodie Crawl, Broadway from McGrath Hwy. to Sullivan Sq., Oct 25, 6- 9:30PM (raindate Oct 26). RESULT: APPROVED

September 22, 2011 Somerville Board of Aldermen Page 8 of 10 Printed 9/22/2011 34. #192022 License/Permit Public Event Permit, Run For A Cure Jason Dedrick Road Race, 56 Holland St. and Davis Sq. area, Oct 29, 10:30-1:30PM. RESULT: APPROVED 35. #192023 License/Permit Public Event Permit, Halloween Howl Concert, Davis Sq. Statue Park, Oct 29, 7:45-10:45PM (raindate Oct 31, 7-10PM). RESULT: APPROVED 36. #192024 License/Permit Renewing Drainlayer’s License, Marchi Paving Inc. RESULT: APPROVED 37. #192025 License/Permit Renewing Flammables License, M. S. Walker Inc., 15R Third Ave., 90,000 gallons. RESULT: APPROVED 38. #192026 License/Permit Renewing Lodging House License, Zeta Psi Fraternity, 80 Professors Ave., 13 residents. RESULT: APPROVED 39. #192027 License/Permit Renewing Garage License, H & F Motors, 486 Columbia St., 5 autos in, 1 out. RESULT: APPROVED 40. #192028 License/Permit New Extended Operating Hours License, Mr. B’s Restaurant, 142 Cross St., Sun-Sat till 2AM for deliveries only. RESULT: REFERRED FOR RECOMMENDATION FOLLOWUP: Licenses and Permits Committee 41. #192029 Public Communication George O’Shea submitting comments re: George Dilboy Post 529, 371 Summer St., operating a commercial parking lot without a permit. RESULT: REFERRED FOR RECOMMENDATION FOLLOWUP: Licenses and Permits Committee

September 22, 2011 Somerville Board of Aldermen Page 9 of 10 Printed 9/22/2011 SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS 42. #192030 Order By Ald. Trane That the Commissioner of Public Works repair the sidewalks at 45 and 49 Moore Street. RESULT: APPROVED 43. #192031 Mayor’s Request Requesting acceptance of a grant of up to $8,000 from the Homeland Security Investigations Office for the Police Dept. to purchase a Cellbrite Mobile Forensic and Data Transfer Device. RESULT: REFERRED FOR RECOMMENDATION FOLLOWUP: Finance Committee 44. #192032 Mayor’s Request Requesting approval for this Board to meet in Executive Session to discuss the status of the Green Line Extension including litigation strategy. RESULT: APPROVED. [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Connolly, Desmond, Sullivan, White Jr., Roche, O’Donovan, Gewirtz, Trane ABSENT: Maryann M. Heuston, Thomas F. Taylor, Walter F. Pero No votes were taken in Executive Session. 45. #192033 Public Communication William Campbell submitting comments re: H1972, An Act Regulating Election Primaries. RESULT: REFERRED FOR RECOMMENDATION FOLLOWUP: Legislative Matters Committee LATE ITEMS 46. #191959 Mayor’s Request Requesting approval to accept a $25,000 MA Emergency Management Performance Grant for the Fire Dept. to purchase equipment. RESULT: APPROVED Discharged from the Finance Committee. 47. #192034 Order By Ald. White Jr., Pero, Sullivan, Connolly, Desmond That the Chief of Police order directed patrols along Shore Drive, including the adjoining water front and wooded area. RESULT: APPROVED

September 22, 2011 Somerville Board of Aldermen Page 10 of 10 Printed 9/22/2011 FOLLOWUP: Public Health and Public Safety Committee 48. #192035 Order By Ald. Trane That the City Solicitor and the Administration explore the legality and feasibility of banning HAZMAT trucks from driving through the City. RESULT: APPROVED FOLLOWUP: Public Health and Public Safety Committee 49. #192036 Mayor’s Request Requesting the re-appointment of Michael Flynn to the Board of Assessors. RESULT: APPROVED ADJOURNMENT Adjournment Submitted by John J. Long, City Clerk