Public Safety and Transportation and Finance Committee: The Public Safety and Transportation Committee and the Finance Committee will meet jointly and both in person (Council Chamber) and on Zoom, on Monday, June 6th at 6:00 p.m.
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The agenda includes the following:
- Request to review and potentially amend the Tiger Parking Permit Program (Sec. TPR204. Newton North High School Tiger Parking Permits) including a review of the number of permits issued, the lottery process for permits, and locations included in the Tiger Parking Permit Program, and potential amendments to the fees associated with the Tiger Parking Permit Program. See Tiger Permit discussion presentation.
Full City Council: The Full City Council will meet on Monday, June 6th both in-person (Council Chamber) and on Zoom on Monday, June 6th at 7:45 p.m. Go here to join the Zoom meeting.
The Reports Docket can be found here and the New Docket can be found here
Land Use Committee: The Land Use Committee will meet in-person (Council Chamber) and on Zoom on Tuesday, June 7th, at 7:00 p.m.
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The agenda includes the following:
- Request to amend a previously approved Special Permit/Site Plan Approval to raise a portion of the roof and allow construction of a furnace, further extending the nonconforming height at 33 Industrial Place – See Special Permit documents and Planning Memo
- Request for a Special Permit/Site Plan Approval to construct a new parking area allowing for parking stalls within the front setback at 326 Lake Avenue – See Special Permit documents and Planning Memo
- Request for a Special Permit/Site Plan Approval to construct a two‐story side addition further exceeding: nonconforming FAR, nonconforming lot coverage, and nonconforming open space at 128 Gibbs Street – See Special Permit documents
- Request for a Special Permit/Site Plan Approval to construct a second‐story sunroom within the existing footprint, further increasing the nonconforming FAR at 58 Greenlawn Avenue – See Special Permit documents and Planning Memo
- Request for a Two-Year Extension of Time to exercise a previously approved Special Permit/Site Plan Approval to allow expansion of a garage to create a two‐car a detached garage, in excess of 700 sq. ft. and to allow dormers with widths exceeding 50% of the length of the wall plane below at 449 Commonwealth Avenue– See Special Permit documents
- Request for an Extension of Time to exercise a previously approved Special Permit/Site Plan Approval to raze the existing single‐family dwelling and construct seven single-family attached dwellings in three buildings, to reduce the frontage requirement, to reduce the side setback requirement, to allow three‐stories, to exceed maximum lot coverage, to allow a retaining wall greater than 4’ in the setback and to allow a driveway in the side setback at 956 Walnut Street – See Special Permit documents
- Request for an Extension of Time to exercise a previously approved Special Permit/Site Plan Approval to convert a two‐family dwelling into a three‐unit multi-family dwelling by converting the existing attic space, allow parking within 5’ of residential dwelling units, to waive the minimum aisle width requirements, to waive driveway width, and to waive lighting requirements at 20‐22 Circuit Avenue – See Special Permit documents
Public Safety and Transportation Committee: The Public Safety and Transportation Committee will meet virtually on Wednesday, June 8th, at 6:30 p.m.
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The agenda includes the following:
- Request to amend Chapter 19, Motor Vehicles and Traffic, Sec. 19-1. Definitions to include Live Parking: The parking of a vehicle with a driver or operator in attendance.
- Request for a Public Auto License – Mindful Livery LLC
- Request for triennial renewal of two Needham Shuttle Bus Licenses – 128 Business Council
- Submission by Police Department of semi-annual taxi license/public auto inspections for review
Chair’s Note: The Public Facilities Committee will join the Public Safety & Transportation Committee to discuss the following 3 items
- Request for a discussion with the Department of Public Works and the Police Department regarding residential and commercial sidewalk snow clearing, operations, and enforcement.
- Request for a discussion with Police Department, Department of Public Works, and Inspectional Services Department regarding sidewalk obstruction, enforcement, regulation, and operating procedures during construction used to ensure safety for non-motorized road users.
- Request for a discussion with the Department of Public Works and the Planning Department regarding Traffic Calming prioritization, selection of methods, effectiveness of completed projects, pending requests, adequacy of current funding and personnel, and timetable for addressing pending and new requests at urrent resource levels.
- Request confirmation of Greg Gentile as Newton’s Fire Chief pursuant to Section 3-3 of the City Charter.
- Request to appropriate and expend $1,625,000 from the June 30, 2021 Certified Free Cash Account ot Fire Rescue Overtime Account. See Free Cash Expenditures List.
- Request to transfer $75,000 from Human Resources Full-Time Salaries to a project account to provide technical support to the Newton Police Department.
Public Facilities Committee: The Public Facilities Committee will meet virtually on Wednesday, June 8th at 7:15 p.m.
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The agenda includes the following:
Chair’s Note: The Committee will join the Public Safety & Transportation Committee to discuss the following 3 items. Go here for this portion of the meeting.
- Request for a discussion with the Department of Public Works and the Police Department regarding residential and commercial sidewalk snow clearing, operations, and enforcement.
- Request for a discussion with Police Department, Department of Public Works, and Inspectional Services Department regarding sidewalk obstruction, enforcement, regulation, and operating procedures during construction used to ensure safety for non-motorized road users.
- Request for a discussion with the Department of Public Works and the Planning Department regarding Traffic Calming prioritization, selection of methods, effectiveness of completed projects, pending requests, adequacy of current funding and personnel, and timetable for addressing pending and new requests at urrent resource levels.
Following the joint meeting with Public Safety and Transportation Committee, the Public Facilities will meet at this Zoom link and discuss the following:
- Request to transfer and expend $175,000 from Snow and Ice Overtime ($45,000) and June 30, 2021 Free Cash ($130,000) to Snow and Ice Vehicle Rental/Contractors Account. See Free Cash Expenditures List.
- Request to transfer $1,000,000 from DPW Street Division Full-Time Wages Account to support the continuation of the improvement of the City’s Transportation Network/Roads Program.
Programs and Services Committee: The Programs and Services Committee will meet virtually on Wednesday, June 8th at 7:00 p.m.
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The agenda includes the following:
- Request for discussion and possible amendments to strengthen the City’s noise ordinance and its administration, including those provisions relating to construction and landscaping activity.
- Request for a discussion of possible amendments to strengthen the ordinances relating to leaf blower activity
- Request for a report from the Executive Department, including the Chief of Police and the Commissioner of Inspectional Services, as tothe implementation of the leaf blower landscaper registration and enforcement ordinance amendments effective Labor Day 2021.
- Request for a discussion with Inspectional Services about possible ways of enhancing compliance with the provisions of Newton’s noise ordinance which limit construction activity to certain times of day and on sundays and legal holidays, includin possible additional measures to advise contractors and subcontractors of applicable rules to minimize the need for compliant driven enforcement by city staff or police.
- Request to transfer $125,0000 from Current Year Budget Reserve to fund engineering consultants required for the design of the turn fields at the high schools.
- Request to appropriate and expend $184,244 from June 30, 2021 Certified Free Cash to resurface the tennis court complex (10 courts) at Newton North High School.
- Request to transfer $80,000 from the PRC Public Grounds Maintenance Full-Time Wages Account to the following accounts: Beaut-Grounds Maintenance – $12K; Pub Grounds Maintenance – $13K; Pub Grounds Maintenance – $30K; Rec Buildings Electricity – $15K; and Rec Vehicles – Gas/Diesel – $10K.
- Request to transfer and expend $360,000 from the following accounts: Financial Services – Savings from Attrition – $280,0000; and IT – Savings from Attrition – $80,000 to a Parks, Recreation and Cultur project account to fund the resurfacing of the Newton Centre Playground.
- Reappointment of Eileen Sandberg to the Commission on Disability
- Three Reappointments to the Newton Free Library Board of Trustees:
- Sharon Stout
- Jean Notis-McConarty
- Geline Williams