Board and Commission Meetings – Week of 10/29/2023

Newton Cultural Council will meet in person (1294 Centre Street) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, October 30 at 5:30PM. The agenda includes the following:

• Stacey Moriarty, Creative Arts & Sciences Newton Public Schools
• Treasurer Report
• Adjudication Criteria
• Discussion of MCC grant opportunities for our NCC grant applicants
• New Business

Elections Commission will conduct Image Cast/ballot machine testing in the Cafeteria, Basement Level of City Hall, on Tuesday, October 31 at 9AM, for the upcoming Municipal Election to be held on November 7, 2023.

Newton Fair Housing Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, November 1 at 8AM. The agenda includes the following:

• Annual Training Program Updates
• Cambridge Resident Experience Study Follow-up
• Fair Housing Subcommittee Lottery Data Integration Discussion
• Affordable Homes Act Discussion
• Subcommittee Updates
• Lottery Results & Lease-ups Sub-Committee
• Membership & Nominating Sub-Committee
• Fair Housing Award Sub-Committee
• Fair Housing Literature Sub-Committee
• Fair Housing Committee Priorities Discussion

Franklin School Building Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, November 2 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following:

• Review site design alternatives and evaluation criteria
• Potential vote on preferred option

WestMetro HOME Consortium will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, November 2 at 9AM. The agenda includes the following:

• Consolidated Pool & CHDO RFP
  • Presentations from MetroWest Collaborative Development & Planning Office of Urban Affairs
  • Review of Project Review Committee Funding Recommendations
• Vote
• HOME-ARP Draft RFP
  • Review Draft RFP
  • Vote
• Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing (AI) Update
  • Fair Housing Testing Program
    • Update from Paige Stopperich, Esq. – Suffolk Housing Discrimination Testing Program (HDTP)
• FY21 & FY22 HOME Monitoring
  • FY21 & FY22 HOME Monitoring Update
• NSPIRE Inspections
  • Update
• Budget Update
  • Update
• FY24 AAP & FY24 Subrecipient Agreements
  • Update