City Council
City Council will meet on Monday and is expected to vote on the following:
- Extension of time to exercise a previously approved special permit at #260-22 at 34, 36, 38, 48, 50 Crafts Street, 19-21 Court Street – Crafts Street Elderly Housing with Services proposal
- Waiver of dimensional requirements to expand a detached accessory building for use as an accessory apartment at 193 Lake Avenue
- Construction of a one- story addition and exceed FAR at 93 Ruane Road
- Demolition of existing attached garage, first and second story additions, and parking in the front setback at 70 Kingswood Road
- Construction of a two-story warehouse and waiver of dimensional requirements at 0 Rumford Avenue
- Addition of 48 patio seats and removal of eight parking stalls at 9-13 Kenneth Street, 29 Kenneth Street, 118 Needham Street, and 122 Needham Street
- No Action Necessary on discussion regarding the security measures and any incidents during the 2023 Boston Marathon. See Fig City News articles here and here.
- Denial of petition request to repeal overnight winter parking ban. See Fig City News articles here and here.
- Grant of location to install and maintain gas main in Ward Street
- Denial of request to establish and appropriate funds to an Operations Booster Stabilization Fund – See Fig City News article and Finance Committee Report.
- Transfer of $50,000 from Water Services Connections – Full-Time Wages to settle workers compensation claim
New Docket includes the following requests:
- Extension of time to exercise previously approved special permit for detached accessory structure at 35 Bracebridge
- Amend a previously approved special permit to allow a Medical Marijuana Treatment Center at 1089 Washington Street
- Rezoning certain manufacturing districts adjacent to the village of Nonantum
- Update on Short-term Rental ordinance compliance and enforcement
- Prohibit the sale or distribution of single use plastic beverage containers by the City of Newton and Newton Public Schools
- Discuss the Sustainable Materials Management Director’s Report: Recommendations to Rethink Curbside Collection Services
- Accept of $99,992 grant funding for the Cheesecake Brook Subwatershed Planning and Best Management Practice Design Project
- Transfer $300,000 from Reserve Funds-Budget Reserve – Phase III Gath Memorial Pool Renovation Project
Land Use will meet on Tuesday:
- Two consistency ruling requests:
- 80 Highland Avenue – alter front setback for detached accessory structure
- 1198 Chesnut Street – allow rear facing third-story balcony
- One-story addition and further extend nonconforming FAR at 211 Dorset Road
- Parking in the front setback and within five feet of the front lot line at 97 Waban Hill Road North
- Change from a nonconforming two-family dwelling use to two single-family dwellings on one lot at 373 Lexington Street
- Three single-family attached dwellings at 0 Jewett Place and 15-17 Jewett Place
- Six single-family attached dwellings in three buildings at 280 Nevada Street
Programs and Services will meet on Wednesday to consider two items on vibration control:
- Possible creation of an ordinance requiring control measures for by-right and special permit projects
- Study, analysis, review of vibration standards related to construction projects as they affect neighboring buildings
Public Facilities will meet on Wednesday:
- Request for a grant of location in Grove Street to relocate facilities for the MBTA
- Request for a grant of location to install and maintain gas main in Chestnut Hill Road
- Request for an update on Sustainable Materials Management Director’s report: Recommendations to Rethink Curbside Collection Services
- Updates from Public Building’s Commissioner on the Countryside, Lincoln Eliot, Franklin, and Horace Mann Elementary School Projects.
- Request from the Community Preservation Committee to appropriate $1,200,000 for a total of $7,034,362 for Phase III of the Gath Memorial Renovation Project
- Request to transfer $300,000 from Reserve Funds-Budget Reserve to complete the Phase III Gath Memorial Pool Renovation Project – FF&E and contingency
Public Safety and Transportation meeting has been canceled.
Schools
School Committee will meet in Executive Session on Wednesday to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining with the Newton Teachers Association Units A-E, NESA, and Custodians
Boards and Commissions
Commission on Disability will meet on Monday:
- CDBG Report & FY25 Project Update
- Accessible Fines Reports
- Operation Access
- CIP Presentation by Mayor Fuller
- Reports from Treasurer, ADA Coordinator, NWH Subcommittee
- Updats on Winter Overnight Parking Ban and Snow Blocking Residential Curb Ramps
- Co-Chairs’ Updates and Harvest Fair Wrap-up
Planning and Development Board will meet on Monday:
- Board of Survey/Possible Vote on a subdivision request for 132 Homer Street
- Continued discussion on Village Center Zoning
Parks and Recreation Commission will meet on Monday:
- Commissioner’s Report and Updates from Committees
Board of License Comissioners will meet on Tuesday:
- 7 One-Day Temporary Wine and Malt License Requests:
- 6 events to be held at the New Art Center
- 1 event to be held at Longwood Covered Courts
- 1 One-Day All-Alcohol license and an Entertainment License
- Gala fundraiser at War Memorial
- 1 New Wine and Malt Restaurant License request to be exercised at Thai Cater Inc d/b/a Coco Ramen, 758 Beacon Street
- Continued discussion of a request for an abatement/proration of the license fee by Sushico LLC.
Board of Assessors will meet on Wednesday:
- Approval of September 2023 Exemption and Abatement Reports
Chestnut Hill Historic District Commission will meet on Thursday:
- Request to remediate violation at 119 Old Orchard Road
- Request to install front stair railing (continuation) and install fencing and gates at 342 Beacon Street
Newton Housing Authority will meet on Thursday:
- Updates on Haywood House – Leasing and Insurance
- Change Order requests:
- Horace Mann and Jackson Gardens – addition of windows
- 223/225 Tremont Street – additional demolition of walkways
- Extension of contract with Automatic Laundry to allow for ADA compliant equipment
- Approval of Board Attendance Policy
Conservation Commission will meet on Thursday:
- Geothermal drilling at 53 Roosevelt Road
- MPC Request at 59 Selwyn Road
- Garage addition/noncompliant paving at 81 Albemarle Road
- Order of Conditions extension request for landscaping and utilities at 56 Greenwood Street
- Order of Conditions 1-year extension request for landscpaing at 193 Lake Avenue
- Certificate of Compliance request for single family addition from 1998 at 70 Kingswood Road
- Certificate of Compliance request for Echo Mall Vegetation Maintenance Plan at 365-381 Elliot Street
- Certificate of Compliance request for Mary Baker Eddy landscaping improvement at 400 Beacon Street
Upper Falls Historic District Commission will meet on Thursday:
- Treasurer’s Report
- Public Comment/Questions
- Village Day (October 1) Reporting, costs and acknowledgements
- Support Request for letter re: Transparency in Council Debates and campaign donations
- Discussion on uses for Northland Transportation Fund
- Upper Falls News, Public Comments, questions
Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a site visit on Friday:
- Chapter 40B proposal for 41 Washington Street – 16 units
Other
City Council released this Statement in support of Israel.
Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) will hold a hearing on an appeal of the Auburndale Historic District Commission’s decision to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for 24 Robin Dell Road on Tuesday, October 17 at 7PM at Lasell Village, 120 Seminary Avenue, Newton in the Froebel Room.
This week’s road construction schedule (not posted yet).