City Council Chairs will meet in person (Room 205) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, June 17 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Discussion and evaluation of formats for hosting virtual/hybrid meetings
- Review and discussion concerning Council communications and letterhead
- Other topics that may be raised by Councilors
City Council will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, June 17 at 7:30PM as a Committee of the Whole. The revised agenda includes the following:
- To receive a presentation from the Community Dialog Working Group and discuss findings from the responses to the survey and public comment session. The conversation will include recommended actions for the Council to evaluate, approve, and act on.
City Council will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, June 17, following the Committee of the Whole in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link). Watch live broacast on NewTV’s government channel (Comcast 9, RCN 13, 614(HD), Verizon 33) or NewTV’s Youtube channel. See Reports Docket and New Docket.
Land Use will meet in person (Council Chamber) virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, June 18 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following requests:
- Extension of Time to exercise a previously approved Special Permit/Site Plan Approval to allow the reconfiguration of the parking stalls, to waive one parking stall, to reduce minimum maneuvering aisle width, to allow restricted end parking stalls and to waive lighting requirements at 386-394 Watertown Street.
- Special Permit/Site Plan Approval to construct additions to the dwelling that extends the nonconforming front setback and exceeds the maximum as of right FAR at 3 Valley Spring Road. See Special Permit documents and Planning Memo.
- Special Permit/Site Plan Approval to construct additions to the dwelling which extends the nonconforming front setback and exceeds the maximum as of right FAR at 3 Valley Spring Road
- Special Permit/Site Plan Approval to construct a 58-square-foot addition to the kitchen further extending the nonconforming FAR at 124 Hunnewell Avenue. See Special Permit documents and Planning Memo.
- Special Permit/Site Plan Approval to allow a free-standing sign along the Walnut Street frontage at 1150-1152 Walnut Street. See Special Permit documents and Planning Memo.
- Special Permit/Site Plan Approval to allow a series of constructed retaining walls exceeding four feet at 6 Brush Hill Road. See Special Permit documents and Planning Memo.
- Amend Special Permit #176-19 to allow for as-built changes to the approved site plan, for additional relief to allow a garage exceeding 700 square feet, to exceed FAR, and for retaining walls exceeding four feet in height at 1188 Chestnut Street. See Special Permit documents and Planning Memo.
Public Safety and Transportation regularly scheduled meeting has been canceled. See Meeting Cancellation Notice.
Programs and Services will meet in person (Room 211) and virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, June 19 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following requests:
- Discussion and amendment to Chapter 20 Section 3 or sections as appropriate to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the young people in Newton by creating a prohibition of sales such that no person, firm, corporation, establishment, or agency shall sell tobacco or e-cigarette products to anyone born on or after 1/1/2000.
- Discussion of the new City-wide on-demand transportation system.
- Discussion and possible ordinance change regarding the ban on the purchase or sale of single-use plastic water bottles in Newton.
Public Facilities will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, June 19 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Petition for a drain extension in Edgefield Road starting in York Road from a new drain manhole and extended 152 feet northeasterly for the purposes of providing an overflow connection for the onsite drainage system.
- Petition, pursuant to 5-58, for schematic design and site plan approval at 125 Derby Street for the renovation and expanding to demolish and replace the existing Franklin School with a new school of approximately 71,000 SF to be located on the western side of the existing site at 125 Derby Street. The new school provides 18 general education classrooms with educational support spaces, cafetorium, and gymnasium to accommodate a design enrolment of 396 to 414 students.
- Request authorization to appropriate and expend $72,608,506 and authorize a general obligation borrowing of an equal amount for the construction of the Franklin School project and authorization to apply any premium received upon the sale of the bonds or notes, less the cost of preparing, issuing, and marketing them, and any accrued interest received upon the delivery of the bonds or notes to the costs of the project and to reduce the amount authorized to be borrowed or the project by like amount.
- Petition for a grant of location to install and maintain approximately 480 feet of 12-inch coated steel main across the Centre Street bridge in Newton, MA over 1-90 (also known as Washington St.). National Grid has MA DOT and MWRA permits for the bridge. National Grid is requesting Grant of Location for Proposed new main tie-in to the existing Regulator Station at 32 Richardson Street, Newton approximately 20′ x 10′ x 5’D and to tie into existing 12″ Bare Steel Main at 371 Washington Street, Newton approximately 10′ x 6′ x 5’D.
- Request for a discussion with National Grid about their plans, timetable, and methodology to correct gas leaks, including the viability of repair vs. replacement of certain gas leaks.
- Reappointment of Michael Gevelber to the Newton Citizen’s Commission on Energy.