City Council Chairs will meet in person (Room 205 ) and virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, September 4 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Discussion concerning Council communications and posting on City website best practices
- Discussion on how Councilors on working/task force groups convey information to full City Council
- Other topics that may be raised by Councilors
City Council will meet as a Committee of the Whole, in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, September 4 at 7:45PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Request discussion and approval to file an appeal on behalf of the City Council with the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) concerning the ruling by the Commissioner of Inspectional Services dated August 14, 2024 regarding 16-22 Clinton Street, and expending $1,000 from City Council sunshine funds to file the appeal.
City Council will also hold its regular meeting in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, September 4 at 7:45PM. See Reports Docket and New Docket.
Programs and Services Committee‘s regularly scheduled meeting has been canceled. See Meeting Cancellation Notice.
Public Safety and Transportation Committee‘s regularly scheduled meeting has been canceled. See Meeting Cancellation Notice.
Public Facilities will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, September 5 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following (see Special Permit Back Up Material and Building Permit Back Up Material):
- Request for a Grant of Loction to relocate one jointly-owned pole located on the northerly side of Chase Street to accommodate a new driveway.
- Request for a grant of location to install and maintain conduit from the new manhole at the intersection of Auburn Street and Evergreen Avenue to support the MWRA Tunnel Boring Machine project (Commonwealth Avenue Project).
- Request to appropriate and expend $105,253 from the Energy Stabilization Fund to fund an LED Lighting Project at Newton South High School.
- Request to transfer and expend $215,000 from Trio mitigation funds, identified in Council Order #96 17, Condition #6 for the purchase and installation of new traffic signal equipment at the Lowell Avenue/Washington Street intersection.
- Request to borrow $4,403,000 in an interest free loan, payable in 1/10 installments over 10 years, from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) Sewer Infiltration/Inflow Local Financial Assistance Program Phase 15, loan program for the design and construction of Sewer CIP Project 10.
- Request authorization to borrow $1,957,300 in an interest free loan, payable in 1/10 installments over 10 years, from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) Phase 4 water loan program.