City Council will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, June 2 at 7:45PM (see Reports Docket and New Docket). The meeting will be live broadcast on NewTV’s government channel (Comcast 9, RCN 13, 614(HD), Verizon 33) and Youtube channel.
Public Safety and Transportation Committee will meet in person (Room 205) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, June 2 at 7:15PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Free Cash Appropriation Request:
- $90,000 for a new plow truck for the Newton Fire Department.
Public Facilities Committee will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, June 2 at 6:45PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Free Cash Appropriation requests:
- $3,000,000 from Free Cash and $1,500,000 transferred from snow and ice reserves within the Comptroller’s budget for a total of $4,500,000 to support the City’s Transportation Network Improvement Program.
- $43,100 for Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons.
- $100,000 for the Rumford Avenue Resource Recovery Center.
- $250,000 for the Police Headquarters Improvements.
- $75,000 for the Newton Centre Tree Lighting project.
- Free Cash Appropriation request (Chair’s note: The Committee intends to divide item #123-25 according to the draft Council orders attached to the agenda.):
- $2,525,000 for priority school facility projects – Amended changing “$2,525,000” to “$1,425,000” and adding “These funds shall be placed in an account under the control of the Public Buildings Department.”
- Budget Reserve Appropriation requests:
- $150,000 for City Hall Boiler Condensate Tank.
- $100,000 for Inspectional Services HVAC Improvements.
Land Use Committee will meet in person (Council Chamber), virtually (Zoom link), or watch on NewTV, on Tuesday, June 3 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Special Permit Requests to:
- Add a third story to the dwelling, which results in a three-story structure and further extends the nonconforming FAR at 30 Glendale Road – see Special Permit documents and Planning Memo.
- Raze the existing dwelling and construct three attached single-family dwellings in two buildings with dimensional waivers and a retaining wall exceeding four feet in height at 3 Newland Street – see Special Permit documents and Planning Memo.
- Raze the existing dwelling and construct a four-unit multi-family dwelling with garaged parking, allowing for ground floor residential use, waivers from dimensional standards within a BU1 zone, and parking waivers at 1062 Beacon Street – see Special Permit documents and Planning Memo.
Public Safety and Transportation will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, June 4 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Appropriation Requests:
- $6,462,500 to cover costs associated with the settlement of the Newton Patrol Association FY2022 – FY2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement.
- Bus license renewals:
- Two (2) Bus Licenses triennial renewals for the two Needham Shuttle Bus Licenses operated by the 128 Business Council.
- Two (2) Bus Licenses triennial renewal of the two bus licenses for Boston College.
- Four (4) Bus Licenses triennial renewals for VPNE Parking Solutions, LLC.
- Semi-annual public auto inspections submitted by the Police Department.
Public Facilities will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, June 4 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Request for ordinance amendment to rename Newton Citizens Commission on Energy to Newton Energy Commission
- Request to transfer $139,000 to cover pension obligation shortfall in Water and Sewer Enterprise Funds
- Update on Planning and Construction of Bullough’s Pond Dam
- Discussion regarding Bullough’s Pond Dam Rehabilitation Project
- Free Cash Appropriation Requests:
- $1,000,000 for snow and ice removal.
- $1,300,000 to support the City’s Transportation Network Improvements Program to support additional paving, sidewalk, and ADA ramp improvements as part of the City’s Transportation Network Improvements Program.
Programs and Services will meet in person (Room 211), virtually (Zoom link), or on NewTV on Wednesday, June 4 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Free Cash Appropriation Requests:
- $75,000 for Community Health Assessment and Community Health Improvement Plan.
- $150,000 for Library data wiring to improve connectivity, data security and transmission speed in heavily used patron and staff areas
- Transfer Request:
- $150,000 for legal services.
- Reappointments:
- Andria Tieman-Michney as a Newton Library Trustee
- Shawn Fitzgibbons to the Licensing Board
