Board and Commission Meetings – Week of 4/9/2023

Commission on Disability will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, April 10 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following:

• CDBG Report
• Accessible Fines Reports
• Treasurer’s Report
• ADA Coordinator’s Report
• Me2/ Concert Publicity & Day of Logistics
• Understanding Our Differences (UOD) Support Discussion
• Making Newton Fairs & Fests More Accessible
• 2023 COD Goals Discussion (continued)

Newton Affordable Housing Trust will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, April 10 at 4PM. The agenda includes the following:

• Status update on the City’s Existing Housing Projects and Initiatives
• Discussion of the Trust’s Priorities for the type of projects to be funded,
• including whether the Trust will fund pre-development proposals
• Review Application process and establish deadlines
• Discussion on publicizing Affordable Housing Trust Program
• Update on Village Center Overlay District status and Review of Incentives for Greater Levels of Affordability memo
• Review and Approval of Draft Minutes for November 17, 2022 and January 11, 2023
• Schedule additional meetings for July – December 2023
• Other

Auburndale Historic District Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, April 11 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following requests for Certificates of Appropriateness:

• To install a heat pump and conduits on the right side of the house at 348 Central Street – see Application
• To install roof vents at 348 Central Street – see Application
• To renovate 136-144 Hancock Street, build an addition, build two duplex townhouses, and make site and hardscaping changes at 136-144 Hancock Street and 169 Grove Street, Walker Center.

See Staff Memo.

Licensing Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) in a special meeting on Tuesday, April 11 at 10:30AM. The agenda includes the following:

• Request for a One-Day Temporary Entertainment License
  • Concert on Saturday, April 15 from 3PM – 5PM at the War Memorial in City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue

Economic Development Commission will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, April 11 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following:

• City Updates & EDC Discussion
  • Review of Economic Development Strategy
  • Strengthen Village Centers
    • Zoning update
  • Facilitate Owning & Operating Businesses
    • Bottling of Alcoholic Beverages
  • Increase Newton’s commercial tax base
    • California Street study
  • DEI
• Next meeting: May 9, 2023

Community Preservation Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, April 11 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:

• Public Hearing on the Athletic Fields Improvements Plan Construction Phase – $9,163,911.52 in CPA Recreation Funding
• Review and Approval of Length of Bond for Gath Pool Project
• Other Business
  • Approval of FY24 Budget for CPA Administrative Funds
  • Status Report and Review of CPA Program Information Session
  • Review of Existing and Potential Future Projects
  • Review of Current Finances
  • Approval of February 14, March 7, and March 14 Minutes
  • Other

Conservation Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, April 11 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:

• Decisions
  • Wetlands Decisions
    • Request for a Notice of Intent for additions and associated landscape improvements to a single-family home at 70 Kingswood Road
    • Request for an informal discussion regarding the Gath Pool and park area redevelopment at 250 Albemarle Road
    • Request for a Notice of Intent for the installation of a fence in a floodplain at 249 Winchester Street
    • Request to continue the discussion to May 4th meeting regarding first and second-floor additions at 370 Quinobequin Road
    • Request for an informal discussion regarding a request to remove a large oak in the Riverfront Area at 178 Quinobequin Road
    • Request for an extension on an Order of Conditions for a 3 mixed-use building 40B development project – Dunstan East
    • Request for a Certificate of Compliance for a sunroom addition at 56 Roosevelt
      • Request for Guidance: Clarifying Minimum Standards for “mitigation” – Staff requesting Commission to develop guidance clarifying minimum standards for acceptable “mitigation” in Riverfront Area projects to ensure meeting regulations and optimizing ecological protection.
• Updates
  • Wetlands
  • Conservation Area
  • Administrative
  • Issues Around Town

Design Review Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, April 12 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following:

• NewCAL:
  • Final Design Update
• Lincoln-Eliot School Project
  • Exterior Design Updates
    • Presentation
    • Comment and Q&A
  • Lobby and Library Design Updates
    • Presentation
    • Comment and Q&A

Youth Commission will meet in person (Newton Free Library) on Wednesday, April 12 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following:

• Commission & Youth Services Updates
  • 4/23 Earth Day
  • 4/27 – Trades Industry Panel
  • 5/10 – Teen/Parent Workshop with Samaritans
• Middlesex District Attorney’s Office
  • Digital Literacy Workshop
  • District Attorney Marian Ryan
• Closing