Board and Commission Meetings – Week of 10/30/2022

Financial Audit Advisory Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, October 31 at 8AM. The agenda includes the following:

• Preliminary Audit Work Performed To-Date
• Update on the Year-End Phase of the Audit
• Special Projects Update
• Single Audit/ Federal Grants Status
• Timing of Final Reports/ Meeting Schedule
• Questions/Concerns

Fair Housing Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, November 1 at 8AM. The 152-page agenda includes the following:

• Approval of October 2022 minutes
• 528 Boylston Street Presentation
• 41 Washington Street Presentation
• WestMetro HOME Consortium HOME/ARP Funds Allocation
  Plan
• ADA/504 Transition Plan
• Subcommittee Updates
  • Lottery Results & Lease-ups Sub-Committee
  • Membership & Nominating Sub-Committee
  • Fair Housing Award Sub-Committee
  • Fair Housing Literature Sub-Committee
• Updates on Fair Housing Committee Priorities
• Next meeting Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Human Rights Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesdsay, November 1 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:

• Welcome & Meeting Overview
• Review and Approve Minutes of September meeting
• Student Reports
• Cattle Car Experience – Holocaust Education Experience
• Newton Police Department
  • Introduction of new Community Service Officer
  • Reports
• Complaints Received
• Human Rights Awards Nominations – December 6th at the War Memorial Time TBD
• “13 Villages” Conversation re: antisemitism
• RSVP
• January meeting:
  • Law Department
  • Fair Housing Commission
• Upcoming Events

Auburndale Historic District Commission will hold a site visit on November 2 at 8AM at the 24 Robin Dell – Lasell Village site to view the existing conditions of the site and 24 Robin Dell and to view the areas staked out to show the proposed location for 24 Robin Dell and the borders of the expansion of the approximately 42 independent living units. Participants will meet in front of the Town Hall building at 120 Seminary Avenue, and the Lasell team is available to provide a tour of Lasell Village after the site visit for those interested (see Meeting Notice and 24 Robin Dell Application).

WestMetro HOME Consortium will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, November 3 at 9AM. The agenda includes the following:

• HM22 Consolidated Pool and HM21 CHDO Operating Funds RFPs
  • Presentations from RFP applicants
  • Review recommendation of RFP review committee
  • Vote to approve recommendation
• HOME ARP-Allocation Plan
  • Presentation from Barrett Planning Group
  • Discussion
• HOME Monitoring Check-in
  • Update
• Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Update
  • Committee updates:
    • Policy / Regulation
      • Update of Parking Utilization Study
    • Testing Program
      • Testing Program RFP update
      • RFP Evaluation Committee Selection
    • Educational / Outreach Materials
    • Fair Housing Month
• Subrecipient Agreements
  • Update
• Project Updates

The following attachments were cited but not attached to agenda:

• RFP Review Committee Recommendation Memo
• Project Tracker

The next WestMetro HOME Consortium Special Meeting will be virtual (no link provided) on December 1 at 9AM and will include a discussion of next steps Re: Fair Housing Testing Project.

Conservation Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, November 3 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:

• Wetland Decisions
  • Request for a three-year extension for an Order of Conditions on a proposed demolition and construction of a single-family home at 1 Malvern Terrace
  • Request for the issuance of a Certificate of Compliance (COC) for a tank relocation at the Newton Marriott – 2345 Commonwealth Avenue
  • Request for the issuance of a Certificate of Compliance (COC) for work done at the Newton South High School tennis courts at 140 Brandeis Road
• Conservation Area Decisions
  • Discussion of a possible Eagle Scout project at the Upper Falls Riverwalk
  • Request for review of Bike Rack locations for the Parks and Recreation Master List
• Administrative Decisions
  • Meeting process changes to increase efficiency
  • Review and Approval of minutes
• Issues around Town Decisions
• Updates
  • Wetlands
  • Conservation Area
  • Administrative
  • Issues around Town
• Other Topics not reasonably anticipated by the Chair 48 hours before the meeting
• Adjourn

See Packet.

Farm Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, November 3 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:

• Overall Update
• Education Programming
• City Signage Policy
• CPC Project
• Solar Project
• Business Planning Meeting Highlights
• Meeting Minutes from August 4 meeting

Newtonville Local Historic District Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, November 3 at 7:30PM. The agenda includes the following:

• Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to install two chimney caps at 107-109 Lowell Avenue.
• Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to install a condenser, service box, and conduits at 122 Lowell Avenue
• Administrative Discussion
  • Review and Approval of Minutes
  • Meeting materials process: Review changes to how meeting materials will be accessed via NewGov

See Packet.