Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 6 PM

Agenda 4 items

1. 1.
   23-0839 Committee Minutes Accepted

   Approval of the Minutes of the Legislative Matters Committee Meeting of May 16, 2023.

   Roll call: 3 aye · 2 absent

   • Lance L. DavisAye
   • Charlotte KellyAbsent
   • Willie Burnley Jr.Aye
   • Matthew McLaughlinAbsent
   • Jefferson Thomas (J.T.) ScottAye

   • 📎 Minutes - Leg Matters - 5-16-23 Full
2. 2.
   23-0607 Ordinance Recommended to be approved as amended

   Amending Section 9-116 of the Code of Ordinances, the Noise Ordinance, by prohibiting loud and disruptive construction activities on Saturdays and evenings.

   {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033{\fonttbl{\f0\froman\fprq2\fcharset0 Times New Roman;}{\f1\fnil\fcharset0 Times New Roman;}} {\colortbl ;\red0\green0\blue0;} \viewkind4\uc1\pard\nowidctlpar\qj\f0\fs24 Chair Davis shared suggested edits to the proposed amendment. \i Chair Davis moved to replace the text of the proposed amendment with the text in the attachment titled "05.30.23 Davis Draft Amendment to 9-116 (4-5-23)". The motion PASSED with a roll call vote of 3 in favor (Councilor Scott, Councilor Burnley and Chair Davis), 2 absent (Councilor McLaughlin and Councilor Kelly), and none opposed.\i0 Then the Committee discussed a version shared by Liaison Singh from May 24 that had a substantive change to Sec. 9-114, which was made after a conversation with IAM (see attachment titled "05.30.23 Administration Draft Amendment to sections 9-114 and 9-116"). Councilor Burnley commented that constituents frequently complain that 7 am is too early to allow disruptive construction activities. This led to a discussion of why 7 am is the selected start time, the main reason being to align with shift start times. There was also discussion over whether and how to phrase the ordinance to allow exemptions for capital projects. \i Chair Davis moved to add an eleventh subsection to Sec. 9-114 with the text,\i0 \ldblquote Whether the noise is related to construction operations on city capital projects for the advancement of the public good.\rdblquote \i The motion PASSED with a roll call vote of 3 in favor (Councilor Scott, Councilor Burnley and Chair Davis), 2 absent (Councilor McLaughlin and Councilor Kelly), and none opposed. \i0\par \pard\cf1\f1\par }

   Roll call: 3 aye · 2 absent

   • Lance L. DavisAye
   • Charlotte KellyAbsent
   • Willie Burnley Jr.Aye
   • Matthew McLaughlinAbsent
   • Jefferson Thomas (J.T.) ScottAye

   • 📎 04.13.23 CC Amendment Section 9-116 Noise Ordinance
   • 📎 Chart of Different Construction Noise Ordinances
   • 📎 05.30.23 Davis Draft Amendment to 9-116 (JMP 4-5-23)
   • 📎 05.30.23 Administration Draft Amendment to sections 9-114 and 9-116
   • 📎 06.08.23 CC Amendment Section 9-116 Noise Ordinance
3. 3.
   22-0048 Order Kept in committee

   That the Administration re-submit its request for adoption of the Rental Registration and Energy Disclosure Ordinance.

   {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033{\fonttbl{\f0\froman\fprq2\fcharset0 Times New Roman;}{\f1\fnil\fcharset0 Times New Roman;}} {\colortbl ;\red0\green0\blue0;} \viewkind4\uc1\pard\nowidctlpar\qj\f0\fs24 Chair Davis explained the history on this item, which can be found using Agenda Item 212824 under the Past Meetings tab of somervillema.legistar.com, and asked if the Administration is still interested in moving forward. Liaison Singh said that there is still interest. She shared concerns from Dir. Feloney about the priority of the item given staff turnover and capacity, but added that the Housing Division is currently hiring a new position, the Clean Green Housing Program Manager, who will focus on this ordinance. Councilor Scott asked if Dir. Blais would still be involved in the policy, and Liaison Singh said that to her knowledge, the new Housing Program Manager will take over for Dir. Blais.\par \pard\cf1\f1\par }

4. 4.
   23-0876 Mayor's Request Recommended to be approved

   Requesting approval of the Surveillance Technology Impact Report for FLIR MC300C marine camera.

   {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033{\fonttbl{\f0\froman\fprq2\fcharset0 Times New Roman;}{\f1\fnil\fcharset0 Times New Roman;}} {\colortbl ;\red0\green0\blue0;} \viewkind4\uc1\pard\nowidctlpar\qj\f0\fs24 Taken up first during the meeting. Chief Breen explained that in 2022 there were a few situations requiring late-night water rescues, and the responders faced challenges navigating the water at night without this kind of marine camera, which has thermal imaging. Chair Davis noted that no data is stored with this technology, and there is no other planned use for it besides for search and rescue.\par \pard\cf1\f1\par }

   Roll call: 3 aye · 2 absent

   • Lance L. DavisAye
   • Charlotte KellyAbsent
   • Willie Burnley Jr.Aye
   • Matthew McLaughlinAbsent
   • Jefferson Thomas (J.T.) ScottAye

   • 📎 STO Impact Report FLIR Marine camera