Committee on Rules, Orders, Appointments, & Ordinances

Councilor David A. Murphy
Councilor Maureen T. Carney
Councilor Ryan R. O’Donnell

 

Meeting Date:  November 9, 2015
Meeting Time:  5:00 pm
City Council Chambers, 212 Main Street
Northampton, Massachusetts

Meeting Agenda

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1.
Announcement of Audio/Video Recording of Meeting
2.
Members Present/Absent
3.
Meeting Called to Order
4.
Public Comment
5.
Approve Minutes of the Previous Meeting
A.
Minutes of October 13, 2015 Meeting
Date Referred to Committee
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Documents:
  1. Minutes_Comm_ROAO_10-13-2015.pdf
6.
Orders and Ordinances for Review
A.
15.377 Zoning for Significant Trees
Continued from the October 13, 2015 to address the issue of new owner responsibility.  Councilor Murphy asked that the language regarding the responsibilities of new owners be defined when a former owner removed trees on property that would be regulated by this ordinance.

Attached order reflects changes to document that were approved at the last meeting (but do not include the requested changes above).
Date Referred to Committee
March 5, 2015
Documents:
  1. 15.377_201511051506.pdf
B.
15.520 Ordinance Pertaining to Glass to Ensure that Structures Exempt from Review Minimally Maintain the Existing Amount of Glass on Street Facing Facades
Date Referred to Committee
Nov. 5, 2015
Documents:
  1. 15.520_156-5C_Regs_Change.pdf
C.
15.522 Ordinance for a Complete Streets Policy
 
Date Referred to Committee
Nov. 5, 2015
Documents:
  1. 15.522_Complete_Streets_Policy.pdf
  2. 15.522_CompleteStreetW_MayorAsSponsor.pdf
D.
15.523 Ordinance Regarding Winter Parking Regulations
Date Referred to Committee
Nov. 5, 2015
Documents:
  1. 15.523_Snow_Emergency_Policy.pdf
E.
15.524 Ordinance Revising Section 312-117 Schedule XVI-Handicapped Parking Spaces on Keyes Street
Date Referred to Committee
Nov. 5, 2015
Documents:
  1. 15.524_Handicap_Parking_Spaces.pdf
F.
15.525 Ordinance Revising Section 312-46 "Designation of Parking Spaces"
Date Referred to Committee
Nov. 5, 2015
Documents:
  1. 15.525_Ordinance 312-46DesignationofParkingSpaces.pdf
7.
Appointments for Committee Approval
A.
15.535 Appointments
The following Appointments will be on the Dec. 14, 2015 Agenda:

Council on Aging
- Theresa L. Dunn, 46 Finn Street, Northampton – term April 2015 – June 2018 (reappointment)
 
- Barbara Fungaroli, 25 Landy Avenue, Northampton – term April 2015 – June 2018
(reappointment)

- Maureen Sienkiewicz, 364B Hatfield Street, Laurel Ridge Apartments, Northampton – term April 2015 – June 2018 (reappointment)

- James Spencer, 12 Middle Street, Florence – term April 2015 – June 2018 (reappointment)

- Melissa Einberg, 388 Burts Pit Road, Northampton – term September 2015 – June 2016 (new
appointment to fill the expired term of Patricia Healey)

- Gerriann Butler, 46 Autumn Drive, Florence – term November 2015 – June 2018 (new
appointment to fill vacancy left by unexpired term of Diana Soler)

Disability Commission
- Letitia Ward, 66 Willow Street, Florence – term November 2015 – June 2018 (new appointment to fill the unexpired term of Tori Eklund)

Arts Council
- (CORRECTION TO APPOINTMENT TERM) Esther White, 17 Summer Street, Northampton – term January 2015 – June 2018 (new appointment) This appointment was approved by City Council on January 16, 2015, however the term was incorrect, and this is to amend the appointment term from January 2015 – June 2018.

Community Preservation Committee
- Julia Chevan, 8 Cosmian Avenue, Florence – term September 2015 – June 2018, Parks &
Recreation representative (new appointment)
 
Parks and Recreation Commission
- Glenn Connly, 49 Platinum Circle, Florence – term June 2015 – June 2018 (reappointment)
Transportation & Parking Commission

- Jami Albro-Fisher, 50 Manhan Street, Northampton – term November 2015 – June 2017 (new
appointment to fill the vacancy left by James Lowenthal)

- Richard Cooper, 136 South Main Street, Florence – term May 2015 – June 2018 (reappointment)
Date Referred to Committee
Nov. 5, 2015
Documents:
  1. 15.535_Appointments.pdf
8.
New Business
9.
Adjourn

Contact:  Pamela L. Powers
Administrative Assistant to the City Council
ppowers@northamptonma.gov
(413) 587-1210