- Welcome & Announcements
- Office of Neighborhood Services Updates – Lina Tramelli
- Mayor’s Coffe Hours – June 12th @ 9:30 Noyes Park
- Greenway Gove St Crossing Project – Stephanie Weyer
- Friday June 14th and 15th installation – volunteers needed
- Seasonal and popup components
- Seating, tables, plantings, etc
- Pop-up: similar to Roslindale
- Conrail blue
- Q: Can you do anything with historic ships? A: Yes, we’re trying.
- Historically, there used to be a walking bridge across this area. Eventually the city took it down because it was dangerous but without a replacement plan.
- Q: How many volunteers do you need? A: TBD. Get the contact from Nat
- TODO: Jack to write up brief history of the crossing
- Q: What about runway lights? A: Maybe flourescenet paint
- Q: What about parking? A: It is temporary
- Q: Can we get a stop sign? A: Good idea
- Q: Can we show historic names? They could trace back to the names of the ships. A: Please contact me (Stephanie)
- Q: When does short term end? A: End of summer.
- Project Updates – Nat Taylor
- Presentation link: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Zh2adbYsKxeJU6ls8CRpA6SPJ21O2Vgt-FtUXEzqhmk/edit#slide=id.g5a2de58590_0_54
- GSCA: Website, Facebook, Email
- PLAN: East Boston – Affordable Housing
- BPDA info session to learn more about programs that help create and preserve affordable housing as well as stabilize families facing displacement.
- June 4, 2019 6:00 – 7:30 PM East Boston Social Center
- June 18, 2019 6:00 – 7:30 PM East Boston Social Center
- Love Your Block 2019
- Street cleanup & shrub planting
- Thanks to all the volunteers!
- 175 Orleans Street (Loftel)
- Councilor Edwards is pushing for it to be added to the Problem Properties list. lydia.edwards@boston.gov
- 202 Maverick St
- May 1 – The plans for this project have been signed off on by [BPDA] Urban Design team. Everything is consistent with what was approved.
- 28-30 Geneva Street BPDA Board Approved
- Approved by BPDA Board on May 16 5-story residential building with 26 condominium units and 19 off-street parking spaces.
- 282-308 Bremen Street
- 165 Units
- Public meeting 06/05/2019 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM BCYF 112 Paris Street
- Public comments due June 10, 2019 via email at Raul.Duverge@Boston.gov
- Suffolk Downs Minority Businesses Owners Meeting
- June 4th at 2pm Suffolk Downs Clubhouse
- Ward 1 Democrats Meet & Greet
- June 12th at the Orient Heights Yacht Club 6-8
- Project Presentations:
- 69 Lubec Street A proposal to erect a 5 story building with 8 residential units and 8 parking
spaces. 2nd Presentation & VOTE – Attorney Matt Eckel - Drago represnting George Corris, local developer
- Tried to make changes based on feedback from abutters and GSCA
- Change from 8 to 7 units and spaces
- 5th floor is now setback 15-feet in front and 14-feet rear
- Height: 47’6″
- Timeline: 2/7 ISD filing, 3/18 refusal letter, 4/22 first presentation, 5/28 second presentation
- Held meetings with direct abutters; pulled away from Delibero
- variances: rear 12/30; lot area per dwelling: 358/1000, FAR: 2.2/1.0; height: 47’ feet; rear yard: 12’; parking: 1/1.75
- Summary of changes:
- reduces from 8 to 7 units
- lowered building hieght
- reduced FAR from 2.52 to 2.2
- front pullback
- rear pullback
- others
- Q: What is the balcony depth? 4’ and that’s where the setback begins
- Vote: Yes: 1 No: 5
- 69 Lubec Street A proposal to erect a 5 story building with 8 residential units and 8 parking
Meeting adjourned at 7:50pm
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