Neighbors,

The City Council will meet at 7:00 p.m. on December 19, 2016 in Contois Auditorium. The first item on the agenda is a report from the retirement board. After receiving this report, the City Council will hold public hearings on the following proposed zoning amendments: (i) to rezone Fletcher Place to residential medium; (ii) to withhold the approval of new zoning permits for properties with outstanding violations or open and expired permits; (iii) to rezone 168 Elmwood Avenue to neighborhood mixed use (iv) and to shorten the terms of the planning commissioner terms to 3 years. After the public hearings, the City Council will vote on the proposed zoning amendments.

Next, the City Council will take up a number of proposed charter changes including: (a) one to clarify when the mayor presides at a meeting when appointments are taken up; (b) a proposal to increase city councilor pay from $3,000 per year to $4,500 per year; (c) a proposal to increase the number of members of the board of registration of voters from 10 to 12; (d) a proposal to permit delivery of notice of a special meeting of the City Council by electronic mail (and not by hand); (e) a potential ballot item on changing the timing of payment of property taxes.

Public forum will be held at 7:30 p.m. where members of the public are invited to speak to the items on our agenda or any other City related matter.

Please contact me with any questions or comments on our agenda items.

Thank you,

Chip Mason
Ward 5 City Councilor