The meeting convened at 6:34 PM in Council Chambers, City Hall, with a quorum present. The session began with a public hearing for the Committee on Planning, Zoning and Housing on item 36913, followed by the Zoning Subcommittee public hearing and special meeting on five zoning text amendments (items 36881–36885). After the Zoning Subcommittee adjourned, the Committee on Planning, Zoning and Housing reconvened for a public hearing and special meeting on two additional items (36912 and 36913). All public hearings had no speakers. All items were referred to the full Common Council with a neutral recommendation.
Item 36881: Zoning Amendment to Allow Day Care Facilities in Certain Districts
Item 36882: Zoning Amendment for Fences in CBD and Historic Districts
Item 36883: Zoning Amendment to Adjust Lot Coverage in A-2, I-3, and TOD Districts
Item 36884: Zoning Amendment for Mechanical Screening in Industrial Districts
Item 36885: Zoning Amendment for Off-Street Parking — Maximum Driveway Width and Tandem Parking
Item 36912: Acceptance of Permanent Easement for Traffic Signal Equipment — Myrtle Street Complete Street Project
Item 36913: Purchase and Sale Agreement with RMS Companies and Heritage Housing Inc. for 125 Columbus Boulevard ($500,000)
We'll begin shortly. The time is now six thirty four p.m. And when he's ready, I'll ask the clerk to call the roll. Good evening. Alderman Simpson present Alderwoman Scott here, Alderwoman McAdam, Alderman McNamara here, Alderman Malinowski, Alderman Russell, here, Alderman Hargreaves, Alderwoman Barbosa, Alderwoman Beloin Savedra, Alderman Connors, Alderman Gibson, Alderman Pabone, Alderwoman Sanchez, Alderman Santiago, Alderman Smedley, 11 present. You have a corn. Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Reading of the legal notice. I'll entertain a motion. Mr. Chairman. Alderman Simpson. I'd like to make a motion to wave the reading. The motion wave the reading of the legal notice. Second. Second Hargraves. All in favor? Having been noticed proper having been noticed properly, we'll begin this public hearing. If anybody wishes to speak, or you state your name and address for the record, and your speaking time is three minutes, so I'll call it out. The item uh public comments are being heard tonight on the purchase and sales agreement with RMS companies and heritage housing for 125 Columbus Boulevard for 500,000 dollars. Does anybody wish to speak on this matter? Does anybody wish to speak? Third time, anybody hearing none? Uh do we have remote? Currently, not currently. Okay, thank you. You're trying to get it going. Or you're trying to check it. Yeah. Okay. So I'll wait a minute or so. Anybody calling in, Mr. Clerk? No, member. Hearing none. Um I'm going to uh entertain a motion to adjourn this public hearing. Hello. Alderman Savedra and Alderman Hargraves. All those in favor? Aye. Thank you. The committee meeting will begin shortly. All righty. Good evening, everybody. I call to order the September twenty-second, twenty twenty-five zoning subcommittee public hearing and special meeting to order. The time is now six thirty-eight p.m. Mr. Clerk, whenever you're ready, would you please call the roll? Good evening again.