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The Licenses and Permits Committee met on October 22, 2026, at 6:03 PM via Zoom, adjourning at 6:25 PM. Councilors Ben Wheeler and Emily Hardt were present (quorum achieved); Councilor Lance Davis was absent. The committee considered three agenda items: approval of previous minutes and two Grant of Location applications from Eversource. All items were recommended for approval by a 2-0 vote (Davis absent).
Hello, good evening. Welcome to the licenses and permits committee meeting of October 21st, 2026. I'm Emily Hart, Somerville City Council from Ward 7 and chair of the licenses and permits committee. Pursuant to chapter two of the acts of 2025, this meeting of a city council committee will be conducted via remote participation. We will post an audio recording, audio video recording, transcript, or other comprehensive record of these proceedings as soon as possible after the meeting on the City of Somerville website and local cable access government channels. We're joined this evening by Clerk Delaney Fisher Cassiol. Clerk, can you please call the roll? Yes, I can. This is roll call. Counselor Davis. Counselor Wheeler. Here. Chair Hart. Here. With that, we have two members present, so we do have quorum. Okay, thank you so much. And um Counselor Davis let me know that he is coming from another commitment and that he will be here as soon as he can. So hopefully we will see him soon. Um could you um Clerk, could you please read the first item on the agenda? Yep. Item number one, AD number 26-141. Approval of the minutes of the licenses and permits committee meeting of September 23rd, 2026. Thank you. Is there any comments or discussion on the minutes? All right. I did um read them and approve of them. So um I think we are good to lay them on the table for approval at the end of the meeting. Can you read item number two, please? Yes, item number two, ID number 261456. Um, this item has been referred for recommendation. Ever source applying for a grant of location to install 346 feet of conduit in Newton Street from the existing manhole 4115, passing through the existing manhole 4123 to a point of pickup at existing manhole 3123 next to 24 Webster Avenue. Okay, thank you so much. Um, so this was referred to committee um because of the public hearing held at the council meeting uh where a um resident abutter spoke and asking if the the work for this could be done at the same time as 32 Webster Av, which is a going to be a um you know, a new construction, and so we'll likely require uh this sort of work. So I'd love to hear from um Miss Duffy if you would like to speak to this item. If you're able to find out anything on your end. Yes, Miss Duffy, please. I'm good. Um we don't have a work order right currently for 32 Webster Avenue.