Licenses and Permits Committee

Virtual

Agenda — 11 items

1. 1 (Posted online: 6/8/25 at 2:00 PM)
2. 1 This meeting was held via Zoom and was called to order by Chair Burnley at 6:00 pm and adjourned at 7:10pm on a roll call vote of 3 in favor (Councilors Pineda Neufeld, Davis, and Burnley), 0 opposed. Others present: Rachel Nadkarni - Director of Economic Development, Michael Potere - Licensing Operations Manager, John Doyle - Assistant City Clerk
3. 2 Pursuant to Chapter 2 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. Copy & paste the following link into your internet browser to view this meeting live: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6Sup2yhXScWXlYcfU9Rd3g Individuals with disabilities who need auxiliary aids and services for effective communication (i.e. CART, ASL), written materials in alternative formats, or reasonable modifications in policies and procedures, in order to access the programs and activities of the City of Somerville or to attend meetings, should contact Adrienne Pomeroy in advance, at 617-625-6600 x2059 or ada@somervillema.gov.
4. 3 Roll Call
5. 1. Approval of the Minutes of the Licenses and Permits Committee Meeting of February 26, 2025. 25-0374 Accepted Pass
6. 2. Public Hearings
7. 2.1. New Flammables License, POAH Clarendon LLC, 20 Stephenson Aman Street, storing 1,000 gallons. 25-0500 Recommended to be approved Pass
8. 2.2. New Garage License, 599 Somerville Ventures LLC, 599 Somerville Avenue, 33 vehicles inside, 0 vehicles outside, Mon-Fri: 8am-6pm, Sat: 8am-2pm, Sun: closed. 25-1006 Recommended to be approved Pass
9. 3. That representatives from Eversource, Comcast, RCN, Verizon and any other service providers appear before this Council to discuss transfers, pole removals and any other overhead service. 24-1777 Kept in committee
10. 4. That the Director of Economic Development update this Council on efforts taken to inform relevant business owners about the newly implemented closed captioning ordinance. 24-0107 Recommended to be marked work completed
11. 9 Referenced Documents: • L&P - 2025-06-25 Verizon Somerville DP Report (with 24-1777)