June Meeting: Monday June 29th 6:00 - 8:00 pm

[Kendra Fox]

Meeting: Monday, June 29th, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm 

(Live Notes Link)

Hi Neighbors,

Our regular meeting will be held at 6:00 PM at the Crystal Ballroom at 55 Davis Square.

As always, our regular meetings are hybrid and also held online via Zoom:

Join Zoom Meeting 

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85220522175?pwd=b92uXx6aRRNXdehZWGFZRQXogheZus.1

Meeting ID: 852 2052 2175

Passcode: 812425

This is our first notice sent since our transition to separate announcement and discussion groups. Responses are turned off to this announcement, but you are welcome to send any questions to dsnc-...@googlegroup.com, or reach out to any of us as individual board members. 

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Agenda:

• 6:00 PM - Welcome & Intros (name, pronouns, street and/or connection with Davis Sq.)

• 6:10 PM - Approve minutes from the last meeting

• 6:11 PM - Report from the Treasurer

  • Receipts 

  • Expenditures

  • Balance
    
    

• 6:12 PM - Update on DSNC’s neighborhood council recognition process

• 6:15 PM - Projects & Priorities Updates

  • Outreach Committee

    • Update from meeting on 6/1

    • Web team working on website overhaul, planning date for next meeting
      
      

  • Bylaws Committee

    • Update from meeting on 6/11
      
      

  • Community Benefits Committee

    • Recruiting applicants, info forthcoming
      
      

  • Elections Committee

    • Updates on retrospective Meeting to review 2026 election on
      
      

  • Elmway Action Group 

    • Updates on special Gen. Membership Meeting on 6/3
      
      

  • Davis Square Neighborhood Plan

    • Mayor Wilson announcing announced opening of application to join the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) at city budget hearing 6/17 including 

    •  Spots for individuals from the Davis Square community

• Zoning Committee

  • Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting - Wednesday, May 20, Wed 6/3, and Wed 6/17
    
    

• Program Committee 

  • Working on date for first meeting

• Little White Church

  • Per City,dDiscussion of re-use of 45 College Ave will be after conclusion of Neighborhood Plan, likely early 2027

  • Letter to the city?
    
    

• Greening Davis
  
  

• 7:15 PM - Properly noticed Bylaws Amendments 

• 7:20 Commentary on role and function of working groups RE: consensus
  
  

• 7:40 PM - Developments (Also on website)

  • 53 Chester St. (house next to Redbones)

  • 199 Elm St. (left of Revival)

  • 363 Highland Avenue & 110 Willow Avenue

  • Copper Mill’s Elm Street Development

    • New design proposals update

    • March 10th meeting video, no transcript received.

    • DSNC Board planning a special Meeting for community discussion, ideally in June

    • Window art proposal update (Louisa)

  • 882 Broadway

    • Actively seeking input, no formal development proposal

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• 7:50 PM - Updates on meetings since our last meeting (anyone who attended can provide an update to the rest of the group)

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  • Beech at Elm Pedestrian Safety Project - Thursday May 21

  • Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony | Monday, May 25

  • Community Resource Fair and Free STI Testing - Tuesday, May 26 

  • Mayor Summer Job Workshop Series - Financial Literacy - Wed, May 27

  • Combines Sewer Outflow Control Plan Public Meeting - Tuesday, June 2

  • Office of Emergency Management - PARTNER Program - Thursday June 25

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• 7:55 PM - Upcoming Community Meetings and events

  • Ward 7 Slice of the City - Tuesday May 19

  • Davis Square Farmer’s Market OPEN! Every Wed 12-6pm until Nov 25th

  • Somerville Fireworks - Tuesday June 30

  • Down in Davis: Every Friday night this summer, we’ll have live music in statue park!

• 7:59 PM - Motion to adjourn

• 8:00 PM - Vacate

Post Meeting Socializing at The Crystal Ballroom: Stay for a drink!

Community Meeting Reports: Have you attended any recent community meetings that might interest DSNC members? We invite you to share a brief report at our next meeting. To ensure these updates are informative and efficient:

• Please prepare a written summary (2-3 paragraphs) in advance

• Email your summary to the Secretary, Kendra Fox, (kendra...@gmail.com) for inclusion in the agenda.

• Be ready to present a 2-3 minute overview at the meeting.

See you at the meeting, 

Kendra Fox

Board Secretary