Monday Night at City Hall

Dan Udell's video of Monday night's informal Common Council meeting can now be viewed here. 

Of particular interest is Council president Tom DePietro's announcement that the Common Council is going to form a Planning Task Force "to encompass the discussions" of Local Law No. 9 of 2017 and Local Law No. 5 of 2018, both amendments to the zoning code having to do with nonconforming uses in residential districts. He indicated that "all relevant agencies--HDC, HCDPA, Zoning, and Planning" would be involved, and the task force would assist with the LWRP, DRI, and "any other group that needs help with planning for housing or other related projects." He also promised that "full details" about the task force would be provided at the formal Council meeting on Tuesday, August 21. DePietro's comments about the task force begin at 18:30 in the video.

Fifth Ward alderman Eileen Halloran's concerns about historic preservation and her ideas for changing the law begin at 19:40 in the video.

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