Charlestown Neighborhood Council Meeting

Meeting starts - 7:00 pm

• Pledge of Allegiance
• Roll call
• Approval of minutes
  • 2022 Minutes: Approve previously discussed and updated minutes: March 2022, May 2022, November 2022.
  • 2022 Minutes: Discuss and approve September 2022, October 2022, December 2022 minutes.
  • 2023 Minutes: Discuss and approve January 2023 and March 2023 minutes.

Chairman:

• Meeting Overview
• Correspondence/Meetings
  • Constitution Inn / Helm on Third – meeting with St. Francis House & Planning Office for Urban Affairs (affiliate of Archdiocese of Boston) to discuss April 13, 2023 meeting.
  • MA Highway Department – summer closing of Sumner tunnel;

Presentations

Allotted time includes Q&A.

• Cycle Boat
• Charlestown Rehearsal Studios Tenants Association, 50 Terminal St.  
  • Discussion of status of rehearsal spaces
• Ali Baba, 99a Cambridge St.
  • Application for extension of operating hours from 1 a.m. to 2 a.m. for dry, take-away restaurant. Abutters meeting on April 5, 2023. Notice attached. 
  • Owner’s representative (introduce business) to council.
  • ONS representative Chris Breen will describe city approval process.
• Street light standardization: Nora Moynihan Blake

Open Floor:

• Chair may recognize community members and, time permitting, other attendees who wish to raise matters of importance to the Charlestown neighborhood.

Committee Reports:

• Basic Services – Tim McKenna
  • Report from March 27, 2023 meeting
  • Recommendation regarding Urban Wild liquor license application
• Food Security (subcommittee) – Aileen Gorman
• Development – Nancy Johnsen
  • Plan: Charlestown-
    • Update on timeline and hybrid scenarios from March 30, 2023 public meeting.
    • In-person committee meeting with presentation by BPDA on April 26, 2023 with Q&A with committee and community - Nancy Johnsen
• Public Safety – Eileen Ward
  • Public Safety Meetings
• Small Business- Sean Boyle
  • Meeting with Councilor Coletta about preserving commercial space for local small businesses.

Old Business

• Precinct 7 – solicit and appoint representative. Nancy Johnsen

New Business

• Media & Outreach
• Invitation to Arthur Jemison

Meeting Adjourns: 9:00 p.m.

Upcoming Meetings/Events

• CNC General Meetings Winter/Spring 2023: The CNC general meetings will be in person, on the first Tuesday of the month, 7-9 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus, 545 Medford St. Charlestown MA 02129. Agenda items to be determined. Updates: CNC02129.org

May 2, 2023 - June 6, 2023

• CNC Committee Meetings: Committee meetings are scheduled on an as needed basis.  Meetings will be announced in the following locations:
  • CNC webpage
  • Charlestown Patriot-Bridge
  • City of Boston Public Notice Calendar