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Public Facilities Commission Meeting (DND)

The presenter is the Department of Neighborhood Development.

RE: COVID-19, Temporary Practices

ATTENDANCE

In accordance with Governor Baker's March 12, 2020 Executive Order modifying certain requirements of the Open Meeting Law and relieving public bodies of certain requirements, including the requirement that public bodies conduct its meetings in a public place that is open and physically accessible to the public, the Public Facilities Commission (PFC) will be conducting its meetings virtually. This enables the PFC to conduct its usual business while adhering to public health recommendations and ensuring public access to its deliberations through adequate, alternative means.


You can watch these virtual meetings on Boston City TV at Comcast channel 24, RCN channel 13, and live-streaming at boston.gov/boston-city-tv.


These practices in effect since May 11, 2020 will remain in effect until further notice. Updates to these practices will be posted as appropriate.

Discussion Topics

  1. VOTE 1: Shani Fletcher, Development Officer, Neighborhood Housing Development Division
     
    Conveyance to Urban Farming Institute Community Land Trust, Inc.: Vacant land located at an unnumbered parcel on Akron Street, Roxbury.
     
    Purchase Price: $100
     
    Ward:  12
    Parcel Number: 01382002
    Square Feet:  4,836
    Future Use:  Garden
    Assessed Value Fiscal Year 2020:  $38,500
    Appraised Value January 17, 2020:  $72,500
    DND Program:  GrassRoots
    RFP Issuance Date:  December 16, 2019
     
    That, having duly advertised its intent to sell to Urban Farming Institute Community Land Trust, Inc., a Massachusetts non-profit corporation, with an address of 487 Norfolk Street, Mattapan, MA 02126, the vacant land located at an unnumbered parcel on Akron Street (Ward: 12, Parcel: 01382002) in the Roxbury District of the City of Boston containing approximately 4,836 square feet of land, for two consecutive weeks (June 15, 2020 and June 22, 2020) in accordance with the provisions of St. 1909, c.486, § 31B (as appearing in St. 1966, c.642, § 12), the Public Facilities Commission, pursuant to its vote of May 13, 2020, and subsequent approval by the Mayor, does hereby vote to sell the aforementioned property to Urban Farming Institute Community Land Trust, Inc.; and
     
    FURTHER VOTED: the Director be, and hereby is, authorized to deliver an instrument conveying said property to Urban Farming Institute Community Land Trust, Inc., in consideration of One Hundred Dollars ($100).
     
     
  2. VOTE 2: Shani Fletcher, Development Officer, Neighborhood Housing Development Division
     
    Conveyance to Sonoma, Maple & Schuyler (SMS) Tenants Association, Inc.: Vacant land located at 84 Maple Street, Roxbury.
     
    Purchase Price: $100
     
    Ward:  12
    Parcel Number: 02423000
    Square Feet:  10,800
    Future Use:  Landscaped Space
    Assessed Value Fiscal Year 2020:  $114,400
    Appraised Value February 17, 2020:  $140,000
    DND Program:  GrassRoots
    RFP Issuance Date:  January 13, 2020
     
    That, having duly advertised its intent to sell to Sonoma, Maple & Schuyler (SMS) Tenants Association, Inc., a Massachusetts non-profit corporation, with an address of 1 Maple Court, Suite 1A, Dorchester MA 02121, the vacant land located at 84 Maple Street (Ward: 12, Parcel: 02423000) in the Roxbury District of the City of Boston containing approximately 10,800 square feet of land, for two consecutive weeks (June 15, 2020 and June 22, 2020) in accordance with the provisions of St. 1909, c.486, § 31B (as appearing in St. 1966, c.642, § 12), the Public Facilities Commission, pursuant to its vote of May 13, 2020, and subsequent approval by the Mayor, does hereby vote to sell the aforementioned property to Sonoma, Maple & Schuyler (SMS) Tenants Association, Inc.; and
     
    FURTHER VOTED: the Director be, and hereby is, authorized to deliver an instrument conveying said property to Sonoma, Maple & Schuyler (SMS) Tenants Association, Inc., in consideration of One Hundred Dollars ($100).
     
     
  3. VOTE 3: Shani Fletcher, Development Officer, Neighborhood Housing Development Division
     
    Conveyance to Codman Academy Foundation, Inc.: Vacant land located at 45 Norfolk Street, Dorchester.
     
    Purchase Price: $100
     
    Ward:  17
    Parcel Number: 01419000
    Square Feet:  4,855
    Future Use:  Landscaped Space
    Estimated Total Development Cost:  $110,100
    Assessed Value Fiscal Year 2020:  $44,300
    Appraised Value January 19, 2020:  $73,000
    DND Program:  GrassRoots
    RFP Issuance Date:  December 30, 2019
     
    That, having duly advertised its intent to sell to Codman Academy Foundation, Inc., a Massachusetts non-profit corporation, with an address of 637 Washington Street, Dorchester, MA 02124, the vacant land located at 45 Norfolk Street (Ward: 17, Parcel: 01419000) in the Dorchester District of the City of Boston containing approximately 4,855 square feet of land, for two consecutive weeks (June 15, 2020 and June 22, 2020) in accordance with the provisions of St. 1909, c.486, § 31B (as appearing in St. 1966, c.642, § 12), the Public Facilities Commission, pursuant to its vote of May 13, 2020, and subsequent approval by the Mayor, does hereby vote to sell the aforementioned property to Codman Academy Foundation, Inc.; and
     
    FURTHER VOTED: the Director be, and hereby is, authorized to deliver an instrument conveying said property to Codman Academy Foundation, Inc., in consideration of One Hundred Dollars ($100).
     
     
  4. VOTE 4: Shani Fletcher, Development Officer, Neighborhood Housing Development Division
     
    Amendment to the vote of June 13, 2018 to extend the Tentative Designation and Intent to Sell period from 12 to 28 months to Mission Hill Health Movement, Inc.: Vacant land located at 6-8 Gore Street, Roxbury.
     
    Time Extension
    1. TD – 06/13/18 through 06/13/19 = 12 months
    2. TD extension for an additional sixteen (16) months 06/13/19 through 10/13/20 = 28 months
         TD total time is 28 months
     
    Ward:  10
    Parcel Number: 00468000
    Square Feet:  2,548
    Future Use:  Garden
    Estimated Total Development Cost:  $76,195
    Assessed Value Fiscal Year 2020:  $183,500
    Appraised Value February 6, 2017:  $115,000
    DND Program:  GrassRoots
    RFP Issuance Date:  March 13, 2017
     
    That the vote of this Commission at its meeting of June 13, 2018 regarding the tentative designation and intent to sell the vacant land located at 6-8 Gore Street (Ward: 10, Parcel: 00468000), in the Roxbury District of the City of Boston containing approximately 2,548 square feet of land, to Mission Hill Health Movement, Inc., a Massachusetts non-profit corporation, with a former address of 1582 Tremont Street, Roxbury, MA 02119;
     
    be, and hereby is amended as follows:
     
    By deleting the figure and word: “12 months” and substituting in place thereof the following figure and word: “28 months” wherever such may appear; and
     
    Also, by deleting the figures and words: “1582 Tremont Street, Roxbury, MA 02119” and substituting in place thereof the following figures and words: “1534 Tremont Street, Roxbury, MA 02120” wherever such may appear.
     
     
  • 10:00AM
  • Virtually via Zoom
    Boston, MA 02201
  • 617-635-4826
  • Contact:
    Colleen Daley
  • Neighborhoods:
    Dorchester
    Downtown
    Roxbury
  • Posted:
    08/14/2020 - 8:15PM
  • Resources:
    Official Filed Posting
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