To near record low temperatures the coldest air this early in october weve had in decades. Mother nature reminding us winter is just around the corner for us, good afternoon for us. Great to be with you, with todays cold many of us want to know if well have to bundle up all week long. We have a first look at your forecast, all right barry whats the forecast. Warmer times are just uponus, weve had two cold nights saturday night and sunday, cold enough tied the record low in worcester at 24 degrees this morning record set back in 1974. Not so in boston 31 degrees, nevertheless boston dropped down 31 thats the coldest its been here so early in the season since 199. The last sub freezing october 31st halloween in 1988. The coldest was 1831 on october 4th. The latest was on december 6th in 2009. So here is what we have for many low temperatures. Norwood down to 17, fitchburg, 21. Recovered 42 in boston, still a few upper 30s left for the afternoon we top off around 48 with just some clouds
They come i dont necessarily see a need for a totally new progress that is looking at other alternatives i dont see what major benefit from doing anything like that thats my suggestion in terms of how we move forward if i have changes in what we do Going Forward to provide a map like what we saw for the large project authorization open the residential side every time we see project like prop m lets see a map of what other projects in the kind like a half a mile in the plan area that will again help us what the context you dont have to change our context but look at projects as they come about i wanted to mention a couple of things about the 3 legged school weve talked about in the previous hearings first is i think one commenter mentioned the density of space for Office Workers over time but the employment has to the doubled people are getting less space allocate but it is filled with more people like cafes and things the trend were seeing so if we do look at how have the assumptions c
That the hearings with the Historic Preservation commission we had two and during the hearings we really no concern or fight over the jest of the policy that is reich the conversion of pdr space in those landmark buildings that was full support only raise by the ar c how do they know the buildings are they need so much office space to support the 2 henry adams this is a building thats in excellent condition why put a building there the purpose of the location to prove the historic nature so we proposed to the Planning Department with the supervisor cohen and staff a bunch of amendments which were read and the hpc voted to support the amendments so theyll have a change both commissions and hpc for its historic landmark and the conditional use process to insure that the hpcs concerns were heard and the office was meeting other economic criteria. Thank you. Thank you. Were ready for Public Comment. Yes. Were ready for Public Comment. Any Public Comment on item 6 seeing none, Public Commen
Delays for things getting stuck with dramatic cost escalation like rec and park theyre not spending the money on the park because of the delay a lot of homeowners he imagine with people with disabilities they carton afford the delays i want to stress this think an important issue many making sure that people are able to navigate that process quickly so supervisor cowen if i could have a motion to forward item 3 to the full board with a positive recommendation. So moved. Well take that without objection. That will be the order thank you madam clerk call item 5. Item open is an ordinance amending the planning code for the zoning for awning canopies and marquis. This is an ordinance i authored and i dont know they all happy to conversion on today i guess this legislation for the first time in a long time updates the citys sign controls regulation is important to keep our residential neighborhoods and corridor aesthetically free of visual bright legislation was supported unanimously by the
Future. Sxhoifksz if we dont set criteria i think dont go to sooner or later makes sense i wasnt aware when a project came to make changes around until the gentleman said im still new at this 6 months is too late maybe january. Sorry. It sounds like early after the first of the year january or february. Check back in. Okay. Okay anything else okay. Thank you commissioners that will place you on item 10 for case 2014 Office Conversion controls and landmark buildings to the planning code amendment. Good evening, commissioners steve with the Department Staff conversation around pdr has it relates to landmark buildings in the g districts this is a legislation promoted by supervisor cohens office im going to turn it over to andrea if a supervisor cohens office to pertain the details of the legislation and foul with relevant details that are important and be here to answer questions. Thats correct steve from supervisor cohens office i know youve had a long day ill be brief as this item allow