August 22, 2007 GAC Update
The big news this week is that Middlesex County Clerk of Courts Michael Sullivan resigned from the City Council effective last Friday August 17. The Election Commission will meet to fill the vacancy using the ballots from the 2005 election. It is expected that David Maher will fill the vacant seat. More information available at www.rwinters.com and Sullivan steps down from City Council officially. The Chamber thanks Michael for his great work on the Council since his election in 1993 and wishes him the best going forward.
The GAC will meet next Tuesday, August 28 at noon at the Chamber to discuss a proposal to add a Green Building Requirements to the Zoning Code. If you can attend please e-mail Terrence Smith at tsmith@cambridgechamber.org or phone him at (617) 876-4213. More information is provided below about the proposed change to the Zoning Code.
The City’s Nanomaterials Advisory Committee met for the first time last Wednesday. The Chamber is represented on this committee by Terrence Smith, Director of Government Affairs. Please contact Terry at tsmith@cambridgechamber.org if you are interested in updates on the work of this committee.
Attorney General Martha Coakley will address an October GAC/Executive Speaker luncheon. More information to come.
Upcoming GAC Events
The 2007 Government Affairs program is sponsored by Genzyme.
August 28, 2007
GAC Meeting and Luncheon to discuss proposed Green Building Requirements amendment to the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance
Noon, Chamber Board Room
If you plan to attend please e-mail Terrence Smith at tsmith@cambridgechamber.org or phone him at (617) 876-4213.
September 25, 2007
GAC Meeting and Luncheon
Noon, Chamber Board Room
Guest speaker State Representative William Brownsberger
If you plan to attend please e-mail Terrence Smith at tsmith@cambridgechamber.org or phone him at (617) 876-4213.
October 24, 2007
GAC Executive Speaker Luncheon with Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Place and registration details to be announced
November 27, 2007 TBA
Proposed Green Building Requirements Amendments to Zoning Ordinance
The Planning Board has posted a Notice of Public Hearing for a proposal to amend the Zoning Ordinance by adding a Section 11.20 Green Building Requirements. The hearing is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday September 4, 2007 at the City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway, Second Floor Meeting Room. A copy of the proposed amendment is attached.
The proposed amendment would affect development proposals over 25,000 square feet and would require that new or substantially rehabilitated buildings be designed in conformance to the United States Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy Efficient Design (LEED) rating system. The Cambridge City Council has scheduled an Ordinance Committee hearing on this amendment for Wednesday September 19 at 5:00 p.m.
