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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: James Smith, Senior Environmental Compliance Manager, Real Estate Management & Sales Division
     
    Conveyance to Fresh Start Program LLC: Land with building thereon located at 83 Emerson Street, South Boston.
     
    Purchase Price: $39,000
     
    Ward:  06
    Parcel Number: 03198001
    Square Feet:  646
    Future Use:  Rehabilitation – Housing
    Estimated Total Development Cost:  $464,802
    Assessed Value Fiscal Year 2020:  $400,200
    Appraised Value June 20, 2019:  $500,000
    DND Program:  Neighborhood Housing
    RFP Issuance Date:  November 12, 2019
     
    That, having duly advertised its intent to sell to James W. O’Donoghue, an individual, with an address of 35 H Street, South Boston, MA 02127, the land with building thereon located at 83 Emerson Street (Ward: 06, Parcel: 03198001) in the South Boston District of the City of Boston containing approximately 646 square feet of land, for two consecutive weeks (March 30, 2020 and April 6, 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 March 11, 2020 and subsequent approval by the Mayor, does hereby vote to sell the aforementioned property to Fresh Start Program LLC[1], a Massachusetts limited liability company, with an address of 35 H Street, South Boston, MA 02127; and
     
    FURTHER VOTED: the Director be, and hereby is, authorized to deliver an instrument conveying said property to Fresh Start Program LLC, in consideration of Thirty-Nine Thousand Dollars ($39,000).
     
    [1] Fresh Start Program LLC is a Massachusetts limited liability company, formed on September 4, 2020, pursuant to M.G. L. Chapter 156C Section 12, to manage affordable housing projects and engage in lawful business. Fresh Start Program LLC provided a current certificate of good standing from the Massachusetts Secretary of State to DND. Additionally, Fresh Start Program LLC completed a property affidavit (i.e. LOOPS form) and provided such to DND.
     
     
  2. VOTE 2: Julio Pilier, Development Officer, Neighborhood Housing Development Division
     
    Amendment to the vote of June 12, 2019 to reduce the purchase price from $205,000 to $200 and to extend the Tentative Designation and Intent to Sell period from 12 to 18 months to Norfolk Design & Construction LLC: Land with building thereon located at an unnumbered parcel on Rosebery Road and 25 Rosebery Road, Hyde Park.
     
    Amended Purchase Price: $200
     
    Time Extension
     
    1. TD – 06/12/19 through 06/12/20 = 12 months
    2. TD extension for an additional six (6) months 06/12/20 through 12/12/20 = 18 months
           TD total time is 18 months
     
    Ward:  18
    Parcel Numbers:  03718000 and 03719000
    Square Feet:  9,200 (total)
    Future Use: New Construction – Housing
    Estimated Total Development Cost:  $883,339
    Assessed Value Fiscal Year 2020:  $132,200 (total)
    Appraised Value July 16, 2018:  $202,000 (total)
    DND Program:  REMS – Building Sales
    RFP Issuance Date:  January 28, 2019
     
    That the vote of this Commission at its meeting of June 12, 2019, regarding the tentative designation and intent to sell the land with building thereon located at:
     
    Unnumbered parcel on Rosebery Road,  Ward: 18,  Parcel: 03718000,  Square feet: 4,600 
     
    25 Rosebery Road,  Ward: 18,  Parcel: 03719000,  Square feet: 4,600
     
    in the Hyde Park District of the City of Boston containing approximately 9,200 total square feet, to Norfolk Design & Construction LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company, with an address of 1600 Boston-Providence Highway, Suite 287, Walpole, MA 02081;
     
    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: “18 months” wherever such may appear.
     
     
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  • Posted:
    10/09/2020 - 12:15AM
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