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The Animal Control Commission shall meet at least once each month; shall coordinate to the fullest extent possible the work of all public and private Agencies concerned with animal care, protection and control; shall effect an ongoing dialogue and exchange of views between and among such Agencies; may conduct either independently or in conjunction with any appropriate person or Agency, public or private, such educational programs relating to animal control as it shall deem necessary or desirable; shall collect and publish statistics relating to the animal population of the city; shall determine the city’s needs in connection with animal control; shall prepare and may, from time to time, amend a long-range plan to meet such needs; shall prepare estimates of the cost of executing such plan and the several component measures thereof; shall recommend to the appropriate Boards and Officers of the city such actions as may be necessary for the implementation of such plan; and shall monitor the carrying out of such actions.
(Ord. 1972 c. 16 § 2; CBC 1975 Ord. T7 § 301; CBC 1985 7-9.2)
The Animal Control Commission shall establish and maintain a clinic in the city at one or more locations for the purpose of offering to residents the services commonly called spaying and neutering of animals, and which shall be known as the Boston Animal Spay and Neuter Clinic. The clinic shall be under the charge of a Director, who shall be a registered veterinarian authorized to practice veterinary medicine in the commonwealth. Fees for the services of the clinic shall be fixed by ordinance. Any person seeking such service shall in writing certify his or her ownership of the animal, shall in writing agree to hold harmless the Director and employees of the clinic and the city for any death of or injury to such animal. Any dog not licensed shall be licensed prior to being retrieved by its owner. Any animal not retrieved by its owner may be disposed of by the Director in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 140, Section 151A except by use of firearms.
(Ord. 1975 c. 16; CBC 1975 Ord. T7 § 302; CBC 1985 7-9.3)
There shall be within the city a Commission to be known as the Allston/Brighton Commonwealth Avenue Commission. The said Commission shall consist of the Commissioner of Traffic and Parking, the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation, that member of the Boston City Council for the time being elected from the district which includes the greatest portion of wards 21 and 22 and the General Manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, or their respective designees, all ex officio, and one person appointed by the Mayor from two nominees of the Brighton Historical Society, one person appointed by the Mayor from two nominees of the Allston Civic Association, one person appointed by the Mayor from two nominees of the Brighton Allston Improvement Association, one person appointed by the Mayor from two nominees of the South Allston Neighborhood Association, one person appointed by the Mayor from two nominees of the Circle/Reservoir Association, one person appointed by Mayor from two nominees of the Allston-Brighton Community Beautification Council, one person appointed by the Mayor from two nominees of the Corey Hill Neighborhood Association, one person appointed by the Mayor from two nominees of the Washington Heights Citizens Association and one person appointed by the Mayor from two nominees of the Boston Society of Landscape Architects. Those members appointed by the Mayor shall be classified as special municipal employees for the purposes of M.G.L. Chapter 268A.
(CBC 1985 7-10.1; Ord. 1986 c. 22 § 1)
The said Commission shall organize and choose from among its membership a Chair and Secretary, to serve as such at the pleasure of the Commission. Members shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred. The Commission shall meet at least monthly, the time and place of such meetings to be set so as to maximize the ability of persons living and working in Allston and Brighton to participate in Commission deliberations.
(CBC 1985 7-10.2; Ord. 1986 c. 22 § 2)
The said Commission shall make investigations, inquiries and studies relative to the preservation and improvement of that part of Commonwealth Avenue lying west of the intersection of Brighton Avenue and within the city, including amenities pertaining to the buildings abutting the said avenue and the first two blocks of intersecting streets. The said avenue and buildings are hereinafter referred to as the ‘study area’. In their work the said Commission shall be mindful of the original plan of Frederick Law Olmsted for the avenue.
(CBC 1985 7-10.3; Ord. 1986 c. 22 § 3)
The Commission shall examine sources of funding, private, public and charitable, for improvements to the study area, and shall develop a plan for the area and a strategy for execution of the same, which may include changes in zoning, use patterns, height restrictions, traffic patterns, installation of trees, plantings, benches, historical markers, lighting fixtures and all manner of street furniture, but this listing shall not be exclusive. In so doing, the Commission shall consult with, and coordinate its efforts with, all public Agencies involved with planning, zoning, transportation, traffic and similar activities within the study area.
(CBC 1985 7-10.4; Ord. 1986 c. 22 § 4)
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