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7-10   ESTABLISHING FOR A LIMITED TIME A SPECIAL COMMISSION TO BE KNOWN AS THE ALLSTON/BRIGHTON COMMONWEALTH AVENUE COMMISSION.
7-10.1   Commission Established.
   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)
7-10.2   Organization of Commission; Meetings.
   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)
7-10.3   Duties of the Commission.
   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)
7-10.4   Purpose.
   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)
7-10.5   Cooperation with Other Departments; Boards and Agencies.
   All Departments, Boards and Agencies of the City shall cooperate with the Commission in its activities. No Department, Board or Agency of the City shall take any action, except those immediately necessary to preserve the public health, safety or order, within the study area until it has given notice thereof to the Commission and allowed reasonable time and opportunity for the Commission to comment thereupon. Action as used herein shall mean any physical change and any so-called ‘sign-off’ allowing another public body to make such a change.
(CBC 1985 7-10.5; Ord. 1986 c. 22 § 5)
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