Quincy

Top issues

The five most-discussed unresolved issues, ranked by recorded discussion time (a measure of importance and contention), then by how many meetings they came up in.

Issue5	Status	Board	Meetings	Last updated
Flock Safety License Plate Readers and Surveillance Ordinance	resolution adopted	City Council	5	Nov 9, 2026
Massachusetts Tribe Return to Squantum	informational	City Council	3	Nov 9, 2026
Mayoral and Council Pay Raise Review	open	City Council	3	Nov 9, 2026
North Quincy High School Galapagos Trip Out-of-Country Travel Request	denied on 3-3 vote	School Committee	3	Nov 2, 2026
American Rescue Plan Spending Transparency	open	City Council	2	Nov 2, 2026

Issues on upcoming agendas

Issues linked from the meetings scheduled in the next 10 days.

Issue2	Status	Board	Meetings
100 and 150 Newport Avenue Extension 520-Unit Residential Development	continued to Nov 18	Planning Board	2026-11-18 - Planning Board
199-243 Quincy Avenue President Plaza Retail Expansion	continued public hearing	Planning Board	2026-11-18 - Planning Board

Recent updates

Issues with new information found in the last 7 days, newest first.

Issue5	Status	Board	Last updated
199-243 Quincy Avenue President Plaza Retail Expansion	continued public hearing	Planning Board	Nov 10, 2026
Flock Safety License Plate Readers and Surveillance Ordinance	resolution adopted	City Council	Nov 9, 2026
MWRA Infiltration and Inflow Reduction Appropriations	open	City Council	Nov 9, 2026
Massachusetts Tribe Return to Squantum	informational	City Council	Nov 9, 2026
Mayoral and Council Pay Raise Review	open	City Council	Nov 9, 2026

Upcoming meetings

Meeting2	Board	Date	Time	Summary
2026-11-17 - Zoning Board of Appeals	Zoning Board of Appeals	Nov 17, 2026	6:00 PM	Agenda posted October 29 with cases ZBA-26-33 (31-33 Sharon Rd), ZBA-26-44 (55 Fenno St driveway), ZBA-26-48 (45 Randlett St), ZBA-26-52 (65 Narragansett Rd) and ZBA-26-53 (656 Sea St).
2026-11-18 - Planning Board	Planning Board	Nov 18, 2026	6:00 PM	Planning Board agenda has five site plan or special permit hearings, including continued hearings on the 520-unit Newport Avenue Extension project and the President Plaza retail expansion, plus the 2027 meeting calendar.

Recent meetings

One page per meeting, summarizing every record we have of it (agenda, minutes, video and transcript).

Meeting15	Board	Type	Minutes	Video
2026-11-10 - Board of License Commissioners	Board of License Commissioners	board meeting	not applicable (cancelled)	none found
2026-11-09 - City Council	City Council	regular meeting	not yet posted	none found
2026-11-04 - Conservation Commission	Conservation Commission	board meeting	not yet posted	none found
2026-11-02 - Park Board	Park Board	board meeting	not yet posted	none found
2026-10-28 - School Committee	School Committee	regular meeting	not yet posted	none found
2026-10-27 - Zoning Board of Appeals	Zoning Board of Appeals	board meeting	not yet posted	none found
2026-10-26 - Joint Finance and Oversight Committees	Joint Finance and Oversight Committees	committee meeting	not yet posted	none found
2026-10-19 - City Council	City Council	meeting	-	https://youtube.com/watch?v=sbushdgqht4
2026-10-14 - Planning Board	Planning Board	meeting	-	https://youtube.com/watch?v=AbgVlbpzMig
2026-10-14 - School Committee	School Committee	meeting	-	https://youtube.com/watch?v=_5EELb7HxuA
2026-10-13 - Board of License Commissioners	Board of License Commissioners	meeting	-	https://youtube.com/watch?v=D6MGC_JD8no
2026-10-06 - City Council	City Council	meeting	-	https://youtube.com/watch?v=EhpOdE-EDzQ
2026-10-05 - City Council	City Council	meeting	-	https://youtube.com/watch?v=Oi8rXYkBras
2026-09-30 - School Committee	School Committee	meeting	-	https://youtube.com/watch?v=X2Ex6kPkF6Q
2026-09-29 - Board of License Commissioners	Board of License Commissioners	meeting	-	https://youtube.com/watch?v=oA_VkhECCf0

Issues with near term decisions

Issue12	Board	Last updated	Meetings
Mayoral and Council Pay Raise Review	City Council	Nov 9, 2026	3
American Rescue Plan Spending Transparency	City Council	Nov 2, 2026	2
Corey Hills Lease Audit	City Council	Nov 2, 2026	2
Quincy Center Station Redevelopment History Request	City Council	Nov 2, 2026	2
Rolling Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan	City Council	Nov 2, 2026	2
MWRA Infiltration and Inflow Reduction Appropriations	City Council	Nov 9, 2026	1
Residential Property Tax Exemption	City Council	Nov 2, 2026	1
City Website Usage Review	City Council	Oct 28, 2026	1
Noise Control Advisory Board Review	City Council	Oct 28, 2026	1
Flock Audit Log Discrepancies	City Council	Oct 6, 2026	1
Flock Contract Cost and Grant Funding	City Council	Oct 6, 2026	1
Public Works Enhancement Fund Oversight	City Council	Sep 29, 2026	1

Long running topics

Nothing right now.

No actions pending

Nothing right now.

Completed

Issue1	Board	Last updated	People	Minutes	Meetings
Council on Aging Restitution Order	City Council	Nov 2, 2026	0	0	3

Sources

Where the data comes from

City website: https://www.quincyma.gov
Agendas and minutes: https://www.quincyma.gov/government/agendas___minutes/index.php ; City Council: https://www.quincyma.gov/government/elected_officials/city_council/council_agendas___minutes/city_council.php (schedule: .../city_council/council_schedule.php)
School Committee agendas: https://www.quincypublicschools.com
Meeting video: Quincy Access Television (QATV) on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdiI8kwOuy2wnqIHbX9c3tA ; City Council page https://www.qatv.org/citycouncil ; School Committee videos on the Quincy Public Schools channel, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj_dBmBK9j6wh-1DqUgPt3w . Council videos carry uploaded (human) captions; School Committee videos are auto-captioned.

Data quality notes

The City Council meets in the Great Hall, City Hall, at 7:30 PM; remaining 2026 dates are Nov 9, Nov 23, Dec 7 and Dec 21. Minutes are posted about two weeks after meetings.
The Council President, and the Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals and School Committee rosters, have not been confirmed.