City of Somerville, Massachusetts - Meeting of Public Health and Public Safety Committee on 9/11/2023 at 6:00 PM

23-1149

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:38:05 GMT

File #: 23-1149
Ver.: 1
Agenda #: 1.
Type: Committee Minutes
Title: Approval of the Minutes of the Public Health and Public Safety Committee meeting of July 10, 2023.
Action: Accepted
Result: Pass

23-1289

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:38:05 GMT

File #: 23-1289
Ver.: 1
Agenda #: 2.
Type: Order
Title: That the Director of Housing and the Director of Health and Human Services update this Council regarding repeated requests to provide shelter to homeless residents.
Action: Kept in committee
Result:

23-1285

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:38:05 GMT

File #: 23-1285
Ver.: 1
Agenda #: 3.
Type: Communication
Title: Conveying numerous locations suitable for temporary and long-term shelter for the homeless population.
Action: Recommended to be marked work completed
Result:

23-1284

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:38:05 GMT

File #: 23-1284
Ver.: 1
Agenda #: 4.
Type: Resolution
Title: That the Administration update this Council regarding increases in homelessness and the direct responses taken by the city to address those increases.
Action: Recommended to be marked work completed
Result:

23-1283

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:38:05 GMT

File #: 23-1283
Ver.: 1
Agenda #: 5.
Type: Resolution
Title: That the Administration update this Council on the progress toward providing direct homeless services to East Somerville residents in temporary and permanent locations within Ward 1.
Action: Kept in committee
Result:

23-1290

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:38:05 GMT

File #: 23-1290
Ver.: 1
Agenda #: 6.
Type: Order
Title: That the Director of Health and Human Services engage Somerville Cares About Prevention to conduct compliance checks on establishments serving liquor to prevent over-serving of alcohol.
Action: Recommended to be marked work completed
Result:

23-1286

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:38:05 GMT

File #: 23-1286
Ver.: 1
Agenda #: 7.
Type: Order
Title: That the Chief of Police conduct compliance checks on liquor stores.
Action: Recommended to be marked work completed
Result:

22-2111

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:38:05 GMT

File #: 22-2111
Ver.: 1
Agenda #: 8.
Type: Order
Title: That the Chief of Police report to this Council, the percentage of requested traffic details for construction projects that have been filled by Somerville Police Department officers, filled by non-Somerville police officers, and unfilled, for the past three years.
Action: Kept in committee
Result:

23-1294

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:38:05 GMT

File #: 23-1294
Ver.: 1
Agenda #: 9.
Type: Order
Title: That the Director of Health and Human Services update this Council on the progress of Safe Consumption sites.
Action: Recommended to be marked work completed
Result:

23-1172

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:38:05 GMT

File #: 23-1172
Ver.: 1
Agenda #: 10.
Type: Resolution
Title: That the Administration update this Council on locations of sharps collection stations and work with the Commissioner of Public Works to install sharps collection stations in all public restrooms.
Action: Recommended to be marked work completed
Result:

23-0618

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:38:05 GMT

File #: 23-0618
Ver.: 1
Agenda #: 11.
Type: Order
Title: That ?the Director of Health & Human Services work with this Council and community partners to determine if the city has a current PILOT agreement with Mass General Brigham and other healthcare providers, and how mental health services can be a component of such agreements, particularly as part of a mental health gun buyback program.
Action: Recommended to be marked work completed
Result: