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Meeting Name: Public Health and Public Safety Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/10/2026 6:30 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Virtual
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26-1516 11.Committee MinutesApproval of the Minutes of the Public Health and Public Safety Committee Meeting of September 30, 2026.   Not available Not available
26-1500 12.ResolutionIn support of meeting spaces for Alcoholics Anonymous.   Not available Not available
26-1478 13.Public CommunicationBarbara Phillips submitting comments re: Warming Center.   Not available Not available
26-1421 14.OrderThat, in view of the proliferation of rats in the city, the Director of Public Health and/or designees update this Council on the status of dumpster license registration and enforcement, including: estimates of the numbers of licensed and unlicensed dumpsters in the city which regularly contain discarded food; procedures for identifying unlicensed dumpsters and encouraging licensing; criteria for approval of dumpsters; staff capacity for dumpster inspection and enforcement; and current methods and best practices for excluding rodents from dumpsters.   Not available Not available
26-1339 15.Officer's CommunicationDirector of Emergency Management conveying the 2025-2026 Cummings School Winter Warming Center After Action Report and Improvement Plan.   Not available Not available
26-1305 16.ResolutionThat the Director of Health and Human Services discuss the street harassment reported by abutters and pedestrians on Prescott Street, School Street and the area surrounding the Warming Center (when it is open) and what steps are being taken to address this going forward.   Not available Not available
26-0493 17.Public CommunicationGilman Square Neighborhood Council submitting comments re: McGrath Boulevard.   Not available Not available
26-0106 18.ResolutionThat the Administration provide monthly updates to the Committee on Public Health and Public Safety on progress towards addressing homelessness in Somerville.   Not available Not available