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Meeting Name: Open Space, Environment and Energy Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/6/2015 6:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Committee Room – 2nd Floor – City Hall
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199951 3199951OrderThat the Commissioner of Public Works replace the three dead trees in Magoun Square at K-2 Wine and Liquors, the New England Science Fiction Association, and the former Modelo Bakery.Work completed  Action details Not available
199952 3199952OrderThat the Commissioner of Public Works arrange with the developer of 235 Lowell Street to plant trees in the two vacant tree wells in front of the building.Work completed  Action details Not available
199982 3199982OrderThat the Director of SPCD advise this Board on the number of new trees over the past 3 years that have been replaced within the warranty offered by the vendor.Work completed  Action details Not available
199983 3199983OrderThat the City Arborist inspect the health of the trees at the locations named within.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
199984 3199984OrderThat the Director of SPCD meet with this Board’s Special Committee on Open Space, Environment and Energy to discuss the selection and maintenance of trees.Work completed  Action details Not available
200021 3200021ResolutionThat the Administration report to this Board on the hiring of the new contract arborist and how tree work will be coordinated between the DPW and SPCD.Work completed  Action details Not available
199419 4199419OrderThat the Director of Capital Projects and/or the Director of Sustainability and Environment update this Board and the Ward 5 Alderman regularly on the testing for contamination of groundwater from 154 Cedar Street.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
199420 4199420OrderThat the Director of Capital Projects and/or the Director of Sustainability and Environment report to this Board whether contaminated groundwater from underneath 154 Cedar Street may be getting into the pools of standing water beside the Community Path west of Cedar Street.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
199625 4199625Mayor's RequestRequesting authorization to develop a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) plan to aggregate the electricity load of residents and businesses, per MGL c164 s134.Approved  Action details Not available
199712 4199712OrderThat the Mayor’s Aide and/or the Director of Sustainability and the Environment report to this Board on progress in addressing the litter from Globe Direct circulars, and whether Cambridge’s agreement with Globe Direct is being implemented here.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
199092 4199092OrderThat the Tree Warden report to this Board over the last 3 years, how many public shade trees have been removed, and how many public hearings have been held.Work completed  Action details Not available
199133 5199133OrderThat the Director of SPCD determine if any of the city's trees have been infected by the Emerald Ash Borer, and report back to this Board with any strategy to save them, possibly by spraying Tree Azin.Work completed  Action details Not available
199097 5199097Grant of LocationSubmitted by Vertex Companies Inc to install 2 groundwater monitoring wells in the grassy area just north of the Community Bike Path, 180 feet and 250 feet west of Cedar St.Work completed  Action details Not available