Details Meeting Name: Open Space, Environment and Energy Committee Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 12/1/2015 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Committee Room – 2nd Floor – City Hall City Hall Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: Meeting Items (16) 16 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: Legislation only Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Agenda # Type Title Action Result Action Details Video 200103 2 200103 Public Communication Sara Rostampour submitting comments re: grass fields at Lincoln Park. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 200012 2 200012 Public Communication David Turin submitting comments re: grass fields at Lincoln Park. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 199992 3 199992 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works provide the Special Committee on Open Space, Environment and Energy with a list of fields that would benefit from the field maintenance plan this fall and those that would not. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 200299 3 200299 Order That the Director of SPCD, the Commissioner of Public Works and the Director of Sustainability and Environment consider the pros and cons of artificial turf and identify alternative designs for publicly accessible open space. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 200300 3 200300 Order That the Director of SPCD and the Commissioner of Public Works advise this Board of the minimum ADA requirements for hard surfaces at publicly accessible open space. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 200289 3 200289 Resolution That the Administration review concerns raised by residents about LED street lights, and change course if the problems seen in other communities are imminent. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 199294 3 199294 Order That the Director of Sustainability and Environment discuss methods to reduce light pollution with dark sky lighting. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 199513 3 199513 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works develop a maintenance plan for all grass athletic fields and submit a request for funding to this Board. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 199791 3 199791 Public Communication 671 Somerville petitioners communicating their support for keeping natural grass at Lincoln Park, not artificial turf. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 199792 3 199792 Public Communication Lynn Weissman submitting comments re: grass fields at Lincoln Park. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 199715 3 199715 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works and the Director of Sustainability and the Environment report to this Board on why the city is not using its authority to request a recycling plan for apartment buildings, which has resulted in some apartment dwellers not being able to participate in recycling. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 199864 3 199864 Resolution That the Administration develop a city-wide Open Space Integrated Plan for the protection, development, maintenance and programming of both private and public open spaces. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 198353 4 198353 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works meet with this Board’s Committee on Energy and Environment to discuss the use of salt and salt substitutes during the winter. Work completed   Action details Not available 199696 4 199696 Order That the Director of SPCD update the Ward 3 Alderman on plans for renovating Central Hill Park. Work completed   Action details Not available 199712 5 199712 Order That 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 198203 5 198203 Resolution That the Administration report its Action Plan in response to the recommendation of the Fields Task Force. Kept in committee   Action details Not available