Details Meeting Name: Rodent Issues Special Committee Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 1/29/2019 5:30 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 (44) 44 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 204832 2 204832 Officer's Communication SomerStat Analyst submitting rodent management research and data analysis findings and takeaways. Work completed   Action details Not available 203715 3 203715 Order That the Superintendent of Inspectional Services address rodent issues on Cross Street Place, Wisconsin Avenue, MacArthur Street, Franklin Street, Pearl Street Mt. Pleasant Street, Alston Street and Gilman Street. Work completed   Action details Not available 203842 3 203842 Order That the Superintendent of Inspectional Services bait Autumn Street for rodents. Work completed   Action details Not available 204172 3 204172 Order That the Superintendent of Inspectional Services report to this Board on the use of raptors (hawks, owls, etc.) to control rats and whether they might work here, and on the use of poisons to control rats and whether they also kill raptors. Work completed   Action details Not available 204221 3 204221 Order That the Superintendent of Inspectional Services inspect the Linden and Merriam Street neighborhoods for rodent problems and report back to this Board on findings and actions taken. Work completed   Action details Not available 204226 3 204226 Order That the Superintendent of Inspectional Services inspect the parking lot at Chester Avenue and Cross Street for rodent activity and issue fines if appropriate. Work completed   Action details Not available 203264 3 203264 Order That the Superintendent of Inspectional Services inspect Pennsylvania Avenue for signs of rodent activity and bait accordingly. Work completed   Action details Not available 203447 3 203447 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works remove the dead rodent on the North Street corner of Hamilton Road. Work completed   Action details Not available 203589 3 203589 Order That the Superintendent of Inspectional Services bait the Quincy Park area for rodents, and address the conditions there that may attract them. Work completed   Action details Not available 200715 3 200715 Order That the Supervisor of Inspectional Services conduct a walk-through of Bonair Street, McArthur Street and Autumn Avenue and order new barrels for those who need them. Work completed   Action details Not available 200887 3 200887 Order That the Supervisor of Inspectional Services bait Illinois and Pennsylvania Avenues for rodents and distribute rodent prevention information to the community. Work completed   Action details Not available 200889 3 200889 Order That the Supervisor of Inspectional Services address the rodent issues on Wesley Street and inspect around 14 Dana Street for rodent activity. Work completed   Action details Not available 201089 3 201089 Order That the Supervisor of Inspectional Services inspect Kensington Avenue, Edmands Street and Assembly Row for signs of rodents activity and bait accordingly. Work completed   Action details Not available 201134 3 201134 Order That the Supervisor of Inspectional Services inspect Wellington Street for rodents and bait where appropriate. Work completed   Action details Not available 201156 3 201156 Order That the Supervisor of Inspectional Services bait the sewer on Pleasant Street at Vinal Avenue. Work completed   Action details Not available 201417 3 201417 Order That the Supervisor of Inspectional Services inspect Pinckney Place for rodent activity. Work completed   Action details Not available 201710 3 201710 Order That the Superintendent of Inspectional Services support the residents of Beacon Street with rodent control flyers and private baiting services. Work completed   Action details Not available 201766 3 201766 Order That the Superintendent of Inspectional Services bait around the Healey School for rodents. Work completed   Action details Not available 201768 3 201768 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works clean the trash barrel(s) at the Marshall Street playground due to increased rodent activity, and that the Superintendent of Inspectional Services bait the barrel(s). Work completed   Action details Not available 201879 3 201879 Order That the Superintendent of Inspectional Services bait Cross Street, Gilman Street, Chester Avenue and Cross Street Place for rodents. Work completed   Action details Not available 202161 3 202161 Order That the Superintendent of Inspectional Services inspect with the Ward 2 Alderman the 300 block of Beacon Street, to determine the source(s) of increased rodent activity. Work completed   Action details Not available 202178 3 202178 Order That the Director of Inspectional Services bait Belmont Street, from Highland Avenue to Summer Street. Work completed   Action details Not available 202352 3 202352 Order That the Superintendent of Inspectional Services inspect Rhode Island Avenue for rodents and bait appropriately. Work completed   Action details Not available 202436 3 202436 Order That the Superintendent of Inspectional Services bait the sewer at 22 Conwell Street. Work completed   Action details Not available 202438 3 202438 Order That the Superintendent of Inspectional Services bait the sewers at the corner of Highland Avenue and Lowell Street. Work completed   Action details Not available 202439 3 202439 Order That the Superintendent of Inspectional Services bait the sewers on Wesley, Dana, and Wigglesworth Streets. Work completed   Action details Not available 202444 3 202444 Order That the Superintendent of Inspectional Services and the Commissioner of Public Works clean the building at 22-24 Cross Street East, bait for rodents, and replace the shingles. Work completed   Action details Not available 202723 3 202723 Order That the Superintendent of Inspectional Services bait School Street between Medford Street and Broadway, and all around the Healy school. Work completed   Action details Not available 202796 3 202796 Order That the Superintendent of Inspectional Service inspect Hathorn Street for rodents and bait accordingly. Work completed   Action details Not available 202804 3 202804 Order That the Superintendent of Inspectional Services inspect the area around 117 Liberty Avenue for rodent activity. Work completed   Action details Not available 205356 3 205356 Order That the Superintendent of Inspectional Services establish a system of ongoing rodent population monitoring at several hot-spots in high-impact neighborhoods, to determine and regularly report on the effectiveness of interventions. Work completed   Action details Not available 206224 3 206224 Resolution That the Administration present a revised job description for the Environmental Health Liaison that requires candidates to have rodent extermination experience and the ability to implement the city’s rodent eradication strategy, including monitoring and neighborhood meetings. Work completed   Action details Not available 206689 3 206689 Order That the Superintendent of Inspectional Services address the dramatic increase in rat sightings on Wesley Park, Bow Street and Montrose Street and discuss baiting and examining nearby garbage dumpsters and public waste bins. Work completed   Action details Not available 207379 3 207379 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works explain to this Board the process for procuring, maintaining, and repairing or replacing rodent-proof trash barrels. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 207380 3 207380 Resolution That the Administration work with this Board to consider strengthening rodent eradication as part of building demolition, potentially using as an example the ordinance of Nassau County, Long Island, which requires proof of eradication before allowing demolition to proceed. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 203263 4 203263 Order That the Superintendent of Inspectional Services inspect potential rodent burrows under I-93, by Lombardi Way. Work completed   Action details Not available 203812 4 203812 Officer's Communication DPW Commissioner responding to various Board Orders submitted 6/8/17. Work completed   Action details Not available 200220 4 200220 Order That the Supervisor of Inspectional Services inspect the General Insulation building on Cross Street for signs of rodent activity and update the Ward 1 Alderman of the findings. Work completed   Action details Not available 200238 4 200238 Order That the Supervisor of Inspectional Services monitor and bait Otis Street for rodents, particularly near the Edgerly School and 15 Otis street. Work completed   Action details Not available 200246 4 200246 Resolution That the Administration request rodent sightings be placed as an icon on the Commonwealth Connect app. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 200628 4 200628 Order That the Supervisor of Inspectional Services consider increasing fines for businesses in violation of rodent prevention measures. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 203792 5 203792 Resolution That the Administration utilize the drug Senestech to sterilize rats as one of many measures to control the rodent population. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 205338 5 205338 Order That the City Solicitor draft a feral cat ordinance similar to Chicago's, to assist feral cats and address rodent concerns. Work completed   Action details Not available 203839 9 203839 Order That the City Solicitor draft an amendment to Ordinance 11-38(d)(2) to strengthen the language regarding rodent eradication prior to developments being constructed. Work completed   Action details Not available