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Meeting Name: Public Health and Public Safety Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/22/2017 5:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Committee Room – 2nd Floor – City Hall
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202991 3202991OrderThat Directors of SPCD and Traffic and Parking report to this Board on the current policy, or plans, to include bicycle safety education materials in parking permit renewal mailings, and involve this Board and the Bicycle Committee to develop or expand such a program.Work completed  Action details Not available
203259 3203259OrderThat the Superintendent of Inspectional Services provide a list of all fines issued to the Cobble Hill Plaza since January 2016.Work completed  Action details Not available
203260 3203260OrderThat the Superintendent of Inspectional Services continue to fine the owner(s) of the abandoned Cobble Hill Plaza for neglecting the property.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
203285 3203285OrderThat the Superintendent of Inspectional Services issue citations at 32 Webster Avenue for code violations, and direct the owner to clean and repair the property.Work completed  Action details Not available
202625 4202625OrderThat the Director of SPCD develop and report to this Board an outreach campaign to start in the spring of 2017, to educate motorists about using the “Dutch Reach” to open the driver’s side door to avoid “dooring” cyclists.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
202776 5202776OrderThat the Superintendent of Inspectional Services, with the assistance of other departments as necessary, forward to this Board’s Committee on Public Health and Safety a list of AirBnB-type lodging facilities in the city.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
202782 5202782OrderThat the Supervisor of Inspectional Services and the Chief Fire Engineer report to this Board on the cause of the fire at 8-10 Appleton Street, including whether the AirBnB rental there was in compliance with city and state laws, and whether it played any role in the cause of the fire.Work completed  Action details Not available
202801 5202801ResolutionThat the Administration advise this Board on the proposed state regulation of AirBnB properties, and options the city might have for taxation and regulation.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
202182 6202182OrderThat the Chief of Police or the Director of SPCD report to this Board on plans to educate motorists about using the “Dutch Reach” to open the driver’s door as a way to avoid “dooring” cyclists.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
201794 8201794OrderThat the Director of SPCD report to this Board on measures to design streets and bike lanes, and educate drivers and bicyclists, to increase safety with respect to the door-opening zone for parked cars.Work completed  Action details Not available