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Meeting Name: Open Space, Environment and Energy Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/1/2017 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Committee Room – 2nd Floor – City Hall
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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202997 3202997OrderThat the Commissioner of Public Works consider installing an irrigation system for Prospect Hill Park.Work completed  Action details Not available
202993 3202993OrderThat the Director of Sustainability and Environment update this Board on the planned curbside composting pilot program, and on other possible programs to promote composting.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
202994 3202994OrderThat the Director of SPCD report to this Board on the community gardens program, and what steps are being taken to develop new community gardens for the hundreds of residents on the waiting list.Work completed  Action details Not available
202992 3202992OrderThat the Director of Sustainability and Environment and the City Solicitor advise this Board on the feasibility requiring certain commercial and multi-family buildings to require composting as a part of regular waste disposal.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
203071 3203071OrderThat the Director of SPCD update this Board on discussions with DCR regarding city management of DCR fields such as Foss Park, Draw 7 Park and the Dilboy Auxiliary Fields, and provide an updated Fields Master Plan if warranted.Work completed  Action details Not available
203058 4203058Officer's CommunicationDPW Commissioner responding to various Board Orders submitted this evening, 3/23/17.Work completed  Action details Not available
200428 4200428Grant of LocationSubmitted by Envirotrac for Speedway LLC, to advance 3 soil borings in the sidewalk at 24 and 26-28 Kensington Avenue, and install monitoring wells in 2 of those borings.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
201432 4201432OrderThat the Director of the Office of Sustainability and Environment and the Commissioner of Public Works explore alternatives, such as a "pay as you throw" program, to limit the amount of curbside trash, and integrate curbside composting.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
201695 5201695OrderThat the Director of Sustainability and the Environment report to this Board on reducing food waste and expanding composting at city schools.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
202009 5202009CommunicationConveying the Department of Public Works’ response to questions about landscaping at the Healey School.Work completed  Action details Not available
201378 6201378OrderThat the Director of Sustainability and Environment provide an energy master plan for the most effective systems to approach net zero for Union Square and other "transformative zones" as outlined in SomerVision.Work completed  Action details Not available