Details Meeting Name: Public Health and Public Safety Committee Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 11/3/2014 7:00 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 (23) 23 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 197915 2 197915 Public Communication FAA Regional Director Corbett submitting comments re: #197474, a resolution to limit airplane noise over Somerville. Work completed   Action details Not available 197916 2 197916 Public Communication US Representative Capuano submitting comments re: #197474, a resolution to limit airplane noise over Somerville. Work completed   Action details Not available 197886 3 197886 Order That the Chief of Police and representatives of the Administration report to this Board on the safety of neighbors of the Vinfen group home at 155 Central Street, and on discussions with Vinfen, DMH, and Somerville's state legislative delegation. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 197713 3 197713 Order That the Director of SPCD (ISD) inspect the property at the corner of Broadway and McGrath Highway (formerly a gas station), and issue fines where appropriate. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 197718 3 197718 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works report to this Board any legal action with respect to the broken solar trash barrels in Davis Square and elsewhere. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 197780 3 197780 Order That the City Solicitor review the attached 311 data as it relates to airplane noise pollution and report to this Board on a recommended course of action. Work completed   Action details Not available 197858 4 197858 Officer's Communication DPW Commissioner responding to various Board Orders submitted 9/23/14. Work completed   Action details Not available 197755 4 197755 Communication Chief Fire Engineer responding to #197483 re: 29 Dickinson St. Work completed   Action details Not available 196353 5 196353 Resolution That the Administration take steps to address the snow related concerns affecting public safety, especially of school aged children and elderly residents, expressed in the attached letter. Work completed   Action details Not available 196432 5 196432 Resolution That the Middlesex County District Attorney update the City on the investigation into the murder of Deanna Cremin, on this, the 19th anniversary of her death. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 196766 5 196766 Order That the Director of SPCD (ISD) and the Director of Public Health explain the policy for food and food donations at charity or nonprofit events. Work completed   Action details Not available 196787 5 196787 Order That the Director of Public Health and Commissioner of Public Works install a sign on the island at Bow Street and Somerville Avenue prohibiting feeding the birds, and that the Director of Public Health distribute a flyer around the neighborhood explaining why birds may not be fed, and that the Police, Animal Control, ISD, and DPW enforce Ordinance 3-3 at this island. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 196891 5 196891 Order That the Director of the SPCD (ISD) and the City Solicitor appear before this Board to discuss the city’s schedule of fines and how and/or why they have or have not been used fully. Work completed   Action details Not available 197367 5 197367 Order That the Director of SPCD (ISD) provide updates on the problems reported at 38 Illinois Avenue and 39-41 Michigan Avenue, detailing a plan of how these properties will be dealt with. Work completed   Action details Not available 195082 7 195082 Order That the City's Disability Coordinator appear before the Committee on Public Health and Safety to update the Committee on pending claims on accessibility issues and the status of plans to improve access to City buildings and sidewalks, including the East and West Branch Libraries. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 195321 7 195321 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking install an audio tone device for the pedestrian walk signal at Highland and College Avenues for the benefit of visually impaired individuals utilizing that crosswalk. Work completed   Action details Not available 195502 7 195502 Order That the Environmental Programs Manager report to the Ward 6 Alderman and the Committee on Public Health and Safety, the impact of bamboo and whether it is a plant that should be limited due to its invasive nature. Work completed   Action details Not available 195509 7 195509 Resolution That the Administration provide an update on air traffic noise over Somerville and continuing efforts to reduce this noise. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 195671 7 195671 Order That the Director of the Women's Commission appear at a future Public Health and Safety Committee meeting to update this Board on the city's domestic violence prevention efforts. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 194408 8 194408 Resolution That this Board requests that representatives of the Community Assessment of Freeway Exposure and Health study and SPCD's Housing Division appear before the Committee on Public Health and Safety to discuss the recent $675,000 grant from the Kresge Foundation to address health risks to residents from I-93. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 194939 8 194939 Resolution That this Board requests that the Cambridge Health Alliance cease, or shelve, its proposed consolidation plan until they convene stakeholders to discuss how best to meet the challenges of an ever changing health care landscape, while meeting the needs of our community. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 193094 10 193094 Order That the Director of Public Health provide the Committee on Public Health and Safety with the CAFÉ study information once it's completed. Work completed   Action details Not available 192737 12 192737 Order That this Board’s Committee on Public Health and Safety arrange for representatives of Riverside Community Care aka Somerville Mental Health Association, to appear before the Committee to explain where the programs are and how the City can assist them. Kept in committee   Action details Not available