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Meeting Name: Public Health and Public Safety Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/27/2015 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Committee Room – 2nd Floor – City Hall
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199949 3199949OrderThat the Chief of Police order directed patrols to monitor compliance with the STOP signs at Jacques Street and Edgar Avenue, and at Heath Street and Edgar Avenue.Work completed  Action details Not available
199948 3199948OrderThat the Chief of Police provide this Board with a list of all notices sent to property owners pursuant to Ordinance 9-97 (nuisance control) in the last two years.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
199968 3199968OrderThat the Commissioner of Public Works clean in front of the businesses along Broadway, and that the Supervisor of Inspectional Services reinforce the necessity of businesses to clean up in front of their properties.Work completed  Action details Not available
199977 3199977OrderThat the Chief Fire Engineer inspect 34 Chetwynd Road and 146 Curtis Street for upholstered furniture kept on porches.Work completed  Action details Not available
199981 3199981OrderThat the Supervisor of Inspectional Services inspect 134 Professors Row for an open trash dumpster with overflowing trash, and take appropriate action.Work completed  Action details Not available
200041 3200041OrderThat the Director of Traffic and Parking and the Chief of Police insure that whenever a sidewalk is closed due to construction – especially near a school -- that there be a clearly-marked crosswalk or a police detail, for pedestrian safety.Work completed  Action details Not available
200053 3200053OrderThat the Director of Traffic and Parking and the Chief of Police cite illegally parked delivery trucks on Winter Street.Work completed  Action details Not available
200058 3200058OrderThat Chief of Police order directed patrols to Somerville Avenue between Kirby Place and Hawkins Street during early evening hours and on weekends, to deal with unruly citizens bothering pedestrians walking to Union Square.Work completed  Action details Not available
200075 3200075OrderThat the City Solicitor provide this Board's Committee on Public Health and Safety with a listing of all ordinances and traffic regulations regarding bicycles.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
200074 3200074ResolutionThat the Administration update the Committee on Public Health and Safety monthly on data for Logan Airport Runway 33L, and that the City engage Wig Zamore and communicate with officials from Cambridge and other communities on this matter.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
200126 3200126OrderThat the Supervisor of Inspectional Services address this Board on dumpster inspections and provide a list of dumpster locations with their last inspection dates.Work completed  Action details Not available
199793 3199793Public CommunicationMA DPU Chairman responding to #199589 re: addressing deceptive sales practices used by some electricity companies.Work completed  Action details Not available
199724 4199724OrderThat the Chief of Police and the Chief Fire Engineer appear before the Committee on Public Health and Public Safety to discuss concerns regarding #198703 and #199522 for public safety at Assembly Row and citywide.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
199054 5199054Public CommunicationMA DOT responding to #198702 re: noise and pollution barriers along I-93.Placed on file  Action details Not available
199355 5199355ResolutionThat the Administration institute a plan to notify and update affected residents during water main breaks, distribute bottled water to them, and check on their well-being.Work completed  Action details Not available
199520 5199520ResolutionThat the Administration prioritize a public health initiative to control the opiate abuse epidemic, including nearby health and educational institutions and any other available resources.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
199589 5199589ResolutionThat the Department of Public Utilities investigate and take appropriate actions against electricity companies that use deceptive sales tactics.Work completed  Action details Not available
199639 5199639OrderThat the Director of Health and Human Services warn residents, especially senior citizens, about electricity companies that use deceptive sales practices.Work completed  Action details Not available
198702 6198702ResolutionThat the State Delegation secure the funding and achieve the installation of sound proof barriers along I-93, which would curb fine particle pollution.Work completed  Action details Not available
199100 6199100ResolutionThat this Board supports the efforts of the Logan Community Advisory Committee and requests that the FAA re-examine its Runway 33L policies to reduce noise complaints.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
198956 7198956ResolutionThat the Administration develop with this Board a strategy to analyze the increasing use of Runway 33L at Logan Airport and document the adverse noise impacts.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
198097 9198097OrderThat the Director of SPCD update this Board on its public education campaign concerning appropriate bicycling in central business districts.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
192737 19192737OrderThat 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