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Meeting Name: Equity, Gender, Seniors, Families and Vulnerable Populations Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/4/2020 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Virtual
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210290 2210290Public Communication3,380 citizens (approx.) submitting comments re: redistributing Police Department funding.Placed on file  Action details Not available
210228 3210228ResolutionSupporting full implementation of body worn cameras by sworn personnel in the Police Department.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
210239 3210239ResolutionThat the Mayor work with the Director of the Somerville Housing Authority to abolish the Housing Authority Police Department and reallocate the funds for social services for Housing Authority residents.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
210240 3210240ResolutionThat the Director of the Somerville Housing Authority (SHA) develop a formal process for SHA residents to report SHA Police misconduct, in lieu of an outright abolition.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
210237 3210237ResolutionThat the Administration re-assess its hiring policies to include people of color in leadership positions and update this Council on efforts to promote equity across all departments.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
210238 3210238OrderThat the Director of SPCD update this Council on the minority-owned business initiative and provide data on the number of businesses that have been helped from being gentrified.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
205531 5205531CommunicationParks and Recreation Director responding to #205361 re: the allocation of indoor and outdoor spaces.Placed on file  Action details Not available
206188 6206188ResolutionThat the Administration update this Board prior to July 12, 2018, on providing public restrooms at public parks, including parks that will be used by programs that would otherwise use Conway Park, including Dickerman Park.Work completed  Action details Not available
206643 6206643ResolutionThat the Administration report on how the port-a-potty pilot went this summer, whether or not it can be expanded, and how residents should notify the city if port-a-potties need cleaning.Work completed  Action details Not available
205532 6205532Officer's CommunicationParks and Recreation Director submitting the Department's Fall, 2017 youth participation statistics.Placed on file  Action details Not available
205289 7205289OrderThat the Director of Purchasing share the process for procuring food, food packaging and flatware for the school cafeterias.Work completed  Action details Not available
206232 7206232ResolutionThat the Administration install portable toilets at playgrounds and the following parks: Albion, Dickerman, North Street, Lincoln (when it reopens), Marshall Street, Chuckie Harris, Kenney, Grimmons, Healey, Hoyt-Sullivan (when it reopens) and Conway, no later than July 2018.Work completed  Action details Not available
205361 8205361OrderThat the Director of Parks and Recreation and the Superintendent of Schools share their policies and procedures for allocating indoor spaces and outdoor spaces, in particular for local or youth-serving organizations.Work completed  Action details Not available
205290 9205290OrderThat the Commissioner of Public Works share the process of handling different types of cafeteria waste, including recyclables and food waste.Work completed  Action details Not available