Details Meeting Name: Open Space, Environment and Energy Committee Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 12/4/2019 6:30 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 (31) 31 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 207373 3 207373 Order That the Director of Sustainability and Environment develop an electric vehicle charging infrastructure program. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 207374 3 207374 Order That the Director of Sustainability and Environment and the Director of SPCD improve bus reliability and trip time and report to this Board, quarterly, on progress made. Work completed   Action details Not available 207376 3 207376 Order That the Director of Sustainability and Environment and the Director of SPCD formalize and implement a modern urban forestry management plan, including best practices and a resilient species list. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 207910 3 207910 Order That the Director of Sustainability and Environment present the upcoming plan for Community Choice Electricity Aggregation. Work completed   Action details Not available 207911 3 207911 Order That the Director of Sustainability and Environment discuss the FY18 and FY19 recycling and trash tonnage, impacts, proposed changes and other issues pertinent to this topic. Work completed   Action details Not available 207912 3 207912 Order That the Director of Sustainability and Environment and the Director of Purchasing discuss the Procurement Sustainability Policy, to purchase products from environmentally responsible companies. Work completed   Action details Not available 208042 3 208042 Order That the Director of Sustainability and Environment inform this Council about New York City's "Climate Mobilization Act," which includes dramatic emission reductions for tall buildings, and explain which aspects could be adapted here. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208232 3 208232 Order That the Director of Parks and Recreation and the Commissioner of Public Works explore starting a monthly volunteer trash pickup day for the Dilboy DCR and Alewife Brook areas. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208380 3 208380 Order That the Director of Sustainability and the Environment report to this Council on Newton’s electricity aggregation program that provides as the standard service 60% of its electricity from renewable sources, and whether it could be adopted here. Work completed   Action details Not available 208382 3 208382 Order That the Director of Sustainability and the Environment and the Director of Health and Human Services report to this Council the best approaches to banning or regulating plastic alcohol nip bottles, and report on any discussions that have taken place on this topic with liquor store managers and owners. Work completed   Action details Not available 208614 3 208614 Resolution That the Administration inform this City Council whether the new High School, and eventually other municipal buildings, will have dishwashing capacity, to reduce or eliminate reliance on single-use flatware and dishes. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208808 3 208808 Resolution That the Administration update this Council on the Climate Preparedness Week Resolution (#208611) that was submitted in July. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208805 3 208805 Resolution Affirming the federal Green New Deal resolution by establishing goals, identifying actions necessary to meet these goals, and calling for the federal government to enact policies to advance a Green New Deal. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208825 3 208825 Order That the Director of Sustainability and the Environment explore the feasibility and utility of mattress recycling, such as Cambridge’s UTEC program, as well as any plans for reusing or recycling other large household items. Work completed   Action details Not available 208920 3 208920 Order That the Director of SPCD develop a plan to plant a native species pollinator garden along the Community Path. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 209049 3 209049 Resolution That the Administration report whether any per- and poly-fluoroalkyl chemicals are present in any artificial turf in the City. Work completed   Action details Not available 209152 3 209152 Order That the Director of Parks and Recreation update this Council regarding quality control review, contractor warranty policy, and field use data of the Lincoln Park athletic field. Work completed   Action details Not available 209153 3 209153 Order That the Director of Sustainability and Environment provide this Council with an update on Somerville Climate Forward’s goal #11, the plan for implementation in the short term. Work completed   Action details Not available 209154 3 209154 Order That the Director of Sustainability and Environment and the Director of SPCD plan to incentivize property owners to use clean ways of cooking and heating, since buildings are the greatest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Work completed   Action details Not available 209155 3 209155 Order That the Director of Sustainability and Environment update this Council on the Community Choice Aggregation bulk purchase of electricity. Work completed   Action details Not available 209156 3 209156 Order That the Director of Purchasing and all departments procure services from environmentally-responsible companies for city operations (e.g. electric vehicles for garbage pickup, zero emissions equipment for landscaping, etc.). Work completed   Action details Not available 209157 3 209157 Resolution That the Administration enforce vehicle idling laws for city vehicles, commercial vehicles and personal vehicles. Work completed   Action details Not available 205711 3 205711 Resolution That the Administration present a Heat Island Impact Analysis on the proposed replacement of Conway Park's grass fields with artificial turf. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 207031 3 207031 Order That the Chief of Police and the Chief Fire Engineer discuss the routing process and geo-locating capacity for 911 calls, especially calls from cell phones. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 205935 4 205935 Resolution That the Administration inform this Board of any opportunities to incentivize waste reduction, such as opt-in composting, PAYT, or charges to phone book distributors for disposal costs. Work completed   Action details Not available 205709 4 205709 Resolution That the Administration immediately pursue creation of a public fields and recreation area in the Inner Belt District pursuant to the Fields Master Plan. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 205708 5 205708 Resolution That the Administration immediately pursue creation of a public athletic field and recreation complex atop the 36,000 square foot parking deck proposed for construction in the Union Square eminent domain parcel currently designated "D-2". Work completed   Action details Not available 206201 5 206201 Order That the Director of SomerStat share an update on implementing a work order system for asset management, CRM requests, preventive maintenance, and related functions, for departments like Public Works, Engineering, and Urban Forestry. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 207167 5 207167 Order That the Director of SPCD share biannual CIP progress reports for all new open space and parks projects. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 201432 6 201432 Order That 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. Work completed   Action details Not available 200299 8 200299 Order That the Director of SPCD, the Commissioner of Public Works and the Director of Sustainability and Environment consider the pros and cons of artificial turf and identify alternative designs for publicly accessible open space. Work completed   Action details Not available