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Meeting Name: Public Health and Public Safety Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/1/2026 6:30 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Virtual
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25-1709 11.Committee MinutesApproval of the Minutes of the Public Health and Public Safety Committee Meeting of October 30, 2025.   Not available Not available
25-1855 12.Committee MinutesApproval of the Minutes of the Rodent Issues Special Committee Meeting of December 1, 2025.   Not available Not available
26-1018 13.ResolutionThat the Chief of Police report to this Council on the response to the recent upsurge in drug use and other drug-related activity in public spaces in and around Davis Square, including in Hodgkins-Curtin park.   Not available Not available
26-0972 14.ResolutionThat the Administration address the ongoing public health and safety concerns at the Broadway Salvation Army site.   Not available Not available
26-0944 15.ResolutionThat the Chief of Police provide documentation in writing regarding the circumstances surrounding cyclist traffic enforcement in Union Square on the morning of May 28.   Not available Not available
26-0914 16.Public CommunicationChristopher Rosol submitting comments re: off leash dogs.   Not available Not available
26-0838 17.ResolutionThat the Chief Information Officer provide this Council with a summary report on the current accessibility status of city-operated digital properties including websites, platforms, and portals, and share any plans to ensure new properties ?comply with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) using principles like “accessibility-first design."   Not available Not available
26-0825 18.ResolutionThat the Administration submit a written report to this Council regarding the timeline and process for staffing the Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Coordinator role and update this Council on the plan to process ADA complaints and accessibility coordination when this position is vacant.   Not available Not available
26-0824 19.ResolutionThat the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator submit a written report to this City Council regarding the timeline for ADA Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 under Title II, and the plan for its completion.   Not available Not available
26-0708 110.ResolutionThat the Commissioner of Public Works invest in trash barrels with latches to address rodent issues.   Not available Not available
26-0647 111.ResolutionThat the Administration update this Council on the ordering and maintenance of firefighter equipment such as fire engines, ladder trucks and all other fire apparatus.   Not available Not available
26-0493 112.Public CommunicationGilman Square Neighborhood Council submitting comments re: McGrath Boulevard.   Not available Not available
26-0348 113.Mayor's CommunicationConveying Public Safety for All findings and current initiatives.   Not available Not available
26-0243 114.OrderThat the Director of Racial and Social Justice provide an update to this Council on the status of the Police Civilian Oversight Committee.   Not available Not available
26-0125 115.ResolutionThat the City Council calls for an end to period poverty, and an end to barriers making it difficult for residents to be able to afford menstrual products in Somerville.   Not available Not available
26-0108 116.ResolutionThat the Commissioner of Public Works install privacy film and replace the shades of the women's bathroom on the second floor of City Hall.   Not available Not available
26-0106 117.ResolutionThat the Administration provide monthly updates to the Committee on Public Health and Public Safety on progress towards addressing homelessness in Somerville.   Not available Not available
26-0099 118.ResolutionThat the Director of Health and Human Services immediately install menstrual product dispensers on each floor of City Hall that provide free menstrual products.   Not available Not available
26-0098 119.ResolutionThat the Director of Health and Human Services immediately install menstrual product dispensers that provide free menstrual products in all city owned bathrooms.   Not available Not available
26-0057 120.ResolutionThat the Director of Human Resources and the Chief of Police work with state officials to provide crossing guards on McGrath Highway.   Not available Not available
25-1770 121.OrderThat this City Council discuss the safety of the Summer Street bike lane design around or near Putnam Street to Benton Road and how and if additional safety modifications can be made.   Not available Not available