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Meeting Name: Public Health and Public Safety Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/24/2018 7:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Committee Room – 2nd Floor – City Hall
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205465 3205465OrderThat the Chief of Police work with the Administration to report to this Board on the Police Department’s participation in the regional COPLINK program, with regard to the city's status as a Sanctuary City.Work completed  Action details Not available
205668 3205668OrderThat the Chief of Police report to this Board on the prioritization of crossing guard locations and on the training that crossing guards receive.Work completed  Action details Not available
205697 3205697ResolutionThat the Administration update this Board on a municipal ID program for all residents, including any input from local immigrant advocacy groups, residents and non-profit organizations.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
205699 3205699ResolutionThat the Administration share information on efforts with WAZE and other routing systems to determine how their algorithms direct traffic through Somerville.Work completed  Action details Not available
205825 3205825ResolutionThat the Administration provide an update on the range of projected revenue from recreational marijuana facilities how these funds may be used.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
205826 3205826ResolutionThat the Administration consider, as part of its facilities planning process and its ongoing development of programs like 311, libraries, recreation and neighborhood policing, ways to establish multi-purpose neighborhood-based service centers.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
205828 3205828ResolutionThat the Administration update this Board on maintaining bus shelters or installing new shelters, such as the #90 bus stop at Assembly Square.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
205830 3205830OrderThat the Chief of Police share how decisions are made to notify the public about public safety events, using 311, CTY, ConnectEd calls and emails, or other means.Work completed  Action details Not available
205909 3205909ResolutionThat the Administration, MA DEP, and Eversource explain to this Board the cause of the recent oil spill in the Mystic River near Assembly Square, the plan to clean it up, and any information residents should be aware of for safety.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
205900 3205900OrderThat the City Clerk request the MA Opioid Abuse Prevention Collaborative to inform this Board of any regional programs or strategies that involve Somerville.Work completed  Action details Not available
206292 3206292ResolutionThat the Administration review all City applications and other filings on which a gender designation is required and, if not already provided, make revisions to allow a person to designate a gender other than "Male" or "Female" and to report to the Ward 6 Alderman the results of such review.Work completed  Action details Not available
206429 3206429OrderThat the Chief of Police and the Director of Health and Human Services share ways that the City or School Department can help teens or children who have witnessed a crime, trauma, or an arrest, to process the information after the event.Work completed  Action details Not available
206426 3206426OrderThat the Chief of Police report on the placement of crossing guards and how the location assignments get prioritized.Work completed  Action details Not available
206582 3206582OrderThat the Chief of Police report to this Board the number of times the Chief has sent a notice to landlords whose tenants have violated the provisions of Ordinance 9-97, and whether such a notice was sent to the owner of 38 Chetwynd Road for the incident on September 1, 2018.Work completed  Action details Not available
206585 3206585ResolutionThat the Administration share a more comprehensive set of goals related to air quality based on CAFEH study results, when or if available.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
206680 3206680ResolutionThat a representative of the Board of Health and the Administration work with the Committee on Public Health and Public Safety to revamp the City's current ordinances and regulations for the use of tobacco and cannabis products in public places, and recommend signage and posting locations to inform the public where the consumption of those products is prohibited, with the fines for violation.Work completed  Action details Not available
204924 3204924Officer's CommunicationLegislative Liaison submitting a communication regarding the implementation of the Ordinance to Safeguard Vulnerable Road Users (aka the Sideguard Ordinance).Work completed  Action details Not available
204948 3204948ResolutionThat the Administration explore additional pedestrian safety strategies for crosswalks when the crossing signs have to be removed during winter.Work completed  Action details Not available
205193 3205193OrderThat the Director of Traffic and Parking explain whether it is possible to program alternative LED patterns for blinking STOP signs and other traffic signs.Work completed  Action details Not available
205534 4205534CommunicationTraffic and Parking Director responding to various Board Orders from the 2/22/18 meeting.Work completed  Action details Not available
205366 4205366ResolutionThat the Administration refrain from appointing any further candidates to the position of Reserve Firefighter and seek to discontinue use of the Fire Reserve List at the earliest possible opportunity.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
204852 4204852OrderThat the Chief of Police report to this Board, the current approach for enforcing laws relating to cell phone use while driving, and any relevant studies regarding the prevalence of such use in the city.Work completed  Action details Not available
204451 5204451CommunicationConveying the School Department's Security Camera Policy to this Board's Committee on Public Health and Public Safety.Work completed  Action details Not available
204128 6204128ResolutionThat the Administration convene a meeting to discuss airplane noise, similar to a meeting being held in Cambridge, and include congressional representatives, the state delegation, elected city officials and city staff.Kept in committee  Action details Not available