Details Meeting Name: Public Health and Public Safety Committee Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 5/3/2021 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Virtual Somerville Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: Meeting Items (34) 34 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 207942 3 207942 Order That the Director of Parks and Recreation design with interested parents and caregivers a summer program to support those who have children with autism disorder. Work completed   Action details Not available 209144 3 209144 Order That the Director of SPCD consider installing ADA/bicycle accessible ramps at the opposite ends of Edward Leathers Park to enhance the Neighborways bike path. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 210212 3 210212 Order That the Director of Health and Human Services work with the appropriate state agencies to identify all state funded group and foster homes to ensure they have enough PPEs and to examine their plans to keep facilities clean. Work completed   Action details Not available 210194 3 210194 Order That the Chief of Police provide weekly updates on mask citations issued and any non-compliance incidents. Work completed   Action details Not available 210366 3 210366 Order That the Police Department post its weekly crime log on social media every week. Work completed   Action details Not available 210476 3 210476 Order That the Chief of Police provide to this Council the number of confirmed shootings since January 2018, including the dates, times, locations, number of rounds fired, and what or who those rounds hit. Work completed   Action details Not available 210477 3 210477 Order That the Chief of Police provide to this Council the number of times and locations that shot spotter has been triggered since January 2018. Work completed   Action details Not available 210478 3 210478 Order That the Chief of Police utilize social media, including Twitter, to let residents know when there have been shots fired or when the Police make a firearm arrest. Work completed   Action details Not available 210541 3 210541 Order That the Director of Health and Human Services report to this Council, within 7 days, the ability of the Health Department or the Administration to order Covid-19 testing of all Tufts college students living in Somerville, whether attending classes virtually or in hybrid mode. Work completed   Action details Not available 211173 3 211173 Order That the Chief of Police utilize the Department's Crime Analyst to track and document police interactions with the public in order to identify possible racial profiling. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 211179 3 211179 Order That the Director of Communications advise the community via social media of all shootings and violent crimes that occur in Somerville. (2nd request) Work completed   Action details Not available 211355 3 211355 Order That the Mayor, the Director of Infrastructure and Asset Management and the Director of Health and Human Services update this Council on Public School reopening plans. Work completed   Action details Not available 211371 3 211371 Order That the Director of Health and Human Services use the attached tool to help small businesses and schools adapt to the evolving science around Covid-19 by sharing current data, identifying risks, and defining contingencies. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 211428 3 211428 Order That the Chief of Police appear before this Council’s Committee on Public Health and Public Safety to discuss the policy on drug possession arrests for the past 5 years. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 211430 3 211430 Order That the Director of the Community Outreach Help and Recovery Department be fully integrated into Police leadership decisions to ensure a behavioral health perspective is considered in all policy decisions. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 211594 3 211594 Order That the Director of Health and Human Services discuss how much planned funding will be allocated toward trauma training initiatives for youth in the coming years. Work completed   Action details Not available 211599 3 211599 Order That the Chief of Police update this Council on Somerville's Restorative Justice program, including a description of what sorts of cases are referred for restorative justice and how those decisions are made. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 211708 3 211708 Order That the Director of Health and Human Services update the Committee on Public Health and Public Safety, in writing and in person, on what steps have been taken and are planned to provide services to our neighbors experiencing homelessness, mental illness, and addiction. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 211801 3 211801 Resolution That the Mayor and the Director of Health and Human Services update the Committee on Public Health and Public Safety on the Covid-19 public health emergency and the city’s response (following on #209798). Kept in committee   Action details Not available 210687 4 210687 Order That the Director of Health and Human Services advise this Council what services are available to our neighbors experiencing homelessness, mental illness, and addiction, and where additional funding could improve those services or enable new services. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 210874 4 210874 Communication Director of Health and Human Services responding to #210687 re: current and potential services available to neighbors experiencing homelessness, mental illness, and addiction. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 211325 4 211325 Order That the Director of Health and Human Services prioritize homelessness outreach workers for upcoming COVID-19 grant funding to better address the increased demand for homeless services. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 211326 4 211326 Order That the Director of Health and Human Services develop a plan for a warming center or engagement center to address increased homelessness in the community due to COVID-19. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 209978 4 209978 Resolution That the Administration update this Council on contingency staffing plans in case a large number of front-line employees are unable to work due to illness or self-isolation. Work completed   Action details Not available 208989 4 208989 Order That the Chief of Police report to this Council on any enforcement actions undertaken under Ordinance 9-97, especially with regard to disturbances of the peace in the vicinity of Tufts College. Work completed   Action details Not available 208261 4 208261 Order That the Director of Health and Human Services highlight any funding for drug treatment during the budget process. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208691 5 208691 Order That members of the recently established Safe Injection Site Task Force appear before this Council’s Committee on Public Health and Public Safety to discuss their findings in a public forum. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 210606 5 210606 Resolution That the Director of Health and Human Services and Tufts University provide this Council with weekly updates on the number of unique COVID-19 tests administered to Tufts undergraduate and graduate students until all students have been tested. Work completed   Action details Not available 211220 5 211220 Order That the Covid-19 response team update the Committee on Public Health and Safety on the Phase 2 vaccine roll-out for residents, particularly senior citizens and other vulnerable residents. Work completed   Action details Not available 211222 5 211222 Resolution That the Administration help residents over 75 years of age sign up for Covid-19 vaccinations. Work completed   Action details Not available 211221 5 211221 Order That the Directors of Health and Human Services and the Council on Aging collaborate to bridge the digital divide for residents seeking to obtain the Covid vaccine who may not have access to the internet. Work completed   Action details Not available 211223 5 211223 Resolution That the Administration include teachers on the priority list as the vaccine distribution plan is rolled out. Work completed   Action details Not available 208692 6 208692 Order That the Director of Health and Human Services provide the City Council with a copy of the Safe Injection Site Task Force recommendations. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 205829 6 205829 Order That the Superintendent of Inspectional Services and other enforcing departments report to this Board on enforcing business signage laws, especially for alcohol, tobacco or marijuana advertisements. Work completed   Action details Not available