Details Meeting Name: Public Health and Public Safety Committee Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 2/6/2013 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 (32) 32 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 192919 3 192919 Public Communication Rep. Toomey responding to #192278 re: sound barriers along I-93. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 193094 3 193094 Order That the Director of Public Health provide the Committee on Public Health and Safety with the CAFÉ study information once it's completed. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 193093 3 193093 Order That the City Solicitor and the Director of SPCD locate any documents or agreements made by the federal government regarding the initial construction of Route 93 through Somerville. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 193095 3 193095 Order That the City Clerk invite representatives from MA DOT to appear before this Board to discuss improving the existing fencing between Route 93 and the Nunnery Grounds. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 193967 3 193967 Order That the Chief of Police inspect the graffiti on the Lowell Street bridge and its retaining wall adjacent to the railroad tracks, to ascertain whether or not it is gang related. Work completed   Action details Not available 193979 3 193979 Order That the Director of SPCD (ISD) inspect 24-26 Ossipee Road for building, health and zoning code violations and take all necessary actions. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 194041 3 194041 Order That the Chief of Police enforce the STOP sign between Highland Road and Boston Avenue. Work completed   Action details Not available 194052 3 194052 Order That the Director of SCPD (ISD) inspect the rear of 495 Medford Street daily and cite the owner for violations, and that this Board’s Committee on Public Health and Safety follow up. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 194053 3 194053 Order That the Chief of Police order directed patrols to the Armory after 8 PM on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings and have those patrols ready to record noise levels from homes directly abutting it. Work completed   Action details Not available 194059 3 194059 Order That the Director of SPCD (ISD) inspect all properties on Melvin Street for signs of rodent infestation and issue citations accordingly. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 194283 3 194283 Order That the Police Chief appear before this Board's Committee on Public Health and Safety to discuss policies and procedures related to the use and retention of all video recordings. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 194244 3 194244 Order That this Board’s Committee on Public Health and Safety investigate the foreclosed, abandoned and decaying property at 42 Henderson Street to begin the receivership process and have it cleaned. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 194190 3 194190 Order That the Manager of The Home Depot and the Chief of Police appear at the next meeting of this Board’s Public Health and Safety Committee to discuss eliminating illegal activity in The Home Depot parking lot. Work completed   Action details Not available 194189 3 194189 Order That the Chief of Police and City Solicitor appear before this Board’s Public Health and Safety Committee to discuss the December 27, 2012 incident at the Holiday Inn and to make any recommendations to prevent another occurrence. Work completed   Action details Not available 194253 3 194253 Order That the Chief of Police order directed patrols on Woodbine Street at Lowell Street, to prevent trucks from stopping and/or parking, and that the Chief of Police appear at the next meeting of this Board’s Committee on Public Health and Safety to discuss this matter. Work completed   Action details Not available 194196 3 194196 Order That the Chief of Police or his designee appear before this Board’s Committee on Public Health and Safety to report on the Automated License Plate Recognition devices as used by the Police Department. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 194195 3 194195 Order That the City Solicitor prepare an ordinance and/or policy to govern the use of the Automated License Plate Recognition System in preparation for the Police Department's use of these devices again. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 192737 4 192737 Order That this Board’s Committee on Public Health and Safety arrange for representatives of Riverside Community Care aka Somerville Mental Health Association, to appear before the Committee to explain where the programs are and how the City can assist them. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 193318 4 193318 Order That the Director of SPCD (ISD) inspect 24-26 Morrison Avenue for unhealthy and unsafe conditions and report the findings to this Board’s Committee on Public Health and Safety. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 192102 4 192102 Communication Communications Director responding to #191733 re: a July 7 phone outage in the Fire Dept. Work completed   Action details Not available 193652 4 193652 Order That the City Solicitor, Superintendent of Inspectional Services, and Director of Public Health contact communities in the Greater Boston area such as Boston, Lynn, Saugus, Chelsea, Malden and Everett, to investigate any changes they have made to their ordinances or regulations to address rodent problems. Work completed   Action details Not available 193855 4 193855 Order That the Director of SPCD and the Director of Health inspect properties at the intersection of Webster Avenue, Concord Avenue and Prospect Street, for a severe rodent problem and implement the same response as was used in Ward One. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 193866 4 193866 Order That the Director of SPCD (ISD) appear before the Committee on Public Health and Safety to review trash disposal issues at Clarendon Hill Towers and provide answers to neighbors' concerns. Work completed   Action details Not available 192278 5 192278 Order That the City Clerk send a communication to Senator Patricia Jehlen and Representative Timothy Toomey, inquiring as to the status of the sound barrier along Route 93 and the Nunnery Grounds area. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 193570 5 193570 Order That the Chief of Police increase enforcement of bicycle regulations in the city’s business districts. Work completed   Action details Not available 193202 5 193202 Order That the Director of Health and the 3-member Board of Health Commission report back to this Board regarding their plan/policy to control the rodent problem. Work completed   Action details Not available 191014 5 191014 Order That the Director of SPCD (ISD) and the Director of Health advise this Board of the number, location and status of all abandoned properties reported within the past two years. Work completed   Action details Not available 190375 6 190375 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works appear before the Committee on Public Health and Public Safety to discuss the impact of the use of brick cross walks, their impact on the handicapped community, the measures in place to ensure that such cross walks comply with all state regulations and whether such cross walks should be used in future road work. Work completed   Action details Not available 192050 7 192050 Order That the Chief of Police and the Director of SPCD (ISD) respond to the attached list of problem addresses and be prepared to provide an update at this Board's October 24 Public Health and Safety Committee Meeting. Work completed   Action details Not available 190456 8 190456 Mayor's Communication Conveying the Final Inspectional Services Division Organizational Review. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 190956 9 190956 Order That the Director of SPCD and the Director of Health update this Board on the public awareness campaign to address rodent control, and describe specific problem areas and plans to address rodent control in those areas. Work completed   Action details Not available 190058 11 190058 Order That the Director of SPCD Provide This Board with the Latest Revision to the City's Rodent Control Policies before the Next Meeting of the Committee on Public Health and Public Safety, and appear with Appropriate Designees at Said Meeting. Kept in committee   Action details Not available