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Meeting Name: Legislative Matters Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/15/2021 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Virtual
Somerville
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211601 3211601OrderThat the City Solicitor and the Chief of Police discuss with the Committee on Legislative Matters a formal policy or ordinance to decriminalize or deprioritize arrests for drug possession, and prioritize treatment over incarceration.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
211605 3211605OrderThat the City Solicitor work with this Council on an ordinance to deny, revoke or suspend permits to companies with a history of engaging in unsafe, hazardous or dangerous practices based on work safety histories or concerns.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
210742 5210742OrderThat the City Solicitor draft an ordinance similar to Boston's PILOT ordinance, formalizing payments in lieu of taxes to create a fair and transparent system of taxation for large tax-exempt non-profit organizations.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
209061 8209061OrderThat the City Solicitor and the Director of Sustainability and the Environment draft with the Ward 5 Councilor an ordinance to ban or regulate the use of gas-powered leaf blowers.Kept in committee  Action details Not available