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Meeting Name: Public Health and Public Safety Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/5/2017 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Committee Room – 2nd Floor – City Hall
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202877 3202877OrderThat the Superintendent of Inspectional Services report to this Board on the extent to which City inspectors enforce snow and ice removal in the city, broken down by ward, in response to complaints that many sidewalks were never cleared.Work completed  Action details Not available
202907 3202907Mayor's CommunicationConveying statistical and policy information from Airbnb relative to home sharing usage in Somerville.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
202913 3202913ResolutionThat the Administration prepare a Home Rule Petition to increase the maximum age of Special Police Officers from 65 years old to 68.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
203002 3203002OrderThat the Superintendent of Inspectional Services inspect 161 Lowell Street for all violations.Work completed  Action details Not available
203004 3203004ResolutionThat the Mayor work with the State Delegation on an agreement with the State to permit City crossing guards at the crosswalks at Highland Avenue and McGrath Highway, and to permit the Police Department to enforce traffic laws there.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
203020 4203020Mayor's RequestAsst. City Solicitor responding to #202913 with a draft Home Rule Petition to increase the maximum age of Special Police Officers to 68 years old.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
202515 4202515OrderThat the Commissioner of Public Works cause the responsible utility companies to raise or move the low-hanging wires that cross Benton Road between numbers 75, 76 and 79. (second request)Work completed  Action details Not available
202703 4202703Officer's CommunicationDPW Commissioner responding to various Board Orders submitted 12/8/16.Work completed  Action details Not available
202617 4202617ResolutionThat the Administration advocate for sound barriers along I-93 in East Somerville to help reduce air pollution by up to 50 percent.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
202733 4202733OrderThat the appropriate department head request that the commuter rail operator address some early morning noise issues.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
202776 4202776OrderThat the Superintendent of Inspectional Services, with the assistance of other departments as necessary, forward to this Board’s Committee on Public Health and Safety a list of AirBnB-type lodging facilities in the city.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
202782 4202782OrderThat the Supervisor of Inspectional Services and the Chief Fire Engineer report to this Board on the cause of the fire at 8-10 Appleton Street, including whether the AirBnB rental there was in compliance with city and state laws, and whether it played any role in the cause of the fire.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
202801 4202801ResolutionThat the Administration advise this Board on the proposed state regulation of AirBnB properties, and options the city might have for taxation and regulation.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
202865 4202865OrderThat the Superintendent of Inspectional Services take steps to revoke all licenses held by the Winter Hill Market at 269 Broadway.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
202335 5202335OrderThat the Superintendent of Inspectional Services inspect 18 School Street for building and health code violations and contact the property owner to make necessary repairs.Work completed  Action details Not available
202341 5202341OrderThat the Commissioner of Public Works request of the commuter rail operator that the trash behind 104 Gilman Street be removed.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
201988 9201988OrderThat the Superintendent of Inspectional Services inspect 33-35 Barton Street weekly for continual overgrowth onto the public sidewalk.Kept in committee  Action details Not available