Details Meeting Name: Open Space, Environment and Energy Committee Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 10/2/2019 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 (22) 22 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 205370 3 205370 Order That the Director of SPCD specify what projects increased the 17 acres of open space in the SomerVision Progress Report. Work completed   Action details Not available 206231 3 206231 Resolution That the Administration develop an open space acquisition plan to achieve the city’s SomerVision goal of adding 125 acres of open space. Work completed   Action details Not available 206770 3 206770 Resolution That the Administration create a Task Force to develop a master plan for green and open spaces. Work completed   Action details Not available 206786 3 206786 Resolution That the Administration update this Board on transferring the management of Foss Park to the City, to improve conditions and access. Work completed   Action details Not available 206824 3 206824 Order That the Director of SPCD and the Director of Parks and Recreation share a 5-year master design plan and financial investment plan for any DCR parks like Draw 7, Foss, Dilboy, Blessing of the Bay, etc. Work completed   Action details Not available 207030 3 207030 Resolution That the Administration provide updates on the timelines for the design and construction phases for CPA-funded open space projects that have been approved since the program started. Work completed   Action details Not available 207063 3 207063 Order That the Director of SPCD update this Board on changes to and progress on the Fields Master Plan, including facilities controlled by DCR. Work completed   Action details Not available 207726 3 207726 Resolution That the Administration select a pilot location to solicit interest from residents to acquire a walking path right of way, such as across Parkdale and Perry Streets for access to Lincoln Park, or across Albion and Hudson Streets for access to Albion Park. Work completed   Action details Not available 207914 3 207914 Resolution That Administration investigate hiring a landscaper to maintain the investments in our city parks' planted areas, softscape, flowerbeds etc. Work completed   Action details Not available 208148 3 208148 Order That the Director of SPCD report to this Council the status of and staffing for the City’s community gardens program, and the plan and steps being taken to develop new community gardens for the hundreds of residents on the waiting lists. Work completed   Action details Not available 205708 4 205708 Resolution That the Administration immediately pursue creation of a public athletic field and recreation complex atop the 36,000 square foot parking deck proposed for construction in the Union Square eminent domain parcel currently designated "D-2". Kept in committee   Action details Not available 207905 4 207905 Resolution That the Administration work with the High School Building Committee to explore any options to sever construction (or take similar actions) of the playing field as part of the High School project, with the intention to incorporate it into a future capital project to include a parking garage beneath the playing surface. Work completed   Action details Not available 207156 4 207156 Order That the Director of SPCD provide an updated list of all open space projects in the queue, with anticipated cost, funding, and timeline to completion. Work completed   Action details Not available 207167 4 207167 Order That the Director of SPCD share biannual CIP progress reports for all new open space and parks projects. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204588 4 204588 Resolution That the Administration prioritize restorative and preventative maintenance in Seven Hills Park, including the statues and pillars, the brick Community Path, and the soil and grass. Work completed   Action details Not available 205369 4 205369 Order That the Director of SPCD share with this Board the exact open space inventory, and clarify why there is a discrepancy between SomerVision’s Open Space Plan and the State inventory of the city's open space. Work completed   Action details Not available 206393 5 206393 Order That, in the interest of tree preservation, the City Solicitor draft a revision of the Tree Ordinance to include restrictions and regulations on cutting trees of at least six inches in diameter on private property, and explain how the proposed revision differs from the ones that Cambridge, Lexington and Newton that have already passed to protect trees on private property. Work completed   Action details Not available 205706 5 205706 Resolution That the Administration report in writing on the net change in green and open space based on all projects planned for 2018. Work completed   Action details Not available 207173 5 207173 Resolution That the Administration provide to this Board by its January 10, 2019 meeting a response to the attached petition of Foss Park stakeholders, which requests a schematic community design process and a plan for financing and managing the facility. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 202021 6 202021 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works and the Director of SPCD report to this Board on the feasibility of demolishing the bus shelter at Broadway and Cedar Street and replacing it with a garden, small park or sitting area. (2nd request) Work completed   Action details Not available 202995 7 202995 Order That the Director of SPCD redesign the asphalt front playground at the Kennedy School and work with all stakeholders to make it usable by more people for a broader range of activities. Work completed   Action details Not available 203387 7 203387 Resolution That the Mayor update this Board on discussions with DCR about the fields at Draw 7 Park and Foss Park. Work completed   Action details Not available