Details Meeting Name: Open Space, Environment and Energy Committee Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 2/17/2021 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Virtual Somerville Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: Meeting Items (23) 23 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 209655 3 209655 Order That the Director of SPCD and the Director of Inspectional Services report to this Council how they plan to monitor and enforce green roof, tree planting and other green zoning requirements that require watering and maintenance, beyond issuing certificates of occupancy. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 209775 3 209775 Communication Director of Public Space and Urban Forestry responding to #207167 re: updated Capital Investment Plan progress reports for parks and open space projects. Work completed   Action details Not available 211242 3 211242 Order That the Director of Sustainability and Environment provide this Council with updates to the Climate Forward Plan. Work completed   Action details Not available 209781 4 209781 Communication Director of Infrastructure and Asset Management responding to #s 209656, 209641, 209546, 209348 & 209174 re: flooding in various locations. Work completed   Action details Not available 209840 4 209840 Communication Director of Public Space and Urban Forestry responding to #209444 re: the field at Lincoln Park. Work completed   Action details Not available 210135 4 210135 Order That the Director of SPCD and a representative from the MBTA discuss with the Committee on Open Space, Environment and Energy, the plan to recapture the trees and green space lost after the decimation of the GLX forested corridor. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 210916 4 210916 Officer's Communication Director of SPCD responding to #205709 re: public fields in the Inner Belt District. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 209612 4 209612 Order That the Director of Parks and Recreation work with the Superintendent of Schools to develop a policy for "utilizing artificial turf in the heat" similar to the policy used by Burlington, MA. Work completed   Action details Not available 209613 4 209613 Order That the Director of Sustainability and Environment, the Director of SPCD, The Director of Communications, and the Commissioner of Public Works develop a plan for a "Resiliency Hub" when extreme weather events occur. Work completed   Action details Not available 209614 4 209614 Resolution That the Commission on Energy Use and Climate Change discuss its 2020 plan with this Council’s Committee on Open Space, Energy and Environment. Work completed   Action details Not available 208042 5 208042 Order That the Director of Sustainability and Environment inform this Council about New York City's "Climate Mobilization Act," which includes dramatic emission reductions for tall buildings, and explain which aspects could be adapted here. Work completed   Action details Not available 208232 5 208232 Order That the Director of Parks and Recreation and the Commissioner of Public Works explore starting a monthly volunteer trash pickup day for the Dilboy DCR and Alewife Brook areas. Work completed   Action details Not available 207373 5 207373 Order That the Director of Sustainability and Environment develop an electric vehicle charging infrastructure program. Work completed   Action details Not available 207884 5 207884 Order That the City Solicitor draft an ordinance to ban the use of plastic flatware. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 209444 5 209444 Order That the Director of SPCD and the Director of Finance advise this Council, in writing, why, with an appropriation of $9.3 million, the grass field at Lincoln Park was incorrectly installed the first time. Work completed   Action details Not available 204968 6 204968 Order That the Director of SPCD provide this Board with a list of all city owned parcels, indicating any brownfields, and any plans to remediate those sites and use them for housing. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 205709 7 205709 Resolution That the Administration immediately pursue creation of a public fields and recreation area in the Inner Belt District pursuant to the Fields Master Plan. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 207167 7 207167 Order That the Director of SPCD share biannual CIP progress reports for all new open space and parks projects. Work completed   Action details Not available 208567 7 208567 Public Communication Elizabeth Lundgren submitting comments re: #206495, the proposed native plant ordinance. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 207999 8 207999 Public Communication 3 residents submitting comments re: #206495, the proposed native plant ordinance. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 206495 12 206495 Order That the City Solicitor consider the attached language in the drafting of a Native Tree and Plantings Ordinance, as ordered by #203365. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 205683 12 205683 Public Communication Tori Antonino submitting comments re: #203365, calling for a native planting ordinance. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 203365 15 203365 Order That the City Solicitor draft an ordinance requiring native tree and plantings for all open space, to meet the goals of sustainability and biodiversity. Kept in committee   Action details Not available