Details Meeting Name: Open Space, Environment and Energy Committee Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 2/10/2020 6:00 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 (54) 54 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 209139 2 209139 Public Communication Sasha Chanoff submitting comments re: re-turfing Dilboy Field. Work completed   Action details Not available 209364 3 209364 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works and the Director of Sustainability and Environment discuss the safety uses and environmental impacts of the street salt used on the city’s streets. Work completed   Action details Not available 209366 3 209366 Order That the Director of Sustainability and the Environment work with the School District to provide any plans for shifting to compostable flatware. Work completed   Action details Not available 209441 3 209441 Order That the Director of SPCD include the entirety of West Somerville Neighborhood School open space for renovation planning as discussed at a December 2018 community meeting. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 209444 3 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. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 209544 3 209544 Order That the Director of Parks and Recreation discuss the impacts, updates and usage of Founders Rink being used for indoor soccer. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 209546 3 209546 Order That the Director of SPCD discuss what can be done to mitigate the flooding of Alewife Brook Parkway and Mystic Valley Parkway. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 209605 3 209605 Order That the Director of SPCD provide this Council with the most recent updates on any plans for Foss Park. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 209607 3 209607 Order That the Director of SPCD provide this Council with a report on the history of Conway Park and what contaminant testing had been completed prior to its establishment as a public park. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 209612 3 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. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 209613 3 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. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 209614 3 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. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 209624 3 209624 Order That the Committee on Open Space, Environment and Energy provide feedback on the SomerVision 2040's chapters on 1) Public Space & Natural Environment and 2) Climate & Sustainability with respect to metrics, key tasks, and other strategies as noted within. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204434 3 204434 Resolution That the Administration provide this Board’s Special Committee on Open Space, Environment and Energy with an analysis of the attached communication regarding LED street lights. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 205666 3 205666 Resolution That the Administration investigate partnering with MIT to provide advice on renewable energy sources. Work completed   Action details Not available 205710 3 205710 Resolution That the Administration update this Board on the toxicity and availability of Conway Park's fields and playground, with a timeline for re-opening, in light of the significant impact on parents, children and child-care businesses in the city. Work completed   Action details Not available 207372 3 207372 Order That the Director of Sustainability and Environment create a rental licensing program. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 207884 3 207884 Order That the City Solicitor draft an ordinance to ban the use of plastic flatware. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208590 3 208590 Resolution That the Administration revisit the proposal to institute citywide curbside composting. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208614 4 208614 Resolution That the Administration inform this City Council whether the new High School, and eventually other municipal buildings, will have dishwashing capacity, to reduce or eliminate reliance on single-use flatware and dishes. Work completed   Action details Not available 208808 4 208808 Resolution That the Administration update this Council on the Climate Preparedness Week Resolution (#208611) that was submitted in July. Work completed   Action details Not available 208805 4 208805 Resolution Affirming the federal Green New Deal resolution by establishing goals, identifying actions necessary to meet these goals, and calling for the federal government to enact policies to advance a Green New Deal. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208920 4 208920 Order That the Director of SPCD develop a plan to plant a native species pollinator garden along the Community Path. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 207031 4 207031 Order That the Chief of Police and the Chief Fire Engineer discuss the routing process and geo-locating capacity for 911 calls, especially calls from cell phones. Recommended to be discharged with no recommendation   Action details Not available 207373 4 207373 Order That the Director of Sustainability and Environment develop an electric vehicle charging infrastructure program. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 207375 4 207375 Order That the Director of Sustainability and Environment and the Director of SPCD improve and expand bicycle infrastructure around the city and report to this Board, quarterly, on progress made. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 207376 4 207376 Order That the Director of Sustainability and Environment and the Director of SPCD formalize and implement a modern urban forestry management plan, including best practices and a resilient species list. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 205665 4 205665 Resolution That the Administration collaborate with MIT to build a robust biking infrastructure. Work completed   Action details Not available 206698 4 206698 Order That the Director of SPCD establish an advisory service to help residents learn how to reduce storm water runoff, cool their yards and homes naturally, plant and preserve trees, reduce invasive species, and waive dumpster parking permit fees for households undertaking de-paving efforts. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 205711 4 205711 Resolution That the Administration present a Heat Island Impact Analysis on the proposed replacement of Conway Park's grass fields with artificial turf. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204436 4 204436 Order That the Director of Sustainability and Environment arrange a meeting with this Board's Special Committee on Open Space, Environment and Energy, members of the School Committee, the Superintendent of Schools, the Administration, and the Commissioner of Public Works, to plan recycling efforts in the Public Schools. Work completed   Action details Not available 204869 4 204869 Order That Director of Sustainability and Environment include the School Department’s Finance Director in discussions of #204436, to examine procurement criteria for cafeteria food and drink vendors given the amount of waste created by food packaging. Work completed   Action details Not available 204968 4 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 209270 4 209270 Communication Parks and Recreation Director responding to #209152 re: Lincoln Park athletic field use, warranty, and quality control. Work completed   Action details Not available 209358 4 209358 Order That the City Solicitor draft an ordinance requiring the City to replace green space for those public spaces already dedicated to the public. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208042 4 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. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208232 4 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. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208567 5 208567 Public Communication Elizabeth Lundgren submitting comments re: #206495, the proposed native plant ordinance. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 205437 5 205437 Order That the Director of Parks and Open Space update this Board on all current parks projects. Work completed   Action details Not available 202992 5 202992 Order That the Director of Sustainability and Environment and the City Solicitor advise this Board on the feasibility requiring certain commercial and multi-family buildings to require composting as a part of regular waste disposal. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204434 5 204434 Resolution That the Administration provide this Board’s Special Committee on Open Space, Environment and Energy with an analysis of the attached communication regarding LED street lights. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204436 5 204436 Order That the Director of Sustainability and Environment arrange a meeting with this Board's Special Committee on Open Space, Environment and Energy, members of the School Committee, the Superintendent of Schools, the Administration, and the Commissioner of Public Works, to plan recycling efforts in the Public Schools. Work completed   Action details Not available 206745 5 206745 Order That the Somerville Climate Coalition provide this Board with updates on their attempts to address climate change. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 205709 5 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 207173 6 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. Work completed   Action details Not available 207167 6 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 207999 6 207999 Public Communication 3 residents submitting comments re: #206495, the proposed native plant ordinance. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 206201 6 206201 Order That the Director of SomerStat share an update on implementing a work order system for asset management, CRM requests, preventive maintenance, and related functions, for departments like Public Works, Engineering, and Urban Forestry. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 201857 7 201857 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works and the Director of Sustainability and Environment inform the Special Committee on Open Space, Environment and Energy which elements of the AMA's 2016 guidelines on LED lighting could be or have been used to minimize potential harmful effects. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 203881 7 203881 Resolution That the Administration draft a Dark Sky ordinance addressing applicability, color temperature standards, prescriptive or performance standards, DPW oversight, and exemptions. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 207480 7 207480 Order That the City Solicitor review the legal standing of each site identified in Sec. 12-131 of the proposed Public Space Conservation Ordinance to identify if there are any terms by which each site was acquired, or is held, that would prevent it from being dedicated to the public. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 206495 10 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 10 205683 Public Communication Tori Antonino submitting comments re: #203365, calling for a native planting ordinance. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 203365 13 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