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Meeting Name: Public Utilities and Public Works Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/27/2021 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Virtual
Somerville
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211449 3211449ResolutionThat the Administration create clean, safe, and permanent public restrooms in several outdoor locations, similar to the "Portland Loos" that have been installed in Cambridge.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
211595 3211595OrderThat the Director of Mobility and the Commissioner of Public Works work with the State Delegation to remove the hostile architecture public benches from the Davis Square MBTA station.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
211596 3211596OrderThat the Commissioner of Public Works ensure that no hostile architecture public benches are installed in the city.Work completed  Action details Not available
211719 3211719OrderThat the Commissioner of Public Works repair the street lights at 31-33 Bailey Road.Work completed  Action details Not available
211718 3211718OrderThat the Director of Water and Sewer discuss with the Committee on Public Utilities and Public Works the notification process regarding non-emergency work.Work completed  Action details Not available
212225 3212225OrderThat Eversource representatives be requested to appear before the next meeting of this Council’s Committee on Public Utilities and Public Works to respond to the gas leak data along Somerville Avenue.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
212321 3212321OrderThat the Commissioner of Public Works replace all the open garbage cans in city parks and on the Community Path with closed rat-proof garbage cans.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
210587 4210587OrderThat the Commissioner of Public Works submit a recycling plan for all buildings that do not receive city solid waste collection services, pursuant to Ordinance 11-40.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
210739 5210739OrderThat the Director of Engineering and the Director of Infrastructure and Asset Management urge Eversource to fix gas leaks at 721 Somerville Avenue and nearby, as identified by HEET, and appear with Eversource staff at the next meeting of the Council’s Committee on Public Utilities and Public Works to discuss this matter.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
209691 5209691OrderThat the Superintendent of Inspectional Services inform the Committee on Public Utilities and Public Works whether the newspaper boxes throughout the city are permitted.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
210996 5210996OrderThat the Director of SPCD, the Director of Parks and Recreation, or the Commissioner of Public Works discuss with this Council the installation of electrical outlets in parks, playgrounds and other public places to charge cell phones, computers, and other such equipment.Work completed  Action details Not available