Details Meeting Name: Open Space, Environment and Energy Committee Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 9/16/2015 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 (16) 16 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 199791 2 199791 Public Communication 671 Somerville petitioners communicating their support for keeping natural grass at Lincoln Park, not artificial turf. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 199792 2 199792 Public Communication Lynn Weissman submitting comments re: grass fields at Lincoln Park. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 199696 3 199696 Order That the Director of SPCD update the Ward 3 Alderman on plans for renovating Central Hill Park. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 199712 3 199712 Order That the Mayor’s Aide and/or the Director of Sustainability and the Environment report to this Board on progress in addressing the litter from Globe Direct circulars, and whether Cambridge’s agreement with Globe Direct is being implemented here. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 199713 3 199713 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works update this Board on the condition of all athletic playing fields, especially Lincoln Park. Work completed   Action details Not available 199714 3 199714 Order That the Director of Recreation report to this Board on the use of athletic fields by non-Somerville groups, and whether Somerville youth organizations’ access is restricted by those outside groups. Work completed   Action details Not available 199419 3 199419 Order That the Director of Capital Projects and/or the Director of Sustainability and Environment update this Board and the Ward 5 Alderman regularly on the testing for contamination of groundwater from 154 Cedar Street. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 199420 3 199420 Order That the Director of Capital Projects and/or the Director of Sustainability and Environment report to this Board whether contaminated groundwater from underneath 154 Cedar Street may be getting into the pools of standing water beside the Community Path west of Cedar Street. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 199479 3 199479 Resolution That the Administration update this Board on taking control of Foss Park, Draw 7 Park and the Dilboy Auxiliary Fields from the State. Work completed   Action details Not available 199519 3 199519 Resolution That the Mayor pursue negotiations with DCR for control of Foss Park, Draw 7 Park and the Dilboy Auxiliary Fields and share regular updates with this Board. Work completed   Action details Not available 199561 3 199561 Mayor's Communication Conveying information about exploring Electricity Community Choice Aggregation for Somerville. Work completed   Action details Not available 199625 3 199625 Mayor's Request Requesting authorization to develop a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) plan to aggregate the electricity load of residents and businesses, per MGL c164 s134. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 198203 4 198203 Resolution That the Administration report its Action Plan in response to the recommendation of the Fields Task Force. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 199133 4 199133 Order That the Director of SPCD determine if any of the city's trees have been infected by the Emerald Ash Borer, and report back to this Board with any strategy to save them, possibly by spraying Tree Azin. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 199097 4 199097 Grant of Location Submitted by Vertex Companies Inc to install 2 groundwater monitoring wells in the grassy area just north of the Community Bike Path, 180 feet and 250 feet west of Cedar St. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 197711 5 197711 Communication Conveying the recommendations of the Somerville Fields Task Force. Work completed   Action details Not available