Details Meeting Name: Open Space, Environment and Energy Committee Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 2/28/2018 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 204353 3 204353 Order That the Director of SPCD advise the Ward 6 and 7 Aldermen when the tree that was requested 6 years ago will be planted at 80 Bay State Avenue. Work completed   Action details Not available 204381 3 204381 Order That the City arborist report to the Ward 5 Alderman on the status of the tree at 48 Holyoke Road. Work completed   Action details Not available 204389 3 204389 Order That the Director of SPCD consider planting trees on Somerville Avenue from Lowell Street to Central Street. Approved   Action details Not available 204435 3 204435 Order That Director of Sustainability and Environment provide this Board with periodic updates on the Somerville Forward initiatives. Work completed   Action details Not available 204436 3 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. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204726 3 204726 Resolution That the Administration continue to increase the tree canopy by adding 1,000 trees in the next 5 years. Work completed   Action details Not available 204869 3 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. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204887 3 204887 Order That the Director of SPCD provide this Board by end of February with the tree planting schedule, by Ward, for Spring 2018. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204889 3 204889 Order That the City Arborist trim the tree at 26 Mead Street. Work completed   Action details Not available 204966 3 204966 Resolution That the Administration consider including an anaerobic digester at the new High School. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 202993 4 202993 Order That the Director of Sustainability and Environment update this Board on the planned curbside composting pilot program, and on other possible programs to promote composting. Work completed   Action details Not available 202992 4 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 201432 5 201432 Order That the Director of the Office of Sustainability and Environment and the Commissioner of Public Works explore alternatives, such as a "pay as you throw" program, to limit the amount of curbside trash, and integrate curbside composting. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 202019 6 202019 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works and the Director of Sustainability and Environment report to this Board, and to the School Committee, on the type, brand, cost, and use of all cleaning agents used in city and school buildings, and report on how "green,” non-toxic cleaning products would compare with current practices. Work completed   Action details Not available 202973 7 202973 Order That the Director of SPCD provide this Board with the tree planting plan for the city, by Ward. Work completed   Action details Not available 201695 7 201695 Order That the Director of Sustainability and the Environment report to this Board on reducing food waste and expanding composting at city schools. Work completed   Action details Not available