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Meeting Name: Rodent Issues Special Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/2/2016 6:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Committee Room – 2nd Floor – City Hall
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199883 3199883OrderThat the City Clerk request of Representative Tim Toomey that the state address the rodent issue behind 11 Austin Street and I-93.Work completed  Action details Not available
199884 3199884OrderThat the Director of Communications notify the Special Committee on Rodent Issues, within 30 days, of the plan to utilize Connect CTY and other means of communication to remind residents of the importance of rodent prevention, as directed in #199680.Work completed  Action details Not available
200043 3200043OrderThat the Supervisor of Inspectional Services bait around 240 Pearl street for rodents.Work completed  Action details Not available
200055 3200055OrderThat the Supervisor of Inspectional Services update this Board on the rodent control measures recently undertaken on Winter Street.Work completed  Action details Not available
200180 3200180OrderThat the Supervisor of Inspectional Services work with the residents in Kensington Street to alleviate their rodent problems.Work completed  Action details Not available
200220 3200220OrderThat the Supervisor of Inspectional Services inspect the General Insulation building on Cross Street for signs of rodent activity and update the Ward 1 Alderman of the findings.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
200238 3200238OrderThat the Supervisor of Inspectional Services monitor and bait Otis Street for rodents, particularly near the Edgerly School and 15 Otis street.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
200245 3200245OrderThat the Supervisor of Inspectional Services update this Board on the rodent birth control program.Work completed  Action details Not available
200246 3200246ResolutionThat the Administration request rodent sightings be placed as an icon on the Commonwealth Connect app.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
200268 3200268OrderThat the Supervisor of Inspectional Services review the attached articles on rodent control in Canada and New Zealand and report back to this board if similar measure could be utilized here.Work completed  Action details Not available
200269 3200269OrderThat the Supervisor of Inspectional Services report to this Board, whether the current rodent bait is a Warfarin product and if not, whether Warfarin might be more successful,Work completed  Action details Not available
200270 3200270OrderThat the Supervisor of Inspectional Services conduct a follow-up meeting regarding the MacArthur Street rodent infestation.Work completed  Action details Not available
200438 3200438OrderThat the Supervisor of Inspectional Services address rodent problems on Wigglesworth Street, Cross Street Place, and Everett Avenue.Work completed  Action details Not available
200628 3200628OrderThat the Supervisor of Inspectional Services consider increasing fines for businesses in violation of rodent prevention measures.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
200635 3200635OrderThat the Supervisor of Inspectional Services inform this Board of rodent baiting services purchased and delivered for the development at 197 Washington Street.Work completed  Action details Not available
200636 3200636OrderThat the Supervisor of Inspectional Services describe before this Board the enforcement of rodent baiting requirements during demolition and construction, and the availability of such information to the public.Work completed  Action details Not available
199342 4199342OrderThat the Director of SPCD (ISD) inspect the corner of Everett Avenue and Cross Street for rodents and bait accordingly.Work completed  Action details Not available
199367 4199367OrderThat the Director of SPCD (ISD) bait the sewers on Grand View Avenue for rodents.Work completed  Action details Not available
199368 4199368OrderThat the Director of SPCD (ISD) inspect the area on McGrath Highway behind 3 Chester Avenue for rodent activity, issue fines as indicated, and direct the property owner to clean and bait the area.Work completed  Action details Not available
199422 4199422OrderThat the Director of SPCD (ISD) inspect the parking and trash area that opens onto Lowell Street, behind Modelo Bakery and White Sport Pizza in Magoun Square for signs of rodent activity and take appropriate action.Work completed  Action details Not available
199670 4199670OrderThat the Supervisor of Inspectional Services inspect the businesses along East Broadway for rodent issues.Work completed  Action details Not available
199674 4199674OrderThat the Supervisor of Inspectional Services address rodent complaints along Kensington and Pennsylvania Avenues, and Dell, Ellsworth, Cutter, and Medford Streets.Work completed  Action details Not available
199687 4199687OrderThat the Supervisor of Inspectional Services inspect the Healy School for trash and rodents and bait/set traps as necessary.Work completed  Action details Not available
199689 4199689OrderThat the Supervisor of Inspectional Services inspect 41 Marshall Street for overgrowth and rodents and take all appropriate actions.Work completed  Action details Not available
199680 4199680OrderThat the Director of Communications use the city’s Connect CTY system to remind residents of the importance of rodent prevention.Work completed  Action details Not available
199682 4199682OrderThat the Supervisor of Inspectional Services update this Board on rodent control measures at construction sites.Work completed  Action details Not available
199684 4199684OrderThat the Supervisor of Inspectional Services consider using rodent birth control on MacArthur Street.Work completed  Action details Not available
199796 4199796OrderThat the Supervisor of Inspectional Services perform the actions listed within to combat the rodent problem in the city.Work completed  Action details Not available
198190 5198190OrderThat the Director of SPCD (ISD) inspect the property and field around 11 Austin Street for rodents.Work completed  Action details Not available
198374 5198374OrderThat the Director of SPCD communicate with the appropriate state agency to address the rodent issues on, and the underutilization of, the land behind 11 Austin Street and I-93.Work completed  Action details Not available