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Meeting Name: Rodent Issues Special Committee Agenda status: Final-revised
Meeting date/time: 1/30/2023 6:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Virtual
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
Meeting video:  
Attachments: Rodent Committee - 2023-1-30 Presentation (with 22-0296)
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22-1694 11.Committee MinutesApproval of the Rodent Issues Special Committee Minutes of September 28, 2022.AcceptedPass Action details Not available
22-0296 12.OrderThat the Director of Health and Human Services, the Director of Inspectional Services and the Environmental Health Coordinator update this Council on current rodent mitigation plans.Recommended to be marked work completed  Action details Not available
23-0131 13.OrderThat the Director of Inspectional Services and the Environmental Health Coordinator update this Council on the SMART box program and other rodent control measures.Recommended to be marked work completed  Action details Not available
22-0346 14.OrderThat the Director of Inspectional Services consider a financial relief program for low income residents who are paying out of pocket for increased rodent expenses, including car and home repairs.Recommended to be marked work completed  Action details Not available
23-0063 15.OrderThat the Environmental Health Coordinator and the Director of Inspectional Services discuss resident reports of cars damaged by rats over the past five years.Recommended to be marked work completed  Action details Not available
23-0069 16.OrderThat the Environmental Health Coordinator update this Council on any past pilots and any future plans for use of rodent hormonal birth control.Recommended to be marked work completed  Action details Not available
23-0062 17.OrderThat the Executive Director of the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development and the Environmental Health Coordinator discuss the feasibility of including neighborhood-specific rat control funding in Community Benefits Agreements.Recommended to be marked work completed  Action details Not available
22-2037 18.OrderThat the Director of Inspectional Services bait the sewers along Pennsylvania Avenue and adjacent streets and develop a plan to address rodent issues, in anticipation of planned water pipeline renovation.Recommended to be marked work completed  Action details Not available
22-2036 19.OrderThat the Director of Inspectional Services inspect Chuckie Harris Park, the General Insulation building and 161 Broadway for signs of rodent issues and food waste.Recommended to be marked work completed  Action details Not available
22-0297 110.OrderThat the Commissioner of Public Works update this Council on the replacement of trash bins due to rodent activity.Recommended to be marked work completed  Action details Not available