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Meeting Name: Public Health and Public Safety Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/2/2023 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Virtual
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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Attachments: PHPS - 2023-11-02 Outdoor light at night linked with breast cancer _ News _ Harvard T.H (with 23-137, PHPS - 2023-11-02 Does Lighting Your Property Actually Make It Safer (with 23-1373)
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23-1382 11.Committee MinutesApproval of the Minutes of the Public Health and Public Safety Committee meeting of September 11, 2023.AcceptedPass Action details Not available
23-1373 12.OrderThat the Director of Inspectional Services update this Council on enforcement of the Dark Skies ordinance that restricts light pollution and reduces energy consumption.Recommended to be marked work completed  Action details Not available
23-1372 13.OrderThat the Director of Health and Human Services update this Council on homelessness outreach efforts, including the hiring of four clinicians, case managers and home visitations.Recommended to be marked work completed  Action details Not available
23-1370 14.OrderThat the Director of Health and Human Services create a homeless worker program, similar to the Roca program, that offers compensated community cleanup and other community service jobs to the un-housed.Recommended to be marked work completed  Action details Not available
23-1367 15.OrderThat the Commissioner of Public Works ensure that the new Police sub-station in East Somerville is easily accessible to the public and includes public restrooms.Recommended to be marked work completed  Action details Not available
23-1289 16.OrderThat the Director of Housing and the Director of Health and Human Services update this Council regarding repeated requests to provide shelter to homeless residents.Recommended to be marked work completed  Action details Not available
23-1283 17.ResolutionThat the Administration update this Council on the progress toward providing direct homeless services to East Somerville residents in temporary and permanent locations within Ward 1.Kept in committee  Action details Not available