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Meeting Name: Public Health and Public Safety Committee Agenda status: Final-revised
Meeting date/time: 3/20/2024 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Virtual
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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Attachments: PHPS - 2024-03-2 ISD Response (with 24-0093, 24-0094, 24-0095, 24-0096)
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24-0255 11.Committee MinutesApproval of the Minutes of the Public Health and Public Safety Committee Meeting of February 29, 2024.AcceptedPass Action details Not available
24-0177 12.OrderThat the Administration appear before the Committee on Public Health and Public Safety to update the City Council on the status of the Police Chief search.Recommended to be marked work completed  Action details Not available
24-0172 13.OrderThat the Director of Health and Human Services discuss the availability of free city-funded COVID tests going forward after temporary relief funds have evaporated, including any plans and/or consideration of potential sources of COVID testing supplies provided through community partners.Recommended to be marked work completed  Action details Not available
24-0168 14.OrderThat the Director of Health and Human Services work with the Administration to allocate funding to secure COVID-19 rapid tests to be distributed at Public Libraries.Recommended to be marked work completed  Action details Not available
24-0149 15.OrderThat the Director of Health and Human services create an on-call emergency fire response unit to assist in connecting residents with available resources in the event of a displacement or loss of property due to a fire.Recommended to be marked work completed  Action details Not available
24-0097 16.OrderThat the Director of Inspectional Services address trash and other violations by the Rent-A-Center on Broadway.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
24-0096 17.OrderThat the Director of Inspectional Services inspect 112 Broadway, 176-182 Broadway, and 24-28 Broadway for violations and report the findings to the Ward 1 City Councilor.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
24-0095 18.OrderThat the Director of Inspectional Services update the Ward 1 Councilor regarding any fines associated with 176-182 Broadway, formerly Patsy's Pastries, in the last ten years.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
24-0094 19.OrderThat the Director of Inspectional Services update the Ward 1 Councilor regarding any fines associated with 112 Broadway, formerly the East End Grill, for any violations within the last ten years.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
24-0093 110.OrderThat the Director of Inspectional Services update the Ward 1 Councilor regarding any fines associated with 24-28 Broadway, the former Taco Loco site, due to repeated cleanliness and business violations within the last two years.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
24-0062 111.OrderThat the Director of Health and Human Services provide monthly updates to this Council’s Committee on Public Health and Public Safety regarding ongoing efforts to address homelessness.Kept in committee  Action details Not available