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Meeting Name: Open Space, Environment and Energy Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/18/2024 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Virtual
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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Attachments: OSEE - 2024-04-18 DPW Memo (with 24-0472), OSEE - 2024-04-18 Citywide Composting Program (with 24-0042, 24-0370)
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23-1711 11.Committee MinutesApproval of the Minutes of the Open Space, Environment and Energy Committee Meeting of November 20, 2023.AcceptedPass Action details Not available
24-0042 12.OrderThat the Director of the Office of Sustainability and Environment provide this Council with any updated plans and timelines for a municipal composting program.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
24-0086 13.ResolutionThat the Administration explain the issues that are preventing Reavis Field from opening and how the process may be expedited.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
24-0091 14.OrderThat the Director of Parks and Recreation and the Director of Public Space and Urban Forestry report to this Council’s Committee on Open Space, Environment and Energy on the status of the parks and open spaces that have been completed or are under construction and planning as part of redevelopment projects.Recommended to be marked work completed  Action details Not available
24-0106 15.OrderThat the Director of the Office of Sustainability and Environment work with this Council and Green and Open Somerville to develop a job description for an Invasive Species position to spearhead outreach, education, and citywide invasive plant species removal and to allocate funding for such a position in the FY 2025 budget.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
24-0370 16.OrderThat the Director of the Office of Sustainability and Environment update this Council on the design, cost, and implementation timeline for the city's composting program.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
24-0457 17.Public CommunicationGreen & Open Somerville and Earthwise Aware submitting comments re: invasive plant species.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
24-0472 18.OrderThat the Commissioner of Public Works update this Council on the condition of Conway Field and the displacement of infill that is occurring there during extreme rainfall events, as well as the schedule for regular grooming and maintenance of the City’s artificial turf athletic fields.Recommended to be marked work completed  Action details Not available