Minutes - PHPS - 2-27-23 Dispositions — File 23-0302

City of Somerville, Massachusetts Public Health and Public Safety Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions 6:00 PM Virtual Monday, February 27, 2023 This meeting was held via GoToWebinar and was called to order by Chair Kelly at 6:01 pm and adjourned at 8:52 pm with a roll call vote of all in favor (Councilor Wilson, Councilor Davis, and Chair Kelly), none opposed, and none absent. Councilor McLaughlin was unable to attend, and President Ewen-Campen named Councilor Wilson to serve in his place. Others present: Neha Singh – Mayor’s Office, Jim Vetter – Social-Emotional Learning Alliance for Massachusetts, Tobin Rodriguez – Boston Medical Center, Lauren Leone, Patricia Contente – SPD, Sean Donovan, Stephanie Guirand – Cambridge HEART, Andrew Dameron – City and County of Denver, Earl Miller – CRESS, Stephanie Widzowski – Clerk of Committees. . Roll Call Chairperson Charlotte Kelly, Vice Chair Lance L. Davis and Jake Wilson Present: 1. Approval of the Minutes of the Public Health and Public Safety Committee Meeting of February 13, 2023. 23-0248 Accepted Chairperson Kelly, Vice Chair Davis and Wilson Aye: Presentation 2. That this Council discuss alternative emergency response methods with local mental health care providers. 23-0278 Councilor Kelly, Councilor Burnley Jr. and Councilor Wilson Sponsors: Recommended to be marked work completed Update 3. That the Director of Health and Human Services and the Director of Community Outreach, Help and Recovery appear before the Public Health 22-1373 Page 1 of 2

Public Health and Public Safety Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions February 27, 2023 and Public Safety Committee to discuss an alternative emergency response program. Councilor Wilson, Councilor Ewen-Campen, Councilor Kelly and Councilor Burnley Jr. Sponsors: Recommended to be marked work completed Discussion 4. That this Council discuss alternative emergency response and/or other non-police emergency response methods that other municipalities have pursued. 23-0279 Councilor Kelly, Councilor Burnley Jr. and Councilor Wilson Sponsors: Recommended to be marked work completed Referenced Documents: • PHPS - 2023-02-27 2022 STAR Report 2 final (with #22-1373, 23-0278, 23-0279) • PHPS - 2023-02-27 AER in Somerville (with 22-1373, 23-0278, 23-0279) • PHPS - 2023-02-27 COHR (with 22-1373) • PHPS - 2023-02-23 Somerville City Council - TBR Presentation (with 22-1373, 23-0278, 23-0279) • PHPS - 2023-02-27 WellPower STAR Annual Report 2022 (with 22-1373, 23-0278, 23-0279) Page 2 of 2