Minutes - PHPS - 4-4-23 Dispositions — File 23-0528

City of Somerville, Massachusetts Public Health and Public Safety Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions 7:00 PM Virtual Tuesday, April 4, 2023 This meeting was held via GoToWebinar and was called to order by Chair Kelly at 7:00 pm and adjourned at 8:14 pm with a roll call vote of all in favor (Councilor McLaughlin, Councilor Davis, and Chair Kelly), none opposed, and none absent. Others present: Neha Singh – Mayor’s Office, Ellen Shachter – OSPCD, Charles Breen – Fire, Karin Carroll – HHS, Nicholas Antanavica – ISD, Stephanie Widzowski – Clerk of Committees. Roll Call Chairperson Charlotte Kelly, Vice Chair Lance L. Davis and Matthew McLaughlin Present: Approval of the Minutes of the Public Health and Public Safety Committee Meeting of February 27, 2023. 23-0335 Accepted Chairperson Kelly, Vice Chair Davis and Ward One City Councilor McLaughlin Aye: That the Fire Chief, Inspectional Services Director, and Director of the Office of Housing Stability work with this Council to assess the feasibility of annual reporting on the number of fires, the causes of those fires, the number displaced by each fire, and if those displaced were able to relocate within Somerville. 23-0501 Councilor Burnley Jr. and Councilor Scott Sponsors: Recommended to be marked work completed That the Director of Health and Human Services update this Council on efforts to provide warming centers for unhoused individuals during the recent cold spell. 23-0237 Councilor McLaughlin Sponsors: Recommended to be marked work completed That the Administration provide an update regarding the progress in 23-0163 Page 1 of 2

Public Health and Public Safety Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions April 4, 2023 establishing a Warming Center for un-housed residents. Councilor Scott, Councilor Kelly and Councilor Burnley Jr. Sponsors: Recommended to be marked work completed That the Director of Health and Human Services discuss with this Council, the ending of the federal COVID-19 public health emergency, its impact on residents, and the city's access to vaccines, testing and other resources. 23-0216 Councilor Pineda Neufeld, Councilor Burnley Jr. and Councilor Wilson Sponsors: Recommended to be marked work completed Page 2 of 2