City Council
Regular MeetingSalem, MA · December 9, 2020
Minutes
City of Salem, Massachusetts
“Know Your Rights Under the Open Meeting Law, M.G.L. c. 30A ss. 18-25 and
City Ordinance Sections 2-2028 through 2-2033.”
The City Council Committee on Public Health, Safety & Environment Co-Posted COW____________
met in the Council Chamber on _December 9, 2020__________________ at ______6:30_______P.M.
for the purpose of discussing the matters(s) listed below. Notice of this meeting was posted on
___ December 4, 2020_________ at ___ 12:21 P.M.__________________
(This meeting is being recorded)
ATTENDANCE
ABSENT WERE: Councillor Prosniewski
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SUBJECT(S)
#148 Plastics Ordinance_______________________________________________________________________________ ___
#149 Gas Ban Ordinance__________________________________________________________________________________
#365 Green Building Ordinance_____________________________________________________________________________
Carrying Matters Forward__________________________________________________________________________________
C. Dibble opened the meeting by thanking Assistant City Clerk Maureen Fisher for working with C. Dibble to resolve
troubleshooting the connection to ZOOM thereby allowing meeting to start only 1 minute late. C. Dibble explained the
reasoning for scheduling the 3 matters listed above was to get the draft ordinances to the City Solicitor for her review, legality,
and comments and to have the ordinances set into City of Salem ordinance format and that the final matter tonight will be to
carry the 4 matters in committee over to the new year. C. Morsillo and C. Riccardi both stated they would prefer to see the
draft plastics ordinance first before it is reviewed by the Solicitor and C. Dibble agreed. Being no additional comments from
committee members C. Dibble opened it up for public comment and heard from Jeff Cohen, member of SERC. Mr Cohen gave
a brief history of the Green Buildings draft ordinance, that most of the draft ordinance was valid, that the ordinance was being
worked on, he was disappointed a hearing was not held yet and encouraged us to hold a hearing once the ordinance was
ready. Mr Cohen also suggested that every committee meet at least once a month as is a good way to receive public
comment. C. Dibble agreed. There being no other public comment C. Hapworth motioned, 2 nd by C. Morsillo to send the draft
ordinance #149 on Gas and #365 on Green Buildings to the City Solicitor for her legal review, for her to have the ordinances set
in city of Salem format, and to return her comments to the committee within 90 days. Voted 4-0 in favor.
C. Morsillo motioned, 2nd by C. Hapworth to carry over the 4 matters still in committee to next year as follows: #21 ADA, #148
Plastics ordinance, #149 Gas Ban ordinance, and #365 Green Buildings ordinance. Voted 4-0 in favor.
On the motion of C. Hapworth the meeting adjourned at 6:52 P.M.
Stephen Dibble
(Chairperson)
Agenda
City of Salem, Massachusetts
Office of the City Clerk
Ilene Simons Room 1
City Clerk City Hall
December 4, 2020
REVISED
MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA
The City Council Committee on Public Health, Safety & Environment Co- posted with the
Committee of the Whole will meet remotely on Wednesday December 9, 2020 at 6:30 P.M. for
the purpose of discussing the following:
Plastics Ordinance, Gas Ban Ordinance, Green Buildings Ordinance and for purposes of carrying
over any matters to new year.
.
Pursuant to Governor Baker’s March 12, 2020 Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open
Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, §20, and the Governor’s March 15, 2020 Order imposing strict
limitation on the number of people that may gather in one place, this meeting of the Committee
on Public Health, Safety & Environment Co-posted with the Committee of the Whole will be
conducted via remote participation to the greatest extent possible. Specific information and the
general guidelines for remote participation by members of the public and/or parties with a right
and/or requirement to attend this meeting can be found on the city’s website at www.salem.com.
No in-person attendance of members of the public will be permitted, but every effort will be
made to ensure that the public can adequately access the proceedings in real time, via
technological means. In the event that we are unable to do so, despite best efforts, we will post
on the City of Salem’s website an audio or video recording, transcript, or other comprehensive
record of proceedings as soon as possible after the meeting.
Individuals may participate remotely in the meeting via a remote participation platform called
Zoom.
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
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Password: 140239
Or Telephone:
877 853 5257 (Toll Free) or 888 475 4499 (Toll Free)
Webinar ID: 847 3347 9667
City of Salem City Council
Committee on Public Health, Safety & Environment Co-posted COW
Agenda December 9, 2020
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“Persons requiring auxiliary aids and services for effective communication such as sign language
interpreter, an assistive listening device, or print material in digital format or a reasonable
modification in programs, services, policies, or activities, may contact the City of Salem ADA
Coordinator at (978-619-5630) as soon as possible and no less than 2 business days before the
meeting, program, or event.”
AGENDA
Plastics Ordinance, Gas Ban Ordinance, Green Buildings Ordinance and for purposes of carrying
over any matters to new year.
Very truly yours,
ATTEST: ILENE SIMONS
CITY CLERK
“Know Your Rights Under the Open Meeting Law, M.G.L. c. 30A ss. 18-25, and
City Ordinance Sections 2-2028 through 2-2033.”
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