Policy Order O-8

WHEREAS: Public toilets in parks and near playgrounds have been an important factor in improving public hygiene and enjoyment of public areas for sports teams, families, homeless individuals and others; and

WHEREAS: The public toilet placed in the Cambridge Common is planned to be removed at the end of November; and

WHEREAS: The Cambridge Common is slated to undergo a multimillion dollar renovation in the near future; and

ORDERED: Providing year-round toilet accommodations on the Cambridge Common would present ongoing maintenance and oversight challenges while at the same time would provide important and heavily used bathroom facilities there; now be it therefore

ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with appropriate staff and report back to the Council on how the potential for permanent bathroom facilities is being incorporated into the renovation work for the Cambridge Common and, if such facilities are not being considered for the renovation work, how the City plans to address ongoing public hygiene needs in this area; and be it further

ORDERED: That all public squares be included in the study for permanent bathroom facilities and whatever is installed in the Cambridge Common be installed in all public squares; be it futher

ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to provide the City Council with a list of all locations where portable bathroom facilities are used and whether these should be made permanent.