Policy orderO-1Asks the City Manager to report back on the feasibility of giving residents the option to "go paperless" with their City bills including water, real estate, excise and any other notice or communication the City regularly sends residents.Council requestO-1
Policy orderO-2It has come to the attention of the City Council that the City of Boston is pursuing a ban on Non-Radioactive Hazardous Materials ("NRHM") transportation through downtown Boston unless the material originates in or has a final destination within the city; andCouncillor Toomey, Councillor Cheung, Vice Mayor Davis, Councillor Decker, Councillor Kelley, Mayor Maher, Councillor Reeves, Councillor Seidel, Councillor SimmonsO-2
Policy orderO-2Asks the City Manager to confer with the Assistant City Manager of Community Development and the Director of Traffic, Parking and Transportation and report back on the impact of the proposed alternative route on Cambridge Non-Radioactive Hazardous Materials (NRHM) traffic.Council requestO-2
Policy orderO-3known to exist, not yet recoveredO-3
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Policy orderO-11known to exist, not yet recoveredO-11
Policy orderO-12Even by the standards of what we have come to expect from the state of Mississippi, the murder of James Craig Anderson last June, will be remembered as one of the most brutal hate crimes in a state where such crimes used to be commonplace; andCouncillor Simmons, Councillor Cheung, Vice Mayor Davis, Councillor Decker, Councillor Kelley, Mayor Maher, Councillor Reeves, Councillor Seidel, Councillor ToomeyO-12
Policy orderO-13Asks the City Manager to confer with the Director of Traffic, Parking and Transportation with the intention of reducing First Street meters at Best Buy to thirty minutes in order to encourage parking for small businesses along First Street.Council requestO-13
Policy orderO-14Asks the City Manager to confer with the Director of Traffic, Parking and Transportation to determine if an all-way stop sign would be appropriate at this intersection.Council requestO-14
Policy orderO-15known to exist, not yet recoveredO-15
Policy orderO-16known to exist, not yet recoveredO-16
Policy orderO-17known to exist, not yet recoveredO-17
Policy orderO-18known to exist, not yet recoveredO-18
Policy orderO-19Trees not only provide shade, they trap carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and keep our city looking beautiful; andCouncillor SimmonsO-19
Policy orderO-20known to exist, not yet recoveredO-20
Policy orderO-21known to exist, not yet recoveredO-21
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Policy orderO-23known to exist, not yet recoveredO-23
Policy orderO-24Asks the City Manager to report back to the City Council at its September 19th meeting on the status of any cases for which the recently concluded Monteiro case might be relevant. To the extent that public discussion on some aspects of these cases may be detrimental to the City's legal position, the City Council may go into Executive Session, but Executive Session would be as limited as possible.Councillor KelleyO-24
Policy orderO-25known to exist, not yet recoveredO-25
Policy orderO-26known to exist, not yet recoveredO-26
Policy orderO-27Asks the City Manager to confer with the appropriate department heads to devise a plan to ensure that tow truck drivers model safe and courteous driving in the city and re port back to the Council.Council requestO-27
Policy orderO-28Asks the City Manager to look into the feasibility of installing additional "one way" signs on Fulkerson Street and a speed bump to reduce speeding .Council requestO-28
Policy orderO-29Asks the City Manager to increase enforcement against bikers that endanger pedestrians and report back to the City Council with a plan of action on these two orders.Council requestO-29
Policy orderO-30Asks the City Manager to confer with the appropriate department heads and the School Committee to see that the request for a new playground for the Amigos School be placed high on the list for playground renovations.Council requestO-30
Policy orderO-31Asks the City Manager to report back to the City Council about improvements made to the Astro Turf soccer field at Danehy park this summer as well as a schedule for its completion.Council requestO-31
Policy orderO-32Asks the City Manager to look into the feasibility of reinstalling a trash receptacle in the alley adjacent to 9 Howard Street and Hoyt Field .Council requestO-32
Policy orderO-33Asks the City Manager to confer with the appropriate department heads and the School Committee to look into the budgetary impact of implementing the Intel 1:1 eLearning program and report back to the Council on this matter in advance of the next budgetary cycle.Council requestO-33
Policy orderO-34Asks the City Manager to direct the appropriate departments to determine the best method to slow traffic on Norfolk Street.Council requestO-34
Policy orderO-35Asks the City Manager to look into the repairs being made to JFK Street and report back to the City Council with a timeline for completion.Council requestO-35
Policy orderO-36Asks the City Manager to confer with the appropriate department heads to implement stricter laws and increase police presence on Broadway to decrease the number of abnormally noisy trucks and unmuffled motorcycles during the night hours.Council requestO-36
Policy orderO-37City Manager is requested report back to the City Council on the racial makeup of the city's workforce by level and department.Council orderO-37
Policy orderO-38Asks the City Manager to direct the appropriate department heads, including the Community Development Department, to look into the status of the May 2, 2011 Policy Order #2 and report back to the City Council.Council requestO-38
Policy orderO-39Asks the City Manager to direct the appropriate department heads to look into finding better parking options and lock mechanisms for Vespa owners.Council requestO-39
Policy orderO-40Asks the City Manager to report back to the City Council on the progress and feasibility of integrating and providing a service similar to SeeClickFix in Cambridge.Council requestO-40
Policy orderO-41Asks the City Manager to confer with the appropriate department heads to find a way to implement and support Walk/Ride Days in Cambridge as other communities have done and report back to the Council on this matter.Council requestO-41
Policy orderO-42Asks the City Manager to confer with the appropriate department heads to look into the feasibility of developing a regular cleaning schedule for the outside of the waste receptacles in Harvard Square.Council requestO-42
Policy orderO-43City Council go on record supporting a concrete timetable for beginning the Green Line Extension and request that the Patrick Administration get the project underway before acquisitions are completed, and deliver concrete and tangible assets.Council orderO-43
Policy orderO-44Asks the City Manager to instruct the Commissioner of Public Works to ask the Recycling Advisory Committee to consider how to encourage businesses to use recyclable packaging instead of non-recyclable styrofoam.Council requestO-44
Policy orderO-45known to exist, not yet recoveredO-45
Policy orderO-46known to exist, not yet recoveredO-46
Policy orderO-47Asks the City Manager to confer with the Community Development Department and Electrical Department and report back on the status of the Police Call Boxes to be installed at Lopez Park and the status of call boxes at the new Northpoint Park.Council requestO-47
Policy orderO-48Asks the City Manager to confer with the Assistant City Manager of Community Development and report back to the City Council on the public process that will take place to help determine the design of new park in East Cambridge as it relates to the Biogen Idec build out mitigation agreement and whether a committee should be assembled as part of the process.Council requestO-48