City Council Regular Meeting, January 23, 2012
Sullivan Chamber · 9 of 16 items recovered
Policy Orders (16)
- Policy orderO-1Public Safety is of paramount importance to residents of Cambridge and to the City Council; andVice Mayor Simmons, Councillor Cheung, Councillor Davis, Councillor Decker, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Maher, Councillor Reeves, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor vanBeuzekom
- Policy orderO-2known to exist, not yet recovered
- Policy orderO-3known to exist, not yet recovered
- Policy orderO-4Asks the City Manager to report back to the City Council with information regarding the steam pipe rupture on Second Street and the organized response by the city and those involved and to provide information regarding existing infrastructure in the neighborhood that may need future repairs or upgrades to avoid a similar situation.Council request
- Policy orderO-5Asks the City Manager to report to the City Council on the installation of vending machines and rules of the road brochures which dispense helmets as the city rolls out its bike share program this spring.Council request
- Policy orderO-5Asks the City Manager to report to the City Council on the installation of vending machines and rules of the road brochures which dispense helmets as the city rolls out its bike share program this spring.Council request
- Policy orderO-6Asks the City Manager to confer with the Director of Traffic, Parking and Transportation and report back to the City Council on what public outreach has been made to existing customers to notify them about the cost savings of winter parking at the First Street Garage and whether the company operating the garage was made aware of the fee change and how many residents were overcharged for the winter months.Council request
- Policy orderO-7Asks the City Manager to report back to the City Council on how the City of Cambridge promotes and enforces the Cambridge Employment Plan.Council request
- Policy orderO-8known to exist, not yet recovered
- Policy orderO-9known to exist, not yet recovered
- Policy orderO-10It has come to the attention of this City Council that plastic bags are either restricted or banned in over a quarter of the world's countries. In the United States, bans have been imposed at the local level, starting with Nantucket over 20 years ago. San Francisco imposed a ban in 2007, later followed by Westport, Connecticut, Edmonds, Washington, Los Angeles County, CA, Brownsville, Texas; Bethel, Alaska, North Carolina's Outerbanks Region, Portland, Oregon; Seattle, Washington, San Jose, California, 30 rural villages in Alaska, and many cities throughout Canada. Countries that have banned or restricted them include: China, Israel, Belgium, Italy, Ireland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Thailand, several states in India, three states and territories of Australia, Paris, Mexico City, Rajasthan (India), Sikkim (India), Taiwan, Singapore, Bangladesh, Malawi, Germany, Sweden, Paris, Mexico City, and three states/territories of Australia. These cities, states, and nations have had great success in curbing the use of disposable plastic bags from retailers; andCouncillor Decker, Councillor vanBeuzekom, Councillor Cheung, Councillor Davis, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Maher, Councillor Reeves, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey
- Policy orderO-11This City Council believes that Cambridge should serve as a model and stand with communities who are committed to alternative energy sources that are "coal-free"; andCouncillor Decker, Councillor vanBeuzekom, Councillor Cheung, Councillor Davis, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Maher, Councillor Reeves, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey
- Policy orderO-12known to exist, not yet recovered
- Policy orderO-13known to exist, not yet recovered
- Policy orderO-14known to exist, not yet recovered
- Policy orderO-15By order of the City Council the petition by Julia Bishop et al. to amend the Zoning Ordinance in the area of Linear Park, North Cambridge was re-filed effective December 7, 2012; andCouncillor Maher