City Council — Meeting, July 30, 2012

33 of 58 items recovered

Policy Orders (50)

• Policy orderO-1That the City Council go on record encouraging Harvard and MIT to bid on the MBTA sponsorship and naming rights of Harvard and Kendall Square MBTA stations in order to preserve theO-1
• Policy orderO-2known to exist, not yet recoveredO-2
• Policy orderO-3known to exist, not yet recoveredO-3
• Policy orderO-4known to exist, not yet recoveredO-4
• Policy orderO-5A combination of discrimination and wrongful termination complaints have resulted in many millions of dollars of costs and damages for the City of Cambridge; andCouncillor Reeves, Councillor Cheung, Mayor Davis, Councillor Decker, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Maher, Vice Mayor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor vanBeuzekomO-5
• Policy orderO-6Cardinal Medeiros Avenue is a heavily traveled route for both vehicles and pedestrians; andCouncillor Toomey, Councillor Cheung, Mayor Davis, Councillor Decker, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Maher, Councillor Reeves, Vice Mayor Simmons, Councillor vanBeuzekomO-6
• Policy orderO-6That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Commissioner of Public Works and the City Electrician to discuss the installation of lower and decorative lighting along CardiO-6
• Policy orderO-7known to exist, not yet recoveredO-7
• Policy orderO-8known to exist, not yet recoveredO-8
• Policy orderO-9known to exist, not yet recoveredO-9
• Policy orderO-10known to exist, not yet recoveredO-10
• Policy orderO-11known to exist, not yet recoveredO-11
• Policy orderO-12Cambridge City Police were dispatched to investigate loud noises in a hotel room at the Cambridge Gateway Inn located on Route 2 on July 5, 2012; andCouncillor vanBeuzekom, Mayor Davis, Councillor Decker, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Maher, Councillor Reeves, Councillor ToomeyO-12
• Policy orderO-13known to exist, not yet recoveredO-13
• Policy orderO-14known to exist, not yet recoveredO-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-19known to exist, not yet recoveredO-19
• Policy orderO-20known to exist, not yet recoveredO-20
• Policy orderO-21known to exist, not yet recoveredO-21
• Policy orderO-22known to exist, not yet recoveredO-22
• Policy orderO-23known to exist, not yet recoveredO-23
• Policy orderO-24That the City Manager to direct the Veteran's Service Department to spread awareness of massvetsadvisor.org to the veteran community.O-24
• Policy orderO-24That the City Manager to direct the Veteran's Service Department to spread awareness of massvetsadvisor.org to the veteran community.O-24
• Policy orderO-25That the City Manager is requested to urge members of the Cambridge Legislative Delegation to support and help pass a bill that would address the problem of double utility pole remO-25
• Policy orderO-25That the City Manager is requested to urge members of the Cambridge Legislative Delegation to support and help pass a bill that would address the problem of double utility pole remO-25
• Policy orderO-26That the City Manager is requested to notify the appropriate departments to work with the MBTA to restore the lighting in the Harvard Square Station.O-26
• Policy orderO-26That the City Manager is requested to notify the appropriate departments to work with the MBTA to restore the lighting in the Harvard Square Station.O-26
• Policy orderO-27known to exist, not yet recoveredO-27
• Policy orderO-28known to exist, not yet recoveredO-28
• Policy orderO-29That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to coordinate with the appropriate departments on how the goals formed by the Economic Development, Training and Employment CommittO-29
• Policy orderO-29That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to coordinate with the appropriate departments on how the goals formed by the Economic Development, Training and Employment CommittO-29
• Policy orderO-30That the City Manager is requested to confer with the appropriate departments to report back to the City Council with an estimate of how sequestration would effect municipal financO-30
• Policy orderO-30That the City Manager is requested to confer with the appropriate departments to report back to the City Council with an estimate of how sequestration would effect municipal financO-30
• Policy orderO-31That the City Manager is requested to confer with the appropriate departments and report back to the City Council with a short summary on how CDBG grants have been used over the paO-31
• Policy orderO-31That the City Manager is requested to confer with the appropriate departments and report back to the City Council with a short summary on how CDBG grants have been used over the paO-31
• Policy orderO-32That the City Manager is requested to confer with the appropriate City departments on the feasibility of providing bike regulations to a wider audience including through media outlO-32
• Policy orderO-32That the City Manager is requested to confer with the appropriate City departments on the feasibility of providing bike regulations to a wider audience including through media outlO-32
• Policy orderO-33That the City Manager is requested to work with the appropriate City departments to expand enforcement of the prohibition on Cambridge pick-ups by non-Cambridge cabs not specificalO-33
• Policy orderO-33That the City Manager is requested to work with the appropriate City departments to expand enforcement of the prohibition on Cambridge pick-ups by non-Cambridge cabs not specificalO-33
• Policy orderO-34It has come to the attention of the Cambridge City Council that data requested on the Andrews Petition during an Ordinance Committee Hearing last term has not been delivered; andCouncillor Cheung, Mayor Davis, Councillor Decker, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Maher, Councillor Reeves, Vice Mayor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor vanBeuzekomO-34
• Policy orderO-34It has come to the attention of the Cambridge City Council that data requested on the Andrews Petition during an Ordinance Committee Hearing last term has not been delivered; andCouncillor Cheung, Mayor Davis, Councillor Decker, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Maher, Councillor Reeves, Vice Mayor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor vanBeuzekomO-34
• Policy orderO-34That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Community Development Department to ascertain why data requested on the Andrews Petition during an Ordinance Committee hearingO-34
• Policy orderO-35There has been much discussion and anticipation about how the Foundry Building in East Cambridge could be best used as a space to connect disparate communities in Cambridge; andCouncillor Cheung, Councillor ToomeyO-35
• Policy orderO-35There has been much discussion and anticipation about how the Foundry Building in East Cambridge could be best used as a space to connect disparate communities in Cambridge; andCouncillor Cheung, Councillor ToomeyO-35
• Policy orderO-35That the City Manager is requested to confer with the appropriate departments to determine the answers to questions regarding the Foundry Building in order to help move the communiO-35
• Policy orderO-36City Council concern about Michaels Development Company's practices as they relate to the bid process for the project at 159 First Street.O-36
• Policy orderO-36City Council concern about Michaels Development Company's practices as they relate to the bid process for the project at 159 First Street.O-36

Committee Reports (8)

• Committee reportCR-1Cable Tv, Telecommunications And Public Utilities Committee: The Cable TV, Telecommunications and Public Utilities Committee conducted a public meeting on June 12, 2012 beginning at 4:06 p.m. SullivanCR-1
• Committee reportCR-2known to exist, not yet recoveredCR-2
• Committee reportCR-3Ordinance Committee: The purpose of meeting was to continue discussion on the petitions from the Planning Board to rezone the North Massachusetts Avenue area and to amend the Zoning Map for an area alCR-3
• Committee reportCR-4known to exist, not yet recoveredCR-4
• Committee reportCR-5known to exist, not yet recoveredCR-5
• Committee reportCR-6known to exist, not yet recoveredCR-6
• Committee reportCR-7Civic Unity Committee: Present at the meeting were Vice Mayor E. Denise Simmons, Chair of the Committee, Councillor Leland Cheung, Robert Haas, Commissioner, Christine Elow, Deputy Superintendent, ChrCR-7
• Committee reportA communication was received from Donna P. Lopez, Interim City Clerk, transmitting a report from Councillor David P. Maher, Chair of the Ordinance Committee, for a public meeting hCommittee Report