City Council — Meeting, September 10, 2012

40 of 53 items recovered

Policy Orders (49)

• Policy orderO-1known to exist, not yet recoveredO-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-5known to exist, not yet recoveredO-5
• Policy orderO-6known to exist, not yet recoveredO-6
• Policy orderO-7known to exist, not yet recoveredO-7
• Policy orderO-8That the Housing Committee review the City's inclusionary zoning policy, to explore the possibility and feasibility of increasing the percentage of affordable housing that must be included in any new Vice Mayor SimmonsO-8
• Policy orderO-8📨 Referred to The Housing CommitteeThat the Housing Committee review the City's inclusionary zoning policy, to explore the possibility and feasibility of increasing the percentage of affordable housing that must be included in any new Vice Mayor Simmons, Councillor Cheung, Mayor Davis, Councillor Decker, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Maher, Councillor Reeves, Councillor ToomeyO-8
• Policy orderO-9known to exist, not yet recoveredO-9
• Policy orderO-10In May 2012, a 16 year old girl, Charlene D. Holmes, was murdered in the City of Cambridge; andCouncillor ReevesO-10
• Policy orderO-11The most important administrative task for the City Council under the Plan E form of government is to hire a City Manager; andCouncillor ReevesO-11
• Policy orderO-12The preservation of existing affordable housing in Cambridge is of paramount importance; andCouncillor ReevesO-12
• Policy orderO-13With increasing property values in the City of Cambridge, it is increasingly hard to maintain middle class housing within the city; andCouncillor ToomeyO-13
• Policy orderO-13With increasing property values in the City of Cambridge, it is increasingly hard to maintain middle class housing within the city; andCouncillor Toomey, Councillor Cheung, Mayor Davis, Councillor Decker, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Maher, Councillor Reeves, Vice Mayor Simmons, Councillor vanBeuzekomO-13
• Policy orderO-13That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Assistant City Manager of Community Development and report back to the City Council on how the City is facilitating affordableO-13
• Policy orderO-14Union Labor plays a key role in the many development projects throughout the City of Cambridge; andCouncillor Toomey, Councillor Cheung, Mayor Davis, Councillor Decker, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Maher, Councillor Reeves, Vice Mayor Simmons, Councillor vanBeuzekomO-14
• Policy orderO-14That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the appropriate parties and to report back with an estimate on how many Cambridge residents are working as part of oO-14
• Policy orderO-15The City Council has heard from the residents in neighborhoods abutting major development proposals that mitigation from these projects should directly benefit the neighborhood that is absorbing the iCouncillor ToomeyO-15
• Policy orderO-15That the City Council go on record agreeing that a minimum of 80% of mitigation funds should be distributed within the neighborhoods that are impacted by these projects.O-15
• Policy orderO-16That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to create an inventory of the vacant lots and derelict buildings throughout Cambridge that the city could potentially purchase to add to the city's opeMayor DavisO-16
• Policy orderO-17That the City Manager is requested to report back to the City Council with information on the new parking arrangements in the vicinity of the former Longfellow School on Broadway aO-17
• Policy orderO-18Biking is a viable means of transportation and the installation of new bike paths would continue to encourage residents to take up biking as a green, healthy way to navigate the city; now therefore beCouncillor CheungO-18
• Policy orderO-18That the City Manager is requested to work with the Community Development Department to conduct a preliminary exploration of an east-west bike path alongside the commuter rail lineO-18
• Policy orderO-18That the City Manager is requested to work with the Community Development Department to conduct a preliminary exploration of an east-west bike path alongside the commuter rail lineO-18
• Policy orderO-18That the City Manager is requested to work with the Community Development Department to conduct a preliminary exploration of an east-west bike path alongside the commuter rail lineO-18
• Policy orderO-19📨 Referred to Planning Board And Ordinance CommitteeCambridge's zoning ordinance requires one off street parking space per newly constructed residential unit; andCouncillor KelleyO-19
• Policy orderO-19It has come to the attention of the Cambridge City Council that the Cities of Service, a bi-partisan coalition of United States mayors, is seeking applicants for a grant funding program to help citiesCouncillor Cheung, Mayor Davis, Councillor Decker, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Maher, Councillor Reeves, Vice Mayor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor vanBeuzekomO-19
• Policy orderO-19That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Mayor's office to ensure that that the city applies for the Cities of Service grant funding program.O-19
• Policy orderO-19That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Mayor's office to ensure that that the city applies for the Cities of Service grant funding program.O-19
• Policy orderO-19That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Mayor's office to ensure that that the city applies for the Cities of Service grant funding program.O-19
• Policy orderO-20Over the last several years, a number of instances have identified that the tracking of mitigation commitments is not as robust as it could be within the city; andCouncillor CheungO-20
• Policy orderO-20That the City Manager is requested to confer with the appropriate departments to itemize all mitigation commitments throughout the city to be compiled into a single document.O-20
• Policy orderO-20That the City Manager is requested to confer with the appropriate departments to itemize all mitigation commitments throughout the city to be compiled into a single document.O-20
• Policy orderO-20That the City Manager is requested to confer with the appropriate departments to itemize all mitigation commitments throughout the city to be compiled into a single document.O-20
• Policy orderO-21In response to widespread bank foreclosures, some cities have instituted vacancy taxes and penalties to help preserve the vibrancy of neighborhoods; andCouncillor CheungO-21
• Policy orderO-21In response to widespread bank foreclosures, some cities have instituted vacancy taxes and penalties to help preserve the vibrancy of neighborhoods; andCouncillor Cheung, Mayor Davis, Councillor Decker, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Maher, Councillor Reeves, Vice Mayor Simmons, Councillor Toomey, Councillor vanBeuzekomO-21
• Policy orderO-21That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Community Development Department to report back to the City Council on what strategies other cities have used to dissuade landO-21
• Policy orderO-21That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Community Development Department to report back to the City Council on what strategies other cities have used to dissuade landO-21
• Policy orderO-21That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Community Development Department to report back to the City Council on what strategies other cities have used to dissuade landO-21
• Policy orderO-22That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Department of Public Works to look into the feasibility of creating a tree database in order to develop identication tags for O-22
• Policy orderO-22That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Department of Public Works to look into the feasibility of creating a tree database in order to develop identication tags for O-22
• Policy orderO-22That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Department of Public Works to look into the feasibility of creating a tree database in order to develop identication tags for O-22
• Policy orderO-23known to exist, not yet recoveredO-23
• Policy orderO-24One of the goals of the Cambridge City Council is to "promote public safety and address the challenges and opportunities for multiple modes of transportation to safely share roads and sidewalks"; andCouncillor vanBeuzekom, Councillor Cheung, Mayor Davis, Councillor Decker, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Maher, Councillor Reeves, Vice Mayor Simmons, Councillor ToomeyO-24
• Policy orderO-25known to exist, not yet recoveredO-25
• Policy orderO-26known to exist, not yet recoveredO-26
• Policy orderO-27known to exist, not yet recoveredO-27
• Policy orderO-28That the City Manager is requested to instruct the Law Department to prepare the necessary language to create the Pathway Overlay District from the Charles River to the Cambridge/SO-28

Committee Reports (4)

• Committee reportCR-1Government Operations And Rules Committee: The Government Operations and Rules Committee held a public meeting on Friday, June 22, 2012 beginning at 10:06 AM in the Ackermann Room.CR-1
• Committee reportCR-2Economic Development, Training And Employment Committee: The Economic Development, Training and Employment Committee conducted a public meeting on Monday, August 6, 2012 beginning at 3:10 PM in the SuCR-2
• Committee reportCR-3known to exist, not yet recoveredCR-3
• Committee reportCR-4Environment Committee: The purpose of the meeting was to conduct a public meeting to discuss implementation of a plan for separate trash or recycling curbside pickup for small businesses along existinCR-4