City Council — Meeting, July 29, 2013

24 of 39 items recovered

Policy Orders (30)

• Policy orderO-1That the City Manager is requested to instruct the Community Development Department to work jointly with Cambridge Local First to recognize contributions to the local economy with O-1
• Policy orderO-2That the City Manager is requested to confer with the appropriate departments as to the feasibility of including double poles as a category to iReport.O-2
• Policy orderO-3That the City Manager is requested to explore measures that could enhance pedestrian and cyclist safety in the area of the Cambridge Common, including enhanced enforcement of traffO-3
• Policy orderO-4That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Department of Public Work to explore the potential for a community composting initiative.O-4
• Policy orderO-5That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Finance Department as to how the City of Cambridge can include a participatory budgeting portion in the 2015 budget.O-5
• Policy orderO-6That the City Manager is requested to confer with the appropriate departments as to the feasibility of installing side guards on all City-owned trucks to improve cyclist and pedestO-6
• Policy orderO-7That the City Manager is requested to explore the potential for the City of Cambridge to enroll in the Earth Hour City Challenge for 2013.O-7
• Policy orderO-8That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Law Department, the Information Technology Department and any other relevant departments to evaluate the feasibility of ensuriO-8
• Policy orderO-9That the City Council go on record supporting the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013.O-9
• Policy orderO-10That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Information Technology Department as to the feasibility of making videos of City Council general and committee meetings downloO-10
• Policy orderO-11Urge all dispatch businesses operating via mobile phone application, website or SMS text messages that are now eligible to obtain a dispatch association permit, including Uber TechO-11
• Policy orderO-12That the City Manager is requested to confer with the appropriate City departments as to potential measures to improve pedestrian safety at the intersection of Massachusetts AvenueO-12
• Policy orderO-13That the City Manager is requested to instruct the Inspectional Services Department, the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department, and the License Commission to promptly explO-13
• Policy orderO-14That the City Manager is requested to report back to the City Council on the progress of the Eastern Cambridge Kendall Square Open Space Study.O-14
• Policy orderO-15That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Director of Traffic Parking and Transportation and the Police Commissioner and report back to the City Council on the City's eO-15
• Policy orderO-16known to exist, not yet recoveredO-16
• Policy orderO-17That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to develop cost benefit analyses for at least five scenarios related to the Foundry Building. All options would retain at least 10,000 square feet for Mayor DavisO-17
• Policy orderO-18known to exist, not yet recoveredO-18
• Policy orderO-19known to exist, not yet recoveredO-19
• Policy orderO-20That the City Manager is requested to report back to the City Council on the rationale and thought process of the License Commission on the proposed increase of liquor license feesO-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-24known to exist, not yet recoveredO-24
• Policy orderO-25The City of Cambridge has an excellent reputation as an employer that treats its workers with dignity and fairness, and which can rightly boast that its workers are paid prevailing wages and given accCouncillor ToomeyO-25
• Policy orderO-25That the City Council formally goes on record in condemning Harvard Medical School's decision to terminate 31 custodians on August 17, 2013, and the City Council strongly urges theO-25
• Policy orderO-26known to exist, not yet recoveredO-26
• Policy orderO-27known to exist, not yet recoveredO-27
• Policy orderO-28known to exist, not yet recoveredO-28
• Policy orderO-29The Planning Board recognizes that there are problems regulating and enforcing appropriate outside lighting; andMayor DavisO-29

Committee Reports (9)

• Committee reportCR-1Public Safety Committee: The purpose of the meeting was to review the Cambridge Alert System and any other public notice system used for public safety issues.CR-1
• Committee reportCR-2known to exist, not yet recoveredCR-2
• Committee reportCR-3Civic Unity Committee: Present at the meeting were Vice Mayor E. Denise Simmons, Chair of the Committee, Councillor Craig Kelley, Councillor Minka vanBeuzekom, Councillor Leland Cheung, Mayor HenriettCR-3
• Committee reportCR-4Cable Tv, Telecommunications And Public Utilities Committee: The Cable TV, Telecommunications and Public Utilities Committee conducted a public meeting on July 9, 2013 beginning at 7:12 p.m. at the CaCR-4
• Committee reportCR-5known to exist, not yet recoveredCR-5
• Committee reportCR-6known to exist, not yet recoveredCR-6
• Committee reportCR-7known to exist, not yet recoveredCR-7
• Committee reportCR-8known to exist, not yet recoveredCR-8
• Committee reportCR-9Civic Unity Committee: Present at the meeting were Vice Mayor E. Denise Simmons, Chair of the Committee, Councillor Kenneth Reeves, Councillor Minka vanBeuzekom, School Committee Member Richard HardinCR-9