Policy orderO-1Asks the City Manager to instruct the Community Development Department to work jointly with Cambridge Local First to recognize contributions to the local economy with an awards program coinciding with Local Economy Week, including award categories such as banking, developer, philanthropy, community spirit, community involvement, new local business, and longest-running local business.Council requestO-1
Policy orderO-2Asks the City Manager to confer with the appropriate departments as to the feasibility of including double poles as a category to iReport.Council requestO-2
Policy orderO-3Asks the City Manager to explore measures that could enhance pedestrian and cyclist safety in the area of the Cambridge Common, including enhanced enforcement of traffic laws in the area.Council requestO-3
Policy orderO-4Asks the City Manager to confer with the Department of Public Work to explore the potential for a community composting initiative.Council requestO-4
Policy orderO-5Asks the City Manager to confer with the Finance Department as to how the City of Cambridge can include a participatory budgeting portion in the 2015 budget.Council requestO-5
Policy orderO-6Asks the City Manager to confer with the appropriate departments as to the feasibility of installing side guards on all City-owned trucks to improve cyclist and pedestrian safety and to the feasibility of utilizing pylons as a means through which to separate cyclists from motar vehicles.Council requestO-6
Policy orderO-7Asks the City Manager to explore the potential for the City of Cambridge to enroll in the Earth Hour City Challenge for 2013.Council requestO-7
Policy orderO-8Asks the City Manager to confer with the Law Department, the Information Technology Department and any other relevant departments to evaluate the feasibility of ensuring all city-sponsored committee meeting minutes are available online.Council requestO-8
Policy orderO-9City Council go on record supporting the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013.Council orderO-9
Policy orderO-10Asks the City Manager to confer with the Information Technology Department as to the feasibility of making videos of City Council general and committee meetings downloadable by the general public.Council requestO-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 Technologies, to complete the Dispatch Association Permit Application. Charter Right exercised by Councillor Toomey on Order Number Eleven of July 29, 2013.O-11
Policy orderO-12Asks the City Manager to confer with the appropriate City departments as to potential measures to improve pedestrian safety at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Upland Avenue, including the installation of stop signs.Council requestO-12
Policy orderO-13Asks the City Manager to instruct the Inspectional Services Department, the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department, and the License Commission to promptly explore the concerns raised by the residents of Bowdoin Street regarding loading and delivery trucks.Council requestO-13
Policy orderO-14Asks the City Manager to report back to the City Council on the progress of the Eastern Cambridge Kendall Square Open Space Study.Council requestO-14
Policy orderO-15Asks the City Manager 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 efforts to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of current detours and traffic plans currently in place and our ability to adjust them if problems arise in relation to construction projects.Council requestO-15
Policy orderO-16known to exist, not yet recoveredO-16
Policy orderO-17Asks the City Manager 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 community use. Analyses should include funds that would need to be expended to refurbish the building and any ongoing maintenance and management expenses. Also to be noted any potential income from sale or lease.Mayor DavisO-17
Policy orderO-18known to exist, not yet recoveredO-18
Policy orderO-19known to exist, not yet recoveredO-19
Policy orderO-20Asks the City Manager to report back to the City Council on the rationale and thought process of the License Commission on the proposed increase of liquor license fees prior to the change taking effect. Charter Right exercised by Councillor Toomey on Order Number Twenty of July 29, 2013.Council requestO-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 access to affordable health care coverage. As such, the City has the expectation that the institutions within our community would treat their workers similarly; andCouncillor ToomeyO-25
Policy orderO-25City 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 the institution to reconsider this course of action.Council orderO-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 Henrietta Davis, Councillor Kenneth E. Reeves, Richard C. Rossi, Deputy City Manager, Nancy Glowa, City Solicitor, Sheila Keady Rawson, Personnel Director, Brian Corr, Executive Director, Peace Commission, Neal Alpert, Aide to Vice Mayor Simmons and Paula M. Crane, Administrative Assistant, City Clerk's Office.CR-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 Cambridge Coworking Center, 101 Main Street, Cambridge, MA.CR-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 Harding, Richard C. Rossi, City Manager, Lisa Peterson, Deputy City Manager, Nancy Glowa, City Solicitor, Duane Brown, Affirmative Action Director, Sheila Keady Rawson, Personnel Director Neal Alpert, Aide to Vice Mayor Simmons, and Paula M. Crane, Administrative Assistant, City Clerk's Office.CR-9