Policy orderO-1Executive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider the request from Helen Brown Bryant for a dedication at the corner of Marvin Place and Columbia Street in honor of her parents John and Bertine Brown.Council orderO-1
Policy orderO-2known to exist, not yet recoveredO-2
Policy orderO-3Asks the City Manager to devise and implement a system that will require the City to publicize and convene a community meeting within 72 hours of any catastrophic event - including but not limited to murders, shootings, or other similar episodes - that could impact public safety or the perception of public safety.Council requestO-3
Policy orderO-4known to exist, not yet recoveredO-4
Policy orderO-5Asks the City Manager to consult with the Police Commissioner and report back to the City Council and the community on the specific number of additional police officers that will be assigned to patrol Area IV neighborhoods, whether this increased police presence will be in place through the winter months, and what other additional measures will be undertaken by the Police Department in Area IV.Council requestO-5
Policy orderO-6known to exist, not yet recoveredO-6
Policy orderO-7City Council go on record urging Lance Bennett and John Stebbins, on behalf of Pro-Con Projects, Ltd., to meet with Brian Doherty, General Agent of the Building & Construction Trades Council of the Metropolitan District, or with other designated representatives of this organization, at City Hall at a mutually agreeable time to address the issues that have been raised regarding hiring of local skilled construction workers for their Marriot Hotel project on Monsignor O'Brien Highway.Council orderO-7
Policy orderO-8Asks the City Manager to confer with the appropriate City departments regarding the loss of on-street parking spaces as well as the loss of a handicap parking space in Municipal Lot #8 as a result of the reconstruction/reconfiguration of Western Avenue.Council requestO-8
Policy orderO-9Asks the City Manager to appoint a committee to pursue the possibility of establishing a sister city relationship with Tuskegee, Alabama.Council requestO-9
Policy orderO-10Asks the City Manager to consult with the appropriate City personnel to determine the feasibility of launching a homeless donation meter program similar to Denver, CO's Donation Meter Program in the City of Cambridge, and to report back to the City Council about this in a timely manner.Council requestO-10
Policy orderO-11Asks the City Manager to consult with the Police Department and other appropriate personnel to determine the feasibility of implementing a Neighborhood Captain Program that would allow residents to sign up to hand deliver information from the City to their immediate neighbors, and to report back to the City Council on whether such a program could be implemented by December 2014.Council requestO-11
Policy orderO-12known to exist, not yet recoveredO-12
Policy orderO-13Asks the City Manager to consult with the Department of Public Works to determine how to resolve the issue of water pooling and run-off at the corner of Pine Street and Harvard Street.Council requestO-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-22Asks the City Manager to instruct the City Solicitor to draft a section to Chapter 2.112 City Contracts that will require contractors hired by the city to implement and adhere to policies consistent with the city's policies regarding gender identity and sexual orientation and to identify circumstances in which a waiver may be granted, as well as the procedures for granting a waiver.Council requestO-22
Policy orderO-23Asks the City Manager to confer with all appropriate departments and explore the feasibility of creating a Cambridge City Youth Council that will represent the youth population of the city and serve as an advisory board to the City Council.Council requestO-23
Policy orderO-24Asks the City Manager to confer with the Cambridge Community Development Department on the feasibility of producing a Cambridge Sustainability Plan with stated priority goals to complement Cambridge's Master Plan.Council requestO-24
Policy orderO-25Asks the City Manager to extend the Cambridge Dance Party for an extra hour next year.Council requestO-25
Policy orderO-26Asks the City Manager to confer with the Department of Human Services on the feasibility of either seeking space at the City Senior Center or another municipal building and creating a fitness center with affordable rates for senior citizens.Council requestO-26
Policy orderO-27The Silver Maple Forest currently absorbs storm water and prevents it from running into the man-made channel known as Little River, which connects Alewife Brook in Cambridge to Little River in Belmont; andCouncillor CarloneO-27
Policy orderO-28City Council hereby calls on the President to honor our obligations under the Non-Proliferation Treaty by seeking to eliminate all nuclear weapons and meanwhile honor the existence of the seven existing Nuclear-Weapons Free Zones around the world and seek their extension wherever possible.Council orderO-28
Policy orderO-29Asks the City Manager to invite a representative from the Cambridge Public Health Department to attend the National League of Cities in November 2014.Council requestO-29
Committee Reports (3)
Committee reportCR-1Transportation & Public Utilities Committee: The Transportation and Public Utilities Committee will conduct a public meeting to explore the way forward for a shared use with a rail and trail path along the Grand Junction Corridor.CR-1
Committee reportCR-2known to exist, not yet recoveredCR-2
Committee reportCR-3Ordinance Committee: The Ordinance Committee held a public hearing on July 2, 2014 beginning at 5:41 p.m. in the Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, 459 Broadway.CR-3