City Council — Meeting, December 8, 2014

14 of 19 items recovered

Policy Orders (19)

• Policy orderO-1known to exist, not yet recoveredO-1
• Policy orderO-2That the City Council Meeting of December 22, 2014 be and hereby is cancelled.O-2
• Policy orderO-3That the City Manager is requested to work with the Community Development Department and other appropriate City staff to provide an update to the community and to the City Council O-3
• Policy orderO-4That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with any groups planning peaceful events in Cambridge on Global Divestment Day.O-4
• Policy orderO-5That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Finance and Law Departments to draft a Home Rule petition that would allow Cambridge, and any other city wishing to do the samO-5
• Policy orderO-6The City Council and administration have previously engaged consultants and residents in robust planning efforts to improve Kendall and Central Squares; andCouncillor Cheung, Councillor McGovern, Vice Mayor BenzanO-6
• Policy orderO-7known to exist, not yet recoveredO-7
• Policy orderO-8That the City Manager is requested to report back to the City Council with a draft framework for a Community Benefits and Mitigation Plan no later than January 26, 2015.O-8
• Policy orderO-9That the City Council go on record urging that the United States Department of Labor more effectively enforce the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 anO-9
• Policy orderO-10known to exist, not yet recoveredO-10
• Policy orderO-11That the Council go on record in opposition to any bid to host the Olympics that does not begin with broad community discussion and deliberation, including stakeholders from surrouO-11
• Policy orderO-12The "Super Crosswalk" in Harvard Square, to include the bicycle crossing at Church Street, is often crowded with cars, and cyclists who are using the intersection against their relevant light cycle; aCouncillor KelleyO-12
• Policy orderO-13✅ AdoptedThe Massachusetts Public Records Law (MPRL) is intended to encourage transparency in government affairs; andCouncillor MazenO-13
• Policy orderO-13The City of Cambridge recently unveiled a plan to create a Citywide Plan, which will address numerous issues, including transportation, social equity, support for the local economy, the creation of saCouncillor CheungO-13
• Policy orderO-14That the City Manager is requested to evaluate, through the up-coming winter, any opportunities to expand the use of off-street snow removal equipment, with particular attention toO-14
• Policy orderO-15That the City Manager is requested to consider strategies and logistics for increasing the scale, scope, and resources of the Public Information Office of the City.O-15
• Policy orderO-16known to exist, not yet recoveredO-16
• Policy orderO-17known to exist, not yet recoveredO-17
• Policy orderO-18That His Honor, the Mayor, be and hereby is requested to make the necessary arrangements for the elected officials of Cambridge, Arlington and Belmont to meet regularly to communicate and discuss consCouncillor CheungO-18