City Council — Regular Meeting, March 30, 2015

14 of 21 items recovered

Policy Orders (18)

• Policy orderO-1Commending Lesley University, its students, and staff for their leadership in the fossil fuel divestment movement.O-1
• Policy orderO-1Commending Lesley University, its students, and staff for their leadership in the fossil fuel divestment movement.O-1
• Policy orderO-2known to exist, not yet recoveredO-2
• Policy orderO-3known to exist, not yet recoveredO-3
• Policy orderO-4That the City Council hereby goes on record in urging the House and Senate Conference Committee to take immediate action in releasing funding for Emergency Assistance (EA: 7004-010O-4
• Policy orderO-5known to exist, not yet recoveredO-5
• Policy orderO-6✋ Charter right exercisedMembers of the community have voiced numerous concerns about the adequacy and quality of neighborhood involvement in the City's review of development proposals, particularly large projects requiring rCouncillor McGovern, Mayor Maher, Vice Mayor BenzanO-6
• Policy orderO-7known to exist, not yet recoveredO-7
• Policy orderO-8Our City has experienced an unprecedented winter with extreme snow and weather conditions; andVice Mayor BenzanO-8
• Policy orderO-9On January 7, 2014, City staff informed the Planning Board that Sarah Woodworth, an economic consultant, had been hired to look at the assumptions underlying the planning involved in the Central SquarCouncillor Carlone, Councillor Kelley, Councillor MazenO-9
• Policy orderO-10The Foundry re-use study conducted by the City of Cambridge has determined that the cost of upgrades needed in the building to be approximately 11 million dollars; andCouncillor ToomeyO-10
• Policy orderO-10✋ TabledIn urban areas throughout the country, beekeeping has become an important part of the urban agriculture movement; andCouncillor CarloneO-10
• Policy orderO-11known to exist, not yet recoveredO-11
• Policy orderO-12Community discussions about the scarcity of parking spaces in and around Central Square have been growing louder and more frequent as the City continues to develop in Central Square and surrounding arCouncillor Simmons, Vice Mayor Benzan, Councillor CarloneO-12
• Policy orderO-13City Council support for President Obama's executive action allowing eligible undocumented children and adults to apply for expanded "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals."O-13
• Policy orderO-13City Council support for President Obama's executive action allowing eligible undocumented children and adults to apply for expanded "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals."O-13
• Policy orderO-14That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to inventory a small set of innovative urban planning research at local universities, engaging these groups, and reporting back with a plan to bring thCouncillor MazenO-14
• Policy orderO-15That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back on how best to develop partnerships with local universities developing software and other resources related to city planning.Vice Mayor BenzanO-15

Committee Reports (3)

• Committee reportCR-1known to exist, not yet recoveredCR-1
• Committee reportCR-2known to exist, not yet recoveredCR-2
• Committee reportCR-3Ordinance Committee: The purpose of the hearing was to discuss amendments and other related documents associated with the plastic bags ordinance.CR-3