City Council Regular Meeting, March 30, 2015

• 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-4City Council hereby goes on record in urging the House and Senate Conference Committee to take immediate action in releasing funding for Emergency Assistance (EA: 7004-0101) and Short Term Housing Assistance (HomeBASE 7004-0108).Council orderO-4
• Policy orderO-5known to exist, not yet recoveredO-5
• Policy orderO-6📁 Placed on fileMembers 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 review and approval by the Planning Board; andCouncillor 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 Square Final Report of 2013 (a.k.a. the "C2 Study"); andCouncillor 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⏸ Tabled on motion of: councillor kelleyIn 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 areas; andCouncillor 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-14Asks the City Manager to inventory a small set of innovative urban planning research at local universities, engaging these groups, and reporting back with a plan to bring these resources into Cambridge's planning discussions.Councillor MazenO-14
• Policy orderO-15Asks the City Manager 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 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

The roll calls of this meeting, named member by member, from the city's own minutes, recovered from the Internet Archive after the city removed them. Each reconciles against the clerk's printed tally.

• and Public Utilities Committee. Councillor Toomey requested a roll call on the motion to r
  5–4Benzan, Carlone, Cheung, Kelley, MazenMcGovern, Simmons, Toomey, Maher minutes
• ORDINANCE # 1365
  9–0Benzan, Carlone, Cheung, Kelley, Mazen, McGovern, Simmons, Toomey, Maher minutes
• ORDINANCE #1366
  8–1Benzan, Carlone, Cheung, Mazen, McGovern, Simmons, Toomey, MaherToomey minutes
• red. LATE POLICY ORDER A motion for suspension of the rules to introduce late Policy Order
  8–1Benzan, Carlone, Cheung, Mazen, McGovern, Simmons, Toomey, MaherKelley minutes