City Council — Regular Meeting, April 13, 2015

13 of 14 items recovered

Policy Orders (14)

• Policy orderO-1That the City Manager is requested to no longer make use of any public funds for city employee travel to the State of Indiana while the Religious Freedom Restoration Act remains inO-1
• Policy orderO-2Civil fines such as parking and speeding tickets are intended as a deterrent against breaking minor laws and ordinances, and are priced accordingly; andCouncillor MazenO-2
• Policy orderO-3That the City Manager is requested to procure a high precision natural gas analyzer for the City Arborist to use to detect possible gas leaks surrounding City trees.O-3
• Policy orderO-4Metered parking spots are a limited resource in the City of Cambridge and drivers often are forced to waste time trying to find spots and locate the necessary change to pay for a coin operated parkingCouncillor CheungO-4
• Policy orderO-5That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council at the next regular meeting with an update on the Citywide planning process (Master Plan) including next steps and aCouncillor McGovernO-5
• Policy orderO-6The City of Cambridge is one of the major Town-Gown communities in both the United States and World; andCouncillor CheungO-6
• Policy orderO-7That the City Manager is requested to confer with the appropriate department heads and provide a report on the ongoing 311 pilot program and next steps for Citywide implementation.O-7
• Policy orderO-8In the past, the City of Cambridge's License Commission has proposed significant fee increases for no-value liquor licenses and convened a taskforce to review the proposal and make a final recommendatCouncillor CheungO-8
• Policy orderO-9That Article Six of the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance entitled "Off Street Parking and Loading Requirements and Nighttime Curfew on Large Commercial Through Trucks" be amended in SectO-9
• Policy orderO-10known to exist, not yet recoveredO-10
• Policy orderO-11That the City Council go on record urging representatives of Hines Construction and Callahan Construction to meet with representatives of the New England Regional Council of CarpenO-11
• Policy orderO-12❌ FailedThe City of Cambridge is facing a severe and escalating crisis of housing affordability; andCouncillor Carlone, Councillor MazenO-12
• Policy orderO-13That the City Manager is requested to confer with the appropriate department heads to investigate the feasibility of requiring the construction of any new parking areas, specificalO-13
• Policy orderO-14That Article 13 of the Cambridge Zoning Ordinances entitled "Planned Unit Development Districts" be amended in section 13.53.2 of 13.50 entitled "PUD-4, PUD-4A, PUD-4B and PUD-4C DO-14