City Council — Special Meeting, August 10, 2015

Sullivan Chamber · 23 of 36 items recovered

Policy Orders (34)

• Policy orderO-1Cambridge spends approximately $10,500,000 annually on Charter School tuition; andCouncillor Kelley, Councillor Cheung, Councillor McGovern, Councillor SimmonsO-1
• Policy orderO-1That the City Council amend Policy Order #11 of June 22, 2015 attached.O-1
• Policy orderO-2That the City Manager is requested to consult with the appropriate City personnel to determine the effectiveness of the policy of ticketing and towing vehicles that obstruct streetO-2
• Policy orderO-3That the City Manager is requested to reach out to Easton Coach, Peter Pan, and Brush Hill Tours to relay the concerns raised regarding tour buses operating on restricted streets aO-3
• Policy orderO-4That the City Manager is requested to consult with the Community Development Department and other appropriate City personnel to compile a report of the housing and financial assistO-4
• Policy orderO-5That the Executive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider the request to dedicate a street corner in honor of Ed Chase.O-5
• Policy orderO-6That the City Council go on record commending the group "No Boston Olympics" on their successful fight against Boston 2024's flawed Olympics bid.O-6
• Policy orderO-7That the City Manager consult with the Community Development Department and other appropriate City personnel to determine what kinds of incentives could be provided to landlords whO-7
• Policy orderO-8That the City Manager report back to the City Council on the diversity of his direct reports and the steps he has taken to reflect Cambridge's diversity in his hiring practices, spO-8
• Policy orderO-9That the City Manager implement an affordable municipal identification card program for the City of Cambridge.O-9
• Policy orderO-10That the City Manager develop a program to offer home electricity monitors to residents at cost, in a program similar to the distribution of rain barrels through the Department of O-10
• Policy orderO-11known to exist, not yet recoveredO-11
• Policy orderO-12Air traffic over Cambridge has increased considerably in recent months; andCouncillor Kelley, Councillor CheungO-12
• Policy orderO-13known to exist, not yet recoveredO-13
• Policy orderO-14known to exist, not yet recoveredO-14
• Policy orderO-15A number of taxi drivers recently conducted a one-day work stoppage as a means of calling attention to the need for regulation of "ride-sharing" companies like Uber and Lyft, and the need to create a Councillor Simmons, Vice Mayor BenzanO-15
• Policy orderO-15That the City Council hereby goes on record urging Governor Baker and the State Legislature to move expeditiously in issuing guidelines and regulations that will ensure that taxi sO-15
• Policy orderO-16known to exist, not yet recoveredO-16
• Policy orderO-17That the City Manager confer with the Acting Assistant City Manager for Community Development with a mind towards informing new property owners of the desire, based on planning stuO-17
• Policy orderO-18The City of Cambridge has a long history of supporting local businesses, such as taxicabs, which are motor vehicles licensed by the City of Cambridge to provide safe transportation; andVice Mayor Benzan, Councillor CheungO-18
• Policy orderO-19That the City Council goes on record refiling as of September 16, 2015, the attached proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance to amend Article 6.000 of the zoning ordinance to crO-19
• Policy orderO-20known to exist, not yet recoveredO-20
• Policy orderO-21known to exist, not yet recoveredO-21
• Policy orderO-22known to exist, not yet recoveredO-22
• Policy orderO-23known to exist, not yet recoveredO-23
• Policy orderO-24Disruptive technologies and innovations in the transit sector have given way to new forms of unregulated passenger transit throughout the City of Cambridge and Commonwealth of Massachusetts; andCouncillor MazenO-24
• Policy orderO-25known to exist, not yet recoveredO-25
• Policy orderO-26That the City Manager is requested to direct the City Solicitor to report back to the Housing Committee on any legal protections the City can enact, either through Ordinance, Home O-26
• Policy orderO-27known to exist, not yet recoveredO-27
• Policy orderO-28known to exist, not yet recoveredO-28
• Policy orderO-29That the City Manager is requested to direct the Affordable Housing Trust to discuss the feasibility of having the City purchase the buildings on Harvard Street and Harding Street O-29
• Policy orderO-30known to exist, not yet recoveredO-30
• Policy orderO-31That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to instruct Community Development Department to report back on the following recommendations: automatic rate increase of $ 1 + CPI O-31
• Policy orderO-32That the Open Data Ordinance be referred back to the full City Council with a favorable recommendation and that the Open Data Review Board (ODRB) contain more than three members ofO-32

Committee Reports (2)

• Committee reportCR-1known to exist, not yet recoveredCR-1
• Committee reportCR-2Councillor Simmons Stated That, As Chair Of The Housing Committee And In Agreeance With The Housing Committee: The purpose of the hearing was to discuss whether there are measures the City and local hCR-2