City Council — Regular Meeting, March 14, 2016

City Manager's Agenda (5)

• City Manager's report2016 · #53📁 Placed on file, unanimousthe Wage Theft Prevention Executive OrderSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City Managerlabor📖 read CMA 2016 #53
• City Manager's report2016 · #54📁 Placed on file, 8–0the City of Cambridge retaining the noteworthy distinction of being one of approximately 36 municipalities in the United States with three AAA ratings from the nation's three major credit rating agenciesSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City Managerbudget📖 read CMA 2016 #54
• City Manager's report2016 · #55📁 Placed on file, unanimousthe appointment of the following members of the Open Data Review Board effective March 14, 2016: Harlan Weber, Cathy Chute, Jake Wasserman, Anthony Vanky, Eric Belford, Clifford Cook, Christina Giacobbe, Lee GianettiSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City ManagerCMA 2016 #55
• City Manager's report2016 · #56✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the $13,809 in additional municipal access fees to the General Fund Cable Television Other Ordinary Maintenance account to provide additional payments to Cambridge Community Television (CCTV)Submitted by Richard C. Rossi, City ManagerCMA 2016 #56
• City Manager's report2016 · #57✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $200,000 from Sewer rate revenue to the General Fund Debt Service Extraordinary Expenditures account to provide funds for the principal and interest payments on the sewer loans from the State Revolving Fund that were received in July 2015Submitted by Richard C. Rossi, City ManagerCMA 2016 #57

Communications & Reports from Other City Officers (3)

• City officer's report2016 · #12the appointment of Councillor Craig Kelley as Chair of the new Mayor's Special Advisory Committee on Neighborhood-Based Resiliency📖 readCOF 2016 #12
• City officer's report2016 · #13a communication regarding the executive session minutes from the City Council's meeting of February 22, 2016📖 readCOF 2016 #13
• City officer's report2016 · #14the OML 2016-22 decision from the Office of the Attorney General on the complaint filed by Ilan Levy📖 read COF 2016 #14

Communications (8)

8 resident communications received for this meeting — zoning (4) · transit traffic (1) · homelessness (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (9)

• Policy order2016 · #59✅ Order adopted, unanimousThat Her Honor the Mayor schedule a Roundtable/Working Meeting between the City Council and the members of the School Committee for Monday, March 28, 2016 at 5:30 PM at the CRLS Media Café, 459 BroadwayschoolsPOR 2016 #59
• Policy order2016 · #60✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to confer with the appropriate City departments to ensure that planning applications and supporting materials are made available via the City of Cambridge’s websiteCouncil request📖 readPOR 2016 #60
• Policy order2016 · #61✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager to produce a report explaining how many Cambridge residents are attending which charter schools and in what grades, as well as, if possible, the retention rate of those students, their MCAS performance, their demographic breakdowns, and their graduation ratesCouncil requestschoolsPOR 2016 #61
• Policy order2016 · #62✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager to report back to the City Council regarding the improvement of accessibility to feminine hygiene products in public restroomsCouncil requestPOR 2016 #62
• Policy order2016 · #63✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager to consult with relevant City departments to develop data on residents of housing developments with 16 units or more to capture such demographic information as the City might find relevant for future planning, to include the number and age of residents, as well as the percent of owner-occupied units, broken down by unit size, specific building and building locationCouncil requesthousing generalPOR 2016 #63
• Policy order2016 · #64✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager to confer with appropriate City and Cambridge Public School staff to determine the status of the response action review by principals and leaders as it relates to internet threats of bomb or gun violence and that this issue be referred to a joint School Committee and City Council special meetingCouncil requestbroadbandpolice safetyschoolsPOR 2016 #64
• Policy order2016 · #65✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager to confer with the Assistant City Manager of Human Service to determine if shuttle services can be provided during the day to provide access to other public swimming pools for residents due to the renovation of the Gold Star Mother's PoolCouncil requestPOR 2016 #65
• Policy order2016 · #66✅ Order adopted, unanimousCity Council support of bill H.4056 which addresses opioid addiction by limiting first-time prescriptions of opioids, requiring verbal screenings of all public school students and passing a series of other provisions related to education, treatment and prevention of drug addictionschoolsPOR 2016 #66
• Policy order2016 · #67✅ Order adopted, unanimousSupport of S.735 and H.1577 encouraging the Massachusetts legislature to engage in responsible and thoughtful policymaking regarding equal protectionPOR 2016 #67

Resolutions (15)

• Resolution2016 · #70✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to Jay and Julie Livingstone on the birth of their son Henry James LivingstoneRES 2016 #70
• Resolution2016 · #71✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousDeclare April 2, 2016 as Autism Awareness Day in the City of Cambridgeschools📖 readRES 2016 #71
• Resolution2016 · #72✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Margaret Carney-MyersRES 2016 #72
• Resolution2016 · #73✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to East End House on their annual Cooking For A Cause event and thanks for their 140 years of continued services to the Cambridge communityRES 2016 #73
• Resolution2016 · #74✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Catherine M. (Shine) KillionRES 2016 #74
• Resolution2016 · #75✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to Christopher and Joy Mattei on the birth of their son Gabriel Anderson MatteiRES 2016 #75
• Resolution2016 · #76✅ Order adopted, unanimousThanks to the Marsh Post Women’s Auxiliary for their efforts serving the veterans who have served their country and wishing them another successful eventRES 2016 #76
• Resolution2016 · #77✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Steven Warren ReckhowRES 2016 #77
• Resolution2016 · #78✅ Order adopted, unanimousCity Council go on record commending Fossil Free MIT for their dedication to their causeCouncil orderRES 2016 #78
• Resolution2016 · #79✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to Madeline Elizabeth Allen on a great hockey seasonRES 2016 #79
• Resolution2016 · #80✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to the Cambridge Rindge & Latin Men’s Basketball Team for advancing to the North Division 1 Finals against LowellRES 2016 #80
• Resolution2016 · #81✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to Emily Houston, Mairead Kelly and Liz Phipps-Soeiro, recipients of the 2016 Massachusetts Association of School Libraries AwardschoolsRES 2016 #81
• Resolution2016 · #82✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to the Cambridge Rindge and Latin Boys' Basketball Team on winning the Division 1 North ChampionshipRES 2016 #82
• Resolution2016 · #83✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Joseph P. Carney JrRES 2016 #83
• Resolution2016 · #84✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Yvonne DolanRES 2016 #84

Applications & Petitions (2)

• Application / petition2016 · #15✅ Order adopted, unanimousa temporary banner across JFK Street at Mount Auburn Street announcing Harvard Arts First Festival April 18-May1 to showcase student and faculty creativityApplication from Arts Firstarts📖 readAPP 2016 #15
• Application / petition2016 · #16↪ Referred to committee, unanimousA zoning petition has been received from the Richard Avenue Neighborhood Protective Zoning Proposal to amend the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map by replacing the current section 20.103.2 North Massachusetts Avenue Subdistrictzoning📖 readAPP 2016 #16

Other Business (6)

• Awaiting report2016 · #16✅ Report received and acceptedReport on financial impacts and a plan to take Vail Court eminent domainAR-16-16
• Awaiting report2016 · #17✅ Report received and acceptedReport on what new measures must be implemented in order to prevent school buses and other large vehicles from accessing Magee StreetschoolsAR-16-17
• Awaiting report2016 · #18✅ Report received and acceptedReport on preparing a legal opinion on whether the Peter Cohen zoning petition is reverse spot zoningzoningAR-16-18

• HS-2016-7 — Hearing Schedule 03/14/2016
• CRT 2016 #6 — a report from Mayor E. Denise Simmons, for a public hearing held on February 24, 2016 to discuss a zoning petition filed by Peter L. Cohen, et al. to amend the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance to restrict garage development in dimensionally nonconforming lots 📖 read
• CRT 2016 #7 — a report from Vice Mayor Marc C. McGovern, Chair of the Finance Committee, for a public hearing held on March 3, 2016 to discuss the FY16 Budget and the FY17 budget process 📖 read