City Council — Regular Meeting, June 27, 2016

City Manager's Agenda (10)

• City Manager's report2016 · #189✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe transfer of $113,000 from the General Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account to the Public Investment Fund Human Services Extraordinary Expenditures account to replace carpeting at 51 Inman StreetSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City ManagerCMA 2016 #189
• City Manager's report2016 · #190✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe transfer of $17,000 from the General Fund Law Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account to the Public Investment Fund Law Department Extraordinary Expenditures account to replace carpeting in Law officeSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City ManagerCMA 2016 #190
• City Manager's report2016 · #191✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe transfer of $40,000 from the General Fund Veterans Travel & Training (Benefits) account to the Public Investment Fund Veterans Extraordinary Expenditures account to replace carpeting in their office at 51 Inman StreetSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City ManagerCMA 2016 #191
• City Manager's report2016 · #192✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $750,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Extraordinary Expenditures account to pay for design services for the building located at 859 Massachusetts Avenue and a feasibility study for municipal facilitiesSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City ManagerCMA 2016 #192
• City Manager's report2016 · #193✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $2,100,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Extraordinary Expenditure account in order to implement the first phase of a citywide building security enhancement project which includes the hiring of a technical positionSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City ManagerCMA 2016 #193
• City Manager's report2016 · #194✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a Mass Decontamination Unit (MDU) Grant from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health in the amount of $4,000 to the Grant Fund Fire Salaries and Wages account ($2,000) and Grant Fund Fire Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($2,000), for two MDU trailers - one for each hospital, Cambridge and Mount Auburn and the funds will be used to enhance protection of hospitals in the event of an emergency contamination situationSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City ManagerCMA 2016 #194
• City Manager's report2016 · #195✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security’s (EOPSS) Highway Division in the amount of $50,000 to the Grant Fund Police Department Salary and Wages account, to be used to supplement sustained, high visibility, year-round traffic enforcementSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City Managerpolice safetytransit trafficCMA 2016 #195
• City Manager's report2016 · #196↪ Referred to committeeAwaiting Report Item 16-29, regarding the implementation of the C2 non-zoning recommendationsSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City Managerzoning📖 readCMA 2016 #196
• City Manager's report2016 · #197↪ Referred to committeea communication from the Affordable Housing Trust relative to the Inclusionary Housing StudySubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City Manageraffordable housinghousing generalzoning📖 readCMA 2016 #197
• City Manager's report2016 · #198📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 16-28, regarding the possibility of allowing local businesses to voluntarily donate collected bag fees to non-profit organizations, the newly designed Community Benefits Fund, or the Cambridge Non-Profit CoalitionSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City ManagerCMA 2016 #198

Communications (32)

32 resident communications received for this meeting — bike lanes (3) · transit traffic (3) · zoning (2) · trees (2) · schools (2). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (15)

• Policy order2016 · #188✅ Order adoptedDeclare that the five black marble slabs that comprise the perimeter of the Prince Hall Monument, which were mined in Africa and now are located upon the historic Cambridge Common, represent the more than 5,000 Black men who helped fight for this country’s independence during the Revolutionary WarPOR 2016 #188
• Policy order2016 · #189✅ Order adoptedExecutive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider the request from Vice Mayor Marc McGovern for a street corner dedication in honor of George and Patricia Hinds in the vicinity of Fayette Street and BroadwayCouncil orderPOR 2016 #189
• Policy order2016 · #190📁 Placed on fileCity Council go on record expressing its solidarity with Saint Peter's Episcopal Church's Resolution of Christian IntentCouncil orderPOR 2016 #190
• Policy order2016 · #191✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to work with the appropriate City staff to develop and conduct a robust outreach effort to survey the City’s small business owners to determine how many of these businesses expect to remain in their current locations over the next half decade and to determine how the City can better support these businesses and work with them to ensure they remain a vibrant part of our communityCouncil requestPOR 2016 #191
• Policy order2016 · #192✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to report back to the City Council at its summer meeting of August 1, 2016 on any construction projects being planned along the corridor and what the land owners commitments have been to advancing the vision of a Grand Junction Multiuse Path running the length of the rail corridor from the Charles River to the Somerville borderCouncil requestPOR 2016 #192
• Policy order2016 · #193✅ Order adoptedExecutive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider the request of Councillor Toomey for a street corner dedication in honor of Jack McKim in the vicinity of Otis Street and Fifth StreetCouncil orderPOR 2016 #193
• Policy order2016 · #194✅ Order adoptedCity Council go on record in support of Massachusetts House Bill 4187, an Act Protecting Massachusetts PollinatorsCouncil orderPOR 2016 #194
• Policy order2016 · #195✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to instruct the City Solicitor to draft appropriate language for Cambridge to file its own home rule petition in conjunction with Boston’s current effortsCouncil requestbike lanestransit traffic📖 readPOR 2016 #195
• Policy order2016 · #196✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to work with the appropriate departments to determine the feasibility of implementing a truck ban on Prospect Street during certain times of the day, or to otherwise mitigate the impact of the trucks utilizing this streetCouncil requestPOR 2016 #196
• Policy order2016 · #197✅ Order adoptedproposed addition to Title 6, entitled “Animals,” regarding the restriction on the sale of animals in pet shops be referred to the Ordinance Committee for a public hearingCouncil orderhomelessness📖 readPOR 2016 #197
• Policy order2016 · #198✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the Animal Commission to investigate the costs and benefits of potential responses to the feral cat issue in close consultation with animal rights organizations, city residents, public health officialsCouncil requestPOR 2016 #198
• Policy order2016 · #199✅ Order adopted as amendedProposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance which would provide for urban agriculture activitieshomelessnesspolice safetyzoning📖 read POR 2016 #199
• Policy order2016 · #200✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to work with the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department, Fire Department, Police Department and Budget Department and other relevant City departments to fast-track plans to completely redesign and reconstruct Inman Square’s dangerous 5-street intersection, prioritizing the safety of people who bike and walkCouncil requestbike lanesbudgetpolice safetytransit traffic📖 readPOR 2016 #200
• Policy order2016 · #201✅ Order adoptedExecutive Assistant to the City Council is requested to confer with the Family of Ted Coffman to determine a suitable location for a dedication in his honor at St. Peters FieldCouncil orderPOR 2016 #201
• Policy order2016 · #202✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to allocate the appropriate City resources to the Port in order to reduce the level of violence and gun-related activity that has been taking placeCouncil requestPOR 2016 #202

Resolutions (32)

• Resolution2016 · #226✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Nusrat Africawala on being elected 2016-2017 Senior Secretary of the Student Body representatives at CRLSRES 2016 #226
• Resolution2016 · #227✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Rikka Shrestha on being elected the 2016-2017 Senior Treasurer of the Student Body at CRLSRES 2016 #227
• Resolution2016 · #228✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Mari Gashaw on being elected 2016-2017 Representative to the School CommitteeschoolsRES 2016 #228
• Resolution2016 · #229✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Grace Austin on being elected as the 2016-2017 Representative to the Sophomore Class at CRLSRES 2016 #229
• Resolution2016 · #230✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Sam Costa on being elected as the 2016-2017 Representative to the Sophomore class at CRLSRES 2016 #230
• Resolution2016 · #231✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Julieta Gonzalez Cruz on being elected as a 2016-2017 Representative to the Sophomore Class at CRLSRES 2016 #231
• Resolution2016 · #232✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Anthony Grassi on being elected a 2016-2017 Representative to the Sophomore Class at CRLSRES 2016 #232
• Resolution2016 · #233✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Lorra Marseille on being elected as a 2016-2017 Representative to the Junior Class at CRLSRES 2016 #233
• Resolution2016 · #234✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Jahnavi Zondervan on being elected 2016-2017 Representative to the Junior Class at CRLSRES 2016 #234
• Resolution2016 · #235✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Leo Escobar on being elected 2016-2017 Representative to the Junior Class at CRLSRES 2016 #235
• Resolution2016 · #236✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Juliette Low Fleury on being elected as a 2016-2017 Representative to the Junior Class at CRLSRES 2016 #236
• Resolution2016 · #237✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Zahyyeh Abu-Rubieh on being elected as 2016-2017 Senior Class President at CRLSRES 2016 #237
• Resolution2016 · #238✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Bouchra Benghomari on being elected 2016-2017 Senior Class Vice PresidentRES 2016 #238
• Resolution2016 · #239✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Rafael Goldstein on being elected 2016-2017 Student Body Vice President at CRLSRES 2016 #239
• Resolution2016 · #240✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Nusrat Jahan on being elected 2016-2017 Student Body Secretary at CRLSRES 2016 #240
• Resolution2016 · #241✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Paul Sullivan on being elected 2016-2017 Representative to the School Committee at CRLSschoolsRES 2016 #241
• Resolution2016 · #242✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Ryles Jazz Club and Somerville and Cambridge Elder Services on the anniversary of Kate’s Café at Ryles and in expressing its best wishes for many good times and good meals for years to comeRES 2016 #242
• Resolution2016 · #243✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Helen M. (Masterson) O’ReganRES 2016 #243
• Resolution2016 · #244✅ Order adoptedRecognition of the First Massachusetts Bicentennial Battery in their 40th year and thanks for bringing authenticity and history into Cambridge celebrationsRES 2016 #244
• Resolution2016 · #245✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to the First Holiness Church on the occasion of its 100th anniversaryRES 2016 #245
• Resolution2016 · #246✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to VBI Vaccines for its critical innovations and efforts to counter diseases such as Hepatitis BRES 2016 #246
• Resolution2016 · #247✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to the Massachusetts Senior Action Council on 35 years on incredible advocacyRES 2016 #247
• Resolution2016 · #248✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of John "Jack" McKimRES 2016 #248
• Resolution2016 · #249✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Sandra "Alessandrina" DiMaioRES 2016 #249
• Resolution2016 · #250✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to the Martin Luther King School and its partners for their commitment to sustainability and environmental leadershipschoolsRES 2016 #250
• Resolution2016 · #251✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Katherine Flynn on the occasion of becoming a partner of the Kneerim & Williams Literary AgencyRES 2016 #251
• Resolution2016 · #252✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Prospect Hill Academy’s Class of 2016RES 2016 #252
• Resolution2016 · #253✅ Order adoptedRecognize July as African American Bone Marrow Awareness Month as a means of highlighting the urgency of bone marrow donations for African AmericansRES 2016 #253
• Resolution2016 · #254✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Anthony ClayRES 2016 #254
• Resolution2016 · #255✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of William A. ArseneaultRES 2016 #255
• Resolution2016 · #256✅ Order adoptedThanks to the organizers and City departments responsible for making the 2016 Dance Party a great successRES 2016 #256
• Resolution2016 · #257✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Anthony and Adelaida Spears on their wedding anniversaryRES 2016 #257

Applications & Petitions (7)

• Application / petition2016 · #44↪ Referred to committeeA zoning petition has been received from Healthy Pharms Inc., to amend the provisions of the Medical Marijuana Overlay district section 20.700 of the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance and Maptransit trafficzoning📖 readAPP 2016 #44
• Application / petition2016 · #45✅ Order adopteda curb cut at the premises numbered 9 Donnell Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical Commission and Public Works. Response has been received from the neighborhood associationsApplication from 9 Donnell St Realty Trusttransit traffictreeszoning📖 readAPP 2016 #45
• Application / petition2016 · #46↪ Referred to the city managera sandwich board sign in front of the premises numbered 35A Brattle StreetApplication from Moleskin📖 readAPP 2016 #46
• Application / petition2016 · #47↪ Referred to the city managera display of merchandise in front of the premises numbered 541 Massachusetts AvenueApplication from African Gift Items📖 readAPP 2016 #47
• Application / petition2016 · #48↪ Referred to the city managera sandwich board sign, two potted planters, two cafe tables and six chairs for restaurant seating in front of the premises numbered 594 Cambridge StreetApplication from Petsi Pies Incorporated📖 readAPP 2016 #48
• Application / petition2016 · #49↪ Referred to the city managerfour tables and eight chairs for seasonal outdoor patio seating in front of the premises numbered 2447 Massachusetts AvenueApplication from Season to Taste LLCtransit traffictrees📖 readAPP 2016 #49
• Application / petition2016 · #50✅ Order adopteda projecting sign at the premises numbered 313 Massachusetts Avenue. Approval Has Been Received From Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department. No response has been received from AbuttersApplication from Darwin'szoning📖 readAPP 2016 #50

Other Business (5)

• Awaiting report2016 · #56✅ Report received and acceptedReport on creating Sobering Centers and a Cold Weather Plan prior to the winter of 2016AR-16-56
• Awaiting report2016 · #57✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the feasibility of introducing a municipal ID program in the cityAR-16-57

• HS-2016-18 — Hearing Schedule 06/27/2016
• CRT 2016 #31 — (untitled) 📖 read
• CRT 2016 #32 — a report from Councillor Dennis J. Carlone, Co-Chair of the Ordinance Committee, for a public hearing held on June 14, 2016 to discuss a proposed amendment to the Municipal Code in Chapter 12.12 entitled “Street Excavations and Obstructions” by adding a new section 12.12.065 entitled “Maintenance of Safe Passage – Proper Marking of Hazards and Trench Closure Required.” 📖 read