City Council — Special Meeting, August 1, 2016

City Manager's Agenda (31)

• City Manager's report2016 · #206✅ Order adopted, 8–0the transfer of $25,000 from the General Fund Reserve Other Ordinary Maintenance account to the General Fund Election Other Ordinary Maintenance account for the state primary election, to cover the cost of sending out voter notification cards to alert voters that the King Open polling location has changed to the Frisoli Youth Center and that the Area IV Youth Center has been renamed the Moses Youth CenterSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City ManagerCMA 2016 #206
• City Manager's report2016 · #207📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 16-43, regarding publishing a Cambridge Voter's Guide to be distributed to each household in Cambridge a month before the 2017 municipal electionSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City ManagerCMA 2016 #207
• City Manager's report2016 · #208📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 16-40, regarding the installation of ADA compliant sidewalks on Huron Avenue and consider additional features to guarantee the safety of all other usersSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City Managertransit traffic📖 readCMA 2016 #208
• City Manager's report2016 · #209✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of a $45,000 grant from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection 604b Water Quality Management Planning Program to the Grant Fund Public Works Department Extraordinary Expenditures Account, to be used to fund conceptual green street design plans for three public rights of ways, as well as guidance on green street implementation in space-constrained residential settings; with a focus on smaller scale reconstruction projects that are not part of larger utility reconstruction projectsSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City ManagerCMA 2016 #209
• City Manager's report2016 · #210📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 16-21, regarding the use of shuttle buses to other pools during the renovations of the Gold Star Mother's PoolSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City Managerschools📖 readCMA 2016 #210
• City Manager's report2016 · #211📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 16-61, regarding costs and benefits of potential responses to the feral cat issueSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City Manager📖 read CMA 2016 #211
• City Manager's report2016 · #212↪ Referred to committee reporta Planning Board recommendation on the "Friends of MAPOCO" Zoning PetitionSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City Managertransit trafficzoning📖 readCMA 2016 #212
• City Manager's report2016 · #213✅ Order adopted, 8–0authorizing the Purchasing Agent to award a five (5) year contract, with two (2), two (2) year options to renew the contract to the successful proposer on the Metropolitan Area Planning Council Bike Share System RFPSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City Manager📖 readCMA 2016 #213
• City Manager's report2016 · #214✅ Order adopted, 7–0the appropriation of the Early Childhood Resource Center grant received from the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care in the amount of $7,000 to the Grant Fund Library Salary and Wages account ($1,600) and to the Grant Fund Library Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($5,400), to support parent/provider workshops, library materials and staff time to provide on-site servicesSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City ManagerCMA 2016 #214
• City Manager's report2016 · #215✅ Order adopted, 7–0the appropriation of the Children’s Trust Fund grant for the Center for Families program in the amount of $62,925 to the Department of Human Services Salary and Wages account ($62,000) and to the Department of Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($925), to be used by the Center for Families to support family programs targeting parents of children up to eight yearsSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City ManagerCMA 2016 #215
• City Manager's report2016 · #216✅ Order adopted, 7–0the appropriation of funds for the College Success Program (CSI) from the Cambridge Housing Authority for $12,500 to the Grant Fund Human Services Salary and Wages account, to be used to support a portion of the salary costs for a part-time college success coach to work with students attending Bunker Hill Community CollegeSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City Managerhousing generalschoolsCMA 2016 #216
• City Manager's report2016 · #217✅ Order adopted, 7–0the appropriation of a donation from Mt. Auburn Hospital to the Council on Aging in the amount of $1,000 to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account, to be used to educate the senior community in stroke awareness and will fund outreach efforts and printing for literature on stroke warning signsSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City ManagerCMA 2016 #217
• City Manager's report2016 · #218✅ Order adopted, 7–0the appropriation of the Adult Basic Education (ABE) grant received from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) in the amount of $689,120 to the Grant Fund Human Services Salary and Wages account ($660,212), to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($27,108) and to the Grant Fund Human Services Travel and Training account ($1,800), to be used for volunteer coordination, technology coordination, distance learning for ESOL students, student leadership activities, childcare through the Center for Families for a family literacy class, and out-stationing at Career Source to identify and refer potential adult education studentsSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City ManagerschoolsCMA 2016 #218
• City Manager's report2016 · #219✅ Order adopted, 7–0the appropriation of the Cambridge Housing Authority (CHA) Bridge to College Program grant in the amount of $13,700 to the Grant Fund Human Services Salary and Wages account ($13,269) and to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($431), to be used to support the Bridge-to-College Program which prepares adult CHA residents with a high school diploma or equivalency to succeed in collegeSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City Managerhousing generalschoolsCMA 2016 #219
• City Manager's report2016 · #220✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of a two year grant from Commonwealth Corporation under the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund in the amount of $149,133 to the Grant Fund Human Services Salary and Wages account ($70,211), to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($78,850), and to the Grant Fund Human Services Travel and Training account ($72), to be used to provide an integrated education and training program for immigrant adults in the Metro North area who are interested in becoming certified nursing assistants or home health aidesSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City ManagerCMA 2016 #220
• City Manager's report2016 · #221✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of the Summer Food Program grant funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the Massachusetts Department of Education for $240,467 to the Grant Fund Human Services Salary and Wages account ($5,000) and to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($235,467), to be used to provide nutritious meals to Cambridge youth at 26 sites throughout the City during the summer months when schools are closedSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City ManagerschoolsCMA 2016 #221
• City Manager's report2016 · #222✅ Order adopted, 7–0the appropriation of a Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) grant in the amount of $64,428 to the Grant Fund Human Service s Salary and Wages account ($34,457), to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($29,935) and to the Grant Fund Human Services Travel and Training account ($36), to be used to provide an integrated education and training program for immigrant adults in the Metro North area who are interested in becoming certified nursing assistants or home health aidesSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City ManagerCMA 2016 #222
• City Manager's report2016 · #223✅ Order adopted, 7–0the appropriation of the Friends of the Community Learning Center (CLC) grant funded by Friends of the Community Learning Center through individual donations and from a family foundation in the amount of $28,500 to the Grant Fund Human Services Salary and Wages account ($25,931), and to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($2,569), to be used to support English for Speakers of Other Languages classes at the Community Learning CenterSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City ManagerCMA 2016 #223
• City Manager's report2016 · #224✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of the Let’s Move donation from the Cambridge Public Health Commission in the amount of $500 to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account, to be used to purchase athletic equipment and suppliesSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City ManagerCMA 2016 #224
• City Manager's report2016 · #225✅ Order adopted, 7–0the appropriation of the Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) grant for the King Open Preschool and the Martin Luther King Jr. Preschool in the amount of $45,000 received from the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care to the Grant Fund Human Services Salaries and Wages account ($3,185) and to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($41,815), to be used to improve the quality of education for preschool children through professional development, curriculum enrichment, and parent involvementSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City ManagerCMA 2016 #225
• City Manager's report2016 · #226📁 Placed on filethe appointment of Louis DePasquale, Assistant City Manager of Fiscal Affairs to the Neville Communities, Inc. Board of DirectorsSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City ManagerCMA 2016 #226
• City Manager's report2016 · #227📁 Placed on filepursuing the planning and development of a multi-use, bicycle and pedestrian pathway along the Grand Junction corridor that links East Cambridge, Kendall Square, MIT, and Cambridgeport, with potential connections into Boston and SomervilleSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City Managerbike lanestransit traffic📖 readCMA 2016 #227
• City Manager's report2016 · #228↪ Referred to committeeAwaiting Report Items Number 16-46 and 16-59, regarding the Grand Junction Greenway, including the status of construction, developer contributions, and the zoning overlaySubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City Managertransit trafficzoning📖 readCMA 2016 #228
• City Manager's report2016 · #229📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 16-60, regarding a truck ban on Prospect StreetSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City Managerpolice safetytransit traffic📖 readCMA 2016 #229
• City Manager's report2016 · #230📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 16-22, regarding the opposition to investment funds from the Retirement SystemSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City Manager📖 readCMA 2016 #230
• City Manager's report2016 · #231📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 16-54, regarding finding a long term solution to adding a dog park in East Cambridge by the end of 2016 and fencing in a temporary location for off leash use by the end of Summer, 2016Submitted by Richard C. Rossi, City Manager📖 read CMA 2016 #231
• City Manager's report2016 · #232📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 16-27, regarding the City's "Adopt-A-Tree" programSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City Managertrees📖 read CMA 2016 #232
• City Manager's report2016 · #233↪ Referred backa request from Port Landing Landlord, LLC (“PLL”), for an aerial license for one structural canopy to be constructed over a portion of the public sidewalk on Harvard StreetSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City Managertrees📖 read CMA 2016 #233
• City Manager's report2016 · #234✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe submission of the attached Home Rule Petition that would authorize the City of Cambridge to include in the planned reconstruction (the “Project”) of the King Open / Cambridge Street Upper School and Community Complex (“KOCSUS”) the area that is presently occupied by the public swimming pool known as the Gold Star Pool (the “Gold Star Pool Site”) and to construct subsurface geothermal wells in a portion of Donnelly Field that lies directly along and adjacent to the current southerly boundary of the KOCSUS site (the “School Site”)Submitted by Richard C. Rossi, City Managerclimateschools📖 read CMA 2016 #234
• City Manager's report2016 · #235the request that the City Council move to Executive SessionSubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City ManagerCMA 2016 #235
• City Manager's report2016 · #236✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe transfer of $42,655 within statutory accounts of the Public Investment Fund Community Development Extraordinary Expenditure account to complete the purchase of two parcels from the B&M Corporation for the purpose of creating a future multi-use path and greenwaySubmitted by Richard C. Rossi, City ManagerCMA 2016 #236

Communications & Reports from Other City Officers (2)

• City officer's report2016 · #33Notice of Project change for the KSURP Amendment #10📖 readCOF 2016 #33
• City officer's report2016 · #34an announcement from the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation regarding a consumer listening session to be held on Tuesday, August 2nd to hear from local elected and appointed officials, advocates, business, and consumers on the issues and topics that affect them the most📖 readCOF 2016 #34

Communications (40)

40 resident communications received for this meeting — zoning (12) · transit traffic (10) · bike lanes (7) · budget (3) · housing general (3). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (21)

• Policy order2016 · #203✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to work closely with the Personnel Department to ensure that information needed to conduct an internal audit of the salaries of City employees is accessibleCouncil requestPOR 2016 #203
• Policy order2016 · #204✅ Order adoptedregular City Council meeting scheduled for October 24, 2016 be a Roundtable/Working meeting to discuss election issues with the Election CommissionCouncil orderPOR 2016 #204
• Policy order2016 · #205⊘ Order withdrawnORDER WITHDRAWN - That the regular City Council meeting scheduled for DATE TBD be a Roundtable/Working meeting to discuss Charter Schools and early childhood educationschoolsPOR 2016 #205
• Policy order2016 · #206↪ Referred to committeeAsks the City Manager to consult with the Police Commissioner, the Director of the Cambridge Housing Authority, and all other pertinent individuals to determine the feasibility of piloting a program of assigning additional police officers to work collaboratively with and exclusively within Cambridge Housing Authority premisesCouncil requesthousing generalpolice safetyPOR 2016 #206
• Policy order2016 · #207✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to report back to the City Council on the state of the Cambridge Climate Vulnerability Assessment’s completion dateCouncil requestclimatePOR 2016 #207
• Policy order2016 · #208✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the Department of Public Works, the City Arborist, the Water Department and all other appropriate departments to determine what additional measures can be taken to protect trees and other public plantings during declared droughtsCouncil requesttreesPOR 2016 #208
• Policy order2016 · #209✅ Order adoptedCity Council call upon all project owners, public and private, to do their due diligence and work to avoid doing business with Callahan, Inc. and other General Contractors who continually engage In utilizing unscrupulous subcontractors who have been found to engage in wage theft, unsafe employment practices, and the misclassification of their workersCouncil orderlaborPOR 2016 #209
• Policy order2016 · #210✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the Commissioner of Public Works with the intention of reinstating trash and recycling pick up for small businessesCouncil requestbike lanesPOR 2016 #210
• Policy order2016 · #211✅ Order adoptedCity Council support for continued funding to MIT’s Plasma Science & Fusion CenterPOR 2016 #211
• Policy order2016 · #212✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to instruct the appropriate City department to add “Tree in Distress” to the Commonwealth Connect app’s submenu radio button as a tree-related reporting optionCouncil requesttreesPOR 2016 #212
• Policy order2016 · #213↪ Referred to committeeCity Council support to Commonwealth Alternative Care to operate a Registered Marijuana Dispensary at 61 Mooney Street pursuant to local zoning and permittingzoningPOR 2016 #213
• Policy order2016 · #214✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to report back to the City Council on how traffic laws pertaining to crosswalks are currently enforced throughout the City, whether there are any regions where the City has found motorists tend to ignore crosswalk laws, and whether there are additional methods of reporting violators, raising awareness of applicable laws, and enacting stricter laws to ultimately increase pedestrian safetyCouncil requesttransit trafficPOR 2016 #214
• Policy order2016 · #215✅ Order adoptedExecutive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider the request from Councillor Timothy Toomey for a street corner dedication in honor of Domenic & Rose DePrimioCouncil orderPOR 2016 #215
• Policy order2016 · #216✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the Purchasing Department, the Community Development Department and any other appropriate departments to provide the City Council with an update on the status of the Classification of Commercial Land Use and Recommendations StudyCouncil requestPOR 2016 #216
• Policy order2016 · #217✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to coordinate with the Cambridge Arts Council in implementing a nomination based “Artist of the Month” program along with a $2,000 grant and to remove the long-form application in favor of a nomination-based systemCouncil requestartshousing general📖 readPOR 2016 #217
• Policy order2016 · #218✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to instruct the appropriate City departments to reach out to the three original artists of the Cambridge mural at Rindge Field and work with them to survey, plan, and provide for the necessary resources needed for the restoration of the muralCouncil requestPOR 2016 #218
• Policy order2016 · #220✅ Order adoptedTraffic, Parking and Transportation Director suggest an ideal time to Neighborhood Long Term Planning Committee to schedule a meeting in the early fall to process any outstanding discussion on cycle infrastructureCouncil ordertransit trafficPOR 2016 #220
• Policy order2016 · #221✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to direct the appropriate City departments to paint green the Inman Square bike lanes through the Inman Square intersection immediately and to extend the intersection corners further into the street for the safety of those bicycling where possible at the discretion of the Traffic, Parking and Transportation DepartmentCouncil requestbike lanestransit trafficPOR 2016 #221
• Policy order2016 · #222✅ Order adoptedThat public design charrettes for people who bicycle be scheduled in the city’s design and outreach process around new or revised infrastructure, whenever bicycle infrastructure is at playbike lanesPOR 2016 #222
• Policy order2016 · #223✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to direct the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department to conduct an analysis on the feasibility and potential impact of banning left hand turns in Inman SquareCouncil requesttransit trafficPOR 2016 #223
• Policy order2016 · #219✅ Order adoptedCity Council refile the attached Riverside zoning petition as of August 24, 2016 and that said petition be referred to the Planning Board and Ordinance Committee for hearing and reportCouncil orderzoning📖 readPOR 2016 #219

Resolutions (22)

• Resolution2016 · #258✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Michael D. McMahonRES 2016 #258
• Resolution2016 · #259✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Helen V. (Tabera) KaleRES 2016 #259
• Resolution2016 · #260✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Tom’s Bao Bao on the launch of their new business in Harvard Square and their first location in the United StatesRES 2016 #260
• Resolution2016 · #261✅ Order adoptedCongrats to Excelorators’ Summer Class of 2016RES 2016 #261
• Resolution2016 · #262✅ Order adoptedCongrats to Shuping Yao for completing her novel "The Land of Sorrow."RES 2016 #262
• Resolution2016 · #263✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Patrick and Norma Jean Barrett on the birth of their daughter Gemma Evelyn BarrettRES 2016 #263
• Resolution2016 · #264✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Jack ReillyRES 2016 #264
• Resolution2016 · #265✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Jada Simmons and Toju Ononeme on their nuptialsRES 2016 #265
• Resolution2016 · #266✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of James F. "Jimmy" ShannonRES 2016 #266
• Resolution2016 · #267✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of William J. "The Duke" DeCarloRES 2016 #267
• Resolution2016 · #268✅ Order adoptedResolution on the retirement of James Cullinane from the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Departmenttransit trafficRES 2016 #268
• Resolution2016 · #269✅ Order adoptedThanks to Emmanuel “Manny” Lusardi for his continued commitment to being a strong community organizer, advocate and leader in CambridgeRES 2016 #269
• Resolution2016 · #270✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Palmyra (Chaves) HarnettRES 2016 #270
• Resolution2016 · #271✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Salvatore "Sal" RuscitoRES 2016 #271
• Resolution2016 · #272✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Salvatore “Sal” SpinettiRES 2016 #272
• Resolution2016 · #273✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Emmanuel "Manny" J. RocheRES 2016 #273
• Resolution2016 · #274✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Robert J. (Bob) RemeikaRES 2016 #274
• Resolution2016 · #275✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Dorothy J. (Gairachty) SantiagoRES 2016 #275
• Resolution2016 · #276✅ Order adoptedCorporal Ronald Morh Sparks HomecomingRES 2016 #276
• Resolution2016 · #277✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Mark LyonsRES 2016 #277
• Resolution2016 · #278✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Humayun KhanRES 2016 #278
• Resolution2016 · #279✅ Order adoptedCondolences to the family of 18 year old Harvard student Tyler Greene of Dallas, Georgia who tragically lost his life over the weekendRES 2016 #279

Applications & Petitions (11)

• Application / petition2016 · #51📁 Placed on filehang twenty-three temporary banners on electrical poles in Harvard Square. These banners will promote the Boston Ballet's The Nutcracker. The temporary banners will be hung from November 17 to January 3, 2017. Approval has been received from the Electrical DepartmentApplication from the Boston Ballet, 19 Clarendon Street, Boston📖 readAPP 2016 #51
• Application / petition2016 · #52✅ Order adopteda projecting sign at the premises numbered 1081 Massachusetts Avenue. Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abutterApplication from Drybar📖 readAPP 2016 #52
• Application / petition2016 · #53📁 Placed on filea display of merchandise in front of the premises numbered 743 Massachusetts AvenueApplication from Pill Hardware📖 readAPP 2016 #53
• Application / petition2016 · #54↪ Referred to committeeA zoning petition has been received from William Noyes Webster Foundation, Inc. to amend the provisions of the Medical Marijuana District Section 20.700 of the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance and Mappolice safetyschoolstransit trafficzoning📖 readAPP 2016 #54
• Application / petition2016 · #55✅ Order adopteda curb cut at the premises numbered 125 Brookline 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 associationApplication from 125 Brookline Street LLCtransit traffictreeszoning📖 readAPP 2016 #55
• Application / petition2016 · #56↪ Referred to the city managera sandwich board sign in front of the premises numbered 441 Cambridge StreetApplication from Curio Coffee📖 readAPP 2016 #56
• Application / petition2016 · #57↪ Referred to the city managera sandwich board sign in front of the premises numbered 1128 Cambridge StreetApplication from WU Burger Gourmet📖 read APP 2016 #57
• Application / petition2016 · #58↪ Referreda sandwich board sign in front of the premises numbered 13 Brattle StreetApplication from Wheelings Brattle, LLC📖 readAPP 2016 #58
• Application / petition2016 · #59✅ Order adopteda curb cut at the premises numbered 35 Smith Place; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical Commission and Public Works. Response has been received from the neighborhood associationApplication from The Davis Companiestransit traffictreeszoning📖 read APP 2016 #59
• Application / petition2016 · #60✅ Order adopteda projecting blade sign at the premises numbered 168 Hampshire Street. Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abutterApplication from Lapels Dry Cleaning📖 readAPP 2016 #60
• Application / petition2016 · #61✅ Order adopteda projecting blade sign at the premises numbered 704 Massachusetts Avenue. Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abuttersApplication from Mainely Burgerszoning📖 readAPP 2016 #61

Other Business (24)

• Awaiting report2016 · #58✅ Report received and acceptedReport on outreach efforts 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 decadeAR-16-58
• Awaiting report2016 · #59✅ Report received and acceptedReport 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 PathAR-16-59
• Awaiting report2016 · #60✅ Report received and acceptedReport on implementing a truck ban on Prospect Street during certain times of the dayAR-16-60
• Awaiting report2016 · #61✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the costs and benefits of potential responses to the feral cat issueAR-16-61

• HS-2016-19 — Hearing Schedule 08/01/2016 [police-safety] [schools] [transit-traffic] [zoning] 📖 read
• CMA 2016 #199 : A communication transmitted from Richard C. Rossi, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following person as a member of the Human Rights Commission for a term of three years, effective August 1, 2016:

Cynthia Orellana

• CMA 2016 #200 : A communication transmitted from Richard C. Rossi, City Manager, relative to the appointments of the following persons as a members of the Family Policy Council:

Helen Bryant, Community-at-Large Representative,

Luba Falk Feigenberg, Community-at-Large Representative,

Rihana Oumer, Youth Representative

• CMA 2016 #201 : A communication transmitted from Richard C. Rossi, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following person as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Cambridge Health Alliance:

Mark Puleo

• CMA 2016 #202 : A communication transmitted from Richard C. Rossi, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following person as a member of the Council On Aging for a term of three years, effective August 1, 2016:

Eva Paddock

• CMA 2016 #203 : A communication transmitted from Richard C. Rossi, City Manager, relative to the re-appointments of the following persons as a members of the Cambridge Historical Commission:

William G. Barry, Jr., Member,

Bruce Irving, Member,

William B. King, Member,

Jo Solet, Member,

and the appointment of the following person as an Alternate:

Kyle Sheffield, Alternate

• CMA 2016 #204 : A communication transmitted from Richard C. Rossi, City Manager, relative to the re-appointments of the following persons as a members of the Avon Hill Neighborhood Conservation District Commission:

Robert G. Crocker,

Mark Golberg,

and the appointment of the following persons as a members:

Levin Campbell and

John Sanzone

• CMA 2016 #205 : A communication transmitted from Richard C. Rossi, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following person as an alternate of the Half Crown-Marsh Neighborhood Conservation District Commission:

Adrian Catalano

• CRT 2016 #33 — a report from Mayor E. Denise Simmons, Chair of the Housing Committee for a public hearing held on May 31, 2016 to continue discussion regarding the recently completed Inclusionary Housing Study with community feedback from the May 18, 2016 hearing being shared and discussed with consultant David Paul Rosen & Associates 📖 read
• CRT 2016 #34 — a report from Councillor Dennis J. Carlone and Councillor Leland Cheung, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a public hearing held on June 22, 2016 to discuss a petition by Peter B. Kroon, et al, also known as Friends of MAPOCO, to expand the requirements of the North Massachusetts Avenue Sub-district (Section 20.110) applicable generally within the portions of the Massachusetts Avenue Overlay District (MAOD) zoned Business A-2 (BA-2) 📖 read
• CRT 2016 #35 — a report from Councillor Dennis J. Carlone, Co-Chair of the Ordinance Committee, for a public hearing held on June 28, 2016 to discuss the parameters for a potential zoning proposal that includes the Volpe Transportation System Center 📖 read
• CRT 2016 #36 — a report from Councillor Dennis J. Carlone, Co-Chair of the Ordinance Committee, for a public hearing held on June 29, 2016 to discuss an amendment to the Municipal Code in Chapter 8.28 entitled “Restrictions on Youth Access to Tobacco Products and on Smoking in Workplaces and Public Places by amending Section 8.28.050 entitled “Definitions for Prohibition of Smoking in Workplaces” to expand the definition of “Workplace” to include construction sites 📖 read
• CRT 2016 #37 — a report from Councillor Nadeem Mazen, Chair of the Neighborhood and Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebration Committee, for a public hearing held on June 23, 2016 to discuss the formation of a special working group that will be tasked with developing a framework for the continued stewardship, curatorship and oversight of the Out of Town News Kiosk in Harvard Square 📖 read
• CRT 2016 #38 — (untitled) 📖 read
• CRT 2016 #39 — a report from Councillor Craig Kelley, Chair of the Public Safety Committee and Mayor E. Denise Simmons and Vice Mayor Marc C. McGovern, Co-Chairs of the Housing Committee, for a joint public hearing held on July 19, 2016 to discuss the presence and impact of short-term rental units (Airbnb, FlipKey, VRBO, etc.) in Cambridge, and to hear suggestions from community members and operators on how best to address the challenges of this emerging market 📖 read
• CRT 2016 #40 — a report from Councillor David P. Maher, Chair of the Government Operations, Rules & Claims Committee, for a public hearing held on June 29, 2016 to receive an update regarding the City Manager's Search in the Focus Groups that took place and the development of the draft profile 📖 read
• CRT 2016 #41 — a report from Councillor Craig Kelley, Chair of the Public Safety Committee, for a public hearing held on June 23, 2016 to discuss the proposed changes to the current liquor license regulations and the City Council policy goals on liquor licenses, economic development, the impact on neighborhoods and local businesses 📖 read
• CRT 2016 #42 — a report from Councillor Nadeem Mazen, Chair of the Neighborhood and Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebration Committee and Councillor Craig Kelley, Chair of the Public Safety Committee, for a public hearing held on July 19, 2016, to discuss safety issues as it relates to cyclist and pedestrians in Inman Square, and to hear suggestions from community members and on how best to address the safety challenges of this intersection 📖 read
• CRT 2016 #43 — a report from Mayor E. Denise Simmons and Vice Mayor Marc C. McGovern, Co- Chairs of the Housing Committee for a public hearing held on July 11, 2016 to continue the discussion regarding the recently completed Inclusionary Housing Study and the Affordable Housing Trust’s recommendations to the City Council 📖 read
• CRT 2016 #44 — a report from Mayor E. Denise Simmons, Chair of the Housing Committee for a public hearing held on May 18, 2016 to discuss the recently completed Inclusionary Housing Study and will focus on receiving feedback from the community 📖 read