City Council — Regular Meeting, December 19, 2016

City Manager's Agenda (6)

• City Manager's report2016 · #340✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security's (EOPSS) Traffic Enforcement Grant Program in the amount of $21,000 to the Grant Fund Police Department Salary and Wages account which will fund high-visibility traffic enforcement of motor vehicle laws, including but not limited to impaired driving and occupant protectionSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safetytransit trafficCMA 2016 #340
• City Manager's report2016 · #341✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe transfer of $702,144 between School Department statutory accounts, which includes $702,144 from the General Fund School Salary and Wages account to the General Fund School Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($687,560) and to the General Fund School Travel and Training account ($14,584) which are related to reallocations for school improvement and professional development plans for all schoolsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerschoolsCMA 2016 #341
• City Manager's report2016 · #342✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe transfer of $430,000 from the General Fund Employee Benefits (Insurance) Salary and Wages account to the General Fund Public Works Travel and Training (Judgment and Damages) account to cover current and anticipated medical services and/or prescription reimbursement costs for the remainder of the fiscal year for personnel injured in the performance of their dutiesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2016 #342
• City Manager's report2016 · #343📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 16-81, regarding the City Hall elevatorSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2016 #343
• City Manager's report2016 · #344📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 16-55, regarding sunscreen in parks and playgroundsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2016 #344
• City Manager's report2016 · #345✅ Order adopted, unanimousa recommendation for a preservation restriction of the Fly Club, 2 Holyoke PlaceSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 read CMA 2016 #345

Communications & Reports from Other City Officers (2)

• City officer's report2016 · #40a communication from Mayor E. Denise Simmons, regarding the release of Executive Session Minutes📖 readCOF 2016 #40
• City officer's report2016 · #41a communication from Councillor Craig A. Kelley, regarding resubmitting Public Safety Committee hearing of December 3, 2014, on fire safety, CFD operations, and relief protocol📖 readCOF 2016 #41

Communications (36)

36 resident communications received for this meeting — transit traffic (30) · affordable housing (27) · housing general (27) · schools (4) · zoning (2). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (6)

• Policy order2016 · #329✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to work with the Police Department and other relevant city departments to allow Officer Peter Neal to purchase Rumba upon his retirementCouncil requestpolice safety📖 readPOR 2016 #329
• Policy order2016 · #330✅ Order adoptedCity Council support of asking the Cambridge Historical Commission to initiate a landmark designation study process on the Abbott Building in Harvard SquarePOR 2016 #330
• Policy order2016 · #331✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to consult with the Department of Public Works and any other appropriate City departments to provide the City Council with an update regarding Standish Street and how a decision will be made regarding its directionCouncil requestPOR 2016 #331
• Policy order2016 · #332✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the Assistant City Manager for Community Development to determine if people displaced because of events that qualify for Emergency Status and are using a Section 8 voucher in another city or town can retain their resident preference for the purpose of the Inclusionary Housing applicationCouncil requestaffordable housinghousing generalPOR 2016 #332
• Policy order2016 · #333✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to ask the Cambridge Housing Authority to issue a report including a list of elevator breakdowns, what issues led to the breakdowns, how long before the breakdowns were repaired, safety measures put in place during these breakdowns and what plans they have to ensure that moving forward elevators in their buildings are repaired more quicklyCouncil requesthousing generalPOR 2016 #333
• Policy order2016 · #334✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to instruct the Community Development Department and the Law Department to report back to the City Council on the Central Square Restoration Zoning petitionCouncil requestzoningPOR 2016 #334

Resolutions (5)

• Resolution2016 · #402✅ Order adoptedThanks to Rupal R. Shah for her role in initiating and helping plan the City's first ever celebration of DiwaliRES 2016 #402
• Resolution2016 · #403✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to ReadCoor on receiving a multi-year grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationRES 2016 #403
• Resolution2016 · #404✅ Order adoptedCongratulating Brian Goff on his appointment as Chief Operating Officer of Neurovance, IncRES 2016 #404
• Resolution2016 · #405✅ Order adoptedRetirement of Daniel Percoco from the Cambridge Retirement BoardRES 2016 #405
• Resolution2016 · #406✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Ellen WillardRES 2016 #406

Applications & Petitions (6)

• Application / petition2016 · #101↪ Referred to the city managerA resubmitted application was received from Esmeralda, requesting permission for a sandwich board sign in front of the premises numbered 54 Church Street📖 readAPP 2016 #101
• Application / petition2016 · #102↪ Referred to the city managera sandwich board sign in front of the premises numbered 1702 Massachusetts AvenueApplication from Honeycomb Creamery📖 readAPP 2016 #102
• Application / petition2016 · #103↪ Referred to the city managera sandwich board sign in front of the premises numbered 313 Massachusetts AvenueApplication from Darwin's Ltd.📖 readAPP 2016 #103
• Application / petition2016 · #104↪ Referred to the city managera sandwich board sign in front of the premises numbered 350 Huron AvenueApplication from Marimekko📖 readAPP 2016 #104
• Application / petition2016 · #105✅ Order adopteda projecting blade sign at the premises numbered 1030 Massachusetts Avenue. Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abutterApplication from Waypoint📖 readAPP 2016 #105
• Application / petition2016 · #106📁 Placed on filea sandwich board sign in front of the premises numbered 2 Bow StreetApplication from Mundo/Lux📖 readAPP 2016 #106

Other Business (13)

• Awaiting report2016 · #100✅ Report received and acceptedReport on suggested changes to Cambridge’s policy regarding advertising revenue that could help support the continuation and expansion of Hubway in the City of CambridgeAR-16-100
• Awaiting report2016 · #102✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the intention of ensuring that zoning and building code restrictions will not prohibit the rebuilding of the damaged structures and ensure a straightforward process for families and current property owners to rebuildzoningAR-16-102
• Awaiting report2016 · #103✅ Report received and acceptedReport that all money raised during this campaign is distributed to the Wellington Harrington residents impacted by this incident and when all funds are distributedAR-16-103
• Awaiting report2016 · #104✅ Report received and acceptedReport on making Appleton Street one-way from Highland Street to Huron Avenue, preferably before the start of winter stormsAR-16-104
• Awaiting report2016 · #105✅ Report received and acceptedReport on what measures can be taken to fast-track the rebuilding of homes impacted by the fire that may be non-conforming with the current zoning code in a timely manner and what actions can be consideredzoningAR-16-105
• Awaiting report2016 · #106✅ Report received and acceptedReport on an outreach and communications plan for renters in Cambridge about the importance and availability of renters insurance and assist low- and moderate-income tenants in acquiring affordable renters insurance policieshousing generaltenants rentAR-16-106
• Awaiting report2016 · #107✅ Report received and acceptedReport on whether Office Peter Neal is allowed to purchase police dog "Rumba" upon his retirementpolice safetyAR-16-107
• Awaiting report2016 · #109✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the Cambridge Housing Authority list of elevator breakdowns, what issues led to the breakdowns, how long the repairs took and safety measures put in place during these breakdownshousing generalAR-16-109
• Awaiting report2016 · #110✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the Central Square Restoration Zoning petitionzoningAR-16-110

• CMA 2016 #339 : Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program in the amount of $100,000 to the Grant Fund Police Salary and Wages account ($85,000) and to the Grant Fund Police Other Ordinary Maintenance account

($15,000) which has been awarded the Police Department to continue to fund the Focused Deterrence project for a second year [police-safety]

• CRT 2016 #68 — 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 October 18, 2016 to discuss the work of the first phase of the Broadband Taskforce 📖 read
• CRT 2016 #69 — a report from Mayor E. Denise Simmons, Co-Chair of the Housing Committee for a public hearing held on October 19, 2016 to discuss the Cambridge Housing Authority’s (CHA) re-opening of the Section 8 waiting list, the CHA’s issuance of vouchers to public housing applicants and the CHA’s preference policies 📖 read
• CRT 2016 #70 — a report from Councillor Dennis J. Carlone, Co-Chair of the Ordinance Committee, for a public hearing held on December 1, 2016 to discuss the zoning petition submitted by Nabil Sater, et al to amend the Zoning Ordinances in the Central Square Overlay District, Section 20.300 📖 read