City Council — Regular Meeting, February 13, 2017

City Manager's Agenda (8)

• City Manager's report2017 · #39✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $7,870 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 Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #39
• City Manager's report2017 · #40✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Cambridge Food Pantry grant received from the Cambridge Health Alliance for $15,000 to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account and will be used to support the Cambridge Food Pantry NetworkSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #40
• City Manager's report2017 · #41✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $190,000 in additional Community Schools revenue to the General Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account. Funds will allow the Community Schools to continue four additional weeks of programming that includes bus transportation and other contractual servicesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerschoolsCMA 2017 #41
• City Manager's report2017 · #42📁 Placed on filethe appointment of the following person as a member of the Council on Aging Board for a term of 2-years, effective March 1, 2017: Ashley ThibaultSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #42
• City Manager's report2017 · #43↪ Referred to committeethe revised and annotated version of the Central Square Restoration Zoning PetitionSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerzoning📖 readCMA 2017 #43
• City Manager's report2017 · #44↪ Referred to the petitiona recommendation from the Planning Board to adopt the Inclusionary Housing Zoning Petition with some suggested additional considerationsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manageraffordable housinghousing generalzoning📖 readCMA 2017 #44
• City Manager's report2017 · #45↪ Referreda response to Council Order Numbers 13, 14, 15 and 18 dated January 23, 2017, regarding Inclusionary Housing Zoning Petition, received from Assistant City Manager for Community Development Iram FarooqSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manageraffordable housinghousing generalzoning📖 read CMA 2017 #45
• City Manager's report2017 · #46↪ ReferredAwaiting Report Item Number 16-102, regarding zoning and building code restrictions as they relate to rebuilding properties destroyed in the December 3rd fire and Awaiting Report Item Number 16-105, regarding what measures can be taken to rebuild the homes impacted by the fire that may be non-conforming with the current zoning codeSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerzoning📖 readCMA 2017 #46

Communications (23)

23 resident communications received for this meeting — homelessness (3) · zoning (3) · trees (3) · schools (1) · affordable housing (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (6)

• Policy order2017 · #40✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to consult with the Department of Public Works, the City Arborist, and any other appropriate City department to establish a Tree Task Force to better protect the urban canopyCouncil requestclimatetrees📖 readPOR 2017 #40
• Policy order2017 · #41✅ Order adoptedCity Manager instruct the Community Development Department to provide a full schedule list of building construction dates for Planned Unit Developments (PUD) permitted projects consisting of multiple buildings to be built over a greater time periodCouncil orderPOR 2017 #41
• Policy order2017 · #42✅ Order adoptedoriginal Central Square Restoration Petition be amended to include the recommended changes by the Planning BoardCouncil orderPOR 2017 #42
• Policy order2017 · #43✅ Order adoptedoriginal Central Square Restoration Petition, as modified by the Planning Board be further amended to include the amendments by the Ordinance Co-Chairs as outlined in ATTACHMENT DCouncil order📖 readPOR 2017 #43
• Policy order2017 · #44✅ Order adoptedoriginal Central Square Restoration Petition, as modified by the Planning Board and amended by the Ordinance Co-Chairs as outlined in attachment D be further amended to include amendments by the petitioner outlined in Attachment E-2Council orderPOR 2017 #44
• Policy order2017 · #45✅ Order adoptedThat City Manager is requested to instruct the Department of Public Works to report back to the City Council on Sandwich board and A-frame signsPOR 2017 #45

Resolutions (9)

• Resolution2017 · #51✅ Order adoptedHappy 90th Birthday Wishes to Barbara ToomeyRES 2017 #51
• Resolution2017 · #52✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to the Community Art Center for 80 years of service to residents of the City of Cambridge and the vital role they play in the lives of our youthartsRES 2017 #52
• Resolution2017 · #53✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Mel Poindexter on his new role as the National Committeeman for the Massachusetts Democratic PartyRES 2017 #53
• Resolution2017 · #54✅ Order adoptedHappy 30th Birthday wishes to John GarganoRES 2017 #54
• Resolution2017 · #55✅ Order adoptedWishing Ken Reeves a Happy BirthdayRES 2017 #55
• Resolution2017 · #56✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Thomas Frank LividotiRES 2017 #56
• Resolution2017 · #57✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Eileen Frances HarveyRES 2017 #57
• Resolution2017 · #58✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of James McSherryRES 2017 #58
• Resolution2017 · #59✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to former Cambridge resident and School Committee member Alan Price on his new position as President of Earlham CollegeschoolsRES 2017 #59

Other Business (7)

• Awaiting report2017 · #11✅ Report received and acceptedReport on installing proper signage at major points of entry to the city stating Cambridge’s commitment to the 25 mph speed limit and to bike safetytransit trafficAR-17-11
• Awaiting report2017 · #12✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the possibilities of using salt in a more judicious manner, finding non-salt options or removing excess salt when the ice threat has stopped while the salt still remainsAR-17-12
• Awaiting report2017 · #13Report on meeting a firm 2017 deadline for fully completing all remaining parts of the Huron A, Huron B, and Concord Avenue contracts, provide a full accounting of all costs (to-date and future) compared to the original contracts and budgets and schedule a community meeting as soon as possible to update the public on the schedule and budget for completing the project, as well as a complete list of all remaining punch list items for each of the contract areasbudgetAR-17-13
• Awaiting report2017 · #14📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on exploring whether designating the portion of Windsor Street between Cambridge Street and South Street as “one way” would decrease the opportunities for future accidents in this areaAR-17-14
• Awaiting report2017 · #15✅ Report received and acceptedReport on update of the potential surveillance ordinance languagepolice safetyAR-17-15

• CRT 2017 #6 — a report from Councillor Jan Devereux, Chair of the Economic Development and University Relations Committee, for a public hearing held on January 12, 2017 to review City Ordinance 12.08.010 regarding sandwich board and A-frame signs 📖 read
• CRT 2017 #7 — a report from Councillor Dennis J. Carlone and Councillor Leland Cheung, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for an additional public hearing held on February 2, 2017 to discuss the Central Square Restoration Zoning petition 📖 read