City Council — Regular Meeting, February 27, 2017

City Manager's Agenda (5)

• City Manager's report2017 · #47📁 Placed on filethe reappointment of the following person as a member of the Affordable Housing Trust for a term of three years, effective February 6, 2017: Cheryl-Ann Pizza-ZeoliSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manageraffordable housinghousing generalCMA 2017 #47
• City Manager's report2017 · #48📁 Placed on filethe City of Cambridge retaining its noteworthy distinction of being one of approximately 35 municipalities in the United States with AAA ratings from each of the nation’s three major credit rating agenciesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerbudget📖 read CMA 2017 #48
• City Manager's report2017 · #49✅ Order adopted, unanimousan order requesting that each prior City Council authorization to borrow money to pay for capital projects will now use the premium to pay for issuance costs and reduce the amount borrowed for each project in accordance with Chapter 44, Section 20 of the General Laws, as most recently amended by the Municipal Modernization ActSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 readCMA 2017 #49
• City Manager's report2017 · #50✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $48,000 from Free Cash to the General Fund Finance (Personnel) Other Ordinary Maintenance account. This appropriation will be used to procure consultant services to assist in the hiring of a new Police CommissionerSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safetyCMA 2017 #50
• City Manager's report2017 · #51↪ Referreda revised and annotated version of the Central Square Restoration Zoning PetitionSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managertransit trafficzoning📖 read CMA 2017 #51

Communications & Reports from Other City Officers (1)

• City officer's report2017 · #8three follow-up questions to the City Solicitor regarding the Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance📖 readCOF 2017 #8

Communications (12)

12 resident communications received for this meeting — housing general (2) · climate (1) · trees (1) · arts (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (21)

• Policy order2017 · #46✅ Order adopted as amendedExecutive Assistant to the City Council make arrangements to schedule another goal setting session with the entire membership of the City Council, if necessaryCouncil orderbudget📖 readPOR 2017 #46
• Policy order2017 · #47✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to work with the relevant City departments to determine the feasibility of creating a program in Cambridge with the objective of encouraging residents to explore the selection of food trucks that the City has to offerCouncil requestPOR 2017 #47
• Policy order2017 · #48✅ Order adopted as amendedCancellation of the City Council meeting of March 13, 2017 due to the National League of Cities📖 readPOR 2017 #48
• Policy order2017 · #49✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to reach out to and work with Just A Start, Inc. and other appropriate individuals to facilitate the preservation of the historic stained glass located at 50 York Street, prior to this building’s demolition, and to report back to the City Council on what steps have been takenCouncil requestPOR 2017 #49
• Policy order2017 · #50✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to direct the appropriate City personnel to compile a list of legal resources and a list of frequently-asked-questions for undocumented people living in Cambridge, and to post this information on a new “Immigration Concerns” resource page on the City’s main website and to determine what other specific steps the City can and should take to protect undocumented persons living in Cambridge during the Trump AdministrationCouncil request📖 readPOR 2017 #50
• Policy order2017 · #51✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to consult with the appropriate City personnel to determine whether a Stop sign can be re-installed at the intersection of Green Street and Hancock Street, whether there are additional measures the City can and should be taking to make this intersection safer for vehicles and pedestrians alikeCouncil requesttransit trafficPOR 2017 #51
• Policy order2017 · #52✅ Order adoptedCity Council support of the 10-citizen petition recently presented to the Cambridge Historical Commission, asking for a tiered designation system and other amendments to the Harvard Square Conservation District guidelines and possibly to its boundariesPOR 2017 #52
• Policy order2017 · #53📁 Placed on fileAsks the City Manager to establish the requirement that all appointments to the City's commissions, advisory committees, and task forces reflect the City's diversity and that the Civic Unity Committee is asked to sign off on all such appointments going forwardCouncil requestPOR 2017 #53
• Policy order2017 · #54✅ Order adoptedDedication for Phyllis and Karen BaxterPOR 2017 #54
• Policy order2017 · #55✅ Order adoptedDedication of the Pemberton Street Dog Run in honor of Charles J. "Charlie" GiacobbePOR 2017 #55
• Policy order2017 · #56✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to report back to the City Council on whether a Municipal ID program could be established in CambridgeCouncil requestPOR 2017 #56
• Policy order2017 · #57✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to provide the City Council with a full update on the results of the survey to determine the maintenance and investment needs of Cambridge firehousesCouncil requestPOR 2017 #57
• Policy order2017 · #58✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to provide an update to the City Council on what progress has been made in meeting the goal of creating 1,000 new affordable units by the end of this decadeCouncil requestPOR 2017 #58
• Policy order2017 · #59✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to work with relevant City Departments and industry leaders to generate a report on the potential growth of next-generation wireless technology in the City, to include: the expected footprint of citywide coverage from just one company and what market competition might produce; the integration of public and private infrastructure to support the network; what local standards the City might hope to maintain relative to aesthetics and safety; and how this new technology fits into our Broadband access plansCouncil requestPOR 2017 #59
• Policy order2017 · #60✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to consult with the Director of the Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Department and other appropriate City personnel to determine if a stop sign can be erected at the intersection located between 150 Cambridgepark Drive and 160 Cambridgepark Drive and to determine if additional traffic safety measures are needed in this areaCouncil requesttransit trafficPOR 2017 #60
• Policy order2017 · #61✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to notify the owners of the old Harvard Square Theater that they must respond in writing to the City Manager, within 30 days of receiving said notice, with their long-terms plans for this propertyCouncil requestPOR 2017 #61
• Policy order2017 · #62✅ Order adoptedAmendments to the Zoning Map and Ordinance by creating a new Section 11.900 - Registration of Vacant/Abandoned Buildings; Maintenance and Security RequirementszoningPOR 2017 #62
• Policy order2017 · #63✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to ask the Volpe Working Group to consider how the GSA building will be integrated in with the rest of the site and to ask the independent design consultant to be more involved in the urban design process going forwardCouncil requestPOR 2017 #63
• Policy order2017 · #64✅ Order adoptedDeclare March 1, 2017 Cambridge White Ribbon Day, and for the week of February 27 – March 3, 2017 to be a celebration of the collective work that Cambridge and its partners engage in to put a stop to all gender-based violence in all its manifestationsPOR 2017 #64
• Policy order2017 · #65✅ Order adoptedProposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinances regarding rooftop spaces in Central SquarezoningPOR 2017 #65
• Policy order2017 · #66✅ Order adoptedattached petition for two signs at the premises numbered 19 Brookline Street and 147 Green Street be referred to the City Manager, the Information Technology, Inspectional Services and City Clerk Departments with a view in mind to rectify the on-going problem with the two signsCouncil orderPOR 2017 #66

Resolutions (12)

• Resolution2017 · #60✅ Order adoptedCity Council go on record congratulating Professor Charles J. Olgetree, Jr. for being presented with the prestigious NAACP Chairman’s AwardCouncil orderRES 2017 #60
• Resolution2017 · #61✅ Order adoptedThanks to Luis Vasquez for his service to fathers in CambridgeRES 2017 #61
• Resolution2017 · #62✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Rachael Cobb and Matthew Mazzotta on the birth of their daughter Cecelila Lucia MazzottaRES 2017 #62
• Resolution2017 · #63✅ Order adoptedSpeedy recovery wishes to Trudy GoodmanRES 2017 #63
• Resolution2017 · #64✅ Order adoptedSpeedy recovery wishes to Kelly DugasRES 2017 #64
• Resolution2017 · #65✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to the Prospect Hill Academy Robotics Team for winning first place in the MIT Zero Robotics virtual competitionRES 2017 #65
• Resolution2017 · #66✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Judy A. (Calvalho) KielyRES 2017 #66
• Resolution2017 · #67✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Walter J. FabianskiRES 2017 #67
• Resolution2017 · #68✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Frank MorettiRES 2017 #68
• Resolution2017 · #69✅ Order adoptedResolution on the 10th Birthday Bash of Friends of CRLSRES 2017 #69
• Resolution2017 · #70✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Michael J. Nicoloro JrRES 2017 #70
• Resolution2017 · #71✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Casey Affleck on winning the Oscar for Best Actor for his performance in Manchester by the SeaRES 2017 #71

Ordinances (1)

• OrdinanceORD 2017 # 3✅ Passed to be ordained, unanimousAn amendment to the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cambridge in the Central Square Overlay Districtzoning📖 read ORD 2017 # 3

Applications & Petitions (3)

• Application / petition2017 · #4✅ Order adoptedtwo projecting sign at the premises numbered 19 Brookline Street and 147 Green Street. Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abuttersApplication from Reviewed.com📖 readAPP 2017 #4
• Application / petition2017 · #5✅ Order adoptedtwo awnings at the premises numbered 10 Brookline Street. Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abuttersApplication from Middle East Restaurant📖 readAPP 2017 #5
• Application / petition2017 · #6↪ ReferredA Zoning Petition has been received from the owner of the property at Third Street and Cambridge Street to amend the existing zoning at that location to authorize the construction of a 45 unit residential building with small scale retail on the ground floor and parking below gradetransit trafficzoning📖 read APP 2017 #6

Other Business (1)

• Awaiting report2017 · #17✅ Report received and acceptedReport on establishing a Tree Task Force to better protect the urban canopytreesAR-17-17