City Council — Regular Meeting, March 6, 2017

City Manager's Agenda (4)

• City Manager's report2017 · #52✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $175,000 from Free Cash to the General Fund Library Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will fund expenses incurred to repair the garage gate at the Main Library that was damaged by a motorist as well as increased costs related to the Main Library’s HVAC system and cleaning services contractSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #52
• City Manager's report2017 · #53✅ Order adopted, 8–0a request to establish the Richard C. Rossi Housing Assistance Fund (the “Fund”), and that $35,641.46 in donations received be appropriated into this FundSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manageraffordable housingbudgethomelessnesshousing general📖 read CMA 2017 #53
• City Manager's report2017 · #54📁 Placed on file and referredAwaiting Report Item Number 17-3, regarding a review of the parking meter usage in Porter Square to be sure that the time limits appropriately consider the needs of local businesses and to review other areas where parking meter operating hours have been adjustedSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managertransit trafficCMA 2017 #54
• City Manager's report2017 · #55📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 17-11, regarding installing signage related to the newly-implemented 25 MPH speed limit and increase the use of electronic signage to increase driver awareness of bike safetySubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managertransit traffic📖 readCMA 2017 #55

Communications & Reports from Other City Officers (2)

• City officer's report2017 · #9a communication from Councillor Craig A. Kelley, regarding Open Meeting Law Training📖 readCOF 2017 #9
• City officer's report2017 · #10appropriate documentation for your review regarding two signs at 19 Brookline Street and 147 Green Street📖 readCOF 2017 #10

Communications (13)

13 resident communications received for this meeting — housing general (5) · transit traffic (3) · zoning (3) · affordable housing (2) · police safety (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (8)

• Policy order2017 · #67✅ Order adoptedCity Council support of the ACLU's call for Massachusetts to withdraw from the 287 (g) programPOR 2017 #67
• Policy order2017 · #68✅ Order adopted as amendedThat her Honor the Mayor is requested to schedule a Roundtable/Working meeting of the City Council to discuss the progress and planning on Envision Alewife with the Community Development Department and Utilezoning📖 readPOR 2017 #68
• Policy order2017 · #69✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to report back on how the City can mitigate the impact of work to the conduit property in Watertown and how it will be managed in the future, what efforts can be made to preserve the two mature trees that were marked but not removed, and how to involve the Watertown Tree Warden and Watertown Town Council in ensuring that Cambridge’s right to protect its water conduit is carried out while also preserving harmonious relations with the residents of WatertownCouncil requesttreesPOR 2017 #69
• Policy order2017 · #70✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the Arts Council about the possibility of a temporary mural to be created to screen the project site along Cambridge StreetCouncil requestartsPOR 2017 #70
• Policy order2017 · #71✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the Council on Aging and the Cambridge Police Department on outreach efforts that can be provided to seniors to educate them about scams and to determine if additional educational materials can be created and distributed in the Senior Centers and Senior Housing and for Cambridge Police Department to determine if they have seen an increase in this behaviorCouncil requesthousing generalpolice safetyPOR 2017 #71
• Policy order2017 · #72✅ Order adoptedOrdinance Committee is requested to hold a public hearing on the draft language for short-term rentalsCouncil order📖 readPOR 2017 #72
• Policy order2017 · #73✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the appropriate City departments regarding the feasibility of a Homelessness Trust Fund and report back to the City Council on this matterCouncil requesthomelessnessPOR 2017 #73
• Policy order2017 · #74✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the appropriate City departments regarding the feasibility of creating a warming shelter in the City of Cambridge and report back to the City Council on this matterCouncil requesthomelessnessPOR 2017 #74

Resolutions (10)

• Resolution2017 · #72✅ Order adoptedCelebrate Peter Valentine’s contributions to the City of CambridgeRES 2017 #72
• Resolution2017 · #73✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Frederick Wiseman for being awarded an Honorary Oscar Award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and SciencesartsRES 2017 #73
• Resolution2017 · #74✅ Order adoptedDeclare April 2, 2017 as Autism Awareness Day in the City of CambridgeRES 2017 #74
• Resolution2017 · #75✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Sulmona on the occasion of their grand opening at 608 Main StreetRES 2017 #75
• Resolution2017 · #76✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Mrs. Eva Madeilne PhilpottRES 2017 #76
• Resolution2017 · #77✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Ernest CoppolaRES 2017 #77
• Resolution2017 · #78✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Ethel AmpeyRES 2017 #78
• Resolution2017 · #79✅ Order adoptedThanks to Sylvie de Marrais for her contributions to the Cambridge communityRES 2017 #79
• Resolution2017 · #80✅ Order adoptedThanks to Frances Gossen for her contributions to the Cambridge communityRES 2017 #80
• Resolution2017 · #81✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Mariano FurtadoRES 2017 #81

Applications & Petitions (1)

• Application / petition2017 · #7✅ Surety approvedA constable bond was received from James Desrosiers for approval of the surety📖 readAPP 2017 #7

Other Business (9)

• Awaiting report2017 · #18✅ Report received and acceptedReport on ways to preserve the historic stained glass located at 50 York Street, prior to this building’s demolitionAR-17-18
• Awaiting report2017 · #19✅ Report received and acceptedReport on compiling 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 AdministrationAR-17-19
• Awaiting report2017 · #21✅ Report received and acceptedReport on whether a stop sign can be re-installed at the intersection of Green Street and Hancock Street, and whether there are additional measures the City can and should be taking to make this intersection safer for vehicles and pedestrians aliketransit trafficAR-17-21
• Awaiting report2017 · #20📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on whether a Municipal ID program could be established in CambridgeAR-17-20
• Awaiting report2017 · #23✅ Report received and acceptedReport on 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 areatransit trafficAR-17-23
• Awaiting report2017 · #24✅ Report received and acceptedReport on options for the old Harvard Square Theater within 30 days of receiving said notice, with their long-terms plans for this propertyAR-17-24

• REC-2017-1 — Councillor Toomey filed Reconsideration of the vote taken at the City Council meeting of February 27, 2017 on Policy Order #7 stating that the City Council support 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 boundaries 📖 read
• CRT 2017 #8 — a report from Vice Mayor Marc C. McGovern, Chair of the Human Services and Veterans Committee, for a public hearing held on January 17, 2017 to receive an update from the Homelessness Task Force, updates on the creation of a Homelessness Trust Fund and sobering centers, and an emergency cold weather plan for the homeless and how the City and Police Department work with homeless enclaves in the City, including at the Route 2/Route 16 intersection 📖 read
• CRT 2017 #9 — a report from Councillor Leland Cheung and Councillor Dennis J. Carlone, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a public hearing held on February 15, 2017 was to conduct an additional public hearing on a proposed amendment to the Municipal Code in Chapter 8.28 entitled “Restrictions on Youth Access to Tobacco Products" and on "Definitions for Prohibition of Smoking in Workplaces" to expand the definition of “Workplace” to include construction sites 📖 read