City Council — Regular Meeting, March 20, 2017

City Manager's Agenda (6)

• City Manager's report2017 · #56✅ Order adopted, unanimousa supplemental appropriation of a grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security's (EOPSS) Traffic Enforcement Grant Program in the amount of $7,000 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 2017 #56
• City Manager's report2017 · #57📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 16-47, regarding ways to improve the public noticing of proposed building demolitions consistent with the outreach used for variances and special permitsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #57
• City Manager's report2017 · #58✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe transfer of $6,916.61 from the General Fund Historical Commission Salary and Wages account to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account to cover transcription services for the Commission’s remaining monthly commission meetings and public hearingsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #58
• City Manager's report2017 · #59📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 16-72, regarding a report on resolving audio and visual issues in the Sullivan ChamberSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #59
• City Manager's report2017 · #60📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 16-50, regarding the availability and use of City office and meeting space for non-City appointed functions by non-City officialsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #60
• City Manager's report2017 · #61📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 17-16, regarding an evaluation of removing and replacing bus shelters in residential districts and parkway overlay districtSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhomelessnesshousing generaltransit traffic📖 readCMA 2017 #61

Communications (17)

17 resident communications received for this meeting — housing general (8) · affordable housing (4) · zoning (4) · police safety (3) · tenants rent (3). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (12)

• Policy order2017 · #75✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to work with the School Department and any other relevant City departments to determine how the City can better publicize the immersion programs to families enrolling their children into Cambridge Public SchoolsCouncil requestschoolsPOR 2017 #75
• Policy order2017 · #76✅ Order adoptedDedication Committee is requested to consider a request from Councillor Toomey for a Dedication in honor of Leo Saltzman in the vicinity of Oak and Cambridge StreetsCouncil orderPOR 2017 #76
• Policy order2017 · #77✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the appropriate City departments on the feasibility of installing a hitting tunnel at Danehy Park for youth and high school sportsCouncil requestschoolsPOR 2017 #77
• Policy order2017 · #78✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the appropriate City departments to determine a field in the City that can accommodate new 12 year old regulations and to make changes in time for the beginning of the summer leagueCouncil requestPOR 2017 #78
• Policy order2017 · #79✅ Order adoptedRecognize the efforts of AIDS Action Cambridge, the SIFMA Now Coalition, and First Church in Cambridge to promote greater awareness about the ongoing opiate epidemic crisis, and their collective efforts to increase access to effective treatment throughout CambridgePOR 2017 #79
• Policy order2017 · #80✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to work with the Finance Department to craft a proposal to the state that would allow a more favorable, larger portion commercial tax increase over the portion that the City currently hasCouncil requestPOR 2017 #80
• Policy order2017 · #81✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to work with the Finance Department to review the abatement process to see if there is a different way that the tax abatement process can be structured for condominiums or a proposal to make property owners apply for a residential exemption based on the purchase price of the propertyCouncil requestPOR 2017 #81
• Policy order2017 · #82✅ Order adoptedoriginal Inclusionary Zoning petition be amended by substituting the text contained in the memo from the Community Development Department dated February 8, 2017 which appeared on the City Manager's Agenda on February 13, 2017 as Agenda Item # 7Council orderaffordable housingzoningPOR 2017 #82
• Policy order2017 · #83⊘ Order withdrawnamendments to the Inclusionary Zoning petition submitted by Ms. Shachter in 11.203.4(c) (iii), 11.203.4(c) (v) and 11.203.4(a) contained in the communication dated February 28, 2017 be incorporated into the Inclusionary Zoning petition as amendedCouncil orderaffordable housingzoningPOR 2017 #83
• Policy order2017 · #84✅ Order adoptedamended Inclusionary Housing Ordinance be further amended in the last sentence in section 11.203.2(c) to read The Community Development Department shall also conduct an annual review and report on the Inclusionary Housing Program and further that the first sentence in section 11.204(a) read as follows: The City Manager shall have the authority to promulgate regulations for the implementation of the provisions of Sections 11.200 to 11.205Council orderaffordable housinghousing generalPOR 2017 #84
• Policy order2017 · #85📁 Placed on fileAsks the City Manager to direct the City Solicitor to review the amendments submitted by Ellen Shachter and provide an opinion regarding the incorporation of these amendment into the Inclusionary Zoning petition; said information be reported back to the City Council no later than March 27, 2017Council requestaffordable housingzoningPOR 2017 #85
• Policy order2017 · #86✅ Order adopted as amendedInclusionary Housing Ordinance be further amended by striking out in 11.203.1 entitled "Applicability" sections (c) and (d)Council orderaffordable housinghousing general📖 readPOR 2017 #86

Resolutions (15)

• Resolution2017 · #82✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Marjorie "Margie" (Young) DuarteRES 2017 #82
• Resolution2017 · #83✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to the CRLS Boys Basketball Team on their Division 1 North ChampionshipRES 2017 #83
• Resolution2017 · #84✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to the 2017 Cambridge Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees and thank them for their contributions to the rich history of Cambridge AthleticsRES 2017 #84
• Resolution2017 · #85✅ Order adoptedCongratultions to Alexander Kurtin on receiving the Henry B. Sawyer Sportsmanship Award at Belmont Hill School's Winter Athletic Awards AssemblyschoolsRES 2017 #85
• Resolution2017 · #86✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Hamza Shemsu for receiving the William "Bingo" Emerson wrestling trophy at Belmont Hill School's Winter Athletic Awards AssemblyschoolsRES 2017 #86
• Resolution2017 · #87✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Sapio Sciences on opening a location in Kendall Square CenterRES 2017 #87
• Resolution2017 · #88✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Andrique Fleurimond on being honored as a top-10 finalist in the student category at the Salem Film FestivalRES 2017 #88
• Resolution2017 · #89✅ Order adoptedCongratulatons to Noah Gonci on being honored as a top-10 finalist in the student category at the Salem Film FestivalRES 2017 #89
• Resolution2017 · #90✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to the Graham & Parks School Room 224 5th Grade Class on their Third Annual Room 224 Newspaper and Waffle Breakfast CelebrationschoolsRES 2017 #90
• Resolution2017 · #91✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Francisco Jorge GilRES 2017 #91
• Resolution2017 · #92✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Katie Moraczewski on winning the 40th annual New Bedford Half MarathonRES 2017 #92
• Resolution2017 · #93✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Gregory DottinRES 2017 #93
• Resolution2017 · #94✅ Order adoptedCommending the public service of Jason AlvesRES 2017 #94
• Resolution2017 · #95✅ Order adoptedWishes for strength, fortitude and comfort to Bob MarshallRES 2017 #95
• Resolution2017 · #96✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to the Cambridge Falcons Men’s Basketball team and to coach Lance Dottin for winning the Division 1 State ChampionshipRES 2017 #96

Ordinances (1)

• OrdinanceORD 2017 # 4✅ Passed to be ordained, 7–0An amendment to the Municipal Code Ordinance that Title 8 entitled “Health and Safety” be amended in Chapter 8.28 entitled “Restriction on Youth Access to obacco Products and in Smoking in Workplaces and Public Places” by amending 8.28.050 entitled “ Definitions for Prohibition of Smoking in Workplaces” by adding a new definition📖 read ORD 2017 # 4

Applications & Petitions (3)

• Application / petition2017 · #8↪ Referred to committeeA zoning petition has been received from the Friends of Observatory Hill Village, to establish the Observatory Hill Village Overlay District. (1000+ additional signatures for this zoning petition are on file in the City Clerk's Office.)zoning📖 readAPP 2017 #8
• Application / petition2017 · #9✅ Order adoptedA petition was received from Cambridge Science Festival requesting a temporary banner to be hung across Massachusetts Avenue at Norfolk Street, thirty-seven banners on poles in Harvard Square, eighty-eight banners on poles along Massachusetts Avenue, from Memorial Drive to Harvard Square, ten banners on poles along Broadway, from Ellery Street to Felton Street and ten banners on poles along Cambridge Street, from Trowbridge Street to Hovey Street announcing the upcoming Cambridge Science Festival April 14-23, 2017📖 readAPP 2017 #9
• Application / petition2017 · #10↪ Referred to committeeA zoning petition has been received from Latoyea Hawkins Cockrill, et al., to amend the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cambridge to regulate short-term rental uses throughout the Cityzoning📖 readAPP 2017 #10

Other Business (11)

• Awaiting report2017 · #16✅ Report received and acceptedReport on installing a shelter on Aberdeen Avenue without advertising or lighting comparable to what was originally there and to consult with City staff to develop a policy that prohibits advertising and illumination on bus shelters in residential areas citywide and as well as in the Parkway Overlay DistricthomelessnessAR-17-16
• Awaiting report2017 · #25✅ Report received and acceptedReport 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 Watertown. Report received verbally by the City Manager at the City Council of March 6, 2017treesAR-17-25
• Awaiting report2017 · #26✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the possibility of a temporary mural to be created to screen the project site along Cambridge StreetAR-17-26
• Awaiting report2017 · #27✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the feasibility of a Homelessness Trust FundhomelessnessAR-17-27
• Awaiting report2017 · #28📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on the feasibility of creating a warming shelter in the City of CambridgehomelessnessAR-17-28

• HS-2017-1 — Regular City Council Meeting
• CRT 2017 #10 — a report from Councillor Jan Devereux, Chair of the Economic Development and University Relations Committee, for a public hearing held on February 14, 2017 to discuss the Retail Strategic Plan and similar issues related to the retail environment in Cambridge 📖 read
• CRT 2017 #11 — a report from Vice Mayor Marc C. McGovern, Chair of the Finance Committee, for a public hearing held on January 25, 2017 to discuss the City’s Fiscal Year 2018 Operating and Capital Budget 📖 read
• CRT 2017 #12 — a report from Councillor Craig Kelley, Chair of the Public Safety Committee, for a public hearing held on March 1, 2017 to draft language for short-term rental regulations to be forwarded to the Ordinance Committee 📖 read
• CRT 2017 #13 — a report from Councillor Dennis J. Carlone and Councillor Leland Cheung, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a public hearing held on March 8, 2017 to discuss a proposed amendment to the Municipal Code in Chapter 8.12.010 entitled “Self-service station regulations which was referred to the Ordinance Committee on February 6, 2017 📖 read
• CRT 2017 #14 — a report from Councillor Dennis J. Carlone and Councillor Leland Cheung, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a public hearing held on February 28, 2017 to conduct an additional hearing to discuss a petition by the City Council to amend provisions of the Zoning Ordinance as it related to Inclusionary Housing, including the insertion of new definitions in Article 2.000 and the substitution of revised zoning text for the current text to Sections 11.200 through 11.206 📖 read