City Council — Regular Meeting, May 15, 2017

City Manager's Agenda (4)

• City Manager's report2017 · #125✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe transfer of $5,000 from the General Fund Reserve Other Ordinary Maintenance account to the General Fund Human Rights Other Ordinary Maintenance account for the printing and translation of outreach materials for the Commission on Immigrant Rights and CitizenshipSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #125
• City Manager's report2017 · #126✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $64,000 from Free Cash to the General Fund Historical Other Ordinary Maintenance account to cover the cost of publishing “Building Old Cambridge: Architecture and Design.”Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #126
• City Manager's report2017 · #127✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $2,000 donation from the Alexander W. Kemp Foundation received for the Alexander W. Kemp playground at the Cambridge Common to the Grant Fund Public Works Other Ordinary Maintenance accountSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #127
• City Manager's report2017 · #128✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MASS DEP) in the amount of $62,000 to the Grant Fund Public Works Other Ordinary Maintenance account which provides funding to municipalities that have implemented specific programs and policies proven to maximize reuse, recycling, and waste reductionSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerbike lanesCMA 2017 #128

Communications (6)

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

Policy Orders (9)

• Policy order2017 · #124✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to determine the feasibility of installing one or more park benches around the Fresh Pond Reservation for the benefit of Cambridge residents, particularly senior citizens who would benefit from such conveniencesCouncil requestPOR 2017 #124
• Policy order2017 · #125✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to confer with the Mayor or the Superintendent of Schools to confer with the School Department, Human Resources, and any other relevant City departments to determine what it would look like financially and logistically for the new Tobin School to house half of Cambridge’s 3 and 4 year olds with the goal of providing universal pre-k split between the Tobin School and another school to be redesigned in the near futureCouncil requestschools📖 readPOR 2017 #125
• Policy order2017 · #126✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to work with the Purchasing Department, the Finance Department, and any other relevant City departments to provide the City Council with quarterly reports on the number of locally owned, independent businesses and large companies that the City does business with and amounts the City procures from eachCouncil requestPOR 2017 #126
• Policy order2017 · #127✅ Order adoptedThat a Standing Committee made up of three School Committee members, three City Councillors the Superintendent, the City Manager, as well as other members to be determined, be established to meet monthly to discuss issues pertinent to the School Department and the City and to improve communication between the School Committee and City CouncilschoolsPOR 2017 #127
• Policy order2017 · #128✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to work with the Community Development Department and any other relevant City departments with a view in mind for a city-wide expansion of the piloted North Massachusetts Avenue and Kendall Square store frontage limitations, entrepreneurial co-working space, and local retail zoning regulationsCouncil requestzoningPOR 2017 #128
• Policy order2017 · #129✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the appropriate staff about providing some appropriate seating on the grassy hill at Kingsley ParkCouncil requestPOR 2017 #129
• Policy order2017 · #130✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to work with the Mayor’s Office, the City Clerk’s Office, and the Finance Chair to establish a framework for periodic Roundtables throughout each term that will provide City Councillors opportunities to invite different Department Heads in for open, unrestricted discussions on topics of interest to the City CouncillorsCouncil requestPOR 2017 #130
• Policy order2017 · #131✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to review the City’s policy of conducting CORI checks on applicants, some of whom are as young as 14 years old, for the Mayor’s Youth Summer Employment ProgramCouncil requestPOR 2017 #131
• Policy order2017 · #132✅ Order adoptedCity Council go on record officially endorsing the Needs Assessment Report and the priorities detailed in the reportCouncil orderPOR 2017 #132

Resolutions (15)

• Resolution2017 · #222✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to CitySprouts on its annual Dig It! fundraiserRES 2017 #222
• Resolution2017 · #223✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Sampada Pokharel on receiving a 2017 National Center for Women and Information Technology Award for Aspirations in ComputingRES 2017 #223
• Resolution2017 · #224✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Ellen Wang on receiving a 2017 National Center for Women and Information Technology Award for Aspirations in ComputingRES 2017 #224
• Resolution2017 · #225✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Rakeb Girma on receiving a 2017 National Center for Women and Information Technology Award for Aspirations in ComputingRES 2017 #225
• Resolution2017 · #226✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Lucy Clarke on receiving a 2017 National Center for Women and Information Technology Award for Aspirations in ComputingRES 2017 #226
• Resolution2017 · #227✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Elizabeth Jean-Louis on receiving a 2017 National Center for Women and Information Technology Award for Aspirations in ComputingRES 2017 #227
• Resolution2017 · #228✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Harold J. Aseph IIIRES 2017 #228
• Resolution2017 · #229✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to the Cambridge-Ellis School and the St. James’ School in Taichung, Taiwan on the occasion of its 10th anniversary of their teacher exchange programschoolsRES 2017 #229
• Resolution2017 · #230✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Azianna Denise Simmons on her recent graduation from Jackson State UniversityRES 2017 #230
• Resolution2017 · #231✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to State Treasurer Deb Goldberg for being named one of The Boston Globe’s Game Changers of 2017RES 2017 #231
• Resolution2017 · #232✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of James P. Maloney SrRES 2017 #232
• Resolution2017 · #233✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Henri TermeerRES 2017 #233
• Resolution2017 · #234✅ Order adoptedUrge all Cantabrigians to pause on Memorial Day, and every day, to remember and pay tribute to our nation’s defenders, living and deceased, for their service and devotion to countryRES 2017 #234
• Resolution2017 · #235✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Mohammed Wahed Uddin on the occasion of his recent graduation from the University of Massachusetts at LowellRES 2017 #235
• Resolution2017 · #236✅ Order adoptedBest wishes to Haute Coffee on the opening of their new location at One Canal ParkRES 2017 #236

Applications & Petitions (5)

• Application / petition2017 · #23✅ Order adopteda curb cut at the premises numbered 195 Grove Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical Commission and Public Works. No neighborhood association for that areaApplication from Yujia Zhaitransit traffic📖 readAPP 2017 #23
• Application / petition2017 · #24✅ Order adopteda projecting sign at the premises numbered 581 Massachusetts Avenue. Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works and Community Development DepartmentApplication from H Mart📖 readAPP 2017 #24
• Application / petition2017 · #25✅ Order adoptedA petition was received from Cambridge Arts Council requesting eleven temporary banners to be hung on light poles along the north bound traffic lane side of First Street between Binney and Cambridge Streets, announcing the Cambridge Arts River Festival on Saturday, June 3, 2017 from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm along the East Cambridge Waterfront in Lechmere Canal Park and in the DCR parklands adjacent to Cambridge Parkwayartstransit traffic📖 readAPP 2017 #25
• Application / petition2017 · #26✅ Order adoptedtwo temporary banners across Massachusetts Avenue at City Hall and across JFK Street at Mount Auburn Street announcing the Hong Kong Boston Dragon Boat Festival on Sunday, June 11thApplication from Cambridge Arts Councilarts📖 readAPP 2017 #26
• Application / petition2017 · #27✅ Order adoptedthree temporary banners across Massachusetts Avenue at City Hall, Massachusetts Avenue at Pearl and Norfolk Streets and JFK Street at Mount Auburn Street, announcing the Participatory BudgetingApplication from City of Cambridge Budget Officebudget📖 readAPP 2017 #27

Other Business (3)

• Awaiting report2017 · #34📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on the feasibility of installing a traffic light at the intersection of Raymond Street and Walden Street and to determine whether other traffic-calming measures are needed in this locationtransit trafficAR-17-34
• Awaiting report2017 · #35✅ Report received and acceptedReport on whether a tax premium could be placed on abandoned properties to compensate for their negative impacts on adjoining property values; whether the city could evaluate abandoned property value in part by their lack of income for eminent domain; if a property is vacant for a multi-year period of time could the City seriously consider taking it by eminent domain; and could the City require a re-occupancy permit if a property is vacant for a period of timeAR-17-35

• CRT 2017 #24 — a report from Vice Mayor Marc C. McGovern, Chair of the Finance Committee, for a public hearing held on April 25, 2017 to discuss the Needs Assessment Report 📖 read