City Council — Regular Meeting, June 12, 2017

City Manager's Agenda (40)

• City Manager's report2017 · #137✅ Order adopted, unanimousa request for authorization to transfer a leasehold interest in the property at 1-15 Vail Court to the Cambridge Affordable Housing Trust and to appropriation $750,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Department Extraordinary Expenditures to facilitate the abatement and demolition of the existing structures on the siteSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manageraffordable housinghousing general📖 readCMA 2017 #137
• City Manager's report2017 · #138📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 17-4, regarding current or potential future public-private partnerships that could deliver an operational Foundry that consists of significant community space for the communitySubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerarts📖 readCMA 2017 #138
• City Manager's report2017 · #139📁 Placed on filethe appointment and reappointments of the following persons as a members of the Cambridge Human Rights Commission for a term of three years, effective June 12, 2017: New Appointment: Kathryn Stack. Reappointments: M. Chanta Bhan, Bonita Cox and Mercedes EvansSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #139
• City Manager's report2017 · #140✅ Order adopted, unanimousan order authorizing the City Manager for transfer appropriations of available balances prior to the close of the books for FY16-17Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 readCMA 2017 #140
• City Manager's report2017 · #141📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 17-26, regarding the possibility of a temporary mural to screen the King Open project site on Cambridge StreetSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #141
• City Manager's report2017 · #142✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Festivals Program of the Massachusetts Cultural Council grant for $500 to the Grant Fund Public Celebrations (Arts Council) Other Ordinary Maintenance account. Funds will be used to support artist fees for the Cambridge Arts River FestivalSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerartsCMA 2017 #142
• City Manager's report2017 · #143✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for $35,000 to the Grant Fund Public Celebrations (Arts Council) Other Ordinary Maintenance account. Funds will be used to support promotion of the arts by supporting a series of temporary public artworks in the historic Cambridge CommonSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerartsCMA 2017 #143
• City Manager's report2017 · #144📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 16-103, regarding funds raised for the Mayor's Disaster Relief Fund for residents impacted by the December 3, 2016 fireSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 readCMA 2017 #144
• City Manager's report2017 · #145📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 17-39, regarding a report on the City's policy of conducting CORI checks on applicants of the Mayor's Summer Youth Employment ProgramSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #145
• City Manager's report2017 · #146✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $450,000 in Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Human Services Extraordinary Expenditures Account for the purpose of designing and renovating the basement space at 51 Inman Street for the Human Services Department Center for Families and Baby University staffSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #146
• City Manager's report2017 · #147✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Summer Food Program grant funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the Massachusetts Department of Education for $243,087.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account to be used to provide nutritious meals to Cambridge youth at 22 sites throughout the City during the summer months when schools are closedSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerschoolsCMA 2017 #147
• City Manager's report2017 · #148✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $38,583.33 from the Temporary Emergency Shelter grant received from the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) to the Grant Fund Human Services Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account to be used to subcontracted to the Cambridge YWCASubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhomelessnesshousing generalCMA 2017 #148
• City Manager's report2017 · #149✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of donations from the Cambridge Individuals with Special Needs in the amount of $14,250.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account and will be used to support Cambridge athletes participating in Special OlympicsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #149
• City Manager's report2017 · #150✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of user reimbursements received from Cambridge Homeless Service Provider Agencies to support the Cambridge Homeless Management Information System in the amount of $8,250.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used to support associated program costs of the citywide tracking system for homeless persons receiving servicesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerhomelessnessCMA 2017 #150
• City Manager's report2017 · #151✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of various donations to the Council on Aging in the amount of $24,233.40 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($9,000.00) and to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($15,233.40) which will be used to support a variety of services for Cambridge SeniorsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #151
• City Manager's report2017 · #152✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) grant in the amount of $29,000.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($11,764.00) and to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($17,236.00) and will be used for the Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education Program, and will provide an integrated education and training program for immigrant adults in the Metro North area who are interested in becoming home health aidesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #152
• City Manager's report2017 · #153✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance (MHSA) grant funded by the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) in the amount of $934.14 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account and will be used for costs related to the Carey Men’s Transitional Program operated by the Multi-Service CenterSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhomelessnesshousing generaltransit trafficCMA 2017 #153
• City Manager's report2017 · #154✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe transfer of $2,500 in the Massachusetts Housing Shelter Alliance (MHSA) grant from the Grant Fund Human Services Travel and Training account to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account to be used for staffing costs through the end of the fiscal yearSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhomelessnesshousing generalCMA 2017 #154
• City Manager's report2017 · #155📁 Placed on filethe appointment of the following person as a member of the Community Benefits Advisory Committee for a term of threee years, effective June 1, 2017: Kathryn Fenneman, Risa Mednick, Elizabeth Aguilo, Cibele Goncalves, Daniel Liss, Rowan Murphy, Amy Salomon, Geeta Pradhan, Susan Lapierre, Paul Parravano, Ellen Semonoff, Sandra Clarke, and Lisa Peterson (Chair)Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #155
• City Manager's report2017 · #156✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $3,728,500 from Free Cash to the Community Benefits Stabilization FundSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #156
• City Manager's report2017 · #157✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $1,366,506 from Free Cash to the Mitigation Revenue Stabilization FundSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #157
• City Manager's report2017 · #158↪ Referred to the petitiona Planning Board recommendation not to adopt the Zoning Petition regarding rooftop spaces in the Harvard Square Overlay DistrictSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerzoning📖 readCMA 2017 #158
• City Manager's report2017 · #159↪ Referred to the petitiona Planning Board recommendation not to adopt the petition to rezone the block bounded by Third Street, Cambridge Street, Second Street and Gore Street from Business A to a new designation Business A-5Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhousing generaltransit trafficzoning📖 readCMA 2017 #159
• City Manager's report2017 · #160↪ Referred to the petitiona Planning Board recommendation not to adopt the Observatory Hill Village (Mahon, et al.) Zoning PetitionSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerclimatezoning📖 readCMA 2017 #160
• City Manager's report2017 · #161↪ Referred to the petitiona Planning Board recommendation (no recommendation at this time) on the Zoning Petition regarding vacant or abandoned buildingsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhousing generalzoning📖 readCMA 2017 #161
• City Manager's report2017 · #162↪ Referred to the petitiona Planning Board recommendation to adopt the City Council Petition on Short-Term Rental HousingSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhousing generalzoning📖 readCMA 2017 #162
• City Manager's report2017 · #163↪ Referred to the petitiona Planning Board recommendation not to adopt the Cockrill, et al., Petition on Short-Term Rental HousingSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhousing generalzoning📖 readCMA 2017 #163
• City Manager's report2017 · #164📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 16-100, regarding advertising revenue to support Hubway expansion,Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 readCMA 2017 #164
• City Manager's report2017 · #165📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 17-7, regarding an update on the City's Community Choice Electricity Aggregation PlanSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerclimate📖 read CMA 2017 #165
• City Manager's report2017 · #166✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $2,500 from a donation from the Sand County Charitable Trust to the Grant Fund Community Development Other Ordinary Maintenance account to support the City’s efforts related to the Glocal Challenge contest for Cambridge High School students and will be used for project implementation by the competition winners, who have received spring/summer internships to work with Community Development’s staff to bring their creative concepts to fruitionSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerschoolsCMA 2017 #166
• City Manager's report2017 · #167📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 16-84, regarding a report on determining which pedestrian crosswalks are in need of additional on street signageSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerbike lanestransit traffic📖 readCMA 2017 #167
• City Manager's report2017 · #168📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 16-89, regarding a safety review of the intersection of Brattle Street, Sparks Street and Craigie StreetSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerbike lanestransit traffictrees📖 readCMA 2017 #168
• City Manager's report2017 · #169📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 17-36, regarding a report on installing a park bench around the Fresh Pond Reservation and Awaiting Report Item Number 17-38, regarding providing additional seating at Kingsley ParkSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 readCMA 2017 #169
• City Manager's report2017 · #170✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of $750,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Department Extraordinary Expenditures Account to be used to conduct geotechnical, and environmental services to support the site assessment for a Concept Plan to site the new school on Callahan Field and future Feasibility Study for the Tobin School projectSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerschoolsCMA 2017 #170
• City Manager's report2017 · #171✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $200,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Department Extraordinary Expenditures Account to be used for the purchase of three City vehicles in the Animal Commission, Department of Human Services and Electrical DepartmentsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #171
• City Manager's report2017 · #172✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $1,000,000 from Free Cash to the Public Works Department Public Investment Fund Extraordinary Expenditures Account for the citywide curbside organics programSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #172
• City Manager's report2017 · #173✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $1,000 from a donation from the Carl Barron Family to the Grant Fund Public Works Other Ordinary Maintenance account to recognize employees who exhibit excellent job performanceSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #173
• City Manager's report2017 · #174📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 17-12, regarding the possibilities of using less salt, finding non-salt options or removing excess salt when the ice threat has stopped and the salt still remainsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #174
• City Manager's report2017 · #175✅ Order adopted, unanimousrecommendation from City Engineer Katherine Watkins to name two new private ways; Clifton Place and Clifton CircleSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhousing generaltransit traffic📖 read CMA 2017 #175
• City Manager's report2017 · #176a request for the to City Council move to Executive Session in order to conduct a confidential strategy session in preparation for negotiations with nonunion personnelSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #176

Communications & Reports from Other City Officers (1)

• City officer's report2017 · #17a report from the Dedication Committee for a hearing held on June 5, 2017 transmitting their recommendations for dedications to the full City Council for approval📖 readCOF 2017 #17

Communications (14)

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

Policy Orders (18)

• Policy order2017 · #137✅ Order adopted as amendedDedication Committee consider a request from Councillor Devereux for a street corner dedication in honor of Billy Ruane in the vicinity of Brookline Street and Green StreetCouncil order📖 readPOR 2017 #137
• Policy order2017 · #138✅ Order adoptedCity Council condemn President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement and urge Governor Charles D. Baker to publicly commit to ensuring that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts similarly adheres to the goals and ideals of the Paris Climate AgreementCouncil orderclimatePOR 2017 #138
• Policy order2017 · #139✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the Superintendent of Schools to determine whether additional safety features, including adding or relocating a crossing guard, can be included at the intersection of Fern Street and Concord Avenue for children to safely cross to the Tobin School/Vassal Lane Upper SchoolCouncil requestschoolsPOR 2017 #139
• Policy order2017 · #140✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the Community Development Department and the Planning Board to determine how Visual Preference Surveys (VPS) could be incorporated into the planning and zoning processCouncil requestzoningPOR 2017 #140
• Policy order2017 · #141✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to reach out to the appropriate City of Boston representatives, Harvard University representatives, and Boston Calling organizers to ensure that the City of Cambridge has an active voice in any future iterations of the Boston Calling festival in order to address the concerns raised by Cambridge residentsCouncil requestPOR 2017 #141
• Policy order2017 · #142✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to work with the Department of Public Works, the Recreation Department, and any other relevant City department to determine if there are family oriented parks or playgrounds where the City could install a Portland LooCouncil requestPOR 2017 #142
• Policy order2017 · #143✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the Department of Public Works and any other City department to provide appropriate playground equipment at the King Open playgroundCouncil requestPOR 2017 #143
• Policy order2017 · #144✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the Commissioner of the Cambridge Police Department to enforce that the trains are not idling in residential areasCouncil requestpolice safetyPOR 2017 #144
• Policy order2017 · #145✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the License Commission with the intent of formulating a plan that will provide relief and fair compensation to liquor license holders that have been impacted by dramatic devaluing of their liquor licenseCouncil requestPOR 2017 #145
• Policy order2017 · #147✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to instruct the City Solicitor to work with the Director of Communications and Community Relations to review the feasibility of adding to the webpage an open portal for communications by the City Council; a City Council Committee page; and to explore any current methods of communication by the City CouncilCouncil requestPOR 2017 #147
• Policy order2017 · #148✅ Order adoptedThat a letter be drafted, on behalf of the City Council, to the Library Board of Trustees asking the trustees to consider a suitable dedication at the library in honor of Richard RossiPOR 2017 #148
• Policy order2017 · #149✅ Order adoptedRogers Street Park in East Cambridge, when completed, be dedicated in honor of Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. for his dedicated service to the citizens of Cambridge and SomervilleCouncil orderPOR 2017 #149
• Policy order2017 · #150✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to instruct the Assistant City Manager of Community Development Department to work collaboratively with the Observatory Hill petitioners to amend and refine the zoning petition filed to achieve the stated goals in the petitionCouncil requestzoningPOR 2017 #150
• Policy order2017 · #151✅ Order adoptedproposed amendment to the zoning ordinance be referred to the full City Council as a substituted amendment for the original short term rental ordinance proposal as attachedCouncil orderhousing generalzoning📖 readPOR 2017 #151
• Policy order2017 · #152✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to instruct the City Solicitor to provide the City Council with clarification on the feasibility of grandfathering non-conforming use as it relates to existing short term rentals and to provide language, if feasible, to amend the proposed ordinance regulating short term rentals as amended by substitution and to report back to the City Council on this matter no later than June 26, 2017Council requestPOR 2017 #152
• Policy order2017 · #153✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to direct the Assistant City Manager for Community Development Department provide to the City Council a more detailed breakdown of owner adjacent full unit statistic short term rentals and report back to the City Council with this information no later than June 26, 2017Council requestPOR 2017 #153
• Policy order2017 · #154✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to direct the City Solicitor to provide clarification if it is allowed for an owner occupied small two family home can be treated as an owner occupied single unit STR and is requested to report back to the City Council on this matter no later than June 26, 2017Council requestPOR 2017 #154
• Policy order2017 · #155✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to report back to the City Council by no later than June 26, 2017 with a timetable on implementation details of the regulations by Inspectional Services DepartmentCouncil requestPOR 2017 #155

Resolutions (29)

• Resolution2017 · #256✅ Order adoptedHappy 100th Birthday wishes to Joe CohenRES 2017 #256
• Resolution2017 · #257✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of James H. QuinnRES 2017 #257
• Resolution2017 · #258✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Thomas "Tommy" ReidRES 2017 #258
• Resolution2017 · #259✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Viale on the occasion of being featured on Boston.com for incorporating Polar Seltzer’s limited-edition summer flavors into a cocktail seriesRES 2017 #259
• Resolution2017 · #260✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to iZotope, Inc. for being selected as the winner in the Best B2C Technology category for the 2017 MITX AwardsRES 2017 #260
• Resolution2017 · #261✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of James A. ArgerosRES 2017 #261
• Resolution2017 · #262✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Monica’s Beauty Salon on its reopening at 377 Walden StreetRES 2017 #262
• Resolution2017 · #263✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Pro EMS and the Cambridge Fire Department on being awarded the 2017 Mission: Lifeline EMS - Team Gold Plus award by the American Heart Associationpolice safetyRES 2017 #263
• Resolution2017 · #264✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Lieby Bouchard for receiving the Cambridge Mayor’s Lifetime Award for Extraordinary Community Service from the Office of the Mayor and the Cambridge Volunteer ClearinghouseRES 2017 #264
• Resolution2017 · #266✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Maya Sears for being given the Cambridge Community Service Award for an Extraordinary Youth Volunteer by the Office of the Mayor and the Cambridge Volunteer ClearinghouseRES 2017 #266
• Resolution2017 · #267✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Jane Park Farris on being given the Cambridge Legacy of Kindness Award for an Extraordinary Long-Term Volunteer from the Office of the Mayor and the Cambridge Volunteer ClearinghouseRES 2017 #267
• Resolution2017 · #268✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Nancy Ryan for being given the Cambridge Beverly Benner Cassara Award for an Extraordinary Senior Volunteer from the Office of the Mayor and the Cambridge Volunteer ClearinghouseRES 2017 #268
• Resolution2017 · #269✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Ariana Baldasaro on her recent graduation and best wishes in her pursuit of a career in criminal law in MassachusettsRES 2017 #269
• Resolution2017 · #270✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Paddy's on the occasion of its 7th Annual 5K Cambridge Classic Walk/RunRES 2017 #270
• Resolution2017 · #271✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Ellen Semonoff for being named the 2017 Margaret Fuller Women’s Leadership recipient at the Sweet Soul SupperRES 2017 #271
• Resolution2017 · #272✅ Order adoptedHonoring and remembering Renae Gray as she is named the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient at the Sweet Soul SupperRES 2017 #272
• Resolution2017 · #273✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Kessen Green for being named the 2017 Lieutenant Kenney Spirit Award recipient at the Sweet Soul Suppertenants rentRES 2017 #273
• Resolution2017 · #274✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Turner Construction for being named the 2017 Corporate Citizenship Award recipient at the Sweet Soul SupperRES 2017 #274
• Resolution2017 · #275✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Jakigh Dottin for being named the Sion Chambers Community Leadership Award recipient at the Sweet Soul SupperRES 2017 #275
• Resolution2017 · #276✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Alan Schwartz for being named the Staff and Volunteer Recognition Award recipient at the Sweet Soul SupperRES 2017 #276
• Resolution2017 · #277✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Russell Harding for being named the Staff and Volunteer Recognition Award recipient at the Sweet Soul SupperRES 2017 #277
• Resolution2017 · #278✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Charles D. "Charlie" Keefe Jr. on his retirement from the Keefe Funeral Home and thanks to the Keefe family for their service to the Cambridge communityRES 2017 #278
• Resolution2017 · #279✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Tutoring Plus on receiving a grant of $100,000 from the Cummings Foundation for its after-school tutoring, mentoring and enrichment programs to help close the achievement gap for students in grades 3 to 12schoolsRES 2017 #279
• Resolution2017 · #280✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Charlie Allen Renovations on receiving its' 9th recognition and 3rd Director’s Award from the Somerville Historic Preservation Commission for its work on an 1894 Victorian house located at 83 Belmont St. in SomervilleRES 2017 #280
• Resolution2017 · #281✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of George E. Hutchinson SrRES 2017 #281
• Resolution2017 · #282✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Sarah Ann McMorris and William James Corssen on their upcoming marriageRES 2017 #282
• Resolution2017 · #265✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Bobbi Lemay for being awarded the Cambridge Community Contribution Award for an Extraordinary Corporate Volunteer by the Office of the Mayor and the Cambridge Volunteer ClearinghouseRES 2017 #265
• Resolution2017 · #283✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Mildred Grace SullivanRES 2017 #283
• Resolution2017 · #284✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Estelle W. ParisRES 2017 #284

Applications & Petitions (6)

• Application / petition2017 · #34✅ Order adopteda projecting sign at the premises numbered 1 Canal Park. Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abuttersApplication from Haute Coffee📖 readAPP 2017 #34
• Application / petition2017 · #35✅ Order adopteda temporary banner across Massachusetts Avenue at Pearl and Norfolk Streets announcing the 15th annual Taste of Cambridge on Tuesday, July 11th, 2017Application from Cambridge License Advisory Board📖 readAPP 2017 #35
• Application / petition2017 · #36↪ Referred to the city managereight tables and twenty-one chairs for an enclosed seating area in front of the premises numbered 502 Massachusetts AvenueApplication from Viale📖 readAPP 2017 #36
• Application / petition2017 · #37↪ Referred to the city managerseven tables and twenty chairs for an outdoor eating patio in front of the premises numbered 450 Massachusetts AvenueApplication from La Fabrica Central📖 readAPP 2017 #37
• Application / petition2017 · #38✅ Order adoptedfifteen temporary banners on electrical poles along Huron Avenue, Concord Avenue and Appleton Street to highlight Observatory Hill during construction. The banners would be hung in the Summer of 2017 and are expected to remain in place until the Summer of 2019Application from Iram Farooq, Assistant City Manager for Community Development Department📖 readAPP 2017 #38
• Application / petition2017 · #39✅ Order adoptedan awning at the premises numbered 962 Cambridge Street. Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abuttersApplication from Thazar Hair Studio📖 readAPP 2017 #39

Other Business (8)

• Awaiting report2017 · #40📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on the practicality of buying the Tokyo site and converting it into affordable housing unitsaffordable housinghousing generalAR-17-40

• POR 2017 #146 : That the City Manager is requested to instruct the City Solicitor to review the feasibility, as it related to the Open Meeting Law, of adding to the City Council Agenda a written breakdown on City Council Announcements;

City Council updates; and Daily placeholder for committee hearings and report back to the Government Operations, Rules and Claims Committee on this matter

• CRT 2017 #29 — a report from Councillor David P. Maher, Chair of the Government Operations, Rules & Claims Committee, for a public hearing held on May 22, 2017 to discuss the creation of a section in the agenda entitled “General Council Discussion;” and dedications to identify a suitable location site to honor the commitment to the City made by City Councillor and State Representative Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. and to identify an appropriate building to dedicate to Richard C. Rossi’s decades of service to Cambridge 📖 read
• CRT 2017 #30 — a report from Councillor Dennis J. Carlone and Councillor Leland Cheung, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a public hearing held on May 23, 2017 to discuss a proposed Municipal Code amendment to Title 8 entitled “Health and Safety” by adding a new Chapter 8.69 entitled “Running Bamboo Ordinance.” 📖 read
• CRT 2017 #31 — a report from Councillor Leland Cheung and Councillor Dennis J. Carlone, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a public hearing held on May 18, 2017 to discuss a zoning petition filed by the Friends of Observatory Hill Village to establish the Observatory Hill Village Overlay District 📖 read
• CRT 2017 #32 : A communication was received from Donna P. Lopez, City Clerk, transmitting a report from Councillor Dennis J. Carlone and Councillor Leland Cheung, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a public hearing held on

May 31, 2017 to discuss a petition by the City Council to amend the Zoning Ordinance to create a new chapter 4.60 to regulate short-term rentals (STR) [zoning] 📖 read

• CRT 2017 #33 — a report on behalf of Councillor Nadeem Mazen, Chair of the Neighborhood and Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebration Committee, for a public hearing held on June 1, 2017 to discuss the open data portal, hear an update from the open data review board, and plan future opportunities for open data in Cambridge 📖 read
• CRT 2017 #34 : A communication was received from Donna P. Lopez, City Clerk, transmitting a report from Councillor Dennis J. Carlone and Councillor Leland Cheung, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a public hearing held on

May 24, 2017 to discuss the zoning petition filed by Latoyea Hawkins Cockrill, et al. to regulate short-term rental uses throughout the City [zoning] 📖 read