City Council — Regular Meeting, June 19, 2017

City Manager's Agenda (6)

• City Manager's report2017 · #177✅ Order adopted, 7–0a request that the City Council vote to designate the contracted part-time position of property appraiser as a special municipal employee for purposes of the state Conflict of Interest Law, G.L.c.268ASubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 readCMA 2017 #177
• City Manager's report2017 · #178✅ Order adopted, 7–0the appropriation of $1,188.40 from the Grant Fund Emergency Communications Travel and Training account to the Grant Fund Emergency Communications Salary and Wages accountSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #178
• City Manager's report2017 · #179✅ Order adopted, 7–0the appropriation of $50,000 associated with the Boston Properties special permit (88 Ames St.) from the Mitigation Revenue Stabilization Fund to the Public Investment Fund Community Development Extraordinary Expenditures account to provide consultant services in support of the Kendall Square Mobility Task ForceSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #179
• City Manager's report2017 · #180✅ Order adopted, 7–0the appropriation of a grant from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through the HOME Program for $522,490 to the Public Investment Fund Community Development Extraordinary Expenditures account for $482,490 and to the Grant Fund Community Development Salary & Wages Account for $40,000 which will support affordable housing development activities that include acquisition, moderate rehabilitation, substantial rehabilitation, and new construction of housing units for low- and moderate- income families and individualsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manageraffordable housinghousing generalCMA 2017 #180
• City Manager's report2017 · #181✅ Order adopted, 7–0the appropriation of $50,000 associated with Lesley University’s Porter Overlay District (Ordinance #1327) from the Mitigation Revenue Stabilization Fund to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Extraordinary Expenditure account which will be used for the Massachusetts Avenue demonstration block between Harvard Square and Porter Square, including, but not limited to, sidewalk improvements, enhanced tree plantings and street furnitureSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagertreesCMA 2017 #181
• City Manager's report2017 · #182✅ Order adopted, 7–0the appropriation of $162,520 from the Mitigation Revenue Stabilization Fund to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Department Extraordinary Expenditures account which will be used to remove stormwater (inflow) from the sewer system to offset the new sewer flows associated with the development at 8 Education StreetSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #182

Communications & Reports from Other City Officers (1)

• City officer's report2017 · #18a communication from Councillor Leland Cheung, in regards to a response to Councillor Kelly's request for questions regarding short term rentals📖 readCOF 2017 #18

Communications (18)

18 resident communications received for this meeting. Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (9)

• Policy order2017 · #156✅ Order adoptedExecutive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider the request from Councillor Maher to find a suitable site for a bench to honor the memory of the late Cantabrigian and Haggerty School neighborhood resident, Joseph “Joe” CarceoCouncil orderschoolsPOR 2017 #156
• Policy order2017 · #157✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to work with the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department and any other appropriate City departments on the feasibility and cost of installing computerized traffic signals along the City’s main corridorsCouncil requestclimatepolice safetytransit traffic📖 readPOR 2017 #157
• Policy order2017 · #158✅ Order adoptedmatter of reviewing the placement of the Committee Reports section within the City Council agenda be referred to the Rules Committee for considerationCouncil orderPOR 2017 #158
• Policy order2017 · #159✅ Order adoptedThe that City Manager is requested to work with the relevant City departments to develop a family-friendly evening and weekend food truck pilot program for Danehy Park in the summer of 2017POR 2017 #159
• Policy order2017 · #160✅ Order adopted as amendedCity Council opposition to dismantling of the Dodd-Frank reforms that were put into place following the 2007-2010 Great Recession📖 readPOR 2017 #160
• Policy order2017 · #161✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to confer with the Affordable Housing Trust with the view in mind of immediately contacting the Episcopal Divinity School to begin negotiations for the purchase of 8-acre Episcopal Divinity School site for construction of critically needed affordable housing units including single occupancy spaces and middle income housing, particularly housing for eligible Cambridge residents, families, starter apartments for young adults, veterans, homeless and seniors who have been displacedCouncil requestaffordable housinghomelessnesshousing generallaborschools📖 readPOR 2017 #161
• Policy order2017 · #162✅ Order adoptedCity Council go on record opposing H.R.38 and S.446, the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017, and calls on its representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate to vote against these bills, and to work with their colleagues to oppose these billsCouncil orderPOR 2017 #162
• Policy order2017 · #163✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to consult with the appropriate City personnel and other appropriate individuals to determine what options may exist to modify the Sullivan Chamber with an air conditioning system, what the costs for these options might be, and to report back to the City Council on this matter in a timely mannerCouncil requestPOR 2017 #163
• Policy order2017 · #164✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to instruct the City Solicitor to report back to the City Council to be more explicit to include private breeders in the proposed ordinance entitled "Restrictions on the Sale of Animals in Pet Shop."Council requestPOR 2017 #164

Resolutions (15)

• Resolution2017 · #285✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Ava Madden on the occasion of receiving a scholarship from Teamsters Local 25RES 2017 #285
• Resolution2017 · #286✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Alice Walsh who recently graduated from the Cotting School and received the Cotting Family Builders AwardschoolsRES 2017 #286
• Resolution2017 · #287✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Theodore "Teddy" PasquarelloRES 2017 #287
• Resolution2017 · #288✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Gran Gusto on the occasion of their Paccheri With Short Rib Ragù being listed on Eater Boston’s 24 Things You Should Eat Today listRES 2017 #288
• Resolution2017 · #289✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to the East Coast Grill on the occasion of having their Spicy Piscojito listed on Eater Boston’s 24 Things You Should Eat Today listRES 2017 #289
• Resolution2017 · #290✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Les Sablons’ on the occasion of having their Lemon Posset listed on Eater Boston’s 24 Things You Should Eat Today listRES 2017 #290
• Resolution2017 · #291✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Oleana on the occasion of having their Baked Alaska listed on Eater Boston’s 24 Things You Should Eat Today listRES 2017 #291
• Resolution2017 · #292✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Waypoint on the occasion of having their Chickpea Gemelli listed on Eater Boston’s 24 Things You Should Eat Today listRES 2017 #292
• Resolution2017 · #293✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to The Automatic’s on the occasion of their Freaky Fries being listed on Eater Boston’s 24 Things You Should Eat Today listRES 2017 #293
• Resolution2017 · #294✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Craigie on Main on the occasion of having their The Burger listed on Eater Boston’s 24 Things You Should Eat Today listRES 2017 #294
• Resolution2017 · #295✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Pagu on the occasion of having their Pork Belly Bao being listed on Eater Boston’s 24 Things You Should Eat Today listRES 2017 #295
• Resolution2017 · #296✅ Order adoptedCity Council go on record extending Get Well wishes To Bill ZamparelliCouncil orderRES 2017 #296
• Resolution2017 · #297✅ Order adoptedGet Well Wishes to Jesse Kanson-BenanavRES 2017 #297
• Resolution2017 · #298✅ Order adoptedCity of Cambridge urge all citizens to work for the realization of the principles of peace, justice, and human solidarity promoted by Bahá’u’lláhCouncil orderRES 2017 #298
• Resolution2017 · #299✅ Order adoptedResolution on the Death of Nancy C. BeckfordRES 2017 #299

Ordinances (2)

• OrdinanceORD 2017 # 8✅ Passed to be ordained, unanimousAn amendment to the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cambridge to create a new Chapter 4.60 - to regulate Short-Term Rentals (STR)housing generalzoning📖 readORD 2017 # 8
• OrdinanceORD 2017 # 9✅ Passed to be ordained, 8–0An amendment to the Municipal Code Ordinance that Title 8 entitled “Health and Safety” be amended by adding a new Chapter 8.69 entitled “Running Bamboo Ordinance.”📖 readORD 2017 # 9

Applications & Petitions (5)

• Application / petition2017 · #40✅ Order adoptedA petition was received from Central Square Business Association, requesting sixty temporary banners on street light poles along Massachusetts Avenue from Hancock Street to Albany Street, to celebrate and highlight the designation of Central Square as one of the principal Cultural Districts in the Commonwealth of Massachusettsarts📖 readAPP 2017 #40
• Application / petition2017 · #41(untitled)APP 2017 #41
• Application / petition2017 · #42✅ Order adoptedclose an existing curb cut on Everett Street and create a new curb cut four feet east on Everett Street, at the premises numbered 1607-1611 Massachusetts Avenue; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical Commission and Public Works. No response has been received from the neighborhood associationApplication from President and Fellows of Harvard Collegetransit traffic📖 readAPP 2017 #42
• Application / petition2017 · #43↪ Referred to the city managerfive tables and fourteen chairs for sidewalk cafe seating/curb side in front of the premises numbered 2263 Massachusetts AvenueApplication from Urban Hearth, LLC📖 readAPP 2017 #43
• Application / petition2017 · #44✅ Order adopteda projecting blade sign and three awnings at the premises numbered 93 Windsor Street. Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abutterApplication from Brew on the Grid📖 readAPP 2017 #44

Other Business (11)

• Awaiting report2017 · #41📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on how Visual Preference Surveys (VPS) could be incorporated into the planning and zoning processzoningAR-17-41
• Awaiting report2017 · #42📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on whether 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 residentsAR-17-42
• Awaiting report2017 · #43📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on if there are family oriented parks or playgrounds where the City could install a Portland LooAR-17-43
• Awaiting report2017 · #44📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on providing appropriate playground equipment at the King Open playground at the Longfellow SchoolschoolsAR-17-44
• Awaiting report2017 · #45✅ Report received and acceptedReport on formulating a plan that will provide relief and fair compensation to liquor license holders that have been impacted by dramatic devaluing of their liquor licenseAR-17-45
• Awaiting report2017 · #46✅ Report received and acceptedReport 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 no later than June 26, 2017AR-17-46
• Awaiting report2017 · #47✅ Report received and acceptedReport on a more detailed breakdown of owner adjacent full unit statistic short term rentals no later than June 26, 2017AR-17-47
• Awaiting report2017 · #48✅ Report received and acceptedReport on if it is allowed for an owner occupied small two family home to be treated as an owner occupied single unit STR no later than June 26, 2017AR-17-48
• Awaiting report2017 · #49✅ Report received and acceptedReport on a timetable on implementation details of the regulations by the Inspectional Services Department no later than June 26, 2017AR-17-49

• CRT 2017 #35 — a report from Councillor Dennis J. Carlone and Councillor Leland Cheung, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a public hearing held on June 6, 2017 to discuss a proposed amendment to the Municipal Code in Title 6 entitled “Animals” to insert a new Chapter 6.20 entitled “Restrictions on the sale of animals in Pet Shops.” 📖 read
• CRT 2017 #36 — a report from Councillor Craig Kelley, Chair of the Public Safety Committee, for a public hearing held on May 30, 2017 to discuss the role of police officers in the community, the installation of a police substation in Central Square and the stationing of a uniformed police officer in City Hall 📖 read