City Council — Special Meeting, August 7, 2017

City Manager's Agenda (18)

• City Manager's report2017 · #192✅ Order adopted, 8–0the Final Landmark Designation Report for the Jones and Hall Houses at 66-68 Otis Street, received from the Historical CommissionSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 read CMA 2017 #192
• City Manager's report2017 · #193📁 Placed on filethe reappointments of the following person as a member of the Historical Commission, effective August 1, 2017: Robert G. Crocker, Chandra Harrington, Jo M. Solet and Joseph V. FerraraSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #193
• City Manager's report2017 · #194📁 Placed on filethe reappointment of the following person as a member of the Avon Hill Neighborhood Conservation District Commission effective August 1, 2017: Heli Meltsner, Constantin von Wentzel and Levin CampbellSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #194
• City Manager's report2017 · #195📁 Placed on filethe reappointment of the following persons as a member of the Mid Cambridge Neighborhood Conservation District Commission effective August 1, 2017: Nancy Goodwin, Charles Redmon, Tony Hsaio and Lestra LitchfieldSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #195
• City Manager's report2017 · #196✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the FY17 Executive Office of Public Safety & Security Highway Safety Division Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Grant from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security Highway Safety Division in the amount of $3,750 to the Grant Fund Police Department Salary and Wages account which will be used for personnel/overtime services and will be dedicated to initiatives that address pedestrian and bicycle issues, coupling educational projects with enforcement of laws to reduce pedestrian and bicycle injuries and crashesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerbike lanespolice safetytransit trafficCMA 2017 #196
• City Manager's report2017 · #197✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a grant from the Cambridge Public Health Commission to the Windsor Preschool in the amount of $500 to Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used by the Windsor Preschool to create a vegetable garden that the children will care forSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #197
• City Manager's report2017 · #198✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a grant from the Cambridge Public Health Commission to the Council on Aging in the amount of $500 to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used to promote healthy eating and healthy living among older adultsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #198
• City Manager's report2017 · #199✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Cambridge Housing Authority (CHA) Bridge to College Program grant in the amount of $13,700 to the Grant Fund Human Services Salary and Wages account ($13,328) and to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($372) which will support the Bridge-to-College Program, which prepares adult CHA residents with a high school diploma or equivalency to succeed in collegeSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhousing generalschoolsCMA 2017 #199
• City Manager's report2017 · #200✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of funds for the Cambridge Employment Program from the Cambridge Housing Authority for $68,251 to the Grant Fund Human Services Salary and Wages account which will be used to maintain the capacity of the Cambridge Employment Program by continuing to fund a Vocational Case Manager to provide career counseling and case management services to Cambridge residents seeking employment, particularly those residing in public housingSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manageraffordable housinghousing generalCMA 2017 #200
• City Manager's report2017 · #201✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of a supplemental appropriation of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds of $102,636 to the Public Investment Fund Community Development Extraordinary Expenditures account ($87,241) and Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($15,395) which will a) increase funds available to continue the development and rehabilitation of affordable housing and b) increase public service opportunities in the City of CambridgeSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manageraffordable housinghousing generalCMA 2017 #201
• City Manager's report2017 · #202📁 Placed on filethe appointment of the following persons as a members of the Cambridge Health Alliance Board of Trustees, effective July 1, 2017: Dr. Maren Batalden, Gerald McCue, Robina Bhasin, William Lahey, Moacir Barbosa, Carol VanDeusen Lukas, Joshua Posner and Marian Darlington-HopeSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #202
• City Manager's report2017 · #203↪ ReferredAwaiting Report Item Number 17-8, regarding a report the Urban Agriculture OrdinanceSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerbike lanestransit traffictreeszoning📖 read CMA 2017 #203
• City Manager's report2017 · #204📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 16-106, regarding a report on outreach plan for renters in Cambridge on the importance and availability of renters insuranceSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhousing generalCMA 2017 #204
• City Manager's report2017 · #205↪ Referreda revised version of the Short-Term Rentals zoning petition text, incorporating changes from the July 5, 2017 Ordinance Committee hearingSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerzoning📖 read CMA 2017 #205
• City Manager's report2017 · #206📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 17-24, regarding a report on the Harvard Square TheaterSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 readCMA 2017 #206
• City Manager's report2017 · #207📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 17-19, regarding a report on compiling a list of legal resources and a list of frequently asked questions for undocumented people living in CambridgeSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #207
• City Manager's report2017 · #208📁 Placed on filethe reappointment of Nadia Davila as a member of the Human Rights Commission for a term of three years, effective August 27, 2017Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #208
• City Manager's report2017 · #209📁 Placed on filethe reappointment of the following person as a Constable Without Power for a term of three years, effective January 1, 2017: Jean RogersSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #209

Communications & Reports from Other City Officers (3)

• City officer's report2017 · #20a communication from Mayor E. Denise Simmons, regarding a request of a copy of City Council's Executive Session Minutes from June 12, 2017📖 readCOF 2017 #20
• City officer's report2017 · #21a copy of an Open Meeting Law Complaint Decision - OML 2017-106, filed by John Hawkinson on March 13, 2017, alleging that the City Council improperly redacted certain August and October 2016 executive session minutes and that said minutes failed to include a summary of the discussions📖 readCOF 2017 #21
• City officer's report2017 · #22a Non-Binding Public Opinion Advisory Question Petition filed with the Election Commission on July 14, 2017📖 read COF 2017 #22

Communications (44)

44 resident communications received for this meeting — transit traffic (4) · trees (4) · schools (3) · bike lanes (3) · zoning (3). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (30)

• Policy order2017 · #179✅ Order adoptedCity Manager confer with the Assistant City Manager of Community Development with the view in mind of updating the City Council with the steps that will be taken to comply with the federal rule titled “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” that was issued in July 2015 which requires the completion of the Fair Housing AssessmentCouncil orderhousing generalPOR 2017 #179
• Policy order2017 · #180✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to reach out to the owner of the vacant U.S. Petroleum gas station at the corner of Concord Avenue and Walden Street to inquire what plans are being made to remove this blight from the neighborhoodCouncil requestPOR 2017 #180
• Policy order2017 · #181📁 Placed on fileAsks the City Manager to confer with the City Solicitor and the City Arborist with the view in mind of drafting appropriate language for an ordinance that would require a public hearing before the Ordinance Committee or any other appropriate department before the removal of 4 or more trees from private propertyCouncil requesttreesPOR 2017 #181
• Policy order2017 · #182✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to work with the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department and any other relevant departments to determine the feasibility of making the section of Kinnaird Street between River Street and Western Avenue into a one-wayCouncil requesttransit trafficPOR 2017 #182
• Policy order2017 · #183✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to report back as soon as is feasible to the City Council with information about the number of residents who chose the 100% renewable option as of the end of July 2017, how many residents opted out of the program as of the end of July 2017, and report on any additional attempts at fraudCouncil requestclimatePOR 2017 #183
• Policy order2017 · #184✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to report back to the City Council with a report on the current status of the Harvard Square Improvement Fund, what projects are currently underway with these funds, what projects have been funded since its inception, and what projects are plannedCouncil requestPOR 2017 #184
• Policy order2017 · #185✅ Order adopted as amendedCity Council oppose the proposed Eversource rate increaseCouncil orderPOR 2017 #185
• Policy order2017 · #186✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to direct the Director of Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Department to ensure that all sidewalks on which cycling is prohibited be clearly marked and that the markings be routinely maintainedCouncil requestbike lanestransit traffic📖 readPOR 2017 #186
• Policy order2017 · #187✅ Order adoptedCity Manager is hereby requested to consult with the Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Department, DPW and any other relative city departments regarding the feasibility to installing a blinking yellow light or other flashing pedestrian light on River Street between Memorial Drive and Putnam AvenueCouncil ordertransit trafficPOR 2017 #187
• Policy order2017 · #188✅ Order adoptedCity Council goes on record in urging Governor Baker and the State Department of Environmental Protection to begin enforcing the MS4 permit rules that are currently in effect at the State levelPOR 2017 #188
• Policy order2017 · #189📁 Placed on fileThe City Manager is requested to consult with the Community Development Department and any other relevant department as to how peer-to-peer car sharing is currently regulated by the City of Cambridge, and to report back to the City Council in a timely mannerPOR 2017 #189
• Policy order2017 · #190✅ Order adoptedThe City Manager is requested to report back to the City Council clarifying whom in the City is responsible for approving road racesPOR 2017 #190
• Policy order2017 · #191✅ Order adopted as amendedThe Cambridge City Council is calling on Governor Charles Baker and his administration to cease any efforts in enacting any Massachusetts legislation that would be used to detain, hold or jail anyone that has met any requirements to be released under Massachusetts Criminal StatutesPOR 2017 #191
• Policy order2017 · #192✅ Order adopted as amendedMayor is requested to invite the Director of the Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Department, the Director of the Community Development Department, representatives of the Interfaith community, representatives of the neighborhood business associations, representatives of any other pertinent neighborhood association to discuss how to expeditiously communicate the accelerated efforts to establish additional bike lanes in greater depth at a meeting to take place within the next ten daysCouncil orderbike lanestransit trafficPOR 2017 #192
• Policy order2017 · #193✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to direct the Director of the Traffic, Parking & Transportation Department to report back to the Council with an update on infrastructure changes being made to the Porter Square intersection, including a schedule of work and details on the community processCouncil requesttransit trafficPOR 2017 #193
• Policy order2017 · #194✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to confer with the Assistant City Manager of Community Development and report back to the City Council with language to continue to pursue a Grand Junction Overlay District and to confer with MIT about incorporating plans for the Grand Junction Path into the design process for the Volpe Site and report back to the City Council by September 18th, 2017Council requestPOR 2017 #194
• Policy order2017 · #195✅ Order adoptedCity Manager reach out to and consult with the appropriate representatives from the City of Boston, Millenium Partners, and Logan Airport to determine whether the concerns cited by Cambridge residents can be mitigated and factored into the development of this proposed tower, to explore what options the City of Cambridge may have in blocking this building’s construction if that proves to be necessary, and to report back to the City Council in a timely mannerCouncil orderPOR 2017 #195
• Policy order2017 · #196✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to establish a public fund that can be utilized in the event that the Trump Administration withholds federal funds from Cambridge as a Sanctuary CityCouncil requestPOR 2017 #196
• Policy order2017 · #197✅ Order adoptedCity Council go on record in support of S.379 and H.1926, encouraging Massachusetts to join other states who seek to create a new Constitutional Amendment and to act on these bills as soon as possible during legislative sessionCouncil orderPOR 2017 #197
• Policy order2017 · #198✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to direct the Police Commissioner to immediately establish a greater police presence in and near Clement Morgan Park, to direct the Director of the Public Works Department to increase the level of hand-sweepers cleaning this area each morning for the balance of the summerCouncil requestpolice safetyPOR 2017 #198
• Policy order2017 · #199✅ Order adoptedCity Manager consult with the appropriate City departments to make the necessary provisions to have all future Ordinance Committee meetings related to the Volpe Petition to be televisedCouncil orderPOR 2017 #199
• Policy order2017 · #200✅ Order adoptedCity Manager confer with relevant City departments and report back to the City Council on the status of the City’s plans to review and possibly implement a municipal Broadband systemCouncil orderbroadbandPOR 2017 #200
• Policy order2017 · #201✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with relevant City Staff and report back to the City Council with a proposal to design, fund and implement a bike and electric personal vehicle transportation study to provide the City with a comprehensive explanation of who is going where, why and under what conditions via bike or personal electric vehicleCouncil requestPOR 2017 #201
• Policy order2017 · #202✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to provide an update to the City Council, at the first meeting in September, as to the progress and plan to address the concerns regarding the sale of liquor licensesCouncil requestPOR 2017 #202
• Policy order2017 · #203✅ Order adoptedMunicipal Broadband Task Force be reconstituted and that the City Manager is requested to report back on successful cost-effective procurement for phase II by the end of calendar yearCouncil orderbroadbandPOR 2017 #203
• Policy order2017 · #204✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to report back to the Council on the circumstances surrounding the major gas leak on Binney Street on July 28, 2017, and report back to the City Council on specifically what can be done prevent future similar incidents that are harmful to the environment and to residentsCouncil requestPOR 2017 #204
• Policy order2017 · #205✅ Order adoptedThat 4.65 (3) be deleted from the revised short-term rental text dated July 31, 2017 in Attachment BPOR 2017 #205
• Policy order2017 · #206✅ Order adoptedThat Section 4.67 “Registration" in the revised short-term rental text dated July 31, 2017 contained in Attachment B of Committee Report # 2 of August 7, 2017 be amended to strike the words "and document that the required notification requirements have been met” after the words “Section 4.60” in the fourth sentencelaborPOR 2017 #206
• Policy order2017 · #207✅ Order adoptedrevisions to the Short Term Rental proposal dated July 31, 2017 contained in Attachment B of Committee Report # 2 of August 7, 2017 be referred to the full City Council as amendedCouncil orderPOR 2017 #207
• Policy order2017 · #208✅ Order adoptedCity Council go on record rebuking President Trump’s discriminatory and Un-American behavior to reinstate a ban on transgender individuals from serving “in any capacity” in the US Armed ForcesCouncil orderPOR 2017 #208

Resolutions (30)

• Resolution2017 · #314✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of William F. Pfotre JrRES 2017 #314
• Resolution2017 · #315✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Frances MeucciRES 2017 #315
• Resolution2017 · #316✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Pammy’s on its grand opening at 928 Massachusetts AvenueRES 2017 #316
• Resolution2017 · #317✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Cafe Du Pays on its grand opening at 233 Cardinal Medeiros AvenueRES 2017 #317
• Resolution2017 · #318✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu on the birth of her sonRES 2017 #318
• Resolution2017 · #319✅ Order adoptedResolution on the Death of Catherine (Sarchioni) FurtadoRES 2017 #319
• Resolution2017 · #320✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Rui Manuel Nunes Martins on passing his United States Naturalization TestRES 2017 #320
• Resolution2017 · #321✅ Order adoptedCongratulattions to Superintendents Steven DeMarco and Christine ElowRES 2017 #321
• Resolution2017 · #322✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to the Full Moon restaurant on its 20th anniversaryRES 2017 #322
• Resolution2017 · #323✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Sumiao Hunan Kitchen on its opening in Kendall SquareRES 2017 #323
• Resolution2017 · #324✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Novolyze on receiving the 2017 Food Safety Innovation Award from the International Association of Food ProtectionRES 2017 #324
• Resolution2017 · #325✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to James G. Fujimoto, Ph.D. on being named the 2017 Beckman-Argyros Vision Research Award winner by the The Arnold and Mabel Beckman FoundationRES 2017 #325
• Resolution2017 · #326✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Alden & Harlow on being named to the Eater Boston’s ‘50 of Boston’s Most Essential Bars’ listRES 2017 #326
• Resolution2017 · #327✅ Order adoptedCongratulatons to the Lord Hobo for being named to the Eater Boston’s ‘50 of Boston’s Most Essential Bars’ listRES 2017 #327
• Resolution2017 · #328✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to State Park for being named to Eater Boston’s ‘50 of Boston’s Most Essential Bars’ listRES 2017 #328
• Resolution2017 · #329✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Brick & Mortar for being named to Eater Boston’s ‘50 of Boston’s Most Essential Bars’ listRES 2017 #329
• Resolution2017 · #330✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Green Street for being named to Eater Boston’s ‘50 of Boston’s Most Essential Bars’ listRES 2017 #330
• Resolution2017 · #331✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to that Meadhall for being named to Eater Boston’s ‘50 of Boston’s Most Essential Bars’ listRES 2017 #331
• Resolution2017 · #332✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to A4cade for being named to Eater Boston’s ‘50 of Boston’s Most Essential Bars’ listRES 2017 #332
• Resolution2017 · #333✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Beat Brasserie and its Executive Chef James Lyons and its owners: Jack Bardy, Bertil Jean Chronberg, Jennifer Epstein and Bill Keravuori for winning the 2017 Taste of Cambridge AwardRES 2017 #333
• Resolution2017 · #334✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Atwood's Tavern on being named best neighborhood bar in Inman Square on Boston Magazine's "Best of Boston" listRES 2017 #334
• Resolution2017 · #335✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Sajni ChakrabartiRES 2017 #335
• Resolution2017 · #336✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Lisa Pollard Van VleckRES 2017 #336
• Resolution2017 · #337✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Joseph LibitzRES 2017 #337
• Resolution2017 · #338✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Robert F. McCoyRES 2017 #338
• Resolution2017 · #339✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Daniel Myers and Rebecca Theris on the birth of their son Lucian Stewart MyersRES 2017 #339
• Resolution2017 · #340✅ Order adoptedWelcome Sumiao Hunan Kitchen to CambridgeRES 2017 #340
• Resolution2017 · #341✅ Order adoptedCongratulating TiGenix on opening its US headquarters at Cambridge Innovation CenterRES 2017 #341
• Resolution2017 · #342✅ Order adoptedCongratulating the Chinese American Citizens Alliance Boston Lodge on successfully hosting their galaRES 2017 #342
• Resolution2017 · #343✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Hanoria SullivanRES 2017 #343

Applications & Petitions (4)

• Application / petition2017 · #50✅ Surety approvedA constable bond was received from Philip Sciandra for approval of the surety📖 readAPP 2017 #50
• Application / petition2017 · #51✅ Order adopteda projecting sign at the premises numbered 1300 Massachusetts Avenue. Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department, Historical Commission and abuttersApplication from Cabot's Candy📖 readAPP 2017 #51
• Application / petition2017 · #52↪ Referred to the city managerbike through the City's streets and make periodic stops on sidewalks to sell iced coffee, pre-packaged cookies, and pre-packaged dog biscuitsApplication from Crema Cafe Coffee Trike, 27 Brattle Streetbike lanespolice safetytransit traffic📖 readAPP 2017 #52
• Application / petition2017 · #53✅ Order adoptedthree temporary banners across Massachusetts Avenue at City Hall, across Massachusetts Avenue at Pearl and Norfolk Streets and JFK at Mount Auburn Street announcing this year's Cambridge Carnival on September 10th from Noon - 7 PMApplication from Cambridge Carnival International📖 readAPP 2017 #53

Other Business (8)

• Awaiting report2017 · #52✅ Report received and acceptedReport on urging the Cambridge Retirement Board of Trustees to review Cambridge’s investment portfolio and consider divesting from all fossil fuel companiesclimateAR-17-52
• Awaiting report2017 · #54✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the status of any discussions about and plans to redesign the “highways in the sky” to more equitable distribute Logan Airport’s airplane traffic and communicate with the FAA and Logan Airport to express Cambridge's continued concernstransit trafficAR-17-54
• Awaiting report2017 · #55✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the planning and installation of two or more protected bike lanes by September, to produce a plan by October 2017 for the roll-out of protected bike lanes on all major city thoroughfares, to ensure that the Bike Plan recommendations are fully implemented on all road projects, and that additional infrastructure changes to provide for safety are implemented when possiblebike lanesAR-17-55
• Awaiting report2017 · #56📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on monitoring the conduct of any individuals who exhibit aggressive and hostile behavior towards City employees in the workplace, and that if such behavior does occur, that the City Manager take action immediately to ensure the safety of City employees, particularly female employeesAR-17-56

• CRT 2017 #41 — a report from Councillor Dennis J. Carlone and Councillor Leland Cheung, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a public hearing held on June 21, 2017 to continue discussion on the zoning petition filed by Mark Lechmere, LLC, Owner and Amadan Management, LLC, Manager of the property at 207 and 227 Cambridge Street to amend the existing zoning at said location to authorize the construction of a 45 unit residential building with small scale retail on the ground floor and parking below grade 📖 read
• CRT 2017 #42 — a report from Councillor Dennis J. Carlone and Councillor Leland Cheung, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a public hearing held on July 5, 2017 to continue the discussion on the City Council petition on short-term rentals and will potentially discuss the feasibility of grandfathering non-conforming uses related to STR, breakdown of owner adjacent full unit STR statistics, clarification of whether a small two family can be treated as an operator occupied single STR unit and implementation by Inspectional Services Department 📖 read
• CRT 2017 #43 — a report from Vice Mayor Marc C. McGovern, Chair of the Human Services and Veterans Committee, for a public hearing held on June 14, 2017 to discuss the current opioid crisis on the state and local level, and what programs and plans exist to combat this epidemic 📖 read
• CRT 2017 #44 — a report from Councillor Jan Devereux, Chair of the Economic Development and University Relations Committee, for a public hearing held on June 14, 2017 to discuss the final recommendations from Larisa Ortiz Associates in regards to the Retail Strategic Plan, as well as policy and programmatic opportunities related to the retail environment in Cambridge 📖 read