City Council — Regular Meeting, September 11, 2017

City Manager's Agenda (18)

• City Manager's report2017 · #210✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe transfer of $2,050 from the General Fund Reserve Other Ordinary Maintenance account to the General Fund Women’s Commission Other Ordinary Maintenance account for the printing of 200 copies of the Identity, Relationships, and Media Activity Guide for Cambridge’s Youth-Serving ProgramsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #210
• City Manager's report2017 · #211✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of an FY18 State 911 Department Training & Emergency Medical Dispatch/Regulatory Compliance grant for $54,517 to the Grant Fund Emergency Communications Salary and Wages account ($41,809.75), Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($707.25), and Travel and Training account ($12,000) will support Emergency Communications dispatch training of Emergency Communications Center personnel, fees, and annual maintenance costs of dispatch-related softwareSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #211
• City Manager's report2017 · #212✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of an FY18 State 911 Department Support and Incentive Grant for $301,330 to the Grant Fund Emergency Communications Salaries and Wages account ($230,000) and to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($71,330) which will support Emergency Communications dispatch training of Emergency Communications Center personnel, fees, and annual maintenance costs of dispatch-related softwareSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #212
• City Manager's report2017 · #213✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of an FY18 State 911 Department Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Leadership Scholarship Program for $10,000 to the Grant Fund Emergency Communications Salary and Wages account ($3,990) and to the Travel and Training account ($6,010) which will cover personnel, training fees, and travel costs for the employee who receives the scholarship to attend a designated Leadership Certification ProgramSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safetyCMA 2017 #213
• City Manager's report2017 · #214✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Adult Basic Education (ABE) grant received from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) in the amount of $641,965 to the Grant Fund Human Services Salary and Wages account ($619,012), Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($21,453), and Travel and Training account ($1,500) which will fund English for speakers of other languages (ESOL), literacy, and high school equivalency preparation classes (teaching, advising, and assessment), volunteer coordination, technology coordination, distance learning for ESOL students, student leadership activities, childcare through the Center for Families for a family literacy class, and out-stationing at Career Source to identify and refer potential adult education studentsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerschoolsCMA 2017 #214
• City Manager's report2017 · #215✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) grant in the amount of $64,000 to the Grant Fund Human Services Salary and Wages account ($36,928) and Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($27,072) which 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 #215
• City Manager's report2017 · #216✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) grant in the amount of $64,428 to the Grant Fund Human Services Salary and Wages account ($36,990), Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($27,118), and Travel and Training account ($320) for the second part of 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 certified nursing assistants or home health aidesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #216
• City Manager's report2017 · #217✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Metro North Regional Employment Board (MNREB) grant received from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), Adult and Community Learning Services through MNREB in the amount of $145,537 to the Grant Fund Human Services Salary and Wages account ($142,326) and Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($3,211) which will fund a portion of our core Adult Basic Education (ABE) services and an integrated English for speakers of other languages (ESOL)/math/computers course for immigrants who are interested in training for careers in health care, primarily as nurse assistantsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #217
• City Manager's report2017 · #218✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Family Shelter grant received from the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) in the amount of $358,876.69 to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will YWCA will use the funds to operate its family shelter from July 1, 2017 through March 31, 2018, including the provision of case management and housing search and stabilization services for six homeless families at a time as referred by the DHCDSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhomelessnesshousing generalCMA 2017 #218
• City Manager's report2017 · #219✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Civic Education Grant for $114,359 funded by the Massachusetts Department of Education, Adult and Community Learning Services to the Grant Fund Human Services Salary and Wages account ($110,900), Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($3,209), and Travel and Training account ($250) and supports English for speakers of other languages (ESOL)/civic education classes provided by the Community Learning CenterSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #219
• City Manager's report2017 · #220✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of an additional appropriation of the Low Income Heating Assistance Program grant in the amount of $118,635 funded by the Federal Department of Health and Human Services and administered in Massachusetts by the Commonwealth’s Department of Housing and Community Development to the Grant Fund Human Services Salary and Wages account ($18,355), Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($95,980), and Travel and Training account ($4,300) which provide funds for the Low Income Heating Assistance Program (LIHEAP) serving Cambridge and SomervilleSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhousing generalCMA 2017 #220
• City Manager's report2017 · #221✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $400,000 from MassDOT’s FY18 Complete Streets Program to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Extraordinary Expenditures account which will fund improvements on Dudley Street, which is a key pedestrian and bicycle connection between the dense residential neighborhood, Russell Field, the DCR pool and playground, the Alewife T Station, the Minuteman Commuter Bikeway, Linear Park, and the Peabody Elementary School on Rindge AvenueSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerbike lanesschoolstransit trafficCMA 2017 #221
• City Manager's report2017 · #222📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 17-44, regarding a report on providing appropriate playground equipment at the King Open Playground at the Longfellow SchoolSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerschoolsCMA 2017 #222
• City Manager's report2017 · #223✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a supplemental allocation from the Office of the Attorney General, Local Consumer Aid Fund for $11,000 to the Grant Fund License Commission (Consumer’s Council) Salaries and Wages account ($9,000), Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($1,250), and Travel and Training account ($750) which will allow the Cambridge Consumers' Council to expand its services for the towns of Arlington, Belmont and Watertown in addition to the services already provide to the cities of Cambridge, Somerville and WalthamSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #223
• City Manager's report2017 · #224📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 17-45, regarding a report 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 licenses, and Awaiting Report Item Number 17-72, regarding an update on the progress and plan to address the concerns relative to the sale of liquor licensesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 read CMA 2017 #224
• City Manager's report2017 · #225📁 Placed on filethe appointment of the following persons as members of the Harvard Square Conservation District Study Committee, effective September 1, 2017: Christopher Mackin, Jerry Murphy, Christopher Angelakis, Jessica Sculley, William Barry, Joseph Ferrara and Kyle SheffieldSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #225
• City Manager's report2017 · #226📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 17-61, regarding the Cambridge Community Electricity Program including 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 attempts by other electricity suppliers to switch Cambridge customers to their servicesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerclimateCMA 2017 #226
• City Manager's report2017 · #227📁 Placed on filethe appointment of the following person as a member of the Central Square Advisory Committee for a term of three years, effective September 11, 2017: Tahir KapoorSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #227

Communications (31)

31 resident communications received for this meeting — housing general (6) · bike lanes (5) · transit traffic (3) · broadband (2) · schools (2). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (25)

• Policy order2017 · #209✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the appropriate City departments to streamline recording and transcription requirements in line with those currently in place for the Planning Board for the Board of Zoning Appeal and the Historical CommissionCouncil requestzoningPOR 2017 #209
• Policy order2017 · #210✅ Order adoptedExecutive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider the request from Councillor David Maher to designate a suitable corner or square in the vicinity of Sixth and Bent Streets to honor the civic commitment of Charles Laverty and Paul LohnesCouncil orderPOR 2017 #210
• Policy order2017 · #211✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the appropriate City departments to report back to the City Council on the use of athletic fields in CambridgeCouncil requestPOR 2017 #211
• Policy order2017 · #212✅ Order adoptedExecutive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider the request from Mayor Simmons for a street corner dedication in honor of Arthur Mazer in the vicinity of Hazel Street and Garden StreetCouncil orderPOR 2017 #212
• Policy order2017 · #213✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with relevant City staff to study the intersection of Cedar Street and Rindge Avenue with the goal of clarifying traffic patterns through the intersectionCouncil requesttransit trafficPOR 2017 #213
• Policy order2017 · #214✅ Order adoptedExecutive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider the request from Councillor David Maher to designate a suitable corner or square in honor of Sajni Chakrabarti whose young life touched so many in the Cambridge communityCouncil orderPOR 2017 #214
• Policy order2017 · #215✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to update the City Council on a Police Substation in Central SquareCouncil requestpolice safetyPOR 2017 #215
• Policy order2017 · #216✅ Order adoptedCity Council urge the Massachusetts General Court to act affirmatively on House Bill 2474 and Senate Bill 1169Council orderPOR 2017 #216
• Policy order2017 · #217✅ Order adoptedCity Manager update the City Council on progress for the goal of 1,000 New Affordable Units by the end of the decadeCouncil orderPOR 2017 #217
• Policy order2017 · #218✅ Order adoptedCity Council go on record opposing President Trump’s decision to end DACA and urging Congress to pass legislation reversing the President Trump directiveCouncil orderPOR 2017 #218
• Policy order2017 · #219✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to provide an update on the Eastern Cambridge Kendall Square Open Space Planning StudyCouncil requestPOR 2017 #219
• Policy order2017 · #220✅ Order adoptedUrge the Massachusetts Legislature to consider legislation that would automatically enroll residents to vote upon their 18th birthdayPOR 2017 #220
• Policy order2017 · #221✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to direct the Director of the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department to review what additional measures or actions can be taken to discourage the speeding of vehicles along the Field Street and Fayerweather Street areaCouncil requesttransit trafficPOR 2017 #221
• Policy order2017 · #222✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with City staff to identify and share with the City Council possible solutions to regulatory or legislative gaps on the local or state level that would help clarify how emerging types of conveyances can most safely and effectively be incorporated into Cambridge’s Urban Mobility planning and infrastructure investmentsCouncil requestPOR 2017 #222
• Policy order2017 · #223✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the Historical Commission regarding rehanging the portrait of Father O’Callahan at the War Memorial and to investigate whether other veteran portraits have been taken downCouncil requestPOR 2017 #223
• Policy order2017 · #224✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the Police Commissioner and the Fire Chief with the view in mind of creating and developing city wide alternate routes for fire apparatus and emergency police vehicles in an emergency situation that would avoid travel routes where there is backed up trafficCouncil requestpolice safetytransit trafficPOR 2017 #224
• Policy order2017 · #225✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to determine the feasibility of procuring additional fire apparatus, especially rescue vehicles and ambulances, in the East Cambridge, Wellington-Harrington area and the Port areaCouncil request📖 readPOR 2017 #225
• Policy order2017 · #226✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the appropriate City departments to televise and record the City Council Roundtable/Working Meeting scheduled for Monday, November 20, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in the Sullivan ChamberCouncil requestPOR 2017 #226
• Policy order2017 · #227✅ Order adopted as amendedCity Council request the Chair of the Transportation and Public Utilities Committee to schedule a hearing to discuss implementing a program that would provide instant notification via email to individuals that their vehicle has been towed and the location to where it has been towedCouncil order📖 readPOR 2017 #227
• Policy order2017 · #228✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the City Solicitor, the City Assessor and the Community Development Department to prepare a Municipal Transfer Fee Ordinance and, if required, an appropriate Home Rule Petition, to implement a municipal transfer fee on sale of all residential, commercial and institutional properties where the buyer pays 1% of purchase price on any amount in excess of $2.5 million and an additional 4% of the purchase price on any amount more than $5 millionCouncil requestPOR 2017 #228
• Policy order2017 · #229✅ Order adoptedCity Council support of H.3512 in the Massachusetts Legislature, allowing Massachusetts to obtain a fee on large real estate transactions that will be put towards affordable housing endeavorsaffordable housinghousing generalPOR 2017 #229
• Policy order2017 · #230✅ Order adoptedEstablishment of a "Cambridge Municipal Election People's Pledge" programPOR 2017 #230
• Policy order2017 · #231✅ Order adopted as amendedPublic meeting to update the community on violence in the Cambridgeport and Riverside neighborhoodsschools📖 readPOR 2017 #231
• Policy order2017 · #232✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to work with the relevant city departments to explore developing a mutually beneficial partnership with the City of Dongguan, ChinaCouncil requestPOR 2017 #232
• Policy order2017 · #233✅ Order adopted as amendedCity Manager to appoint a committee to report back to the City Council – with all due haste – with potential plans and options, responsive to community concerns, for creating a program of public financing for candidates running for City Council and School Committee in the City of CambridgeCouncil orderschools📖 readPOR 2017 #233

Resolutions (39)

• Resolution2017 · #344✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Marguerite E. (Lantagne) FarleyRES 2017 #344
• Resolution2017 · #345✅ Order adoptedResolution on the Death of Fran Cronin's fatherRES 2017 #345
• Resolution2017 · #346✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Richard J. CarvalhoRES 2017 #346
• Resolution2017 · #347✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of James J. VeraRES 2017 #347
• Resolution2017 · #348✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to the No Name Restaurant on its 100th anniversaryRES 2017 #348
• Resolution2017 · #349✅ Order adoptedCongratulations and best wishes to Coffee Roasters on the occasion of its opening at 100 Kirkland StreetRES 2017 #349
• Resolution2017 · #350✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Claire F. HermanRES 2017 #350
• Resolution2017 · #351✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Phyllis A. GaglioneRES 2017 #351
• Resolution2017 · #352✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Leonard J. DiPietro on being promoted to the rank of Deputy Superintendent in the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice safetyRES 2017 #352
• Resolution2017 · #353✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Robert Lowe, Sr. on being promoted to the rank of Deputy Superintendent in the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice safetyRES 2017 #353
• Resolution2017 · #354✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Pauline M. Wells on being promoted to the rank of Deputy Superintendent in the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice safetyRES 2017 #354
• Resolution2017 · #355✅ Order adoptedHappy Birthday wishes to Abney BourneRES 2017 #355
• Resolution2017 · #356✅ Order adoptedSpeedy recovery wishes to Phyllis CampbellRES 2017 #356
• Resolution2017 · #357✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Li-Huei Tsai, Hidekuni Yamakawa, Jemmie Cheng, and Jay Penney on their study that suggests a new approach to developing treatment for Alzheimer's diseaseRES 2017 #357
• Resolution2017 · #358✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Oath Craft Pizza on their new restaurant near Central SquareRES 2017 #358
• Resolution2017 · #359✅ Order adoptedCongratulationsto the organizers of the 91st Saints Cosmas and Damian FeastRES 2017 #359
• Resolution2017 · #360✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Brew on the Grid on the opening of their location at 93 Windsor StreetRES 2017 #360
• Resolution2017 · #361✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to 1369 Coffee House for being listed on Eater Boston’s list of 33 Essential Boston Coffee ShopsRES 2017 #361
• Resolution2017 · #362✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Area Four for being listed on Eater Boston’s list of 33 Essential Boston Coffee ShopsRES 2017 #362
• Resolution2017 · #363✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Barismo for being listed on Eater Boston’s list of 33 Essential Boston Coffee ShopsRES 2017 #363
• Resolution2017 · #364✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Beantowne Coffee House for being listed on Eater Boston’s list of 33 Essential Boston Coffee ShopsRES 2017 #364
• Resolution2017 · #365✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Crema Cafe for being listed on Eater Boston’s list of 33 Essential Boston Coffee ShopsRES 2017 #365
• Resolution2017 · #366✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Curio Coffee for being listed on Eater Boston’s list of 33 Essential Boston Coffee ShopsRES 2017 #366
• Resolution2017 · #367✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Darwin's Ltd. for being listed on Eater Boston’s list of 33 Essential Boston Coffee ShopsRES 2017 #367
• Resolution2017 · #368✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Longfellows Coffee for being listed on Eater Boston’s list of 33 Essential Boston Coffee ShopsRES 2017 #368
• Resolution2017 · #369✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Loyal Nine for being listed on Eater Boston’s list of 33 Essential Boston Coffee ShopsRES 2017 #369
• Resolution2017 · #370✅ Order adoptedHappy Anniversary to Joseph Rose and Danielle MishkinRES 2017 #370
• Resolution2017 · #371✅ Order adoptedHappy Birthday wishes to Gwendolyn (Moore) FrancisRES 2017 #371
• Resolution2017 · #372✅ Order adoptedCity Council go on record belatedly recognizing this past September 10, 2017 as Grandparents Day in the City of CambridgeCouncil orderRES 2017 #372
• Resolution2017 · #373✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Education First on the groundbreaking for the Department of Conservation and Recreation's new permanent maintenance facilityRES 2017 #373
• Resolution2017 · #374✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to SuperGreen Solutions on their opening at 163 Hampshire StreetRES 2017 #374
• Resolution2017 · #375✅ Order adoptedHappy Enkutatash, the Ethiopian New Year, to all who are celebrating on September 11, 2017RES 2017 #375
• Resolution2017 · #376✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Paul J. LaneRES 2017 #376
• Resolution2017 · #377✅ Order adoptedSpeedy recovery wishes to Bob HurlbutRES 2017 #377
• Resolution2017 · #378✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Anna and Jerome Guida on their 70th Wedding AnniversaryRES 2017 #378
• Resolution2017 · #379✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Joseph DeNucciRES 2017 #379
• Resolution2017 · #380✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Sufi Service Committee on a successful charity campaignRES 2017 #380
• Resolution2017 · #381✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Edith M. Duarte-KeichRES 2017 #381
• Resolution2017 · #382✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Jazmin Lee and Bryson James on their engagementRES 2017 #382

Applications & Petitions (10)

• Application / petition2017 · #54↪ Referred to committeeA zoning petition has been received from Christopher D. Smith, et al., to amend the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance by adding sections and provisions to Article 13.000 regarding Graduate Student Housing Production Requirementshousing generalzoning📖 readAPP 2017 #54
• Application / petition2017 · #55a curb cut at the premises numbered 110 Fawcett Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical Commission and Public Works. Approval has been received from the neighborhood associationApplication from Belam Realty LLCtransit traffic📖 readAPP 2017 #55
• Application / petition2017 · #56✅ Order adoptedA petition was received from MIT Museum, 265 Massachusetts Avenue, requesting permission for fifty-nine banners on poles along Massachusetts Avenue, from Memorial Drive to Sidney Street to promote visitation at the MIT Museum. The temporary banners with be hung from September 21 to December 31, 2017. Approval has been received from the Electrical Department📖 readAPP 2017 #56
• Application / petition2017 · #57✅ Order adopteda projecting sign at the premises numbered 730 Massachusetts Avenue. Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abutterApplication from Tavern 730📖 readAPP 2017 #57
• Application / petition2017 · #58✅ Order adoptedRevocation of a projecting sign permit for SHINE, at the premises numbered 106 Prospect Street, issued on August 10, 2015. Inspectional Services inspected the property on August 15, 2017 and the projecting sign has been removed📖 readAPP 2017 #58
• Application / petition2017 · #59✅ Order adopteda curb cut at the premises numbered 16 Alpine Street; 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 Meredith Moore and Abe Gurjaltransit traffic📖 readAPP 2017 #59
• Application / petition2017 · #60✅ Order adopteda curb cut at the premises numbered 17 Flagg Street; 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 Larbi Ridha and Amina Derbalitransit traffic📖 readAPP 2017 #60
• Application / petition2017 · #61✅ Order adopteda projecting sign at the premises numbered 2 Bennett Street. Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department, Historical Commission and abuttersApplication from Les Sablons📖 readAPP 2017 #61
• Application / petition2017 · #62✅ Order adopteda projecting sign at the premises numbered 292 Concord Avenue. Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works and Community Development DepartmentApplication from hanaya floral📖 readAPP 2017 #62
• Application / petition2017 · #63✅ Order adopteda projecting sign at the premises numbered 2 Canal Park. Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works and Community Development DepartmentApplication from Bank of America📖 readAPP 2017 #63

Other Business (16)

• Awaiting report2017 · #57✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the use of the Fern Street path as currently designed and consider options to ensure that the path functions as a safe, shared bicycle and pedestrian path and to work with the Department of Public Works to consider whether it is appropriate and feasible for a skateboarding feature to be included at Danehy Parkbike lanestransit trafficAR-17-57
• Awaiting report2017 · #58✅ Report received and acceptedReport on 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 Assessmenthousing generalAR-17-58
• Awaiting report2017 · #59📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on contacting 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 neighborhoodAR-17-59
• Awaiting report2017 · #61✅ Report received and acceptedReport on 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 any additional information on attempts at fraudclimateAR-17-61
• Awaiting report2017 · #62✅ Report received and acceptedReport 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 plannedAR-17-62
• Awaiting report2017 · #63✅ Report received and acceptedReport on whom in the City is responsible for approving road racesAR-17-63
• Awaiting report2017 · #64✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the concerns that have been raised about the implementation of the pop-up bicycle lanes, to reach out to and meet with representatives of the neighborhoods in which these bicycle lanes have been erected and to meet with representatives of each of the city’s neighborhood business associations to learn of any specific concerns, to withhold further implementation of new pop-up lanes until these meetings have taken place, and to report back to the City Council within 30 days on possible remedies to any concerns that have been raisedbike lanesAR-17-64
• Awaiting report2017 · #65✅ Report received and acceptedReport on infrastructure changes being made to the Porter Square intersection, including a schedule of work and details on the community processAR-17-65
• Awaiting report2017 · #66✅ Report received and acceptedReport on continuing 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 by September 18th, 2017REFERRED BACK TO THE CITY MANAGER ON MOTION OF COUNCILLOR CHEUNG ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2017AR-17-66
• Awaiting report2017 · #67✅ Report received and acceptedReport on consulting 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, and to explore what options the City of Cambridge may have in blocking this building’s construction if that proves to be necessaryAR-17-67
• Awaiting report2017 · #68✅ Report received and acceptedReport on establishing a public fund that can be utilized in the event that the Trump Administration withholds federal funds from Cambridge as a Sanctuary CityAR-17-68
• Awaiting report2017 · #69✅ Report received and acceptedReport on establishing a greater police presence in and near Clement Morgan Park and increase the level of hand-sweepers cleaning this area each morning for the balance of the summerpolice safetyAR-17-69
• Awaiting report2017 · #72✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the progress and plan to address the concerns regarding the sale of liquor licenses by the first meeting in September, 2017AR-17-72
• Awaiting report2017 · #73📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on the Municipal Broadband Task Force being reconstituted and on successful cost-effective procurement for phase II by the end of calendar yearbroadbandAR-17-73
• Awaiting report2017 · #74✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the circumstances surrounding the major gas leak on Binney Street on July 28, 2017, and specifically what can be done to prevent future similar incidents that are harmful to the environment and to residentsAR-17-74

• CRT 2017 #45 — a report from Councillor Dennis J. Carlone and Councillor Leland Cheung, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a public hearing held on August 2, 2017 to discuss a zoning petition by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to create a new Planning Unit Development Overlay District (PUD-7) over the area known as the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center site in Kendall Square 📖 read