City Council — Regular Meeting, September 18, 2017

City Manager's Agenda (2)

• City Manager's report2017 · #228📁 Placed on filethe appointment of the following persons as a members of the Commission on Immigrant Rights and Citizenship for a term of three years, effective September 18, 2017: Karin Lin, Elena Chopyak and Nick Lopez CortesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #228
• City Manager's report2017 · #229📁 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 #229

Communications & Reports from Other City Officers (1)

• City officer's report2017 · #23a map of the curb cut for 110 Fawcett Street that the City Council requested📖 readCOF 2017 #23

Communications (5)

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

Policy Orders (16)

• Policy order2017 · #234✅ Order adoptedCity Council go on record supporting a 3% annual increase in the Renewable Portfolio Standard for utility companiesCouncil orderclimatePOR 2017 #234
• Policy order2017 · #235✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to provide an update to the City Council on the status of the Light Cambridge Committee and anticipated next stepsCouncil requestPOR 2017 #235
• Policy order2017 · #236✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to consult with the appropriate City personnel and then report back to the City Council on the total amount of incentive contributions that have been received in the past two years, the number and types of incentive projects that have been built (or are in the process of being built), and when the City anticipates initiating a reevaluation of the housing contribution rateCouncil requesthousing generalPOR 2017 #236
• Policy order2017 · #237✅ Order adoptedCo-Chairs of the Housing Committee are requested to schedule hearings to take up the attached proposed Comprehensive Housing Plan for review and consideration in the near futureCouncil orderaffordable housinghomelessnesshousing generaltenants rent📖 readPOR 2017 #237
• Policy order2017 · #238✅ Order adopted as amendedCity Manager confer with the Executive Director of the Election Commission and the Election Commissioners with the view in mind of adding direct links to each candidate for City Council’s Office of Campaign and Political Finance report page on the Election Commission website rather than just a link to the Office of Campaign and Political Finance homepageCouncil order📖 readPOR 2017 #238
• Policy order2017 · #239✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to instruct the Cambridge Police Commissioner to take the necessary steps to enforce the anti-idling state law in residential areas and to report back to the Council at the September 25, 2017 City Council meetingCouncil requestpolice safetyPOR 2017 #239
• Policy order2017 · #240✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to install additional bicycle corrals and other means of securing the bicycles of teachers, students, parents, and members of the public that visit the high school and library dailyCouncil requestbike lanesschoolsPOR 2017 #240
• Policy order2017 · #241✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to report back to the City Council with a schedule for resubmitting a revised draft of the Outdoor Lighting Ordinance that incorporates clearer wording and/or more clearly explains each section in less technical jargon and is more coherent in its entirety, with the goal of seeing such an Ordinance adopted by the end of this City Council termCouncil requestPOR 2017 #241
• Policy order2017 · #242✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to consult with the Cambridge Police Department, Community Development Department, and Cambridge Health Alliance to provide clarification for the benefit of residents, visitors, and business owners on how the City views its obligations and constraints regarding marijuana enforcement and regulationCouncil requestpolice safety📖 readPOR 2017 #242
• Policy order2017 · #243✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to direct the Office of Workforce Development and other appropriate City personnel to establish a comprehensive and robust skilled labor trades program, with a view toward increasing the number of Cambridge residents working in the skilled labor tradesCouncil requestPOR 2017 #243
• Policy order2017 · #244✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to confer with the Director of the Animal Commission to review its policies regarding urban wildlife management, to develop a plan that is responsive to the reintroduction of native animals to the urban ecosystem, and to provide guidance to residents unsure of how to mitigate the nuisance from certain speciesCouncil request📖 readPOR 2017 #244
• Policy order2017 · #245📁 Placed on fileAsks the City Manager to instruct the City Solicitor to review the Municipal Ordinance 8.28 entitled "Restrictions on Youth Access to Tobacco Products and On Smoking in Workplaces and Public Places" to determine whether this provision covers marijuana usage in tot lots and public parksCouncil requestPOR 2017 #245
• Policy order2017 · #246✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to consult with the appropriate City personnel to establish an aggressive outreach program to all property owners, with a view towards purchasing any properties possible and converting these properties into affordable housingCouncil requestaffordable housinghousing generalPOR 2017 #246
• Policy order2017 · #247✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to direct the Department of Public Works and the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department to review the sidewalk and curbs at and near 8 Lambert Street, with a view towards lowering the curb so that seniors and those with mobility issues will have an easier time navigating on and off the sidewalkCouncil requesttransit trafficPOR 2017 #247
• Policy order2017 · #248✅ Order adoptedCity of Cambridge shall ensure that homeless prevention funds are available on a temporary basis to those households who rent Affordable Dwelling Units but who have lost income since first occupying such rental unitCouncil orderhomelessnessPOR 2017 #248
• Policy order2017 · #249✅ Order adoptedThe City Council seeks to eliminate barriers to low income tenants with rental subsidies to obtain Affordable Dwelling Unitstenants rentPOR 2017 #249

Resolutions (13)

• Resolution2017 · #383✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Erinn Pearson for her Essence Magazine mentionRES 2017 #383
• Resolution2017 · #384✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Jason Weeks for receiving the 2017 Maud Morgan Spirit AwardRES 2017 #384
• Resolution2017 · #385✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Summit Therapeutics for being awarded a $62 million contract from US Department of Health and Human Services’ Biomedical Advanced Research and Development to support development of Support development of ridinilazole for C. difficile infectionRES 2017 #385
• Resolution2017 · #386✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Jonas Hansen on recently winning the gold medal at the Men’s National Summer Fencing Championship in Salt Lake City, UtahRES 2017 #386
• Resolution2017 · #387✅ Order adoptedCondolences to all who admired, all who were inspired by, and all who were impacted by the life and legacy of Edie WindsorRES 2017 #387
• Resolution2017 · #388✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Avelino CoehloRES 2017 #388
• Resolution2017 · #389✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to James and Jerry Ward on 25th Wedding AnniversaryRES 2017 #389
• Resolution2017 · #390✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Margaret "Peggy" WalshRES 2017 #390
• Resolution2017 · #391✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Cleo StoughtonRES 2017 #391
• Resolution2017 · #392✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Robert WheelerRES 2017 #392
• Resolution2017 · #393✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian for being honored for his exemplary work in reducing crime and incarceration rates by the Adolescent Consultation ServicesRES 2017 #393
• Resolution2017 · #394✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to the Cambridge Fire Department, Police Department, Emergency Communications Department and Pro Emergency Medical Services for successfully delivering a healthy baby while en route to the hospitalpolice safetyRES 2017 #394
• Resolution2017 · #395✅ Order adoptedGet Well wishes to Sally BenbassetRES 2017 #395

Applications & Petitions (1)

• Application / petition2017 · #64↪ Referred to committeeA Zoning Petition has been received from Joseph Maguire, SVP - Real Estate Development & Asset Services, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., to amend certain provisions of Article 13.000 of the Zoning Ordinance to allow for the creation of Innovation Office Space in the PUD-3A and PUD-4C Zoning Districtszoning📖 readAPP 2017 #64

Other Business (12)

• Awaiting report2017 · #75📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on streamlining recording and transcription requirements in line with those currently in place for the Planning Board for the Board of Zoning Appeal and the Historical CommissionzoningAR-17-75
• Awaiting report2017 · #76✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the use of athletic fields in CambridgeAR-17-76
• Awaiting report2017 · #78✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the status of a Police Substation in Central Squarepolice safetyAR-17-78
• Awaiting report2017 · #79📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on progress for the goal of 1,000 New Affordable Units by the end of the decadeAR-17-79
• Awaiting report2017 · #80✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the Eastern Cambridge Kendall Square Open Space Planning StudyAR-17-80
• Awaiting report2017 · #81✅ Report received and acceptedReport on what additional measures or actions can be taken to discourage the speeding of vehicles along the Field Street and Fayerweather Street areaAR-17-81
• Awaiting report2017 · #83✅ Report received and acceptedReport on re-hanging the portrait of Father O’Callahan at the War Memorial and investigate whether other veteran portraits have been taken downAR-17-83
• Awaiting report2017 · #84✅ Report received and acceptedReport by the end of October 2017, potential plans and options, responsive to community concerns, for creating a program of tax revenue financing for candidates running for City Council and School Committee in the City of CambridgeschoolsAR-17-84

• REC-2017-2 — Councillor Devereux filed Reconsideration of the vote taken at the City Council meeting of September 11, 2017 on Applications and Petitions #2 requesting permission for a 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 association [transit-traffic] 📖 read
• CRT 2017 #46 — a report from Mayor E. Denise Simmons and Vice Mayor Marc C. McGovern, Co-Chairs of the Housing Committee, for a public hearing held on May 16, 2017 to discuss tenant protections, anti-displacement policies, and Inclusionary Housing tenant selection policies; the Committee will also discuss any updates received from the Cambridge Housing Authority (CHA), including a report on the issuance of CHA Choice Vouchers to public housing applicants 📖 read
• CRT 2017 #47 — a report from Councillor Nadeem Mazen, Chair of the Neighborhood and Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebration Committee, for a public hearing held on July 26, 2017 to discuss the next steps for the Foundry Building including: financing, community benefit, non-profit ecosystem, and community engagement 📖 read
• CRT 2017 #48 — (untitled) 📖 read