City Council — Regular Meeting, September 25, 2017

City Manager's Agenda (15)

• City Manager's report2017 · #230✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Fair Housing Assistance Program Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the amount of $37,200 to the Grant Fund Human Rights Salary and Wages Account ($27,200) and the Grant Fund Human Rights Travel and Training Account ($10,000) and will be used to cover a portion of the salary of an Attorney-Investigator, who works on cases from the Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP)Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhousing generalCMA 2017 #230
• City Manager's report2017 · #231✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) grant for the King Open Preschool and the Martin Luther King Jr. Preschool in the amount of $45,000 received from the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care to the Grant Fund Human Services Salaries and Wages account ($3,185) and to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($41,815) and will be used to support staff professional development, the purchase of supplies to improve classroom instruction, and parent outreach efforts including food and childcareSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #231
• City Manager's report2017 · #232↪ Referred to committeethe recommendation to reappointment of Victoria Bergland as a member of the Cambridge Housing Authority (CHA) Board of Commissioners as the Tenant Representative for a term of 5-yearsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhousing generaltenants rentCMA 2017 #232
• City Manager's report2017 · #233📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 17-65, regarding an update on improvements in Porter SquareSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerbike lanestransit traffic📖 readCMA 2017 #233
• City Manager's report2017 · #234📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Numbers 17-55 and 17-64, regarding an update on Bicycle Lane Implementation and OutreachSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerbike lanestransit traffic📖 readCMA 2017 #234
• City Manager's report2017 · #235📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 17-58, regarding steps that will be taken to comply with the federal rule titled "Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing" that was issued in July 2015 and requires the completion of the Fair Housing AssessmentSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhousing general📖 readCMA 2017 #235
• City Manager's report2017 · #236📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 17-62, regarding the status of the Harvard Square Improvement FundSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managertransit trafficzoning📖 readCMA 2017 #236
• City Manager's report2017 · #237↪ Referred backAwaiting Report Item Number 17-66, regarding a report on the Grand Junction Overlay District and MIT's role in planning for the Grand Junction PathSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerbike lanesschoolstransit trafficzoning📖 readCMA 2017 #237
• City Manager's report2017 · #238📁 Placed on filethe appointment of the following persons as a members of the Pedestrian Committee for a term of two years, effective September 25, 2017: Fatima Akter, Samuel Almon, Andrea Marquardt Duchesneau, Steven Gniazdowski, Emily Holzman, Kevin Robert Hunter, Helina Mekonnen, Johanna Pittman, Olivia Turner, Stacey King, Debby Galef, Jodie Cohen-Tanugi, Magda McCormick, Sean Pierce, Helen Rose, Joseph Rose and Sam SternSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managertransit trafficCMA 2017 #238
• City Manager's report2017 · #239📁 Placed on filethe appointment of the following persons as a members of the Bicycle Committee for a term of two years, effective September 25, 2017: Corby Bacco, Rebeca Simonson, Mark Boswell, John Ellersick, Dien Ho, Charles James, Patrick Michael Lynch, Stacey King, Melissa Shakro, Jonathan Adams, Ann Marie Biernacki, Amy Flax, Caroline Jaffe, Michael Proscia, Ruthann Rudel, Randy Stern, Peter Stokes and Andrea WilliamsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerbike lanesCMA 2017 #239
• City Manager's report2017 · #240📁 Placed on filethe appointment of the following persons as a members of the Transit Committee: Chantal Eide, Mark Jensen, Neil Rodriguez, Miles Markarian Taylor, Joe Beggan, Kelley Brown, Devin Chausse, Jim Gascoigne, Michael Monestime, Katherine Rafferty, Daniel Andrew Schofield-Bodt, Stacy Thompson, Melissa Zampitella, John Attanucci, Charlie Fineman, Robert Fitzgerald, Robert Ricchi, Arthur Strang, Saul Tannenbaum and Alexander TaylorSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managertransit trafficCMA 2017 #240
• City Manager's report2017 · #241📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 17-83, regarding re-hanging the portrait of Father O'Callahan in the War MemorialSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #241
• City Manager's report2017 · #242📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 17-30, regarding a report on partnering with DCR and the Cambridgeport Neighborhood Association to revitalize Magazine BeachSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #242
• City Manager's report2017 · #243✅ Order adopted, unanimousan amendment to the Foundry Demonstration Project PlanSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 read CMA 2017 #243
• City Manager's report2017 · #244✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe Community Preservation Act (CPA) recommendations for FY2018Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manageraffordable housinghousing general📖 read CMA 2017 #244

Communications (8)

8 resident communications received for this meeting — zoning (2) · housing general (1) · schools (1) · bike lanes (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (11)

• Policy order2017 · #250✅ Order adoptedCity Manager work with the appropriate City personnel to find a suitable location for a Cambridge Peace GardenCouncil orderPOR 2017 #250
• Policy order2017 · #251✅ Order adoptedCity Council support of H. 1195, “An Act protecting children from harmful diet pills and muscle-building supplements.”POR 2017 #251
• Policy order2017 · #252✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to consult with the Law Department, the Community Development Department, and any other appropriate City departments to update the City Council on what is being done to address the Council’s request for actions on vacant and abandoned buildingsCouncil requestPOR 2017 #252
• Policy order2017 · #253✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to direct the Director of the Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Department to review and recommend traffic calming measures for the area near the intersection of Thorndike Street and Eighth StreetCouncil requesttransit trafficPOR 2017 #253
• Policy order2017 · #254✅ Order adopted as amendedCity Manager confer with the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works to review the above concerns, to recommend and implement any necessary modifications to resolve these concerns, and to report back to the City Council in a timely mannerCouncil order📖 readPOR 2017 #254
• Policy order2017 · #255✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to consult with the Department of Public Works, the License Commission, and any other City department to report back to the City Council on the status of the all-electric park pilot, the effectiveness of the battery-operated equipment, the potential for expanding the all-electric park program, and steps being taken on enforcement and training and to inquire of the feasibility of requiring or advising landscape companies to provide or require safety masks for workersCouncil requestlaborPOR 2017 #255
• Policy order2017 · #256✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to direct the appropriate City staff to televise the Early Childhood joint Roundtable between the City Council and the School Committee that is scheduled to be held on October 10, 2017 in the Sullivan Chamber at 6:30 p.mCouncil requestschoolsPOR 2017 #256
• Policy order2017 · #257✅ Order adoptedCity Council formally go on record in urging Cambridge residents to participate in the Massachusetts Vision Zero Coalition’s Day of Actions Events on November 19, 2017Council orderPOR 2017 #257
• Policy order2017 · #258✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the Police Commissioner and the Director of the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department regarding increased traffic enforcement and increased signage of speed limits throughout the cityCouncil requestpolice safetytransit trafficPOR 2017 #258
• Policy order2017 · #259✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to consult with the Information Technology Department and other appropriate City personnel and report back to the City Council on the effectiveness of the SeeFixClick systemCouncil requestPOR 2017 #259
• Policy order2017 · #260✅ Order adoptedCity Manager report back to the City Council and Ordinance Committee prior to the next Ordinance Committee meeting on October 3, 2017 with a simple synopsis of specifically what the city needs from MIT in order to fully realize its vision for the Grand Junction RailroadCouncil orderPOR 2017 #260

Resolutions (15)

• Resolution2017 · #396✅ Order adoptedCongratulating Transatomic Power Corporation on being awarded a second voucher by the U.S. Department of Energy to complete their work with Argonne National Laboratory on verifying the physical properties of the fuel salt of their molten salt reactor technologyRES 2017 #396
• Resolution2017 · #397✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to the Cambridge Historical Society for receiving the American Association for State and Local History’s 2017 Award of MeritRES 2017 #397
• Resolution2017 · #398✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to the Annals of Improbable Research, the Harvard-Radcliffe Society of Physics Students and the Harvard-Radcliffe Science Fiction Association on successfully hosting the 27th Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremonyschoolsRES 2017 #398
• Resolution2017 · #399✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Pammy’s for being included in Eater Boston’s September 2017 Hottest Restaurants in Boston Right Now listRES 2017 #399
• Resolution2017 · #400✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Café Du Pays for being included in Eater Boston’s September 2017 Hottest Restaurants in Boston Right Now listRES 2017 #400
• Resolution2017 · #401✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Sumiao Hunan Kitchen for being included in Eater Boston’s September 2017 Hottest Restaurants in Boston Right Now listRES 2017 #401
• Resolution2017 · #402✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Wilhelmina WilliamsRES 2017 #402
• Resolution2017 · #403⊘ WithdrawnResolution on the death of Joseph J. "Joe" CarceoRES 2017 #403
• Resolution2017 · #404✅ Order adoptedBest Wishes to John O'Neil on his retirement as Executive Director of Somerville Cambridge Elder ServicesRES 2017 #404
• Resolution2017 · #405✅ Order adoptedResolution on the Death of Aaron S. HahnRES 2017 #405
• Resolution2017 · #406✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Claire (MacKinnon) Burke on the occasion of her 80th birthdayRES 2017 #406
• Resolution2017 · #407✅ Order adoptedThanks to Keisha Greaves for her incredible role and contribution to our community and supporting the 3rd Annual Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Day on September 30th, 2017RES 2017 #407
• Resolution2017 · #408✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Practice Space as they celebrating the one year anniversary of its openingRES 2017 #408
• Resolution2017 · #409✅ Order adoptedWelcoming Reverend Kevin D. Coakley and Mrs. Lashundra Clay-Coakley to CambridgeRES 2017 #409
• Resolution2017 · #410✅ Order adoptedBest wishes to James Blakeley on his retirement from the Mount Auburn HospitalRES 2017 #410

Applications & Petitions (2)

• Application / petition2017 · #65✅ Order adopteda projecting non-illuminated blade sign at the premises numbered 6 JFK Street. Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department, Historical Commission and abutterApplication from CVS Pharmacy Minute Clinic📖 readAPP 2017 #65
• Application / petition2017 · #66✅ Order adopteda temporary banner across Massachusetts Avenue at City Hall announcing the 21st Annual Family Literacy Fun Day at City Hall on Saturday, November 4th from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.mApplication from Agenda for Children Literacy Initiative📖 readAPP 2017 #66

Other Business (5)

• Awaiting report2017 · #85✅ Report received and acceptedReport 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 ratehousing generalAR-17-85
• Awaiting report2017 · #89📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on establishing a comprehensive and robust skilled labor trades program, with a view toward increasing the number of Cambridge residents working in the skilled labor tradesAR-17-89
• Awaiting report2017 · #90✅ Report received and acceptedReport on 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 speciesAR-17-90
• Awaiting report2017 · #91📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on establishing an aggressive outreach program to all property owners, with a view towards purchasing any properties possible and converting these properties into affordable housingaffordable housinghousing generalAR-17-91
• Awaiting report2017 · #92✅ Report received and acceptedReport on 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 sidewalkAR-17-92