City Council — Regular Meeting, October 16, 2017

City Manager's Agenda (21)

• City Manager's report2017 · #250✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of the Low Income Heating Assistance Program grant in the amount of $1,172,105.00 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 Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($199,280.00), and to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($972,825.00) to support the operation of the Low Income Heating Assistance Program (LIHEAP) serving Cambridge and SomervilleSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhousing generalCMA 2017 #250
• City Manager's report2017 · #251✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program (EFSP) grant in the amount of $15,000.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account and will be used to supplement fuel assistance paymentsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerhomelessnessCMA 2017 #251
• City Manager's report2017 · #252✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) from the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) in the amount of $116,748.00 to the Grant Fund Human Services Salary and Wages account ($3,948.00) and to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($112,800.00) which will be used to support the Support for Tenants at Risk (STAR) homelessness prevention program based at the Multi-Service Center and to contract with a clinician who will be based at Cambridge District CourtSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhomelessnesshousing generaltenants rentCMA 2017 #252
• City Manager's report2017 · #253✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance grant funded by the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) in the amount of $95,281.74 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($86,781.74), and to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($8,500.00) and will be used for costs related to the Carey Men’s Transitional Program operated by the Multi-Service CenterSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhomelessnesshousing generaltransit trafficCMA 2017 #253
• City Manager's report2017 · #254✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of the Friends of the Community Learning Center (CLC) grant funded by Friends of the Community Learning Center through individual donations in the amount of $25,000.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($24,139.00), and to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($861.00) which will support English for Speakers of Other Languages classes at the Community Learning CenterSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #254
• City Manager's report2017 · #255✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of the Friends of the Community Learning Center (CLC) grant funded by Friends of the Community Learning Center in the amount of $10,000.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($500.00), and to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($9,500.00) from the Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation to support the Adult Career Pathways to Careers and Employment Program, which enhances the Adult Career Pathways program with the addition of Home Health Aide trainingSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #255
• City Manager's report2017 · #256✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of the Friends of the Community Learning Center (CLC) grant in the amount of $22,953.45 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($14,156.45), to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($7,697.00), and to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Travel and Training account ($1,100.00) which will be used to fund the classes, advising and coaching of the Bridge to College Program students from July 2017 through June 2018Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerschoolsCMA 2017 #256
• City Manager's report2017 · #257✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of the Friends of the Community Learning Center (CLC) grant from the Jacobs Foundation in the amount of $31,000.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($29,360.00) and to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($1,640.00) which provides support for Bridge Program advising, coaching and mentoring, advising for the ESOL/Certified Nursing Assistant Program, and education and career advising for other CLC studentsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerschoolsCMA 2017 #257
• City Manager's report2017 · #258✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of the Friends of the Community Learning Center (CLC) grant funded by Friends of the Community Learning Center in the amount of $12,500.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($625.00), and to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($11,875.00) to support the Adult Career Pathways to Careers and Employment Program, which enhances the Adult Career Pathways program with the addition of Home Health Aide trainingSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #258
• City Manager's report2017 · #259✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of funds for the College Success Program (CSI) from the Cambridge Housing Authority for $12,500.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Department Programs Salary and Wages account which will be used to support a portion of the salary costs for a part-time college success coach to work with students attending Bunker Hill Community CollegeSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhousing generalschoolsCMA 2017 #259
• City Manager's report2017 · #260📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 17-78, regarding a Police Substation in Central SquareSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerbike lanespolice safety📖 readCMA 2017 #260
• City Manager's report2017 · #261📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 17-50, regarding a report on the feasibility and cost of installing computerized traffic signals along the City's main corridorsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerartsbike lanespolice safetytransit traffic📖 readCMA 2017 #261
• City Manager's report2017 · #262📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 17-63, regarding a report on approving road racesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #262
• City Manager's report2017 · #263✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of $135,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Extraordinary Expenditures Account to procure a Sidewalk TractorSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #263
• City Manager's report2017 · #264📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 17-74, regarding a report on the gas leak on Binney StreetSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerlaborpolice safetytransit traffic📖 readCMA 2017 #264
• City Manager's report2017 · #265📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 17-94, regarding a report on curbing and pooling water at 25 Eighth StreetSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #265
• City Manager's report2017 · #266📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 17-92, regarding a report on sidewalk and curb work at and near 8 Lambert StreetSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #266
• City Manager's report2017 · #267📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 17-80, regarding a report on the Eastern Cambridge Kendall Square Open Space Planning StudySubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerzoning📖 readCMA 2017 #267
• City Manager's report2017 · #268✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of $150,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Community Development Department Extraordinary Expenditures Account to provide necessary funds to complete the Sacramento Field renovationSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #268
• City Manager's report2017 · #269📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 17-54, regarding airplane noise and Awaiting Report Item Number 17-67, regarding Millennium Towers and related airport noiseSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 readCMA 2017 #269
• City Manager's report2017 · #270✅ Order adopted, 8–0the City Council’s draft Guiding Principles and Goals developed with the assistance of Big Sky Blue Consulting over the course of three public goal setting meetings held during this termSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 readCMA 2017 #270

Communications & Reports from Other City Officers (1)

• City officer's report2017 · #24a communication from Councillor Leland Cheung, regarding questions relating to MITIMCO's Volpe petition📖 readCOF 2017 #24

Communications (16)

16 resident communications received for this meeting — trees (2) · climate (1) · zoning (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (9)

• Policy order2017 · #276✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to consult with the City Arborist, the Commissioner of the Public Works Department, and any other relevant City Departments to determine how to best repair the sidewalks in and around 349 Norfolk Street and at 32 Elm StreetCouncil requestPOR 2017 #276
• Policy order2017 · #277✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to consult with the Community Development Department and other appropriate City departments to determine the feasibility of requiring developers to post a signboard at development sites requiring Large Project Review or a Special Permit with contact information for a site manager, a brief description of the project (including whether it is residential, commercial, or mixed-use, and, if residential, the total number of units and inclusionary units, an expected completion date, and a rendering of the street-facing elevation), and a web link where more information is availableCouncil requestaffordable housingPOR 2017 #277
• Policy order2017 · #278✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to consult with the Department of Public Works to provide the City Council with an update on the pilot program regarding feminine hygiene products in public facilitiesCouncil requestbudgetpolice safetyschools📖 readPOR 2017 #278
• Policy order2017 · #279✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to instruct the Police Commissioner to increase traffic enforcement on Appleton Street and to confer with the Director of the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department with the view in mind of installing proper signage to avoid a serious injuryCouncil requestpolice safetytransit trafficPOR 2017 #279
• Policy order2017 · #280✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to consult with the appropriate City departments and report back to the City Council on the status of the implementation of the EnerGov software across various City departments to streamline the permitting processCouncil requestPOR 2017 #280
• Policy order2017 · #281✅ Order adoptedCouncil support of the Massachusetts Chapter of the Sierra Club’s fracked gas infrastrucutre (FGI) letter writing initiativePOR 2017 #281
• Policy order2017 · #282✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to consult with the Community Development Department, the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department, the Department of Public Works, and the Arts Council regarding the feasibility of implementing neighborways on certain streets in Cambridge, propose two streets to pilot as neighborways, and create a process by which a group of residents can request that their street be considered as future neighborwaysCouncil requestartstransit traffic📖 readPOR 2017 #282
• Policy order2017 · #283✅ Order adoptedThe City Manager is requested to consult with relevant City staff to propose immediate and forward-looking measures to improve and prioritize conservation of Cambridge’s tree canopy before the Urban Forest Master Plan is in placetreesPOR 2017 #283
• Policy order2017 · #284✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to instruct the City Solicitor, in conjunction with the urban forestry staff and representatives from the Public Planting Committee, to come back with information that would be beneficial to the City Council; said information being, but not limited to the diameter of protected trees, landmarking process, possibility of additional requirements in zoning and what is within the legal parameters to amend the Tree Protection Ordinance all with a view in mind to protect the City’s tree canopyCouncil requesttreeszoningPOR 2017 #284

Resolutions (16)

• Resolution2017 · #441✅ Order adoptedHappy Birthday to Denise MontomgeryRES 2017 #441
• Resolution2017 · #442✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Benedict F. Fitzgerald JrRES 2017 #442
• Resolution2017 · #443✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Eric R. DahlRES 2017 #443
• Resolution2017 · #444✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Stuart Weinberg for 32 years owning and operating Seven Stars in Central SquareRES 2017 #444
• Resolution2017 · #445✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Thomas BiasiucciRES 2017 #445
• Resolution2017 · #446✅ Order adoptedGet Well wishes to Julia Hogan-JacksonRES 2017 #446
• Resolution2017 · #447✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Mary J. (Macone) KervickRES 2017 #447
• Resolution2017 · #448✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Christopher Johnston and the Forsyth Institute team on receiving a prestigious National Institutes of Health award to pursue research on microbes in the human bodyRES 2017 #448
• Resolution2017 · #449✅ Order adoptedCongratulations and best wishes to Bon Me on the occasions of its new brick-and-mortar location at 60 Binney Street in East Cambridge with the grand opening on October 19, 2017RES 2017 #449
• Resolution2017 · #450✅ Order adoptedCongratulations and best wishes to Momi Nonmi on the occasion of its official opening at 1128 Cambridge StreetRES 2017 #450
• Resolution2017 · #451✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Charles River Analytics Inc. for recently signing a contract with the United States Navy to produce Embedded Architecture for Cyber-resilienceRES 2017 #451
• Resolution2017 · #452✅ Order adoptedThanks and best wishes to Yarlennys Villaman, Case Manager with Community Legal Services and Counseling Center, as she pursues a new professional opportunityRES 2017 #452
• Resolution2017 · #453✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Sacred Heart Parish on the occasion of its 175th anniversarypolice safetyRES 2017 #453
• Resolution2017 · #454✅ Order adoptedSpeedy recovery wishes to Binyam TameneRES 2017 #454
• Resolution2017 · #455✅ Order adoptedFirst Church CambridgeRES 2017 #455
• Resolution2017 · #456✅ Order adoptedSt. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church 109th AnniversaryRES 2017 #456

Ordinances (1)

• OrdinanceORD 2017 # 11✅ Passed to be ordained, 8–0An amendment to the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cambridge by adding a new Section 13.90 to Article 13.000 and amend the Zoning Map to add new PUD-7 Districtzoning📖 read ORD 2017 # 11

Other Business (11)

• Awaiting report2017 · #99✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the feasibility of hiring more students for the various youth employment programs in the city with the goal of having them assist city staff with community engagement programsschoolsAR-17-99
• Awaiting report2017 · #100📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on implementing transportation, pedestrian, environmental and humanitarian systems in Harvard Squaretransit trafficAR-17-100
• Awaiting report2017 · #101Report on the feasibility of reducing the speed limit on Magazine Street, as well as other traffic calming measurestransit trafficREFERRED BACK TO THE CITY MANAGER BY MAYOR SIMMONS ON NOVEMBER 13, 2017AR-17-101
• Awaiting report2017 · #102✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the cost and feasibility of installing lighting at city dog parks to allow for greater use of these well utilized and popular parks during the darker monthsAR-17-102
• Awaiting report2017 · #103📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on discussing with Harvard University a plan of action that will resolve the matter of defective windows in such a way that the cost is not placed on the building’s residentsAR-17-103
• Awaiting report2017 · #104📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on the feasibility of subsidizing the rate of the “100% Green” option in the Cambridge Community Electricity Program to ease any financial burden that residents who want to use entirely renewable energy may feel when purchasing, using existing income thresholds such as the Fuel Assistance ProgramclimateAR-17-104
• Awaiting report2017 · #105📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on repairing Rufo Road as soon as possibleAR-17-105
• Awaiting report2017 · #106✅ Report received and acceptedReport on evaluating the Huron Avenue sewer separation projectAR-17-106

• the Volpe rezoning petition and new information on the creation of new graduate student beds and the commitment to formally analyze the graduate student housing needs
• CRT 2017 #50 — (untitled) 📖 read
• CRT 2017 #51 — a report from Councillor Dennis J. Carlone and Councillor Leland Cheung, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a public hearing held on October 5, 2017, to discuss a proposed zoning amendment on Beekeeping 📖 read