City Council — Regular Meeting, October 30, 2017

City Manager's Agenda (9)

• City Manager's report2017 · #277📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 17-97, regarding a report on the effectiveness of SeeFixClick systemSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerbike lanes📖 readCMA 2017 #277
• City Manager's report2017 · #278✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $40,000.00 from Free Cash to General Fund Public Celebrations Arts Council Other Ordinary Maintenance account to support a timely series of community-based dialogues entitled “Arts & Community Dialogue.”Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerartsCMA 2017 #278
• City Manager's report2017 · #279✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the FY17 Justice and Mental Health Grant for $75,000 received from the Department of Justice via the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JHMCP) to the Grant Fund Police Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will allow the Department to contract with a Strategic Planning Coordinator who will lead a strategic planning team in the formulation of a strategic plan to develop the Department’s mission and goals for a justice and mental health programSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safetyCMA 2017 #279
• City Manager's report2017 · #280✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the FY18 Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Critical Infrastructure Grant for $39,889 received under the Critical Infrastructure Investment Area being administered by the Boston Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management to the Grant Fund Police Department Extraordinary Expenditures account for the installation of safety equipment at the parking garage at the Robert W. Healy Public Safety buildingSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safetytransit trafficCMA 2017 #280
• City Manager's report2017 · #281✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education/Adult and Community Learning Services (ACLS) in the amount of $37,500.00 to the Grant Fund Human Services Salary and Wages account ($36,070.00) and to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($1,430.00) to support the staff and operation of an ESOL class focused on teaching employees of the Division of Comparative Medicine at MITSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #281
• City Manager's report2017 · #282✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) from the Office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the amount of $24,086.78 to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($24,086.78) and will be used for homelessness prevention client financial assistance and for rapid rehousing client financial assistanceSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhomelessnesshousing generalCMA 2017 #282
• City Manager's report2017 · #283✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) from the Office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the amount of $222,893.00 to the Grant Fund Human Services Salary and Wages account ($16,716.00) and to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($206,177.00) which will be used for shelter operating costs, providing essential services to homeless persons outside of the shelter setting, rapid re-housing, homelessness prevention case management, and rental assistance servicesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhomelessnesshousing generalCMA 2017 #283
• City Manager's report2017 · #284📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 17-76, regarding the use of athletics fields in CambridgeSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerschools📖 readCMA 2017 #284
• City Manager's report2017 · #285📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 17-113, regarding a report on convening "meet your neighborhood sergeant" eventSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safetytenants rent📖 readCMA 2017 #285

Communications & Reports from Other City Officers (1)

• City officer's report2017 · #27a communication from Mayor E. Denise Simmons, regarding the release of Executive Session Minutes📖 readCOF 2017 #27

Communications (12)

12 resident communications received for this meeting — arts (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (5)

• Policy order2017 · #296✅ Order adopted as amendedregular City Council Meeting scheduled for Monday, November 6, 2017 be changed to a Roundtable/Working Meeting and be televised to discuss the Comprehensive Housing Policy that was forwarded to the Housing Committee on September 18, 2017Council orderhousing general📖 readPOR 2017 #296
• Policy order2017 · #297✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the appropriate City Departments to develop a document explaining how to ride a bike safely in Cambridge, and post in visible locations, on every Hubway station in the cityCouncil requestPOR 2017 #297
• Policy order2017 · #298✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the Executive Director of the Cambridge Housing Authority with the view in mind of receiving a report on the elevator breakdowns at Millers River Apartments as well as the reasons for the continual breakdowns of these elevatorsCouncil requesthousing generalPOR 2017 #298
• Policy order2017 · #299✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to convene a large and inclusive Comprehensive Arts Working Group, comprised of people from across the broad spectrum of ethnic, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds in our community, in order to begin drafting a Comprehensive Arts Planning Framework that shall help better incorporate the Arts into City planning and update the City Council on progress made toward appointing the members of this working group by the final City Council meeting of this termCouncil requestaffordable housingartshousing general📖 readPOR 2017 #299
• Policy order2017 · #300📁 Placed on fileAsks the City Manager to appoint a Transportation Task Force to develop a large and comprehensive street safety and education plan that speaks to the needs of bicyclist, motorists, and pedestrians, and that can be easily disseminated and understood by all citizensCouncil requestbike lanestransit trafficPOR 2017 #300

Resolutions (12)

• Resolution2017 · #463✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to CambridgeSide Galleria on celebrating their "Create Your Vibe" renovation event on November 9, 2017RES 2017 #463
• Resolution2017 · #464✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Josephine A. "Jo" AlmeidaRES 2017 #464
• Resolution2017 · #465✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Virginia McHughRES 2017 #465
• Resolution2017 · #466✅ Order adoptedHappy 100th Birthday wishes to Malfada "Muffy" GarganoRES 2017 #466
• Resolution2017 · #467✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Francis H. "Frank" HendriganRES 2017 #467
• Resolution2017 · #468✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Charles J. GoffredoRES 2017 #468
• Resolution2017 · #469✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Alvaro T. "Santana" CamaraRES 2017 #469
• Resolution2017 · #470✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to the Science Club for Girls on its 10th Annual Catalyst Awards, to be held on November 2, 2017 at District Hall in Boston’s Seaport Innovation DistrictRES 2017 #470
• Resolution2017 · #471✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Jose AmaralRES 2017 #471
• Resolution2017 · #472✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Convivio Ribeiragrandense on their 25th Anniversary GalaRES 2017 #472
• Resolution2017 · #473✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Jennifer A. (Zielinski) SheehyRES 2017 #473
• Resolution2017 · #474✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to John Howard for his 22 years as President of the Porter Square Neighborhood AssociationRES 2017 #474

Applications & Petitions (2)

• Application / petition2017 · #72✅ Order adoptedmove an existing curb cut at the premises numbered 300 Putnam Avenue; 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 300 Putnam Ave LLCtransit traffic📖 readAPP 2017 #72
• Application / petition2017 · #73✅ Order adoptedextend an existing curb cut at the premises numbered 288 Green Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical Commission and Public Works. Response has been received from the neighborhood associationApplication from Greek American Political Clubtransit traffic📖 readAPP 2017 #73

Other Business (4)

• Awaiting report2017 · #113✅ Report received and acceptedReport on convening a “Meet Your Neighborhood Sergeant Event” in all neighborhoods of Cambridge, beginning with the port in a central port neighborhood location, such as the Fletcher Maynard AcademyAR-17-113
• Awaiting report2017 · #114✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the plan for snow removal relating to the new bike infrastructure in CambridgeAR-17-114
• Awaiting report2017 · #115📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on the feasibility of placing “No Smoking” and “No Littering” signage throughout Clement Morgan Park as well as greater lighting and trimming of tree branchestreesAR-17-115
• Awaiting report2017 · #116📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on following up with the MWRA and DivcoWest for an explanation detailing the background of the North Point Development projectAR-17-116