City Council — Regular Meeting, December 18, 2017

City Manager's Agenda (12)

• City Manager's report2017 · #321📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 17-117, regarding a report on the condition of the elevators at Millers River ApartmentsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #321
• City Manager's report2017 · #322✅ Order adopted, 8–1proposed special legislation regarding the appointment of retired Cambridge Police Department officers as special police officers within the City of Cambridge for paid detail assignmentsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safety📖 read CMA 2017 #322
• City Manager's report2017 · #323✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security's (EOPSS) Traffic Enforcement Grant Program in the amount of $4,575 to the Grant Fund Police Department Salary and Wages account which will fund high-visibility traffic enforcement of motor vehicle laws related to impaired drivingSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safetytransit trafficCMA 2017 #323
• City Manager's report2017 · #324✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the FY18 Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) Grant for $10,000 received from the Drug Enforcement Administration via the New England Region of the OCDETF Regional Coordination Group to the Grant Fund Police Department Salaries and Wages account which will be used to reimburse departmental overtime costs incurred while working on OCDETF Investigations, Strategic Initiatives and prosecutions related to organized and drug related crimeSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safetyCMA 2017 #324
• City Manager's report2017 · #325✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Environment Protection (MASS DEP) in the amount of $71,500 to the Grant Fund Public Works Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used to cover costs associated with curbside organics collection and processingSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2017 #325
• City Manager's report2017 · #326✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (Mass. DOER) in the amount of $12,500 to the Grant Fund Public Works Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will fund a feasibility study to explore the benefits of installing an energy storage system for the solar panels being installed at the Kennedy Longfellow SchoolSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerclimateschoolsCMA 2017 #326
• City Manager's report2017 · #327✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a grant from the Helen and William Mazer Foundation in the amount of $9,000 to the Grant Fund Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Travel and Training account which will be used by the Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Department to undertake ongoing work related to that department’s organizational strategic plan, specifically to develop implementation goals and plans for current and future fiscal years, support additional engagement with staff, and update the strategic plan based on future needsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managertransit trafficCMA 2017 #327
• City Manager's report2017 · #328✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $237,649.73 from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Grant program income to the Public Investment Fund Community Development Extraordinary Expenditures Account which will increase funds available to continue the development of affordable housing for residentsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manageraffordable housinghousing generalCMA 2017 #328
• City Manager's report2017 · #329📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 17-93, regarding traffic calming near the intersection of Thorndike and Eighth StreetsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managertransit traffic📖 readCMA 2017 #329
• City Manager's report2017 · #330✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe transfer of $75,000.00 from the General Fund Employee Benefits (Insurance) Salary and Wages account to the General Fund Police Travel & Training (Judgment and Damages) account to cover current and anticipated medical services for the remainder of the fiscal year, for personnel injured in the performance of their dutiesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safetyCMA 2017 #330
• City Manager's report2017 · #331↪ Referredthe Regulation for Keeping of Honey BeesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerlaborzoning📖 read CMA 2017 #331
• City Manager's report2017 · #332📁 Placed on fileletter from Leggat McCall Properties regarding the proposed disposition of a leasehold interest in the First Street Garage for parking spaces and the development of first floor retail space in connection with Leggat McCall’s redevelopment of the former Edward J. Sullivan Courthouse building at 40 Thorndike Street in East CambridgeSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managertransit traffic📖 readCMA 2017 #332

Communications (5)

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

Policy Orders (4)

• Policy order2017 · #315✅ Order adoptedThat all items pending before the City Council and not acted upon by the end of the 2016-2017 Legislative Session be placed in the files of the City Clerk, without prejudice provided that those proposed ordinances which have been passed to a second reading, advertised and listed on the Calendar under "Unfinished Business" during the 2016-2017 City Council term, along with any other pending matters on the Calendar listed as "Unfinished Business," shall be forwarded to the next City Council and further provided that any items pending in committee may, at the discretion of the committee, be forwarded to the next City CouncilPOR 2017 #315
• Policy order2017 · #316✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to reach out to representatives of the local universities and the MBTA to coordinate efforts in ensuring that all sidewalks, curb cuts, bus shelters, and paths heavily utilized by seniors and those with mobility issues are adequately cleared of snow this winterCouncil requesttransit trafficPOR 2017 #316
• Policy order2017 · #317✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to consult with the appropriate City departments to determine the feasibility of establishing a formal Office of Interfaith Initiatives, and to report back to the City Council on how such a concept can be realized in a timely mannerCouncil request📖 readPOR 2017 #317
• Policy order2017 · #318✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Director and the City Electrician with the view in mind of making solar powered flashing crosswalks fixtures available in all parts of the cityCouncil requestclimatetransit trafficPOR 2017 #318

Resolutions (17)

• Resolution2017 · #497✅ Order adoptedCity Council goes on record in expressing its appreciation to Vicky I for her selfless years of dedicated service to the citizens, and to the City of Cambridge, and wish her much happiness in her retirementCouncil orderRES 2017 #497
• Resolution2017 · #498✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Ellen (Lombardi) DuretteRES 2017 #498
• Resolution2017 · #499✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Thomas P. McKennaRES 2017 #499
• Resolution2017 · #500✅ Order adoptedHappy 60th Birthday Wishes to Joe CerqueiraRES 2017 #500
• Resolution2017 · #501✅ Order adoptedHappy 60th Birthday Wishes to Walter SousaRES 2017 #501
• Resolution2017 · #502✅ Order adoptedRetirement of Alessandra "Sandra" Albano from the City Council OfficeRES 2017 #502
• Resolution2017 · #503✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Calestous JumaRES 2017 #503
• Resolution2017 · #504✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of James P. McMahonRES 2017 #504
• Resolution2017 · #505✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Thomas M. "Jake" GannonRES 2017 #505
• Resolution2017 · #506✅ Order adoptedResolution on the Death of Leo J. Mochi JrRES 2017 #506
• Resolution2017 · #507✅ Order adoptedHappy Birthday wishes to Eva Martin BlytheRES 2017 #507
• Resolution2017 · #508✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Sue Hyde on her retirementRES 2017 #508
• Resolution2017 · #509✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Yvonne Spicer on the remarkable achievement of being elected the first ever Mayor of the City of Framingham, and on becoming the first woman of color to be directly elected mayor in the Commonwealth of MassachusettsRES 2017 #509
• Resolution2017 · #510✅ Order adoptedHappy 90th Anniversary to Grolier Poetry Book ShopRES 2017 #510
• Resolution2017 · #511✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to the TTT Mentor Program MentorsRES 2017 #511
• Resolution2017 · #512✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to the TTT Mentor Program MenteesRES 2017 #512
• Resolution2017 · #513✅ Order adoptedThanks to Councillors Maher, Cheung and Mazen for their many years of distinguished public serviceRES 2017 #513

Applications & Petitions (3)

• Application / petition2017 · #79✅ Order adoptedA petition was received from Central Square Business Association, requesting twenty-eight temporary banners on street light poles along Massachusetts Avenue from Hancock Street to Albany Street, to celebrate the holiday and winter season📖 readAPP 2017 #79
• Application / petition2017 · #80✅ Order adoptedfifteen temporary banners on Ames Street where the List Center is located, to promote the Institute's campus public art collectionApplication from MIT Visual Arts Centerarts📖 readAPP 2017 #80
• Application / petition2017 · #81✅ Order adopteda blade sign at the premises numbered 12 Springfield Street. Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abuttersApplication from Pita📖 readAPP 2017 #81