City Council — Regular Meeting, January 29, 2018

City Manager's Agenda (10)

• CMA 2018 #16A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following persons as a members of the Family Policy Council effective January 29, 2018: City Councillor Alanna Mallon, City Councillor Sumbul Siddiqui and School Committee Member Laurance Kimbroughschools
• CMA 2018 #17Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the transfer of $25,000 from the General Fund Employee Benefits (Insurance) Salary and Wages account to the General Fund Library Travel and Training (Judgment and Damages) account to cover current and anticipated medical services and/or prescription reimbursement costs for the remainder of the fiscal year for Library personnel injured in the performance of their duties
• CMA 2018 #18Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the FY18 Early Childhood Resource Center grant received from the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care in the amount of $9,333.33 to the Grant Fund Library Salary and Wages account ($1,600) and the Grant Fund Library Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($7,733.33) which will support parent/provider workshops, library materials, and staff time to provide on-site services
• CMA 2018 #19A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following persons as a members of the Library Board of Trustees for a term of three years, effective February 1, 2018: Janet Axelrod and James Roosevelt
• CMA 2018 #20A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following person as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Cambridge Health Alliance representing Somerville for a term commencing on February 1, 2018 and concluding on June 30, 2019: Robert Buchanan
• CMA 2018 #21Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the FY18 Local Cultural Council grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) for $21,600 to the Public Celebrations (Arts Council) Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used to support the Arts Council’s Artist Grant Program through which financial grants will be made to individual artists and local arts/cultural organizations producing work and programs to educate the broader community on the artsarts
• CMA 2018 #22Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Massachusetts Formula Grant in the amount of $140,941.00 funded by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($95,602.98), to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($39,088.02), and to the Travel and Training account ($6,250.00) which will be used to provide transportation for Cambridge seniors to medical appointments and weekly grocery shopping trips
• CMA 2018 #23Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant from the MetroNorth Regional Employment Board for $83,737.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($41,868.50) and to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($41,868.50) which will be used to reimburse the City for salary costs associated with enrolling income-eligible youth in the Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program and to support program costs for work sites taking large numbers of youth and developing worksites for youth participants
• CMA 2018 #24Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Bertucci’s Pizza Benefit Night donation and family fundraiser in the amount of $816.64 to Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account. The Morse Preschool and Windsor Street Preschool held fundraisers to support program activities. The funds will be utilized to support field trips for both programs and to purchase gardening and other classroom supplies
• CMA 2018 #25A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the requirements of the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) that the City Council adopt an order for the Statement of Interest Form to be submitted to MSBA no later than February 16, 2018 for the replacement of the roof, including the installation of photovoltaic panels (PV) if deemed structurally and financially possible at the Graham and Parks School Building, located at 44 Linnaean Streetschools📖 read 📄 PDF

Communications (38)

38 resident communications received for this meeting — zoning (13) · transit traffic (7) · bike lanes (6) · schools (2) · police safety (2). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (9)

• POR 2018 #14That the City Manager is requested to investigate the possibility of changing the snow removal exemption to include two and three-family houses
• POR 2018 #15That the City Manager is requested to direct the City Solicitor and any other appropriate City departments to report back to the City Council no later than February 26, 2018 with an update on any work that is currently underway regarding regulating adult use marijuana and to suggest next steps to the Councilzoning📖 read
• POR 2018 #16That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Commissioner of Public Works and all other appropriate City departments to review and conduct necessary repairs to the Gold Star Mothers Park and all play and water feature, including drainage issues, with an eye towards mitigating the impacts of local construction and the development of a plan with the community for improving this significant piece of open space
• POR 2018 #17That the City Manager is requested to explore funding options for the possibility of creating a Business Improvement District (BID) for Central Square
• POR 2018 #18That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Community Development Department with the view in mind of creating a list of mitigated private spaces that are available to the public, what the exact eligibility of using these spaces is, and making the list available to the public
• POR 2018 #19That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Commissioner of Public Works and the City Engineer on the potential of utilizing trenchless technology, micro tunneling and/or pipe jacking to lessen the time and impact on the residents of Gore Street
• POR 2018 #20Endorsing Requests for Action or Further Study for the I-90 Allston Interchange Project in Bostonbike-lanestransit-traffic📖 read 📄 PDF
• POR 2018 #21That the City Manager maximize the community benefits from and mitigating the impacts of the Cambridge Crossing sewer construction
• POR 2018 #22That the Order for Calendar Item Number One adopted as amended at the City Council meeting of January 29, 2018 relating to electric cars be bifurcated and be referred to the Health and Environment Committee

Resolutions (8)

• RES 2018 #16Thank you to Cambridge Firefighter Sean Williams for rescuing Niko the dog from the Charles River
• RES 2018 #17Retirement of Paul Ames from the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safety
• RES 2018 #18Congratulations to Mid-Cambridge residents Pam and Christopher Willis of Pammy’s for being awarded Boston Globe's "Restaurant of the Year"
• RES 2018 #19Congratulations to Tracy Chang of Pagu for being awarded Boston Globe’s “Chef of the Year.”
• RES 2018 #20Retirement of Charles "Skip" Murphy from the Cambridge Fire Department
• RES 2018 #21Congratulations to Chris Chung of Momi Nonmi for being awarded Boston Globe’s “Best Passion Project.”
• RES 2018 #22Retirement of Renata von Tscharner from the Charles River Conservancy
• RES 2018 #23Congratulations to the members of the January Coalition, the organizers, and the participants of the Women’s March on the Cambridge Common

Applications & Petitions (5)

• APP 2018 #1An application was received from MIT Visual Arts Center, 20 Ames Street, Building E15-109, requesting permission for fifteen temporary banners on Ames Street where the List Center is located in order to promote the Center's upcoming exhibition Before Projection: Video Sculpture 1974-1995arts📖 read
• APP 2018 #2An application was received from Baker Pond LLC, requesting permission for relocation of an existing curb cut at the premises numbered 247 Lakeview Avenue; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical Commission and Public Works. Response has been received from the neighborhood associationtransit-traffic📖 read
• APP 2018 #3An application was received from Geraldine Spies and Dudley Rose, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 15 Line Street; 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 associationtransit-traffic📖 read
• APP 2018 #4An application was received from Margaret Wheeler, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 41 Magazine 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 associationtransit-traffic📖 read
• APP 2018 #5An application was received from Leland Cheung, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 8 Vineyard Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical Commission and Public Works. No neighborhood association for this areatransit-traffic📖 read

Other Business (5)

• AR-18-4Report on exploring mechanisms for achieving greater levels of snow clearing by the city and increase the public response during major snow events or heavy snow winters
• AR-18-5Report on contacting Sira Naturals for the purpose of gathering information regarding sales figures, customer demographics, and other relevant operational information
• AR-18-6Report on information regarding electronic device usage by City-elected officials

• (untitled) 📖 read
• the City Council Committee Assignments for the Council Term 2018-2019 pending adoption of the Rules as amended 📖 read