City Council — Regular Meeting, February 5, 2018

City Manager's Agenda (3)

• CMA 2018 #26Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the transfer of $11,000 from the Grant Fund Emergency Communications Salary & Wages account to the Grant Fund Emergency Communications Travel & Training account of funds from the FY18 State 911 Department Training Grant and EMD/Regulatory Compliance Grant from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security State 911 Department which will cover costs associated with the FY18 grant allocationpolice-safety
• CMA 2018 #27Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $190,000 of additional programming revenue to the General Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will allow the Community Schools to continue programming and pay the increased costs related to contractual services and other costs including bus transportationschools
• CMA 2018 #28Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $20,000.00 from Free Cash to Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account for a hitting tunnel at Danehy Park

Communications (26)

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

Policy Orders (9)

• POR 2018 #23That the City Manager is requested to inquire whether the Community Development Department will apply for the Targeted Brownfields Assessment Grant regarding Jerry's Pond
• POR 2018 #24That the Mayor is requested to schedule a Roundtable/Working Meeting for members of the City Council and School Committee for Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. in the Henrietta Attles Meeting Room, Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, 459 Broadway, to begin discussions on a preliminary budget for fiscal year 2019budgetschools
• POR 2018 #25That the City Manager is requested to work with the Community Development Department and any other relevant City Department to gain a sense of who is purchasing buildings in Cambridge
• POR 2018 #26City Council support for the Rosa Parks MBTA Decal Initiativetransit-traffic
• POR 2018 #27That the Office of the Mayor proclaim February 2018 as Black History Month and that the entire City Council go on record encouraging Cantabrigians to take time to learn more about the contributions and sacrifices made by African Americans in Cambridge and throughout the United Statesschools📖 read
• POR 2018 #28That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with the Director of the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department to explore the possibility of reconfiguring the traffic lights and pedestrian signals at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue, Prospect Street, and River Street to stop all traffic and allow for an “ALL WALK” pedestrian signal and further to review improvements to the No Left Hand signagetransit-traffic📖 read
• POR 2018 #29City Council support of Representative Provost and the Cambridge Legislative Delegation’s efforts to pass a Right of First Refusal Bill, with an amendment for cities to provide final implementation modifications as needed
• POR 2018 #30That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Commissioner of the Department of Publics Works on repairing Rufo Road as soon as possible
• POR 2018 #31That the City Council go on record encouraging the entire Cambridge community to receive Mr. Buery’s keynote address at the 32nd Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Brunch on February 10, 2018 and congratulate the awardees📖 read

Resolutions (4)

• RES 2018 #24Retirement of Jewel Russell M.Ed. as the Executive Director from the Henry Buckner Schoolschools
• RES 2018 #25Resolution thanking ABC Pizza House for their generous support of the winter warming center by donating dinner nightly since the center opened
• RES 2018 #26Congratulations to Nikolas Bowie on his appointment to the Faculty of Harvard Law Schoolschools
• RES 2018 #27Congratulations to Denise Ghartey on her appointment as President of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau

Applications & Petitions (3)

• APP 2018 #6An application was received from Cambridge Community Development Department, requesting permission for a temporary banner across 795 Massachusetts Avenue, announcing the Cambridge Food Truck Pilot that will run from March 5, 2018 thru March 26, 2018 and August 6, 2018 thru August 27, 2018📖 read
• APP 2018 #7An application was received from Department of Public Works, Waste Reduction Program requesting permission for a temporary banner across JFK Street at Mount Auburn Street announcing Citywide Compost Pickup, The banners will be hung from March 5, 2018 thru March 26, 2018📖 read
• APP 2018 #8A petition was received from Macky Buck, 20 Gold Star Road, regarding a Petition to Restore and Revitalize Jerry's Pond📖 read

Other Business (6)

• AR-18-7Report on the possibility of changing the snow removal exemption to include two and three-family houses
• AR-18-8Report on any work that is currently underway regarding regulating adult use marijuana and to suggest next steps to the Council no later than February 26, 2018
• AR-18-9Report on 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
• AR-18-10Report on creating a list of mitigated meeting and conference room 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
• AR-18-11Report 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
• AR-18-12Report on maximizing the community benefits from and mitigating the impacts of the Cambridge Crossing sewer construction