City Council — Regular Meeting, March 5, 2018

City Manager's Agenda (1)

• CMA 2018 #57Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the transfer of $135,000 from the General Fund Library Salary and Wages account to the General Fund Library Other Ordinary Maintenance account to cover contract costs associated for the two HVAC maintenance and repair contracts; Associated Mechanical and Control Technologies

Communications (29)

29 resident communications received for this meeting — bike lanes (2) · housing general (2) · climate (1) · transit traffic (1) · trees (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (9)

• POR 2018 #60That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Traffic, Parking & Transportation Department, the License Commission, and any other City departments about the possibility of re-evaluating the fees associated with community block parties, specifically entertainment fees for unpaid, local musicianstransit-traffic
• POR 2018 #61That the City Manager is requested to instruct the Community Development Department to apply on behalf of the City of Cambridge for the Housing Choice Designation before the April 30, 2018 deadlinehousing-general
• POR 2018 #62That the City Manager is requested to confer with the City Solicitor, Attorney General and District Attorney to investigate the possibility of Cambridge joining this national suit against opioid manufacturers and distributors
• POR 2018 #63That the City Manager is requested to consult with the appropriate City staff and the MBTA to discuss the maintenance issues of the Harvard Square MBTA station public restroomtransit-traffic
• POR 2018 #64That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Assistant City Manager of Community Development, the Director of Communications and Community Relations, or any other relevant City department with the view in mind of producing a document that can be presented at the City Council Housing Committee to provide a better perspective on the City's current efforts to address the housing issues facing Cambridgehousing-general
• POR 2018 #65That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to provide the City Council with an Inman Square Reconstruction Project Timeline
• POR 2018 #66That the Transportation and Public Utilities Committee be and hereby is requested to schedule a public hearing on the future of dock-less bikes in Cambridgebike-lanes📖 read
• POR 2018 #67That the City Council, City Manager, and City Staff are requested to work as quickly as possible to enact the necessary laws and regulations, including zoning and licensing of retail cannabis establishments, in order to implement the state law in a manner that addresses the racial and economic injustices of the pastzoning📖 read
• POR 2018 #69The City Manager is requested to direct staff from the Community Development Department and the Department of Public Works to provide the License Commission, before its public hearing on March 14, 2018, with all relevant information on the increased potential for flooding at 317 Fresh Pond Parkway, a recommendation on whether storing additional hazardous and flammable materials should be permitted and what additional training can be required for all facility managers where hazardous materials are stored

Resolutions (16)

• RES 2018 #67Resolution on the closing of Ryles Jazz Club
• RES 2018 #68Resolution on the death of Lynn Hinerman
• RES 2018 #69Retirement of John Ciampa from the Board of Directors of the Community Action Agency of Somerville
• RES 2018 #70Resolution on the death of Roland Eugene Lachance
• RES 2018 #71Resolution on the death of William "Bill" Noble
• RES 2018 #72Speedy Recovery wishes to Jimmy Smith
• RES 2018 #73Congratulations and thanks to Exceptional Lives for their work in providing information to parents and caregivers of children and adults with developmental disabilitiestransit-traffic📖 read 📄 PDF
• RES 2018 #74Congratulations and best wishes to the Garment District on their celebration of thirty-two years of being in business
• RES 2018 #75Resolution on the death of Shirley A. Bonvie
• RES 2018 #76Resolution on the death of Henry L. "Hank" "Swink" Slonina
• RES 2018 #77Resolution on the death of Katherine E. Marco
• RES 2018 #78Resolution on the death of Alice Raulinaitis
• RES 2018 #79Resolution on the death of Jean Owens
• RES 2018 #80Resolution on the death of Dolores F. Belinski
• RES 2018 #81Resolution on the death of Maryanne E. Witham
• RES 2018 #82Resolution on the death of Manuel Antonio

Other Business (8)

• AR-18-21Report on the feasibility of initiating a formal transit study and action plan of the Alewife area in response to unanimous concerns of the Envision Alewife Working Grouptransit-traffic
• AR-18-22Report on the causes of the Cambridge Common drainage problems
• AR-18-23Report on why it took so long to repair the public toilet in Harvard Square and what proactive methods are being taken into consideration to prevent this interruption of service from happening again, at either the Harvard Square or the Central Square public toilet
• AR-18-24Report on what further improvements can be made to improve safety for all users of the intersections of Walden Street with Concord Avenue, Garden Street and Sherman Street
• AR-18-25Report on a timeline to be developed for the next Incentive Zoning Nexus Studyzoning
• AR-18-26Report on providing easily accessible needle safety information, to include emergency needle or syringe removal and disposal contacts, on the City’s website

• a communication from Councillor Carlone, submitting draft language on "AN ACT TO PRESERVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE THROUGH A TENANT'S RIGHT TO PURCHASE" 📖 read
• a report from Charles Sullivan, Executive Director, Historical Commission, transmitting information from the Historical Commission relating to the proposed landmark designation for 40 Cottage Street 📖 read