City Council — Regular Meeting, March 19, 2018

City Manager's Agenda (7)

• CMA 2018 #58A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the reappointment of the following person as a Constable With Power for a term of three years, effective the first day of January, 2018: Jean Rogers
• CMA 2018 #59A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the recommendation to reappointment Margaret Drury as a member of the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority Board for a term of five years
• CMA 2018 #60Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Shannon Grant for $18,531.11 received from the Metropolitan Mayors Coalition’s Community Safety Initiative through the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security to the Grant Fund Police Department Salary and Wages account ($15,377.27) and the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($3,153.84) which will fund hot spot patrols, Metro Gang Task Force participation, the Focused Deterrence program and the Sion Chambers Area IV Late Night Basketball League at the Community Art Centerartspolice-safety
• CMA 2018 #61Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security's (EOPSS) Traffic Enforcement Grant Program in the amount of $9,151 to the Grant Fund Police Department Salary and Wages account which will fund high-visibility traffic enforcement of motor vehicle laws, including but not limited to impaired driving and occupant protectionpolice-safetytransit-traffic
• CMA 2018 #62A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-28, regarding Housing Choice Designationhousing-general📖 read
• CMA 2018 #63A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 17-108, regarding posting signboards at development sites
• CMA 2018 #64A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-25, regarding a timeline for the next Incentive Zoning Studyaffordable-housingbudgethousing-generalzoning📖 read

Communications (10)

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

Policy Orders (12)

• POR 2018 #70City Council support of S. 2306, “An Act to promote and enhance civic engagement.”schools📖 read
• POR 2018 #71That the Executive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider the request from Misty Ponte for a street corner dedication in the vicinity of 14 Third Street in honor of John “Jackie” Graham
• POR 2018 #72That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Election Commission regarding the possibility of instituting early voting in the 2019 municipal election
• POR 2018 #73That the City Manager is requested to direct the Director of the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department and any other relative City departments to review what traffic calming measures or actions can be taken such as the installation of speed bumps, installation of crosswalk flashing lights and increased police enforcement of speed limits to discourage the speeding of vehicles along Museum Waypolice-safetytransit-traffic
• POR 2018 #74City Council support of implementing protected bicycle infrastructure on the Longfellow Bridgebike-lanes
• POR 2018 #75City Council support of S.2302 "An Act to Promote a Clean Energy Future."
• POR 2018 #76That the City Manager is requested to work with all relevant City Departments to help facilitate the associated activities with the "Affordable Housing Week of Action."affordable-housinghousing-general
• POR 2018 #77That the City Manager is requested to direct the Assistant City Manager for Community Development to apply for a federal Opportunity Zone designation on behalf of the City of Cambridge
• POR 2018 #78City Council support of S.548 "Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2017."affordable-housinghousing-general
• POR 2018 #79That the City Manager is requested to sign off on any Host Community Agreement for the purposes of filing an application with the State for an adult use cannabis retail establishment within the City of Cambridge, provided that said Host Community Agreement includes the maximum allowable taxation and relevant provisions that are substantially similar to or the same as those under which current medical cannabis establishments operate in the Cityzoning📖 read 📄 PDF
• POR 2018 #80That the Chair of the Transportation and Public Utilities Committee be and hereby is requested to schedule a meeting to discuss parking options for City and School employees who do not get jobs that come with parkingclimateschoolstransit-traffic📖 read
• POR 2018 #81That the City Manager is requested to have a funding plan in place to develop and implement protective barriers for Fresh Pond for the FY2018-19 budgetbudget📖 read

Resolutions (10)

• RES 2018 #83Recognizing Zakir Hussain as one of the world's greatest tabla players
• RES 2018 #84Congratulations to Mohamad El Zein and Radouan Ouassaidi on the successful opening of Pita Cambridge in Inman Square
• RES 2018 #85Congratulations to the special women being named as this year’s Trailblazing Women of Cambridge, recognizing each of them for the distinguished work they have engaged in, and thanking them for serving as inspirations for the next generation of Cantabrigians
• RES 2018 #86Resolution on the death of Dr. T. Berry Brazelton
• RES 2018 #87Resolution on the death of Elizabeth "Betty" Linehan
• RES 2018 #88Resolution on the death of Joseph C. Bartley
• RES 2018 #89Congratulations and best wishes to the Families of the Cambridge Program on their upcoming "Trivia Night Extravaganza" on April 7, 2018
• RES 2018 #90Resolution on the death of Suzanne Quinn
• RES 2018 #91Resolution on the death of Fortunato Cunha
• RES 2018 #92Resolution on the death of Helen Brady

Applications & Petitions (1)

• APP 2018 #13An application was received from EFEKTA Group, Inc., requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 10 North Point Blvd.; 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

Other Business (8)

• AR-18-27Report on why there continues to be significant audio and video difficulties during live internet broadcasts of City Council meetingsbroadband
• AR-18-28Report on a request 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
• AR-18-29Report on the possibility of re-evaluating the fees associated with community block parties, specifically entertainment fees for unpaid, local musicians
• AR-18-30Report on the possibility of Cambridge joining this national suit against opioid manufacturers and distributors
• AR-18-31Report on the maintenance issues of the Harvard Square MBTA station public restroomtransit-traffic
• AR-18-32Report on 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
• AR-18-33Report on the Inman Square Reconstruction Project Timeline

• a communication from Councillor Carlone regarding his absence from the March 19, 2018 City Council Meeting 📖 read