City Council — Regular Meeting, March 26, 2018

City Manager's Agenda (6)

• CMA 2018 #65A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following person as new associate members of the Planning Board for a term of three years, effective April 2, 2018: Nikolas Bowie and Corinne Espinoza
• CMA 2018 #66A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-18, regarding a report on the success of the Polystyrene Ordinancebike-lanes📖 read
• CMA 2018 #67A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 17-95, regarding update on leaf blowersclimatelaborleaf-blowers📖 read
• CMA 2018 #68A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-19, regarding Central Square pedestrian signalstransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2018 #69A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to recommendations for the block rates for water consumption and sewer use for the period beginning April 1, 2018 and ending March 31, 2019housing-general📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• CMA 2018 #70Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the transfer of $40,000 from the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Fund Salary and Wages account to the General Fund Traffic, Parking and Transportation 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 Traffic and Parking personnel injured in the performance of their dutiestransit-traffic

Communications (6)

6 resident communications received for this meeting — arts (1) · tenants rent (1) · homelessness (1) · housing general (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (9)

• POR 2018 #82That the City Manager is requested to explore the possibility of accepting the City of Boston's invitation to join their intergenerational housing pilot programhousing-general
• POR 2018 #83That the City Manager conduct, compile, and publish an inventory of all City-owned vacant buildings and lots with the City's plans for them, if any
• POR 2018 #84That the City Manager is requested to appoint an appropriate City representative to work with the Historical Commission, the Veterans Services Department, representatives of the Cambridge African American Heritage Trail, Cambridge Historian Jon Hill, and any other appropriate parties in an effort to place markers on the graves of Mr. Cato Freeman and Mr. Neptune Frost at the Old Harvard Square Burial Ground, a marker for Mr. Agrippa Hull on the Cambridge Common, and markers for any other early unsung patriots of color that we may yet determine have been hidden in the shadows of history for far too long
• POR 2018 #85That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with the Assistant City Manager for Community Development, the Executive Director of the Cambridge Arts Council, and the City Solicitor with a view in mind of drafting of an Arts Overlay District ordinance that would achieve the goals of creating and preserving spaces for the arts in the Central Square Cultural Districtartszoning📖 read
• POR 2018 #87That the City Manager is requested to direct the Community Development Department to compile a list of single family homes which could be purchased by the Affordable Housing Trust and converted to Single Room Occupancies or Housing Cooperativesaffordable-housinghomelessnesshousing-generaltransit-trafficzoning📖 read
• POR 2018 #88City Council support of the Temporary Protected Status Visa program and the 19 Attorney's General letter asking Congressional Leaders to support legislation granting Temporary Protected Status recipients permanent legal status📖 read
• POR 2018 #89City Council support of the City-owned building located at the corner of 859 Massachusetts Avenue be named “Renae House” in honor of Renae Gray, long-time resident and community activist
• POR 2018 #90City Council opposition to any legislation that would remove or limit the options of municipalities to pass local ordinances regulating short-term rentals to include accessing tax revenue similar to what is done with hotels and motels
• POR 2018 #91Dedication for Muriel Turk

Resolutions (11)

• RES 2018 #93Congratulations to David Maher for being named the Cambridge Family and Children’s Services Honoree at the organization’s 25th Annual Circle of Friends Gala and Auction on May 10, 2018 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel
• RES 2018 #94Retirement of Rosa Argueta from the Cambridge Health Alliance
• RES 2018 #95Retirement of James Hall from the City of Cambridge Electrical Department
• RES 2018 #96Retirement of Jose Ortiz from the Cambridge Housing Authorityhousing-general
• RES 2018 #97Retirement of John Brogan from the Cambridge Fire Department
• RES 2018 #98Retirement of Kathleen Sullivan from the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safety
• RES 2018 #99Congratulations and best wishes to Microsoft on the occasion of the unveiling of their new innovation facility, the NERD Garage on April 26, 2018
• RES 2018 #101Resolution on the death of Barbara G. McDermott
• RES 2018 #100Congratulations to Cambridge Police Department Superintendent Christine A. Elow on being accepted to the prestigious Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for Homeland Defense and Security Master’s Degree programpolice-safetyschools
• RES 2018 #102Resolution on the death of Nellie M. Edey
• RES 2018 #103Resolution on the Death of Hazel E Bingham

Other Business (5)

• AR-18-34Report on 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
• AR-18-35Report on applying for a federal Opportunity Zone designation on behalf of the City of Cambridge
• AR-18-36Report on a funding plan in place to develop and implement protective barriers for Fresh Pond for the FY2018-19 budgetbudget

• a communication on Highlights from School Committee Meeting of March 3, 2018 📖 read 📄 PDF
• POR 2018 #86 : That the City Council declare April 2, 2018, as Autism Awareness

Day in the City of Cambridge and that a motion be made at the City Council Meeting of April 2, 2018 that the City Council recess to attend the Autism Awareness Day "Lighting Up" Ceremony