City Council · Regular Meeting, April 30, 2018

• City Manager's report2018 · #94✅ Order adopted, unanimousa supplemental appropriation of $200,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Extraordinary Expenditures account to fund the abatement and demolition of Vail CourtSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2018 #94
• City Manager's report2018 · #95📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 17-77, regarding a report on the intersection of Rindge Avenue and Cedar Street with a goal of clarifying traffic patterns through the intersectionSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safetytransit traffic📖 readCMA 2018 #95
• City Manager's report2018 · #96✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe Final Landmark Designation Report for the Blake & Knowles Foundry at 101 Rogers StreetSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerarts📖 read CMA 2018 #96
• City Manager's report2018 · #97✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe Final Landmark Designation Report for the Cheney Read House at 135 Western AvenueSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerzoning📖 read CMA 2018 #97
• City Manager's report2018 · #98📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 18-46, regarding a report on replacing "Do Not Enter" signs on Willow Street, in the vicinity of the Cambridge-Somerville borderSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2018 #98
• City Manager's report2018 · #99✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of additional funds to the Adult Basic Education (ABE) grant received from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) in the amount of $18,488.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($18,394.00), and the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($94.00) to pay for staff to support ongoing ESOL and literacy classesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2018 #99
• City Manager's report2018 · #100✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of additional funds to the Civic Education Grant for $6,992.00 funded by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($5,687.00), and to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($1,305.00) to continue to support ESOL/Civic Education classesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2018 #100
• City Manager's report2018 · #101✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $4,339,723 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to the Grant Fund Human Services Salary and Wages account ($270,320.00), to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($4,062,240.00), and to the Travel and Training account ($7,163) which will be used to contract with homeless services providers and cover the costs related to serving homeless persons in CambridgeSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhomelessnesshousing generalCMA 2018 #101
• City Manager's report2018 · #102✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the FY18 MOVA Victim Services Training Grant for $9,902 received from the Victim and Witness Assistance Board through the Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance to the Grant Fund Police Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will provide funds for the “Trauma-Informed Approaches to Law Enforcement” training in collaboration with the Cambridge Domestic and Gender-Based Violence Prevention InitiativeSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safetyCMA 2018 #102
• City Manager's report2018 · #103✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the FY18 EOPSS HSD Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Grant for $5,625 received from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security Highway Safety Division to the Grant Fund Police Department Salary and Wages account ($5,625.00) which will be used for personnel/overtime services and will be dedicated to initiatives that address pedestrian and bicycle issues, coupling educational projects with enforcement of laws to reduce pedestrian and bicycle injuries and crashesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerbike lanespolice safetytransit trafficCMA 2018 #103
• City Manager's report2018 · #104✅ Order adopted, unanimousa supplemental appropriation in the amount of $387.77 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 which will be dedicated to hot spot patrols, Metro Gang Task Force participation, and the Focused Deterrence programSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safetyCMA 2018 #104
• City Manager's report2018 · #105✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe transfer of $40,000 from the Grant Fund Police Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account to the Grant Fund Police Department Salary and Wages account which will assist the Department in bringing a civilian advocate on board to help implement the Department's Trauma Informed approach to policingSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safetyCMA 2018 #105

• City officer's report2018 · #20Car Sharing: Overview and Zoningbike lanestransit trafficzoning📖 readCOF 2018 #20

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

• Policy order2018 · #119✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to report back to the Council on the feasibility of installing a stop sign or other appropriate traffic calming measures at the corner of Chestnut Street and Brookline StreetCouncil requesttransit trafficPOR 2018 #119
• Policy order2018 · #120✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to consult with the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department to consider installing signage, either through physical signs or paint on the road, in high-traffic and high-conflict bike lanes that intersect with crosswalks, reminding cyclists that they are required to yield to pedestrians when crossingCouncil requestbike lanestransit trafficPOR 2018 #120
• Policy order2018 · #121✅ Order adoptedOrdinance Committee is requested to schedule a public hearing to consider the proposal put forward by the City Manager to amend Chapter 12.16, Section 12.16.170 of the Municipal Code, (the “Street Performers Ordinance”)Council order📖 readPOR 2018 #121
• Policy order2018 · #122✅ Order adopted as amendedCity of Cambridge develop a program the “Cambridge Publicly Financed Municipal Election Program” for City Council and School Committee candidates, the eligibility for which will be based on a candidate meeting certain income eligibility requirements, such as those utilized by the Cambridge Housing Authority or a similar eligibility indicatorCouncil orderhousing generalschools📖 readPOR 2018 #122
• Policy order2018 · #123✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to provide a report on the history of Constellation Charitable Foundation's Parcel C in Kendall Square including tax status and other relevant information on the siteCouncil requestartszoning📖 readPOR 2018 #123
• Policy order2018 · #124✅ Order adoptedCity Council go on record supporting the Mass Senior Action AgendaCouncil orderPOR 2018 #124
• Policy order2018 · #125✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the Director of Recreation to consider the request from Jennifer Dorsen for a park dedication at Clarendon Avenue Park intersecting Massachusetts Avenue in their honor as The Macky Buck and Michael Rome PlaygroundCouncil requestPOR 2018 #125
• Policy order2018 · #126POR 2018 #126 : That the Ordinance Committee be and hereby is requested to review and consider the proposed amendment to §10.17.070-- “Fees for Residential Parking Stickers” for a hearing and reportPOR 2018 #126
• Policy order2018 · #127✅ Order adoptedCity Council go on record recognizing May 3, 2018, as a day of reflection and/or prayer in the City of Cambridge, a day to recognize our common humanity and dignityCouncil orderPOR 2018 #127
• Policy order2018 · #128✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to prioritize the installation of protected bike lanes and bicycle traffic signals in Porter SquareCouncil requestbike lanestransit traffic📖 readPOR 2018 #128

CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY MAYOR MCGOVERN ON APRIL 30, 2018 [transit-traffic] 📖 read

• Resolution2018 · #139✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to the recipients of the Outstanding City Employee AwardsRES 2018 #139
• Resolution2018 · #140✅ Order adoptedCongratulations Rosalie Anders on being recognized as a 2018 “Unsung Heroine” by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of WomenRES 2018 #140
• Resolution2018 · #141✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Carol Miranda on being recognized as a 2018 “Unsung Heroine” by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of WomenRES 2018 #141
• Resolution2018 · #142✅ Order adoptedCity Council thanks to the Cambridge Youth Council members and their Coordinator, Lace Campbell, for their continued work for the betterment and inclusiveness of CambridgeRES 2018 #142
• Resolution2018 · #143✅ Order adoptedThanks to Macky Buck and Michael Rome for their care of and contribution to hundreds of children and families in the Cambridge communityartsschools📖 readRES 2018 #143
• Resolution2018 · #144✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Edith SorrentinoRES 2018 #144
• Resolution2018 · #145✅ Order adoptedHappy 30th Anniversary to CCTVRES 2018 #145
• Resolution2018 · #146✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Olivia D'Ambrosio on receiving the "Best Actress" award from the Independent Reviewers of New EnglandRES 2018 #146
• Resolution2018 · #147✅ Order adoptedHappy 10th Birthday wishes to Gavin OberhauserRES 2018 #147
• Resolution2018 · #148✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Naveo Credit Union on the occasion of its 90th AnniversarylaborRES 2018 #148
• Resolution2018 · #149✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Joe Rose and Danielle Mishkin on the birth of their first child, Maxwell Edward Rose, on April 27, 2018RES 2018 #149

• Awaiting report2018 · #43✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the necessary improvements to the Harvard Square Station Tunnels while they are being renovatedAR-18-43
• Awaiting report2018 · #44Report on ensuring an additional commitment of $20 million from the City’s budget is devoted over the next five years toward the City’s efforts to preserve and create affordable housing unitsaffordable housingbudgethousing generalAR-18-44
• Awaiting report2018 · #45✅ Report received and acceptedReport on producing a report for use by the Housing Committee that contains appropriate language for the creation of an Affordable Housing Overlay Districtaffordable housinghousing generalAR-18-45
• Awaiting report2018 · #46✅ Report received and acceptedReport on replacing the Do Not Enter signs on Willow Street in a more strategic locationAR-18-46

• CRT 2018 #6 · a report from Chair Councillor E. Denise Simmons, of the Civic Unity Committee, for a public hearing held on March 27, 2018 to discuss whether the City's Boards and Commissions adequately reflect the demographic makeup of the community 📖 read
• CRT 2018 #7 · a report from Vice Mayor Jan Devereux, Chair of the Transportation and Public Utilities Committee, for a public hearing held on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 to discuss topics related to the MBTA bus service [transit-traffic] 📖 read
• CRT 2018 #8 · a report from Councillor Sumbul Siddiqui, Chair of the Economic Development and University Relations Committee, for a public hearing held on March 28, 2018 to discuss Retail Strategic Plan 📖 read

• Civic Unity Committee hearing of 2018-03-27 · Report Accepted And Placed On
• Transportation & Public Utilities Committee hearing of 2018-04-11 · Report Accepted And Placed On
• Economic Development & University Relations Committee hearing of 2018-03-28 · Report Accepted And Placed On