City Council — Regular Meeting, April 30, 2018

City Manager's Agenda (12)

• CMA 2018 #94Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a 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 Court
• CMA 2018 #95A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting 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 intersectionpolice-safetytransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2018 #96A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the Final Landmark Designation Report for the Blake & Knowles Foundry at 101 Rogers Street📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• CMA 2018 #97A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the Final Landmark Designation Report for the Cheney Read House at 135 Western Avenue📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• CMA 2018 #98A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-46, regarding a report on replacing "Do Not Enter" signs on Willow Street, in the vicinity of the Cambridge-Somerville border
• CMA 2018 #99Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the 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 classes
• CMA 2018 #100Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the 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 classes
• CMA 2018 #101Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the 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 Cambridgehomelessnesshousing-general
• CMA 2018 #102Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the 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 Initiativepolice-safety
• CMA 2018 #103Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the 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 crashesbike-lanespolice-safetytransit-traffic
• CMA 2018 #104Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a 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 programpolice-safety
• CMA 2018 #105Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the 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 policingpolice-safety

Communications (13)

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

Policy Orders (9)

• POR 2018 #119That the City Manager is requested 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 Streettransit-traffic
• POR 2018 #120That the City Manager is requested 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 crossingbike-lanestransit-traffic
• POR 2018 #121That the Ordinance 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”)📖 read
• POR 2018 #122That the City 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 indicatorhousing-generalschools📖 read
• POR 2018 #123That the City Manager be and hereby is requested 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 siteartszoning📖 read
• POR 2018 #124That the City Council go on record supporting the Mass Senior Action Agenda
• POR 2018 #125That the City Manager is requested 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 Playground
• POR 2018 #127That the City 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 dignity
• POR 2018 #128That the City Manager is requested to prioritize the installation of protected bike lanes and bicycle traffic signals in Porter Squarebike-lanestransit-traffic📖 read

Resolutions (11)

• RES 2018 #139Congratulations to the recipients of the Outstanding City Employee Awards
• RES 2018 #140Congratulations Rosalie Anders on being recognized as a 2018 “Unsung Heroine” by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women
• RES 2018 #141Congratulations to Carol Miranda on being recognized as a 2018 “Unsung Heroine” by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women
• RES 2018 #142City Council thanks to the Cambridge Youth Council members and their Coordinator, Lace Campbell, for their continued work for the betterment and inclusiveness of Cambridge
• RES 2018 #143Thanks to Macky Buck and Michael Rome for their care of and contribution to hundreds of children and families in the Cambridge communityartsschools📖 read
• RES 2018 #144Resolution on the death of Edith Sorrentino
• RES 2018 #145Happy 30th Anniversary to CCTV
• RES 2018 #146Congratulations to Olivia D'Ambrosio on receiving the "Best Actress" award from the Independent Reviewers of New England
• RES 2018 #147Happy 10th Birthday wishes to Gavin Oberhauser
• RES 2018 #148Congratulations to Naveo Credit Union on the occasion of its 90th Anniversarylabor
• RES 2018 #149Congratulations to Joe Rose and Danielle Mishkin on the birth of their first child, Maxwell Edward Rose, on April 27, 2018

Other Business (9)

• AR-18-43Report on the necessary improvements to the Harvard Square Station Tunnels while they are being renovated
• AR-18-44Report 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-general
• AR-18-45Report on producing a report for use by the Housing Committee that contains appropriate language for the creation of an Affordable Housing Overlay Districtaffordable-housinghousing-general
• AR-18-46Report on replacing the Do Not Enter signs on Willow Street in a more strategic location

• 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
• 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 📖 read
• 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
• Car Sharing: Overview and Zoning 📖 read
• POR 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 report.

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

Committee Reports (3)

• 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