City Council · Regular Meeting, May 21, 2018

• City Manager's report2018 · #114✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the final three months of the Family Shelter grant received from the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) in the amount of $150,351.88 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used to subcontract with the Cambridge YWCASubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhomelessnesshousing generalCMA 2018 #114
• City Manager's report2018 · #115✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $44,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Executive Department Extraordinary Expenditures which will be used to assist the Department of Conservation & Recreation in constructing an ADA accessible canoe and kayak boat launchSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managertransit traffic📖 readCMA 2018 #115
• City Manager's report2018 · #116📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 18-17, regarding the status and proposed next steps to advance the urban agriculture initiativeSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerzoning📖 readCMA 2018 #116
• City Manager's report2018 · #117✅ Order adopted, 6–3a request for approval to submit the attached Home Rule Petition that would authorize the City of Cambridge to include as part of the Inman Square Intersection Safety Improvements Project (“Project”) the planned reconfiguration of the intersection of Hampshire Street and Cambridge Street in the Inman Square area of the City (hereinafter, “Inman Square”) as well as a portion of the land that makes up Mayor Alfred E. Vellucci Community Plaza (“Vellucci Plaza”)Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managertransit traffic📖 read CMA 2018 #117
• City Manager's report2018 · #118✅ Order adopted, unanimousa request for approval to seek authorization from the Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General (the “IG”) for the City to use the Construction Manager at Rick (“CMAR”) procurement and construction method (the CMAR Method”) in connection with the redevelopment of the Foundry buildingSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 read CMA 2018 #118
• City Manager's report2018 · #119✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $20,000 from Free Cash to the General Fund Public Celebrations Other Ordinary Maintenance account, to be used to help support the annual Cambridge Arts River Festival, specifically in the areas of sound reinforcement and stage and tenting rentalsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerartsCMA 2018 #119

• City officer's report2018 · #24a communication from Councillor Kelley, transmitting a memorandum regarding storage options for people experiencing homelessnessaffordable housinghomelessnesshousing generaltransit traffic📖 readCOF 2018 #24

18 resident communications received for this meeting, on trees (3) · zoning (1) · schools (1) · homelessness (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

• Policy order2018 · #141📁 Placed on fileCity Council is requested to report back to the City Council with a detailed accounting of locations, if any, where Cured-In-Place Plastic Pipe (CIPP) and other plastic pipes currently exists in Cambridge, when it was installed, and why there was no public process for such a potentially hazardous change in water policyCouncil order📖 read POR 2018 #141
• Policy order2018 · #142✅ Order adoptedExecutive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider the request from Leonard Guida for a suitable dedication in the vicinity of Sciarappa Street and Fifth Street in honor of Jerome GuidaCouncil orderPOR 2018 #142
• Policy order2018 · #143✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to create a structured commercial tax rate system for FY20 that prioritizes lowering the tax rate for small businessesCouncil requestbudget📖 read POR 2018 #143
• Policy order2018 · #144✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to work with the relevant City Departments to launch a program during the summer months to activate the Front Lawn of City Hall in the afternoon with games (such as cornhole boards), food trucks, and other forms of entertainment to engage a diverse age range of residents in recreationCouncil request📖 readPOR 2018 #144
• Policy order2018 · #145✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to direct the Community Development Department and the City Solicitor to report back to the Housing Committee on how the City could establish a method of eviction data collectionCouncil requesthousing generaltenants rentPOR 2018 #145
• Policy order2018 · #146✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to direct the Cambridge Human Rights Commission to report back on housing-related activities including number of housing-related investigations, number of housing-related cases successfully mediated, relationships with regional housing-related organizations, and successes and challenges of the Cambridge Fair Housing OrdinanceCouncil requesthousing generalPOR 2018 #146
• Policy order2018 · #147✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to direct the Recycling Division of the Department of Public Works to study the feasibility of expanding the curbside composting program to small businesses and nonprofits in the City by the end of 2019Council requestbike lanesPOR 2018 #147

• Resolution2018 · #174✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Alphonso "Al" Green on his 2018 Red Sox Hall of Fame InductionRES 2018 #174
• Resolution2018 · #175✅ Order adoptedRetirement of Polyxane Cobb from the Election CommissionRES 2018 #175
• Resolution2018 · #176✅ Order adoptedRetirement of Steven "Steve" Kadlec from the City of CambridgeRES 2018 #176
• Resolution2018 · #177✅ Order adoptedThanks to student panelists who will take part in the Youth Voices on Gun Violence discussion on May 29, 2018police safetyRES 2018 #177
• Resolution2018 · #178✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Jaclyn (Burke) DaSilvaRES 2018 #178
• Resolution2018 · #179✅ Order adoptedCity Council urge all Cantabrigians to pause on Memorial Day to pay tribute to those who died for our nation, and remember their service and devotion to this countryCouncil orderRES 2018 #179
• Resolution2018 · #180✅ Order adoptedThank you to all City Staff and nonprofit groups who went above and beyond to make the Affordable Housing Week of Action a successaffordable housinghousing generalRES 2018 #180
• Resolution2018 · #181✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Marzuq MuhammadRES 2018 #181

• Application / petition2018 · #316✅ Order adoptedAnn application was received from City of Cambridge Budget Office requesting permission for two temporary banners across Massachusetts Avenue at City Hall, Massachusetts Avenue at Pearl and Norfolk Streets and JFK Street at Mount Auburn Street, announcing the Participatory Budgetingbudget📖 readAPP 2018 #316
• Application / petition2018 · #317✅ Order adoptedone temporary banner across Massachusetts Avenue at City Hall announcing Find It Cambridge from July 23, 2018 thru August 6, 2018 and October 15, 2018 thru October 22, 2018Application from City of Cambridge Human Services Departmentschools📖 readAPP 2018 #317

• Awaiting report2018 · #53📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on an updated schedule for resubmitting a revised draft of the Outdoor Lighting Ordinance that incorporates suggestions from the Light Cambridge Committee by June 11, 2018AR-18-53
• Awaiting report2018 · #54✅ Report received and acceptedReport on prioritizing the revitalization of the Gannett-Warren Pals Park and to take action on the suggestions brought forward by the neighborsAR-18-54
• Awaiting report2018 · #55✅ Report received and acceptedReport on improving road safety conditions on Clinton StreetAR-18-55
• Awaiting report2018 · #56✅ Report received and acceptedReport on completing a tree canopy study based on the April 2018 LiDAR data before the end of 2018, and to complete future LiDAR based studies as frequently as possible, but no more often than once a yeartreesAR-18-56

• CRT 2018 #13 · a report from Councillor E. Denise Simmons, Chair of the Finance Committee, for public hearings held on May 1, 2018, May 8, 2018 and May 9, 2018 relative to the General Fund Budget for the City of Cambridge for Fiscal Year 2019 and recommending adoption of the General Fund Budget in the amount of $597,219,385 [budget] 📖 read
• CRT 2018 #14 · a report from Councillor E. Denise Simmons, Chair of the Finance Committee, for a public hearing held on May 8, 2018 relative to the Water Fund Budget for the City of Cambridge for Fiscal Year 2019 and recommending adoption of the Water fund Budget in the amount of $13,973,855 [budget] 📖 read
• CRT 2018 #15 · a report from Councillor E. Denise Simmons, Chair of the Finance Committee, for a public hearing held on May 8, 2018 relative to the Public Investment Fund for the City of Cambridge for Fiscal Year 2019 and recommending adoption of the Public Investment Budget in the amount of $17,267,995 [budget] 📖 read

• Finance Committee hearing of 2018-05-01 · Report Accepted And Placed On
• Finance Committee hearing of 2018-05-08 · Report Accepted And Placed On
• Finance Committee hearing of 2018-05-08 · Report Accepted And Placed On