City Council — Regular Meeting, June 4, 2018

City Manager's Agenda (11)

• CMA 2018 #120Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to an order authorizing the City Manager for transfer appropriations of available balances prior to the close of the books for FY17-18📖 read
• CMA 2018 #121Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the transfer of $605,160 in the General Fund between School Department statutory accounts as follows: $572,348 from the Salary and Wages account and $32,812 from Travel & Training Account to the School Other Ordinary Maintenance account $604,430 and $730 to the Extraordinary Expenses Account. The reallocations are for school improvement and professional development plans for all schoolsschools
• CMA 2018 #122Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $125,000 in mitigation funds received from the Novartis’ Special District 15 building project (Ordinance #1338) to the Grant Fund Community Development Other Ordinary Maintenance Account. The funds will be offered through the City’s HomeBridge program pilot for homebuyers who are not eligible for CPA funds offered through HomeBridge
• CMA 2018 #123Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $134,835 in mitigation funds received from the Forest City’s 300 Massachusetts Avenue building project (Ordinance #1354) to the Grant Fund Community Development Other Ordinary Maintenance Account to fund the HomeBridge program
• CMA 2018 #124Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $619,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Emergency Communications Extraordinary Expenditures account which will fund the replacement of approximately twenty (20) two-way portable radios and eighty two (82) mobile radios for Critical Infrastructure to support the radio system for Public Safetypolice-safety
• CMA 2018 #125Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $575,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Fire Extraordinary Expenditures account which will fund the replacement of a 1999 Pierce Pumper Fire Truck
• CMA 2018 #126Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $500,000 in Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Human Services Extraordinary Expenditures account for the purpose of renovating the basement space at 51 Inman Street for the Center for Families and Baby U staff
• CMA 2018 #127A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the reappointment of the following person as a member of the Family Policy Council for a term of three years, effective June 1, 2018: Neal Michaels
• CMA 2018 #128A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the new appointments and reappointments of the following persons as a members of the Council on Aging Board effective June 1, 2018. New appointments: JoAnn Haas, Beverly Sealey and Edna Joy Stamp. Reappointments: Mary Ann Dalton, Lily Owyang, Jennifer Chisholm and Officer Daniel Burroso
• CMA 2018 #129A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to new appointments and reappointments of the following persons as a members of the Board of Trustees of the Cambridge Health Alliance effective July 1, 2018. New Appointments: Brian Burke, Dennis Benzan and Alexander White, MD. Reappointments: Marian Darlington-Hope, Madge Kaplan, Mark Puleo, Katharine Kosinski, MD, and Joshua Posner
• CMA 2018 #130Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $370,300.73 from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Grant program income to the Public Investment Fund Extraordinary Expenditures Account which will be used to increase funds available to continue the development of affordable housing for residentsaffordable-housinghousing-general

Communications (32)

32 resident communications received for this meeting — bike lanes (2) · transit traffic (2) · trees (2) · climate (1) · labor (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (5)

• POR 2018 #148Issues to be resolved on the I-90 Interchange Project
• POR 2018 #149Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Barnes Way Dedication
• POR 2018 #150Advancing Homelessness Issues Dockethomelessness
• POR 2018 #151That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to consult with the Community Development Department and any other relevant departments to explore starting a Citizens’ Academy in Cambridge
• POR 2018 #152That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with the Cambridge Historical Commission, the Cambridge Women’s Commission, the Cambridge Arts Council, and the Community Development Department to commission a public art piece, statue, or memorial that would commemorate the dedication of women in Cambridge to passing the Nineteenth Amendmentarts

Resolutions (14)

• RES 2018 #182Thanks to Risa Mednick for her many years of dedicated service to the Transition Housebudgethomelessnesshousing-generaltransit-traffic📖 read
• RES 2018 #183Congratulations to David Kanode
• RES 2018 #184Retirement of Glenn Turner from the Fire Department
• RES 2018 #185Resolution on the death of Chester "Chet" Mitchell
• RES 2018 #186Congratulating Brazilian Magazine on the occasion of their 11th Anniversary celebration occurring on June 11th
• RES 2018 #187Celebrating Immigrant Heritage Month
• RES 2018 #188Resolution on the death of Marie August
• RES 2018 #189Celebrating Loving Day
• RES 2018 #190Congratulations to Alvin Carter III on the occasion of his Graduation from Northeastern University School of Lawschools
• RES 2018 #191Wishing Elie Yarden a Happy 95th Birthday
• RES 2018 #192Best wishes to KultureCity on occasion of their 5th Anniversary Fundraiser Event
• RES 2018 #193Congratulating New Police Department Promotionspolice-safety
• RES 2018 #194Congratulations to the CRLS Black Student Union graduating Seniorslabor
• RES 2018 #195Resolution on the death of Irv Dotten

Applications & Petitions (1)

• APP 2018 #318AAn application was received from Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 14 Magazine Street, requesting permission for a temporary banner across Massachusetts Avenue at City Hall announcing the Grecian Festival June 11th - June 18th📖 read

Other Business (7)

• AR-18-57Report on launching 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 recreation
• AR-18-58Report on the Housing Committee and how the City could establish a method of eviction data collectionhousing-generaltenants-rent
• AR-18-59Report on collecting data from the Human Rights Commission 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 Ordinancehousing-general

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• a report from Vice Mayor Jan Devereux, Chair of the Transportation & Public Utilities Committee, for a public hearing held on May 22, 2018 to follow up on Policy Order #7 of March 5, 2018 on the future of dock-less bikes in Cambridge 📖 read
• a communication from Mayor McGovern, transmitting amendments to Policy Order # 3 of May 21, 2018 regarding the creation of a structured tax rate system for FY20 📖 read

Committee Reports (2)

• Health & Environment Committee hearing of 2018-05-24 — Report Accepted And Placed On
• Transportation & Public Utilities Committee hearing of 2018-05-22 — Report Accepted And Placed On