City Council — Regular Meeting, June 18, 2018

City Manager's Agenda (26)

• CMA 2018 #131Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the transfer of $3,800 from the General Fund Reserve Other Ordinary Maintenance account to the General Fund Veterans’ Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account to cover additional costs associated with the 2018 Memorial Day ceremony
• CMA 2018 #132Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the transfer of $18,000 from the General Fund Employee Benefits Salary and Wages account (Insurance) to the General Fund Veterans’ Services Travel and Training account (Judgments and Damages) to cover additional veterans’ benefits and medical costs
• CMA 2018 #133A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-52, regarding a report on enforcement the speed limit on Windsor Streetpolice-safetyschoolstenants-renttransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2018 #134Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the FY18 STEP Grant for $12,861.08 received from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security Highway Safety Division to the Grant Fund Police Department Salary and Wages account ($12,861.08) which will be used to supplement sustained, high visibility, year-round traffic enforcementpolice-safetytransit-traffic
• CMA 2018 #135Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the transfer of funds in the amount of $50,000.00 in the General Fund from the Electrical Department Other Ordinance Maintenance Account to the Electrical Department Travel and Training account (Judgement and Damages) to cover cost associated with an employee settlement agreement
• CMA 2018 #136Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $50,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Extraordinary Expenditures account for expenses associated with the introduction of commercial recycling expected in FY19bike-lanes
• CMA 2018 #137Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a $1,000 donation to the Grant Fund Public Works Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account to be used for costs associated with the Carl Baron Award ceremonies held quarterly at DPW
• CMA 2018 #138Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through the HOME Program for $665,070 to the Public Investment Fund Community Development Extraordinary Expenditures account for $630,070, and to the Grant Fund Community Development Salary & Wages Account for $35,000 for program administration and will be used for activities that may include acquisition, moderate rehabilitation, substantial rehabilitation and new construction of housing units for low- and moderate- income families and individuals; and for the administration of the HOME programhousing-general
• CMA 2018 #139A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 17-110, regarding a report on the status of the implementation of the EnerGov permitting software
• CMA 2018 #141Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $103,517.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($3,848.00), and to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($99,669.00) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the HEARTH Act of 2009 which will be used to provide rental assistance and supportive services for 5 chronically homeless men who reside at the YMCAhomelessnesshousing-general
• CMA 2018 #142Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Summer Food Program grant funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the Massachusetts Department of Education for $249,513.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages ($20,000.00) and to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($229,513.00) which will be used to provide nutritious meals to Cambridge youth at 21 sites throughout the City during the summer months when schools are closedschools
• CMA 2018 #143Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of donations to the M.L. King Preschool in the amount of $979.75 to Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be utilized to support classroom activities and purchases for the M.L. King Preschool
• CMA 2018 #144Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the transfer of funds of the DHCD Fuel Assistance Grant in the amount of $7,000.00 from the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account in the amount of ($4,500.00) to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wage account and ($2,500.00) to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Travel and Training account which will be used to facilitate staff attendance at the annual LIHEAP state training and pay for a portion of staff costs for the Fuel Assistance Program
• CMA 2018 #145Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Cambridge Food Pantry grant received from the Cambridge Health Alliance for $15,000.00 to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used to support the Cambridge Food Pantry Network
• CMA 2018 #146Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Shannon Grant received from the Metropolitan Mayors Coalition/Shannon Community Safety Initiative through the Executive Office of Public Safety for $10,860.80 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($10,360.80) and to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($500.00) which will be used to support the design and implementation of the City Peace program, a violence prevention peer leadership internship for teens through the Youth Centerspolice-safety
• CMA 2018 #147Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $8,615.00 for the Center for Families program funded by the Cambridge Public Health Commission, Agenda for Children Literacy Initiative to the Department of Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used by the Center for Families to provide Community Playgroups, Drop-In Playgroups, Provider Groups and support of Family Fun Day
• CMA 2018 #148Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a donation from MASSCAP, Inc. to the Fuel Assistance Program in the amount of $375.00 to Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be utilized utilized to provide an oil delivery for a fuel assistance client in need
• CMA 2018 #149Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of funds for the College Success Program (CSI) from the Cambridge Community Foundation for $15,000.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Department Programs Salary and Wages account which will be used to support part of the salary costs associated with a college success coach who will provide individualized college coaching for students attending UMass Boston and for graduates of the Community Learning Center’s Bridge to College program and YouthBuild’s program who attend Bunker Hill Community Collegeschools
• CMA 2018 #150Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of user reimbursements received from Cambridge Homeless Service Provider Agencies to support the Cambridge Homeless Management Information System in the amount of $1,485.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($1,485.00) which will be used to support associated program costs of the Cambridge Homeless Management Information Systemhomelessness
• CMA 2018 #151Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of Cambridge Individuals with Special Needs donations for $22,021.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used to support Cambridge athletes participating in Special Olympics
• CMA 2018 #152Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of various donations to the Council on Aging in the amount of $30,398.48 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($10,000.00) and to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($20,398.48) which will be used to support a variety of services for Cambridge Seniors, including food and entertainment for senior parties, the purchase of fans for low-income seniors, provision of minor home adaptation equipment, support for the food pantry, and transportation for special senior center events and trips
• CMA 2018 #153Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) from the Office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the amount of $220,976.00 to the Grant Fund Human Services Salary and Wages account ($16,573.00) and to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($204,403.00) which will be used for shelter operating costs, providing essential services to homeless persons outside of the shelter setting, rapid re-housing and homelessness prevention case management, and financial assistance needed to gain or retain permanent housinghomelessnesshousing-general
• CMA 2018 #154A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-39, regarding a report on the DeGuglielmo plaque in Harvard Squaretransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2018 #155A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to new appointments of the following persons as a members of the Climate Protection Action Committee for a term of three years, effective June 18, 2018: Fred Hewett, Rachel Jacobson, Trisha Montalbo, Steven Nutter, Jerrad Pierce, Michael Sojka, Nathalie Wallace, Susan Weber & Julie Wormserclimate
• CMA 2018 #156A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-43, regarding a report on the necessary improvements to the Harvard Square Station tunnels while they are being renovatedartstransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2018 #157Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the transfer of $425,000 from the School Department General Fund, Other Ordinary Maintenance account to the Public Investment Fund, Extraordinary Expenditures account which will be used to update wireless infrastructure in school buildings ($125,000) and to support school facilities repair and maintenance projects ($300,000)schools

Communications (13)

13 resident communications received for this meeting — trees (4) · police safety (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (14)

• POR 2018 #153That the City Manager is requested to work with the Department of Public Works and the Community Development Department on acquiring Big Belly Solar trash cans to replace the current open top trash receptacles, with an emphasis on the business districtsclimate
• POR 2018 #154That the City Manager is requested to work with the Fire Department and Department of Public Works to conduct a comprehensive facilities survey of all firehouses to identify immediate and long-term improvements, including adequate accommodations for all genders
• POR 2018 #155That the City Manager is requested to work with the Information Technology Department and all other appropriate City departments and Commissions to develop an interactive map, website, or similar technology to assist the public in finding public restrooms in the City of Cambridge
• POR 2018 #156That the City Manager is requested to direct the Police Commissioner to establish an aggressive new strategy to reduce the violence in the Port and Wellington-Harrington neighborhoodspolice-safety📖 read
• POR 2018 #157That the City Manager is requested to work with the Mayor’s Summer Youth Program officials and other appropriate City departments to organize a Town Hall Meeting for Cambridge youth
• POR 2018 #158That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Director of Traffic, Parking and Transportation and any other appropriate City departments to consider implementation of traffic-calming solutions at the intersection of Berkshire Street and Bristol Streettransit-traffic
• POR 2018 #159That the City Manager is requested to work with the appropriate City departments and City personnel to establish a Young Adult Civic Unity Committee to be modeled after the Citizen Civic Unity Committee and to recruit applicants from all across the community and across all socio-economic backgrounds
• POR 2018 #160The City Council go on record endorsing and supporting this collaborative commitment to Family Engagement developed by the Family Engagement and Partnership subcommittee of the Birth-3rd Grade Partnership, which will be used as the foundation for family engagement across the City
• POR 2018 #161That the City Manager is requested to confer with the appropriate City departments to televise and record the Transportation & Public Utilities Committee Hearing scheduled for Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at 1:00 pm
• POR 2018 #162That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Department of Human Services to allocate additional supplemental funds in the FY19 Budget and a line item allocated in the FY20 Budget for legal aid contracts so that more legal assistance is available to residents facing displacement and other housing-related emergenciesbudgethomelessnesshousing-generaltenants-rent📖 read
• POR 2018 #163That the City Manager is requested to consult with the City Solicitor, the Director of the Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Department, and the Chair of the License Commission and any other relevant City department to determine the permitting and legality issues of Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing in the City of Cambridgetransit-traffic
• POR 2018 #164That the City Manager is requested to identify additional opportunities to plant trees in public spaces throughout the city, particularly in underserved areas of the city, and present a timeline in which this will happen including any necessary fiscal appropriations, as a part of the broader effort to rebuild our declining tree canopytrees
• POR 2018 #165That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to notify the City Council whenever a city owned public tree (not considered a “street tree” under 87.3) must be removed for reason other than disease or threat to public safety, and that a public hearing be scheduled prior to its removalpolice-safetytrees
• POR 2018 #166That the proposed amendment to Chapter 8.66 entitled "Tree Protection" be amended in section 8.66.40 entitled "Applicability" and also by adding a new section 8.66.055 entitled "Procedure for Other Projects" be referred to the Ordinance Committee for a hearing to review and consider the attached proposed amendmentsaffordable-housinghousing-generaltrees📖 read

Resolutions (22)

• RES 2018 #196Congratulations to The Friends of the Cambridge Public Library and all volunteers and partnering organizations for successfully hosting the 2018 Secret Gardens of Cambridge Tour
• RES 2018 #197Congratulations to Pat Sekler for being awarded the Garden Club of America’s Commendation Award and thanking her for her service to Cambridge
• RES 2018 #198Congratulations to MIT and the Community Art Center on the unveiling of their Unity Mural on June 19, 2018arts
• RES 2018 #199Congratulations to Pat O'Neill for her well-deserved recognition as the 2018 Beverly Benner Cassara Senior Volunteer Awardee by the Office of the Mayor and the Cambridge Volunteer Clearinghouse
• RES 2018 #200Congratulations to Sachi Rodes for her well-deserved recognition as the 2018 Legacy of Kindness Awardee by the Office of the Mayor and the Cambridge Volunteer Clearinghouse
• RES 2018 #201Congratulations to Lia Sokol for her well-deserved recognition as the 2018 City of Cambridge Next Generation Volunteer Awardee by the Office of the Mayor and the Cambridge Volunteer Clearinghouse
• RES 2018 #202Congratulations to Doreen Lopes-Smith for her well-deserved recognition as the recipient of the 2018 Mayor’s Outstanding Service Award for a Corporate Volunteer
• RES 2018 #203Congratulations to Peter Munckenbeck for his well-deserved recognition as the recipient of the 2018 Mayor’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Volunteer Service
• RES 2018 #204Recognition of the City Council on the life of Lynn Hinerman, recipient of the 2018 Lasting Impact Volunteer Award, a new annual award that is being launched in her honor
• RES 2018 #205That the City Council go on record recognizing the publication of Barracoon: The Story of the Last ‘Black Cargo’ and supporting the continued attempts to better understand this country’s complex and sometimes troubling history
• RES 2018 #206Resolution on the death of Victoria Jane Lewis
• RES 2018 #207Resolution on the death of Nancy Camelio
• RES 2018 #208Resolution on the death of Henry J. "Hank" Rosenberger
• RES 2018 #209Resolution on the death of Philip Markell
• RES 2018 #210That the City Council go on record thanking the organizers and youth participants of Jetpac's Ramadan Knockathon Day of Action for their commitment to civic engagement
• RES 2018 #211Retirement of Gary Agnello from the Department of Public Works
• RES 2018 #212Retirement of Virginia "Ginny" Kelley from the Election Commission
• RES 2018 #213Retirement of Paul Ferola from the Cambridge Public School Departmentschools
• RES 2018 #214Retirement of Susan Maycock from the Cambridge Historical Commission
• RES 2018 #215Resolution on the death of Mary Battle
• RES 2018 #216Congratulations to Caitlin Engleson and Sara Engle on the birth of Penelope
• RES 2018 #217Resolution on the death of Jacqueline (Jackie) Straker

Applications & Petitions (1)

• APP 2018 #319An application was received from Paul Tremblay, requesting permission for the enlargement of a curb cut at the premises numbered 65 Clay Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical Commission and Public Works. Response has been received from the neighborhood associationtransit-traffic📖 read 📄 PDF

Other Business (8)

• AR-18-60Report on a small business parking pilot that would allow temporary on-street employee parking during typical daytime operating hourstransit-traffic
• AR-18-61Report on commissioning a public art piece, statue, or memorial that would commemorate the dedication of women in Cambridge to passing the Nineteenth Amendmentarts

• a report from Vice Mayor Jan Devereux, Chair of the Transportation & Public Utilities Committee, for a public hearing held on June 5, 2018 to discuss car sharing 📖 read
• a report from Councillor Quinton Zondervan, Chair of the Neighborhood and Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebration Committee, for a public hearing held on May 15, 2018 to discuss the proposed Cambridge policy relating to the sale of adult-use cannabis 📖 read
• a report from Councillor Craig Kelley, Chair of the Public Safety Committee, for a public hearing held on June 6, 2018 to discuss the role and duties of the Police Officer assigned to City Hall 📖 read
• a communication from Councillor Kelley, transmitting memorandum regarding Gun Violence in Cambridge 📖 read
• a communication from Councillor Zondervan, transmitting memorandum regarding recommendations for the Urban Forest Master Plan Task Force 📖 read
• CMA 2018 #140 : A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following person as a member of the Women's Commission for a term of 3-year term effective June 18, 2018:

Srin Chakravorty

Committee Reports (3)

• Transportation & Public Utilities Committee hearing of 2018-06-05 — Report Accepted And Placed On
• Neighborhood & Long Term Planning Committee hearing of 2018-05-15 — Report Accepted And Placed On
• Public Safety Committee hearing of 2018-06-06 — Report Accepted And Placed On