City Council — Regular Meeting, June 25, 2018

City Manager's Agenda (13)

• CMA 2018 #158Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the transfer of $15,000 from the General Fund Personnel Department Other Ordinary Expenses (Professional and Technical Services) to the General Fund Personnel Department Travel and Training account (Judgments and Damages) to cover additional workers compensation utilization review case review s based on current and anticipated costs for the remainder of the fiscal yearlabor
• CMA 2018 #159Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the transfer of $22,000.00 from the Water Fund Salary and Wages account to the Water Fund Travel and Training Judgements Account to cover the costs related to an employee workers compensation settlementlabor
• CMA 2018 #160Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $2,000,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fire Department Extraordinary Expenditures to provide funds for repairs at multiple firehouses as an initial step at improving the working and living conditions within the fire stations of the City
• CMA 2018 #161A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following person as a member of the Open Data Review Board for a term of 2 years, effective June 25, 2018: New Appointment: Matt Zagaja. Reappointments: Eric Belford, Cliff Cook, Lee Gianetti, Christina Giacobbe, Cathy Chute, Anthony Vanky and Jake Wasserman
• CMA 2018 #162A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following person as a new member of the Police Review and Advisory Board for a term of five years, effective June 25, 2018: Bet MacArthurpolice-safety
• CMA 2018 #163A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-26, regarding a report on providing easily accessible needle safety information on the City's websitepolice-safety📖 read
• CMA 2018 #164A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 17-33, regarding a report on supporting a goal of using 100% renewable energy by 2035climate📖 read
• CMA 2018 #165A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-42, regarding Autonomous Vehicles testingtransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2018 #166A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-48, regarding a request for yield to Pedestrians signage in bike linesbike-lanestransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2018 #167A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-47, regarding a report on safety improvements at Brookline and Chestnut Streetsbike-lanestransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2018 #168A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-59, regarding a report 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📖 read
• CMA 2018 #169A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to proposed amendments to the two following ordinances: Chapter 2.76 of the Cambridge Municipal Code (the "Human Rights Ordinance) and proposed amendments to Chapter 14.04 of the Cambridge Municipal Code (the "Fair Housing Ordinance)artshousing-general📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• CMA 2018 #170A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a revised draft of the proposed Surveillance Technology Ordinancelaborpolice-safety📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF

Communications (16)

16 resident communications received for this meeting — police safety (3) · trees (2) · arts (1) · schools (1) · homelessness (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (17)

• POR 2018 #167That the City Council refer proposed changes to Cambridge Zoning Article 5.000.Rainwater & Flat Roof Zoning to the Ordinance Committee and the Planning Board for hearing and reportclimatezoning📖 read
• POR 2018 #168That the City Manager is requested to direct the License Commission and the Department of Public Works to report back to the City Council by the July 30, 2018 Special City Council Meeting with an overview of leaf blower enforcement and registrations that occurred during the Spring 2018 seasonleaf-blowers
• POR 2018 #169That the City Manager is requested to direct the Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Department, the Community Development Department, and any other relevant City departments to conduct two meetings by the end of July 2018, specifically for seniors, regarding the plan for South Massachusetts Avenue which includes a much more thorough process of community engagement and outreachbike-lanestransit-traffic📖 read
• POR 2018 #170That the zoning amendment to section 4.22 of the zoning code, with strikeouts and highlighting to identify proposed changes for discussion, be forwarded to the Planning Board and the Ordinance Committee for their review as a zoning solution to the challenges posed by current zoning constraints regarding accessory dwelling unitstransit-trafficzoning📖 read
• POR 2018 #171That the City Council go on record condemning Family Separation and Zero Tolerance Policy
• POR 2018 #172That the City Manager is requested to direct the Deputy City Manager for the Department of Human Service Programs and the Director of the Office of Workforce Development to establish and implement a dynamic new initiative that will seek to place Port residents (ages 18 and over) on paths to jobs with family-sustaining wages
• POR 2018 #173That the City Manager is requested to work with the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department to evaluate improvements to traffic flow and congestion during evening rush hours at Larchwood Drive and Huron Avenuetransit-traffic
• POR 2018 #174That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Commissioner of the Public Works Department to ensure that the water features in all City-owned tot-lot parks are in proper working condition
• POR 2018 #175That the Executive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider the request from Councillor Toomey for a suitable dedication in the vicinity of Springfield Street in Inman Square in honor of Barry Crimmins📖 read
• POR 2018 #176That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Community Development Department to ensure the new zoning regulations and table of land use, licensing and permitting process, Host Community Agreements, and Economic Development Department programming reflect best equity practices and ensure Cambridge residents benefit from the cannabis industryzoning
• POR 2018 #177That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the Community Development Department to include a Job Linkage fee to the list of topics being evaluated in the upcoming Incentive Zoning Nexus Studyzoning
• POR 2018 #178That the City Manager is requested to update the City Council at its July 30, 2018 meeting on the status of various efforts by the FAA, MassPort, MIT and the Massport Community Advisory Committee to study, assess and address noise issues associated with flights in and out of Logan Airport📖 read
• POR 2018 #179That the City Manager is requested to work with the Mayor’s Office to arrange a meeting between representatives from DCR, Friends of Magazine Beach, the cycling community, and all other stakeholders to work collaboratively to develop a design and funding plan to ensure that the essential safety upgrades to the Paul Dudley White Community Path are completed to complement the ongoing Magazine Beach renovationsbike-lanestransit-traffic📖 read
• POR 2018 #180That the City Manager is requested to work with all relevant City Departments to help facilitate the activities associated with Climate Preparedness Weekclimate
• POR 2018 #181That the proposed fee in the draft amendment to section 12.16.170 entitled "Street Performers Ordinance" be removed from the ordinance
• POR 2018 #183City Council approval of the placement of a memorial bench in and around the area of Western Avenue and Pleasant Street, (the Ewing homestead), in honor of Carl and Dorothy Ewing, parents of Patrick Ewing, CRLS graduate and former NBA player
• POR 2018 #182That the proposed Municipal Code entitled “Street Performers” in Section 12.16.170 as amended on June 25, 2018 by Policy Order #15 be placed on Unfinished Business awaiting revised ordinance language from the City Solicitor after consultation with the Arts Council based on the recommendations in the Committee Report dated June 25, 2018arts

Resolutions (13)

• RES 2018 #218Retirement of Lesley University President Jeff A. Weiss
• RES 2018 #219Resolution on the death of Patrick Tedesco
• RES 2018 #220Congratulations to Cambridge Naturals for being featured in Forbes Magazine as a “Small Giant,” one of the best small businesses of 2018 that has chosen greatness over growth
• RES 2018 #221Resolution on the death of Gilberta M. Almas
• RES 2018 #222Resolution on the death of Catherine "Kay" Carbone
• RES 2018 #223Congratulations to Cambridge Community Television for 30 years of exemplary programming and community engagement and wishing them many years of success to come
• RES 2018 #224Retirement of Donald Bombino from the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safety
• RES 2018 #225Retirement of John Fulkerson from the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safety
• RES 2018 #226Retirement of John Gardner from the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safety
• RES 2018 #227Congratulations to Amanda Montoya on her service to Harvard University and the Cambridge community
• RES 2018 #228That the City Council go on record wishing Kate Joyce a swift and complete recovery, and a speedy return to City Hall
• RES 2018 #229Resolution on the death of Alfred Martins Sr
• RES 2018 #230Resolution on the death of Manuel "Manny" Paiva

Applications & Petitions (5)

• APP 2018 #320An application was received from JFK Street Realty Trust - Roger James, requesting permission for a 1 blade sign and 4 awnings at the premises numbered 50 JFK Street. approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abuttertenants-renttreeszoning📖 read 📄 PDF
• APP 2018 #321A petition was received from Patrick Conte, regarding Pokeworks for outdoor seating on public property located at 1440 Massachusetts Avenue, consisting of 10 tables and 26 seats in accordance with the enclosed plan. The proposed hours of operation begin at 11:30am and end at 11:00pm Sunday through Wednesday, 12:00am on Thursday, and 2:00am on Friday and Saturday. We seek permission to use the proposed area during the permitted outdoor dining season, from March 1 to November 30📖 read
• APP 2018 #322An application was received from Cambridge License Advisory Board, requesting permission for a temporary banner across Massachusetts Avenue in front of City Hall announcing the 16th annual Taste of Cambridge on Tuesday, July 10th, 2018📖 read
• APP 2018 #323A zoning petition has been received from the Pizzuto Family Limited Partnership Cambridge Zoning Ordinance 20.900 and Zoning Map by added section entitled New Street Overlay Districtzoning📖 read
• APP 2018 #324A petition was received from Alex Auriema, Anne Tuan, and et al, regarding a safer bike and pedestrian path between Fowler Street and the Western Avenue stretch of the Charles River path along Memorial Drivetransit-traffic📖 read

Other Business (13)

• AR-18-62Report on acquiring Big Belly Solar trash cans to replace the current open top trash receptacles, with an emphasis on the business districtsclimate
• AR-18-63Report on planning for improvements to the City's Firehouses
• AR-18-64Report on establishing an aggressive new strategy to reduce the violence in the Port and Wellington-Harrington neighborhoods
• AR-18-65Report on working with the Mayor’s Summer Youth Program and other appropriate City departments to organize a Town Hall Meeting for Cambridge youth
• AR-18-66Report on establishing 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
• AR-18-67Report on allocating 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 emergenciesbudgethousing-generaltenants-rent
• AR-18-68Report on determining the permitting and legality issues of Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing in the City of Cambridge
• AR-18-69Report on identifying 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
• AR-18-70Report 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

• a report from Councillor Dennis J. Carlone and Councillor Craig A. Kelley, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a public hearing held on June 7, 2018 to discuss amendments to the Street Performers Ordinance in section 12.16.170 in the Municipal Code 📖 read
• a communication from Councillor Kelley, transmitting memorandum regarding "Cannabis Use Equity" 📖 read
• a communication from Vice Mayor Devereux , transmitting a memorandum regarding Policy Order #72 dated March 19, 2018 that the City Manager be and herby is requested to confer with the Election Commission regarding the possibility of instituting early voting in the 2019 municipal election and what actions would be required by the City Council to do so 📖 read
• a communication from Councillor Kelley, transmitting a memorandum regarding Cybersecurity 📖 read

Committee Reports (1)

• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2018-06-07 — Report Accepted And Placed On