City Council — Regular Meeting, July 30, 2018

City Manager's Agenda (26)

• CMA 2018 #171Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to five orders requesting the transfer of unexpended bond proceeds borrowed to pay the costs of other capital projectsschools📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• CMA 2018 #181A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-71, regarding an update on leaf blower enforcement and registration dataleaf-blowerspolice-safety📖 read
• CMA 2018 #172Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) grant for the King Open Preschool, the Martin Luther King Jr. Preschool and the Kennedy/Longfellow Preschool in the amount of $78,209.00 received from the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salaries and Wages account ($7,180.00) and to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($71,029.00) which will be used to support and enhance the quality of education for preschool children in UPK classrooms through professional development, curriculum enrichment, and parent involvement
• CMA 2018 #173Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the transfer of $225,000 from the General Fund Employee Benefits Salary and Wages (Insurance) account to the General Fund Law Department Travel and Training (Judgment and Damages) account to cover costs related to an employee claims settlement
• CMA 2018 #174A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following person as a new member of the Open Data Review Board for a term of 2 years effective August 1, 2018: Alisha Ukani
• CMA 2018 #175A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the Sophia Emperador as a new member of the Fresh Pond Advisory Board as the Public Planting Committee representative for a term of three years, effective August 1, 2018
• CMA 2018 #176A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appointment of David Lyons as a new member of the Conservation Commission for a term of three years, effective August 1, 2018
• CMA 2018 #177A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appointment of Omo Moses as a new member of the Library Board of Trustees for a term of three years, effective August 1, 2018
• CMA 2018 #178A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the renaming of the Beech Room at the Main Library as the Richard C. Rossi Room
• CMA 2018 #179A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-57, regarding a report on launching a program during the summer months to activate the front lawn of City Hall in the afternoons with games📖 read
• CMA 2018 #180Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a supplemental appropriation from the Office of the Attorney General, Local Consumer Aid Fund for $11,000 to the Grant Fund License Commission (Consumer’s Council) Salaries and Wages account ($9,000), Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($1,500), and Travel and Training account ($500) to provide funds for the Consumers' Council to continue the mediation of consumer complaints from individuals in Cambridge as well as in Somerville, Arlington, Belmont, Watertown and Waltham which do not have their own complaint mediation program
• CMA 2018 #182Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of an FY19 State 911 Department Training & Emergency Medical Dispatch/Regulatory Compliance grant for $41,222 to the Grant Fund Emergency Communications Salary and Wages account ($30,514.75), Grant Fund Emergency Communications Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($707.25), and Grant Fund Emergency Communications Travel and Training account ($10,000) which will support Emergency Communications dispatch training of Emergency Communications Center personnel, fees, and annual maintenance costs of dispatch-related software
• CMA 2018 #183Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of an FY19 State 911 Department Support and Incentive Grant for $376,330 to the Grant Fund Emergency Communications Salaries and Wages account ($289,577.65), and to the Grant Fund Emergency Communications Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($86,752.35) which will support Emergency Communications dispatch training of Emergency Communications Center personnel, fees, and annual maintenance costs of dispatch-related software
• CMA 2018 #184A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-49, regarding a report on improved bicycle facilities in Porter Squarebike-lanestransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2018 #185A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-24, regarding a report on safety improvements on Walden Street at the intersections of Concord Avenue, Garden Street, and Sherman Streetbike-lanespolice-safetytransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2018 #186A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-55, regarding a report on improving road safety conditions on Clinton Streettransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2018 #187A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-72, regarding a report on South Massachusetts Avenue project community outreach and engagementtransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2018 #188A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-34, regarding a report on traffic calming on Museum Waypolice-safetytransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2018 #189A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-56, regarding a report on LiDar and Tree Canopy Studiestrees📖 read
• CMA 2018 #190A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-22, regarding drainage in the Cambridge Common
• CMA 2018 #191A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a Planning Board recommendation not to adopt the Douglas Brown, et al., Zoning Petitionclimatezoning📖 read
• CMA 2018 #192A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a draft zoning petition concerning the regulation of cannabis establishments in the City of Cambridge in response to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-75zoning📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• CMA 2018 #193Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $118,000 to the Community Development Department Other Ordinary Maintenance Grant Account, from the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Grant which will be used to implement three projects related to increasing Cambridge's preparedness and resilience to climate change impactsclimate
• CMA 2018 #194A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-77, regarding a report on Airplane Noise📖 read
• CMA 2018 #195A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-50, regarding a report on CRLS student transnit needsschoolstransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2018 #196A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-14, regarding a report on applying for a Targeted Brownfields Assessment grant for Jerry's Pond📖 read 📄 PDF

Communications (21)

21 resident communications received for this meeting — housing general (3) · zoning (3) · climate (2) · budget (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (18)

• POR 2018 #184That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the appropriate City staff to work with the Department of Conservation and Recreation and the State Police to install retractable bollards or similar features to prevent large trucks from parking at the Sunoco gas station adjacent to the Fresh Pond Rotary and blocking the sidewalk and bike lane, and to increase enforcement of this areabike-lanespolice-safetytransit-traffic
• POR 2018 #185That the City Manager is requested to report back to the City Council for an update on the Grand Junction Overlay District in September
• POR 2018 #186That the City Manager is requested to confer with appropriate staff from the City, MassDOT, the Federal Railroad Administration, the MBTA and any other organization with jurisdiction over the Sherman Street train crossing and related train traffic with the goal of implementing whatever street and intersection changes are necessary to get this area re-designated a “quiet zone.”transit-traffic
• POR 2018 #187That the City Manager is requested to report back to the City Council on efforts made to ensure that at least one public building at an accessible location can be open on a Sunday or holiday that coincides with an extreme heat eventbudgetclimatepolice-safety📖 read
• POR 2018 #188That the City Manager is requested to develop a grant program to aid victims of domestic violence in the financial challenges of both leaving an abusive partner and taking remedial measures in the aftermath of a violent incident
• POR 2018 #189That the Regular City Council Meeting of Monday, October 22, 2018, be and hereby is changed to a Roundtable/Working Meeting for the purpose of discussing the Envision process
• POR 2018 #190That the City Manager is requested to work with the relevant City departments to provide increased oversight—including safety inspections and monitoring—of all work being done during the lockout of National Grid’s workers to ensure that the safety of Cambridge residents is not compromisedlabor
• POR 2018 #191That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Community Development Department and any other relevant City departments on what attempts were made to discuss with Lesley University or the Episcopal Divinity School about purchasing the property for affordable housing development and the results of any such discussionaffordable-housinghousing-generalschools
• POR 2018 #192That the City Manager is requested to direct the appropriate City departments to establish an action plan to work with the City’s Community-Based Organizations to create a network of summertime evening programming to reduce the threat of violence in the City’s public spaces in 2019 and beyond
• POR 2018 #193That the City Manager is requested to direct the Executive Director of the Human Rights Commission to provide answers to additional outstanding housing-related questionshousing-general
• POR 2018 #194That the City Manager is requested to instruct the Electrical Department to install purple lighting on the evening of Friday, August 31st at City Hall to show solidarity with International Overdose Awareness Day
• POR 2018 #195That the City Manager is requested to instruct the Electrical Department to install yellow lighting on the evening of Friday, September 7, 2018 at City Hall to show solidarity with Stand Up to Cancer's national event
• POR 2018 #196That the City Manager, with input from Mayor McGovern and the City Council, is requested to appoint an advisory committee to work through resiliency elements raised during the Envision process and through the Brown petition and report back to the City Council, with the input of the appropriate City agencies and departments
• POR 2018 #197That the City Manager is requested to adopt a policy of replacing any failed 4000K LED streetlights with warmer alternatives as opportunities arise, and offering shielding/filtering upon request from nearby residents whenever possible
• POR 2018 #198That the Neighborhood and Long-Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts, and Celebrations Committee hold a hearing before October to discuss the various events being planned for Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2018 and ways to properly observe the holiday in a way that promotes the culture, history, and diversity of Native American peoples during future yearsarts
• POR 2018 #199That the City Manager is requested to confer with relevant City staff to determine the navigational editing capabilities of the City of Cambridgetransit-traffic📖 read
• POR 2018 #200That the City Manager is requested to contract with an outside survey company to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of inclusionary tenants' experiences, with a particular emphasis on biased practicesaffordable-housingtenants-rentzoning📖 read
• POR 2018 #235The City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the City Solicitor and the Assistant City Manager for Community Development to explore any alternatives to assist any affordable housing projects as it relates to the Brown petitionaffordable-housinghousing-general

Resolutions (32)

• RES 2018 #231Congratulations to Gail Packer on her 30 year anniversary as the Executive Director of the Community Dispute Settlement Center
• RES 2018 #232Thanks to Café Luna Catering, Chhabra Bridal Wear, Griffin Properties, Inc., Season To Taste Catering, Spindler Confections, and North Cambridge Family Opera for their extraordinary generosity and commitment to the community in supporting Project Bread’s 50th Anniversary Walk for Hunger
• RES 2018 #233That the City Council go on record expressing its thanks to Boston Frame Works, East Cambridge Savings Bank, Elite Barber Shop, North Cambridge Co-operative Bank, and Quingdao Garden for their extraordinary generosity and commitment to the community in supporting Project Bread’s Walk for Hunger for ten consecutive years
• RES 2018 #234Congratulations to Bruce Irving, Rosemary Previte, Luise Erdmann, Graciela Galup, and the entire volunteer staff of The Cambridge Historian on receiving a first place win from the New England Museum Association’s Publication Awards
• RES 2018 #235Congratulations to Matt Katz-Christy and Thomas Craciun for their first place victory in the race for the William I. Koch International Sea Scout Cup
• RES 2018 #236Congratulations to the Cambridge Arts Council, the main organizers of the Cambridge Arts River Festival, on both a successful event as well as their “Best of Boston” title for Best Arts Festival in 2018arts
• RES 2018 #237Retirement of Ellen Shachter from the Cambridge and Somerville Legal Services
• RES 2018 #238Resolution on the death of James T. Benson, Jr
• RES 2018 #239Happy 90th Birthday wishes to Charles Webb
• RES 2018 #240Resolution on the death of Daniel F. Crowley
• RES 2018 #241Resolution on the death of Dorothy C. Vetrano
• RES 2018 #242Resolution on the death of Earnet J. Moore
• RES 2018 #243Congratulations to Jesse Kanson-Benanav and Rachel Weidenfeld
• RES 2018 #244Thanks to Nora Bent for her dedication and service to the City of Cambridge and best wishes in her future professional endeavors
• RES 2018 #245Resolution on the death of Weymouth Police Officer Michael Chesnapolice-safety
• RES 2018 #246Resolution on the death of Vera Adams
• RES 2018 #247Congratulations to the Cambridge Girls' Synchronized Swimming Team on their silver medal at the National Junior Olympics
• RES 2018 #248Resolution on the death of George Teso
• RES 2018 #249Resolution on the death of Richelle Robinson
• RES 2018 #250Retirement of Reverend Holly Lyman Antolini
• RES 2018 #251Congratulations to Dana Jay Bein on his creative talents and artistic gifts to the community
• RES 2018 #252Commending Boston Police Commissioner William B. Evans for his servicepolice-safety
• RES 2018 #253Congratulations to Julie Roach on her appointment as Chair of the 2020 Caldecott Medal Selection Committee
• RES 2018 #254Congratulations to William G. Gross on the occasion of being named Commissioner of the Boston Police Departmentpolice-safety
• RES 2018 #255MLK School achieves LEED Platinumschools
• RES 2018 #256Congratulations to Cambridge Camping on the occasion of its 125th anniversary
• RES 2018 #257Retirement of Brenda Gilchrist from the Emergency Communications Department
• RES 2018 #258Retirement of Ronald Richard from the Emergency Communications Department
• RES 2018 #259Retirement of Lieutenant Thomas Carroll from the Cambridge Fire Departmenttenants-rent
• RES 2018 #260Congratulations to the Sancta Maria Nursing Facility on the occasion of its Seventieth Anniversary of caring for Cambridge residents, and its Fiftieth Anniversary of serving at its current location
• RES 2018 #261City Council support of the SEIU 32BJ Chapter and its District 615 members in their fight to access affordable healthcare and fair wage increases
• RES 2018 #262Happy Birthday wishes to Jean Bracken

Applications & Petitions (6)

• APP 2018 #325An application was received from MIT Kelley Brown, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 189 Vassar 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-traffictreeszoning📖 read
• APP 2018 #326An application was received from James Desrosiers, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 49-51 Churchill Avenue; 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-traffictreeszoning📖 read
• APP 2018 #327An application was received from MIT Visual Arts Center, 20 Ames Street requesting permission for fifteen temporary banners on Ames Street, Memorial Drive to Main Street, to promoting the Center's upcoming 2018 Student Lending Art Program Exhibition on August 1 - September 24, 2018arts📖 read
• APP 2018 #328An application was received from Cyril Hughes, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 119 Pearl 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-traffictreeszoning📖 read
• APP 2018 #329An application was received from Reid Joseph, requesting permission for a reconfiguration of a curb cut at the premises numbered 55 Wheeler 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-traffictreeszoning📖 read
• APP 2018 #330An application was received from Nicola Williams requesting permission for a temporary banner across the Public Way located at Massachusetts Avenue in front of City Hall, Massachusetts Avenue at Pearl and Norfolk and JFK at Mount Auburn Street announcing Cambridge Carnival International from August 27, 2018 thru September 10, 2018📖 read

Other Business (17)

• AR-18-71Report on an overview of leaf blower enforcement and registrations that occurred during the Spring 2018 seasonleaf-blowers
• AR-18-72Report on conducting 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 outreach
• AR-18-73Report on establishing and implementing a dynamic new initiative that will seek to place Port residents (ages 18 and over) on paths to jobs with family-sustaining wages
• AR-18-74Report on ensuring water features in all City-owned tot-lot parks are in proper working condition
• AR-18-75Report on ensuring 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
• AR-18-76Report on including a Job Linkage fee to the list of topics being evaluated in the upcoming Incentive Zoning Nexus Studyzoning
• AR-18-77Report 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
• AR-18-78Report on meeting with representatives from DCR, Friends of Magazine Beach, the cycling community, and all other stakeholders 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-lanes

• a report from Councillor Mallon, Co-Chair and Councillor Siddiqui Co-Chair of the Human Services and Veterans Committee, for a public hearing held on May 2, 2018 to discuss Early Childhood Education 📖 read
• a report from Councilor E. Denise Simmons, Chair and Councilor Sumbul Siddiqui of the Housing Committee for a public hearing held on May 15, 2018 to discuss the development of an Affordable Housing Overlay District plan 📖 read
• a report from Councilor E. Denise Simmons, Co-Chair and Councilor Sumbul Siddiqui Co-Chair of the Housing Committee for a public hearing held on April 10, 2018 to discuss the first annual report from the Community Development Department as called for in the updated Inclusionary Zoning ordinance 📖 read
• 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 27, 2018 to discuss the Zoning petition received from Douglas Brown et al to amend the zoning Section 20.70 Flood Overlay district and creation of a new Section 22.80 - Green Factor 📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• a report from Councillor Craig Kelley, Chair of the Public Safety Committee, for a public hearing held on June 19, 2018 to review the whole licensing and permitting process and to discuss ways to make it more efficient 📖 read
• a report from Councillor Craig Kelley, Chair of the Public Safety Committee, for a public hearing held on June 13, 2018 to was to receive an update on the Short-Term Rental Ordinance #1397 📖 read
• a report from Councillor Sumbul Siddiqui, Chair of the Economic Development and University Relations Committee, for a public hearing held on May 23, 2018 to discuss an Arts Overlay District ordinance that would achieve the goals of creating and preserving spaces for the arts in the Central Square Cultural District 📖 read
• a memorandum from the Dedication Committee with recommended dedication approvals to the full City Council 📖 read
• a communication from Mayor Marc McGoven, appointing Councillor Mallon as chair to the newly formed Mayor’s Task Force on the Arts 📖 read

Committee Reports (7)

• Human Services & Veterans Committee hearing of 2018-05-02 — Report Accepted And Placed On
• Housing Committee hearing of 2018-05-15 — Report Accepted And Placed On
• Housing Committee hearing of 2018-04-10 — Report Accepted And Placed On
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2018-06-27 — Report Accepted
• Public Safety Committee hearing of 2018-06-19 — Report Accepted And Placed On
• Public Safety Committee hearing of 2018-06-13 — Report Accepted And Placed On
• Economic Development & University Relations Committee hearing of 2018-05-23 — Report Accepted And Placed On