City Council · Regular Meeting, October 1, 2018

• City Manager's report2018 · #235✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe votes necessary to seek approval from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue of the tax rate for FY2019Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manageraffordable housingbudgethomelessnesshousing general📖 read CMA 2018 #235

• City officer's report2018 · #36a communication from Mayor Marc McGoven, communicating highlights from School Committee Meeting September 25, 2018schools📖 readCOF 2018 #36
• City officer's report2018 · #37Envision Cambridge's draft recommendations submitted by Community Development with his planning and Urban design comments📖 readCOF 2018 #37

8 resident communications received for this meeting, on affordable housing (1) · climate (1) · housing general (1) · labor (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

• Policy order2018 · #225✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to work with the Department of Human Service Programs, the Department of Public Works and the Department of Public Health to identify ways to raise awareness about the prevalence of food allergies and decrease the level of risk posed by food remnants left in public parks and playgroundsCouncil requestPOR 2018 #225
• Policy order2018 · #226✅ Order adoptedThe City Manager is requested to confer with the Director of the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department and any other relevant City departments to install a four-way stop sign at the intersection of Sixth and Hurley Streets and to work in conjunction with the newly formed East Cambridge Planning Team Traffic Safety Committee on improving pedestrian and bicycle safety in the East Cambridge areabike lanestransit trafficPOR 2018 #226
• Policy order2018 · #227✅ Order adoptedGovernment Operations, Rules and Claims Committee schedule a hearing on the proposed “Cambridge Publicly Financed Municipal Election Program” and the “Cambridge Municipal People’s Pledge Program” as soon as possible and report back to the City Council with a plan for implementation no later than the City Council meeting scheduled for November 19, 2018Council orderPOR 2018 #227
• Policy order2018 · #228✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the Director of the Traffic, Parking and Transportation department and any other relevant city departments to study the potential of utilizing the Icelandic crosswalk design in an intersection in East CambridgeCouncil requesttransit trafficPOR 2018 #228
• Policy order2018 · #229✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to work with any relevant City departments and with the various programs and facilities that serve Cambridge’s most vulnerable populations, including at food pantries in the city, to install racks for the purpose of displaying brochures and/or information regarding the various city programs that support vulnerable residentsCouncil requestPOR 2018 #229
• Policy order2018 · #230✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to work with the appropriate City personnel to seek a formal response from CVS as it relates to a racial profiling incidentCouncil requestPOR 2018 #230
• Policy order2018 · #231✅ Order adoptedEnvision Cambridge draft recommendations should be reviewed by the entire City Council in respective committeesCouncil orderartsclimatehousing general📖 read POR 2018 #231
• Policy order2018 · #232✅ Order adoptedRecognition to those who brought the MLK School construction to a successful completionschoolsPOR 2018 #232
• Policy order2018 · #233✅ Order adoptedCity Council go on record in recognizing October as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and support the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women ActCouncil orderPOR 2018 #233
• Policy order2018 · #234✅ Order adoptedTraffic, Parking and Transportation Department to provide the City Council with a list of streets where it is recommended that the speed be reduced to 20 MPHtransit trafficPOR 2018 #234

• Resolution2018 · #297✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Cody VendettiRES 2018 #297
• Resolution2018 · #298✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Nicola BiasellaRES 2018 #298
• Resolution2018 · #299✅ Order adoptedBreast Cancer Awareness MonthRES 2018 #299
• Resolution2018 · #300✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Nelia BaiaRES 2018 #300
• Resolution2018 · #301✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Jeffrey "Jeff" CulverRES 2018 #301
• Resolution2018 · #302✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Kathleen "Kay" FosterRES 2018 #302
• Resolution2018 · #303✅ Order adoptedRetirement of Carole Sousa from the Department of Human ServicesRES 2018 #303
• Resolution2018 · #304✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Betsy Bard, Vincent Ernest Siders on the play Act Up & Vote!RES 2018 #304
• Resolution2018 · #305✅ Order adoptedHappy Birthday wishes to Red T. MitchellRES 2018 #305
• Resolution2018 · #306✅ Order adoptedHappy Birthday wishes to Polly AllenRES 2018 #306
• Resolution2018 · #307✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to the East Cambridge Business Association on its successful 9th annual "Smoke This Rib Fest."RES 2018 #307
• Resolution2018 · #308✅ Order adoptedHappy Birthday wishes to Gina DottinRES 2018 #308
• Resolution2018 · #309✅ Order adoptedHappy Birthday wishes to Anthony PetruccelliRES 2018 #309
• Resolution2018 · #310✅ Order adoptedHappy Birthday wishes to Reverend Lorraine ThornhillRES 2018 #310
• Resolution2018 · #311✅ Order adoptedHappy Birthday wishes to Steven A. TolmanRES 2018 #311
• Resolution2018 · #312✅ Order adoptedHappy 110th Anniversary to Saint Bartholomew's ChurchRES 2018 #312
• Resolution2018 · #313✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Adriane Musgrave and Brian Rogan on the birth of Maxton Musgrave RoganRES 2018 #313
• Resolution2018 · #314✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Helen GlikmanRES 2018 #314

• Application / petition2018 · #339✅ Order adopteda temporary banner across JFK Street at Mt. Auburn Street announcing the October is Green Energy Month, 100% renewable Electricity from October 2, 2018 thru October 29, 2018Application from Meghan Shaw of the Cambridge Energy Allianceclimate📖 readAPP 2018 #339
• Application / petition2018 · #340✅ Order adopteda temporary banner across 795 Massachusetts Avenue in front of City Hall announcing Cambridge Family Literacy Fun Day from October 22, 2018 thru November 5, 2018Application from Cambridge Public Health Departmentschools📖 readAPP 2018 #340
• Application / petition2018 · #341✅ Order adoptedfifteen temporary banners on Ames Street where the List Center is located, to promote the Center’s upcoming exhibition Introducing Tony Conrad: A RetrospectiveApplication from MIT Visual Arts Centerartstransit traffic📖 readAPP 2018 #341

• Awaiting report2018 · #90✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the feasibility of establishing a crosswalk at the intersection of Soden Street and Western Avenuetransit trafficAR-18-90
• Awaiting report2018 · #91✅ Report received and acceptedReport on drafting a plan that shall allow the Mayor’s Annual Harvard Senior Luncheon to be held regardless of the weather conditionsAR-18-91
• Awaiting report2018 · #92✅ Report received and acceptedReport on increasing enforcement of the Bike Lane Bill to keep our bicycle infrastructure free and unobstructedbike lanesAR-18-92
• Awaiting report2018 · #93✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the sale of The Constellation Center's Parcel C in Kendall SquareAR-18-93
• Awaiting report2018 · #94✅ Report received and acceptedReport on considering to work with consultants and other available resources to help incorporate data access and management concerns into discussions, permits and licenses for new mobility platformsAR-18-94
• Awaiting report2018 · #95✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the change in parking regulations which does not allow for property owners to park in front of their own drivewaystransit trafficAR-18-95
• Awaiting report2018 · #96📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on how the City views internet-based platforms as opportunities for outreach and communication and what sort of guidelines have been, or are being, developed to help everyone understand how the City’s various departments do or do not utilize these communication resources and how any communications on these platforms are managed so that the messaging and information is kept up-to-datebroadbandAR-18-96
• Awaiting report2018 · #97✅ Report received and acceptedReport on updating the vacant property database as well as reviewing the strategies presented in the Storefront Vacancies Best Practices ReportAR-18-97
• Awaiting report2018 · #98✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the recognition of National Energy Awareness Month, as a means of highlighting the importance of achieving the goals set forth in the Net Zero Action PlanclimateAR-18-98
• Awaiting report2018 · #99✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the creation and implementation of a survey or other feedback mechanism for individuals who have been in contact with the Human Rights CommissionAR-18-99
• Awaiting report2018 · #100✅ Report received and acceptedReport on taking all possible immediate actions to preserve and restore Linear ParkAR-18-100

• CRT 2018 #39 · a report from Vice Mayor Jan Devereux, Chair of the Transportation & Public Utilities Committee, for a public hearing held on September 12, 2018 to discuss the guiding policy and safety priorities for regulating and permitting shared electric scooters to operate in Cambridge 📖 read
• CRT 2018 #40 · a report from Vice Mayor Jan Devereux, Chair of the Transportation & Public Utilities Committee, for a public hearing held on September 20, 2018 to discuss reducing the speed limit to 20 MPH on residential streets citywide and the creation of 20 MPH safety zones on certain other streets [transit-traffic] 📖 read 📖 read

• Transportation & Public Utilities Committee hearing of 2018-09-12 · Report Accepted And Placed On
• Transportation & Public Utilities Committee hearing of 2018-09-20 · Report Accepted And Placed On