City Council · Regular Meeting, October 29, 2018

• City Manager's report2018 · #255✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of $7,928,755 from Free Cash to the Mitigation Revenue Stabilization Fund which is a result of commitments related to zoning ordinance amendments and special permit conditionsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerzoningCMA 2018 #255
• City Manager's report2018 · #256📁 Placed on filethe reappointment of the following persons as members of the Arts Council Advisory Board for a term of three years, effective October 29, 2018: Lori Lander and David DanielSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerartsCMA 2018 #256
• City Manager's report2018 · #257✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of $18,000.00 from Free Cash to General Fund Public Celebrations/Arts Council Other Ordinary Maintenance account to support a partnership with the Bridge Repertory Theater to implement initiatives related to audience outreach and local community engagementSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerartsCMA 2018 #257
• City Manager's report2018 · #258📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 18-95, regarding the policy on parking in front of drivewaysSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safetytransit traffic📖 readCMA 2018 #258
• City Manager's report2018 · #259📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 17-60, regarding a report on traffic direction on Kinnaird StreetSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managertransit traffic📖 readCMA 2018 #259
• City Manager's report2018 · #260📁 Placed on filethe appointments of the following persons as members of the Conservation Commission for a term of three years, effective October 29, 2018: Kenneth Nugent and Kathryn HessSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2018 #260
• City Manager's report2018 · #261✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of $100,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Extraordinary Expenditures Account for planting and caring for additional trees to be planted in various parks and open spaces throughout the city during this fall and the spring and fall planting season of 2019. This appropriation is also in response to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-69Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerbudgettrees📖 readCMA 2018 #261
• City Manager's report2018 · #262📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 18-70, regarding a report on tree removal hearingsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safetyschoolstrees📖 readCMA 2018 #262
• City Manager's report2018 · #263📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 18-09, regarding a report on repairs to Gold Star Mothers ParkSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerschoolstrees📖 readCMA 2018 #263
• City Manager's report2018 · #264✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of $67,179.02 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Department Extraordinary Expenditures Account to support additional tree plantings in the Gore Street NeighborhoodSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagertreesCMA 2018 #264
• City Manager's report2018 · #265📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Numbers 18-11 and 18-12, regarding the Cambridge Crossing sewer main on Gore StreetSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 readCMA 2018 #265
• City Manager's report2018 · #266📁 Placed on filenew appointments of members of the Family Policy Council for a term of two years, effective October 29, 2018: Sydney Down and Kalijah RobinsonSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2018 #266
• City Manager's report2018 · #267📁 Placed on filethe reappointment of the following members of the Commission for Persons with Disabilities for a 2-year term, effective October 29, 2018: Gary Dmytryk and Alicia Zeh-DeanSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2018 #267
• City Manager's report2018 · #268✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of $39,000.00 from Friends of the Community Learning Center to Department of Human Service Salary and Wages account ($35,076.00), to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($3,524.00), and to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Travel and Training account ($400.00) which will be used to fund the classes, advising and coaching of the Bridge to College Program students from July 2018 through June 2019Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerschoolsCMA 2018 #268
• City Manager's report2018 · #269✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of $15,000.00 from Friends of the Community Learning Center to Department of Human Service Salary and Wages account which will support English for Speakers of Other Languages classes at the Community Learning CenterSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2018 #269
• City Manager's report2018 · #270✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of $50,000.00 from the Cambridge Community Foundation to support the Agenda for Children Out of School Time Initiative to the Grant Fund Department of Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account which will be used to support a portion of one of the two new Youth Connectors funded in the FY19 City budgetSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerbudgetschoolsCMA 2018 #270
• City Manager's report2018 · #271✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of funds for the College Success Program (CSI) from the Cambridge Housing Authority for $12,500.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Department Programs Salary and Wages account which will support a portion of the salary costs for a part-time college success coach to work with students attending Bunker Hill Community CollegeSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhousing generalschoolsCMA 2018 #271
• City Manager's report2018 · #272✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of the Children’s Trust Fund grant for the Center for Families program in the amount of $62,925.00 to the Grant Fund Department of Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($62,000.00) and the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($925.00) which will be used by the Center for Families to support family programs targeting parents of children up to eight years, which include a variety of family support and parent education programs and resourcesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2018 #272
• City Manager's report2018 · #273✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of additional funds to the Adult Basic Education (ABE) grant received from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) in the amount of $121,360.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($92,765.00), and Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($28,595.00) which will be split between an ESOL Program and a Certified Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide (CNA/HHA) training programSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2018 #273

• City officer's report2018 · #39a communication from Councillor Mallon, transmitting notes for the first meeting of the Mayor's Arts Task Forcearts📖 readCOF 2018 #39
• City officer's report2018 · #40a communication from Mayor McGovern, transmitting a memorandum regarding creating a fully accessibly playground in Cambridge for children with disabilities📖 readCOF 2018 #40

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

• Policy order2018 · #244✅ Order adoptedOrder filing Home Rule Petition entitled "An Act Authorizing the City of Cambridge to offer Early Voting in Municipal Elections📖 read POR 2018 #244
• Policy order2018 · #245✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to work with the Department of Public Works to section off an area of the Mid-Cambridge Library lawn to dedicate to a dog parkCouncil request📖 readPOR 2018 #245
• Policy order2018 · #246✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to confer with the appropriate City staff to determine whether unisex bathrooms can be installed in City Hall, or whether existing bathrooms could be modified into unisex bathroomsCouncil request📖 readPOR 2018 #246
• Policy order2018 · #247✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to instruct the Director of 22 CityView to record the Human Services and Veterans Committee hearing on October 30, 2018 in its entirety so that those residents who are interested in the topic but unable to attend the hearing will be able to view the discussionCouncil requestPOR 2018 #247
• Policy order2018 · #248✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to make the necessary arrangements to have the clock tower bell of City Hall to ring out twenty-one times commencing at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 11, 2018 in honor of Armistice DayCouncil requestPOR 2018 #248
• Policy order2018 · #249✅ Order adoptedCity Council declare that honor and gratitude be bestowed upon the Military Order of The Purple Heart, and further declare the City of Cambridge as a “Purple Heart City” in the Commonwealth of MassachusettsCouncil orderpolice safetyPOR 2018 #249
• Policy order2018 · #250✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to consult with the Cambridge Police Department and the Department of Traffic, Parking, and Transportation to determine how to best address the uptick in TNC-associated vehicles stopping in the middle of streets and bicycle lanesCouncil requestbike lanespolice safetytransit trafficPOR 2018 #250
• Policy order2018 · #251✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to direct the appropriate staff to work with DCR and the State Police to determine what measures would best serve to prevent vehicles from blocking the Fresh Pond Mall's driveway onto Alewife Brook ParkwayCouncil requestpolice safetyPOR 2018 #251
• Policy order2018 · #252✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to provide an update on any current discussions or plans for extending the Alewife Greenway Bike Path from Alewife to Sherman StreetCouncil requestPOR 2018 #252
• Policy order2018 · #253✅ Order adoptedCity Manager and City staff be and hereby is requested to review its bidding process to improve outreach to local businesses on upcoming opportunities to contract for municipal business; to provide clarity on how to become a city vendor; to increasing access to information needed to compete for city business; and to build for accessibility at each stage of the contracting and bidding processCouncil orderPOR 2018 #253
• Policy order2018 · #254✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to send a letter to Enroot on behalf of the City and the Cambridge City Council encouraging them to work closely and collaboratively with their tenants during this pending transition and to consider ways in which they can maintain this building as a home for the non-profit communityCouncil requesttenants renttransit trafficPOR 2018 #254
• Policy order2018 · #255✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to direct the Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Department to schedule a walk down Rindge Avenue, covering at least from Haskell Street to Sherman Street, to analyze the congestion and intersections with interested residents to try to find mitigating solutions or to explain why mitigation may not be possibleCouncil requesttransit trafficPOR 2018 #255
• Policy order2018 · #256✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to confer with City staff and report back to the City Council on the status of the Cambridge Street Bicycle Safety Demonstration Project and on any efforts to assess how successful the project has been and what lessons the City may learn from the project that may help inform street allocation and design decisions elsewhereCouncil requestbike lanestransit traffic📖 readPOR 2018 #256
• Policy order2018 · #257✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with City staff and report back to the City Council on opportunities and plans to increase signage or other communication efforts to help ensure that all users of Brattle Street between Eliot and Mason Streets understand the cyclists may be using Brattle Street in the opposite direction of prevailing motor vehicle trafficCouncil requestbike lanestransit trafficPOR 2018 #257
• Policy order2018 · #258✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to make the necessary arrangements to have the Health and Environment Committee hearing on November 7, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. televised in its entirety so that residents who are interested in the topic of the safety of natural gas infrastructure in Cambridge will be able to view the discussion on their own timeCouncil requestPOR 2018 #258
• Policy order2018 · #259✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to report back on the current status of the Surveillance Technology Ordinance and a date the City Council can expect an updated version of the proposed OrdinanceCouncil requestpolice safetyPOR 2018 #259
• Policy order2018 · #260✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to report back to the City Council on the current status of any City Hall renovation plans and a timeline of planned eventsCouncil requestPOR 2018 #260
• Policy order2018 · #261✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to direct the appropriate City departments to use the best available salt substitutes and additives, and apply all other appropriate chloride reduction practices this winter in all areas where salt may be damaging trees, including but not limited to Linear ParkCouncil requesttreesPOR 2018 #261
• Policy order2018 · #262✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to include protected bicycle infrastructure along the entire length of River Street as part of the FY20 River Street Redesign projectCouncil requestbike lanesPOR 2018 #262
• Policy order2018 · #263✅ Order adopted500-foot buffer in the Cannabis proposed zoning amendment be reduced to 300 feet in relation to K-12 schools and public youth facilitiesCouncil orderschoolszoningPOR 2018 #263
• Policy order2018 · #264✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to instruct City staff to provide zoning language for the Cannabis proposed zoning amendment to allow adult use cannabis establishments in BA-1, BA-2 and BA-3 districtsCouncil requestzoningPOR 2018 #264
• Policy order2018 · #265✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to instruct City staff to consider increasing the 5,000 square feet limitation for production facilities in the Cannabis proposed zoning amendmentCouncil requestzoningPOR 2018 #265
• Policy order2018 · #266✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to instruct City staff to explore the possibility in the proposed Cannabis zoning amendment that adult use establishments integrate medical use establishment patientsCouncil requestzoningPOR 2018 #266
• Policy order2018 · #267✅ Order adoptedTo strike ll.803.1 (b) (i) provision from the cannabis zoning proposed amendmentlaborzoningPOR 2018 #267
• Policy order2018 · #268✅ Order adoptedCity Manager be and hereby is directed to instruct City staff to review the possibility to include "social equity" in section 11.803.1 (b) (ii) of the proposed cannabis zoning amendmentCouncil orderzoningPOR 2018 #268
• Policy order2018 · #269✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to provide the City Council with a recommendation of potential City departments that could house the work for Indigenous Peoples’ DayCouncil requestPOR 2018 #269

• Resolution2018 · #334✅ Order adoptedHappy 145th Anniversary to St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal ChurchRES 2018 #334
• Resolution2018 · #335✅ Order adoptedSpeedy recovery wishes to Kathleen WalcottRES 2018 #335
• Resolution2018 · #336✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Jennifer Gordon on receiving the Milken Educator AwardRES 2018 #336
• Resolution2018 · #337✅ Order adoptedBest wishes to Katie Belgard in her new endeavorsRES 2018 #337
• Resolution2018 · #338✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Catherine Bohn and David Whelan on the birth of their daughter Kaia SkyeRES 2018 #338
• Resolution2018 · #339✅ Order adoptedHappy Birthday wishes to Mike MonestimeRES 2018 #339
• Resolution2018 · #340✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Joseph "Joe" HallRES 2018 #340
• Resolution2018 · #341✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Fernando CostaRES 2018 #341
• Resolution2018 · #342✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Angelina MachadoRES 2018 #342
• Resolution2018 · #343✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Eddie Palmieri on having the jazz section of La Fabrica Central Restaurant named in his honorRES 2018 #343
• Resolution2018 · #344✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Jie "JJ" ZhaoRES 2018 #344
• Resolution2018 · #345✅ Order adoptedBest wishes to all Cambridge residents who will be celebrating DiwaliRES 2018 #345

• Application / petition2018 · #343✅ Order adopteda curb cut at the premises numbered 19 Fayette 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 associationApplication from Martin Cafassotransit traffictreeszoning📖 read APP 2018 #343
• Application / petition2018 · #344✅ Order adopteda projecting sign at the premises numbered 3 Brattle StreetApplication from Daniel Brennan📖 readapproval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, CommuniAPP 2018 #344

• Awaiting report2018 · #105✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the feasibility of placing a condition in the public bidding documents prohibiting municipal contractors from displaying any signage other than company markers and contact information on vehiclesAR-18-105
• Awaiting report2018 · #106✅ Report received and acceptedReport on celebrating National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend in October of 2019 by scheduling a commemoration ceremony and lighting up City Hall and individual firehousesAR-18-106
• Awaiting report2018 · #107✅ Report received and acceptedReport on prioritizing the Public Safety outreach measures in the FY20 budgetbudgetpolice safetyAR-18-107

• CRT 2018 #43 · (untitled) 📖 read
• CRT 2018 #44 · (untitled) 📖 read
• CRT 2018 #45 · 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 September 20, 2018 to discuss the various events being planned for Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2019 and ways to observe the holiday in a manner that promotes the culture, history, and diversity of indigenous peoples during future years [arts] 📖 read
• CRT 2018 #46 · a report from Councillor Dennis J. Carlone and Councillor Craig A. Kelley, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a public hearing held on October 2, 2018 to discuss a petition filed by the City Council to amend the zoning ordinances in Articles 2.000, 4.000, 6.000 and 11.000 and to establish provisions for Cannabis Uses [zoning] 📖 read

• Health & Environment Committee hearing of 2018-09-27 · Report Accepted And Placed On
• Health & Environment Committee hearing of 2018-10-09 · Report Accepted And Placed On
• Neighborhood & Long Term Planning Committee hearing of 2018-09-20 · Report Accepted And Placed On
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2018-10-02 · Report Accepted And Placed On