City Council · Regular Meeting, November 19, 2018

• City Manager's report2018 · #287✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe transfer of $10,000 from the General Fund Employee Benefits Salary and Wages account (Insurance) to the General Fund Electrical Travel and Training account (Judgments and Damages) to cover medical services and/or prescription reimbursement costs for personnel injured in performance of their dutiesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2018 #287
• City Manager's report2018 · #288✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe transfer of $35,000 from the General Fund Employee Benefits (Insurance) Salary and Wages account to the General Fund Library Travel and Training (Judgment and Damages) account to cover current and anticipated medical services and/or prescription reimbursement costs for the remainder of the fiscal year for Library personnel injured in the performance of their dutiesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2018 #288
• City Manager's report2018 · #289✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $28,579 from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant through the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance to the Grant Fund Police Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will support the purchase of computer equipment in new police cruisersSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safetyCMA 2018 #289
• City Manager's report2018 · #290📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 18-62, regarding a report on replacing open trash receptacles with Big Belly Solar Trash cans, with an emphasis on the business districtsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerbike lanesclimate📖 readCMA 2018 #290
• City Manager's report2018 · #291↪ Referred backAwaiting Report Item Number 18-90, regarding the possibility of installing a crosswalk at across Western Avenue at Soden StreetSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managertransit traffic📖 readCMA 2018 #291
• City Manager's report2018 · #292📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 18-102, regarding the potential for utilizing an Icelandic crosswalk design in East CambridgeSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managertransit traffic📖 readCMA 2018 #292
• City Manager's report2018 · #293📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 18-10, regarding creating a list of private meeting and conference rooms that are available to the public through development mitigationSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 readCMA 2018 #293
• City Manager's report2018 · #294📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 18-98, regarding outreach related to Cambridge Community Electricity 100% Green Program during Energy Awareness MonthSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerclimate📖 readCMA 2018 #294
• City Manager's report2018 · #295📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 18-78, regarding upgrades to the Paul Dudley White Community Path and Magazine Beach renovationsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerbike lanestransit traffic📖 readCMA 2018 #295
• City Manager's report2018 · #296📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 18-85, regarding a report on the feasibility of appointing an advisory committee to work through resilience elements raised during the Envision process and through the Brown PetitionSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2018 #296
• City Manager's report2018 · #297✅ Ordained, unanimousproposed revisions to the draft Surveillance Ordinance. QUESTION COMES ON PASSAGESubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safety📖 read TO BE ORDAINED ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 10, 2018CMA 2018 #297
• City Manager's report2018 · #298✅ Ordained, unanimousthe proposed amended Street Performers Ordinance. QUESTION COMES ON PASSAGESubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerartstransit traffic📖 readTO BE ORDAINED ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 10, 2018CMA 2018 #298

• City officer's report2018 · #41a communication from Councillor Mallon, transmitting notes of the meeting of the Mayor's Arts Task Forcearts📖 readCOF 2018 #41
• City officer's report2018 · #42recommendations required to accept three State Statutes📖 readCOF 2018 #42
• City officer's report2018 · #43a communication from Vice Mayor Devereux regarding City Ordinance 2.110.010 entitled Disposition of City Property as it relates to the First Street garage📖 readCOF 2018 #43

15 resident communications received for this meeting, on transit traffic (4) · bike lanes (1) · tenants rent (1) · police safety (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

• Policy order2018 · #275✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the appropriate City departments to televise and record the joint Public Safety Committee and Transportation & Public Utilities Committee Hearing scheduled for Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at 3:00 p.mCouncil requestpolice safetyPOR 2018 #275
• Policy order2018 · #276✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to instruct the Director of the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department to consult with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State Delegation representing Route 28, State Representative Mike Connolly and State Senator Sal DiDomenico, for an update on the bike lane installation, and measures and actions such as increased police enforcement of speed limits, to improve safety of Museum Way immediately with particular emphasis on the intersection of Museum Way and Route 28Council requestbike lanespolice safetytransit trafficPOR 2018 #276
• Policy order2018 · #277✅ Order adopted as amendedCity Manager work with the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department to explore the possibility of posting a "no trucks" sign on Hancock StreetCouncil ordertransit traffic📖 readPOR 2018 #277
• Policy order2018 · #278✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to instruct the Director of the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department to amend the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Regulations Article XIV, Section 14.1 Stopping, Standing or Parking to allow for property owners to park in front of their private drivewayCouncil requesttransit trafficPOR 2018 #278
• Policy order2018 · #279✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to provide a progress report on the work of the Open Data Review Board and their strategic plan at a future public hearing of the Government Operations, Rules & Claims CommitteeCouncil request📖 readPOR 2018 #279
• Policy order2018 · #280✅ Order adoptedChairs of the Human Services and Veterans Committee schedule a hearing and invite representatives of the Cambridge Health Alliance to discuss the lessons learned from a tragic occurrence of September 16, 2016 and to discuss what measures are being enacted to instill greater levels of confidence in local Cambridge Health Alliance health centersCouncil orderPOR 2018 #280
• Policy order2018 · #281✅ Order adoptedEconomic Development & University Relations Committee is requested to hold a public hearing to discuss the formation of a city commission dedicated to providing a forum for exploring and addressing the concerns of undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate and other post-high school students in CambridgeCouncil orderschoolsPOR 2018 #281
• Policy order2018 · #282✅ Order adopted as amendedCity Manager work with the Cambridge Arts Council, the Cambridge Women’s Commission, the Cambridge Historical Commission, the Department of Public Works, the Schlesinger Library, and other appropriate departments to establish a diverse commission to conduct the artist selection process and commission opportunity on behalf of the City, with the goal of acknowledging a more representative story of the 19th Amendment and highlighting the contributions of Cambridge womenCouncil orderarts📖 readPOR 2018 #282
• Policy order2018 · #283✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to work with CCTV to ensure funding for our municipal media services, and that the City Council go on record opposing a new FCC rule that would severely decrease funding for CCTV and 22CityView by allowing telecommunications companies to deduct in-kind services feesCouncil requestPOR 2018 #283
• Policy order2018 · #284✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to inquire with the owners of Twin City Plaza about the leasing of parking spaces for construction vehicle storage instead of storing the vehicles on Gore StreetCouncil requesttransit traffic📖 readPOR 2018 #284
• Policy order2018 · #285✅ Order adopted as amendedHousing Committee Co-Chairs, in collaboration with the City Manager’s Office and the Office of the Mayor, be and hereby are requested to reach out to their counterparts in Boston and Somerville to convene a region-wide discussion about the affordable housing crisisCouncil orderaffordable housinghousing general📖 readPOR 2018 #285
• Policy order2018 · #286✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to work with the Emergency Communications Department to provide an update on the latest 911 technologies available to Cambridge residentsCouncil requestPOR 2018 #286
• Policy order2018 · #287✅ Order adopted as amendedCity Council go on record requesting Governor Baker to properly staff Department of Public Utilities inspectors to ensure the safety of Cambridge residentsCouncil ordertransit traffic📖 readPOR 2018 #287
• Policy order2018 · #288✅ Order adoptedAccepting the provisions of Chapter 89 of the Acts of 2018 “AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE TO USE CERTAIN LAND ACQUIRED FOR PARK, PLAYGROUND OR RECREATION PURPOSES FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES.”POR 2018 #288
• Policy order2018 · #289✅ Order adoptedAccepting the provisions of Chapter 93 of the Acts of 2018, “AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS AS SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS FOR PAID DETAIL ASSIGNMENTS IN THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE.”police safetyPOR 2018 #289

• Resolution2018 · #355✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Jorie Graham on receiving the Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry by the Library of CongressRES 2018 #355
• Resolution2018 · #356✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Paul R. CraneRES 2018 #356
• Resolution2018 · #357✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Devah PagerRES 2018 #357
• Resolution2018 · #358✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Thomas LangRES 2018 #358
• Resolution2018 · #359✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Nancy S. (Rego) DePasqualeRES 2018 #359
• Resolution2018 · #360✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Elmendorf Baking Supplies on the occasion of its grand opening on 594 Cambridge StreetRES 2018 #360
• Resolution2018 · #361✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Emile DurziRES 2018 #361
• Resolution2018 · #362✅ Order adoptedRecognizing the work and legacy of Dr. Joseph J. HarringtonRES 2018 #362
• Resolution2018 · #363✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Joan "Joanie" CahillRES 2018 #363
• Resolution2018 · #364✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Brother Frank M. Robinson for being honored at the Evening of Elegance and Love gala by Prince Hall Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star Jurisdiction of Massachusetts, Inc. on December 1, 2018RES 2018 #364
• Resolution2018 · #365✅ Order adoptedCongratulations on the reopening of Bigelow Chapel at Mount Auburn CemeteryRES 2018 #365
• Resolution2018 · #366✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Dersley GreenRES 2018 #366

• Application / petition2018 · #347✅ Order adopted4 banners at the premises numbered 88 Ames StreetApplication from CAVA📖 readApproval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, CommuniAPP 2018 #347
• Application / petition2018 · #348↪ ReferredA Zoning Petition was received from Anthony F. Gargano on behalf of his Client Hercules Kalogeropoulos, Cambridge Mobile Sound and Security, seeking to amend the zoning map in the area of 234 Monsignor O'Brien Highway, from the existing 'C-1' to Business 'A'zoning📖 readAPP 2018 #348

• Awaiting report2018 · #118✅ Report received and acceptedReport on funding additional City summer food sites and collaborate on creative and innovative ways to engage participants in programming that will increase the use of open food sitesAR-18-118
• Awaiting report2018 · #119Report on evaluating the existing capacity of fire stations in the Kendall Square area and whether a new fire station is needed, and if so, determining the feasibility of locating a plot of land for this useAR-18-119
• Awaiting report2018 · #120✅ Report received and acceptedReport on rethinking the approach to Envision Cambridge including a fact sheet on the three zoning analyses during presentations to the community and focus the presentations on getting feedback and buy-in on the goals of all six Envision Cambridge Working GroupszoningAR-18-120