City Council — Regular Meeting, January 28, 2019

City Manager's Agenda (4)

• CMA 2019 #13Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the the transfer of $1,034,387 in the General Fund between School Department statutory accounts as follows: $1,034,387 from the Salary and Wages account to the School Other Ordinary Maintenance account $1,011,006 and to the School Travel and Training Account $23,381 which are used for school improvement and professional development plans for all schools; school and department operating transfers to expedite purchases; expenses for special education student transportation, which are greater than anticipated; and to cover the cost of air quality testing and mold remediation at 4 schoolsbudgetschools📖 read
• CMA 2019 #14Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Cooperative Agreement grants received in the amount of $28,334 to the Grant Fund Human Rights Commission Salary and Wages account ($19,534) and to the Travel & Training Account ($8,800), which will be used for case processing of dual-filed housing discrimination complaints, administrative costs and staff traininghousing-general
• CMA 2019 #15Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $175,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Department Extraordinary Expenditures account to fund a Climate Change Resilience Analysis which will focus on zoning recommendationsclimatezoning
• CMA 2019 #16A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a request for approval to seek authorization from the Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General (the “IG”) for the City to use the Construction Manager at Risk (“CMaR”) procurement and construction method (the CMaR Method”) in connection with the Multi-Department Relocation Plan📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF

Communications (17)

17 resident communications received for this meeting — trees (6) · zoning (2). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (9)

• POR 2019 #23That the City Manager is requested to review the City’s communications and emergency response policies and protocols related to flooding resulting from infrastructure failuresclimate📖 read
• POR 2019 #24City Council support for I-90 Hybrid Plan with request for further review
• POR 2019 #25That the City Manager is requested to make the necessary provisions to televise and record the Ordinance Committee hearing on the cycling safety proposed amendment on February 27, 2019bike-lanes
• POR 2019 #26That the City Manager is requested to consult with the appropriate departments on the feasibility of eliminating the use of plastic water bottles at City and School eventsschools
• POR 2019 #27City Council support of HD2395: An act to further provide a rental arrearage program
• POR 2019 #28That the City Manager is requested to direct the appropriate City departments to conduct a formal and professional financial assessment of the additional value created for the owner/petitioner by up-zonings for developments of more than 50,000 square feetpolice-safetyschoolstransit-trafficzoning📖 read
• POR 2019 #29That the tree protection ordinance amendment discussed at the Ordinance Committee hearing held on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 and referenced in Committee Report #3 of January 28, 2019 be further amended per additional languagehousing-generaltrees📖 read 📄 PDF
• POR 2019 #30That the City Manager is requested to instruct the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Election Commission, to report back on the legality and constitutionality of the proposed “Cambridge Publicly Financed Municipal Election Program” and the “Cambridge Municipal Election People’s Pledge.”📖 read
• POR 2019 #31That the City Manager is requested to work with the appropriate City departments to televise the Human Services and Veterans Committee hearing on February 26, 2019 from 10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m

Resolutions (13)

• RES 2019 #28Resolution Wishing Jimmy Smith a Swift Recovery
• RES 2019 #29Resolution on the death of Joann Renita Dottin
• RES 2019 #30Resolution on the Death of Muriel Turk
• RES 2019 #31Resolution on the death of Ronald R. Daniels
• RES 2019 #32Congratulations to Ann Fleck-Henderson on the publication of Transition House 1976-2017transit-traffic
• RES 2019 #33Congratulations to EHChocolatier on their Grand Opening at 145 Huron Avenue
• RES 2019 #34Congratulations to Lisa Drapkin and True Home Partners on their successful launch party to formally announce they have joined the ranks of the Compass company
• RES 2019 #35Resolution on the death of Maria Cafua
• RES 2019 #36Resolution on the death of Margaret Travassos
• RES 2019 #37Resolution on the death of Peter Popovics
• RES 2019 #38Resolution on the death of Patrick Clavette Jr
• RES 2019 #39Resolution on the death of Leigh Litchfield
• RES 2019 #40Congratulations to the Data 4 Black Lives team on their recent 2019 Conference

Applications & Petitions (4)

• APP 2019 #1An application was received from MIT Visual Arts Center requesting permission for fifteen temporary banners on Ames Street, Memorial Drive to Maine Street, announcing the Center's upcoming exhibitions Kapwani Kiwanga and Kathleen Ryanartstransit-traffic📖 read
• APP 2019 #2An application was received from Bank of America, requesting permission for an illuminating projecting sign at the premises numbered 92 Ames Street, approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abutter📖 read
• APP 2019 #3An application was received from Citizens Bank, requesting permission for a 1 illuminated projecting sign and 7 awnings at the premises numbered 822 Somerville Avenue, approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and no abutter response📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• APP 2019 #4A Zoning Petition Has been received from Melissa Grippo and Christian Grippo, et al, requesting the Maximum Ratio of Floor Area to Lot Areazoning📖 read

Other Business (11)

• AR-19-6Report on outlining how a prolonged Federal Government shut-down may impact the people of Cambridge
• AR-19-7Report on Boston’s Electric Vehicle Charging Station Home Rule Petition and propose similar language for the City Council to consider
• AR-19-8Report on whether the department is monitoring aged pipelines to prevent unexpected breaks and if information on the age of the pipes is readily available
• AR-19-9Report on determining what facilities, parking changes, and other improvements to the pavement conditions are possible to make Cambridge’s stretch of Webster Avenue a Complete Streettransit-traffic
• AR-19-10Report on establishing a system of information-sharing and/ or alternative method for making available that data which may be of beneficial use to the City in analyzing displacementtenants-rent

• a report from Councillor Carlone Co-Chair and Councillor Quinton Zondervan, Co-Chair of the Neighborhood and Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebration Committee, for a public hearing held on November 29, 2018 to discuss Urban Form Recommendations from the Community Development Department 📖 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 November 28, 2018 to discuss the proposed Affordable Housing Overlay District and on the first annual Inclusionary Zoning report 📖 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 January 9, 2019 to discuss a proposed amendment to the Municipal Code in Chapter 8.66 entitled “Tree Protection” to amend section 8.66.40 entitled “Applicability” and by adding a new section 8.66.055 entitled “Procedure for other projects.” THE QUESTION COMES ON PASSAGE TO BE ORDAINED ON OR AFTER FEBRUARY 18, 2019 📖 read 📄 PDF 📖 read 📄 PDF 📖 read 📄 PDF 📖 read 📄 PDF
• a communication from Councillor Mallon, transmitting notes from the meeting of the Mayor's Arts Task Force from January 10, 2019 📖 read
• COF 2019 #4 : A communication was received from City Clerk Donna P. Lopez, transmitting a memorandum from Councillor Kelley regarding Bed Bugs Overview. 📖 read
• COF 2019 #5 : A communication was received from City Clerk Donna P. Lopez, transmitting a memorandum from Mayor Marc C. McGovern, transmitting a communication regarding appointments to the Mayor’s Blue-Ribbon Task Force for Tenant Displacement.. [tenants-rent] 📖 read

Committee Reports (3)

• Neighborhood & Long Term Planning Committee hearing of 2018-11-29 — Placed On File
• Housing Committee hearing of 2018-11-28 — Placed On File
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2019-01-09 — Passed To A Second Reading