City Council — Regular Meeting, February 11, 2019

City Manager's Agenda (13)

• CMA 2019 #21A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 19-08, regarding the Craigie Street Water Main break📖 read 📄 PDF
• CMA 2019 #22A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the requirements of the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) that the City Council adopt an order for the Statement of Interest Form to be submitted to MSBA no later than February 15, 2019 for the replacement of the roof, including the installation of photovoltaic panels (PV) if deemed structurally and financially possible at the Morse Elementary School located at 40 Granite Streetschools📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• CMA 2019 #23A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-118, regarding a report on funding additional summer food sites
• CMA 2019 #24Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of donations to the Morse and Windsor Preschool Programs in the amount of $899.00 to Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be utilized to support a field trip and to purchase related classroom supplies
• CMA 2019 #25Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of additional MASSCAP Inc. funds in the amount of $3,254.37 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($3,254.37) which will be used to provide assistance to Cambridge and Somerville residents with natural gas heating bills
• CMA 2019 #26A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-111, regarding a report on TNC vehicles blocking travel lanesbike-lanespolice-safetytransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2019 #27A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-113, regarding a report on organizing a neighborhood walk on Rindge Avenuepolice-safetyschoolstransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2019 #28A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-112, regarding a report on requesting DCR to take measures to reduce vehicles blocking the exit from the Fresh Pond Mall to Alewife Brook Parkwaypolice-safetytransit-traffic📖 read 📄 PDF
• CMA 2019 #29A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-101, regarding a report on ways to raise awareness about the prevalence of food allergies in public parks and playgroundsbudget📖 read
• CMA 2019 #30A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-124, regarding a report on construction vehicle parking on Gore Street and potential use of Twin City Plazatenants-renttransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2019 #31A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-131, regarding a report on the use of cigarette disposal box programtrees📖 read
• CMA 2019 #32A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-109, regarding a report on the feasibility of fencing off a dog park area at Joan Lorentz Parkbudget📖 read
• CMA 2019 #33A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following persons as Constables for a term of three years, effective the first day of January, 2019: With Power - Burton Malkofsky and Ronald DiGiorgio. Without Power - Edward Otero

Communications (5)

5 resident communications received for this meeting — trees (1) · housing general (1) · homelessness (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (11)

• POR 2019 #45That the City Council go on record reaffirming its support of the homeless issues bills awaiting action in the House and Senate, and entreats its elected delegation in both bodies to actively work on moving these measures out of their respective committees on toward adoptionhomelessness
• POR 2019 #46City Council support of legislation that protects children
• POR 2019 #47That the City Manager is requested to work with the Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Department, along with any other relevant department, to evaluate the appropriateness of installing a raised intersection at Windsor Street and Market Street, or projecting the ramps out into the intersection to shorten the crosswalks and standardize turning habits, and if deemed suitable, to include the project in future street improvement. planstransit-traffic
• POR 2019 #48Cancellation of the Regular City Council Meeting March 11, 2019
• POR 2019 #49That the City Manager is requested to direct the appropriate City staff to take an inventory of the empty tree wells in the Port and to establish a plan for replenishing these throughout the spring season and determine where additional "smart" trash receptacles can be placed throughout the Porttrees📖 read
• POR 2019 #50That the City Manager is requested to report back to the City Council on the April 23, 2018 Policy Order seeking additional funding for affordable housing concernsaffordable-housinghousing-general
• POR 2019 #51That the City Council go on record in support of an “Act relative to the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program” and an “Act to ensure right to counsel in eviction proceedings"tenants-rent
• POR 2019 #52That the City Manager is requested to commend the Cambridge Police Department on bringing the new Cambridge Cadet Program to fruition and to continue to support initiatives to recruit more Cambridge youth, especially women and minorities, in public safety careerspolice-safety📖 read
• POR 2019 #53That Rule 39, "Rules of Travel" under the “Rules of the City Council” hereby be amended to be titled "Rules of Travel and Other Council-Related Expenditures."
• POR 2019 #54That the City Manager is requested to direct the appropriate City staff to ensure that the Housing Committee meetings scheduled to be held on March 5, 2019, March 20, 2019 and March 28, 2019 be televisedhousing-general📖 read
• POR 2019 #55That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the City Solicitor to provide the City Council with a legal opinion on whether the tree located at 32 Vineyard Street, which is the subject of a curb cut application, is a public shade tree pursuant to the state lawtrees

Resolutions (5)

• RES 2019 #51Resolution on the death of Kenneth J. "Kenny" Rudgis
• RES 2019 #52Congratulations to the New England Patriots on defeating the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LII
• RES 2019 #53Resolution on the death of Robert "Bob" McKim
• RES 2019 #54Resolution on the death of John F. McElroy
• RES 2019 #55Happy 40th Birthday wishes to someone very special

Applications & Petitions (2)

• APP 2019 #6A Zoning Petition Has been received from Stephen R. Karp, Trustee of Cambridge Side Galeria Associates trust to amend the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance by adding a new Section 13.100 to Article 13.00 of the Zoning Ordinance and to amend the Zoning Map to add a new PUD-8 District overlay that certain area (which includes parcels and portions of ways and streets) labeled as "PUD-8 district"zoning📖 read
• APP 2019 #7An application was received from Mark Conserva representing First Republic, requesting permission for a projecting blade sign at the premises numbered 47 Brattle Street approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abutter📖 read 📄 PDF

Other Business (8)

• AR-19-13Report on conferring with Eversource and the appropriate City departments to undertake a series of studies and analyses related to finance, health and safety, building design, and long-term electricity needs before the construction of a substation in East Cambridge
• AR-19-14Report on conducting inventories of both local arts organizations and private foundations that may support themarts
• AR-19-15Report on the possibility of setting up an assistance fund/program to help low-income and/or elderly/disabled residents manage bed bug infestations
• AR-19-16Report on the “Super Sunday” road race that was held on February 3, 2019 and if the proper procedures were followed in issuing permits and when/if the neighbors were notified
• AR-19-17Report on an update of the status of efforts by MIT's International Center for Air Transportation and MassPort's Community Advisory Committee to study, assess and address noise issues associated with flights in and out of Logan Airport
• AR-19-18Report on sharing regular project updates from the GSA and MITIMCO on the new Volpe Center

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• the submission of the Mayor's Blue-Ribbon Task Force on Tenant Displacement January 29, 2018 meeting minutes 📖 read