City Council · Regular Meeting, March 4, 2019

• City Manager's report2019 · #39✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the FY2019 Cultural Investment Portfolio Program Grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council in the amount of $9,000 to the Grant Fund Historical Commission Salaries and Wages account ($7,000), and Travel and Training account ($2,000) which will be used to continue to support part-time archives assistants, who maintain the public archive of Cambridge history, as well as the increasing costs of membershipsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2019 #39
• City Manager's report2019 · #40✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a grant from the Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) through the City of Boston’s Office of Emergency Management for $105,555.55 to the Grant Fund Fire Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account to be used for dive team and marine unit equipmentSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2019 #40
• City Manager's report2019 · #41✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the 2018 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the amount of $32,188 to the Grant Fund Fire Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used to purchase nine third rail testers which determine if the third rail electrical power on the MBTA red line tracks is energized prior to first responders entering the area during an emergencySubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managertransit trafficCMA 2019 #41
• City Manager's report2019 · #42✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $170,040 from Free Cash to the General Fund Fire Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account to cover the cost of equipment and medical and psychological screening of 13 new firefightersSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2019 #42
• City Manager's report2019 · #43✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $63,000 from Free Cash to the General Fund Fire Department Extraordinary Expenditures for bunker gear replacementSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2019 #43
• City Manager's report2019 · #44✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $39,340 from Free Cash to the General Fund Fire Extraordinary Expenditures account which will fund the purchase of defibrillators in city buildingsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2019 #44
• City Manager's report2019 · #45✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the FY19 Local Cultural Council grant made by the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) to the Arts Council in the amount of $23,600 to the Grant Fund Public Celebrations (Arts Council) Other Ordinary Maintenance account that will be used to support the Arts Council’s Cambridge Arts Grant Program through which financial grants are made to individual artists, and local arts organizations to support their work and connect it in positive ways to residents and visitors to the citySubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerartsCMA 2019 #45
• City Manager's report2019 · #46📁 Placed on filethe appointment of the following person as a member of the Public Art Commission for a term of three years, effective March 4, 2019: Kelly LuoSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerartsCMA 2019 #46
• City Manager's report2019 · #47✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of an Innovation and Learning Grant made by the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) as part of their FY19 UP Initiative to the Arts Council in the amount of $3,000 to the Grant Fund Public Celebrations (Arts Council) Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used to participate in a statewide Innovation & Learning Network as part of the Universal Participation program based at the Massachusetts Cultural CouncilSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerartsCMA 2019 #47
• City Manager's report2019 · #48↪ Referred to the petitiona recommendation from the Planning Board to adopt following further staff review and improvements to the petition language, the City Council Zoning Petition to Amend Section 4.22 "Accessory Apartments."Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerzoning📖 readCMA 2019 #48
• City Manager's report2019 · #49↪ Referred to the petitiona recommendation from the Planning Board to not adopt the Petition to rezone the parcel at 234 Monsignor O'Brien Highway from Residential C-1 to Business ASubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerzoning📖 readCMA 2019 #49
• City Manager's report2019 · #50↪ Referred to the petitiona recommendation from the Planning Board to not adopt the Stormwater Separation from Flat Roofs Zoning PetitionSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerzoning📖 readCMA 2019 #50
• City Manager's report2019 · #51📁 Placed on filethe City of Cambridge has retained its noteworthy distinction of being one of approximately 33 municipalities in the United States with AAA ratings from each of the nation’s three major credit rating agenciesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerbudget📖 read CMA 2019 #51

• City officer's report2019 · #10a communication from Councillor Mallon, transmitting notes of the meeting on February 7, 2019 of the Mayor's Arts Task Forceartshousing generalschoolszoning📖 readCOF 2019 #10

4 resident communications received for this meeting, on transit traffic (2) · broadband (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

• Policy order2019 · #73✅ Order adoptedExecutive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider a request from Vice Mayor Devereux for a plaque on a bench in Sacramento Field in honor of Mary Jo Clark and her significant contributions to the Agassiz Neighborhood and the Cambridge community as a wholeCouncil orderPOR 2019 #73
• Policy order2019 · #74✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to confer with the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department, Community Development Department, and Department of Public Works to provide data on speed and vehicle counts on Garden Street between Concord Avenue and Linnaean Street and identify potential measures to improve its pedestrian and bicycle safetyCouncil requestbike lanestransit traffic📖 readPOR 2019 #74
• Policy order2019 · #75✅ Order adoptedCity Council support of H.3118/SD.84, An Act to reduce traffic fatalitiestransit trafficPOR 2019 #75
• Policy order2019 · #76✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Department on how traffic safety concerns may be addressed on Madison AvenueCouncil requesttransit trafficPOR 2019 #76
• Policy order2019 · #77✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to consult with the Department of Public Works, DivcoWest, and Eversource to schedule a community engagement meeting as soon as possible to provide the residents and the abutters of Gore Street with an update on the construction timeline and the estimated construction completionCouncil requestPOR 2019 #77
• Policy order2019 · #78✅ Order adoptedCity Council feedback on MBTA Better Bus Project proposalstransit trafficPOR 2019 #78
• Policy order2019 · #79✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to instruct the Assessor’s Office to provide Up-To-Date Condo Conversion DataCouncil requestPOR 2019 #79
• Policy order2019 · #80✅ Order adoptedCity Council support of H1850: An act ensuring safe patient access to emergency care and H1346: An act removing the liability cap for malpractice resulting in serious injury or deathPOR 2019 #80

• Resolution2019 · #68✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Dolores Huerta on receiving the Radcliffe MedalRES 2019 #68
• Resolution2019 · #69✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Alice “Allie” SarchioniRES 2019 #69
• Resolution2019 · #70✅ Order adoptedRetirement of Ameedah Abuwi from 22-CityviewRES 2019 #70
• Resolution2019 · #71✅ Order adoptedRetirement of Roxanne Davies from the Cambridge Housing Authorityhousing generalRES 2019 #71
• Resolution2019 · #72✅ Order adoptedRetirement of Carlos Edwards from the Cambridge’s Housing Authorityhousing generalRES 2019 #72
• Resolution2019 · #73✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Nathanial A. "Nate" Rookard, SrRES 2019 #73
• Resolution2019 · #74✅ Order adoptedRetirement of Hussein Musa from the Department of Public WorksRES 2019 #74
• Resolution2019 · #75✅ Order adoptedRetirement of Albert Pedro, Jr. from the Department of Public WorksRES 2019 #75

• Application / petition2019 · #12✅ Order adoptedtwo projecting blade signs, non illuminated at the premises numbered 88 Ames StreetApplication from Blue Bottle Coffee📖 readapproval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, CommuniAPP 2019 #12
• Application / petition2019 · #13✅ Surety approvedA constable bond was received from Ronald DiGiorgio for approval of the surety📖 readAPP 2019 #13
• Application / petition2019 · #14✅ Surety approvedA constable bond was received from Burton Malkofsky for approval of the surety📖 readAPP 2019 #14
• Application / petition2019 · #15↪ Referred to committeeA petition was received from Cambridge Taxi Drivers Owners Association, regarding helping to support the Cambridge Taxi Industry and improve transportation in the City of Cambridge📖 readAPP 2019 #15
• Application / petition2019 · #16✅ Order adoptedrefacing an existing projecting sign at the premises numbered 908 Massachusetts AvenueApplication from Temple of Groom📖 readapproval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, CommuniAPP 2019 #16

• Awaiting report2019 · #21✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the process for establishing a formal, thorough review of the City’s Affordable Home Ownership programs, incorporating a plan for obtaining and analyzing substantial quantitative data inclusive of all types of unitsAR-19-21
• Awaiting report2019 · #22✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the feasibility of allowing small businesses to host live acoustic music performances without a license, and if feasible, present the City Council with a proposal to allow such performancesAR-19-22
• Awaiting report2019 · #23✅ Report received and acceptedReport on amending the Zoning Ordinance “Table of Uses” to allow for lodging houses in Residential A1, A2, and B Zoning Districts and to determine what tax incentives could be utilized to assist in the conversion of single-family/multi-family houses into lodging houseszoningAR-19-23
• Awaiting report2019 · #24✅ Report received and acceptedReport on plans to make the pedestrian crossing of Massachusetts Avenue at Day Street more predictably safe for pedestrianstransit trafficAR-19-24
• Awaiting report2019 · #25📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on information that is offered to limited equity condominium owners regarding the ability to recoup extraordinary repair and maintenance costs, the procedure that is in place to inform purchasers of existing or possible construction and maintenance issues that may result in higher-than expected condo fees, and the possibility of allowing roommates to cover unexpected expensesAR-19-25
• Awaiting report2019 · #26📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on communicating directly with the Volpe Center about the possibility of having their staff help the City set up a Micro-Mobility Pilot program in the Kendall Square areaAR-19-26
• Awaiting report2019 · #27✅ Report received and acceptedReport on providing an update on the Firehouse improvements allocationAR-19-27
• Awaiting report2019 · #28✅ Report received and acceptedReport on expediting zoning based on the 2015 Commercial Land Use Classification Study and exploring the feasibility of hiring more zoning plannerszoningAR-19-28

• CRT 2019 #15 · 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 30, 2019 to discuss a petition filed by Joseph T. Maguire, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. to amend the Zoning Ordinance by creating the Grand Junction Pathway Overlay District adjacent to the Grand Junction Railroad right-of-way between Binney and Cambridge Streets [zoning] 📖 read

• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2019-01-30 · Report Accepted And Placed On