City Council · Regular Meeting, May 6, 2019

• City Manager's report2019 · #127✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $200,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Traffic and Parking Department Extraordinary Expenditures for Traffic Signals, based on mitigation funding that the City has received from the Encore Casino project. These funds will be used to cover the cost of acquiring traffic monitoring units to be installed at multiple intersections that we expect will be impacted by the opening of the new casinoSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managertransit trafficCMA 2019 #127
• City Manager's report2019 · #128📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 18-74, regarding the Anthony Paolillo Tot Lot water feature and installing new trash and recycling Big Belly bins together with a new sunscreen dispenser in the park within the next monthSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerbike lanesCMA 2019 #128
• City Manager's report2019 · #129📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 19-52, regarding solutions to the Rindge Avenue area waste disposal and rodent concernsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2019 #129
• City Manager's report2019 · #130📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 18-143, regarding requiring a Business Entity’s Beneficial Ownership and Residential Real Estate Beneficial Ownership Transactions be Disclosed in all Cambridge Real Estate TransactionsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 readCMA 2019 #130
• City Manager's report2019 · #131↪ Referreda response to questions contained in Policy Order Number 5 of April 29, 2019 regarding the proposed Cannabis Business Permitting OrdinanceSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 readCMA 2019 #131

• City officer's report2019 · #26a communication from Councillor Mallon, submitting notes of the meeting on April 11, 2019 of the Mayor's Arts Task Forcearts📖 readCOF 2019 #26
• City officer's report2019 · #27amended information regarding Calendar Agenda Item Number three regarding a petition for 822 Somerville Avenue, Citizens bank📖 readCOF 2019 #27
• City officer's report2019 · #28a communication from Councillor Zondervan, transmitting a memorandum regarding further proposed amendments to the Cannabis Business Permitting Ordinance📖 readCOF 2019 #28

16 resident communications received for this meeting, on transit traffic (1) · affordable housing (1) · housing general (1) · zoning (1) · police safety (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

• Policy order2019 · #157✅ Order adoptedCity Council support of bills opposing Weymouth Compressor Station/Fracked GasPOR 2019 #157
• Policy order2019 · #158✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the appropriate departments to check on the condition of the American flags throughout public institutions in the City and replace any flag in disarray before Memorial DayCouncil requestPOR 2019 #158
• Policy order2019 · #159✅ Order adoptedCity Council support of H.1948 S.1332 Out of Hospital Birth Access and Safety ActPOR 2019 #159
• Policy order2019 · #160✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the Cambridge Police Department and other relevant City staff on how media collected by hand-held photo/video recording devices is used, stored, and sharedCouncil requestpolice safetyPOR 2019 #160
• Policy order2019 · #161✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the appropriate City staff on how a cloud-based data management system for DHSP's Children and Youth Programs will clearly protect all aspects of participant privacy and access securityCouncil requestPOR 2019 #161
• Policy order2019 · #162✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to direct the appropriate City staff to determine a suitable location to dedicate in Cheryl-Ann Pizza-Zeoli’s honorCouncil requestPOR 2019 #162
• Policy order2019 · #163✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to work with the Traffic , Parking and Transportation Department and the License Commission to establish a "play streets" permitCouncil requesttransit traffic📖 readPOR 2019 #163
• Policy order2019 · #164✅ Order adopted as amendedWelcoming Community Ordinancepolice safety📖 read POR 2019 #164
• Policy order2019 · #165✅ Order adoptedCity Council request DCR’s presence at a future hearing of the Transportation & Public Utilities Committee to discuss design options on Memorial Drive Greenway Improvements Phase 3Council orderPOR 2019 #165
• Policy order2019 · #166✅ Order adopted as amendedMoving that the Affordable Housing Overlay Discussion Be Favorably Forwarded to Ordinance Committeeaffordable housinghousing generalzoning📖 read POR 2019 #166

• Resolution2019 · #144✅ Order adoptedRetirement of Kevin Pierce from the Cambridge Housing Authorityhousing generalRES 2019 #144
• Resolution2019 · #145✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to the Cambridge Community Center (CCC) on its 90th Anniversary Gala on Thursday, May 9, 2019RES 2019 #145
• Resolution2019 · #146✅ Order adoptedRetirement of Chenier Durand from the Inspectional Services DepartmentRES 2019 #146
• Resolution2019 · #147✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to "Tex Mex Eats" owner Amanda Escamilla on her extended pop-up restaurant on 1193 Cambridge StreetRES 2019 #147

• Application / petition2019 · #29✅ Order adopteda temporary banner across the public way located at 795 Massachusetts Avenue in front of City Hall, and JFK at Mount Auburn Streets announcing the Cambridge Arts River Festival through May 13, 2019-May 27, 2019Application from Cambridge Arts Councilarts📖 readAPP 2019 #29
• Application / petition2019 · #30✅ Order adoptedfifteen temporary banners on Ames Street, Memorial Drive to Main Street, announcing the Center's upcoming exhibition on Ericka Beckman May 21, 2019-July 26, 2019Application from MIT Visual Arts Centerarts📖 readAPP 2019 #30
• Application / petition2019 · #31✅ Order adoptedfour (4) temporary banners along Massachusetts Avenue on poles M54, M49, M52 and M47 announcing Wild Rabbit Community Moto Show on May 7, 2019-May 12, 2019Application from Central Square Business Association, Michael Monestime📖 readAPP 2019 #31
• Application / petition2019 · #32✅ Order adoptedeleven (11) temporary banner poles along Massachusetts Avenue pole numbers M105, M108, M102, 97, M94, M91, M83, M60, M53 1/2, M58 and M53 announcing Cambridge River Festival May 15, 2019-June 3, 2019Application from Cambridge Arts Councilarts📖 readAPP 2019 #32
• Application / petition2019 · #33↪ ReferredA petition was received from residents at Thomas Graves Landing opposing PUD 8 by New England Development requesting Special Permit to exceed the 85' height limit at CambridgeSide📖 readAPP 2019 #33
• Application / petition2019 · #34↪ Referred to committeea revised Zoning Petition seeking to create the New Street Overlay District. Based on the feedback received concerning their earlier petitionZoning petition from the Self Storage Group,zoning📖 readAPP 2019 #34

• CRT 2019 #32 · 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 April 25, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in the Sullivan Chamber to continue discussion on the Affordable Housing Overlay District and other related matters [affordable-housing] [housing-general] 📖 read

• Housing Committee hearing of 2019-04-25 · Report Accepted And Placed On