City Council — Regular Meeting, May 13, 2019

City Manager's Agenda (5)

• CMA 2019 #132A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-132, regarding consulting with the City of Somerville relative to proposed traffic circulation and urban design changes in Davis Square and to better understand the impact that these changes might have on Cambridgetransit-traffic
• CMA 2019 #133Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $2,500, donated from the Carl Barron Awards for Administrative Excellence to the Fire Department Grant Fund Other Ordinary Maintenance account
• CMA 2019 #134Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $100,800 from Free Cash to the General Fund Fire Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account to cover the cost of equipment and screening for 10 new firefighters
• CMA 2019 #135A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-139, regarding the possibility of planting a tree at the corner of Inman Street and Massachusetts Avenue, directly in front of City Halltrees📖 read
• CMA 2019 #136A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the City of Cambridge Getting to Net Zero Action Plan Fiscal Year 2018 Progress Reportclimatezoning📖 read

Communications (13)

13 resident communications received for this meeting — zoning (3) · bike lanes (2) · affordable housing (1) · housing general (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (10)

• POR 2019 #167That the City Manager is requested to contact AT&T, the owner of the parking lot located at the corner of Bent Street and Sixth Street across from the Robert W. Healy Public Safety Facility, about making improvements to their landscaping and taking better care of their property that abuts the public waypolice-safetytransit-traffictrees📖 read
• POR 2019 #168That the City Manager is requested to work with the Community Development Department, Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department and Department of Public Works to determine what facilities, parking changes, and other improvements to the pavement conditions would be necessary and feasible to make Massachusetts Avenue a quick-build Complete Street between Sidney Street and Putnam Avenuebike-lanestransit-traffic📖 read
• POR 2019 #169City Council support of special commission to recommend changes to the seal and motto of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts📖 read
• POR 2019 #170That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant departments to explore establishing a partnership between the City of Cambridge and the MBTA to offer CharlieCards at certain public buildings throughout the citytransit-traffic
• POR 2019 #171That the City Manager is requested to join the Massachusetts Right to Counsel Coalition on behalf of the City, signing “The City of Cambridge” on as an official supporter of the Massachusetts Right to Counsel Campaign
• POR 2019 #172That the City Manager is requested to direct the Department of Public Works to work with the Recycling Advisory Committee and other stakeholders to draft an ordinance banning single-use plastic items in Cambridgebike-lanes📖 read
• POR 2019 #173That the City Manager is requested to direct the Electrical Department, Department of Public Works, Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department and the Community Development Department to explore a pilot for Level 1 (110V) EV and Micromobility charging stations on street light poles throughout the citytransit-traffic
• POR 2019 #174That the City Manager is requested to confer with Cambridge Police Department and other relevant City staff on adding a cybercrime assessment section to the list of monthly Bridgstat reports or, alternatively, create a separate report to help formalize the information flow about cybercrime to the same level as the currently used Bridgstatpolice-safety
• POR 2019 #175That the City Manager is requested to direct the Executive Director of the Election Commission and the City Solicitor to report back to the City Council on potential ballot changes at a public hearing of the Government Operations, Rules and Claims Committee on May 28, 2019
• POR 2019 #234The City Manager be and hereby is requested to instruct the City Solicitor to prepare a home rule petition for the City Council to lower the voting age to sixteen (16) in municipal elections

Resolutions (5)

• RES 2019 #148Congratulations to Melissa and Maya Ludtke on the book "Touching Home in China."
• RES 2019 #149Congratulations to the Honorees at the Legacy Small Business Luncheon
• RES 2019 #150That the City Council go on record congratulating and commending the hard work of the award recipients of the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce's 2019 Inspire Awards which celebrates the achievements of women leadersschools📖 read
• RES 2019 #151Congratulations to the Pentecostal Tabernacle Jr. Bible Quiz Team for being selected to participate in the Junior Bible Quiz National Championship in Tucson, Arizona in June 2019
• RES 2019 #152Recognizing Abe Rybeck’s enduring good works in launching and guiding the Theater Offensive over the course of its existence, and in wishing him well as he embarks upon his next exciting chapter

Applications & Petitions (3)

• APP 2019 #35A petition was received from Gypsy Place, Sayed Mousawi, regarding outdoor seating in front of premises numbered 90 Hampshire Street seating to include, 3 tables and 6 chairs, proposed start date April 15, 2019 through April 15, 20121 with a start time of 7:00 AM and end time of 7:00 PMtransit-traffictrees📖 read
• APP 2019 #36An application was received from Community Development requesting permission for a temporary banner across JFK at Mount Auburn St from July 29th to August 5th , 2019 and August 19th to August 26th, 2019 and across Mass Ave in front of City Hall from July 29th to August 5th , 2019 and August 19th to August 26th, 2019. This event will be held on September 20th, 2019 announcing for Parking Daytransit-traffic📖 read
• APP 2019 #37An application was received from Gail Wang requesting permission for a temporary banner across Massachusetts Avenue in front of City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Avenue from June 3, 2019 thru June 10, 2019 and at the location of JFK at Mount Auburn Street May 27, 2019 thru June 10, 2019 announcing Dragon Boat Festival held on June 9, 2019arts📖 read

Other Business (8)

• AR-19-53Report on working 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 sharedpolice-safety
• AR-19-54Report 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 security
• AR-19-55Report on working with the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department and the License Commission to establish a "play streets" permittransit-traffic

• a report from Vice Mayor Jan Devereux, Chair of the Government Operations, Rules & Claims Committee, for a public hearing held on April 10, 2019 to discuss the possibility of pursuing a home rule petition to lower the voting age in City elections to 16 years old 📖 read
• COF 2019 #29 : A communication was received from City Clerk Donna P. Lopez, transmitting a communication from Mayor McGovern, transmitting a memorandum regarding Committee Hearing by the Joint Committee on May 7, 2019 regarding An Act Establishing Indigenous Peoples Day H.3665 📖 read
• COF 2019 #30 : A communication was received from City Clerk Donna P. Lopez, transmitting a communication from Mayor McGovern, transmitting a letter Widening the Design of the Community Path Extension. [bike-lanes, transit-traffic] 📖 read
• COF 2019 #31 : A communication was received from City Clerk Donna P. Lopez, transmitting a communication from Assistant to the City Council Naomie Stephen, transmitting a recommendation from the Dedication Committee for approval. [schools] 📖 read
• the submission of the Mayor's Blue-Ribbon Task Force on Tenant Displacement April 23, 2019 meeting minutes 📖 read

Committee Reports (1)

• Government Operations Rules & Claims Committee hearing of 2019-04-10 — Report Accepted And Placed On