City Council — Regular Meeting, May 20, 2019

City Manager's Agenda (12)

• CMA 2019 #137A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, in response to requests for additional information made by the City Council Finance Committee during hearings on the Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) City Budgetbudgetpolice-safetyschools📖 read
• CMA 2019 #138A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a Planning Board recommendation not to adopt the Ware Street Innovation Space Overlay District Zoning Petitionzoning📖 read
• CMA 2019 #139A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-93, regarding Parcel C (Constellation Center) in Kendall Squareartshousing-generaltransit-trafficzoning📖 read
• CMA 2019 #140A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 19-47, regarding a report on increasing traffic monitoring at the intersection of Prospect Street and Broadway during morning rush hourbike-lanespolice-safetytenants-renttransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2019 #141A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 19-41, regarding enforcement of moped registration requirements and enforcement datapolice-safetytransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2019 #142Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $8,615.00 from the Cambridge Public Health Commission, Agenda for Children, to the Grant Fund Department of Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account for the Center for Families program and will be used to provide Community Playgroups, Drop-In Playgroups, Provider Groups and support of Family Fun Day
• CMA 2019 #143Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Family Shelter grant received from the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) in the amount of $164,650.08 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used to operate its family shelter from April 1, 2019 through June 30, 2019, including the provision of case management and housing stabilization services for ten homeless families at a time as referred by the DHCDhomelessnesshousing-general
• CMA 2019 #144Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $2,000 from the Alexander W. Kemp Foundation to the Grant Fund Public Works Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used for maintenance and upkeep of the playground at the Alexander W. Kemp playground at the Cambridge Common
• CMA 2019 #145Transmitting communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a donation $1,000 from the Carl Barron Awards for Administrative Excellence to the Grant Fund Public Works Department Other Ordinary Maintenance Account which will be used for the Carl Barron Awards ceremonies at DPW to recognize an employee who exhibits excellent job performance
• CMA 2019 #146Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the transfer of $126,000 from the Public Works Other Ordinary Maintenance account to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Extraordinary Expenditures account for procurement of electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles
• CMA 2019 #147Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the transfer of $750,000 from the Public Works Other Ordinary Maintenance account to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Extraordinary Expenditures account for procurement of equipment for use in snow and ice operations
• CMA 2019 #148A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the reappointment of Ethridge King as a member of the Board of Election Commissioner for a term of four years, effective May 20, 2019

Communications (11)

11 resident communications received for this meeting — bike lanes (1) · arts (1) · budget (1) · homelessness (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (6)

• POR 2019 #176That the Executive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider the request from Sarah Benson for a suitable dedication in the vicinity of 470 Franklin Street in honor of the Benson Family
• POR 2019 #177That the City Manager is requested to direct the appropriate City personnel to draft a formal Anti-bias /Cultural Competency Strategic Plan for eventual adoption and implementation
• POR 2019 #178City Council support of the FUTURE Act (H.2849/S.1940) and urge the legislature to pass the bill this session
• POR 2019 #179That the City Manager is requested to provide the City Council with a comprehensive list of projects Feeney Brothers Utility Services is currently working on within the City of Cambridge, as well as a detailed understanding of how the city is ensuring Eversource and Feeney Brothers Utility Services are keeping residents and property safe
• POR 2019 #180That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department with the view in mind of assessing a speed reduction strategy on strategy on Magoun Streettransit-traffic
• POR 2019 #181Late Order Re Adding $20 Million To Budget For Affordable Housingaffordable-housingbudgethousing-general📖 read

Resolutions (10)

• RES 2019 #153Welcome wishes to Dolores Huerta to the City of Cambridge and congratulations for receiving the Radcliffe Medal on May 31, 2019
• RES 2019 #154Resolution on the death of Poppy M. Stewart
• RES 2019 #155Resolution on the death of Margaret "Peg" Walsh
• RES 2019 #156Retirement of Deborah Ruhe from Just-a-Start
• RES 2019 #157Resolution on the death of Enid Adams
• RES 2019 #158Happy Birthday wishes to Gloria Thompson
• RES 2019 #159Congratulations on Marriage of Dr. Darnisa Amante and Eric Jackson
• RES 2019 #160Congratulations to John Loder and Ella Hawkins on the birth of their son, Camren Roy Loder
• RES 2019 #162Resolution on the death of Charles McNeill
• RES 2019 #163Resolution on the Death of Duane Brown's Aunt Helen Elizabeth Steverson

Applications & Petitions (4)

• APP 2019 #38A refilling Zoning Petition Has been received from Joseph T. Maguire of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. transmitting a proposed revised amendment to the zoning ordinance by creating the Grand Junction Pathway Overlay Districtzoning📖 read
• APP 2019 #39An application was received from Sean Hope, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 199 Pemberton Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical Commission and Public Works. Response has been received from the neighborhood associationtransit-traffic📖 read
• APP 2019 #40A petition was received from Dumpling Daughter, Liam Patrick, regarding 213 Square foot patio area with seating for 20 seats in front of 75 Ames Street📖 read
• APP 2019 #41An application was received from Webster Bank, requesting permission for an A Frame board sign in front of the premises numbered 1 Brattle Streettransit-traffic📖 read

Other Business (11)

• AR-19-56Report on determining 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 Avenuetransit-traffic
• AR-19-57Report on establishing a partnership with the MBTA to offer CharlieCards at certain public buildings throughout the citytransit-traffic
• AR-19-58Report on working with the Recycling Advisory Committee and other stakeholders to draft an ordinance banning single-use plastic items in Cambridgebike-lanes
• AR-19-59Report on exploring a pilot for Level 1 (110V) EV and Micromobility charging stations on street light poles throughout the city
• AR-19-60Report 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 Bridgstat
• AR-19-61Report on potential ballot changes at a public hearing of the Government Operations, Rules and Claims Committee on May 28, 2019

• a report from Councillor E. Denise Simmons, Chair of the Finance Committee, for public hearings held on May 1, 2019 and May 7, 2019 relative to the General Fund Budget for the City of Cambridge for Fiscal Year 2020 and recommending adoption of the General Fund Budget in the amount of $638,060,155 📖 read
• a report from Councillor E. Denise Simmons, Chair of the Finance Committee, for public hearing held on May 7, 2019 relative to the Water Fund Budget for the City of Cambridge for Fiscal Year 2020 and recommending adoption of the Water Fund Budget in the amount of $12,833,295 📖 read
• a report from Councillor E. Denise Simmons, Chair of the Finance Committee, for public hearing held on May 7, 2019 relative to the Public Investment Fund Budget for the City of Cambridge for Fiscal Year 2020 and recommending adoption of the Public Investment Fund Budget in the amount of $26,796,725 📖 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 March 28, 2019 to discuss Affordable Housing Overlay District 📖 read
• a communication from Councillor Mallon, transmitting notes for the meeting of the Mayor's Arts Task Force held on May 9, 2019 📖 read

Committee Reports (4)

• Finance Committee hearing of 2019-05-01 — Report Accepted And Placed On
• Finance Committee hearing of 2019-05-07 — Report Accepted And Placed On
• Finance Committee hearing of 2019-05-07 — Report Accepted And Placed On
• Housing Committee hearing of 2019-03-28 — Report Accepted And Placed On