City Council · Regular Meeting, June 17, 2019

• City Manager's report2019 · #169✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $29,343.28 from individual donations, to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account. Funds were donated through various sources and will be used to support all participant and program needs including team uniforms, Special Olympic entry and travel costs, theatrical production costs, mobility and physical therapy equipment, art supplies and field tripsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerartsCMA 2019 #169
• City Manager's report2019 · #170CMA 2019 #170 : Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $79,059.00 from the Cambridge Housing Authority, to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages accountCMA 2019 #170
• City Manager's report2019 · #171✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $42,689.17 received from various donations to the Council on Aging, to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($17,000.00) and to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($25,689.17). These donations will be used to support a variety of services for Cambridge Seniors, including food and entertainment for senior parties, the purchase of fans for low-income seniors, provision of minor home adaptation equipment, support for the food pantry, and transportation for special senior center events and tripsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2019 #171
• City Manager's report2019 · #172✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $10,000 from additional Golf Course revenue, to the Public Investment Human Service Programs Extraordinary Expenditures account. These funds will be used to purchase an electric greens roller for the Golf Course to replace an existing gas-powered unit. The purchase is consistent with the 10-year replacement plan at Fresh Pond Golf Course, which includes the goal of ensuring that the Golf Course and the abutting reservation is maintained properly, provides uninterrupted service to our patrons, and limits environmental impacts by investing in green technologySubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2019 #172
• City Manager's report2019 · #173✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $226,672, from the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) of the Office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD, to the Grant Fund Human Services Programs Salary and Wages account ($17,000) and to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($209,672). The funds will be used for shelter operating costs, providing essential services to homeless persons outside of the shelter setting, rapid re-housing and homelessness prevention case management, short and medium-term rental assistance, and financial assistance needed to gain or retain permanent housingSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhomelessnesshousing generalCMA 2019 #173
• City Manager's report2019 · #174✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $549,215 from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through the HOME Program to the Public Investment Fund Community Development Extraordinary Expenditures account ($544,315) and to the Grant Fund Community Development Salary & Wages account ($4,900). Development activities may include acquisition, moderate rehabilitation, substantial rehabilitation and new construction of housing units for low- and moderate- income families and individuals. The majority of the HOME funds, $544,315, will be used towards those activities; and $36,310 will be used for the Community Development Department’s administration of the HOME program. This appropriation will continue the development and rehabilitation of affordable housing in the City of CambridgeSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manageraffordable housinghousing generalCMA 2019 #174
• City Manager's report2019 · #175✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $352,640.66 received from Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program income to the Public Investment Community Development Extraordinary Expenditures Account, which will increase funds available to continue the development of affordable housing for residentsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manageraffordable housinghousing generalCMA 2019 #175
• City Manager's report2019 · #176📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 19-67, regarding setting up a series of informational and interactive community engagement meetings on the Affordable Housing OverlaySubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manageraffordable housinghousing general📖 readCMA 2019 #176
• City Manager's report2019 · #177📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 19-44, regarding the installation of additional metered parking spots in business districts that do not currently have parking metersSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managertransit traffic📖 read CMA 2019 #177
• City Manager's report2019 · #178📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 19-32, regarding a report on the number of fines for failure to clear sidewalks issued from the winter of 2014-15 through the winter of 2018-19, received from Owen O’Riordan, Commissioner of Public WorksSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 readCMA 2019 #178

These funds will be used to maintain the capacity of the Cambridge Employment Program (CEP) by continuing to fund a vocational case manager to provide career counseling and case management services to Cambridge residents seeking employment, particularly those residing in public housing [affordable-housing] [housing-general]

14 resident communications received for this meeting, on trees (2). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

• Policy order2019 · #215✅ Order adopted as amendedCity Council support of S.2213, An Act Relative to Gender Identity on Massachusetts Identification📖 readPOR 2019 #215
• Policy order2019 · #218✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to confer with the appropriate City staff and Eversource personnel to determine why the signals at Broadway and Ellery, which add an element of confusion to this intersection, were installed without Eversource’s being able to connect them to the grid in a more responsive mannerCouncil requestbike lanestransit traffic📖 readPOR 2019 #218
• Policy order2019 · #219✅ Order adoptedCity Council support for access to a safe and legal abortionPOR 2019 #219
• Policy order2019 · #220✅ Order adoptedVerizon New England, Inc. - Ware Street Innovation Space Overlay District PetitionPOR 2019 #220

• Resolution2019 · #191✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Peter V. GrecoRES 2019 #191
• Resolution2019 · #192✅ Order adoptedCongratulations on retirement of John Taylor, JrRES 2019 #192
• Resolution2019 · #193✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Manuel PachecoRES 2019 #193
• Resolution2019 · #194✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Ronald C. CatonRES 2019 #194
• Resolution2019 · #195✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Phyllis (Tracy) VeraRES 2019 #195
• Resolution2019 · #196✅ Order adoptedRetirement of Jean Cusack from the Finance DepartmentRES 2019 #196
• Resolution2019 · #197✅ Order adoptedHappy 70th Birthday wishes to Joanne SmithRES 2019 #197
• Resolution2019 · #198✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of John "Sean" J. LeddyRES 2019 #198
• Resolution2019 · #199✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Rosemary NicholsonRES 2019 #199
• Resolution2019 · #200✅ Order adoptedRetirement of Dr. Gary Setnik from Mount Auburn Hospital's Emergency DepartmentRES 2019 #200
• Resolution2019 · #201✅ Order adoptedCongratulating local restaurant owner and chef, Will Gilson, on his forthcoming restaurant in Cambridge CrossingRES 2019 #201
• Resolution2019 · #202✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Marquita Lawrence's sisterRES 2019 #202
• Resolution2019 · #203✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Reverend Aiden C. WardRES 2019 #203
• Resolution2019 · #204✅ Order adoptedRecognizing June 19 as Juneteenth in CambridgeRES 2019 #204
• Resolution2019 · #205✅ Order adoptedRetirement of Joe Robinson from Christ Church CambridgeRES 2019 #205
• Resolution2019 · #206✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Julie L. BurnsRES 2019 #206
• Resolution2019 · #207✅ Order adoptedHappy 50th Birthday wishes to Jamie TownesRES 2019 #207

• Application / petition2019 · #51✅ Order adopted2 Benches in front of the premises numbered 403 Massachusetts AvenueApplication from New City Microcreamery📖 readAPP 2019 #51
• Application / petition2019 · #52📁 Placed on file, 8–0A petition was received from Stephan Badige et al, regarding amending the Municipal Code, Title 2, Chapter 2.78.090 subparagraph E and I by changing six months to twelve months twice in each paragraph to permit the Cambridge Historical Commission to delay the issuance of a demolition permit for twelve months📖 read APP 2019 #52

• CRT 2019 #46 · a report from Vice Mayor Jan Devereux, Chair of the Government Operations, Rules & Claims Committee, for a public hearing held on May 28, 2019 to receive an update on the Election Commission’s discussion of potential changes to the ballots used for Municipal Elections that would limit voters to marking only up to 15 candidates 📖 read
• CRT 2019 #47 · a report from Councillor Dennis J. Carlone, Co-Chair and Councillor Craig A. Kelley, Co-Chair of the Ordinance Committee, for a public hearing held on May 28, 2019 to discuss a petition received from Verizon New England, Inc. to amend the zoning map of the City of Cambridge by creating a new Overlay Zoning District entitled “Ware Street Innovation Space Overlay District: encompassing 10 Ware Street and to amend article 20.000 of the Zoning Ordinance by creating a section entitled “Ware Street Innovation Space Overlay District” [zoning] 📖 read

• Government Operations Rules & Claims Committee hearing of 2019-05-28 · Report Accepted And Placed On
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2019-05-28 · Report Accepted And Placed On