City Council · Special Meeting, July 30, 2019

• City Manager's report2019 · #193✅ Order adopted, unanimousa request for approval of an application for a Jitney License to USA Guided Tours Boston, LLCSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managertransit traffic📖 read CMA 2019 #193
• City Manager's report2019 · #194CMA 2019 #194 : A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the reappointments and appointment of a new member of the Cambridge Health Alliance Board of Trustees:CMA 2019 #194
• City Manager's report2019 · #195✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Leadership Scholarship Program Grant funded from the State 911 Department in the amount of $10,000 to the Grant Fund Emergency Communications Salaries and Wages account ($3,790) and to the Grant Fund Emergency Communications Travel and Training account ($6,210) which will be used to cover personnel costs, training fees, and travel costs for the employee who receives the scholarship to attend a designated Leadership Certification ProgramSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safetyCMA 2019 #195
• City Manager's report2019 · #196✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of an FY20 State 911 Department Support and Incentive Grant in the amount of $376,330 to the Grant Fund Emergency Communications Salaries and Wages account ($287,407), and to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($88,923) which will support the costs of Emergency Communications Center personnel salaries and overtime and annual maintenance costs of dispatch-related softwareSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2019 #196
• City Manager's report2019 · #197✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of an FY20 State 911 Department Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) Grant in the amount of $23,747 to the Grant Fund Emergency Communications Other Ordinary Maintenance Account which will be used to support administering quality assurance for the emergency medical protocol used by staff to provide pre and post-dispatch instructions for medical emergenciesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2019 #197
• City Manager's report2019 · #198✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of an FY20 State 911 Department Training grant in the amount of $143,764 to the Grant Fund Emergency Communications Salary and Wages account ($99,929), Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($1,437), and Travel and Training account ($42,398) which will support training of Emergency Communications Center personnel, classroom fees, and training materialsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2019 #198
• City Manager's report2019 · #199📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 19-72, regarding a report on the condition of the Sullivan CourthouseSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safety📖 readCMA 2019 #199
• City Manager's report2019 · #200✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of supplemental appropriation of a grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security's (EOPSS) Traffic Enforcement Grant Program in the amount of $9,800 to the Grant Fund Police Department Extraordinary Expenditures account which will be used to purchase lidar equipment to continue the Department’s traffic enforcement and public safety effortsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safetytransit trafficCMA 2019 #200
• City Manager's report2019 · #201📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 19-53, regarding a report on how media collected by handheld photo/video devices is used, stored, and sharedSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safety📖 readCMA 2019 #201
• City Manager's report2019 · #202📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 19-60, regarding a report on adding a cybercrime assessment section to the list of monthly BridgeStat reportsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerbroadbandpolice safety📖 readCMA 2019 #202
• City Manager's report2019 · #203📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 19-39, regarding the creation of an arts friendly page highlighting the key licenses and permits available to support artists, arts organization, and creative enterprises in developing and producing their work for the benefit of local and regional audiencesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerartstransit traffic📖 read CMA 2019 #203
• City Manager's report2019 · #204📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 19-14, regarding a survey of local arts organizations and private foundations that may support their workSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerarts📖 read CMA 2019 #204
• City Manager's report2019 · #205📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 18-83, regarding summertime programming to help reduce the threat of violenceSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerartspolice safety📖 readCMA 2019 #205
• City Manager's report2019 · #206✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Massachusetts Department of Education, Adult and Community Learning Services ESOL Grant in the amount of $88,766.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($81,683.00), to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($6,683.00), and to the Travel and Training account ($400.00) which will support core ESOL services provided by the Community Learning CenterSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2019 #206
• City Manager's report2019 · #207✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Adult and Community Learning Services, in the amount of $837,930.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($777,243.00), to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($60,357.00), and to the Travel and Training account ($330.00) to funding the Community Learning Center’s primary ESOL and ABE teaching, advising (education, career, out-stationed), and assessment, the grant provides for coordination of services to students with documented disabilities, math and English Language Arts (ELA) curriculum development and coordination, ESOL curriculum development, technology coordination, volunteer coordination, outreach activities and child care services to the ESOL family literacy class at the Peabody School. It also includes administrative costs for data entry, reception, clerical work, and fiscal tracking and will also supports the second CAN training program for FY20, which provides an integrated education and training program for immigrant adults in the Metro North area who are interested in becoming certified nursing assistants and home health aides (CAN/HHA)Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerartsschoolsCMA 2019 #207
• City Manager's report2019 · #208✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Adult and Community Learning Services grant received from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) in the amount of $130,000.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($125,959.00), and to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($4,041.00) which will be used for ESOL servicesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2019 #208
• City Manager's report2019 · #209✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) from the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) in the amount of $116,748.00 to the Grant Fund Human Services Salary and Wages account ($3,948.00) and to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($112,800.00) which will support the Support for Tenants at Risk (STAR) homelessness prevention program based at the Multi-Service Center and to contract with Eliot Community Services for a clinician who will be based at Cambridge District Court and/or the Eastern Housing court, a legal service provider (Greater Boston Legal Services) who will provide legal advice to tenants at risk of homelessness, and to provide rental and/or financial assistance to prevent homelessnessSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhomelessnesshousing generaltenants rentCMA 2019 #209
• City Manager's report2019 · #210✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) grant for the King Open Preschool, the Martin Luther King Jr. Preschool and the Kennedy/Longfellow Preschool, received from the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care, in the amount of $78,209.00, to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salaries and Wages account ($6,761.00) and to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($71,448.00) which will be used to support and enhance the quality of education for preschool children in UPK classrooms through professional development, curriculum enrichment, and parent involvementSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2019 #210
• City Manager's report2019 · #211✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) grant in the amount of $58,995.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($32,387.00) and to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($26,608.00) which will provide an integrated education and training program for immigrant adults in the Metro North area who are interested in becoming certified nursing assistants and home health aides (CNA/HHA)Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2019 #211
• City Manager's report2019 · #212✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) grant in the amount of $79,992.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($47,084.00), and to the Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($32,908.00) which will be used to provide an integrated education and training program to adults in the Metro North area who want to start a career in the Information Technology field and work as Computer User Support Specialists, Help Desk Technicians, etcSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2019 #212
• City Manager's report2019 · #213📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 19-80, regarding constructions costs for Inman Square and Awaiting Report Item Number 19-87, regarding the contractor for Inman SquareSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 readCMA 2019 #213
• City Manager's report2019 · #214↪ Referred to committeeAwaiting Report Item Numbers 19-13, 19-71 and 19-78, regarding Eversource substation expansion, energy projections and overall update on processSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerclimate📖 readCMA 2019 #214
• City Manager's report2019 · #215📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 19-59, regarding exploring a pilot for Level 1 (110V) EV and micromobility charging stations on street light poles throughout the citySubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerbudgetclimatetransit traffic📖 readCMA 2019 #215
• City Manager's report2019 · #216✅ Order adopted, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 19-07, regarding a report on Boston's electric vehicle charging station home rule petition and propose similar language for City Council considerationSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerclimatehousing generaltransit traffic📖 read CMA 2019 #216
• City Manager's report2019 · #217📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 18-141, regarding a report on safe way to bring power to the curb and across sidewalks to power electric vehiclesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 readCMA 2019 #217
• City Manager's report2019 · #218↪ Referred to committeeAwaiting Report Item Number 19-36, regarding the PTDM OrdinanceSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerbike lanestransit traffic📖 readCMA 2019 #218
• City Manager's report2019 · #219↪ Referred backAwaiting Report Item Number 19-82, regarding the possibility of Bluebikes system expanding into the Alewife/Cambridge Highlands areaSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerschoolstransit trafficzoning📖 readCMA 2019 #219
• City Manager's report2019 · #220✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $75,000 from the Mitigation Revenue Stabilization Fund (211 Concord Turnpike/Lanes & Games $25,000, and 35 CambridgePark Drive $50,000) to the Public Investment Fund Community Development Extraordinary Expenditures account which will be used for the purchase and expenses of Bluebikes bikeshare equipmentSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2019 #220
• City Manager's report2019 · #221✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $18,350 from the Bluebikes Capital Projects Equipment Fund to the Public Investment Fund Community Development Department Extraordinary Expense Account donated to the bikeshare program by Biomed Realty and will be used for the purchase and expenses of Bluebikes bikeshare equipmentSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2019 #221
• City Manager's report2019 · #222📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 19-51, regarding safety concerns at the intersection of Garden Street, Field Street, and Alpine StreetSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safetytransit traffic📖 readCMA 2019 #222
• City Manager's report2019 · #223📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 19-81, regarding the new traffic signals at the intersection of Broadway and Ellery StreetSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managertransit traffic📖 readCMA 2019 #223
• City Manager's report2019 · #224↪ Referred backAwaiting Report Item Number 18-60, regarding small business parking pilotSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managertransit traffic📖 readCMA 2019 #224
• City Manager's report2019 · #225📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 18-87, regarding editing capabilities for navigation applicationsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managertransit traffic📖 read CMA 2019 #225

New Appointment: Paula Paris

Reappointment: Rob Buchanan, Kathleen McGilvray, Mary Jane Kornacki, Claire Leporte, Joshua Posner and Alexander White

• City officer's report2019 · #43a memorandum from Councillor Mallon, transmitting the final report of the Mayor's Arts Task Forceartsbudget📖 readCOF 2019 #43
• City officer's report2019 · #44COF 2019 #44 : A communication was received from Paula M. Crane, Interim City Clerk, transmitting a memorandum from Councillor Carlone, regarding the general public my comments and questions, and zoningCOF 2019 #44
• City officer's report2019 · #45a memorandum from Councillor Mallon and Mayor McGovern regarding Amendments to the Affordable Housing Overlayaffordable housinghousing generaltenants renttransit trafficzoning📖 readCOF 2019 #45
• City officer's report2019 · #46a memorandum from Vice Mayor Devereux, transmitting a memorandum regarding Application and Petition #4 plans to add umbrellas for shadetransit traffic📖 read COF 2019 #46
• City officer's report2019 · #47a memorandum from Councillor Simmons transmitting proposed substitute amendment for an amendment which was submitted for the June 27, 2019 Ordinance hearing regarding the Municipal Code amendment on Cannabis Business Permitting📖 readCOF 2019 #47
• City officer's report2019 · #48a memorandum from Councillor Zondervan, transmitting a memorandum regarding Affordable Housing amendmentsaffordable housingclimatehousing generaltenants rentzoning📖 readCOF 2019 #48
• City officer's report2019 · #49a memorandum from Mayor McGovern, regarding the legal opinion from City Solicitor Nancy Glowa with response to your letter of July 3, 2019 Requesting a Legal Opinion on the Issue of the Different Requirements for Affordable Housing and Market Rate as it Pertains to the Affordable Housing Overlayaffordable housinghousing general📖 readCOF 2019 #49

recommendations for the proposed Affordable Housing Overlay submitted on April 25, 2019. Note that my

zoning recommendations are in red type and comments/questions in italic red type. These are all notes and

not meant to be misconstrued as formal amendments at this time. . [affordable-housing] [housing-general] [transit-traffic] [zoning] 📖 read

96 resident communications received for this meeting, on transit traffic (19) · affordable housing (14) · housing general (10) · zoning (3) · police safety (3). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

• Policy order2019 · #235✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to direct the Department of Public Works to pay additional attention to the cleaning and maintenance of Greene-Rose Heritage Park for the balance of the summer season and going forwardCouncil request📖 readPOR 2019 #235
• Policy order2019 · #236✅ Order adoptedCity Council support of H.2875 bill extending the electric vehicle consumer rebate programPOR 2019 #236
• Policy order2019 · #237✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to work with the Department of Public Works, the Water Department and members of the Pod Patrol to reach out to Somerville and local organizations, including the Cambridge Plant and Garden Club, the Cambridge Committee on Public Planting, and Green Cambridge, to coordinate with Somerville’s efforts in initiating more robust and regional public outreach on the dangers of black swallow-wortCouncil requestPOR 2019 #237
• Policy order2019 · #238✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to facilitate a meeting that includes representatives from the Department of Conservation and Recreation, Harvard University, The Charles Hotel, the Harvard Square Business Association and the Harvard Square Neighborhood Association, and the Residences at Charles Square Condominium Association (975 Memorial Drive) to discuss how to work together on a plan to restore the fountain dedicated to President John F. KennedyCouncil requestPOR 2019 #238
• Policy order2019 · #239✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to direct the Department of Public Works (DPW) to provide a report on how DPW prioritizes streets that need repaving but are not in the five-year street and sidewalk reconstruction plan, a report on how streets are selected for interim paving improvements to address bicycle travel conditions, and a list of streets that received paving improvements as a result of this allocation during the past five years, as well as a list of streets that will be prioritized as part of PB 5 “Smoother Cycling.”Council requestbike lanesPOR 2019 #239
• Policy order2019 · #240✅ Order adoptedCity Council opposition to any proposal that would increase allowable semi-truck weight or trailer length without the ability to regulate such at the municipal levelPOR 2019 #240
• Policy order2019 · #241✅ Order adoptedGovernment Operations/Rules and Claims Committee be and hereby is requested to coordinate with relevant representatives from the Attorney General’s office and the City Manager’s office to hold a meeting, to include City staff, to review Open Meeting Law requirements for elected and appointed City officialsCouncil orderPOR 2019 #241
• Policy order2019 · #242✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to work with the Police Department and other appropriate departments to determine whether idling vehicles may be added as a complaint category in SeeClickFix, or whether a non-emergency text hotline could be set up to transmit photographic or video evidence of truck idling and blocked bike lanes to the Police Department or other department that can enforce the idling lawsCouncil requestbike lanespolice safetyPOR 2019 #242
• Policy order2019 · #243✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the appropriate City staff to provide the supporting documentation as it relates to the claim of a decrease in cyclists’ running red lightsCouncil requestbike lanesPOR 2019 #243
• Policy order2019 · #244✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to work with relevant City departments to post the information from the Cambridge Public Health Department about safe needle disposal in city parks and public buildings and to direct the Police Commissioner to establish stricter enforcement of city park hours and direct the Commissioner of Public Works Department to increase the level of hand-sweepers cleaning the city parks and to share what safety precautions the workers are usingCouncil requestlaborpolice safetyPOR 2019 #244
• Policy order2019 · #245✅ Order adopted as amendedGovernment Operations/Rules and Claims Committee is requested to coordinate with relevant staff to hold a meeting to discuss the feasibility of adding a private attorney budget item to the City Council budgetCouncil orderbudget📖 readPOR 2019 #245
• Policy order2019 · #246✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to direct the Department of Public Works to take measures to landscape and clean up the Rindge Avenue and Alewife Brook Parkway areaCouncil requesttransit traffic📖 readPOR 2019 #246
• Policy order2019 · #247✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the Department of Human Services on the matter of increasing the amount of funding assistance provided to the Multi-Service Center by the City of CambridgeCouncil requestPOR 2019 #247
• Policy order2019 · #248✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the appropriate City staff on removing the noncompliant Ant Bikes from City property, after providing a warning to the operatorCouncil requestPOR 2019 #248
• Policy order2019 · #249✅ Order adoptedPublic Safety Committee hold a meeting to discuss safety plans associated with the Inman Square redesign to help ensure that the Inman Square area is as safe as possible both during construction activity and after work hoursCouncil orderpolice safety📖 readPOR 2019 #249
• Policy order2019 · #250✅ Order adoptedNeighborhood and Long Term Planning Committee is requested to hold a hearing to review City policy on sidewalk surface treatments, with the goal of clearly establishing that where sidewalks are or traditionally were made of brick, the sidewalks should remain or become brick, when feasible after sidewalk workCouncil orderPOR 2019 #250
• Policy order2019 · #251✅ Order adoptedproposed zoning amendments to Articles 2.00 and 4.32 of the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance to permit Shared Mobility be referred to the Ordinance Committee for further reviewCouncil orderbike laneszoning📖 read POR 2019 #251
• Policy order2019 · #252✅ Order adoptedPublic Safety Committee is requested to hold a meeting with relevant City and School staff to determine how Cambridge informs minors of their rights and obligations under the law and to determine what types of teaching tools might best be used to expand this important knowledgeCouncil orderpolice safetyschoolsPOR 2019 #252
• Policy order2019 · #253✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the appropriate City staff on the feasibility of implementing an additional regulatory requirement for listing a registration/license number for Short-Term RentalsCouncil requestPOR 2019 #253
• Policy order2019 · #254✅ Order adoptedExecutive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider the request from Councillor Toomey for a suitable dedication in the vicinity of May Street and Lawn Court in honor of World War II Veteran John DaniliukCouncil orderPOR 2019 #254
• Policy order2019 · #255✅ Ordained, unanimousAmendment to Chapter 2.128 Surveillance Ordinance Technology be forwarded to the Public Safety Committee for a hearingCouncil orderpolice safety📖 read POR 2019 #255
• Policy order2019 · #256✅ Order adoptedDedicating the Family and Social Justice Section in the Cambridge Police Department in Honor of Robert C. Haaspolice safetyPOR 2019 #256
• Policy order2019 · #257✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to work with the Community Development Department to collect data on how many households have taken advantage of Cambridge Energy Alliance servicesCouncil requestPOR 2019 #257
• Policy order2019 · #258✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to schedule community meetings with Cambridge residents to discuss design options and strategies to guide the City’s work with DCR on the Memorial Drive Phase III projectCouncil requestPOR 2019 #258
• Policy order2019 · #259❌ Order failed of adoption, 1–7Asks the City Manager to instruct the License Commission and City Solicitor’s office to drop all charges against UpperWest and its owners, to reconsider UpperWest’s package store application, and to issue a public apology to UpperWest and its ownersCouncil request📖 read POR 2019 #259
• Policy order2019 · #263✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to instruct the City Solicitor to provide a legal opinion to the City Council about the legality of providing funding to non-profits related to the cannabis establishments and how this funding can be used for economic empowerment entrepreneursCouncil requestPOR 2019 #263
• Policy order2019 · #264✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to instruct the City Solicitor to provide information on whether a provision could be included in the community host agreement about requiring RMD to provide medical after converting to adult use and information about whether the disclosure of beneficial interest in an applicant’s business needs to be finalized by the summer meetingCouncil requestPOR 2019 #264
• Policy order2019 · #265✅ Order adoptedProposed amendments regarding cannabis licensePOR 2019 #265
• Policy order2019 · #266✅ Order adoptedMayor be and hereby is requested to instruct the City Solicitor to provide the City Council with a legal opinion regarding the uniformity clause in Chapter 40A on the issue of the different requirements for affordable housing and market rate housing as it pertains to the AHODCouncil orderaffordable housinghousing generalPOR 2019 #266
• Policy order2019 · #267✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to direct the appropriate City staff to provide to the City Council a timeline and expected scope of work by the outside consultant that shall be hired to conduct an audit on the City’s workforceCouncil requestPOR 2019 #267
• Policy order2019 · #260✅ Order adopted as amendedExecutive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider the request from the Richard's family for a bench dedication in the vicinity of the Cambridge Public Library and CRLS in honor of Bob RichardCouncil orderschools📖 readPOR 2019 #260
• Policy order2019 · #261✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to direct the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department and the Department of Public Works to study the cost and feasibility of installing a full traffic signal or a pedestrian-activated HAWK signal at the intersection of Garfield Street and Massachusetts Avenue,Council requestaffordable housingartshousing generalschoolstransit traffic📖 readPOR 2019 #261
• Policy order2019 · #272✅ Order adoptedA revocation of Bond #106832755 was received from Coffee Bagel Brands, in the amount of 3000.00 for awnings at the premises numbered 1876 Massachusetts AvenueApproval has been received from Inspectional Services, Awnings have been removedPOR 2019 #272
• Policy order2019 · #268✅ Order adoptedattached zoning petition be refiled as of August 15, 2019 and be referred to the Planning Board and Ordinance Committee for hearing and reportCouncil ordertransit traffictreeszoning📖 readPOR 2019 #268
• Policy order2019 · #269✅ Order adoptedSacramento Field Off-Leash Dog Pilot UpdatePOR 2019 #269
• Policy order2019 · #270✅ Order adopted, 5–4Asks the City Manager to obtain a legal opinion from the City Solicitor regarding the License Commission's authority with regard to the issuance, denial, suspension or revocation of liquor licenses in the City of CambridgeCouncil request📖 readPOR 2019 #270
• Policy order2019 · #271✅ Order adoptedOrdinance hearing regarding cannabisPOR 2019 #271

• Resolution2019 · #236✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Brockton Mayor Bill CarpenterRES 2019 #236
• Resolution2019 · #237✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Stephen "Stevie" MartinRES 2019 #237
• Resolution2019 · #238✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Virginia "Ginny" TaylorRES 2019 #238
• Resolution2019 · #239✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of James "Jim" HazlettRES 2019 #239
• Resolution2019 · #240✅ Order adoptedThanks to Selvin Chambers for his service to Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House as the Interim DirectorRES 2019 #240
• Resolution2019 · #241✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Anthony SylvesterRES 2019 #241
• Resolution2019 · #242✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Saint Victor CadetRES 2019 #242
• Resolution2019 · #243✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Laudalino FerreiraRES 2019 #243
• Resolution2019 · #244✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Branca De AndradeRES 2019 #244
• Resolution2019 · #245✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Maria de Jesus MonizRES 2019 #245
• Resolution2019 · #246✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Francis "Fran" Casey SrRES 2019 #246
• Resolution2019 · #247✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of John J. Courtney, SrRES 2019 #247
• Resolution2019 · #248✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Vaughan BartonRES 2019 #248
• Resolution2019 · #249✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Dolores "Beba" DuretteRES 2019 #249
• Resolution2019 · #250✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Alan Lappas on being named Executive Director of Neville PlaceRES 2019 #250
• Resolution2019 · #251✅ Order adoptedThanks to the Sufi Service Committee for their dedication and goodwill and congratulations for another successful year fostering community, and wishing them continued success for many more years of serviceRES 2019 #251
• Resolution2019 · #252✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Hans Richter on his retirement from Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyRES 2019 #252
• Resolution2019 · #253✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Ellen Mass for her dedication to protecting the environment and providing stewardship of the Alewife Reservation and best wishes on her retirementRES 2019 #253
• Resolution2019 · #254✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Claudio PimentelRES 2019 #254
• Resolution2019 · #255✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Maureen ManningRES 2019 #255
• Resolution2019 · #256✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Kenneth "Ken" HalloranRES 2019 #256
• Resolution2019 · #257✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Elon Fyfield on the release of his Debut Album titled Ocean ViewRES 2019 #257
• Resolution2019 · #258✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Ronnie RoseRES 2019 #258
• Resolution2019 · #259✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to James O'Connor on his retirement from the Department of Public WorksRES 2019 #259
• Resolution2019 · #260✅ Order adoptedRetirement of Dale Cusack from the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Departmenttransit trafficRES 2019 #260
• Resolution2019 · #261✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Robert Skinner on his retirement from the Water DepartmentRES 2019 #261
• Resolution2019 · #262✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Michelle Hairston on her retirement from the Department of Human ServicesRES 2019 #262
• Resolution2019 · #263✅ Order adoptedRetirement of Anne Beaulieu from the Emergency Communications DepartmentRES 2019 #263
• Resolution2019 · #264✅ Order adoptedRetirement of Jean Ryan from the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice safetyRES 2019 #264
• Resolution2019 · #265✅ Order adoptedRetirement of David Fimiani from the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice safetyRES 2019 #265
• Resolution2019 · #266✅ Order adoptedRetirement of Joseph Keough from the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice safetyRES 2019 #266
• Resolution2019 · #267✅ Order adoptedRetirement of John Normile from the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice safetyRES 2019 #267
• Resolution2019 · #268✅ Order adoptedRetirement of Paul Callinan from the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice safetyRES 2019 #268
• Resolution2019 · #269✅ Order adoptedRetirement of Robert Leary from the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice safetyRES 2019 #269
• Resolution2019 · #270✅ Order adoptedRetirement of Carl Jones from the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice safetyRES 2019 #270
• Resolution2019 · #271✅ Order adoptedRetirement of Patricia Leonard from the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice safetyRES 2019 #271
• Resolution2019 · #272✅ Order adoptedRetirement of Kathleen Magner from the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice safetyRES 2019 #272
• Resolution2019 · #273✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Dr. Patrick WinstonRES 2019 #273
• Resolution2019 · #274✅ Order adoptedRetirement of Vali Buland from the City of Cambridge Solicitor's OfficeRES 2019 #274

• Application / petition2019 · #58✅ Order adoptedfifteen temporary banners on Ames Street, Memorial Drive to Main Street, announcing Public Art at MIT from August 5, 2019 thru October 13, 2019Application from MIT Visual Arts Centerarts📖 readAPP 2019 #58
• Application / petition2019 · #59✅ Order adopteda temporary banner across the Public Way located at Massachusetts Avenue in front of City Hall, Massachusetts Avenue at JFK at Mount Auburn Street announcing Cambridge Carnival International from August 26, 2019 thru September 9, 2019Application from Nicola Williams📖 readAPP 2019 #59
• Application / petition2019 · #60✅ Order adopteda 3 tables and 8 chairs at the premises numbered 233 Cardinal Medeiros AvenueApplication from John Kessen of Cafe Du Paystransit traffic📖 readAPP 2019 #60
• Application / petition2019 · #61✅ Order adoptedseven tables and 13 chairs at the premises numbered 3 Brattle StreetApplication from IMA Pizza Store 22transit traffic📖 readAPP 2019 #61
• Application / petition2019 · #62✅ Order adopteda sidewalk sign in front of the premises numbered 614 Massachusetts AvenueApplication from Amistad Venturestransit traffic📖 readAPP 2019 #62
• Application / petition2019 · #63✅ Order adoptedone projecting sign and one awning at the premises numbered 19 Brattle StreetApplication from Richard Pretorius representing Rayban📖 read Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, CommuniAPP 2019 #63
• Application / petition2019 · #64✅ Order adoptedtwo projecting signs and two awnings at the premises numbered 1876 Massachusetts AvenueApplication from Yoki Restaurant📖 read approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, CommuniAPP 2019 #64
• Application / petition2019 · #65✅ Order adopteda curb cut at the premises numbered 227 Prospect Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical Commission and Public Works. No response has been received from the neighborhood associationApplication from Kelly Bouchertransit traffic📖 readAPP 2019 #65
• Application / petition2019 · #66✅ Order adoptedseventy four (74) awnings at the premises numbered 189 Vassar StreetApplication from Kelly Brown representing MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology📖 read Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, CommuniAPP 2019 #66
• Application / petition2019 · #67✅ Ordained, 6–3A revised Petition Has been received from Stephen R. Karp, Trustee of Cambridge Side Galeria Associates trust to amend the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance by adding a new Section 13.100 to Article 13.00 of the Zoning Ordinance and to amend the Zoning Map to add a new PUD-8 District overlay that certain area (which includes parcels and portions of ways and streets) labeled as "PUD-8 district"zoning📖 readAPP 2019 #67
• Application / petition2019 · #68↪ Referred to the city managerA petition was received from Daniel Wolf, regarding Sacramento No-Dog Petition and related materials📖 readAPP 2019 #68

• Awaiting report2019 · #82📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on identifying whether a Bluebikes station may be located in the proximity of Rafferty Park or elsewhere in the general vicinityAR-19-82
• Awaiting report2019 · #83📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on considering the cost and feasibility of improvements to the Danehy Dog ParkAR-19-83
• Awaiting report2019 · #84📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on drafting a zoning amendment that will count a portion of a new or substantially renovated building's rooftop mechanicals (excluding solar installations) toward its allowed height and/or FARclimatezoningAR-19-84
• Awaiting report2019 · #85✅ Report received and acceptedReport on identifying a suitable location other than the Sullivan Chamber where the state flag may be displayed in compliance with state lawAR-19-85
• Awaiting report2019 · #86✅ Report received and acceptedReport on developing a Vacant Storefront Registration PolicyAR-19-86
• Awaiting report2019 · #87✅ Report received and acceptedReport on how Newport Construction was selected to work on the Inman Square redesign despite the serious allegations pending against them in SomervilleAR-19-87
• Awaiting report2019 · #88📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on conferring with the MBTA with the view in mind of increasing the bus service along Concord Avenuetransit trafficAR-19-88
• Awaiting report2019 · #89✅ Report received and acceptedReport on making publicly available, any existing data on Cambridge’s total greenhouse gas emissions between 2012 and 2018climateAR-19-89
• Awaiting report2019 · #90✅ Report received and acceptedReport on options for incorporating additional line items in the FY20 Budget to allocate supplemental funds for legal aid services, housing stabilization and tenant education and organizing to prevent displacement and address its ramifications on Cambridge residents and familiesbudgethousing generaltenants rentAR-19-90

• CRT 2019 #48 · a report from Vice Mayor Jan Devereux, Co-Chair and Councillor Quinton Zondervan, Co-Chair of the Health and Environment Committee for a public hearing held on June 4, 2019 to discuss the proposed 100% Affordable Housing Overlay as it relates to the tree canopy, open space, green space and stormwater management [affordable-housing] [housing-general] [trees] 📖 read
• CRT 2019 #49 · 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 June 26, 2019 to discuss a petition received from Self Storage Group, LLC to amend the Zoning Ordinance by creating a New Street Overlay District [zoning] 📖 read 📖 read 📖 read
• CRT 2019 #50 · 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 July 11, 2019 to discuss the refiled petition from Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. to amend the Zoning Ordinance in Article 20 to add at the end thereof the creation of a Grand Junction Pathway Overlay District [zoning] 📖 read
• CRT 2019 #51 · 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 June 27, 2019 was to continue discussions on a proposed amendment to the Municipal Code to add a new Chapter 5.50 entitled “Cannabis Business Permitting Ordinance.” 📖 read
• CRT 2019 #52 · a report from Councillor Alanna Mallon, Co-Chair and Councillor Sumbul Siddiqui, Co-Chair of the Human Services and Veterans Committee, for a public hearing held on June 19, 2019 to discuss the results of the City Manager’s Opioid Task Force Report and the recommendations that could be implemented to reduce the harmful effects of the opioid crisis in the City of Cambridge 📖 read
• CRT 2019 #53 · a report from Vice Mayor Jan Devereux, Co-Chair and Councillor Quinton Zondervan, Co-Chair of the Health and Environment Committee for a public hearing held on May 29, 2019 was to conduct a joint hearing with the Climate Resilience Task Force to receive an update on the progress of the task force to date and to receive input and feedback [climate] 📖 read
• CRT 2019 #54 · 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 July 2, 2019 to discuss a proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to create a city-wide Affordable Housing Overlay District (AHOD) [affordable-housing] [housing-general] [zoning] 📖 read
• CRT 2019 #55 · CRT 2019 #55 : A communication was received from Paula M. Crane, Interim City Clerk, transmitting a report from Councillor E. Denise Simmons, Chair of the Civic Unity Committee, for a public hearing held on May 29, 2019 to discuss the Massachusetts Equal Pay Law that was enacted in 2018 – what employees, supervisors, and City leadership should know, what are the best practices, and how metrics must be established to ensure compliance with

this new law. 📖 read

• CRT 2019 #56 · 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 June 25, 2019 to discuss the Affordable Housing Trust’s recommendations for the City’s Inclusionary Housing Program’s preferences on selecting residents for available units [affordable-housing] [housing-general] 📖 read

• Health & Environment Committee hearing of 2019-06-04 · Report Accepted And Placed On
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2019-06-26 · Report Accepted And Placed On
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2019-07-11 · Report Accepted And Placed On
• Ordinance Committee hearing of (unknown date) · Report Accepted And Placed On
• Human Services & Veterans Committee hearing of 2019-06-19 · Report Accepted And Placed On
• Health & Environment Committee hearing of 2019-05-29 · Report Accepted And Placed On
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2019-07-02 · Report Accepted And Placed On
• Civic Unity Committee hearing of 2019-05-29 · Report Accepted And Placed On
• Housing Committee hearing of 2019-06-25 · Report Accepted And Placed On