City Council — Regular Meeting, September 9, 2019

City Manager's Agenda (9)

• CMA 2019 #226A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the new appointments of the following persons as a members of the Foundry Advisory Committee for a term of three years, effective August 12, 2019: Joyce Yoke-kar Chen and Carole Sousa
• CMA 2019 #227A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the new appointments and reappointments of the following person as a member of the Cambridge Pedestrian Committee for a term of two years effective September 1, 2019: Robin Bonner, Debby Galef, Sandy Goldberg, Benjamin Hammer, Alison Harris, Ian Henneberger, Elka Kuhlman, Madga McCormick, Pamela Mclemore, Angie Meltsner, Sean Peirce, Morgan Pinney, Helen Rose, Erica Seidel, Wade Smith, Mats Terwiesch, Erik Tillman, Theresa Tobin, Olivia Turner, Jenine Turner-Trauring, Milan Vit and Alanna Williamstransit-traffic
• CMA 2019 #228A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the new appointments and reappointments of the following persons as a members of the Cambridge Bicycle Committee for a term of two years, effective September 1, 2019: Joel Anders, Jonathan Anjaria, Julian Astbury, Kira Chaney, Mark Boswell, John Ellersick, Amy Flax, Ryan Frazer, Benjamin Hammer, Alison Harris, Dien Ho, Gloria Huangpu, Patrick Lynch, Qian Mei, Scott Olesen, Todd Robinson, Ruthann Rudel, Rebecca Simonson, Christina Smaglia, Alfred Gerald Steverson and Randy Sternbike-lanes
• CMA 2019 #229Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Children’s Trust Fund grant for the Center for Families program in the amount of $31,200.00 to the Department of Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($31,000.00) and to the Department of Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($200.00) which will be used by the Center for Families to support family programs targeting parents of children up to eight years, which include a variety of family support and parent education programs and resources
• CMA 2019 #230Transmitting 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 $663,400.33 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be subcontracted to the Cambridge YWCA to be used to operate its family shelter from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, including the provision of case management and housing search and stabilization services for up to ten homeless families referred by the DHCDhomelessnesshousing-general
• CMA 2019 #231A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a Planning Board report with no positive or negative recommendations on the Alexandria Grand Junction Overlay District Zoning Petitionzoning📖 read
• CMA 2019 #232A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a Planning Board recommendation to adopt the Affordable Housing Overlay Zoning Petitionaffordable-housinghousing-generalzoning📖 read
• CMA 2019 #233A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a recommendation from the Planning Board to approve the disposition of a leasehold interest in 420 parking spaces and approximately 9,000 square feet of ground floor retail in the First Street Garagetransit-traffic📖 read 📄 PDF
• CMA 2019 #234A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the proposed disposition of a leasehold interest in the First Street Garagehousing-generaltransit-traffic📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF

Communications (202)

202 resident communications received for this meeting — housing general (94) · transit traffic (78) · affordable housing (66) · zoning (30) · schools (21). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (22)

• POR 2019 #273That the City Manager is requested to work with the relevant departments and the US Census Bureau to ensure that everyone in Cambridge is counted during the 2020 Census, and to demonstrate strategic outreach plans to increase participation among seniors, non-native speakers, persons experiencing homelessness, students, and people of colorhomelessnessschools
• POR 2019 #274That the City Manager is requested to work with all relevant City Departments to help facilitate the activities associated with Climate Preparedness Week 2019climate
• POR 2019 #275That the Executive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider a request from Councillor Siddiqui for a plaque on a bench in East Cambridge’s Silva Park in honor of Victoria “Vicki” Jane Lewis, for her significant work on behalf of the City of Cambridge’s Participatory Budget process, as a board member of the East Cambridge Scholarship Fund, and for her contributions to the Cambridge communitybudget
• POR 2019 #276City Council support of H.3012 and S.2061 An Act Relative to Work and Family Mobility and ask the Cambridge elected delegation to continue their advocacy to pass it out of committee and on to law
• POR 2019 #277That the City Manager, without delay to the current First Street Garage lease process, is requested to confer with all relevant City departments and public health officials to conduct City directed environmental testing on the Sullivan Courthouse building and water in basement, to determine the risk posed to the public, and provide a timeline of completion
• POR 2019 #278That the City Manager is requested to report back to the City Council with an update on the Danehy Park homicide investigation and the status of overall park safety efforts and reviews to include the lighting of pathways within the park
• POR 2019 #279That the City Manager is requested to report back to the City Council on efforts to keep bus stops appropriately accessible for buses, to include relevant pavement markings and enforcement activity
• POR 2019 #280That the City Manager is requested to confer with the appropriate City staff to provide an update on the current condition and future repairs and rebuilding of the Alewife Garage
• POR 2019 #281That the City Manager is requested to instruct the Director of the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department and any other relevant City departments to review speeds on Raymond Street, sign Raymond Street and adjacent streets at 20 MPH as soon as possible and provide a schedule of 20 MPH sign installations citywidetransit-traffic
• POR 2019 #282That the Neighborhood and Long-Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebrations Committee is requested to hold a public hearing to review the Envision Cambridge plan and recommendationsarts
• POR 2019 #283That the City Manager is requested to work with the Traffic and Parking Department to install additional safety measures at the intersection of Fayette and Cambridge Streets to decrease conflict between pedestrians and vehicles as they are turningtransit-traffic
• POR 2019 #284That the City Manager is requested to confer with the appropriate City staff to add links on the Inspectional Services Department website for archived and pending permit records on the appropriate platform
• POR 2019 #285That the City Manager is requested to confer with the appropriate City staff on the feasibility of allowing taxicabs to use dedicated bus lanes throughout the City while executing service for fare-paying passengerstransit-traffic
• POR 2019 #286That the proposed amendments to Title IV, Chapter 5.20, Article 1 of the Cambridge Municipal Code, to allow the use of e-hail applications by taxis, be referred to the Ordinance Committee for further review, Taxicab Use of E-Hail Applications for Fares📖 read 📄 PDF
• POR 2019 #287That the City Manager is requested to work with the Police Commissioner, the Cambridge Carnival Committee, and the community to organize an alternative event to take place in Cambridge on the Carnival’s rain date, that will allow vendors to sell their products and potentially recover at least some of the costspolice-safety
• POR 2019 #288That the City Manager is requested to confer with the appropriate City staff to determine whether Boston's Airbnb registration requirements, to include public display of the unit's registration number on the rental platform, could be utilized to maximize compliance and enforcement efforts in Cambridge
• POR 2019 #290Displacement of tenants under the AHODtenants-rent
• POR 2019 #291Cost implications and the definition of net zero ready buildingsclimate
• POR 2019 #292Use of public facilities for future meetings related to the AHOD process
• POR 2019 #289That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to instruct the Community Development Department to review both the density and height under the AHO for the BA-4 district and make a recommendation to the Ordinance Committeeaffordable-housingzoning
• POR 2019 #293City Hall lighting in observance of Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month📖 read
• POR 2019 #294Contact DCAM to test and to provide definitive answers re: Sullivan Courthouse

Resolutions (28)

• RES 2019 #275Resolution on the death of Morgan Dix Wheelock
• RES 2019 #276Resolution on the death of Gordon Gottsche
• RES 2019 #277Resolution on the death of Helen Travers
• RES 2019 #278Congratulations and thanks to all participants for a successful Monarch Butterfly Release at Fresh Pond Reservation
• RES 2019 #279Congratulations to Christie Getto Young on being the 2019 recipient of the National Conference of State Legislature (NCSL) Legislative Staff Achievement Award
• RES 2019 #280Resolution on the death of Maria De Jesus Mendonca
• RES 2019 #281Resolution on the death of Carlos-Fernandes Caetano
• RES 2019 #282Resolution on the death of Maria Luz
• RES 2019 #283Resolution on the death of Merces Bettencourt
• RES 2019 #284Resolution on the death of Daisy Rodriguez
• RES 2019 #285Congratulations to Mohammed Missouri on being named Executive Director of JetPac
• RES 2019 #286Resolution on the death of Belmira Pacheco
• RES 2019 #287Resolution on the death of Martha Frisoli-Gibson
• RES 2019 #288Resolution on the death of Cheryl O'Brien
• RES 2019 #289Resolution on the death of Dorise Chase
• RES 2019 #290Congratulations to Crosby and Marc Najarian, owners of Fresh Pond Market, and staff on their many years of service to the Cambridge community and best wishes for a happy and restful retirement
• RES 2019 #291Congratulations to the players and the coaches from the Cambridge Police Department on winning the 11th Annual Shannon Grant Basketball Tournamentpolice-safety
• RES 2019 #292Resolution on the death of Edward Morrissey Sr
• RES 2019 #293Resolution on the death of Luis Rene Fontanez
• RES 2019 #294Congratulations to Philips on being ranked as the #1 "Sustainability All Star" by Fortune Magazine
• RES 2019 #295Retirement of Gary Edwards from the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safety
• RES 2019 #296Retirement of Calvin Kantor Jr. from the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safety
• RES 2019 #297Retirement of Cathleen Lawson from the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safety
• RES 2019 #298Retirement of Leann Warren from the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safety
• RES 2019 #299Retirement of Debre Foxx from the Department of Human Services Programs
• RES 2019 #300Retirement of Diane Zylicz from the Department of Human Services Programs
• RES 2019 #301Congratulations to UpperWest on their Third Anniversary
• RES 2019 #302Congratulations on Jesse Kanson-Benanav and Rachel Weidenfeld on the birth of Micah Benanav-Weidenfeld

Applications & Petitions (2)

• APP 2019 #70A Zoning Petition Has been received from Ben LoVemere regarding that the City Council ordain the Zoning language set forth relative the Alewife Quadrangle Northwest overlay Districtzoning📖 read
• APP 2019 #71An application was received from MIT Museum requesting permission for 59 temporary banners along Massachusetts Avenue, from Memorial Drive to Sidney Street announcing Polaroid Project on October 9, 2019 thru April 1, 2020📖 read

Other Business (26)

• AR-19-91Report on paying additional attention to the cleaning and maintenance of Greene-Rose Heritage Park for the balance of the summer season and going forward
• AR-19-92Report on coordinating with Somerville in initiating more robust and regional public outreach on the dangers of black swallow-wort and measures that can be taken to eliminate this invasive species
• AR-19-93Report on a plan to restore the fountain dedicated to President John F. Kennedy
• AR-19-94Report 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.”bike-lanes
• AR-19-95Report on 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 a other department that can enforce the idling lawsbike-lanespolice-safety
• AR-19-96Report on providing the supporting documentation as it relates to the claim of a decrease in cyclists’ running red lightsbike-lanes
• AR-19-97Report on posting information 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 using when cleaning the parkslaborpolice-safety
• AR-19-98Report on taking measures to landscape and clean up Rindge Avenue and Alewife Brook Parkway area
• AR-19-99Report on increasing the amount of funding assistance provided to the Multi-Service Center by the City of Cambridge
• AR-19-100Report on the feasibility of implementing an additional regulatory requirement for listing a registration/license number for Short-Term Rentals
• AR-19-101Report on collecting data on how many households have taken advantage of Cambridge Energy Alliance services
• AR-19-102Report on the legality of providing funding to non-profits related to the cannabis establishments and how this funding can be used for economic empowerment entrepreneurs
• AR-19-103Report on the cost and feasibility of installing a full traffic signal or a pedestrian-activated HAWK signal at the intersection of Garfield Street and Massachusetts Avenuetransit-traffic
• AR-19-104Report on the possibility of having Sacramento Field Off-Leash Dog Pilot Update

• a report from Vice Mayor Jan Devereux, Chair of the Transportation & Public Utilities Committee, for a public hearing held on July 24, 2019 to receive information about the draft Policy and Regulations for Small Cell Wireless Installations on Public Ways under consideration by the Pole & Conduit Commission and the Historical Commission 📖 read
• a report from Vice Mayor Jan Devereux, Chair of the Government Operations, Rules & Claims Committee, for a public hearing held on July 8, 2019 to discuss a report from the City Manager and City Solicitor on proposals for a “Cambridge Publicly Financed Municipal Election Program,” a “Cambridge Municipal Election People’s Pledge,” and to discuss the feasibility of convening a task force or working group to discuss publicly funded elections in Cambridge 📖 read
• a report from Vice Mayor Jan Devereux, Chair of the Transportation & Public Utilities Committee, for a public hearing held on June 24, 2019 to discuss the future electricity needs of the Kendall Square area and progress toward identifying an alternate, viable location for a new substation other than the proposed site on Fulkerson Street 📖 read
• a report from Vice Mayor Jan Devereux, Chair of the Transportation & Public Utilities Committee, for a public hearing held on July 15, 2019 to discuss a pilot program for regulating and permitting shared electric scooters to operate in Cambridge 📖 read
• Part 1 of the 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 August 1, 2019 to discus a proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to create an Affordable Housing Overlay District 📖 read
• Part 2 of the report from Councillor Dennis J. Carlone, Co-Chair and Councillor Craig A. Kelley, Co-Chair of the Ordinance Committee, for a reconvened public hearing held on August 8, 2019 to continue discussions on a proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to create an Affordable Housing Overlay District 📖 read
• Part 3 of the report from Councillor Dennis J. Carlone, Co-Chair and Councillor Craig A. Kelley, Co-Chair of the Ordinance Committee, for a reconvened public hearing held on August 13, 2019 to continue discussions on a proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to create an Affordable Housing Overlay District 📖 read
• Part 4 of the report from Councillor Dennis J. Carlone, Co-Chair and Councillor Craig A. Kelley, Co-Chair of the Ordinance Committee, for a reconvened public hearing held on September 3, 2019 to continue discussions on a proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to create an Affordable Housing Overlay District 📖 read 📖 read 📖 read
• a report from Vice Mayor Jan Devereux, Chair of the Transportation & Public Utilities Committee, for a public hearing held on August 21, 2019 to discuss the future electricity needs of the Kendall Square area and progress toward identifying an alternate, viable location for a new substation other than the proposed site on Fulkerson Street
• Report on Findings from January Supervised Injection Services (SIS) Fact-Finding Mission to Montreal, Canada 📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• COF 2019 #51 : A communication was received from Anthony I. Wilson, City Clerk, transmitting a memorandum from Councillor Simmons, regarding follow-up information to my previously proposed amendments

submitted at the August 14th Ordinance Committee Meeting to the Cannabis Business Permitting discussion

that shall be part of the City Council’s agenda on September 9th, 2019. 📖 read

• a memorandum from Vice Mayor Devereux, regarding proposed amendments to the New Street Overlay District zoning petition 📖 read 📖 read

Committee Reports (9)

• Transportation & Public Utilities Committee hearing of 2019-07-24 — Report Accepted And Placed On
• Government Operations Rules & Claims Committee hearing of 2019-07-08 — Report Accepted And Placed On
• Transportation & Public Utilities Committee hearing of 2019-06-24 — Report Accepted And Placed On
• Transportation & Public Utilities Committee hearing of 2019-07-15 — Report Accepted And Placed On
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2019-08-01 — Report Accepted
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2019-08-08 — Report Accepted
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2019-08-13 — Report Accepted
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2019-09-03 — Tabled [Unanimous]
• Transportation & Public Utilities Committee hearing of 2019-08-21 — Report Accepted And Placed On