City Council — Regular Meeting, September 23, 2019

City Manager's Agenda (6)

• CMA 2019 #252A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following Cambridge residents as new members of the Open Data Review Board for a term of 2 years, effective September 23, 2019: Alanna Williams and Jenine Turner-Trauring
• CMA 2019 #253A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 19-94, regarding paving prioritizationbike-lanes📖 read
• CMA 2019 #254A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Numbers 19-70 and 19-98, regarding restoration and clean up of the Jerry's Pond areahomelessnesstransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2019 #255A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to recommendations of the Community Preservation Act Committee (CPAC) for FY2020affordable-housinghousing-general📖 read 📄 PDF
• CMA 2019 #256A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a petition to amend provisions in Section 22.20, which governs Green Building Requirements, and also applicable definitions contained in Article 2.000zoning📖 read 📄 PDF
• CMA 2019 #257A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a petition to amend provisions in Article 5.000 and Article 22.000 pertaining to setback requirements and exterior building insulationclimatezoning📖 read 📄 PDF

Communications (25)

25 resident communications received for this meeting — zoning (12) · affordable housing (10) · housing general (10) · homelessness (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (12)

• POR 2019 #308That the Executive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider a request from Peter C. Johnson for a street sign dedication to Asa Brebner for his contributions to the community of Cambridge musicians
• POR 2019 #309That the Executive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider the request from Vice Mayor Devereux for a street sign dedication near 360 Huron Avenue in honor of Fresh Pond Market and the Najarian family
• POR 2019 #310That the City Manager is requested to work with the City Clerk’s Office, the Public Information Office, and the Information Technology Department to identify a suitable location on the City website to house information regarding the Municipal Code and to track non-zoning legislation and amendmentszoning
• POR 2019 #311That the City Council requests that the City Manager to work with the appropriate City departments to determine if ISD can be given the authority to issue citations for smoking in non-smoking buildings and to report back to the City Council
• POR 2019 #312That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to address the previously requested investigation of the possibility of entering into an agreement with TransCanada to obtain up to 100% renewable power for all municipal electricity needsclimate
• POR 2019 #313That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with the appropriate City departments to determine whether it would be possible to allow a permitted area for serving alcoholic beverages on Danehy Park property during special community-wide events
• POR 2019 #314That the City Manager is requested to work with the appropriate departments to ensure that the redesign of the Harvard Square plaza and its coming renovation be used as an opportunity to further improve the safety of all crossings in the surrounding area
• POR 2019 #315That the City Manager is requested to light up City Hall red for World Dyslexia Awareness Day, Friday, October 4, 2019, beginning at sundown
• POR 2019 #316That the City Manager is requested to work with the Department of Human Services and the Cambridge Public Library system to hire a social worker in the FY2021 budget for the Central Square Library branchbudget
• POR 2019 #317That the City Manager is requested to work with the Peace Commission and Citizens’ Commission on Civic Unity to ensure that the Meet Your Neighbor Day event is held at another time of year, in Spring or Summer, in order to eliminate any appearances of political conflict at Meet Your Neighbor Day events
• POR 2019 #318Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Day
• POR 2019 #319That the City Manager work with the City Solicitor, the ordinance committee co-chairs and the Mayor's office to develop criteria and policy goals to guide the City Manager in negotiating Host Community Agreements with adult use cannabis retail applicants and report back to the Council

Resolutions (12)

• RES 2019 #307That the City Council go on record congratulating all the honorees of this year’s YWCA Cambridge “Tribute to Outstanding Women” awards ceremony
• RES 2019 #308Speedy recovery wishes to Marcia Brathwaite
• RES 2019 #309Resolution on the Death of Sharon Hamer
• RES 2019 #310Welcoming JR Associates to Cambridge
• RES 2019 #311Resolution on the death of Mary Ford
• RES 2019 #312Best wishes to Paddy's on their 9th Annual 5K Cambridge Classic and congratulations on their 85th Anniversary Celebration on September 29, 2019📖 read
• RES 2019 #313Congratulations to City Councillor E. Denise Simmons on being honored with the "HistoryMaker Award" at the 2019 Annual History Project Awards
• RES 2019 #314Happy 40th Anniversary wishes to Louie and Cheryl DePasquale
• RES 2019 #315Resolution on the death of Pairle Jones
• RES 2019 #316Speedy recovery wishes to Tiffany Mitchell Hope
• RES 2019 #317Happy 34th Anniversary to Martin and Marie Vieira
• RES 2019 #318Speedy recovery wishes to Dena Petroulias

Applications & Petitions (1)

• APP 2019 #75A Zoning Petition has been received from Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. et al proposing a Grand Junction Pathway Overlay Districttransit-trafficzoning📖 read

Other Business (10)

• AR-19-116Report on the status of the truck safety ordinance, and if it will be in front of the City Council before the end of this term
• AR-19-117Report on the data from the Summer 2019 meals program, including participation rates and number of meals served
• AR-19-118Report on establishing a series of forums designed to inform Cambridge seniors about the recent wave of financial scams that they must be mindful of, with information as to how they can best protect themselves
• AR-19-119Report on creating a new water feature in one of Cambridge’s parks for the summer of 2021 and to construct said water feature in a way that conserves water as much as possible and is minimally impactful to the environment
• AR-19-120Report on directing enforcement resources towards Bishop Allen Drive and other corridors with lots of vehicular idling and work with rideshare companies to ask them to develop technologies solutions to help alert drivers to the fact that they are illegally idling
• AR-19-121Report on identifying and plan suitable performances and events for the Harvard Square Kiosk space
• AR-19-122Report on obtaining a legal opinion regarding the License Commission's authority with regard to the issuance, denial, suspension or revocation of liquor licenses

• COM 797 #2019 : An anonymous communication was received, regarding safer bicycle infrastructure. [bike-lanes] 📖 read
• a report from Councillor Dennis J. Carlone and Councillor Craig A. Kelley, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a public hearing held on August 14, 2019 to continue discussions on a proposed amendment to the Municipal Code to create a Cannabis Business Permitting ordinance including amendments submitted at the July 30, 2019 Special City Council meeting 📖 read
• CRT 2019 #66 — A report from Councillor Dennis J. Carlone and Councillor Craig A. Kelley, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a public hearing held on September 10, 2019 to discuss a Zoning Petition from Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. et al proposing a Grand Junction Pathway Overlay District [zoning]

Committee Reports (3)

• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2019-09-10 — Report Accepted
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2019-08-14 — Report Accepted
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2019-09-18 — Report Accepted