City Council · Regular Meeting, October 7, 2019

• City Manager's report2019 · #258📁 Placed on filethe appointment of the following persons as new members of the Cambridge Commission for Persons with Disabilities Advisory Board, for a term of three years, effective October 7, 2019: Loring Brinckerhoff, Avril de Pagter, Mary Devlin, Jackie Jones and Daniel StubbsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2019 #258
• City Manager's report2019 · #259↪ Referred to the petitiona Planning Board recommendation not to adopt the City Council zoning petition to amend Article 19.000 of the Zoning Ordinance regarding utility and infrastructure impacts of large development projects that require a Project Review Special PermitSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerzoning📖 readCMA 2019 #259
• City Manager's report2019 · #260📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 19-101, regarding community outreach and participation of residents, especially low-income households, in Cambridge Energy Alliance (CEA) programs and servicesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manageraffordable housingclimatehousing general📖 readCMA 2019 #260
• City Manager's report2019 · #261📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 19-42, regarding sidewalk markings for mobility devicesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerbike lanestransit traffic📖 readCMA 2019 #261
• City Manager's report2019 · #262📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 19-46, regarding whether the MBTA is in compliance with the amended Settlement Agreement in the District of Massachusetts case Daniels-Finegold et al. v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthoritySubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managertransit traffic📖 readCMA 2019 #262
• City Manager's report2019 · #263↪ Referred to public hearingthe votes necessary to seek approval from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue of the tax rate for FY2020Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerbudget📖 read CMA 2019 #263

47 resident communications received for this meeting, on bike lanes (24) · housing general (6) · affordable housing (5) · zoning (4) · climate (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

• Policy order2019 · #321✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousAsks the City Manager to confer with the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department, the Harvard Square Business Association and the Harvard Square Neighborhood Association to determine the feasibility of closing some portion of Harvard Square to vehicular traffic on a select number of days during the summer of 2020 to have open market-style eventsCouncil requesttransit trafficPOR 2019 #321
• Policy order2019 · #322✅ Order adopted, unanimousRecognizing LGBTQ+ History MonthPOR 2019 #322
• Policy order2019 · #323✅ Order adopted, 8–0full City Council ask the City Solicitor to report back on the legal authority of the City to ban the use of natural gas in newly constructed buildingsCouncil orderPOR 2019 #323
• Policy order2019 · #324✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager to direct the Arts Council and the Department of Public Works, in conjunction with the Rindge School of Technical Arts, to determine the best re-use for the four honey locust logs from Inman Square to create public art for the communityCouncil requestartsschoolsPOR 2019 #324
• Policy order2019 · #325✅ Order adopted, unanimousCity Manager have appropriate city staff review the proposed Welcoming Community OrdinanceCouncil orderPOR 2019 #325
• Policy order2019 · #326✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager to provide an update to the City Council on the number of free MBTA passes issued to CRLS students in FY20 and to consider expanding the program to include qualifying Cambridge residents of high school ageCouncil requestschoolstransit trafficPOR 2019 #326
• Policy order2019 · #327✅ Ordained, 7–1Fuel pump warning labelsclimate📖 readPOR 2019 #327
• Policy order2019 · #328✅ Order adopted, unanimousPublic Utilities' Planning and public meetingsPOR 2019 #328
• Policy order2019 · #329✅ Order adopted, unanimousCambridge City Council go on record stating its severe concern for the developments in Kashmir and declaring its solidarity with the Kashmiri people, specifically Cambridge’s Kashmiri community, that they may soon again be in contact with their families, friends and loved onesCouncil orderPOR 2019 #329
• Policy order2019 · #330✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager to work with the Electrical Department to ensure that City Hall is appropriately illuminated in honor of Indigenous Peoples Day and Hispanic Heritage Month on Friday, October 18, from the hours of 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.mCouncil requestPOR 2019 #330
• Policy order2019 · #331✅ Order adopted, 8–0Asks the City Manager to allocate more funds in the FY21 budget to Inspectional Services to help combat the city-wide rodent issue and report back on the feasibility of providing monetary compensation to homeowners who have had to self-finance traps and what funds could be allocated in the future to help homeowners buy trapsCouncil requestbudgethousing generalPOR 2019 #331
• Policy order2019 · #332✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager to work with relevant City departments and the Department of Conservation and Recreation to install NO TURN ON RED signs along Memorial Drive where it intersects with Cambridge-owned streets to improve the safety of heavily used pedestrian and non-vehicular, multimodal commuter routes along and across the Charles and increased enforcement by the Massachusetts State Police at these intersectionsCouncil requestpolice safetytransit trafficPOR 2019 #332
• Policy order2019 · #333✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager to confer with the Budget Department, the Assessor's Department and the Community Development Department to consider directing a portion of future PILOT funds into the Affordable Housing Trust starting in FY21Council requestaffordable housingbudgethousing generalPOR 2019 #333
• Policy order2019 · #334✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager to allocate more funds in the FY21 budget for the small business improvement grants and to confer with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office on whether other cities in Massachusetts have been facing similar issues with ADA compliance and what can be done to protect the small businessesCouncil requestbudgetPOR 2019 #334
• Policy order2019 · #335✅ Order adopted, unanimousCity Council go on record in support of House Bill 3116, Senate Bill 2034, and the establishment of Governor Baker’s Low-speed Mobility Device Advisory Working Group as part of the Safe Driving Legislation, Senate Bill 7Council orderPOR 2019 #335
• Policy order2019 · #336✅ Order adopted, unanimousCreating the Director of Arts and Culture PositionartsPOR 2019 #336
• Policy order2019 · #337✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to work with the Economic Development division of the Community Development Department to retain a financial/economic analyst to conduct a confidential financial analysis of NED’s pro forma to inform the council in confidence on the value of the proposed upzoningCouncil requestzoningPOR 2019 #337
• Policy order2019 · #338✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager to seek permission from the Department of Conservation and Recreation to plant new trees in Magazine Beach Park in Spring 2020 with a special focus on the eastern end of the park and the grove areaCouncil requesttreesPOR 2019 #338
• Policy order2019 · #339📁 Placed on file, unanimousAsks the City Manager to direct the City Solicitor, Community Development, Public Works, Inspectional Services and any other related departments to review the proposed amendments regarding the prohibition of Natural Gas Infrastructure in New BuildingsCouncil requestclimatezoning📖 readTABLED ON JANUARY 27, 2020POR 2019 #339
• Policy order2019 · #340✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager to confer with the Affordable Housing Trust on the matter of increasing funding to the City’s HomeBridge program so that access to homeownership may be made available to a wider range of incomes, as the program intendsCouncil requestaffordable housinghousing generalPOR 2019 #340
• Policy order2019 · #341✅ Order adopted as amendedProposed amendment to City Ordinance 1.12.040 regarding City Solicitor opinion on proposed ordinances📖 read POR 2019 #341
• Policy order2019 · #320✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager to confer with the Fire Chief to report back providing information confirming that the temporary location of the Taylor Square Fire Station to the Alewife area continues to provide uninterrupted service to residents in the Taylor Square Fire Station areaCouncil requestPOR 2019 #320

• Resolution2019 · #319✅ Order adoptedResolution on the Death of Eileen MurphyRES 2019 #319
• Resolution2019 · #320✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Lee WilliamsRES 2019 #320
• Resolution2019 · #321✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Anthony DiGiovanni JrRES 2019 #321
• Resolution2019 · #322✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Laura PiniRES 2019 #322
• Resolution2019 · #323✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Edith “Sue” ThamesRES 2019 #323
• Resolution2019 · #324✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Upward Spiral Studio on their 10th AnniversaryRES 2019 #324
• Resolution2019 · #325✅ Order adoptedHappy 175th Anniversary to Old Cambridge Baptist ChurchRES 2019 #325
• Resolution2019 · #326✅ Order adoptedHappy 90th Birthday wishes to Barbara BrathwaiteRES 2019 #326
• Resolution2019 · #327✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Lloyd Haynes, JrRES 2019 #327
• Resolution2019 · #328✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Detective Stephen EdwardsRES 2019 #328
• Resolution2019 · #329✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Maria CoutoRES 2019 #329
• Resolution2019 · #330✅ Order adoptedBelated Happy Birthday wishes to Polly AllenRES 2019 #330
• Resolution2019 · #331✅ Order adoptedHappy Birthday wishes to Georgina DottinRES 2019 #331
• Resolution2019 · #332✅ Order adoptedHappy Birthday wishes to Henry WortisRES 2019 #332
• Resolution2019 · #333✅ Order adoptedHappy Birthday wishes to Rozann KrausRES 2019 #333
• Resolution2019 · #334✅ Order adoptedResolution Recognizing Jennifer Fries for her Leadership of Cambridge School VolunteersschoolsRES 2019 #334
• Resolution2019 · #335✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Francis FulkersonRES 2019 #335
• Resolution2019 · #336✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Michael Francis HanlonRES 2019 #336
• Resolution2019 · #337✅ Order adoptedWishing Joe Rose a Happy BirthdayRES 2019 #337
• Resolution2019 · #338✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Stephen Edwards SrRES 2019 #338
• Resolution2019 · #339✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Richard and Sarah Graham on the opening of Richards in Inman SquareRES 2019 #339
• Resolution2019 · #340✅ Order adoptedWishing Joseph A. Aiello a very Happy 40th BirthdayRES 2019 #340
• Resolution2019 · #341✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Emmanuel “Manny” Lusardi on winning the Cambridge Housing Authority Art Contestartshousing generalRES 2019 #341
• Resolution2019 · #342✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Union Baptist Church on its' 141st Homecoming CelebrationlaborRES 2019 #342
• Resolution2019 · #343✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to the East Cambridge Business Association on their 10th successful "Smoke This Rib Fest"RES 2019 #343

• Application / petition2019 · #76❌ Failed of adoptiona sandwich A-Frame sign in front of the premises numbered 50 JFK Street between September 6, 2019 thru March 31, 2020 with a start time of 11:00am and end time of 12:00amApplication from Amorino Gelato JFK, LLCclimatetransit traffic📖 readAPP 2019 #76
• Application / petition2019 · #77❌ Failed of adoptiona sandwich board sign in front of the premises numbered 3 Brattle Street with a start date of December 1, 2019 thru March 31, 2020 and a start time of 11:00am and a end time of 11:00pmApplication from &Pizzaclimatetransit traffic📖 readAPP 2019 #77
• Application / petition2019 · #78✅ Order adopteda temporary banner across JFK at Mount Auburn Streets announcing Cambridge Energy Alliance on October 8, 2019 through October 31, 2019Application from the Department of Community Developmenthousing general📖 readAPP 2019 #78
• Application / petition2019 · #79✅ Order adoptedfifteen temporary banners on Ames Street, Memorial Drive to Main Street, announcing Alicja Kwade: In Between Glances on October 7, 2019 and removal date of January 31, 2019Application from MIT Visual Arts Centerarts📖 readAPP 2019 #79
• Application / petition2019 · #80✅ Ordained, unanimousHarvard Square Zoning PetitionZoning petition from Suzanne P. Blierzoning📖 read APP 2019 #80

• CRT 2019 #70 · a report from Councillor Quinton Zondervan, Co-Chair and Councillor Dennis J. Carlone, Co-Chair of the Neighborhood and Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebration Committee, for a public hearing held on September 17, 2019 to discuss the preserved Inman Square tree trunks and receive input from the public on possible future uses of the wood, which is a public resource [arts] [trees] 📖 read
• CRT 2019 #69 · A report from Vice Mayor Jan Devereux and Councillor Quinton Zondervan, Co-Chairs of the Health and Environment Committee for a public hearing held on September 25, 2019 regarding banning natural (fracked) gas infrastructure in Cambridge
• CRT 2019 #71 · A report from Councillor Dennis J. Carlone and Councillor Craig A. Kelley, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a public hearing held on October 2, 2019 at 3 PM to discuss the Welcoming Community Ordinance

• Health & Environment Committee hearing of 2019-09-25 · Report Accepted And Placed On
• Neighborhood & Long Term Planning Committee hearing of 2019-09-17 · Report Accepted
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2019-10-02 · Report Accepted And Placed On