City Council · Regular Meeting, October 21, 2019

• City Manager's report2019 · #264📁 Placed on filethe reappointment of the following persons as a member of the Historical Commission for a term of three years: Bruce A. Irving and Kyle SheffieldSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2019 #264
• City Manager's report2019 · #265📁 Placed on filethe reappointment of Ann Roosevelt as a member of the Water Board for a term of five years, effective October 21, 2019Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2019 #265
• City Manager's report2019 · #266📁 Placed on filethe reappointment of the following persons as a members of the Fresh Pond Advisory Board for a term of three years, effective October 21, 2019: Janice Snow, James Barton and Deborah MastersonSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2019 #266
• City Manager's report2019 · #267✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of a supplemental allocation from the Office of the Attorney General, Local Consumer Aid Fund for $11,000 to the Grant Fund License Commission (Consumer’s Council) Salaries and Wages account ($10,000), Grant Fund License Commission Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($500), and Grant Fund License Commission Travel and Training account ($500) which will be used to allow the Consumers' Council to continue the mediation of consumer complaints from individuals in Cambridge as well as in Somerville, Arlington, Belmont, Watertown and Waltham which do not have their own complaint mediation programSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2019 #267
• City Manager's report2019 · #268📁 Placed on fileAwaiting Report Item Number 19-135, regarding the temporary relocation of the Taylor Square FirehouseSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 readCMA 2019 #268
• City Manager's report2019 · #269✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of the Fair Housing Assistance Program Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the amount of $38,234 to the Grant Fund Human Rights Salary and Wages Account ($25,034) and the Grant Fund Human Rights Travel and Training Account ($13,200) which will be used to cover a portion of the salary of an Attorney-Investigator, who works on cases from the Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP)Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhousing generalCMA 2019 #269
• City Manager's report2019 · #270✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of $30,000 from Free Cash to the General Fund Elections Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used for the storage, delivery and pick up of ballot boxes, as well as to cover increased costs for voter guide preparation and mailing, voter notification cards, election vendor services, and costs associated with truck rentals for the Municipal ElectionSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2019 #270
• City Manager's report2019 · #271✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of the appropriation of $300,000 from the Parking Fund balance to the Public Investment Fund Traffic and Parking Extraordinary Expenditures account, to increase visibility of bus lanes that were installed in two locations in Cambridge in 2018Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managertransit trafficCMA 2019 #271
• City Manager's report2019 · #272✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of $5,000,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Executive Department Extraordinary Expenditures account for the City’s annual contribution to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Green Line Extension (GLX) projectSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerbudgettransit traffic📖 readCMA 2019 #272
• City Manager's report2019 · #273✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of $110,000 from Free Cash to the General Fund Executive Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account to support the City of Cambridge 2020 Census Complete Count CommitteeSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2019 #273
• City Manager's report2019 · #274✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $163,707 from Free Cash to the General Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account to increase funding for tenant eviction prevention services consistent with the recommendations of the Mayor’s Blue Ribbon Task Force on Tenant Displacement. Also in response to Awaiting Report Item Number 19-90 and 19-99Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managertenants rentCMA 2019 #274
• City Manager's report2019 · #275✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of the Friends of the Community Learning Center (CLC) grant from the Jacobs Foundation in the amount of $38,000.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($33,437.00), to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($1,563.00), and to the Grant Fund Human Services Travel and Training account ($3,000.00) which will provide support for Bridge Program advising, coaching and mentoring, advising for the ESOL/Certified Nursing Assistant Program, and education and career advising for other CLC studentsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerschoolsCMA 2019 #275
• City Manager's report2019 · #276✅ Order adopted, 8–0the additional appropriation of the Low-Income Heating Assistance Program grant in the amount of $60,000.00, funded by the Federal Department of Health and Human Services and administered in Massachusetts by the Commonwealth’s Department of Housing and Community Development, to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($60,000.00) to allow the operation of the Low-Income Heating Assistance Program (LIHEAP) serving Cambridge and SomervilleSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhousing generalCMA 2019 #276

• City officer's report2019 · #55a memorandum from Assistant to the Council, Naomie Stephen regarding the recommendations for the Dedication Committee📖 readCOF 2019 #55

45 resident communications received for this meeting, on transit traffic (10) · trees (3) · zoning (2) · schools (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

• Policy order2019 · #342✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to confer with the Inspectional Services Department, the Department of Public Works, the Cambridge Historical Commission and other relevant City departments to determine the feasibility of expediting the Demolition and Rebuilding permitting process in the event of a natural disasterCouncil requestPOR 2019 #342
• Policy order2019 · #343✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to consult with the Police Commissioner, the Director of the Cambridge Housing Authority, and all other pertinent individuals to determine the feasibility of piloting a program of assigning additional security officers to work collaboratively with and exclusively within Cambridge Housing Authority premises in and near Central Square and the PortCouncil requesthousing generalpolice safetytenants rent📖 readPOR 2019 #343
• Policy order2019 · #344✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to form a “Dog Issue Working Group” with representatives from neighborhoods throughout the City to discuss dog park issuesCouncil request📖 readPOR 2019 #344
• Policy order2019 · #345✅ Order adoptedCity Manager is hereby requested to confer with the Cambridge Fire Department, Human Resources, and other relevant departments to determine the feasibility of instituting and funding a Fire Cadet ProgramCouncil orderPOR 2019 #345
• Policy order2019 · #346✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to work with the Department of Public Works and any other relevant City departments to evaluate changing the surface of the Tudor Street Dog Park to eliminate hazards created by ingestion of small stones from the surface of the parkCouncil request📖 readPOR 2019 #346
• Policy order2019 · #347✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to work with the Department of Public Works and residents of Fresh Pond Place to ensure that any sidewalk hazards are mitigated before winter, to include the potential resurfacing of the most weathered sections of the sidewalkCouncil requestPOR 2019 #347
• Policy order2019 · #348✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to work with the Department of Public Health, the Department of Public Works, the Department of Human Services and any other relevant staff to review all the City’s policies and procedures related to the procurement, installation and disposal of artificial turfCouncil requestPOR 2019 #348
• Policy order2019 · #349✅ Ordained, unanimousAmendment to Chapter 8.12 of the Municipal Ordinances of the City of Cambridgeclimatezoning📖 read POR 2019 #349
• Policy order2019 · #350✅ Order adoptedAsks the City Manager to work with the Housing Liaison, housing staff in the Community Development Department, the Cambridge Housing Authority, CEOC, HRI, Wingate Companies, and the 808-812 Memorial Drive Tenants Association to provide immediate multi-lingual and individualized guidance and counseling to the tenants at 808-812 Memorial Drive, so that they can make fully informed decisions about their housing choicesCouncil requesthousing generaltenants rentPOR 2019 #350

• Resolution2019 · #344✅ Order adoptedGet Well wishes to Sal DiDomenico SrRES 2019 #344
• Resolution2019 · #345✅ Order adopted as amendedGet Well wishes to Dorothy HarrRES 2019 #345
• Resolution2019 · #346✅ Order adopted as amendedCongratulations to the Baby U Program on the occasion of its 10th AnniversaryRES 2019 #346
• Resolution2019 · #347✅ Order adoptedCity Council go on record congratulating Officer Michael “Whitey” Daniliuk on the honor of receiving the 2019 Community Peacemaker AwardCouncil orderRES 2019 #347
• Resolution2019 · #348✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of David LangeRES 2019 #348
• Resolution2019 · #349✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Chloé Cunha, on being chosen as The Comedy Studio’s November 2019 Comic-in-ResidenceRES 2019 #349
• Resolution2019 · #350✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Theresa VasseurRES 2019 #350
• Resolution2019 · #351✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Yvonne Gittens and Toni N. Phillips on being honored at the 1st Annual Janet "Ms. K" Kendrick Sisters of the Center Brunch at the Cambridge Community Center on October 26, 2019RES 2019 #351
• Resolution2019 · #352✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Kelsey Perkins and Tim Depin on their recent weddingRES 2019 #352
• Resolution2019 · #353✅ Order adoptedResolution on the death of Norman T. "Ted" CoffmanRES 2019 #353

• Application / petition2019 · #81✅ Order adopteda curb cut at the premises numbered 406 Norfolk 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 Kho Chi Liaotransit traffic📖 read APP 2019 #81
• Application / petition2019 · #82✅ Ordained, unanimousA refilling Zoning Petition Has been received from Joseph T. Maguire of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. transmitting a proposed revised amendment to the zoning ordinance by creating the Grand Junction Pathway Overlay Districttransit trafficzoning📖 read APP 2019 #82

• Awaiting report2019 · #123✅ Report received and acceptedReport on 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 eventstransit trafficAR-19-123
• Awaiting report2019 · #124✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the legal authority of the City to ban the use of natural gas in newly constructed buildingsAR-19-124
• Awaiting report2019 · #125📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport 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 ageschoolstransit trafficAR-19-125
• Awaiting report2019 · #126📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on reviewing the language for Fuel pump warning labelsAR-19-126
• Awaiting report2019 · #127✅ Report received and acceptedReport on instituting regularly scheduled public conversations between Public Utilities' representatives from Eversource, the Water Dept. Comcast, Verizon and any other appropriate entities to keep the City and public informedAR-19-127
• Awaiting report2019 · #128✅ Report received and acceptedReport on allocating more funds in the FY21 budget to Inspectional Services and 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 trapsbudgethousing generalAR-19-128
• Awaiting report2019 · #129📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on considering directing a portion of future PILOT funds into the Affordable Housing Trust starting in FY21affordable housinghousing generalAR-19-129
• Awaiting report2019 · #130Report on requesting 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 businessesbudgetAR-19-130
• Awaiting report2019 · #131📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on Creating a Director of Arts and Culture PositionartsAR-19-131
• Awaiting report2019 · #132✅ Report received and acceptedReport on planting new trees in Magazine Beach Park in the Spring of 2020 with a special focus on the eastern end of the park and the grove areatreesAR-19-132
• Awaiting report2019 · #133✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the proposed amendments regarding the prohibition of Natural Gas Infrastructure in New BuildingsAR-19-133
• Awaiting report2019 · #134✅ Report received and acceptedReport on 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 intendshousing generalAR-19-134
• Awaiting report2019 · #135✅ Report received and acceptedReport on 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 areaAR-19-135
• Awaiting report2019 · #136📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on identifying a suitable location on the City website to house information regarding the Municipal Code and to track non-zoning legislation and amendmentszoningAR-19-136
• Awaiting report2019 · #137✅ Report received and acceptedReport on determining if ISD can be given the authority to issue citations for smoking in non-smoking buildings and to report back to the City CouncilAR-19-137
• Awaiting report2019 · #138📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on addressing 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 needsclimateAR-19-138
• Awaiting report2019 · #139✅ Report received and acceptedReport on determining whether it would be possible to allow a permitted area for serving alcoholic beverages on Danehy Park property during special community-wide eventsAR-19-139
• Awaiting report2019 · #140✅ Report received and acceptedReport on ensuring 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 areaAR-19-140
• Awaiting report2019 · #141✅ Report received and acceptedReport on looking into the idea of hiring a social worker in the FY2021 budget for the Central Square Library branchbudgetAR-19-141