City Council · Regular Meeting, November 18, 2019

• City Manager's report2019 · #289✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appointment of the following person as a new member of the Conservation Commission for a term of three years, effective November 18, 2019: Erum SattarSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2019 #289
• City Manager's report2019 · #290✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appointment of the following persons as new members of the Cambridge Immigrant Rights Commission for a term of three years, effective November 18, 2019: Tsamchoe Dolma, Ashebir Gezmu, Aleksandra Ibrahimi, Subandha Karmacharya, Ana MejiaSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2019 #290
• City Manager's report2019 · #291✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appointment of the following person as a new member of the Cambridge Human Rights Commission for a term of three years, effective November 18, 2019: Kaileigh CallenderSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2019 #291
• City Manager's report2019 · #292✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program (EFSP) grant in the amount of $12,000.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used to supplement fuel assistance paymentsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerhomelessnessCMA 2019 #292
• City Manager's report2019 · #293✅ Order adopted, 8–0a Planning Board recommendation to adopt with comments and suggested improvements, the CambridgeSide Galleria Associates Trust Zoning PetitionSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerzoning📖 readCMA 2019 #293
• City Manager's report2019 · #294✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of $4,475,844.18 from Free Cash to the Mitigation Revenue Stabilization Fund which will be used to fund specific future projects, requiring individual appropriations by the City Council at a later dateSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2019 #294
• City Manager's report2019 · #295✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of the FY20 Local Cultural Council grant made by the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) in the amount of to the Arts Council in the amount of $27,600 to the Grant Fund Public Celebrations (Arts Council) Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used to support the Arts Council’s Artist Grant Program through which financial grants will be made to support individual artists, creative partnerships, and to arts organizations doing work in Cambridge and for local audiencesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerartsCMA 2019 #295
• City Manager's report2019 · #296✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of the FY20 Mass Cultural Council Cultural Investment Portfolio grant made by the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) in the amount of $4,120 to the Grant Fund Public Celebrations (Arts Council) Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used to provide operating support for administration and programming costsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerartsCMA 2019 #296
• City Manager's report2019 · #297✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of the FY20 MOVA Victim Services Training Grant for $5,050 received from the Victim and Witness Assistance Board through the Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance to the Grant Fund Police Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will provide funding to the “Trauma-Informed Approaches to Law Enforcement” training in collaboration with the Cambridge Domestic and Gender-Based Violence Prevention InitiativeSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safetyCMA 2019 #297
• City Manager's report2019 · #298✅ Order adopted, 8–0a Planning Board recommendation to adopt the Exterior Building Insulation Zoning PetitionSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerzoning📖 readCMA 2019 #298
• City Manager's report2019 · #299✅ Order adopted, 8–0a Planning Board recommendation to adopt Article 22 Green Building Requirements Zoning PetitionSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerzoning📖 readCMA 2019 #299

• City officer's report2019 · #62Notice for Special Meeting on City Council 11.26.19 Re: New PUD-8 Districtzoning📖 readCOF 2019 #62

5 resident communications received for this meeting, on transit traffic (1) · bike lanes (1) · trees (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

• Policy order2019 · #369✅ Order adopted, 8–0City Manager is hereby requested to confer with the Department of Public Works to delay trash collection on Lexington Avenue, Lakeview Avenue and Standish Street until after 9:00 a.m. to alleviate traffic congestion in the area prior to the start of the Tobin school day, and to ensure on-time school bus schedules on TuesdaysCouncil orderschoolstransit trafficPOR 2019 #369
• Policy order2019 · #370✅ Order adopted as amended, 8–0Asks the City Manager to direct the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department to fully restore sharrows to Broadway, alongside the new door-zone bike lane, as a reminder to motorists that cyclists are always allowed to take the full laneCouncil requestbike lanestransit trafficPOR 2019 #370
• Policy order2019 · #371✅ Order adopted, 8–0City Council go on record condemning former Attorney General Sessions’ decision in Matter of A-B-, and recognizing the decision as a shameful attempt to eviscerate protections for women, children, LGBTQ+ people, and families fleeing harrowing violenceCouncil orderPOR 2019 #371
• Policy order2019 · #373✅ Order adopted, 8–0Amending Call of Roundtable/Working Group MeetingPOR 2019 #373
• Policy order2019 · #372✅ Order adopted as amended, 8–0City Manager be requested to have the City Solicitor report back to the City Council about (1) whether the City must file a home rule petition to require that lobbyists register with the city and disclose campaign contributions to municipal officials, (2) whether the City must file a home rule petition to limit donations from non-residents who have business pending before the council; and (3) reiterate the Council's previous request to form a task force to explore public financing for municipal elections, particularly focused on vouchers and matching donationsCouncil orderPOR 2019 #372

• Resolution2019 · #380✅ Order adopted, 8–0Welcome Cynthia Shelton Harris to the City of CambridgeRES 2019 #380
• Resolution2019 · #381✅ Order adopted, 8–0Happy Birthday wishes to Hedwig PociusRES 2019 #381
• Resolution2019 · #382✅ Order adopted, 8–0Congratulations to Rebecca Rutenberg and Bradley St. Amand on their recent marriageRES 2019 #382
• Resolution2019 · #383✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of Ridgely Howard "Jake" DuvallRES 2019 #383

• Application / petition2019 · #89✅ Order adopted, 7–1an A-Framed sign in front of the premises numbered 1786 Massachusetts AvenueApplication from Violette Bakers📖 readAPP 2019 #89
• Application / petition2019 · #90✅ Order adopted, 7–1an A-Frame sign in front of the premises numbered 1868 Massachusetts AvenueApplication from New England Wax Enterprises, LLC📖 readAPP 2019 #90
• Application / petition2019 · #91✅ Order adopted, 7–1an A-Frame sign in front of the premises numbered 619 Massachusetts AvenueApplication from Blick Art Materials, LLCarts📖 readAPP 2019 #91

• Awaiting report2019 · #152📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on identifying a source of funding and a timetable for the design and construction of a modern roundabout at the Brattle-Sparks-Craigie intersectionAR-19-152
• Awaiting report2019 · #153Report on plans designed to mitigate the impact of the closing of Windsor House upon Cambridge seniorsAR-19-153
• Awaiting report2019 · #154📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on the possibility of providing child care for those interested in becoming temporary census takersAR-19-154

• CRT 2019 #75 · A report from Vice Mayor Jan Devereux, Chair of the Government Operations, Rules & Claims Committee, for a public meeting held on November 14, 2019 to discuss the Solicitor's Response to Policy Order O-9 from the June 10, 2019 City Council Meeting
• CRT 2019 #76 · A report from Councillor Dennis J. Carlone Chair of the Ordinance Committee, for a public hearing held on November 12 at 12 PM to discuss Green Building requirements
• CRT 2019 #77 · A report from Councillor Dennis J. Carlone Co-Chair of the Ordinance Committee, for a public hearing held on November 12, 2019 to discuss the Insulation Zoning proposal [zoning]

• Government Operations Rules & Claims Committee hearing of 2019-11-14 · Report Accepted And Placed On [Unanimous]
• Ordinance Committee hearing of (unknown date) · Report Accepted And Placed On [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) · Passed To A Second Reading [Unanimous]
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2019-11-12 · Report Accepted And Placed On [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) · Passed To A Second Reading [Unanimous]