City Council — Regular Meeting, February 3, 2020

City Manager's Agenda (8)

• CMA 2020 #19A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a recommendation in accordance with the requirements of the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) that the Cambridge City Council adopt an order for the Statement of Interest Form for the replacement of windows at the Cambridgeport School Building located at 89 Elm Streetschools📖 read 📄 PDF
• CMA 2020 #20Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $500,000 from Free Cash, to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Extraordinary Expenditures Account for upgrades to the Department of Public Works (DPW) Simard building which will be used for space reconfiguration and HVAC improvements on the second floor of the building, and will address ongoing heating, cooling and ventilation issues, which have become more prevalent with the addition of staff related to expanded programs and initiatives
• CMA 2020 #21Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Recycling Dividends Program grant in the amount of $97,500 to the Grant Fund Public Works Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used for various of the City’s recycling programs including the mattress recycling programbike-lanes
• CMA 2020 #22Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $250,000 in additional projected sewer revenues to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Extraordinary Expenditures account to provide funds for the purchase of a Catch Basin Cleaning Truck
• CMA 2020 #23Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $300,000 from the Parking Fund balance to the Public Investment Fund Finance Extraordinary Expenses Account, to be used for a new Hybrid Vehicle Lottery Program for owners of Cambridge taxicab medallionstransit-traffic
• CMA 2020 #24A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a home rule petition to the state legislature that would lower the voting age to sixteen (16) in municipal elections📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• CMA 2020 #25A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, recommending the appointment of the following person as a member of the Cambridge Housing Authority Board of Commissioners for a term of 5-years, as recommended by the Greater Boston Labor Council: Louis Bacci, IIIhousing-general
• CMA 2020 #26A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the Mayor's recommended appointments of the following member of the Family Policy Council, effective February 3, 2020 for the 2020-2021 Council term: Vice Mayor Alanna Mallon and School Committee Member Ayesha Wilsonschools

Communications (9)

9 resident communications received for this meeting — zoning (1) · homelessness (1) · arts (1) · war peace (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (7)

• POR 2020 #18That the City Manager is requested to review the roles, responsibilities, and compensation of City Council Aides with an eye toward designating this as a full-time position
• POR 2020 #19That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department, the Community Development Department and any other relevant City departments to work in conjunction with the MBTA to provide an update on the Lechmere Station closure, the replacement bus services and the community outreach they plan on executingtransit-traffic
• POR 2020 #20That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Department of Public Works and any other relevant City departments to update the Council on the plans for the Cambridge Recycling Centerbike-lanes
• POR 2020 #21That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to instruct the Director of the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department to work with the residents in the vicinity of Eustis Street to implement traffic calming measures on this streettransit-traffic
• POR 2020 #22Improvements to STR Ordinance to Enhance Compliance
• POR 2020 #24Thanking Charlotte Moore and Eileen Caves for their Art Exhibition titled “The Olive Trees are Weeping: Visions of Occupied Palestine through Fiber Art and Photographs” and City Council solidarity with the people of Palestineartstreeswar-peace📖 read
• POR 2020 #23Recognizing February 2020 as Black History Month in the City of Cambridge, and that the City Council encourages residents across the community to delve into the many contributions that African-American citizens have made in Cambridge since this city’s earliest days

Resolutions (7)

• RES 2020 #38Resolution on the death of Stephen Angier
• RES 2020 #39Resolution on the death of Filomena Cerqueira
• RES 2020 #40Resolution on the death of Maria Mourato
• RES 2020 #41Retirement of Mary Hart from her role as Chief Information Officer for the Information Technology Department
• RES 2020 #42Congratulations to Elizabeth Speakman, Coordinator of the Domestic and Gender-Based Violence Prevention Initiative, on receiving the Innovation Award from the Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance and the Victim Witness Assistance Board
• RES 2020 #43Resolution on the death of Agostinho Bairos
• RES 2020 #44Retirement of Lieutenant Kenneth J. Hugh from the Cambridge Fire Departmenttenants-rent

Applications & Petitions (1)

• APP 2020 #5An application was received from MIT Visual Arts requesting permission for (32) thirty two temporary banners on poles on Ames Street, Main Street and Broadway announcing MIT List Visual Arts Center on February 5, 2020 thru April 28, 2020arts📖 read

Other Business (7)

• AR-20-2Report on updating the department’s maintenance plan with an emphasis on cleaning open-trash receptacles more frequently and report back to the council no later than February 10, 2020
• AR-20-3Report on determining the feasibility of purchasing sensory bags for Police vehicles as a pilot program and report back to council for FY21 Budgetbudgetpolice-safety
• AR-20-4Report on the feasibility of instituting and funding a fare-free pilot bus program
• AR-20-5Report on the potential for implementing sufficient traffic-calming solutions on Upton Streettransit-traffic
• AR-20-6Report on the acquisition and implementation of interpretation services for City Council meetings and other public City meetings

• a memorandum regarding the School district will be offering a Halal meat option to students at all Elementary and Upper School sites 📖 read 📄 PDF
• COF 2020 #7 : A communication was received from Councillor Simmons, transmitting a letter from City Manager Louis A. DePasquale, who is serving formal notice of his desire to enter into formal negotiations with the City Council to extend his

contract with the City beyond January 2021 . 📖 read