An application was received from Jeff Perenti, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 11 Education 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 association

General Information Attestation Attachments (6) Curb Cut 77480 Status: Active Submitted: Jun 19, 2020 Applicant Jeff Parenti [phone removed] jeffrey.parenti@mass.gov Location 11 Education St Cambridge, MA 02141 Frontage (in feet) 30 Setback - distance from building to sidewalk (in feet) 360 Distance from proposed driveway to surrounding structures and property line (in feet) 4 Length of proposed driveway (in feet) 230 Width of proposed driveway (in feet) 25 Size of proposed driveway (square feet) 5750 Location of any trees, sign posts, fire hydrants, utility poles, etc., in direct vicinity of proposed driveway Street light pole; 9" little leaf linden Full Name Jeffrey R. Parenti Date 06/19/2020 Photographs of the property Jun 18, 2020 pdf pdf Certified Plot Plan (survey) Jun 18, 2020 Abutters Forms Jun 18, 2020 Page 1 of 2 7/23/2020 https://cambridgema.viewpointcloud.io/

Timeline pdf pdf pdf Plan of Requested Conditions Jun 18, 2020 unsigned neighborhood association letter_6.23.2020.pdf Jun 23, 2020 11 Education Street curb cub permit application -- cover letter.pdf Jun 23, 2020 Original Submission Status: Issued June 19th 2020, 8:31 am Review for Completeness Status: Completed June 19th 2020, 9:36 am Assignee: Sean O'Grady Zoning Review Status: Completed June 19th 2020, 9:37 am Assignee: Sean O'Grady City Clerk Review Status: Completed June 23rd 2020, 12:20 pm Assignee: Lori Perez Lori Perez June 23rd 2020, 12:20:02 pm Unsigned Neighborhood Association letter uploaded and emailed to East Cambridge - Neighborhood 1 (https://www.cambridgema.gov/CDD/planud/neighplan/neighs/1) . 6.23.2020 Traffic & Parking Department Review Status: Completed June 23rd 2020, 1:25 pm Assignee: Stephen Meuse Stephen Meuse June 23rd 2020, 1:25:01 pm per P. Baxter. Department of Public Works Review Status: Completed June 23rd 2020, 2:30 pm Assignee: TJ Shea TJ Shea June 23rd 2020, 2:30:04 pm DPW approved. Contractor must apply for excavation permit prior to commencing work. Driveway transition to be concrete per Cambridge standard details City Clerk Review for City Council Agenda Status: In Progress Assignee: Lori Perez City Council Approval Status: Pending Department of Public Works - Next Steps Status: Pending Page 2 of 2 7/23/2020 https://cambridgema.viewpointcloud.io/

June 18, 2020 To Whom It May Concern: I am writing to express DivcoWest’s support for the Department of Conservation and Recreation’s (DCR) request for a curb cut on Education Circle. DivcoWest is an abutter to the land owned by the Commonwealth on which DCR is constructing their maintenance facility, which would be served by this new curb cut. We support the construction of the maintenance facility and the modifications DCR has made to save existing trees on Education Circle. Sincerely, DIVCOWEST REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Director of Development

Project # 18-136 DCR North Point Maintenance Facility 11 Education Street Cambridge, Ma DCR Maintenance Facility Abutters Form As part of the new DCR NorthPoint Maintenance Facility a new driveway is to be installed to provide access from NorthPoint Blvd as shown in the plans below. As part of the Cambridge Curb Cut permit application abutters of the property must be informed of the new curb cut location. Signing your name below indicates United Civil has informed you of the proposed work that will be taking place near/ along/ abutting your property. If there aren’t any issues or concerns, a signature below would be deeply appreciated. Signature: Address: Date: EF Education First, 2 Education Circle, Cambridge 6/18/20

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS · EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS Department of Conservation and Recreation 251 Causeway Street, Suite 600 Boston, MA 02114 [phone removed] [phone removed] Fax www.mass.gov/orgs/department-of-conservation-recreation Charles D. Baker Governor Karyn E. Polito Lt. Governor Kathleen A. Theoharides, Secretary Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs Jim Montgomery, Commissioner Department of Conservation & Recreation Cambridge City Council City Hall 795 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 RE: DCR Curb Cut Permit Application, 11 Education Street Members of the City Council, The purpose of this letter is to provide some additional information and context for this request to augment our curb cut permit application. The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is nearing completion of its new maintenance facility in North Point. The DCR North Point Maintenance Facility is a 35,000 square foot building, service yard, and fueling station on a four-acre parcel in the North Point area of Cambridge. This facility will serve as the primary operations center for DCR in the Greater Cambridge and Boston Region. Among the many responsibilities of DCR is the safety, maintenance, and repairs of parklands and parkways, such as Memorial Drive, Alewife Brook Parkway, Land Boulevard, and Fresh Pond Parkway. Our largest special events, such as the July 4 Boston Pops concert and fireworks display, will be based from the North Point facility. Cambridge DPW and TP+TD staff have generously given their time to assist us with this request, which presents a unique design challenge. At the end of the facility’s service driveway, there is a 9” mature little leaf linden. Our preferred driveway proposal was to extend the driveway directly to North Point Boulevard, remove the tree, and construct a traditional curb cut perpendicular to the curb line. City staff expressed a strong desire to retain the tree. DCR staff met with Cambridge several times – once at 147 Hampshire Street and twice on site – to brainstorm how to build the driveway around the tree. To the right of the tree, part of the relocated driveway would need to pass through the MWRA Prison Point property. On the left, a street light pole and a catch basin would need to be relocated. On either side, the driveway would need to be angled to keep it clear of the tree. As a result of this collaboration between DCR and the City, we agreed to alter the driveway alignment to save the tree. Although an angled driveway layout is unusual, we concluded that it would adequately serve the needs of the maintenance facility and the Operations vehicles that will use it.

Again, we are very grateful that Cambridge staff have worked with us on this request. We appreciate the collaboration that we feel it has resulted in a solution that allows us to open and operate from our new facility while saving the little leaf linden. Here are a few additional notes on this request: • The North Point Maintenance Facility does have an additional egress onto Education Street, but that entrance is intended for visitors and passenger cars. The North Point Boulevard access is much closer to the operations vehicle storage and service and materials storage and is designed to accommodate larger vehicles. • The driveway is on state land and not subject to Cambridge zoning regulations • Except for EF Education First, the maintenance facility abutters are also state agencies (MBTA and MWRA). Sincerely, Jeffrey R. Parenti, PE, PTOE, PTP, ENV SP Deputy Chief Engineer cc: Patrice Kish, Chief, DCR Division of Design and Engineering Robin Pfetsch, Director, Architecture Section, DCR Design and Engineering Katherine F. Watkins, City Engineer

M NORTH POINT BOULEVARD SCALE IN FEET 0 10 10 20 Project Name: DCAMM Project Number Project Location Project Architect Project Consultant Site Number: MDCF9 CAMIS Number: 5MDC0401 Building Number: Secretariat: EOEEA Original Issued Date Revisions No. Description Date Sheet Name: Drawing Number: Drawing of Douglas Dick AIA LDa Architecture & Interiors, LLP 222 Third Street, Suite 3212 Cambridge, MA 02142 [phone removed] www.LDa-Architects.com VHB 101 Walnut Street Watertown, MA 0247[phone removed] www.vhb.com 07/06/2018 - CONSTRUCTION DCR 1110-DC1 11 EDUCATION STREET CAMBRIDGE, MA 02141 DCR North Point Maintenance Facility ACCESS ROAD ENTRANCE CURB CUT PERMIT 1 1 N 5.0'