Mon, May 19Calendar Pieces - 2014
10:00pm Inaugural City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)
Note: The election of the mayor for the 2014-15 term will take place at this meeting (if there is a majority).
5:30pm Large Project Review - 1868 Massachusetts Avenue (4th floor meeting room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)
The Community Development Department will hold a Large Project Review (Section 19.43 of the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance) in the 4th floor meeting room of 344 Broadway, City Hall Annex, on Mon, Jan 6 at 5:30pm on a proposal to construct 26 units and 41 parking spaces (of which are committed to Lesley University) in the North Mass. Ave. Overlay District at 1868 Mass. Ave. (This project is not subject to Section 20.103.2 the North Mass. Ave. Subdistrict.) The development proposal materials are available online at cambridgema.gov/CDD/zoninganddevelopment/largeprojectreview.aspx. For further information concerning this meeting, please contact Liza Paden at 617/349-4647, or lpaden@cambridgema.gov. (TTY 617/349-4621)
7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd floor meeting room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)
General Business
1. Update by Brian Murphy, Assistant City Manager for Community Development.
2. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases
3. Adoption of the Meeting Transcript(s)
Note: PB#287, 1868 Massachusetts Avenue, Special Permit to construct 27 residential units with ground floor retail. This application will be withdrawn and a Development Consultation has been scheduled for Mon, Jan 6 at 5:30pm at 344 Broadway, 4th floor.
Public Hearings
7:00pm PB#288, 40 Thorndike Street, Special Permit to convert the existing nonconforming Courthouse structure to a mixed use office building containing ground floor retail uses, 24 dwelling units, and below grade parking. Special permits are being sought pursuant to Section 19.20 Project Review, Section 8.22.2.a. Alteration of a Nonconforming Structure, Section 5.28.2 (et seq.), Conversion of a Non-Residential Structure to Residential Use, and Section 10.40 General Special Permit Requirements. Applicant is LMP GP Holdings, c/o Leggat McCall Properties, LLC.
General Business items may be taken out of the order in which they appear on the agenda above. Times for General Business items are approximate. Public comments are taken only during a Public Hearing. During the discussion and deliberation on General Business items, the Planning Board does not solicit public comment. For further information concerning this agenda, please contact Liza Paden, Planning Board staff (617-349-4647, lpaden@cambridgema.gov). Applications and Petitions are online at www.cambridgema.gov/cdd.
5:30pm Cambridge Election Commission meeting. (1st Floor Meeting Room, 51 Inman St.)
I. MINUTES II. REPORTS 1. Executive Director's Report 2. Assistant Director's Report 3. Commissioners' Reports III. PUBLIC COMMENT |
IV. ACTION AGENDA Unfinished Business 1. 2013 Election Review New Business 2. 2014 Annual City Census |
3:00-5:00pm 39th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration (Main Library, 449 Broadway, Lecture Hall)
5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)
7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd floor meeting room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)
Due to the Snow Emergency, the Planning Board meeting scheduled for this evening will be cancelled and the items moved to February 11, 2014. New notices will be sent to confirm the new hearing dates.
General Business
1. Update by Brian Murphy, Assistant City Manager for Community Development.
2. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases – PB#254 - Vox on Two sign variance request
3. Adoption of the Meeting Transcript(s)
Public Hearings
7:20pm (Continued) PB#285, 10 Essex Street, Special Permit to construct 46 residential units with ground floor retail pursuant to the Central Square Overlay District (Article 20.300), Bulk Control Plane Waiver (Section 20.304.2.3), Reduction of Required Parking (Sections 20.304.6 and 6.35.1), Waiver of Building Height (Section 20.304.2.2(a)), Waiver of the Setback Requirement (Section 304.4), Green Roof Special Permit (Section 22.30) and Reduction of Short Term Bicycle Parking, Section 6.108). The applicant is 3MJ Associates, LLC. This hearing was opened on 12/3/13.
8:00pm (Continued) John Chun, et al Zoning Petition to amend the Zoning Map of the City of Cambridge in the entire district currently zoning Residence B located in the Cambridge Highlands neighborhood, situated north of Concord Avenue, south of and adjacent to the Blair Pond Reservation, and east of and adjacent to the municipal boundary with the Town of Belmont by deleting the designation Residence B and substituting Residence A-2. This hearing was opened on 11/19/13.
8:15pm PB#286,75 New Street, Special Permit to construct 93 residential units at 75 New Street pursuant to the Project Review Special Permit (Section 19.23), Special Permit for Multifamily housing in the Industry A-1 District (Section 4.26.3), Reduction of the Side and Rear Yard Setbacks (Section 5.34.2(b)), Setback Reduction of On-Grade Parking and for On-Grade Parking within 10 feet of the building (Section 6.44.1(a), (b) and (g) and 10.45) and Waiver of Parking Screening Requirements (Section 6.47.8). The applicant is Abodez Acorn 75 New Street, LLC.
General Business
4. Election of the Chair
General Business items may be taken out of the order in which they appear on the agenda above. Times for General Business items are approximate. Public comments are taken only during a Public Hearing. During the discussion and deliberation on General Business items, the Planning Board does not solicit public comment. For further information concerning this agenda, please contact Liza Paden, Planning Board staff (617-349-4647, lpaden@cambridgema.gov). Applications and Petitions are online at www.cambridgema.gov/cdd.
5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)
6:00-8:00pm Net Zero Task Force Meeting (City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway, 2nd Floor Conf. Rm.)
The “Getting to Net Zero Task Force” is charged with advancing the goal of putting Cambridge on the trajectory towards becoming a “net zero community”, with focus on carbon emissions from building operations. This includes reducing energy use intensity of buildings and taking advantage of opportunities to harvest energy from renewable sources. This committee will be working collaboratively with a team of technical consultants with support from City staff to examine strategies and develop recommendations that address the following topics:
• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the built environment
• Improve energy efficiency and conservation in existing and new buildings
• Support renewable energy generation both on- and off-site
• Best practices to engage and educate users and influence occupant behavior
The meeting agenda and related materials may be found on the Net Zero Task Force webpage.
Contact: Ellen Kokinda, ekokinda@cambridgema.gov, 617-349-4618.
5:30pm Cambridge Election Commission meeting. (1st Floor Meeting Room, 51 Inman St.)
I. MINUTES II. REPORTS 1. Executive Director's Report 2. Assistant Director's Report 3. Commissioners' Reports III. PUBLIC COMMENT |
IV. ACTION AGENDA Unfinished Business 1. 2013 Election Review New Business 1. 2014 Annual City Census |
6:00-8:30pm Cambridge Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Project (Central Square Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave.)
Meeting Goals:
1. Introduce the Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment process
2. Share findings to date (existing conditions, climate projections, and outreach findings)
3. Gather input on anticipated community impacts to include in the assessment
5:45pm Arrival
6:00pm Welcome & Meeting Overview
Welcome and introduction – John Bolduc (Cambridge Community Development Department), Lisa Dickson (Kleinfelder), Ona Ferguson (Consensus Building Institute)
6:20pm Project Intent and Purpose
The importance of this assessment - Owen O’Riordan (Cambridge Department of Public Works), Sam Lipson (Cambridge Public Health) and Brian Murphy (Cambridge Community Development Department)
6:40pm Overview of Work to Date
Description of the public process carried out in 2013 and development of existing conditions and climate projections, with question and answer period – John Bolduc, Lisa Dickson and Nathalie Beauvais (Kleinfelder)
7:10pm Discussion of Community Impacts
Participants will work in small groups to share their thoughts on how possible climate change impacts might affect their daily lives.
8:15pm Overview of Next Steps
Review of next steps and next meetings.
8:30pm Adjourn
5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)
5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)
7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd floor meeting room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)
General Business
1. Update by Brian Murphy, Assistant City Manager for Community Development.
2. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases
3. Adoption of the Meeting Transcript(s)
Public Hearings
7:20pm [POSTPONED TO FEB 18] (Continued) PB#285, 10 Essex Street, Special Permit to construct 46 residential units with ground floor retail pursuant to the Central Square Overlay District (Article 20.300), Bulk Control Plane Waiver (Section 20.304.2.3), Reduction of Required Parking (Sections 20.304.6 and 6.35.1), Waiver of Building Height (Section 20.304.2.2(a)), Waiver of the Setback Requirement (Section 304.4), Green Roof Special Permit (Section 22.30) and Reduction of Short Term Bicycle Parking, Section 6.108). The applicant is 3MJ Associates, LLC. This hearing was opened on 12/3/13.
NOTE: The Chun, et al Zoning Petition has been re-filed by the City Council and a new public hearing will be scheduled. No discussion will take place during the 2/11/14 Planning Board meeting.
8:15pm PB#286, 75 New Street, Special Permit to construct 93 residential units at 75 New Street pursuant to the Project Review Special Permit (Section 19.23), Special Permit for Multifamily housing in the Industry A-1 District (Section 4.26.3), Reduction of the Side and Rear Yard Setbacks (Section 5.34.2(b)), Setback Reduction of On-Grade Parking and for On-Grade Parking within 10 feet of the building (Section 6.44.1(a), (b) and (g) and 10.45) and Waiver of Parking Screening Requirements (Section 6.47.8). The applicant is Abodez Acorn 75 New Street, LLC.
General Business
4. PB#287 – 130 CambridgePark Drive, Design Review of the parking garage at 150 CambridgePark Drive.
General Business items may be taken out of the order in which they appear on the agenda above. Times for General Business items are approximate. Public comments are taken only during a Public Hearing. During the discussion and deliberation on General Business items, the Planning Board does not solicit public comment. For further information concerning this agenda, please contact Liza Paden, Planning Board staff (617-349-4647, lpaden@cambridgema.gov). Applications and Petitions are online at www.cambridgema.gov/cdd.
5:30pm Cambridge Election Commission meeting. (1st Floor Meeting Room, 51 Inman St.)
I. MINUTES II. REPORTS 1. Executive Director's Report 2. Assistant Director's Report 3. Commissioners' Reports |
III. PUBLIC COMMENT IV. ACTION AGENDA Unfinished Business 1. 2014 Annual City Census New Business |
7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd floor meeting room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)
General Business
1. Update by Brian Murphy, Assistant City Manager for Community Development.
2. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases – Sign variance proposal for PB#254 – 254 Concord Turnpike, Vox on Two
3. Adoption of the Meeting Transcript(s)
Public Hearings
7:20pm (Continued) PB#285, 10 Essex Street, Special Permit to construct 46 residential units with ground floor retail pursuant to the Central Square Overlay District (Article 20.300), Bulk Control Plane Waiver (Section 20.304.2.3), Reduction of Required Parking (Sections 20.304.6 and 6.35.1), Waiver of Building Height (Section 20.304.4.2.2(a)), Waiver of the Setback Requirement (Section 304.4), Green Roof Special Permit (Section 22.30) and Reduction of Short Term Bicycle Parking, (Section 6.108). The applicant is 3MJ Associates, LLC. This hearing was opened on 12/3/13.
General Business
4. Discussion of Planned Unit Development Procedural changes Zoning Petition
5. PB#252A – 40 Norris Street – Design review of cooling tower
6. PB#286 – 75 New Street – extension request for public hearing and filing the decision.
General Business items may be taken out of the order in which they appear on the agenda above. Times for General Business items are approximate. Public comments are taken only during a Public Hearing. During the discussion and deliberation on General Business items, the Planning Board does not solicit public comment. For further information concerning this agenda, please contact Liza Paden, Planning Board staff (617-349-4647, lpaden@cambridgema.gov). Applications and Petitions are online at www.cambridgema.gov/cdd.
4:00pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing on a zoning petition filed by John Chun, et al. requesting the City Council amend the Zoning Map of the City of Cambridge in the entire district currently zoned Residence B located in the Cambridge Highlands neighborhood, situated north of Concord Avenue, south of and adjacent to the municipal boundary with the Town of Belmont by deleting the designation Residence B and substituting therefore a designation of Residence A-2. This hearing to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)
5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)
4:00-6:00pm Lighting Ordinance Study Committee Meeting (City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway, 4th Floor Conference Room)
Contact: Christopher Basler, cbasler@cambridgema.gov, 617-349-4601 This task force includes representatives from City departments along with Cambridge residents and business representataives. City staff and a lighting consultant will work with the Task Force to evaluate existing exterior lighting standards, offer guidance for the creation of a new ordinance, propose new regulatory approaches if needed, and develop enforcement mechanisms.
5:30pm Special City Council Meeting to discuss a report from the City Manager on the Foundry Building. This meeting to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)
7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd floor meeting room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)
General Business
1. Update by Brian Murphy, Assistant City Manager for Community Development.
2. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases
3. Adoption of the Meeting Transcript(s)
4. Discussion of Planned Unit Development Procedural changes Zoning Petition
Public Hearings
7:20pm John Chun, et al (refiled) Petition to amend the Zoning Map in the entire district zoned Residence B to Residence A-2 located in the Cambridge Highlands neighborhood.
8:00pm PB#289, 75 JFK Street, Crimson Galleria LP – this public hearing will be postponed to a later date and new notices will be sent.
8:00pm PB#289, 75 New Street, Special Permit to construct 93 residential units, pursuant to the Project Review Special Permit (Section 19.23); Special Permit for Multifamily housing in the Industry A-1 District (Section 4.26.3), Reduction of the Side and Rear Yard Setbacks (Section 5.34.2(b)), Setback Reduction of On-Grade Parking and for On-Grade Parking within 10 feet of the building (Sections 6.44.1(a), (b) and (g) and 10.45) and Waiver of Parking Screening Requirements (Section 6.47.8). Abodez Acorn 75 New Street LLC, applicant.
8:30pm [POSTPONED] PB#288, 40 Thorndike Street (continued), Special Permit to convert the existing nonconforming Courthouse structure at 40 Thorndike Street to a mixed use office building containing ground floor retail uses, 24 dwelling units, and below grade parking. Special permits are being sought pursuant to Section 19.20 Project Review, Section 8.22.2.a. Alteration of a Nonconforming Structure, Section 5.28.2 (et seq.), Conversion of a Non-Residential Structure to Residential Use, and Section 10.40 General Special Permit Requirements. LMP GP Holdings, c/o Leggat McCall Properties, LLC, applicant.
General Business items may be taken out of the order in which they appear on the agenda above. Times for General Business items are approximate. Public comments are taken only during a Public Hearing. During the discussion and deliberation on General Business items, the Planning Board does not solicit public comment. For further information concerning this agenda, please contact Liza Paden, Planning Board staff (617-349-4647, lpaden@cambridgema.gov). Applications and Petitions are online at www.cambridgema.gov/cdd.
5:30pm Cambridge Election Commission meeting. (1st Floor Meeting Room, 51 Inman St.)
I. MINUTES II. REPORTS 1. Assistant Director's Report 2. Commissioners' Reports III. PUBLIC COMMENT |
IV. ACTION AGENDA Unfinished Business 1. 2014 Annual City Census New Business -- |
6:00-8:00pm Net Zero Task Force Meeting (City Hall, Sullivan Chamber, 795 Mass. Ave.)
The “Getting to Net Zero Task Force” is charged with advancing the goal of putting Cambridge on the trajectory towards becoming a “net zero community”, with focus on carbon emissions from building operations. This includes reducing energy use intensity of buildings and taking advantage of opportunities to harvest energy from renewable sources. This committee will be working collaboratively with a team of technical consultants with support from City staff to examine strategies and develop recommendations that address the following topics:
• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the built environment
• Improve energy efficiency and conservation in existing and new buildings
• Support renewable energy generation both on- and off-site
• Best practices to engage and educate users and influence occupant behavior
The meeting agenda and related materials may be found on the Net Zero Task Force webpage.
Contact: Ellen Kokinda, ekokinda@cambridgema.gov, 617-349-4618.
5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber) - meeting cancelled
5:30pm City Council meeting. City Manager will submit recommendation for water/sewer rates. (Sullivan Chamber)
7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd floor meeting room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)
General Business
1. Update by Brian Murphy, Assistant City Manager for Community Development.
2. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases– 25 8th Street Telecommunication antenna
3. Adoption of the Meeting Transcript(s)
4. PB#141 – 7 Broad Canal Way – other retail use approval for Dumpling Daughter restaurant
Public Hearings
7:20pm Christopher H. Lutz, et al to amend the Cambridge Zoning Map to rezone an area on the northern border of Richdale Avenue from Upland Road to Walden Street from the existing Residence C-1A to Residence C-1. This petition was refiled by the City Council on 1/27/14.
8:00pm City Council to amend the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance to amend Section 17.20 to increase the setback requirement abutting Linear Park and to clarify form and density language with the residential neighborhood. This petition was refiled by City Council on 1/27/14.
General Business
5. PB#252A – 40 Norris Street – Design review of cooling tower.
6. K2 Zoning: PUD-KS1/MXD district.
General Business items may be taken out of the order in which they appear on the agenda above. Times for General Business items are approximate. Public comments are taken only during a Public Hearing. During the discussion and deliberation on General Business items, the Planning Board does not solicit public comment. For further information concerning this agenda, please contact Liza Paden, Planning Board staff (617-349-4647, lpaden@cambridgema.gov). Applications and Petitions are online at www.cambridgema.gov/cdd.
5:30pm The City Council's Civic Unity Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss issues of diversity in the City of Cambridge. (Sullivan Chamber)
5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)
5:30pm Cambridge Election Commission meeting. (1st Floor Meeting Room, 51 Inman St.)
I. MINUTES II. REPORTS 1. Assistant Director's Report 2. Commissioners' Reports III. PUBLIC COMMENT |
IV. ACTION AGENDA Unfinished Business 1. 2014 Annual City Census New Business -- |
5:30pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing on a re-filed zoning petition by the City Council originally filed by Christopher H. Lutz, et al. requesting the City Council to amend the Zoning Map of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cambridge by rezoning an area on the northern border of Richdale Avenue from Upland Road to Walden Street from its C1-A designation to residential C-1. This hearing to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)
6:30pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing on a re-filed zoning petition by the City Council originally filed Michael Phillips, et al to amend Section 17.20 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cambridge as follows by increasing the setback requirement abutting Linear Park and to clarify language defining "form and density compatible with the adjacent residential neighborhood" by limiting the number of dwelling units in a single structure. The petition would create a new Section 17.26 - Access to streets, a new Section 17.27 - Transfer of Development Rights, a new Section 17.28 - Transfer of Development Rights to preserve Publicly Accessible Open Space, and amend Section 17.28.2 to include Special District 2 in the Areas of Special Planning Concern. This hearing to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)
5:30pm Roundtable City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)
Roundtable/Working Meeting between the City Council and School Committee to receive an update from the Superintendent of Schools and school administrators on technology, achievement gap and other related issues. No public comment. No votes will be taken. Meeting will not be televised.
7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd floor meeting room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)
General Business
1. Update by Brian Murphy, Assistant City Manager for Community Development.
2. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases
3. Adoption of the Meeting Transcript(s)
4. PB#141 – 500 Kendall Street – Kendall Square Association ground floor use approval
Public Hearings
7:20pm PB#284, 15-33 Richdale Avenue, revised application for special permits to convert an existing commercial building, with conforming additions, to a 46 unit residential building at 15-33 Richdale Avenue pursuant to Section 19.20 Project Review, Section 5.31 footnote L reduction of side and rear yard setbacks, Section 5.28.2 Conversion of Non-Residential Structure to Residential Use, Section 4.26 Multifamily Special Permit and 10.40 Special Permit. The applicant is Hathaway Partners, LLC.
8:00pm John Chun, et al, (refiled) to amend the Zoning Map of the City of Cambridge in the area currently zoned Residence B located in the Cambridge Highlands neighborhood, deleting the designation Residence B and substituting therefor a designation of Residence A-2.
General Business
5. Planning Board comments on the Town Gown Reports of February 4, 2014.
General Business items may be taken out of the order in which they appear on the agenda above. Times for General Business items are approximate. Public comments are taken only during a Public Hearing. During the discussion and deliberation on General Business items, the Planning Board does not solicit public comment. For further information concerning this agenda, please contact Liza Paden, Planning Board staff (617-349-4647, lpaden@cambridgema.gov). Applications and Petitions are online at www.cambridgema.gov/cdd.
3:00pm The City Council's Housing Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss the latest challenges to, and changing face of, affordable housing in Cambridge. (Sullivan Chamber)
6:00pm The City Council's Neighborhood and Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebration Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss open data and civic programming volunteerism, including corporate and university stakeholders in out of school education discussion. (Sullivan Chamber)
5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)
4:00pm The City Council's Human Services and Veterans Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss anti-poverty efforts in Cambridge around hunger, housing and Human Services. (Sullivan Chamber)
7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd floor meeting room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)
General Business
1. Update by Brian Murphy, Assistant City Manager for Community Development.
2. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases
Telecommunications Antenna at 47 Oxford Street/30 Mellon Street
Telecommunications Antenna at 238 Main Street
3. Adoption of the Meeting Transcript(s)
Public Hearings
7:20pm PB#286, 75 New Street, Special Permit to construct 93 residential units at 75 New Street, pursuant to the Project Review Special Permit (Section 19.23); Special Permit for Multifamily housing in the Industry A-1 District (Section 4.26.3), Reduction of the Side and Rear Yard Setbacks (Section 5.34.2(b)), Setback Reduction of On-Grade Parking and for On-Grade Parking within 10 feet of the building (Sections 6.44.1(a), (b) and (g) and 10.45) and Waiver of Parking Screening Requirements (Section 6.47.8). Applicant is Abodez Acorn75 New Street LLC.
General Business
5. Planning Board comments on the Town Gown Reports of February 4, 2014.
General Business items may be taken out of the order in which they appear on the agenda above. Times for General Business items are approximate. Public comments are taken only during a Public Hearing. During the discussion and deliberation on General Business items, the Planning Board does not solicit public comment. For further information concerning this agenda, please contact Liza Paden, Planning Board staff (617-349-4647, lpaden@cambridgema.gov). Applications and Petitions are online at www.cambridgema.gov/cdd.
5:30pm Cambridge Election Commission meeting. (1st Floor Meeting Room, 51 Inman St.)
I. MINUTES II. REPORTS 1. Assistant Director's Report 2. Commissioners' Reports III. PUBLIC COMMENT |
IV. ACTION AGENDA Unfinished Business 1. 2014 Annual City Census New Business -- |
4:00pm The City Council's Public Safety Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss safety and access issues at the Alewife T Station. (Ackermann Room)
11:00am Hearing on MBTA plan to convert billboard at Broadway & Galileo Galilei Way to digital (Transportation Bldg., 10 Park Plaza, Boston, Hearing Rm. 5 & 6)
Protest letters can also be sent to the Mass. Office of Outdoor Advertising at OOAinformation@dot.state.ma.us. [Meeting agenda]
This meeting has been POSTPONED to May 8.
2:00pm The City Council's Public Safety Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss public safety in public buildings including the possibility of positioning a police officer at City Hall. (Ackermann Room)
5:30pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct an additional public hearing to discuss a proposed amendment to the Municipal Code to reduce plastic bag usage. (Sullivan Chamber)
5:30pm Cambridge Election Commission meeting. (1st Floor Meeting Room, 51 Inman St.)
I. MINUTES II. REPORTS 1. Executive Director’s Report 2. Assistant Director's Report 3. Commissioners' Reports III. PUBLIC COMMENT |
IV. ACTION AGENDA Unfinished Business 1. 2014 Annual City Census New Business 1. Annual Organizational Meeting |
5:30pm City Council meeting - Budget Overview (Sullivan Chamber)
7:00pm Planning Board meeting (Citywide Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave.)
General Business
1. Update by Brian Murphy, Assistant City Manager for Community Development.
2. Adoption of the Meeting Transcript(s)
Public Hearing (continued)
PB#288, 40 Thorndike Street, Special Permit application to convert the existing nonconforming Courthouse structure at 40 Thorndike Street to a mixed use office building containing ground floor retail uses, 24 dwelling units, and below grade parking. Special permits are being sought pursuant to Section 19.20 Project Review, Section 8.22.2.a. Alteration of a Nonconforming Structure, Section 5.28.2 (et seq.), Conversion of a Non-Residential Structure to Residential Use, and Section 10.40 General Special Permit Requirements. Application is by LMP GP Holdings, c/o Leggat McCall Properties, LLC.
General Business items may be taken out of the order in which they appear on the agenda above. Times for General Business items are approximate. Public comments are taken only during a Public Hearing. During the discussion and deliberation on General Business items, the Planning Board does not solicit public comment. For further information concerning this agenda, please contact Liza Paden, Planning Board staff (617-349-4647, lpaden@cambridgema.gov). Applications and Petitions are online at www.cambridgema.gov/cdd.
6:00pm Informational Meeting for the I-90 Allston Interchange Project (Cambridge City Hall, Sullivan Chamber)
The City of Cambridge and Cambridge Legislators will be hosting an Informational Meeting to provide Cambridge residents with an opportunity to learn more about the I-90 Allston Interchange project. This is a MassDOT highway project that will straighten the Massachusetts Turnpike in the area of the Allston toll-plaza with the goals of reducing traffic, improving safety, and enabling all-electronic, open-road tolling. Rail, bus, bicycle, and pedestrian improvements may also be included as parts of this project. The City and local legislators will be hosting an informational meeting on May 1st at 6:00pm in the Sullivan Chamber of Cambridge City Hall. MassDOT officials will be on hand to discuss the project and answer questions. Any questions or requests prior to the meeting can be made to Rep. Toomey's office by calling 617-722-2380.
5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)
4:00pm The City Council's Government Operations, Rules and Claims Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss the effectiveness of the City Council Aide positions as well as procedural issues regarding the submission of policy orders and resolutions. (Ackermann Room)
7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd floor meeting room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)
General Business
1. Update by Brian Murphy, Assistant City Manager for Community Development.
2. Adoption of the Meeting Transcript(s)
3. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases
Public Hearing (continued)
7:00pm Planning Board Petition to amend the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance Article 12.000 Planned Unit Development procedures. The three parts of the proposed zoning amendment would clarify the procedures for amending a PUD special permit and create an option for some amendments to require one public hearing. It would modify the time within which a permittee must begin construction on a PUD project from one year to two years. And it would clarify that all owners of land within a PUD are subject to the requirements set forth in the special permit, even if ownership of land is separated after the PUD is granted, but that the special permit may assign specific rights and obligations to different components within a Development Parcel.
7:20pm PB#290, 1-3 Langdon Street, Special Permit application by John Harvard, LLC, c/o Chestnut Hill Realty, to create 6 new dwelling units in unused and existing basement space and to waive the required off-street motor vehicle parking spaces at 1-3 Langdon Street pursuant to Section 20.600 of the Zoning Ordinance, Basement Housing Overlay District.
7:45pm PB#291, 16-18 Bellis Circle, on a Special Permit application (#291) by Baker Pond, LLC, c/o Sean Hope, Attorney for the applicant, to construct two free-standing dwelling units at 16-18 Bellis Circle in the Residence B district pursuant to Section 5.53 of the Zoning Ordinance. The proposal is for a second structure containing a principal residential use located further than 75 feet from the front lot line.
General Business items may be taken out of the order in which they appear on the agenda above. Times for General Business items are approximate. Public comments are taken only during a Public Hearing. During the discussion and deliberation on General Business items, the Planning Board does not solicit public comment. For further information concerning this agenda, please contact Liza Paden, Planning Board staff (617-349-4647, lpaden@cambridgema.gov). Applications and Petitions are online at www.cambridgema.gov/cdd.
9:00am The City Council's Finance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss FY2015 City Budget. This hearing to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)
| Mayor’s Office Executive (less Tourism) City Council City Clerk Law Finance Admin. Budget |
Personnel Assessing Purchasing Auditing Treasury/Revenue Information Technology |
Employee Benefits General Services Election Commission Public Celebrations Reserve Fire Department |
Police Department Traffic, Parking & Transportation Inspectional Services License Commission Electrical Emergency Communications |
| * Date changes for individual departments may occur. The public is invited to attend and be heard. These hearings will be cablecast live on Municipal Television. |
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11:00am Hearing on MBTA plan to convert billboard at Broadway & Galileo Galilei Way to digital (Transportation Bldg., 10 Park Plaza, Boston, Hearing Rm. 5 & 6)
Protest letters can also be sent to the Mass. Office of Outdoor Advertising at OOAinformation@dot.state.ma.us. [Meeting agenda]
4:00pm 2014 Scholarship Award Ceremony (Sullivan Chamber)
5:30pm Roundtable City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)
Roundtable/Working Meeting for the purpose of the City Manager and appropriate City staff to provide the City Council with an overview of the capital budget and capital projects. No public comment. No votes will be taken. Meeting will not be televised.
5:30pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing on a petition by the Planning Board to amend the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance Article 12.000 Planned Unit Development procedures. The three parts of the proposed zoning amendment would clarify the procedures for amending a PUD special permit and create an option for some amendments to require one public hearing (under current zoning, an amendment may be granted with no required public hearing or two required public hearings). It would modify the time within which a permitted must begin construction on a PUD project from one year to two years. And it would clarify that all owners of land within a PUD are subject to the requirements set forth in the special permit, even if ownership of land is separated after the PUD is granted, but that the special permit may assign specific rights and obligations to different components within a Development Parcel. This hearing to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)
[Note: Due to insufficient posting of this meeting (which is strange considering the fact that I took it a while ago from the City website), it is expected that this meeting will be gaveled open and immediately closed and postponed to June 10.]
5:30pm Cambridge Election Commission meeting. (1st Floor Meeting Room, 51 Inman St.)
I. MINUTES II. REPORTS 1. Executive Director’s Report 2. Assistant Director's Report 3. Commissioners' Reports III. PUBLIC COMMENT |
IV. ACTION AGENDA Unfinished Business 1. 2014 Annual City Census New Business 1. Image Cast Precinct Vote Tabulating System – Presentation by vendor |
9:00am The City Council's Finance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss FY2015 City Budget. This hearing to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)
| Executive - Tourism Animal Commission Weights & Measures Public Works Water Community Development |
Historical Commission Conservation Commission Peace Commission Police Review & Advisory Board Cable TV Debt Service |
Library Human Services Women’s Commission Human Rights Commission Veterans MWRA |
Cherry Sheet Cambridge Health Alliance Summaries Section Revenue Section Public Investment |
| * Date changes for individual departments may occur. The public is invited to attend and be heard. These hearings will be cablecast live on Municipal Television. |
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Mon, May 195:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)
3:00pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing on the re-filed Chun zoning petition requesting the City Council amend the Zoning Map of the City of Cambridge in the entire district currently zoned Residence B located in the Cambridge Highlands neighborhood, situated north of Concord Avenue, south of and adjacent to the municipal boundary with the Town of Belmont by deleting the designation Residence B and substituting therefore a designation of Residence A-2. This hearing to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)
7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd floor meeting room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)
General Business
1. Update by Brian Murphy, Assistant City Manager for Community Development.
2. Adoption of the Meeting Transcript(s)
3. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases
Public Hearings
7:00pm PB#286, 75 New Street, construction of 93 residential units, pursuant to the Project Review Special Permit (Section 19.23); Special Permit for Multifamily housing in the Industry A-1 District (Section 4.26.3), Reduction of the Side and Rear Yard Setbacks (Section 5.34.2(b)), Setback Reduction of On-Grade Parking and for On-Grade Parking within 10 feet of the building (Sections 6.44.1(a), (b) and (g) and 10.45) and Waiver of Parking Screening Requirements (Section 6.47.8). Applicant is Abodez Acorn 75 New Street LLC.
7:20pm Christopher H. Lutz, et al Petition to amend the Cambridge Zoning Map to rezone an area on the northern border of Richdale Avenue from Upland Road to Walden Street from the existing Residence C-1A to Residence C-1. The lot area per dwelling unit would increase from 1,000 per unit of lot area to 1,500 square feet in the Residence C-1 district, the setback requirements would increase, the height limit would be reduced from the existing 45 feet to 35 feet and the Open Space requirement would be increased from 15% to 30%.
7:45pm PB#289, 57 JFK Street, construction of 25,860 square feet of additional floor area on the existing retail building. The proposal will be for 40 residential units and the proponent requests an exemption from all of the required parking pursuant to Section 20.54.4.2 in the Harvard Square Overlay District. Applicant is Crimson Galleria LP.
General Business
4. K2C2 Zoning Update
General Business items may be taken out of the order in which they appear on the agenda above. Times for General Business items are approximate. Public comments are taken only during a Public Hearing. During the discussion and deliberation on General Business items, the Planning Board does not solicit public comment. For further information concerning this agenda, please contact Liza Paden, Planning Board staff (617-349-4647, lpaden@cambridgema.gov). Applications and Petitions are online at www.cambridgema.gov/cdd.
6:00pm The City Council's Finance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss FY2015 School Department Budget. This hearing to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)
9:00am The City Council's Finance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss FY2015 City Budget - if necessary. This hearing to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)
6:00pm The City Council's Neighborhood and Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebration Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss planning for Art City, a city wide arts and culture festival. (Sullivan Chamber)
5:00pm The City Council's Human Services and Veterans Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss the impact of poverty on communities, families, individuals and education, as well as what policy makers can do to help combat poverty rates in their communities. (Sullivan Chamber)
5:30pm Cambridge Election Commission meeting. (1st Floor Meeting Room, 51 Inman St.)
I. MINUTES II. REPORTS 1. Executive Director’s Report 2. Assistant Director's Report 3. Commissioners' Reports III. PUBLIC COMMENT |
IV. ACTION AGENDA Unfinished Business 1. 2014 Annual City Census New Business --- |
12:00pm Special City Council Roundtable/Working Meeting to continue discussions and dialogue with the Cambridge Health Alliance. No public comment. No votes will be taken. Meeting will not be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)
11am-3pm 7th annual Fresh Pond Day
5:30pm City Council meeting - Budget Adoption (Sullivan Chamber)
5:30pm Eastern Cambridge Kendall Square Open Space Planning Study Public Meeting (Kendall Marriott Hotel, 2nd floor, 50 Broadway)
6:00pm School Committee meeting (Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, CRLS, 459 Broadway)
7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd floor meeting room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)
General Business
1. Update by Brian Murphy, Assistant City Manager for Community Development.
2. Adoption of the Meeting Transcript(s)
3. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases - Sign at Foundation Medicine, 150 Second Street
Public Hearings
7:00pm John Chun, et al, (refiled) Zoning Petition to amend the Zoning Map of the City of Cambridge in the entire district currently zoned Residence B located in the Cambridge Highlands neighborhood, situated north of Concord Avenue, south of and adjacent to the Blair Pond Reservation, and east of and adjacent to the municipal boundary with the Town of Belmont by deleting the designation Residence B and substitution therefore a designation of Residence A-2. The lot area per dwelling unit would increase from 2,500 per unit for the first 5,000 square feet of lot area to 4,500 square feet in the Res. A-2 district, the setback requirements would increase and the minimum lot width would increase from 50 feet to 65 feet. The Residence A-2 district does not allow two family dwellings or townhouse dwellings as allowed in the existing Residence B district.
General Business
4. PB#179, North Point Parking Update
General Business items may be taken out of the order in which they appear on the agenda above. Times for General Business items are approximate. Public comments are taken only during a Public Hearing. During the discussion and deliberation on General Business items, the Planning Board does not solicit public comment. For further information concerning this agenda, please contact Liza Paden, Planning Board staff (617-349-4647, lpaden@cambridgema.gov). Applications and Petitions are online at www.cambridgema.gov/cdd.
5:30pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss creating a new Chapter in the Cambridge Municipal Ordinance Prohibiting the Use of Wild and Exotic Animals in Traveling Shows and Circuses. (Sullivan Chamber)
9:00am-1:00pm Household Hazardous Waste Day (Volpe Transportation Building Parking Lot, 55 Broadway)
Bring proof of Cambridge residency. We accept auto fluids, batteries (non alkaline), car tires, glues, medications, mercury items, paint products, solvents, and propane tanks (20 lbs or less). If the product label includes the words POISON, DANGER, WARNING, or CAUTION, bring to HHW day. Click here for alternative options, and what you can bring to the Recycling Center during open hours.
Noon-6:00pm Cambridge River Festival (Central Square, Mass. Ave. from Prospect to Sydney St, and Sydney Street from Mass. Ave. to Erie Street)
5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)
5:30pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing on a petition by the Planning Board to amend the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance Article 12.000 Planned Unit Development procedures. The three parts of the proposed zoning amendment would clarify the procedures for amending a PUD special permit and create an option for some amendments to require one public hearing (under current zoning, an amendment may be granted with no required public hearing or two required public hearings). It would modify the time within which a permitted must begin construction on a PUD project from one year to two years. And it would clarify that all owners of land within a PUD are subject to the requirements set forth in the special permit, even if ownership of land is separated after the PUD is granted, but that the special permit may assign specific rights and obligations to different components within a Development Parcel. This hearing to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)
8:00-9:30am Recycling Advisory Committee meeting (Sullivan Chamber, City Hall)
Agenda: Housekeeping (Public comment, Approve minutes, Follow-up since last meeting); City Updates; Discussion Topics (Furniture Research, including Mattress Recycling & EPR Legislation, Particleboard Furniture & IKEA); Update on Repair Café in Fall 2014, Moving on Business Recommendations; Closing (Action Plan/Decisions, Announcements & Check-ins)
3:00pm The City Council's Transportation and Public Utilities Committee will conduct a public meeting to explore the way forward for a shared use with a rail and trail path along the Grand Junction Corridor. (Sullivan Chamber)
5:30pm Cambridge Election Commission meeting. (1st Floor Meeting Room, 51 Inman St.)
5:30pm Voter Registration Challenge Hearing
I. MINUTES II. REPORTS 1. Executive Director’s Report 2. Assistant Director's Report 3. Commissioners' Reports III. PUBLIC COMMENT |
IV. ACTION AGENDA Unfinished Business 1. 2014 Annual City Census 2. 2014 State Primary - Tuesday, September 9th New Business --- |
5:00-8:00pm Bicycle Plan Open House (Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway)
The Cambridge Bicycle Network Plan is underway and we are looking for input from everyone who bikes or would like to bike in the city – whether you are eight years old or 80 years old.
What would make Cambridge the most bicycle friendly city on the planet? What would make a difference for you – your ideas can be small or large, short-term or long-term. There are many ways to share your ideas. Please visit our Bikes in Cambridge page for all the information or go directly to the WikiMap website, where you can make comments right on a map. Come to the Open House on Thurs, June 12 anytime between 5-8pm to learn the latest about bicycle planning in Cambridge and offer your input directly.
5:30pm The City Council's Economic Development and University Relations Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss the creation of better public spaces in Central Square, how best to attract/support new and existing small businesses and to determine the feasibility of creating a plaza that can have housing on the second level and commercial space on the ground floor in the parking lot behind HMart. (Sullivan Chamber) - Meeting Cancelled
5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)
4:00pm The City Council's Health and Environment Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss the Climate Protection Action Committee's recommended goals and objectives. (Sullivan Chamber)
6:00pm School Committee meeting (Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, CRLS, 459 Broadway)
7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd floor meeting room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)
General Business
1. Update by Brian Murphy, Assistant City Manager for Community Development.
2. Adoption of the Meeting Transcript(s)
3. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases
a. Comprehensive Permit for Jefferson Park, by the Cambridge Housing Authority
b. PB#141, Cambridge Research Park, Fast Order Food Establishment use approval for Mother Juice
Public Hearings
7:30pm Zoning petition by Timothy R. Flaherty, et al to amend the Zoning Map of the City of Cambridge by extending the Medical Marijuana Overlay District, MMD-1 to encompass 61 Mooney Street.
General Business
4. PB#288 – 40 Thorndike Street, extension request for public hearing and filing the decision. No presentation or public comment will be taken.
5. Kennedy School of Government preview
General Business items may be taken out of the order in which they appear on the agenda above. Times for General Business items are approximate. Public comments are taken only during a Public Hearing. During the discussion and deliberation on General Business items, the Planning Board does not solicit public comment. For further information concerning this agenda, please contact Liza Paden, Planning Board staff (617-349-4647, lpaden@cambridgema.gov). Applications and Petitions are online at www.cambridgema.gov/cdd.
5:30pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss revisions to the Cambridge Municipal Code Section 9.04.050(A) Defacing public property of Chapter 9.04 entitled "Offenses Against Property." (Sullivan Chamber)
6:00pm The City Council's Transportation and Public Utilities Committee will conduct a public meeting to address the traffic, transportation and access to transit issues in the Fresh Pond/Concord Avenue/Alewife area with a view toward understanding the impact of recent development trends in the area. (Tobin School Auditorium, 197 Vassal Lane)
6:00pm Community Preservation Act Committee Public Meeting on Project Recommendations (City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway, 2nd floor Conference Room)
The meeting agenda will include providing the public an opportunity to suggest and recommend projects for CPA funding for Housing, Open Space and Historic Preservation for FY15.For more information, contact Karen Preval at 617-349-4221 or kpreval@cambridgema.gov.
Mon, June 235:30pm Roundtable City Council meeting (Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, 459 Broadway)
Roundtable/Working Meeting for the purpose of receiving an update on the City's Climate Mitigation and Preparedness Planning. No public comment. No votes will be taken. Meeting will not be televised.
3:00pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss a proposed amendment to the Municipal Code entitled "Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance." (344 Broadway, 2nd Floor Conference Room)
5:00-8:00pm Grand Junction Rail Corridor Open House (MIT Stata Center, 32-124, 32 Vassar St.)
Working with the City of Cambridge, MIT has hired consultants to evaluate the feasibility of a multi-use path along the corridor. The study is in its initial phases and as part of MIT's outreach program they would like to hear your thoughts prior to beginning design work. This study will focus on the MIT-owned portion of the corridor which would be a link in a larger, regional bicycle network providing connections from the Charles River on the west (including future connections to the BU Bridge and Allston Landing), through the MIT campus, and future connections to the east (toward East Cambridge and Somerville’s Community Path along the Green Line Extension). For questions regarding the open house, please contact Melissa Shakro at the MIT Office of Campus Planning, mshakro@mit.edu or 617-324-7317.
6:00-8:00pm Community meeting regarding the Foundry Building (Multicultural Arts Center, 41 Second St.)
Please note an upcoming community meeting regarding the Foundry Building at 101 Rogers Street. Come discuss future development objectives and programming goals for the Foundry building located at 101 Rogers Street. For more information please email: Foundry@Cambridgema.gov; call 617-349-4637; or visit www.cambridgema.gov/foundry: Please RSVP to Foundry@Cambridgema.gov or via EVENTBRITE.
3:00pm The City Council's Health and Environment Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss the results of the 2014 Cambridge Community Health Assessment. (344 Broadway, 2nd Floor Conference)
3:00pm The City Council's Neighborhood and Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebration Committee and Economic Development and University Relations Committee will conduct a public meeting (Community Room, Main Library, Level 2)
6:00-8:00pm Net Zero Task Force Meeting (Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave.)
The “Getting to Net Zero Task Force” is charged with advancing the goal of putting Cambridge on the trajectory towards becoming a “net zero community”, with focus on carbon emissions from building operations. This includes reducing energy use intensity of buildings and taking advantage of opportunities to harvest energy from renewable sources. This committee will be working collaboratively with a team of technical consultants with support from City staff to examine strategies and develop recommendations that address the following topics:
• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the built environment
• Improve energy efficiency and conservation in existing and new buildings
• Support renewable energy generation both on- and off-site
• Best practices to engage and educate users and influence occupant behavior
The meeting agenda and related materials may be found on the Net Zero Task Force webpage.
Contact: Ellen Kokinda, ekokinda@cambridgema.gov, 617-349-4618.
Evening Citywide Dance Party (Mass. Ave. in front of City Hall)
5:30pm City Council meeting (Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, 459 Broadway)
3:00pm The City Council's Public Safety Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss fire safety issues as it relates to inspection of public buildings and rooming houses and fire safety tips. (344 Broadway, 2nd Fl. Conference) - cancelled
3:00pm The City Council's Neighborhood and Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebration Committee and Economic Development and University Relations Committee will conduct a joint public meeting to discuss the ongoing out of schooltime/STEAM working group research. (Lecture Hall, Main Library, Level 2)
7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd floor meeting room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)
5:30pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing on the Timothy R. Flaherty, et al. zoning petition requesting the City Council to amend the Zoning Map of the City of Cambridge to expand the Medical Marijuana Overlay District, MMD-1 to encompass 61 Mooney Street. This hearing to be televised. (Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, 459 Broadway)
5:30pm Cambridge Election Commission meeting. (1st Floor Meeting Room, 51 Inman St.)
I. MINUTES II. REPORTS 1. Executive Director’s Report 2. Assistant Director's Report 3. Commissioners' Reports III. PUBLIC COMMENT |
IV. ACTION AGENDA Unfinished Business 1. 2014 State Primary - Tuesday, September 9th New Business --- |
4:00pm The City Council's Health and Environment Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss the Cambridge Protection Action Committee's proposed Action Plan. (Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave.)
7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd floor meeting room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)
General Business
1. Update by Brian Murphy, Assistant City Manager for Community Development.
2. Adoption of the Meeting Transcript(s)
3. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases
Telecommunication Antenna – 1571 Cambridge Street
Telecommunication Antenna – 10 Fawcett Street
Telecommunication Antenna – 1815 Mass Avenue
Public Hearings - tentative
7:00pm PB#292 – 180R CambridgePark Drive and amendments to the existing Special Permits for PB#26 - 125 CambridgePark Drive and PB#47 - 150 CambridgePark Drive, to permit the construction of a new residential building containing 378 multifamily dwelling units. The proponent requests special permits pursuant to Section 20.63.7 – divergence from the Parkway Overlay District standards; Section 20.70 – construction in the Flood Plain Overlay District; Section 20.95.1 – increase of the base Floor Area Ratio to approximately 2.0 at the site; Section 20.95 – increase of maximum height to 105 feet; Section 20.95.34 – reduction of applicable front, side and rear yard requirements; Section 20.97.2 – permit pooled parking between the Site and 100, 125 and 150 CambridgePark Drive; Section 20.97.3 and (Section 5.25.42) to exclude the on grade parking facilities and Parking Structure from the applicable Floor Area Ratio limitations; Section 6.35 – reduction of required parking to permit the shared parking arrangements; Section 6.43.6 to – permit a common driveway located on 130 CambridgePark Drive, 150 CambridgePark Drive and 180R CambridgePark Drive; Section 6.44.1 – to permit on grade open parking spaces and driveways within 5 feet of the side and rear property lines, Section 19.20 – Project Review Special Permit. McKinnon Company on behalf of BRE/CPD LLC.
General Business
4. PB#189 – 303 Third Street, Determination of Minor Amendment to allow a temporary use of 200 parking spaces for relocated motor vehicles from PB#243 50-60 Binney Street for 60 days pending further Planning Board review.
General Business items may be taken out of the order in which they appear on the agenda above. Times for General Business items are approximate. Public comments are taken only during a Public Hearing. During the discussion and deliberation on General Business items, the Planning Board does not solicit public comment. The City of Cambridge will provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities upon request. Please make requests for alternative formats at least two weeks in advance by contacting the Planning Board staff listed below. For further information concerning this agenda, please contact Liza Paden, Planning Board staff, at 617 349 4647, lpaden@cambridgema.gov. Applications and Petitions are online at www.cambridgema.gov/cdd.
5:30pm The City Council's Housing Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss the Community Development Department's efforts to preserve expiring use buildings, and a discussion about inclusionary zoning and the Nexus study. (831 Mass. Ave., Bsmt. Conference Room)
6:30-8:30pm Meeting on Proposal for Riverfront Park Restoration along Greenough Boulevard in Cambridge and Watertown (Shady Hill School, Assembly Hall, 56 Coolidge Ave.)
At this meeting, DCR and The Solomon Foundation will further discuss a proposal to reconfigure Greenough Boulevard and restore riverfront property between the Eliot Bridge in Cambridge and the Arsenal Street Bridge in Watertown, to include a new, mile-long, multi-use path along the Charles River. This represents a follow up to a previous public meeting held on the subject in early March. The meeting will include a discussion of the impacts of reconfiguring the roadway, a response to comments received, and suggested refinements to the park design. The presentation from the initial public meeting, as well as the results of a subsequent traffic study, can be viewed on DCR’s website athttp://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/public-outreach/public-meetings/ and on The Solomon Foundation website at www.SolomonFoundation.org. If you have questions about the public meeting, please call 617-626-4974 or email DCR.Updates@state.ma.us. [Meeting Notice]
7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd floor meeting room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)
General Business
1. Update by Brian Murphy, Assistant City Manager for Community Development.
2. Adoption of the Meeting Transcript(s)
3. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases
Telecommunication Antenna – 35 Cameron Avenue
Public Hearings
7:15pm (continued) PB#286, 75 New Street, Special Permit application by to construct 93 residential units at 75 New Street, pursuant to the Project Review Special Permit (Section 19.23); Special Permit for Multifamily housing in the Industry A-1 District (Section 4.26.3), Reduction of the Side and Rear Yard Setbacks (Section 5.34.2(b)), Setback Reduction of On-Grade Parking and for On-Grade Parking within 10 feet of the building (Sections 6.44.1(a), (b) and (g) and 10.45) and Waiver of Parking Screening Requirements (Section 6.47.8). The applicant is Abodez Acorn 75 New Street LLC.
Rescheduled to Aug 19: Major Amendment to Special Permit PB#179 by CJUF III NorthPoint, LLC, to amend the existing special permit for the area known as North Point in the North Point District generally located at East Street and NorthPoint Boulevard and also on First Street. The major amendments requested are (1) Parking revisions, including creating a shared parking district for NorthPoint; reducing parking ratios based on actual need; and allowing retail parking at a ratio of .5 spaces per 1,000 square feet; (2) Increasing the amount of retail the Applicant may build from a maximum of 150,000 square feet to a maximum of 300,000 square feet. The increased retail square footage would be offset by a corresponding reduction in other commercial square footage; and (3) allowing up to 50,000 square feet of grocery store, as part of the total retail area of up to 300,000 square feet. No changes are proposed to the total permitted gross floor area; or to the gross floor allocation of uses between residential and non-residential uses for the entire project or within the phases of development. This will be the first of two public hearing required pursuant to Article 12.000.
General Business
4. PB#175, 1-5 East Street, Review of Design Revisions and Request for a Minor Amendment to revise the plans approved in April 2012 to reduce the size of the building.
General Business items may be taken out of the order in which they appear on the agenda above. Times for General Business items are approximate. Public comments are taken only during a Public Hearing. During the discussion and deliberation on General Business items, the Planning Board does not solicit public comment. The City of Cambridge will provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities upon request. Please make requests for alternative formats at least two weeks in advance by contacting the Planning Board staff listed below. For further information concerning this agenda, please contact Liza Paden, Planning Board staff, at 617 349 4647, lpaden@cambridgema.gov. Applications and Petitions are online at www.cambridgema.gov/cdd.
5:30pm Cambridge Redevelopment Authority Board meeting (Police Station, 125 Sixth St, First Floor Conference Room)
5:30pm Cambridge Election Commission meeting. (1st Floor Meeting Room, 51 Inman St.)
I. MINUTES II. REPORTS 1. Executive Director’s Report 2. Assistant Director's Report 3. Commissioners' Reports III. PUBLIC COMMENT |
IV. ACTION AGENDA Unfinished Business 1. 2014 State Primary - Tuesday, September 9th New Business --- |
5:30pm Special City Council Midsummer Meeting (Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, 459 Broadway, CRLS)
7:00pm Planning Board meeting (Kennedy-Longfellow School, 158 Spring St., E. Cambridge)
General Business
1. Update by Brian Murphy, Assistant City Manager for Community Development.
Public Hearing
7:00pm Continued public hearing on PB#288 – 40 Thorndike Street, Special Permits to convert the existing nonconforming Courthouse structure at 40 Thorndike Street to a mixed use office building containing ground floor retail uses, 24 dwelling units, and below grade parking. Special permits are being sought pursuant to Section 19.20 Project Review, Section 8.22.2.a. Alteration of a Nonconforming Structure, Section 5.28.2 (et seq.), Conversion of a Non-Residential Structure to Residential Use, and Section 10.40 General Special Permit Requirements. by LMP GP Holdings, c/o Leggat McCall Properties, LLC.
4:00pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing on the Carlone, et al. zoning petition requesting the City Council to amend the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cambridge to designate the City Council as the exclusive special permit granting authority for Project Review Special Permits. This hearing to be televised. (Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, CRLS)
6:00pm Community Preservation Act Committee Public Hearing (Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave.
The purpose of the hearing will be to take public comment regarding allocation of Community Preservation Act Funds for FY15. These funds may be allocated to affordable housing, open space and historic preservation.
7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd floor meeting room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)
General Business
1. Update by Brian Murphy, Assistant City Manager for Community Development.
2. Adoption of the Meeting Transcript(s)
3. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases – Comprehensive Permit – Jefferson Park, 1 Jackson Place
Public Hearing
7:00pm Dennis Carlone, et al Zoning Petition requesting the City Council to amend the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cambridge to designate the City Council as the exclusive special permit granting authority for Project Review Special Permits pursuant to Article 19.000 of the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance.
8:30pm PB#189, 303 Third Street, Minor Amendment to the Planned Unit Development Special Permit application (#189) by 303 Third Street Primary Condominium Amendment to PUD Special Permit 189 to temporarily reduce the approved amount of parking by 200 spaces for a period not to exceed three years through the issuance of a Special Permit pursuant to Section 6.35.1 of the Zoning Ordinance allowing for the reduction of required parking.
General Business
4. Town Gown preparation
General Business items may be taken out of the order in which they appear on the agenda above. Times for General Business items are approximate. Public comments are taken only during a Public Hearing. During the discussion and deliberation on General Business items, the Planning Board does not solicit public comment. The City of Cambridge will provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities upon request. Please make requests for alternative formats at least two weeks in advance by contacting the Planning Board staff listed below. For further information concerning this agenda, please contact Liza Paden, Planning Board staff, at 617 349 4647, lpaden@cambridgema.gov. Applications and Petitions are online at www.cambridgema.gov/cdd.
5:30pm Cambridge Election Commission meeting. (1st Floor Meeting Room, 51 Inman St.)
I. MINUTES II. REPORTS 1. Executive Director’s Report 2. Assistant Director's Report 3. Commissioners' Reports |
III. PUBLIC COMMENT IV. ACTION AGENDA Unfinished Business 1. 2014 State Primary - Tues, Sept 9 New Business |
6:00pm The Planning Board will have a walking tour of the CambridgePark Drive area. The Board members will meet at 6:00pm at the Alewife MBTA T symbol outside of the station. No public hearings will be conducted and no votes will be taken.
5:00pm The City Council's Government Operations, Rules and Claims Committee will conduct a public meeting to review pending claims, expenditures/allotments in reference to City Council Travel and City Council Resolutions with possible amendments, position of Deputy City Clerk and any other items that may properly come before the Committee. (Anastos Room, 2nd Floor, City Hall)
7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd floor meeting room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)
General Business
1. Update by Brian Murphy, Assistant City Manager for Community Development.
2. Adoption of the Meeting Transcript(s)
3. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases
Public Hearing
7:00pm PB#292 – 88 CambridgePark Drive (formerly known as 180R) and amendments to the existing Special Permits for PB#26 - 125 CambridgePark Drive and PB#47 - 150 CambridgePark Drive to permit the construction of a new residential building. The proponent requests special permits pursuant to Section 20.63.7 – divergence from the Parkway Overlay District standards; Section 20.70 – construction in the Flood Plain Overlay District; Section 20.95.1 – increase of the base Floor Area Ratio; Section 20.95 – increase of maximum height; Section 20.95.34 – reduction of applicable front, side and rear yard requirements; Section 20.97.2 – permit pooled parking between the Site and 100, 125 and 150 CambridgePark Drive; Section 20.97.3 and (Section 5.25.42) to exclude the on grade parking facilities and Parking Structure from the applicable Floor Area Ratio limitations; Section 6.35 – reduction of required parking to permit the shared parking arrangements; Section 6.43.6 to – permit a common driveway located on 130 CambridgePark Drive, 150 CambridgePark Drive and 180R CambridgePark Drive; Section 6.44.1 – to permit on grade open parking spaces and driveways within 5 feet of the side and rear property lines, Section 19.20 –Project Review Special Permit. McKinnon Company on behalf of BRE/CPD LLC, for the property owner.
8:30pm Major Amendment to Special Permit PB#179, to amend the existing special permit for the area known as North Point in the PUD-6 District generally located at East Street and NorthPoint Boulevard and also on First Street. The major amendments requested are (1) Parking revisions, including creating a shared parking district for NorthPoint; reducing parking ratios based on actual need; and allowing retail parking at a ratio of .5 spaces per 1,000 square feet; (2) Increasing the amount of retail the Applicant may build from a maximum of 150,000 square feet to a maximum of 300,000 square feet. The increased retail square footage would be offset by a corresponding reduction in other commercial square footage; and (3) allowing up to 50,000 square feet of grocery store, as part of the total retail area of up to 300,000 square feet. No changes are proposed to the total permitted gross floor area; or to the gross floor allocation of uses between residential and non-residential uses for the entire project or within the phases of development. This is the first of two public hearings required by Section 12.34 Planned Unit Development. Application is by CJUF III NorthPoint, LLC.
General Business
4. Volpe Update - rescheduled for September 2, 2014
5. PB#269 – 603 Concord Avenue, penthouse design review
General Business items may be taken out of the order in which they appear on the agenda above. Times for General Business items are approximate. Public comments are taken only during a Public Hearing. During the discussion and deliberation on General Business items, the Planning Board does not solicit public comment. The City of Cambridge will provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities upon request. Please make requests for alternative formats at least two weeks in advance by contacting the Planning Board staff listed below. For further information concerning this agenda, please contact Liza Paden, Planning Board staff, at 617 349 4647, lpaden@cambridgema.gov. Applications and Petitions are online at www.cambridgema.gov/cdd.
5:30pm Cambridge Redevelopment Authority Board meeting (Police Station, 125 Sixth St, First Floor Conference Room)
3:00pm The City Council's Neighborhood and Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebration Committee and Economic Development and University Relations Committee will conduct a joint public meeting to discuss the progress of each STEAM subgroup and set action-oriented goals to be met before the end of the year. (Main Library, 449 Broadway, Community Room)
9:00am-1:00pm Household Hazardous Waste Day
The next HHW collection is Saturday August 23 from 9am-1pm at the Parking Lot on Field St at Fern St by Danehy Park. Cambridge residents only, bring proof of residency. We accept auto fluids, batteries (non-alkaline), car tires, glues, medications, mercury items, paint products, solvents, and propane tanks (20 lbs or less). If the product label includes the words POISON, DANGER, WARNING, or CAUTION, bring to HHW day. Click here for more info including alternative options and what you can bring to the Recycling Center during open hours. Last HHW Day for 2014 is October 4.
Property Managers: If you’re bringing more than 25 pounds or 25 gallons from a Cambridge residential building or if you have no proof of residency, please email recycle@cambridgema.gov in advance.
7:00pm 21st Annual Oldtime Baseball Game (St Peter's Field, Sherman St.)
[Oldtime Baseball Game website] [21st Annual Oldtime Baseball Game Facebook Page] [Oldtime Baseball Game Facebook Page]
6:00pm The City Council's Economic Development and University Relations Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss how to best launch Small Business Town Hall Meeting. (831 Massachusetts Avenue, Basement Conference Room)
5:30pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will once again conduct a public meeting to continue discussion on the Dennis Carlone, et al. zoning petition requesting the City Council to amend the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cambridge to designate the City Council as the exclusive special permit granting authority for Project Review Special Permits. This meeting to be televised. (Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, 459 Broadway)
5:30pm Cambridge Election Commission meeting. (1st Floor Meeting Room, 51 Inman St.)
I. MINUTES II. REPORTS 1. Executive Director’s Report 2. Assistant Director's Report 3. Commissioners' Reports |
III. PUBLIC COMMENT IV. ACTION AGENDA Unfinished Business 1. 2014 State Primary - Tues, Sept 9 New Business |
6:00pm School Committee meeting (Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, 459 Broadway)
7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd floor meeting room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)
General Business
1. Update by Brian Murphy, Assistant City Manager for Community Development.
2. Adoption of the Meeting Transcript(s)
3. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases
BZA-004715-2014 – 249 Walden St, antenna replacements
Public Hearing
7:00pm PB#198, Discovery Park, Special Permit amendments. The first request is for a Minor Amendment to decouple future Buildings 500 and 600, and for Design Review Approvals of Buildings 400 and 500 and Garage B as outlined in Condition 2 of the Special Permit. The second request is for a Major Amendment to the Special Permit allow construction of Building 600 as a 82,000 square foot hotel in place of the previously approved 120,000 square foot office/research Building 600 and a Minor Amendment to decouple future Buildings 500 and 600. That request also seeks relief to allow the hotel’s main entrance to face the Discovery Park campus rather than Route 2 and to reduce the articulation of the façade and roofline along Route 2 pursuant to Sections 20.63.7, 20.64.3(1) & (2) of the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance. The Design Review of the hotel will take place during this public hearing. The applicant is BHX, LLC as Trustee of Acorn Park Holdings Realty Trust (Bulfinch).
General Business
4. Volpe Update
General Business items may be taken out of the order in which they appear on the agenda above. Times for General Business items are approximate. Public comments are taken only during a Public Hearing. During the discussion and deliberation on General Business items, the Planning Board does not solicit public comment. The City of Cambridge will provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities upon request. Please make requests for alternative formats at least two weeks in advance by contacting the Planning Board staff listed below. For further information concerning this agenda, please contact Liza Paden, Planning Board staff, at 617 349 4647, lpaden@cambridgema.gov. Applications and Petitions are online at www.cambridgema.gov/cdd.
5:30pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing on a zoning petition by the Cambridge City Council to amend the Zoning Map of the City of Cambridge by creating the Cambridge Highlands Overlay District to be coterminous with the district currently zoned Residence B located in the Cambridge Highlands neighborhood, situated north of Concord Avenue, south of and adjacent to the Blair Pond Reservation, and east of and adjacent to the municipal boundary with the Town of Belmont; and to amend the text of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cambridge by creating Section 20.800 - Cambridge Highlands Overlay District. This hearing to be televised. (Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, 459 Broadway)
5:30pm City Council meeting (Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, 459 Broadway)
7:00am-8:00pm State Primary Election
6:00pm Community Preservation Act Committee Meeting (Ackermann Room, City Hall, 795 Mass. Ave.)
The Community Preservation Act Committee (CPAC) will hold a committee meeting Tues, Sept 9 at 6:00pm in the Ackermann Room of Cambridge City Hall, 795 Mass. Ave. The purpose of the meeting will be for the CPAC to vote on the percentage allocation to CPA expenditure categories and on particular projects to be funded with Community Preservation Act Funds for FY15. These funds may be allocated to affordable housing, open space and historic preservation. For more information, contact Karen Preval at 617-349-4221 or kpreval@cambridgema.gov.
5:30pm Cambridge Election Commission meeting. (1st Floor Meeting Room, 51 Inman St.)
8:45pm – COUNTING OF PROVISIONAL BALLOTS
I. MINUTES II. REPORTS 1. Executive Director’s Report 2. Assistant Director's Report 3. Commissioners' Reports |
III. ACTION AGENDA Unfinished Business 1. 2014 State Primary - Tues, Sept 9 New Business |
5:30pm City Council meeting (Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, 459 Broadway)
7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd floor meeting room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)
General Business
1. Update by Brian Murphy, Assistant City Manager for Community Development.
2. Adoption of the Meeting Transcript(s)
3. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases- Telecommunication Antennas
640 Memorial Drive
1430 Massachusetts Avenue
1100 Massachusetts Avenue
300 Mount Auburn Street
Public Hearing
7:00pm PB#286 – 75 New Street (continued), Special Permits to construct 93 residential units at 75 New Street, pursuant to the Project Review Special Permit (Section 19.23); Multifamily housing in the Industry A-1 District (Section 4.26.3), Reduction of the Side and Rear Yard Setbacks (Section 5.34.2(b)), Setback Reduction of On-Grade Parking and for On-Grade Parking within 10 feet of the building (Sections 6.44.1(a), (b) and (g) and 10.45) and Waiver of Parking Screening Requirements (Section 6.47.8). Applicant is Abodez Acorn 75 New Street LLC.
8:00pm City Council Petition to amend the Zoning Map of the City of Cambridge by creating the Cambridge Highlands Overlay District to be coterminous with the district currently zoned Residence B located in the Cambridge Highlands neighborhood and to amend the text of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cambridge by creating Section 20.800 – Cambridge Highlands Overlay District, which would modify the requirements of the base zoning district.
8:30pm PB#175, 1-5 East St, Major Amendment to PUD Special Permit and Project Review Special Permit (PB#175) by Archstone North Point II LLC, for the property located at 1-5, 7-13 and 23 East Street to permit a reduction of the height of the final residential building to 70 feet and a reduction of the number of dwelling units to 300. The Major Amendment to PUD Special Permit and Project Review Special Permit (PB #175) is required pursuant to Section 12.37 and Section 19.25 of the Ordinance. This will be the first of two public hearing required pursuant to Article 12.000 of the Ordinance.
General Business
4. PB#289, 57JFK Crimson Galleria LP to construct 25,860 square feet of additional floor area on the existing retail building. Request to withdraw.
General Business items may be taken out of the order in which they appear on the agenda above. Times for General Business items are approximate. Public comments are taken only during a Public Hearing. During the discussion and deliberation on General Business items, the Planning Board does not solicit public comment. The City of Cambridge will provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities upon request. Please make requests for alternative formats at least two weeks in advance by contacting the Planning Board staff listed below. For further information concerning this agenda, please contact Liza Paden, Planning Board staff, at 617 349 4647, lpaden@cambridgema.gov. Applications and Petitions are online at www.cambridgema.gov/cdd.
3:00pm The City Council's Neighborhood and Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebration Committee and Economic Development and University Relations Committee will conduct a joint public hearing for subcommittees to report back on their timeline for creating a definition and clear goals for the citywide STEAM coordinator position. (831 Mass. Ave., Basement Conference Room)
9:30am-7:30pm Cambridge Discovery Day Historical Tours (various locations)
10:00am-2:00pm Free Public Shredding Day (front of Central Square Post Office)
The Cambridge Consumers’ Council and the Public Works Department will be joining forces with the U.S. Postal Service and U.S. Postal Inspection Service to host a Free Public Shred Event for Cambridge residents Saturday, Sept 20, from 10am–2pm, in front of Central Square Post Office, 770 Mass. Ave., Cambridge.
This event will be held rain or shine and will enable residents to safely dispose of unwanted records and documents. Documents will be destroyed on the spot in a highly advanced technical mobile shredding truck provided by Shred King Corporation.
Ten minute drop-off parking will be available on Massachusetts Avenue (between Pleasant & Sellers streets). Residents can also stop by for information on tips to avoid identity theft, fraud and scams, the City’s recycling and composting programs, and other topics.
For more information, please contact Laura M. Nichols with any questions at 617-349-6150 or consumer@cambridgema.gov.
11:00am-4:00pm Danehy Park Family Day (Danehy Park)
The City of Cambridge will host the 19th Annual Danehy Park Family Day on Saturday, September 20, from 11am–4pm. Enjoy a fun-filled day of children's amusement rides, arts and crafts, music and roving performers, plus free hot dogs, chips, sodas and T-shirts while supplies last! Check out performances throughout the day at the children's stage. Other special giveaways include colorful kites that appeal to kids of all ages! The rain date is Sunday, Sept 21.
Danehy Park is a 55-acre facility located at 99 Sherman Street in North Cambridge (adjacent to Garden and New Streets). This free event, sponsored by the City of Cambridge, attracts over 4,000 people annually and offers something for everyone.
Shuttle buses will be running throughout Cambridge to provide transportation. Danehy Park can be reached by public transportation: #74 bus or #78 bus from Harvard Square; #83 bus from Central Square; or take a shuttle bus from the Alewife MBTA Station. Picnics and lawn chairs are encouraged.
For more information, call 617-349-4301 or visit www.cambridgema.gov.
2:00pm-4:30pm Somerville Architectural and Historical Walking Tour (front of Somerville High School, 91, Highland Ave., Somerville)
“Union Square: An Intermixing of Industry, Immigration and Innovation” - An Architectural and Historical Walking Tour. [Flyer]
[Rain Date: Sun, Sept 28] Meet in front of Somerville High School, 91 Highland Ave., to meander down to Union Square, walking westward. The walk will include interior tours of the historic St. Anthony’s Church and the new Greentown Labs, and will end with a reception at Machu Picchu Restaurant. To register or for more information, contact Brandon Wilson, SHPC Executive Director, (617-625-6600 ext. 2532, bwilson@somervillema.gov) or Kristi Chase, SHPC Preservation Planner (617-625-6600 ext. 2525, kchase@somervillema.gov). Sponsored by: Historic Preservation Commission & ArtsUnion, a Union Square cultural economic initiative directed by Mayor Joseph Curtatone and the Somerville Arts Council.
5:30pm City Council meeting (Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, 459 Broadway)
10:00am-2:00pm Repair Café [details] (Cambridge Community Center, 5 Callender St.)
The 7th Annual Bow Tie Ride
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Ever notice that the city of Cambridge is shaped like a bow tie? Our 13 mile tour through Cambridge starts at the Cambridge Main Library, 449 Broadway. We'll meet at 10:00am for orientation and leave promptly at 10:30am. The ride will finish back where we started, on the library grounds, about two hours later. It wouldn't be a Bow Tie Ride without bow ties. We're excited to be partnering once again with our friends at OoO Tie. Enter our drawing at the end of the ride for a chance to win a free bow tie. We have three to give away so you have three chances to win! Want to start the ride showing off your good taste by sporting a new bow tie? Shop at the OoO Tie website and get a 20% discount using the code BOWTIERIDE2014. Bow ties are optional but you can't ride without a bicycle. If you need one for the day,Urban AdvenTours has a special discount offer. Call 617-670-0637 to make your reservation and mention our ride. Your rental fee will be only $25 for the day. You can pick up your bike at Urban AdvenTours any time after 9am on Sunday and must return it by 6pm. For an additional $10, Urban AdvenTours will deliver your rental bike to the Cambridge Main Library, where the ride starts and ends. Like all our tours, this ride is free of charge. We'll keep you posted with more news of our plans at the CambridgeBikes.org website. |
5:30pm City Council meeting (Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, 459 Broadway)
6:30pm The City Council will conduct a public hearing to discuss the property tax rate classification. (Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, 459 Broadway)
5:30pm City Council meeting (Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, 459 Broadway)
6:30pm The City Council will conduct a public hearing to discuss the property tax rate classification. (Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, 459 Broadway)
3:00pm The City Council's Housing Committee will conduct a public meeting with the Community Development Department to provide updates on inclusionary zoning, linkage, the Nexus Study, the three expiring use buildings (Briston Arms, the Close Building and Fresh Pond Apartments) that the City is working to preserve and preferences for affordable housing waitlists. (831 Mass. Ave., Basement Conference Room)
7:00pm Planning Board meeting (Kennedy Longfellow Auditorium, 158 Spring Street, East Cambridge)
General Business
1. Update by Brian Murphy, Assistant City Manager for Community Development.
Public Hearing
7:00pm PB#288 – 40 Thorndike Street, Special Permits to convert the existing nonconforming Courthouse structure at 40 Thorndike Street to a mixed use office building containing ground floor retail uses, 24 dwelling units, and below grade parking. Special permits are sought pursuant to Section 19.20 Project Review, Section 8.22.2.a. Alteration of a Nonconforming Structure, Section 5.28.2 (et seq.), conversion of a Non-Residential Structure to Residential Use, and Section 10.40 General Special Permit Requirements. LMP GP Holdings, c/o Leggat McCall Properties, LLC is the applicant.
The purpose of this continued hearing is for the Planning Board to deliberate and discuss materials and information presented at the prior hearing held on July 29, 2014. The Planning Board may possibly entertain new public comment during or after its discussion. Written comment may be submitted to the Planning Board prior to the meeting by e-mail to lpaden@cambridgema.gov.
4:00pm The City Council's Human Services and Veterans Committee will conduct a public meeting. (831 Mass. Ave., Basement Conference Room)
5:30pm Cambridge Election Commission meeting. (1st Floor Meeting Room, 51 Inman St.)
I. MINUTES II. REPORTS 1. Executive Director’s Report 2. Assistant Director's Report 3. Commissioners' Reports |
III. PUBLIC COMMENT IV. ACTION AGENDA Unfinished Business 1. 2014 State Primary - Tues, Sept 9 - Election Review New Business 1. 2014 State Election – November 4, 2014 |
Domestic Violence Vigil
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 - Starts at 6pm
Cambridge City Hall 795 Massachusetts Ave.
Join us in remembering those lost to domestic violence in 2014. If you or someone you know needs help, call SAFELINK 877-785-2020. Please view the cambridgepublichealth.org website for more Domestic Violence Awareness Month Activities in October. [Flyer (PDF)]
5:30pm City Council Roundtable/Working Meeting with the Affordable Housing Trust. (344 Broadway, Second Floor Conference Room)
7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd floor meeting room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)
General Business
1. Update by Brian Murphy, Assistant City Manager for Community Development.
2. Adoption of the Meeting Transcript(s)
3. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases
Public Hearing
7:00pm PB#293, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Project Review Special Permit, Section 19.20, for a new development within the existing campus of the Harvard Kennedy School by President and Fellows of Harvard College. The construction will be approximately 77,000 squre feet of new gross floor area. The proponent will also request Board of Zoning Appeal dimension variances for setback relief, height of the proposed loading bays and width of the proposed curb cut at Eliot Street.
8:00pm (continued) PB#292 – 88 CambridgePark Drive (formerly 180R) and amendments to the existing Special Permits for PB#26 – 125 CambridgePark Drive and PB#47 – 150 CambridgePark Drive to permit the construction of a new residential building. The Proponent requests special permits pursuant to Section 20.63.7 – Divergence from the Parkway Overlay District Standards; Section 20.70 – Construction in the Flood Plain Overlay District; Section 20.95.1 – Increase of the base Floor Area; Section 20.95 – Increase Of The Maximum Height; Section 20.95.34 – Reduction of applicable front, side and rear yard requirements; Section 20.97.2 – Permit Pooled Parking between the Site and 100, 125 and 150 CambridgePark Drive; Section 20.97.3 and (Section 5.25.42) to exclude the On Grade Parking Facilities and Parking Structure from the applicable Floor Area Ratio limitations; Section 6.35 - Reduction of required parking to permit the shared parking arrangements; Section 6.43.6 – to permit a common driveway located on 130 CambridgePark Drive, 150 CambridgePark Drive and 88 (180R) CambridgePark Drive; Section 6.44.1 – to permit on grade open parking spaces and driveways within 5 feet of the side and rear property lines, Section 19.20 – Project Review Special Permit. McKinnon Company on behalf of BRE/CPD LLC, is the applicant.
General Business
4. Planning Board Procedures initial discussion. Public comment and continued discussion is scheduled for Oct 28, 2014 at 7:00pm.
General Business items may be taken out of the order in which they appear on the agenda above. Times for General Business items are approximate. Public comments are taken only during a Public Hearing. During the discussion and deliberation on General Business items, the Planning Board does not solicit public comment. The City of Cambridge will provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities upon request. Please make requests for alternative formats at least two weeks in advance by contacting the Planning Board staff listed below. For further information concerning this agenda, please contact Liza Paden, Planning Board staff, at 617 349 4647, lpaden@cambridgema.gov. Applications and Petitions are online at www.cambridgema.gov/cdd.
4:00pm The City Council's Government Operations, Rules and Claims Committee will conduct a public hearing to review the City Council's most recent goals and to make recommendations for FY16 Goals; said Goals to include a goal relating to City-wide Planning. (Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, 459 Broadway)
5:30pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing on a zoning petition filed by CJUF III Northpoint LLC to amend certain provision of the City of Cambridge Zoning Ordinance that govern the Planned Unit Development in the North Point Residence District to allow limited amounts of off-street retail parking. This hearing to be televised. (Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, 459 Broadway)
5:30pm Cambridge Election Commission meeting. (1st Floor Meeting Room, 51 Inman St.)
5:30pm – VOTER REGISTRATION CHALLENGE HEARING
I. MINUTES II. REPORTS 1. Executive Director’s Report 2. Assistant Director's Report 3. Commissioners' Reports |
III. PUBLIC COMMENT IV. ACTION AGENDA Unfinished Business 1. 2014 State Election – November 4, 2014 New Business |
5:30pm City Council meeting (Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, 459 Broadway)
5:30-8:00pm Cambridge Tenants Town Hall meeting (Citywide Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave.)
City Councilor E. Denise Simmons, in collaboration with the Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee (CEOC), will host a Cambridge Tenants Town Meeting. The meeting is being offered as a chance for tenants – primarily those living or seeking to live in affordable units – to hear about the state of affordable housing in the community, learn about their rights and responsibilities as tenants, and voice their concerns to city leaders. City administrators, City Council members, and other elected officials have been invited. Simmons, who serves as chairman of the City Council's Housing subcommittee, hopes to utilize information from this meeting to help her formulate new and more responsive practices and policies for affordable housing in the city. For more information, email Simmons at dsimmons@cambridgema.gov or call 617-349-4277. [Note: This is not a meeting of the City Council's Housing Committee.]
7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd floor meeting room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)
General Business
1. Update by Brian Murphy, Assistant City Manager for Community Development.
2. Adoption of the Meeting Transcript(s)
3. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases
Public Hearing
7:00pm The HYM Investment Group Zoning Petition to amend Article 13.70 Planned Unit Development in the North Point Residence District of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cambridge in the following way, replace clause (ii) of Section 13.73.1 with the following:
(ii) No off street parking is provided except as permitted by the Planning Board in a Special Permit up to 0.5 spaces per 1,000 gross square feet.
The purpose is to allow limited amounts of off-street retail parking which is not currently allowed in the North Point District.
8:00pm PB#198, Discovery Park, located west of the Alewife T Station between Route 2 and Acorn Park Drive in West Cambridge, two amendments. The first request is for a Minor Amendment to decouple future Buildings 500 and 600, and for Design Review Approvals of Buildings 400 and 500 and Garage B as required by Condition 2 of the Special Permit. The second request is for a Major Amendment to the Special Permit to allow construction of Building 600 as a 82,000 square foot hotel in place of the previously proposed 120,000 square foot office/research Building 600. That request also seeks special permit relief to allow the hotel’s main entrance to face the Discovery Park campus rather than Route 2 and to reduce the articulation of the façade and roofline along Route 2 pursuant to Sections 20.63.7, 20.64.3(1) and (2) of the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance. The Design Review of the hotel will take place during this public hearing. The applicant is BHX, LLC as Trustee of Acorn Park Holdings Realty Trust (Bulfinch).
General Business items may be taken out of the order in which they appear on the agenda above. Times for General Business items are approximate. Public comments are taken only during a Public Hearing. During the discussion and deliberation on General Business items, the Planning Board does not solicit public comment. The City of Cambridge will provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities upon request. Please make requests for alternative formats at least two weeks in advance by contacting the Planning Board staff listed below. For further information concerning this agenda, please contact Liza Paden, Planning Board staff, at 617 349 4647, lpaden@cambridgema.gov. Applications and Petitions are online at www.cambridgema.gov/cdd.
3:00pm The City Council's Transportation and Public Utilities Committee will conduct a public hearing to examine the potential for deploying truck side guards across all city-owned trucks as part of a proposed "Safe Truck" program for testing innovative tools that will enhance protections for cyclists and pedestrians. (831 Mass. Ave., Basement Conference Room)
5:30pm City Council meeting (Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, 459 Broadway)
3:00pm The City Council's Health and Environment Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss the impact of the Silver Maple development on the flood plain. (831 Massachusetts Avenue, Basement Conference Room)
5:00pm The City Council's Neighborhood and Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebration Committee and Economic Development and University Relations Committee will conduct a joint public hearing for the STEAM working group and its subcommittees to discuss how best to present their research to the greater Cambridge community and for working group members to collectively put forth sound recommendations around: STEAM workforce development and access for all to the innovation economy, and partnerships that will speed the journey. (Main Library, 449 Broadway, Community Room)
5:30pm Cambridge Election Commission meeting. (1st Floor Meeting Room, 51 Inman St.)
5:30pm – VOTER REGISTRATION CHALLENGE HEARING
I. MINUTES II. REPORTS 1. Executive Director’s Report 2. Assistant Director's Report 3. Commissioners' Reports |
III. PUBLIC COMMENT IV. ACTION AGENDA Unfinished Business 1. 2014 State Election – November 4, 2014 New Business |
7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd floor meeting room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)
General Business
1. Update by Brian Murphy, Assistant City Manager for Community Development.
2. Adoption of the Meeting Transcript(s)
3. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases
BZA 5038 – 2014 – 55 Cambridge Parkway, Sign variance for height, internal illumination and total area.
4. Planning Board procedures discussion and public comment
Public Hearing
8:00pm PB#175, Major Amendment to PUD Special Permit and Project Review Special Permit, 1-5, 7-13 and 23 East Street to permit a reduction of the maximum height of the Special Permit’s second phase to 70 feet and a reduction of the maximum number of dwelling units at the Special Permit’s second phase to 300. The Major Amendment to PUD Special Permit and Project Review Special Permit (PB #175) is required pursuant to Section 12.37 and Section 19.25 of the Ordinance. The applicant is Archstone North Point II LLC. This will be the first of two public hearing required pursuant to Article 12.000 of the Ordinance.
8:30pm PB#293, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Project Review Special Permit for a new development within the existing campus of the Harvard Kennedy School. The construction will be approximately 77,000 square feet of new gross floor area. The proponent will also request Board of Zoning Appeal dimension variances for setback relief, height of the proposed loading bays and width of the proposed curb cut at Eliot Street. The applicant is the President and Fellows of Harvard College.
General Business items may be taken out of the order in which they appear on the agenda above. Times for General Business items are approximate. Public comments are taken only during a Public Hearing. During the discussion and deliberation on General Business items, the Planning Board does not solicit public comment. The City of Cambridge will provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities upon request. Please make requests for alternative formats at least two weeks in advance by contacting the Planning Board staff listed below. For further information concerning this agenda, please contact Liza Paden, Planning Board staff, at 617 349 4647, lpaden@cambridgema.gov. Applications and Petitions are online at www.cambridgema.gov/cdd.
5:00pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss a proposed amendment to the Municipal Code in Chapter 8.28 entitled "Restrictions on Youth Access and Sale of Tobacco Products and Smoking in Workplaces and Public Places." (Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, 459 Broadway)
5:00pm Special Presentation in recognition of Special Olympics Hall of Fame Inductees (Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, 459 Broadway)
5:30pm City Council meeting (Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, 459 Broadway)
7:00am to 8:00pm Election Day
8:30pm Cambridge Election Commission meeting. (Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave.)
I. MINUTES II. REPORTS 1. Executive Director’s Report 2. Assistant Director's Report 3. Commissioners' Reports |
III. ACTION AGENDA Unfinished Business 1. 2014 State Election – November 4, 2014 New Business |
4:00pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss a proposed amendment to the Municipal Code in Article V by adding a new Chapter 5.50 entitled "Civilian Fingerprinting and Criminal History Records Checks for Certain Licenses." (831 Mass. Ave., Basement Conference Room)
5:30pm City Council meeting (Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, 459 Broadway)
3:00pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss proposed amendments to Chapter 6.04 of the Municipal Code entitled "Animal Control Regulations" to establish fines for failure to remove dog waste, failing to license a dog, violations to dogs off leash, changing the required time a dog can be kept in a kennel to be consistent with state law and park rangers be given authority to enforce animal regulations at Fresh Pond Reservoir. (831 Mass. Ave., Basement Conference Room)
5:30pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing on a zoning petition filed by Charles D. Teague, et al. to amend the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance to clarify the existing ordinance so that said ordinance can be enforced: align the zoning amendment expiration date in the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance to be the same as state law, align the Special Permit criteria with adjudicated state law and require that the master plan be followed whereas following the master plan is optional under state law. This hearing to be televised. (Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, 459 Broadway)
4:00pm Cambridge Election Commission meeting. (1st Floor Meeting Room, 51 Inman St.)
4:00pm Counting of Provisional Ballots
5:00pm Counting of Overseas Absentee Ballots
I. MINUTES II. REPORTS 1. Executive Director’s Report 2. Assistant Director's Report 3. Commissioners' Reports |
III. PUBLIC COMMENT IV. ACTION AGENDA Unfinished Business 1. 2014 State Election – November 4, 2014 New Business |
6:00pm The City Council's Neighborhood and Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebration Committee and the Economic Development and University Relations Committee will be hosting a meeting to plan for the STEAM Summit taking place on Dec 10, 2014. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss how best to present the working group's recommendations around STEAM-related workforce development, issues of access and equity in the innovation economy, and best practices. (Cambridge Community Services Boardroom, 99 Bishop Allen Drive)
5:30pm City Council meeting (Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, 459 Broadway) - cancelled
7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd floor meeting room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)
General Business
1. Volpe Zoning Discussion
2. Update by Brian Murphy, Assistant City Manager for Community Development.
3. Adoption of the Meeting Transcript(s)
4. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases
BZA sign variance for Ipsen Sign at 650 Kendall Street
5. PB#175 – Archstone North Point Phase II, LLC request for time extension to January 31, 2015
Public Hearing
8:00pm Charles D. Teague, et al Zoning Petition to amend the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cambridge in three areas to (1) align the zoning petition expiration dates, (2) Special Permit criteria with state law and (3) require a master plan criteria for all permits.
8:30pm Timothy R. Flaherty, et al to amend the Zoning Map of the City of Cambridge by extending the Medical Marijuana Overlay District, MMD-1 to encompass 61 Mooney Street.
General Business items may be taken out of the order in which they appear on the agenda above. Times for General Business items are approximate. Public comments are taken only during a Public Hearing. During the discussion and deliberation on General Business items, the Planning Board does not solicit public comment. The City of Cambridge will provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities upon request. Please make requests for alternative formats at least two weeks in advance by contacting the Planning Board staff listed below. For further information concerning this agenda, please contact Liza Paden, Planning Board staff, at 617 349 4647, lpaden@cambridgema.gov. Applications and Petitions are online at www.cambridgema.gov/cdd.
4:30pm Cambridge Redevelopment Authority meetings (Cambridge Police Dept, First Floor Community Room, 125 Sixth Street)
4:30pm Design Review Meeting
1. K2 Urban Design Concepts for the Kendall Square Urban Renewal Area Parcels 2 and 4
2. Grand Junction Pathway Design
5:30pm Full Board Meeting [Agenda]
6:00pm-8:00pm Getting to Net Zero Task Force meeting (Sherman Fairchild Laboratory, Harvard, 7 Divinity Ave., Room G62)
9:30am The City Council will conduct a walking tour of the Concord Alewife Area (meet at 9:30am in New Street parking lot at Danehy Park)
5:30pm City Council meeting (Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, 459 Broadway)
5:30pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing on the Timothy R. Flaherty, et al. II zoning petition requesting the City Council to amend the Zoning Map of the City of Cambridge to expand the Medical Marijuana Overlay District, MMD-1 to encompass 61 Mooney Street. This hearing to be televised. (Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, 459 Broadway)
7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd floor meeting room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)
General Business
1. Update by Brian Murphy, Assistant City Manager for Community Development.
2. Adoption of the Meeting Transcript(s)
3. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases
Public Hearing
7:00pm PB#293 (continued) 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Special Permit to construct approximately 77,000 square feet of new gross floor area within the existing campus of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government pursuant to Section 19.20 – Project Review Special Permit by President and Fellows of Harvard College. The proponent will also request Board of Zoning Appeal dimension variances for setback relief, height of the proposed loading bays and width of the proposed curb cut at Eliot Street.
8:00pm PB#286 (continued) 75 New Street, Special Permit to construct 93 residential units pursuant to the Project Review Special Permit (Section 19.23); Special Permit for Multifamily housing in the Industry A-1 District (Section 4.26.3), Reduction of the Side and Rear Yard Setbacks (Section 5.34.2(b)), Setback Reduction of On-Grade Parking and for On-Grade Parking within 10 feet of the building (Sections 6.44.1(a), (b) and (g) and 10.45) and Waiver of Parking Screening Requirements (Section 6.47.8). By Abodez Acorn 75 New Street LLC.
General Business items may be taken out of the order in which they appear on the agenda above. Times for General Business items are approximate. Public comments are taken only during a Public Hearing. During the discussion and deliberation on General Business items, the Planning Board does not solicit public comment. The City of Cambridge will provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities upon request. Please make requests for alternative formats at least two weeks in advance by contacting the Planning Board staff listed below. For further information concerning this agenda, please contact Liza Paden, Planning Board staff, at 617 349 4647, lpaden@cambridgema.gov. Applications and Petitions are online at www.cambridgema.gov/cdd.
5:30pm City Council Roundtable/Working Meeting to discuss city-wide planning, including discussions with the Planning Board. No public comment. No votes will be taken. Meeting will not be televised. (Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, CRLS, 459 Broadway)
4:00pm The City Council's Human Services and Veterans Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss poverty and issues related to the experience of organizations working with those living in poverty. (831 Mass. Ave., Basement Conference Room)
7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd floor meeting room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)
General Business
1. Update by Brian Murphy, Assistant City Manager for Community Development.
2. Adoption of the Meeting Transcript(s)
3. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases
Public Hearing
7:00pm PB#294 – 88 Ames Street, (PB#294), Project Review Special Permit for a new development within the existing Cambridge Center block at 88 Ames Street. The proposal is for up to 280 housing units with ground floor retail. Petitioner seeks a modification to the bicycle parking requirements pursuant to Section 6.108, including Sec. 6.104 Location of Bicycle Parking 6.104.1; Sec. 6.105 Design and Layout of Bicycle Parking 6.105.1 (d) and (f); Sec. 6.106 Access Standards for Bicycle Parking 6.106.1 (a) and (b). The applicant is BP Cambridge Center Residential LLC, an affiliate of Boston Properties.
General Business items may be taken out of the order in which they appear on the agenda above. Times for General Business items are approximate. Public comments are taken only during a Public Hearing. During the discussion and deliberation on General Business items, the Planning Board does not solicit public comment. The City of Cambridge will provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities upon request. Please make requests for alternative formats at least two weeks in advance by contacting the Planning Board staff listed below. For further information concerning this agenda, please contact Liza Paden, Planning Board staff, at 617 349 4647, lpaden@cambridgema.gov. Applications and Petitions are online at www.cambridgema.gov/cdd.
3:00pm The City Council's Public Safety Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss fire safety, including a review of Cambridge Fire Department operations, what happens to people after a fire, trends in fire safety and how possible fire safety hazards such as abandoned buildings are reviewed. (831 Mass. Ave., Bsmt. Conference Room)
5:30pm Cambridge Election Commission meeting. (1st Floor Meeting Room, 51 Inman St.)
I. MINUTES II. REPORTS 1. Executive Director’s Report 2. Assistant Director's Report 3. Commissioners' Reports |
III. PUBLIC COMMENT IV. ACTION AGENDA Unfinished Business 1. 2014 State Election Review – November 4, 2014 New Business |
6:00pm The City Council's Neighborhood and Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebration Committee and the Economic Development and University Relations Committee will conduct a meeting to plan for the STEAM Summit taking place on Dec 10, 2014. (720 Mass. Ave., Suite 8)
5:30pm City Council meeting (Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, CRLS, 459 Broadway)
5:30pm The City Council's Public Safety Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss what can be done about double utility poles and underground wires. (Ackermann Room)
5:30pm The City Council's Neighborhood and Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebration Committee and the Economic Development and University Relations Committee will be hosting a STEAM Summit to present research conducted by the STEAM Working Group. The summit invites the greater Cambridge community to hear the working group's recommendations around STEAM-related workforce development, issues of access and equity in the innovation economy, and best practices. Final recommendations will be sent to the full City Council and then forwarded to the City Manager for his consideration and actions. (Sullivan Chamber)
6:00pm-8:00pm Getting to Net Zero Task Force meeting (Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave., 1st Floor Ballroom)
5:30pm City Council meeting (Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, CRLS, 459 Broadway)
5:30pm The City Council's Public Safety Committee will conduct a public hearing to review the City's Emergency Response/Preparations when dignitaries visit the city or when there is a major event occurring in Cambridge. (Ackermann Room)
7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd floor meeting room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)
General Business
1. Update by Brian Murphy, Assistant City Manager for Community Development.
2. Adoption of the Meeting Transcript(s)
3. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases
Public Hearing
7:00pm City Council Petition to rezone the areas bounded by Garden and Walden Streets and the park straddling Sherman Street currently zoned Business A be rezoned to Residence C-1 to be consistent with the surrounding area.
8:00pm Whitehead Institute Petition to amend Article 14.000 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cambridge to increase the gross floor area allowed up to an additional 60,000 square feet by special permit, create a new section 14.72 Special Provisions Applicable Outside of the Ames Street District which would apply to the 60,000 square-foot incremental development, and create a Community Fund through a payment of $10.00 per square foot of office and biotech uses in the incremental development upon the issuance of the Final Certificate of Occupancy.
General Business
4. PB#237 – 1924 Mass Avenue, approval of color scheme on the Porter Square Hotel.
5. PB#85 – 10 Museum Way, design review for the conversion of a ground floor retail space to residential condominium. This requires a determination as to whether a minor or major amendment. If this is found to be a major amendment, the two public hearings will be scheduled as outlined in Section 12.37.
General Business items may be taken out of the order in which they appear on the agenda above. Times for General Business items are approximate. Public comments are taken only during a Public Hearing. During the discussion and deliberation on General Business items, the Planning Board does not solicit public comment. The City of Cambridge will provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities upon request. Please make requests for alternative formats at least two weeks in advance by contacting the Planning Board staff listed below. For further information concerning this agenda, please contact Liza Paden, Planning Board staff, at 617 349 4647, lpaden@cambridgema.gov. Applications and Petitions are online at www.cambridgema.gov/cdd.
5:00pm The City Council's Housing Committee will conduct a public hearing to receive an update from the Cambridge Housing Authority (CHA) on programs, projects and policy changes CHA is implementing or planning to implement in the coming year. (831 Mass. Ave., Basement Conference Room)
5:30pm Cambridge Election Commission meeting. (1st Floor Meeting Room, 51 Inman St.)
I. MINUTES II. REPORTS 1. Executive Director’s Report 2. Assistant Director's Report 3. Commissioners' Reports |
III. PUBLIC COMMENT IV. ACTION AGENDA Unfinished Business New Business 1. Annual Census |
5:30pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing on a zoning petition by the City Council that the areas bounded by Garden and Walden Streets and the park straddling Sherman Street currently zoned Business A be rezoned to Residence C-1 to be consistent with the surrounding area. The effects of the proposed change would include but not be limited to the following: The minimum lot area per dwelling unit would increase from 600 square feet to 1,500 square feet, the yard requirements would increase, the height limit would be reduced from 45 feet to 35 feet, and only residential uses would be allowed. This hearing to be televised. (Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, 459 Broadway)
5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber) - cancelled
5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber) - cancelled
