Calendar Pieces

Calendar Pieces - 2017

Tues, Jan 3

3:00pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct an additional public hearing to amend the Zoning Ordinance on the petition of the City Council to delete the existing Section 20.700 – Medical Marijuana Overlay Districts; create a new Section 11.800 – Medical Marijuana; and list Registered Marijuana Dispensary within Section 4.35 of the Table of Use Regulations, allowed only by Planning Board Special Permit within Business A, B, B-1, B-2, C, Industry A-1, B-1 and B-2 districts. This hearing to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)

6:00pm School Committee meeting (Attles Meeting Room, CRLS, 459 Broadway)

7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

General Business

1. Update from the Community Development Department

2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts

Public Hearings

7:00pm 47 Bishop Allen Drive, Special Permit for construction of 23 residential units pursuant to Sections 4.26 Multifamily, 2.304.4 Waiver of Setback Requirements, 20.304.6 and 6.35 Reduction of the Parking Requirement, 6.22.2 off site accessory parking within 400 feet, 10.40 special permit and 19.20 Project Review. Watermark Central Venture LLC is the applicant. This public hearing was opened on November 15, 2016 and continued without any presentation or public comment.

8:00pm Medical Marijuana Zoning Petition by the City Council to delete the existing Section 20.700 Medical Marijuana Overlay Districts; create a new Section 11.800 Medical Marijuana and list Registered Marijuana Dispensary with Section 4.35 of the Table of Use regulations, allowed only Planning Board Special Permit within business A, Business B, Business B-1, Business B-2, Business C, Industry A-1, Industry B-1, and Industry B-2 districts. This public hearing was opened on November 1, 2016.

General Business

3. 55 Regent Street extension request for the decision and filing of the special permit decision.

4. Discovery Park Subdivision Plan approval as required in the Planning Board PB #198 Master Plan.

5. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases

a. BZA010210-2016 – 40 Whittemore Avenue, Special Permit to upgrade existing telecommunications equipment. Sections 4.32.G.1 and 4.40 footnotes

b. BZA011991-2016 237 Hampshire Street, Sign Variance to install signs above the second story windows.

6. Election of the Planning Board 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. 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. Full zoning petition texts available online at: www.cambridgema.gov/cdd/zoninganddevelopment/zoning/amendments.

Wed, Jan 4

3:00pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing on a petition by the City Council to amend provisions of the Zoning Ordinance related to Inclusionary Housing, including the insertion of new definitions into Article 2.000 and the substitution of revised zoning text for the current text of Sections 11.200 through 11.206. This hearing to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)

6:00pm Central Square Advisory Committee meeting (344 Broadway, 4th floor meeting room)

*Case: 907 Main Street

Applicant: Patrick W. Barrett, III

Proposal: The proposed project is located at the corner of Main and Columbia Streets and would be a renovation of the existing building to 58 sleeping rooms on the upper three floors, retail first floor consisting of two of the existing tenants and a hotel lobby and bar and a fifth floor addition to contain a bar. The proposal requires a Planning Board Special Permit to exempt Gross Floor Area for basement space and to waive the Parking and Loading requirements pursuant to Section 20.304.6(2).

*Central Square Restoration Zoning Petition

*Discussion of the proposed Stormwater Retention Tank system in Central Square and the Port.

*Discussion of the public toilet

Mon, Jan 9

5:00pm Special Presentation to the Cambridge All Stars Travel Baseball Team (Sullivan Chamber)

5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Jan 10

6:00-8:00pm School Committee Curriculum and Achievement Sub-Committee meeting (Attles Meeting Room, CRLS, 459 Broadway)

The Curriculum and Achievement Sub-Committee will meet for the purpose of discussing the proposed FY2018 model for 9th grade English and History.

Wed, Jan 11

8:00-9:30am Recycling Advisory Committee (RAC) Meeting (Sullivan Chamber, City Hall)

3:00pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss a proposed Municipal Code amendment to Chapter 2.125 to change the name to “Cambridge Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Plus Commission.” (Sullivan Chamber)

5:30-7:30pm Committee on Public Planting meeting (DPW Main Conference Room, 147 Hampshire St.)

5:30-7:30pm Bicycle Committee Meeting (4th Floor Conference Room, 344 Broadway)

5:30pm Cambridge Redevelopment Authority Board Meeting (Police Station, 125 Sixth St., First Floor Community Room)

[Meeting Agenda and supporting materials]

Thurs, Jan 12

2:30pm The City Council's Economic Development and University Relations Committee will conduct a public hearing to review City Ordinance 12.08.010 Encroachments onto streets – Permit required – Fee – Exceptions to discuss the City’s policies towards permitting sandwich board and A-frame Signs, and what improvements can be made. (Ackermann Room)

Call of the Meeting
The Economic Development and University Relations Committee will conduct a public hearing to review City Ordinance 12.08.010 Encroachments onto streets - Permit required - Fee - Exceptions to discuss the City’s policies towards permitting sandwich board and A-frame Signs, and what improvements can be made.

Comments from City Staff
Law Department, Inspectional Services Department, Department of Public Works, City Clerk’s Office, Community Development Department
• Current permitting procedures
• Application process
• Enforcement measures
• Current number and location of signs

Public Comment

Discussion

Adjournment

Tues, Jan 17

3:00pm The City Council's Human Services and Veterans Committee will conduct a public hearing to receive an update from the Homelessness Task Force, updates on the creation of a Homelessness Trust Fund and sobering centers, and an emergency cold weather plan for the homeless and how the City and Police Department work with homeless enclaves in the City, including at the Route 2/Route 16 intersection. (Sullivan Chamber)

7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

General Business

1. Update from the Community Development Department

2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts

Public Hearings

7:00pm (continued) 110 Fawcett Street, Cardiac Arrhythmia Syndromes Foundation, seeks special permits pursuant to Sections 20.700 Medical Marijuana Overlay District and 20.70 Flood Plain Overlay District for a proposal to renovate an existing warehouse into a retail Registered Marijuana Dispensary. Public comment has been closed.

8:00pm (continued) Kendall Center, at various addresses including 145 Broadway, 250 Binney Street and 255 Main Street for which the applicant, Boston Properties Limited Partnership, is seeking special permits pursuant to Section 14.32.2, approval of Infill Development Concept Plan in the Mixed Use Development (MXD) District: Kendall Center for a proposal to increase the Aggregate Gross Floor Area (GFA) in the district form 3,330,000 square feet to 4,273,000 square feet by constructing two new commercial buildings and two new residential buildings, and converting the use of floor area in some existing buildings in a manner that affects whether or not it is included in the calculation of GFA. Associated site and public space improvements are included in the plan. This public hearing will be held jointly with the Board of the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority.

From the CRA:

The Planning Board and the CRA Board will hold a joint public hearing (PB #315) on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at 8:00 p.m. at 344 Broadway, Cambridge, MA.

Boston Properties Limited Partnership is applying to increase the Aggregate Gross Floor Area in the district from 3,330,000 square feet to 4,273,000 square feet by constructing two new commercial buildings, demolishing two existing commercial buildings, and converting the use of the floor area in some existing buildings in a manner that affects whether or not it is included in the calculation of Gross Floor Area.

The CRA will be considering the approval of the Infill Development Concept Plan in the Mixed Use Development (MXD) District: Kendall Center under the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance, Section 14.73 - Interagency Design Review.

Copies of the application are on file at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, Cambridge Community Development Department, Third Floor, 344 Broadway, Cambridge, MA, the CRA Office, 255 Main Street, Fourth Floor, Cambridge, MA, or accessed by clicking here.

Please address written comments to the Cambridge Planning Board and the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority.

Wed, Jan 18

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. 2016 Election Review

New Business

1. 2017 Annual City Census

6:00-8:00pm Envision Cambridge Advisory Committee meeting (4th Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

Alewife working group presentation

presentation on mobility issues and opportunities

presentation on climate and environment issues and opportunities

Mon, Jan 23

5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Jan 24

7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

General Business

1. Update from the Community Development Department

2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts

Public Hearings

7:00pm (continued) 55 Regent Street, the applicant Robert Purdy, seeks special permits pursuant to Section 5.28.2 Conversion of Non-Residential Structure to Residential Use and Article 2.000 – Definition of Gross Floor Area, exemption of basement and cellars for a proposal to convert a nonresidential structure to 3 dwelling units with 6 off street parking spaces. This proposal will also require Board of Zoning Appeal dimensional relief for an addition resulting in nonconformance with Section5.30 Gross Floor Area and Section 8.22.3 Alteration of an Existing Nonconforming Structure.

8:00pm (continued) 411-413; 415-429; 433-445 and 453-457 Massachusetts Avenue; 9-19 and 25 Columbia Street; and 65 Bishop Allen Drive, special permit for construction of 285 residential units with ground flood retail pursuant to Section 19.20 Project Review, 22.33.2 Functional Green Roof and 10.40 Special Permit. Watermark Central Venture LLC is the applicant.

Wed, Jan 25

5:30pm The City Council's Finance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss the FY18 Operating and Capital Budget. This hearing to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)

Thurs, Jan 26

6:00-8:00pm Pedestrian Committee Meeting (4th Floor Conference Room, 344 Broadway)

6:00-8:00pm Envision Cambridge Alewife Working Group meeting (Water Department, 250 Fresh Pond Parkway, Cafeteria)

Mon, Jan 30

5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Jan 31

2:30pm City Council Public Goal Setting Session (Sheraton Commander, 16 Garden Street)

7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

General Business

1. Update from the Community Development Department

2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts

7:00pm MIT SoMa Building 4 Design Review. Public comment will be taken.

Public Hearings

8:00pm 850 Cambridge Street, City of Cambridge seeks special permits pursuant to Section 4.56, footnote 6 to approve Local Government Administrative Office use; Section 5.54.2 to exceed the height limit of 45 feet but not to exceed 55 feet or, in limited areas, 65 feet (paragraph c) and to reduce the front yard setback to less than 10 feet for a section of a roof overhang; Section 6.43.5 to approve tandem parking spaces; and waiver of the Special Permit application fee for a proposal to demolish the existing school building and construct a replacement municipal school structure and administrative office building to include a municipal K-5 and 6-8 school with attached preschool.

Thurs, Feb 2

3:00pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct an additional public hearing to discuss the Central Square Restoration Petition. (Sullivan Chamber)

5:30pm The City Council's Finance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss the FY18 School Department Budget. Hearing postponed and will be rescheduled. (Sullivan Chamber)

5:30-8:00pm Volpe Working Group meeting (Cambridge Police Station, 1st floor Community Room, 125 Sixth St.)

6:00pm Cambridge Historical Commission meeting (Citywide Senior Center, 806 Massachusetts Ave.)

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. 2017 Annual City Census

New Business

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Mon, Feb 6

5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

~~5:30-6:30pm~~ Drought Information Session (Water Department Conference Room, 250 Fresh Pond Parkway) - postponed

Join us for an information session to learn more about the drought we're currently experiencing, and have your questions answered. For more info or to RSVP, email fpr@cambridgema.gov.

Tues, Feb 7

5:00-8:00pm 2nd Public Meeting on Inman Square intersection redesign (Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway, Lower Level L2)

7:00pm PowerPoint presentation on the design options

7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

General Business

1. Update from the Community Development Department

2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts

3. Town Gown Reports

Town Gown reports are submitted annually by Cambridge's educational institutions. The reports include information about student, staff and faculty populations, parking and transportation, and current and future development plans.

The Planning Board will hold a meeting to discuss Town Gown reports submitted at the end of 2016. You are invited to attend the meeting and hear presentations by Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lesley University, Hult International School of Business.

The Town Gown Reports can be viewed online on the Community Development website at: http://www.cambridgema.gov/towngown. For more information about the Town Gown report, please contact Cliff Cook at 617-349-4656 or ccook@cambridgema.gov.

4. Board of Zoning Appeal case

BZA#012369-2017 – 575 Memorial Drive, T Mobile Northeast. Special Permit to modify the existing wireless facility by collocating three new antennas on the building together with supporting equipment.

Wed, Feb 8

5:30-7:30pm Bicycle Committee Meeting (4th Floor Conference Room, 344 Broadway)

6:00-8:00pm Envision Cambridge Alewife Public Workshop (Tobin School, 197 Vassal Lane-Cafeteria)

On Wednesday, February 8th, Envision Cambridge will host a public workshop to solicit feedback on a range of future scenarios for the Alewife district.

Thurs, Feb 9

~~12:00pm~~ MIT Informational meeting on Volpe Site (W20-407, fourth floor of MIT's Stratton Student Center, 84 Mass. Ave.) - postponed to Feb 16

~~6:00pm~~ MIT Informational meeting on Volpe Site (Salons I and II, Marriott Hotel, 50 Broadway, Kendall Square) - postponed to Feb 16

Mon, Feb 13

5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

5:30-7:30pm Bike-Ped-Transit Committee Meeting (Cambridge Senior Center, 806 Mass Ave. - changed from previous location)

The Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Transit Committees will get together to hear about the design options for Inman Square and provide feedback.

Tues, Feb 14

10:00am-12:00pm The City Council's Economic Development and University Relations Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss the Retail Strategic Plan and similar issues related to the retail environment in Cambridge. (City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway, 2nd Floor Conference Room)

6:00pm Roundtable between the City Council and School Committee (Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, 459 Broadway)

Wed, Feb 15

3:00pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct an additional public hearing to a proposed amendment to the Municipal Code in chapter 8.28 entitled “Restrictions on Youth Access to Tobacco Products” and on “Definitions for Prohibition of Smoking in Workplaces” to expand the definition of “Workplace” to include construction sites. (Sullivan Chamber)

5:30pm The City Council's Neighborhood & Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts & Celebration Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss next steps on bike and transit safety in Cambridge. (Sullivan Chamber)

~~5:30pm~~ Cambridge Election Commission meeting (1st Floor Meeting Room, 51 Inman St.) - cancelled

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. 2017 Annual City Census

New Business

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6:30pm Harvard Square Advisory Committee (City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway, 2nd Floor Conference Room, Cambridge)

Thurs, Feb 16

12:00pm MIT Informational meeting on Volpe Site (W20-308, 3rd floor of MIT's Stratton Student Center, 84 Mass. Ave.)

5:30pm MIT Informational meeting on Volpe Site (Salons 5 through 7, Marriott Hotel, 50 Broadway, Kendall Square)

6:00-7:00pm Cambridge Historical Commission Meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Feb 21

7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

General Business

1. Update from the Community Development Department

Public Hearings

7:00pm 907 Main Street, Patrick W. Barrett, III, seeks special permits pursuant to Article 2.000 Gross Floor Area exemption for basement and cellar spaces and Section 20.304.6(2) Waiver of Parking and Loading in the Central Square Overlay District to convert the existing mixed use building to a 58 room hotel with ground floor retail and rooftop bar. A small addition is to be constructed on the Columbia Street frontage. (PB#324)

8:00pm 195 & 211 Concord Turnpike, CPC-T Holdings LLC dba Criterion Development Partners seeks special permits pursuant to Section 20.63.7 Parkway Overlay District, 20.70 Flood Plain Overlay District, 5.25.42 Flood Plain Overlay District to exclude above grade parking structure from the Floor Area Ratio, 6.35 reduction of the minimum off street parking requirement, 6.43.3(b) maximum curb cut widths, 17.42.3 height to exceed 60 feet in the Special District 4A, 19.20 Project Review and 17.42.2 to reduce the yard requirements in the Special District 4A to demolish the existing buildings and construct a new 320 unit residential building with approximately 324,440 squre feet of Gross Floor Area and 243 off street parking spaces. (PB#326)

Wed, Feb 22

7:00pm The City Council's Public Safety Committee will hold a public working group meeting to gather feedback on a short-term rental policy for Cambridge. These findings will be communicated to the Public Safety Committee during a meeting scheduled on Mar 1, 2017 at 4:00pm. (Sullivan Chamber)

Thurs, Feb 23

6:00pm Black History Month Event - Bernice L. McFadden (Main Library, Lecture Hall: 6:00pm dinner, 6:30 Program

Bernice L. McFadden is the author of nine critically acclaimed novels including Sugar, Loving Donovan, Nowhere Is a Place, The Warmest December, Gathering of Waters (a New York Times Editors’ Choice and one of the 100 Notable Books of 2012), and Glorious, which was a finalist for the NAACP Image Award. Her latest novel, The Book of Harlan, a Washington Post Notable Book of 2016, has been nominated for the 2017 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work.

This Black History Month event is sponsored by the Office of Mayor E. Denise Simmons, Cambridge Employees’ Committee on Diversity, and the Cambridge Public Library. For more information about Black History Month events in and around Cambridge, visit www.cambridgema.gov/mayor/blackhistorymonth, or contact the Office Mayor E. Denise Simmons at 617-349-4321 or dsimmons@cambridgema.gov.

Mon, Feb 27

5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Feb 28

3:00pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct an additional hearing to discuss a petition by the City Council to amend provisions of the Zoning Ordinance related to Inclusionary Housing, including the insertion of new definitions in Article 2.000 and the substitution of revised zoning text for the current text to Sections 11.200 through 11.206. 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 from the Community Development Department

2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts

Public Hearing

7:00pm 98 Winthrop Street, Healthy Pharms, Inc., seeks special permits pursuant to Section 10.43 Special Permit and 20.700 Registered Marijuana Dispensary for a proposal to convert existing space into a Registered Marijuana Dispensary (PB#325). Zoning provisions for Registered Marijuana Dispensaries are now contained in Section 11.800 rather than Section 20.700 per Ordinance #1387 adopted on February 6, 2017.

General Business

3. Board of Zoning Appeal Case 012446-2017 – 671-675 Concord Avenue, Comprehensive Permit for new construction of a multifamily structure with 98 rental units. Relief sought is Sections 5.32 dimensional requirements, 6.12 parking, 22.23 Green Building, 20.64.2 and 20.64.3 Parkway Overlay, 20.95.1, 2095.2 and 20.95.4 Alewife Overlay District.

4. PB#303 – MIT SoMa Open Space Design Review – comment will be taken.

5. PB#303 – MIT SoMa Building 3 Design Review – comment will be taken.

Wed, Mar 1

4:00pm The City Council's Public Safety Committee will conduct a public hearing to draft language for short-term rental regulations to be forwarded to the Ordinance Committee. (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. 2017 Annual City Census

New Business

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6:00-8:00pm Envision Cambridge Advisory Committee meeting (4th Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

Mon, Mar 6

5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Mar 7

7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

General Business

1. Update from the Community Development Department

2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts

Public Hearing

7:00pm 74 Holworthy Street, Allerton Homes, LLC, seeks a special permit pursuant to Sections 5.53 – more than one structure on a lot in a Residence B district and 8.22.2c Alteration of a nonconforming structure for a proposal to construct a single family residence greater than 75 feet from the front lot line and to the rear of an existing single family structure.

General Business

3. PB#303 – MIT SoMa Open Space Design Review – comment will be taken.

4. PB#303 – MIT SoMa Building 3 Design Review– comment will be taken.

5. BZA012303-2016 – 40 Erie Street, variance to install a wall sign 24’4” from the ground to the top of the sign, taller than the 20 foot height limit. Section 7.16.22.C.

Wed, Mar 8

3:30pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss a proposed amendment to the Municipal Code in Chapter 8.12.010 entitled “Self-service station regulations.” (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Mar 13

~~5:30pm~~ City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber) - cancelled due to National League of Cities meeting

Wed, Mar 15

~~5:30pm~~ Cambridge Election Commission meeting (1st Floor Meeting Room, 51 Inman St.) - cancelled

~~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. 2017 Annual City Census~~

~~New Business~~

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Thurs, Mar 16

3:30pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss a zoning petition filed by Richard Harding et al to amend the Central Square Overlay District by amending Sections 20.307.8.1(a) and (b) and 20.307.6.2(a). This hearing to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Mar 20

5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Mar 21

7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

General Business

1. Update from the Community Development Department

2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts

Public Hearing

7:00pm City Council petition to amend the Zoning Ordinance Section 8.23 by deleting in its entirety the existing section and replacing with a new Section 8.23 as follows: “If a nonconforming structure or use shall have been destroyed or damaged by fire or explosion (except one that has been determined by the Cambridge Fire Department to have been caused intentionally or by arson) or other catastrophe, such buildings or use may be rebuilt or restored and used again as previously. If a nonconforming structure or use shall have been destroyed or damaged or caused to be moved as a result of a public taking, said structure or use may be relocated or reconstructed on the lot or on an abutting lot in the same ownership, provided that said relocation or restoring shall not require a special permit and shall be completed within twenty-four (24) months after such catastrophe. The building as restored shall not be greater in volume, lot coverage, or floor space, and if the yard requirements are not met, shall not extend further into the required yards than the original nonconforming structure.”

General Business

3. 16-18 Eliot Street, request for extension of the Special Permit, PB#300

4. One Broadway, NoMa Design Review, PB#302 and Minor Amendment to approve dimensional variations of no more than 10% in Gross Floor Area and height (as allowed in the Special Permit decision) to include increase in height from 250 feet to 274.9 feet, increase in Gross Floor Area of the existing One Broadway from 316,319 SF to 338,469 SF, increase of proposed Gross Floor Area for Building 1 from 377,450 SF to 384,050 SF, reduction of parking spaces in One Broadway from 316 to 293 and in Building 1 from 175 to 150, and the relocation of the loading entrance from Main Street to Broad Canal and the consolidation of the parking entrance from Main Street to the existing entrance on Third Street.

Wed, Mar 22

3:00pm The City Council's Health and Environment Committee will conduct a public hearing to receive an update from City Staff on recent changes regrading leaf blowers made since a hearing held in June 2016, including enforcement, the purchase and pilot of green landscaping equipment, plans for a pilot program in spring 2017 to use green equipment in two parks, and any other updates on efforts the City is taking in regards to leaf blowers, and any other changes to the existing leaf blower ordinance that the City Council may wish to consider. (Sullivan Chamber)

7:00pm Urban Agriculture Public Meeting (Senior Center, 806 Mass Ave.)

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Thurs, Mar 23

6:00-8:00pm Vail Court community meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

The City of Cambridge has acquired the property located at Vail Court off of Bishop Allen Drive. Presently there are no occupants in the building(s).

As part of the eminent domain process, the City recommended redeveloping the site for affordable housing. Due to their condition, the City plans to demolish the buildings that currently exist on the site.

On Thurs, Mar 23rd at 6:00pm, the City will hold a public meeting in the Sullivan Chamber at City Hall to review the project and share additional details. Members of the public are encouraged to attend this meeting as the City will be discussing next steps and listening to thoughts from the community regarding future use of this property.

Mon, Mar 27

5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Mar 28

7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

General Business

1. Update from the Community Development Department

2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts

Public Hearing

7:00pm Richard Harding, et al, petition to amend the Zoning Ordinance Section 20.307 Central Square Overlay District, Mass and Main Residential Mixed Income Subdistrict as follows:

Amend Section 20.307.6.2 Maximum Height by deleting the number 195 and substituting it with 150 and Section 20.307.08.1 Affordable Housing and Unit Mix Requirements Section a) to delete the number 17% and replace it with 20% and in Section b) delete 3% and replace it with 5% in the section referring to middle income units.

General Business

3. 57 JFK Street, request for extension of the Special Permit, PB#296

4. SoMa Design Review Building #3, PB#303

Wed, Mar 29

3:30pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss a proposed Zoning Ordinance amendment to strike out Section 8.23 entitled “Non-conformity” and substitute in place thereof a new Section 8.23. This hearing to be televised. (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. 2017 Annual City Census

New Business

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Mon, Apr 3

5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Apr 4

3:30pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to have a general discussion on short-term rental uses throughout the City. (Sullivan Chamber)

7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

General Business

1. Update from the Community Development Department

2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts

3. Discussion of Planning Board meeting start time

Public Hearing

8:00pm (continued) 195 & 211 Concord Turnpike, CPC-T Holdings LLC dba Criterion Development Partners seeks special permits pursuant to Sections 20.63.7 Parkway Overlay District, 20.70 Flood Plain Overlay District, 5.25.42 Flood Plain Overlay District to exclude above grade parking structure from the Floor Area Ratio, 6.35 Reduction of the minimum off street parking requirement, 6.43.3(b) maximum curb cut widths, 17.42.3 height to exceed 60 feet in the Special District 4A, 19.20 Project Review and 17.42.2 to reduce the yard requirements in the Special District 4A to demolish the existing buildings and construct a new 320 unit residential building with approximately 324,440 square feet of Gross Floor Area and 243 off street parking spaces. (PB#326)

General Business

4. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases

a. BZA 012724-2017 – 850 Cambridge St – construction of Administrative Office portion of Cambridge Public School Dept., dimensional standards setback and height waiver.

b. BZA 012585 – 2017 – 625 Mass Ave – sign variance for flag sign for height and size relief.

c. BZA 012697 – 2017 – 799 Concord Ave – continue operation of existing antenna installation.

d. BZA 012742 – 2017 – 1654 Mass Ave – upgrade of antenna installation

Wed, Apr 5

5:30-7:30pm Transit Advisory Committee meeting (Room 117, MIT Building E25 (E25-117))

6:00-8:00pm Envision Cambridge Advisory Committee meeting (4th Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

Thurs, Apr 6

2:00pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss a petition by the City Council to amend the Zoning Ordinance in Article 20.50 entitled “Harvard Square Overlay and Harvard Square Historic Overlay District” by adding a new Section 20.54.7 Exempting rooftop spaces from FAR. This hearing to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)

6:00pm Cambridge Historical Commission Meeting (Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave.)

Tues, Apr 18

7:00pm Planning Board meeting (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

General Business

1. Update from the Community Development Department

2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts

Public Hearing

7:00pm City Council zoning petition, to amend the Zoning Ordinance Section 20.50 Harvard Square Overlay District by creating a new section 20.54.7 exempting rooftops from Floor Area by Planning Board Special Permit to read as follows:

20.54.7 Exempting rooftop spaces from FAR
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Ordinance, the Gross Floor Area of open-air spaces on the roofs of buildings, such as roof gardens, terraces, walkways, including open and enclosed egresses, covered staircase head houses, or observation spaces shall be exempted from Gross Floor Area and FAR limitations upon the granting of a special permit by the Planning Board in the Business B district of this overlay. In granting the special permit, the Planning Board may place further requirements on the design or operational aspects of spaced exempted pursuant to this paragraph, including hours of operation, range of activities permitted, signage, sound mitigation, lighting, or other measures to ensure that the use of the space is consistent with the intent of the section.

General Business

3. PB#303 MIT SoMa Building 5, 310-336 Main Street, Design Review

4. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases

a. BZA 012619 – 2017 – 263 Monsignor O’Brien Highway, Special Permit for a hotel use in SD-1, containing 120 guest rooms and accessory parking.

Wed, Apr 19

3:30pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing on a zoning petition by the City Council to amend the Zoning Ordinance by creating a new Section 11.900 Maintenance and Security of Vacant or Abandoned Buildings. The proposed zoning would require that any building that is deemed to be vacant or abandoned for longer than 90 days shall be registered with the Inspectional Services Department, shall be secured and maintained so that it does not exhibit any evidence of vacancy, and shall pay an annual registration fee. This hearing to be televised. (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

Old Business

1. 2017 Annual City Census

New Business

1. Municipal Election, November 7th

2. Annual Organization of the Board Members
- Nomination and Selection of Officers

Mon, Apr 24

5:30pm City Council meeting - and Budget Overview (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Apr 25

3:00pm The City Council's Finance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss the Needs Assessment Report. 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 from the Community Development Department

2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts

Public Hearing

7:00pm City Council Petition to amend the Zoning Ordinance by creating a new Section 11.900 Maintenance and Security of Vacant or Abandoned Buildings. The proposed zoning would require that any building that is deemed to be vacant or abandoned for longer than 90 days shall be registered with the Inspectional Services Department, shall be secured and maintained so that it does not exhibit any evidence of vacancy, and shall pay an annual registration fee.

General Business

3. Pre Application Conference for EF Education First Phase III at 10 North Point Boulevard, pursuant to Section 12.33 of the zoning ordinance.

Wed, Apr 26

1:30pm The City Council's Transportation and Public Utilities Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss the possibility of the City subsidizing the $30 unlimited monthly MBTA passes for low income CRLS students who participate in extracurricular activities. (Sophie Anastos Room)

3:00pm The City Council's Health and Environment Committee will conduct a public hearing to receive an update on the City’s urban forestry programs, tree inventory and maintenance, planting programs, the role of the Committee on Public Planting, the impacts of the drought on the urban forest, and any other matters related to trees. (Sullivan Chamber)

Thurs, Apr 27

10:00am The City Council will continue its Goal Setting Session at the Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin Land Boulevard, Cambridge. This session is open to the public.

Mon, May 1

5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, May 2

9:00am The City Council's Finance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss the FY2018 City Budget. This hearing to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)

The Committee on Finance will conduct public hearings on the city and school budgets covering the fiscal period July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018.

These hearings will be held in the Sullivan Chamber, City Hall, broadcast on the municipal cable station and will follow the schedule outlined below. The proposed budget will include recommendations from the City Manager concerning capital and operating budgets.

All interested individuals are invited to attend and be heard and/or submit written testimony. Those wishing to testify may do so either at the beginning or conclusion of each day’s hearings. Copies of the budget may be viewed at the branch libraries and will be available at the Budget Office at City Hall on or after April 24, 2017. Additionally, the budget will be available on the Internet through the City Home Page: www.cambridgema.gov. [Complete schedule with Budget Book references][multi-year comparisons]

Mayor’s Office Executive - Leadership Employees’ Committee on Diversity Domestic & Gender Based Violence Prevention Initiative Equity and Inclusion Public Information Office 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 Animal Commission	Fire Department Police Department Traffic, Parking & Transportation Inspectional Services License Commission Weights & Measures 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.

6:30pm Planning Board meeting (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

General Business

1. Update from the Community Development Department

2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts

Public Hearing

6:30pm Zoning petition by Robert Korff, manager of Mark Lechmere, LLC and Amadan Management, LLC to amend the Zoning Ordinance by rezoning the area bounded by Cambridge, Gore, Third, and Second Streets currently zoned Business A to a newly created zoning district Business A-5, with associated text amendments as follows:

• to amend Section 5.33, Table 5-3 (Table of Dimensional Requirements) by creating the new line “Bus A-5” under the line “Bus A-4” with the same dimensional standards as Business A except for the addition of footnote text that would allow, for developments in which all parking is provided entirely below grade, a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) up to 2.15 and building heights up to 48 feet on structures containing retail uses on the ground floor, provided that buildings may only exceed 45 feet to the extent that the ground floor height exceeds 10 feet; and

• to amend Section 4.31 (Table of Use Requirements) and Section 6.36 (Schedule of Parking and Loading Requirements) by adding “Bus A-5” to the same column as “Bus A-4.”

Wed, May 3

3:30pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing on a zoning petition from Mark Lechmere, LLC, Owner and Amadan Management, LLC, Manager, of the property at 207 and 227 Cambridge Street to amend the existing zoning at that location to authorize the construction of a 45 unit residential building with small scale retail on the ground floor and parking below grade. This hearing to be televised. (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

Old Business

1. 2017 Annual City Census

New Business

1. Municipal Election, November 7th

Sat, May 6

10:30am-Noon Jane Jacobs Walk

Meet in front of the Out of Town News kiosk, on the "island" in Harvard Square just steps from the T station.

Our 9th annual Jane's walk will continue last year's exploration of Cambridge's original settlement, radiating from the site of the initial village of Newtowne in what is now Harvard Square. This walking conversation will begin at the Harvard Square Subway Kiosk, built in 1928, now occupied by Out of Town News, diagonally across from the Abbot Building – home to Curious George – and its abutters, all currently the subject of controversy over their future form and use. We will take a look at the dense layers of history that have endured the centuries, not yet victims of what Jane Jacobs called "cataclysmic money." This closely built, low-rise area – a lively mix of commercial, residential, and Harvard University's institutional structures – has changed incrementally over time and managed to retain much of its historic character. As we proceed east down Mass. Ave. and wind through narrow side streets towards the Charles River, we will look at many gems such as the Clover Restaurant's uncovered historic tiles, the 1760 Rev. East Apthorp house, St. Paul's Church, private dormitories and finals clubs as well as traces of the Irish immigrant neighborhood that was displaced by Harvard's River Houses in the early 20th century. Walkers will ponder how best old buildings can survive and remain viable.

As always, we welcome the observations of all participants. Charles Sullivan, executive director of the Cambridge Historical Commission, will lead the walk. He and Susan Maycock, survey director of the Cambridge Historical Commission, are the authors of Building Old Cambridge: Architecture and Development. Published in fall 2016 by The MIT Press, this beautifully written book, profusely illustrated with historic images, is now available in your local bookstores.

Lunch to follow at Grendel's Den, 89 Winthrop Street, whose entrance abuts Winthrop Park, where those who wish may continue conversation and purchase lunch. Grendel's has been independently owned and run by the same family since 1961.

Go to the Jane Jacobs Walk website for all information about this walk and others: www.janejacobswalk.org/upcoming-2017-walks

To learn more about Jane Jacobs, who wrote the classic The Death and Life of Great American Cities more than fifty years ago, check out Genius of Common Sense. This and Jane Jacobs's books are available at your local booksellers or from godine.com.

Mon, May 8

5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, May 9

6:00pm The City Council's Finance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss the FY2018 School Department Budget. This hearing to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)

Wed, May 10

8:00am-9:30am Recycling Advisory Committee (City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway, 2nd floor conference room)

1. Housekeeping, 8am (10 min) · Approve Minutes · Conflict of Interest Training · Public Comment

2. City Updates, 8:10am (15 min)

· Staffing Update – No update on Waste Reduction Program Manager · HDR Consultants update

· Waste Wizard

· Marketing updates

· BYOB Ordinance – still substantial reduction at grocery stores

· Curbside compost update in June meeting – how do we get increased participation in Monday route

3. Discussion Topics, 8:25am (55 min)

· Mary Verhage discussion about zoning requirements (10min)

· HDR consultants revisiting (5min)

· Sub-committee breakout (40min) – consolidate groups?
Sub-Committees: Education in schools; Events; Analysis/Policy Recommendations; Behavior Change and Marketing; Analytics

4. Closing, 9:20 (10 min)

· Action Plan/Decisions

· RAC Social

· Announcements

9:00am The City Council's Finance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss the FY2018 City Budget. This hearing to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)

The Committee on Finance will conduct public hearings on the city and school budgets covering the fiscal period July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018.

Cambridge Health Alliance Public Works Water Community Development Historical Commission	Peace Commission / Police Review & Advisory Board Cable TV Debt Service Library Human Services	Women’s Commission Human Rights Commission Veterans Services MWRA Cherry Sheet	City Overview Finacial Summaries Revenue 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.

Thurs, May 11

9:00am The City Council's Finance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss the FY2018 City Budget (if necessary). This hearing to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, May 15

4:00pm 2017 Scholarship Award Ceremony (Sullivan Chamber)

5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, May 16

3:30pm The City Council's Housing Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss tenant protections, anti-displacement policies, and Inclusionary Housing tenant selection policies; the Committee will also discuss any updates received from the CHA, including a report on the issuance of CHA Housing Choice Vouchers to public housing applicants. (Sullivan Chamber)

6:30pm Planning Board meeting (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

General Business

1. Update from the Community Development Department

2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts

Public Hearing

6:30pm Kristin Mahon, et al., Petition to amend the Zoning Ordinance by creating a new Section 20.x00 Observatory Hill Village Overlay District. The new Overlay District would generally cover the existing Business A-1 District from the intersection of Concord and Huron Avenues and extend along Concord Avenue to the intersection of Concord Avenue and Walden Street, and is proposed to modify the underlying Business A-1 zoning provisions. The purpose of the overlay district is to (a) to protect and promote the existing retail, service and residential ecosystem, (b) to create a more harmonious and consistent village image for development in the district and adjacent areas, to encourage good building design and site development which enhances the pedestrian amenities in the district, (c) to ensure that changes in the district are compatible with the scale, character and close proximity of the abutting neighborhoods, (d) to encourage the retention of existing buildings of historic value and uses which serve the abutting neighborhoods, and (e) to discourage new development inappropriate in both scale and design.

Note: 20.x03 Applicability. The Observatory Hill Village Overlay District shall be an overlay district on the zoning map established by Section 3.20. Existing* street addresses include 181-299 and 186-298 Concord Avenue, the northwest property line of 147 to 175 and 152 to 184 Huron Avenue, 21 to 25 Manassas Avenue, and 297 to 379 and 363 to 380 Walden Street.

Wed, May 17

3:30pm The City Council's Economic Development and University Relations Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss updates and data collected thus far for the Retail Strategic Plan, and other matters pertaining to the Study. (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

Old Business

1. 2017 Annual City Census

New Business

1. Municipal Election, November 7th

6:00-8:00pm Envision Cambridge Advisory Committee meeting (4th Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

Thurs, May 18

3:30pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing on a zoning petition from the Friends of Observatory Hill Village, to establish the Observatory Hill Village Overlay District. This hearing to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)

6:00-8:00pm Envision Cambridge Housing Working Group meeting (Central Square Senior Center)

Mon, May 22

9:30am The City Council's Government Operations, Rules and Claims Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss the following: the creation of a section in the agenda entitled “General Council Discussion;” to discuss identifying a suitable location site to dedicate to honoring Representative Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. commitment to the City; and to discuss identifying an appropriate building to dedicate to Richard C. Rossi’s decades of service to Cambridge. (Ackermann Room)

5:30pm City Council meeting - and Budget Adoption (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, May 23

3:30pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss a proposed Municipal Code amendment to Title 8 entitled “Health and Safety” by adding a new Chapter 8.69 entitled “Running Bamboo Ordinance.” (Sullivan Chamber)

6:30pm Planning Board meeting (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

General Business

1. Update from the Community Development Department

2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts

Public Hearing

6:30pm Zoning Petition by Latoyea H. Cockrill, et al., to amend the Zoning Ordinance by creating a new definition in Article 2.000 for “Short-term rental” to mean the accessory use of all or part of a residential dwelling unit by rental for temporary occupancy for dwelling, sleeping, or lodging; amending Section 4.31.1.l of the Table of Use Regulations to permit ‘Short-term rental’ use in all Residential Districts; and create a new Section 11.900 – “Short-Term Rental Use” to govern this use.

7:00pm Zoning Petition by Cambridge City Council to amend the Zoning Ordinance by creating a new Section 4.60 Short Term Rentals to provide regulations for short term residential rental and ensure that the use will not be a detriment to the character and livability of the surrounding residential neighborhood. This new Section 4.60 will apply to all districts where residential uses are allowed.

Wed, May 24

3:30pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss the zoning petition filed by Latoyea Hawkins Cockrill, et al. to regulate short-term rental uses throughout the City. This hearing to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, May 30

4:30pm The City Council's Public Safety Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss the role of police officers in the community, the installation of a police substation in Central Square and the stationing of a uniformed police officer in City Hall. (Sullivan Chamber)

Wed, May 31

3:30pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss City Council proposed zoning amendments to create a new chapter to regulate short-term rentals. This hearing to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)

6:00-8:00pm Volpe Site Development Community Meeting (Moses Youth Center, 243 Harvard St.)

A light supper will be provided. MIT representatives have been talking with lots of people about the Volpe site, including regular meetings with the City's Volpe Working Group. Together, MIT and Cambridge residents have the opportunity to shape a new mixed-use environment with housing, open space, active ground floor uses, and commercial space on a parcel that was previously inaccessible. At community meetings, MIT representatives have been hearing valuable input related to site connectivity, the placement and configuration of open space, the nature of the housing, types of retail, and the enhancement of existing features such as the Broad Canal and the 6th Street Walkway, among other topics. This feedback is extremely helpful to MIT as they prepare to file a zoning petition in June which will launch the formal public hearing process. Find additional project information at volpe.mit.edu.

Volpe Site

Thurs, June 1

5:30pm The City Council's Neighborhood and Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebrations Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss the open data portal, an update from the open data review board, and future opportunities for open data in Cambridge. (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, June 5

5:30pm City Council Roundtable/Working Meeting to discuss Envision Cambridge citywide, including the Alewife planning. No public comment. No votes will be taken. Meeting will not be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, June 6

3:30pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss a proposed amendment to the Municipal Code in Title 6 entitled ”Animals” to insert a new Chapter 6.20 entitled “Restrictions on the sale of Animals in Pet Shops.” (Sullivan Chamber)

6:30pm Planning Board meeting (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

General Business

1. Update from the Community Development Department

2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts

3. Envision Cambridge Project Update

Public Hearing

7:30pm PB#328, 10 North Point Boulevard, Special Permit application by EFEKTA Group, Inc. to construct a building with a Gross Floor Area of 300,000 square feet of institutional (dormitory and accessory uses), general office, education (other school), and retail (gym/fitness center and related retail) use as well as accessory above-grade structured parking on land currently owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts pursuant to Section 19.20 Project Review, Article 12.000 Planned Unit Development, and Section 13.70 North Point Residence district. The applicant requests the Planning Board to permit that (1) one hundred percent of the total authorized Gross Floor Area within the Development Parcel for the project, exclusive of GFA devoted to parking facilities, may consist of non-residential uses pursuant to Section13.73.0 and (2) retail use of approximately 12,000 square feet may be located on the ground floor pursuant to Section 13.73.1(i). This will be the first of two required public hearings for the Planned Unit Development process as outlined in Article 12.000.

Wed, June 7

12:30pm The City Council's Neighborhood and Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebrations Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss the reappointment of Kathleen L. Born to the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority (CRA) for a term of five years. (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

Old Business

1. 2017 Annual City Census

2. 2017 Street Listing Book

New Business

1. Municipal Election, November 7th

a. Presentation by Election Consultants – Election Results Display

Thurs, June 8

6:00-8:30pm Envision Cambridge Alewife Working Group meeting (Russell Youth Center, 680 Huron Avenue, 2nd floor Community Room)

Sat, June 10

9:30am Cambridge Pedestrian Committee Summer Walk (Meet at Alewife T Station, Wooden Benches by the Steel Place Entrance)

Join the Cambridge Pedestrian Committee for its fourth annual summer walk! This year we will be exploring some natural areas around Alewife, as well as learning about recent and upcoming developments. For more information, click here.

Mon, June 12

5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, June 13

4:00pm The City Council's Public Safety Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss the various forms and mediums of communication between residents and the city, to include Commonwealth Connects, and how the Council may prioritize critical issues for data collection and reporting, also the Committee will discuss Order #11 of Oct 31, 2016 regarding the creation of a Commonwealth Connects category for residents negatively impacted by short-term rental activity; Order #8 of Apr 24, 2017 regarding creating a report system for mosquito harborage; and also bicycle-safety related incidents that would not generate a crash-report. (Ackermann Room)

Wed, June 14

8:00am-9:30am Recycling Advisory Committee (Sullivan Chamber, City Hall)

2:00pm The City Council's Human Services and Veterans Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss the current opioid crisis on a state and local level, and what programs and plans exist to combat this epidemic. (Sullivan Chamber)

4:30pm The City Council's Economic Development and University Relations Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss the final recommendations from Larisa Ortiz Associates in regards to the Retail Strategic Plan, as well as policy and programmatic opportunities related to the retail environment in Cambridge. (Sullivan Chamber)

For more information on the City's Retail Strategic Plan or to review the May 17 presentation, click here.

Thurs, June 15

9:00-11:30am Envision Cambridge Economy Working Group meeting (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

6:00-8:30pm Envision Cambridge Housing Working Group meeting (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

Mon, June 19

5:00pm Special Presentation - A Celebration of Cambridge Volunteers (Sullivan Chamber)

5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

6:00-8:30pm Envision Cambridge Climate & Environment Working Group meeting (4th Floor Conference Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

Wed, June 21

3:30pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct an additional public hearing to continue discussion on the zoning petition filed by Mark Lechmere, LLC, Owner and Amadan Management, LLC, Manager of the property at 207 and 227 Cambridge Street to amend the existing zoning at said location to authorize the construction of a 45 unit residential building with small scale retail pm the ground floor and parking below grade. (Sullivan Chamber)

6:00-8:30pm Envision Cambridge Mobility Working Group meeting (Central Square Senior Center)

Thurs, June 22

6:00pm Community Preservation Act (CPA) Committee Public Meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

The Community Preservation Act (CPA) Committee will hold a public meeting Thursday, June 22, at 6:00pm, in the Sullivan Chamber of Cambridge City Hall, 795 Mass. Ave. 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 FY18. For more information, contact Karen Preval at (617) 349-4221 or kpreval@cambridgema.gov.

Fri, June 23

5:30pm Dance Complex's "25 and Dancing On" Festival - Day 1 (Dance Complex, 536 Mass. Ave.)

Sat, June 24

All Day Dance Complex's "25 and Dancing On" Festival - Day 2 (Dance Complex, 536 Mass. Ave.)

Sun, June 25

All Day Dance Complex's "25 and Dancing On" Festival - Day 3 (Dance Complex, 536 Mass. Ave.)

Mon, June 26

5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, June 27

6:30pm Planning Board meeting (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

General Business

1. Update from the Community Development Department

2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts

3. North Point #179

• Parcel “W” Building Design Review

• North Point Common Design Modification Review

• Parcel “A” Pump Station Design Review

• Baldwin Park Designs Update

Public comment will be taken during these design reviews.

Wed, June 28

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

Old Business

1. 2017 Annual City Census

2. 2017 Street Listing Book

New Business

1. Municipal Election, November 7th

6:00pm Central Square Advisory Committee (City Hall Annex, 4th floor conference room)

Thurs, June 29

5:30pm-7:30pm Volpe Site Development - Retail, Open Space, & Community Space Workshop (Marriott Cambridge, 50 Broadway, 2nd Floor, Kendall Square)

Dinner will be served.

Fri, June 30

7:00pm-11:00pm City Dance Party (Mass. Ave. in front of City Hall)

Wed, July 5

4:00pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct an additional hearing to continue the discussion on the City Council petition on short-term rentals and will potentially discuss the feasibility of grandfathering non-conforming uses related to STR, breakdown of owner adjacent full unit STR statistics, clarification of whether a small two family can be treated as an operator occupied single STR unit and implementation by Inspectional Services Department. (Ackermann Room)

Tues, July 11

6:30pm Planning Board meeting (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

General Business

1. Update from the Community Development Department

2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts

3. Board of Zoning Appeal

The Planning Board will review the Board of Zoning Appeal Special Permit application for Fast Order Food at 8 Brattle Street by &pizza pursuant to Section 10.50 Repetitive Petitions to determine if specific and material changes in the conditions are found in the application.

4. North Point #179

• Intersection alignment

• Reparcelization of Q

• Design Review of Q1

• Reparcelization of R

• Redistribution of Gross Floor Area

Public comment will be taken during these design reviews.

Wed, July 12

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

Old Business

1. Municipal Election, November 7th

New Business

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6:00-8:00pm Envision Cambridge Advisory Committee meeting (Citywide Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave.)

Discussion topic: community interaction

Tues, July 18

6:30pm Planning Board meeting (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

General Business

1. Update from the Community Development Department

2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts

3. PB# 303 - SoMa Building 3 - 238 Main Street Design Review and Minor Amendment for Gross Floor Area adjustment – Review Materials
Public comment will be taken during this design review.

4. PB# 316 - 305 Webster Avenue Informational update on design development – Review Materials

Wed, July 19

5:30pm Cambridge Redevelopment Authority Board Meeting (Police Station, 125 Sixth St., First Floor Community Room)

[Meeting Agenda and supporting materials]

Thurs, July 20

5:30pm Volpe Working Group Meeting (Police Station, 125 Sixth St., First Floor Community 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

Old Business

1. Municipal Election, November 7th

- Certification of Nomination Papers

- Certification of Non-Binding Public Opinion Advisory Question Petition

New Business

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Mon, July 24

5:30pm Avon Hill Neighborhood Conservation District Commission Meeting (Lombardi Building, 831 Mass. Ave., 2nd floor conference room)

6:00pm Vail Court Property Affordable Housing Meeting (City Hall Annex, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 344 Broadway)

The City and the Cambridge Affordable Housing Trust are hosting a public meeting on Monday, July 24th to discuss the redevelopment of the Vail Court site located at 139 Bishop Allen Drive.

Tues, July 25

2:00pm City Council Follow-up Goal Setting Session (Ackermann Room, City Hall)

6:00pm Inman Square Intersection Improvements Community Meeting (Cambridge Main Library, Lower Level)

The City is developing plans to improve the intersection of Hampshire St. and Cambridge St. in Inman Square. At this meeting, City and design team staff will recap the project history to date, and present a discussion of opportunities and considerations relevant to the plaza design. After the presentation, staff will facilitate an open discussion. Presentation: 6-6:45pm; Community Feedback: 6:45-8pm. For more information on this project, please visit www.cambridgema.gov/theworks/inmansquare.

6:00pm Recycling Advisory Committee Meeting (Department of Public Works, Main Conference Room, 147 Hampshire St.)

6:30pm Planning Board meeting (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

General Business

1. Update from the Community Development Department

2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts

Public Hearing

Volpe Rezoning Petition - Zoning Petition by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to create a new Planned Unit Development Overlay District (PUD-7) over the area known as the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center site in Kendall Square. The area to be rezoned to the new district PUD-7 is bounded by the Pedestrian Way (connecting the southerly end of Sixth Street to the northerly end of Ames Street), Binney, Third, Monroe, Fifth and Potter Streets, and Broadway. (Notice)

General Business

3. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases

BZA-013173-2017 273 First Street – Special permit to collocate 12 wireless antennas Sec. 4.32.G.1 & Sec 4.40 (Footnote 49)

Wed, July 26

5:30pm The City Council's Neighborhood and Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebrations Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss the next steps for the Foundry Building including: financing, community benefit, non-profit ecosystem, and community engagement. (Dr. Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, CRLS)

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

Old Business

1. Municipal Election, November 7th

- Certification of Nomination Papers

New Business

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Thurs, July 27

6:00pm Community Preservation Act Committee Public Hearing (Sullivan Chamber, City Hall)

The purpose of the hearing will be to take public comment regarding allocations of Community Preservation Act funds for FY18. These funds may be allocated to affordable housing, open space and historic preservation.

6:00-8:00pm Pedestrian Committee Meeting (Earth Sphere Sculpture, Kendall Square, Broadway-Main Street Intersection)

The July meeting of the Pedestrian Committee will be a walk the Kendall Square area and Volpe site.
Part I: Volpe Site www.cambridgema.gov/volpe. The group will walk around the site to get a sense of current conditions and talk about opportunities when the redevelopment occurs. For background, see these links: Zoning Amendment WebPage; Zoning Petition Text; and the CDD Memo.
Part II: Binney Street. The group will walk along a portion of Binney Street to look at the block that has been reconstructed and talk about opportunities with the redesign process underway.

6:00pm Envision Cambridge Alewife Working Group (Russell Youth Center, 680 Huron Ave.)

Mon, July 31

5:00pm DEADLINE for filing nomination signatures for the November municipal election (51 Inman St.)

Tues, Aug 1

6:30pm Planning Board meeting (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

General Business

1. Update from the Community Development Department

2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts

Public Hearing

PB#328: 10 North Point Boulevard, EF III - Special Permit application by EFEKTA Group, Inc. to construct a building with a GFA of up to 300,000 square feet of institutional (dormitory and accessory uses), general office, education (other school), and retail (gym/fitness center and related retail) use as well as accessory above-grade structured parking on property currently owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts pursuant to Section 19.20 Project Review, Article 12.000 Planned Unit Development, and Section 13.70 North Point Residence district. This will be the second of two required public hearings for the Planned Unit Development process as outlined in Article 12.000. (Notice) (Review Materials)

General Business

3. PB#31A: 85 First Street - Parcel D Design Review (Review Materials)

4. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases

BZA-013783-2017: 1815 Massachusetts Avenue - Special permit for addition of wireless communications facility to an existing building housing previously approved wireless communications facilities. Sec. 4.32.G.1 & Sec. 4.40 (Footnote 49).

BZA-013730-2017: 8 Brattle Street - Special Permit to open and operate a fast order food establishment. Sec. 4.35.0 & Art. 11.000, Sec. 11.30.

Wed, Aug 2

3:30pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss a zoning petition by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to create a new Planned Unit Development Overlay District (PUD-7) over the area known as the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center site in Kendall Square. This hearing to be televised. (Dr. Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, CRLS, 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

Old Business

1. Municipal Election, November 7th

- Certification of Nomination Papers

New Business

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Thurs, Aug 3

12:00pm-12:45pm Cambridge Walking Tour – Cambridge Women’s History (meet at City Hall, 795 Mass. Ave.)

5:30pm Envision Cambridge Walking Tour: Cambridge Street East of Inman Square (meet at Inman Square Hardware, 1337 Cambridge St.)

6:00pm Cambridge Historical Commission meeting (Citywide Senior Center, 806 Massachusetts Ave.)

Mon, Aug 7

5:30pm Special (Midsummer) City Council meeting (Dr. Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, CRLS, 459 Broadway)

6:00pm Mid-Cambridge Neighborhood Conservation District Commission Meeting (City Hall Annex, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 344 Broadway)

Wed, Aug 9

5:30-7:30pm Bicycle Committee Meeting (4th Floor Conference Room, 344 Broadway)

Thurs, Aug 10

12:00pm-12:45pm Cambridge Walking Tour – Public Art, Harvard Sq. and Cambridge Common (meet at Harvard Square T-Station, Main Entrance)

7:00pm-11:30pm Board of Zoning Appeals meeting (Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave)

This meeting is noteworthy because the Grand Kerfuffle of the "fast food" permit for &pizza at 8 Brattle Street is scheduled to have a new hearing starting at approximately 9:00pm [AGENDA]. Surely, this represents the clash of civilizations in that place called Armageddon, a.k.a. Harvard Square. [There's a chance that the Pizzapocalypse item may be delayed to a subsequent meeting.]

Mon, Aug 14

5:30pm Half Crown-Marsh Neighborhood Conservation District Commission Meeting (Lombardi Building, 831 Mass. Ave, Basement Conference Room)

5:30pm Cambridge Stands with Charlottesville (City Hall front steps)

In the wake of the horrific events on Saturday in Charlottesville, Virginia, Cambridge will come together for a unity rally. The fear, divisiveness, and intolerance that we have seen are not Cambridge values. Please join Cambridge Mayor E. Denise Simmons and City Manager Louis DePasquale in front of Cambridge City Hall on Monday, August 14 at 5:30pm for "Cambridge Stands with Charlottesville." This unity rally will be a time to come together and stand for social justice, tolerance, and equality. [Facebook Event Page]

Wed, Aug 16

5:30pm Cambridge Redevelopment Authority Board Meeting (Police Station, 125 Sixth St., First Floor Community Room) - cancelled

[Meeting Agenda and supporting materials]

5:00pm Cambridge Election Commission meeting (Citywide Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave.)

I. MINUTES

II. REPORTS

1. Executive Director’s Report

2. Assistant Director's Report

3. Commissioners' Reports

III. PUBLIC COMMENT

IV. ACTION AGENDA

Old Business

1. Municipal Election, November 7th

- - Deadline for Municipal Candidates to Withdraw Nomination

New Business

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Thurs, Aug 17

7:00pm 24th Annual Oldtime Baseball Game (St. Peter's Field, Sherman St.)

Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez to Pitch in 24th Annual Abbot Financial Management Oldtime Baseball Game on Thursday, August 17, 2017. Cambridge’s Summertime Celebration of Baseball to Benefit John Martin Fund and ALS Therapy Development Institute. Free admission, no tickets necessary. [Facebook Page][Oldtime Baseball website]

Mon, Aug 21

5:30pm Avon Hill Neighborhood Conservation District Commission Meeting (Lombardi Building, 831 Mass. Ave., 2nd floor conference room)

Wed, Aug 23

6:00-8:00pm Envision Cambridge Advisory Committee meeting (4th Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

Discussion topic: corridor visioning and analysis

Thurs, Aug 24

6:00pm Pedestrian Committee Meeting (City Hall Annex, 4th Floor Conference Room, 344 Broadway)

Mon, Aug 28

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

Old Business

1. Municipal Election, November 7th

New Business

Tues, Aug 29

6:30pm Planning Board meeting (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

Tues, Sept 5

6:30pm Planning Board meeting (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

General Business

1. Update from the Community Development Department

2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts

Public Hearing

PB#330 - 55 Wheeler Street - Special Permit application by 55-9 Wheels Owner, LLC to construct multifamily residential buildings with 526 dwelling units pursuant to Sections 4.26.1 multifamily housing; 19.20 Project Review; 20.95.1 Floor Area Ratio base of 2.0; 20.95.4 reduction of lot area per dwelling unit to 600 square feet; 20.95.2.4 maximum height of 77 feet; 6.35.1 and 10.45 reduction of minimum required parking; 20.73 earthmoving and landscaping in a Flood Plain Overlay District; 20.95.34.1 reduce the required yards to a minimum of 15 feet; and 20.95.34 permit hard surface of more than 25% within a yard to accommodate public sidewalks and building entryways. (Notice) (Review Materials)

General Business

3. Town Gown Discussion - Follow-up discussion with the Planning Board on the Town-Gown reports. (Report) (Town Gown Report)

4. PB#320 - 47 Bishop Allen Drive - Informational update on design development (Review Materials)

Wed, Sept 6

3:30pm The City Council's Health and Environment Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss the recently published “City of Cambridge Getting to Net Zero Action Plan: Fiscal Year 2016 Progress Report,” and to receive a general update on the Net Zero Action Plan. (Sullivan Chamber)

5:30-7:30pm Envision Cambridge Walking Tour: Central Square along Mass. Ave. toward Harvard Square (meet at Carl Barron Plaza) - postponed

Thurs, Sept 7

6:00-9:00pm Ward 6 City Council Candidates Forum (Main Library Lecture Hall)

Sat, Sept 9

10:00am-12:30pm "Our Revolution Cambridge" (ORC) City Council Candidate Panel (invited candidates only) (Democracy Center, 45 Mt. Auburn St.)

It's not clear if this is open to the public. For that matter, it's not clear who "Our Revolution Cambridge" is.

Mon, Sept 11

5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Sept 12

6:00pm Community Preservation Act Committee meeting (Ackermann Room, City Hall)

The purpose of the meeting will be for the CPAC to vote on the percentage allocation to CPA expenditure categories and on projects to be funded with Community Preservation Act Funds for FY18. 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.

6:30pm Planning Board meeting (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

General Business

1. Update from the Community Development Department

2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts

Public Hearing

Volpe Rezoning Petition (continued from 7/25/2017) - Zoning Petition by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to create a new Planned Unit Development Overlay District (PUD-7) over the area known as the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center site in Kendall Square. The area to be rezoned to the new district PUD-7 is bounded by the Pedestrian Way (connecting the southerly end of Sixth Street to the northerly end of Ames Street), Binney, Third, Monroe, Fifth and Potter Streets, and Broadway. (Notice)

Wed, Sept 13

8:00am-9:30am Recycling Advisory Committee (Sullivan Chamber, City Hall)

2:30pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to continue discussion on a zoning petition by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to create a new Planned Unit Development Overlay District (PUD-7) over the area known as the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center site in Kendall Square. This hearing to be televised. (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

Old Business

1. Municipal Election, November 7th

• Designated Health Care Facilities

• Voter Registration Outreach

• Voter Registration Deadline – October 18, 2017 at 8pm

New Business

6:00-8:00pm Envision Cambridge Advisory Committee meeting (Citywide Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave.)

Discussion topic: present focus area working group recommendations, review and comment

6:30-8:45pm Ward 6 Democrats School Committee Candidates Forum (Cambridge Main Library, Lower Level Lecture Hall)

Thurs, Sept 14

5:30-7:30pm Envision Cambridge Walking Tour: Central Square along Mass. Ave. toward Harvard Square (meet at Carl Barron Plaza) - [rescheduled from Sept 6]

6:00pm-8:00pm Ward 11 Municipal Candidates Meet & Greet (Joe Sent Me, 2388 Mass Ave.)

Mon, Sept 18

5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Sept 19

6:30pm-9:00pm A Better Cambridge (ABC) City Council Candidate Forum (Broad Institute auditorium)

6:30pm Planning Board meeting (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

General Business

1. Update from the Community Development Department

2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts

3. PB# 179 - North Point Sites G and H – Informational update on design development (Review Materials)

4. PB# 300 16 Eliot Street – Request to extend the special permit (Letter)

5. PB# 321 411 Massachusetts Avenue – Informational update on design development (Review Materials)

6. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases

BZA-013730-2017 - 8 Brattle Street - Special Permit to open and operate a fast order food establishment. Sec. 4.35.0 & Art. 11.000, Sec. 11.30 (BZA continued case)

Mon, Sept 25

5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

6:30pm The City Council will conduct a public hearing to discuss the property tax rate classification. (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Sept 26

3:00pm The City Council's Health and Environment Committee will conduct a public hearing as a follow up to Policy Order #2 of June 20, 2016 to discuss the City’s Tree Ordinance and possible ways to improve this ordinance to protect the tree canopy while protecting individual property rights. (Sullivan Chamber)

6:30-9:00pm Green Cambridge's Climate Resiliency Candidates Forum (Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave.)

Wed, Sept 27

3:30pm The City Council's Public Safety Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss with universities seamless communication about appropriate preparations for University events that may have an impact on outside University campuses. (Sullivan Chamber)

5:30pm Cambridge Election Commission meeting (1st Floor Meeting Room, 51 Inman St.)

5:30pm SFI hearing [Statement of Financial Interest]

I. MINUTES

II. REPORTS

1. Executive Director’s Report

2. Assistant Director's Report

3. Commissioners' Reports

III. PUBLIC COMMENT

IV. ACTION AGENDA

Old Business

1. Municipal Election, November 7th

New Business

Mon, Oct 2

5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Oct 3

2:30pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a third public hearing to continue discussion on a zoning petition by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to create a new Planned Unit Development Overlay District (PUD-7) over the area known as the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center site in Kendall Square; said discussion to include the Planning Board and Community Development’s response to the petition and staff recommendations as to changes and remaining issues to resolve. This hearing to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)

6:30pm Planning Board meeting (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

General Business

1. Update from the Community Development Department

2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts

Public Hearings

6:30pm Beekeeping Zoning Petition – Zoning Petition by the City Council to allow Beekeeping in the City of Cambridge. (Notice)

7:30pm PB# 324 907 Main Street – Amendment to Special Permit application by Patrick W. Barrett, III to convert the existing mixed use building to a 67 room hotel with ground floor retail and a rooftop bar pursuant to Article 2.000 Gross Floor Area exemption for basement and cellar space; Sections 20.304.6(2) Wavier of parking in the Central Square Overlay District; and 20.304.2(2)(b) Special Permit for Additional Height. An addition is to be constructed on the Columbia Street frontage. This is an amendment to the existing special permit granted in March 2017. (Notice) (Materials)

General Business

3. PB# 320 47 Bishop Allen Drive - Informational update on design development

4. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases

BZA-014431-2017 - 48 Quincy Street – Variances for the number, area and illumination of new exterior building signage. Art. 7.000 & Sec 7.16.21.B (Materials)

Thurs, Oct 5

3:30pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss a proposed zoning amendment on Beekeeping. This hearing to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)

Sat, Oct 7

The NAACP candidate forums that were scheduled for this date have been cancelled.

Tues, Oct 10

10:00am The City Council's Transportation and Public Utilities Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss implementing a program that would provide instant notification via e-mail to individuals that their vehicle has been towed and the location of where the vehicle has been towed. (Sullivan Chamber)

4:00pm The City Council's Neighborhood and Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebration Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss and receive feedback on bike safety related issues, and to plan for future bike safety measures in the City of Cambridge. (Sullivan Chamber)

6:30pm Joint Roundtable Meeting between the City Council and the School Committee to discuss Early Childhood Education. This hearing to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)

6:30pm Planning Board meeting (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

General Business

1. Update from the Community Development Department

2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts

3. Discussion of urban design guidelines associated with the Planned Unit Development 7 (PUD-7) Zoning District proposed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the area known as the Volpe Transportation site in Kendall Square

Wed, Oct 11

5:00pm 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. PUBLIC COMMENT

IV. ACTION AGENDA

Old Business

1. Municipal Election, November 7th

New Business

8:00am-9:30am Recycling Advisory Committee (Sullivan Chamber, City Hall)

7:00-9:00pm Mid-Cambridge Nbhd. Assn. (MCNA) City Council Candidates Night (CRLS Main Cafeteria)

Thurs, Oct 12

2:30pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing on a Zoning Petition by Christopher D. Smith, et al., to create a new Section 13.913 Graduate Student Housing Production Requirement. This would require new graduate housing be built in conjunction with the development of commercial uses in the proposed Planned Unit Development 7 District as well as a phasing plan to implement graduate housing development. This hearing to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)

6:30pm Cambridge Concerned Clergy Candidates Forum (St. Paul AME Church's Christian Life Center, 85 Bishop Allen Drive)

Mon, Oct 16

5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Oct 17

2:30pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a fourth public hearing to continue discussion on a zoning petition by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to create a new Planned Unit Development Overlay District (PUD-7) over the area known as the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center site in Kendall Square; said discussion to focus on a final review of the zoning, review of the Design Guidelines and review the Letter of Commitment. This hearing to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)

7:30pm Planning Board meeting (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

General Business

1. Update from the Community Development Department

2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts

Public Hearings

7:30pm PUD-7 Graduate Student Housing Zoning Petition
Zoning Petition by Christopher Smith et al, to create a new Section 13.913 Graduate Student Housing Production Requirement. (Notice)

7:30pm PUD-3A and PUD-4C Innovation Space Zoning Petition
Zoning Petition by Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., to create a new Section 13.59.11 Floor Area Ratio and Gross Floor Area Exemption for up to 10,000 SF of Innovation Office Space. (Notice)

Wed, Oct 18

5:30pm Cambridge Election Commission meeting (51 Inman St., 1st floor conference room) - meeting was cancelled due to lack of a quorum

5:30pm Random Draw of Precincts

I. MINUTES

II. REPORTS

1. Executive Director’s Report

2. Assistant Director's Report

3. Commissioners' Reports

III. PUBLIC COMMENT

IV. ACTION AGENDA

Old Business

1. Municipal Election, November 7th

New Business

6:30pm The City Council's Public Safety Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss the City’s recommendation on a surveillance ordinance broadly, and to evaluate a proposed surveillance ordinance first submitted in November 2016, as well as decisions passed in other cities since the time. (Sullivan Chamber)

6:30pm-9:00pm PSNA City Council Candidate Forum (Lesley University Amphitheater, 1815 Mass. Ave.)

The doors will open at 6:15. Please be in your seats before formal introductions start at 6:45. The three panels will begin at 7:00, 7:45, and 8:25.
The panels are currently:
Panel 1: (7:00pm) Devereux, Musgrave, Sutton, Siddiqui, Levy, Zondervan, Santos
Panel 2: (7:45pm) Carlone, Moree, Gebru, Tierney, Volmar, Simmons
Panel 3: (8:25pm) McGovern, Okamoto, Toomey, Sivongxay, Mallon, Pillai

Alice Wolf will moderate and Susana Segat will keep time. CCTV will record and rebrodcast the proceedings. Each panel will have two rounds. In the first round each candidate will be asked to present and justify (in three minutes) a specific proposal he or she expects to bring to the City Council, addressing an issue in one of the topic areas listed below. We seek to learn both what the candidates' top priorities are, and whether they have a practical, actionable program for addressing them. If time permits we may ask a follow-up question. In the second round each candidate will have two minutes to tell the audience what he or she brings to the City Council in terms of abilities, knowledge, priorities, and experience with consensus-building. The auditorium is on the second floor of University Hall. You get to it by way of the staircase in the south lobby. Lesley University has asked that there not be any extraneous "campaigning", such as carrying signs, inside of University Hall.

TOPIC AREAS (CHOSEN AND REFINED BY NEIGHBORHOOD POLL)
* Accountability: What mechanisms would you propose to hold city officials and developers accountable for their promises around development projects in the city? How should the city council insure that developers deliver what they promise, and that city ordinances are enforced?
* Housing: What are the key issues with housing in Cambridge and how do you propose to address them?
* Climate change: What specific actions would you take to ensure that the City has resilience in light of environmental changes and/or catastrophic weather?
* Social safety net: What are the holes in our safety net and what would you propose to mend them?
* Congestion: Specifically what would you do to improve the balance between the competing needs of drivers, bicyclists, pedestrians, and public transit users?

6:30pm-8:30pm School Committee Candidates Forum with a focus on the High School (Lecture Hall of the Cambridge Public Library)

Mon, Oct 23

5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Oct 24

5:30pm Cambridge Election Commission meeting (51 Inman St., 1st floor conference room)

I. MINUTES

II. REPORTS

1. Executive Director’s Report

2. Assistant Director's Report

3. Commissioners' Reports

III. PUBLIC COMMENT

IV. ACTION AGENDA

Old Business

1. Municipal Election, November 7th

New Business

6:00pm-8:00pm CEOCs City Council Candidates' Forum (Central Square Senior Center)

6:30pm ~~Planning Board~~ ~~meeting (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)~~ - cancelled

Wed, Oct 25

2:00pm The Cirty Council's Housing Committee will conduct a public hearing to review the City Manager’s selection of Victoria Bergland as the tenant representative on the Cambridge Housing Authority’s Board of Commissioners and will also begin reviewing the Comprehensive Housing Policy that was referred to this committee by the City Council at the Sept 18, 2017 meeting. (Sullivan Chamber)

6:00-8:00pm Envision Cambridge Advisory Committee meeting (Senior Center, 2nd floor Arts and Crafts room)

Thurs, Oct 26

6:00-8:00pm City Council Candidates Forum on Arts, Culture, and Creativity (Multicultural Arts Center, 41 Second St.)

Central Flea

Mon, Oct 30

5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Wed, Nov 1

5:30pm Cambridge Election Commission meeting (51 Inman St., 1st floor conference room)

5:30pm Random Draw of Precincts

I. MINUTES

II. REPORTS

1. Executive Director’s Report

2. Assistant Director's Report

3. Commissioners' Reports

III. PUBLIC COMMENT

IV. ACTION AGENDA

Old Business

1. Municipal Election, November 7th

New Business

Mon, Nov 6

5:30pm City Council Roundtable/Working Meeting to discuss the Comprehensive Housing Policy. No public comment. No votes will be taken. This meeting to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)

6:30pm How We Elect Cambridge Officials: A Discussion on Proportional Representation (Lecture Hall, Cambridge Main Library)

Short Description
Did you know we vote for Cambridge City Council and School Committee through a system called Proportional Representation (PR)? Discover how PR works and learn just how much your vote counts to be better prepared for the November 7th election.

Join us for a lively discussion with panelists Howie Fain (Co-founder of FairVote), Glenn Koocher (former Cambridge School Committee Member), Susana Segat (former Cambridge School Committee Member), and Robert Winters (founder of Cambridge Civic Journal).

Long Description
Cambridge municipal elections happen on Tuesday, November 7th. Do you find it curious that we rank our candidates numerically when we vote? Did you know that this process of voting is called Proportional Representation? Do you know how Proportional Representation works? Do you know how it came to be that Cambridge adopted this system?

Join us for a lively panel discussion with experts on Cambridge political history. Discover how Proportional Representation works in our city. Learn just how much your vote counts to be better prepared for the November 7th election.

Panelists include Howie Fain (Co-founder of Fair Vote), Glenn Koocher (former Cambridge School Committee Member), Susana Segat (former Cambridge School Committee Member), and Robert Winters (founder of Cambridge Civic Journal).

Howie Fain
In 1992, Fain Co-founded Fair Vote, a nonpartisan champion of electoral reforms that give voters greater choice. He served as the President of the Fair Ballot Alliance of Massachusetts from 1991-1997. Fain has been a consultant to the Cambridge Election Commission, authoring the 1994 report, Computerizing a Cambridge Tradition. Fain serves as an Executive Committee Member of VoterChoice Massachusetts and is a science teacher in the Worcester Public Schools.

Glenn Koocher
A native of Cambridge, Mass., Koocher served on the Cambridge School Committee from 1974-1985. He was the budget chair during the implementation of Proposition 2 1/2 and was actively engaged in the city's multi-year desegregation effort. Koocher was the founding host of Cambridge InsideOut, a weekly TV show on CCTV focusing on current events that aired from 1989-2000. He has written extensively on the political history of Cambridge. Koocher is currently the executive director of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees.

Susana Segat
Segat was a member of the Cambridge School Committee from 1996-2001. From 1999-2008, she served on the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women. A longtime union official, Segat was the President of the Local Service Employees International Union (SEIU) from 2003-2009. She is currently the Chief of Staff for the President of MassArt.

Robert Winters
Winters is the founding editor of the Cambridge Civic Journal, an online news source that monitors the Cambridge political scene. Starting in 1989, he spearheaded the campaign to bring curbside recycling to Cambridge. He ran for City Council several times in the 1990's. Since 2013 he has been the co-host of CCTV's Cambridge InsideOut, a remake of Glenn Koocher's original TV show, focusing on Cambridge politics. Currently, Winters is a Lecturer in Mathematics at MIT and the Harvard Extension School.

Tues, Nov 7

Municipal Election. Polls are open 7:00am until 8:00pm. The Preliminary Election Count will follow at the Cambridge Senior Center in Central Square.

The Preliminary PR Count will take place at the Senior Center after the polls close.

9:00pm 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. 2017 Municipal Election Preliminary Count

New Business

Wed, Nov 8

The PR Election Count continues at the Cambridge Senior Center as auxiliary ballots are tabulated and Unofficial Results are determined.

9:00am 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. PUBLIC COMMENT

IV. ACTION AGENDA

Unfinished Business

1. 2017 Municipal Election Unofficial Count

New Business

Wed, Nov 8

8:00am-9:30am Recycling Advisory Committee (Sullivan Chamber, City Hall)

Sat, Nov 11

11:00am-4:30pm Veterans’ Day Observance & Town Hall

11:00am-12:00pm Veterans Day Observance (Cambridge Cemetery, 76 Coolidge Ave.)

12:00-1:00pm Luncheon (American Legion Marsh Post #442, 5 Greenough Blvd., Cambridge)

1:00-1:30pm Town Hall Reception (Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway)

1:30-4:30pm Town Hall Forum (Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway)
During the Town Hall, veterans will be invited to share their personal stories of combat and service.

All Cambridge Public Libraries will be closed on Nov 10-11 in honor of Veterans Day. The Main Library will be open to attendees of the Town Hall on Sat, Nov 11.

Mon, Nov 13

5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Nov 14

6:30pm Planning Board meeting (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

General Business

1. Update from the Community Development Department

2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts

Public Hearings

6:30pm PB# 331 - 1385 Cambridge Street – Special Permit application by Commonwealth Alternative Care, Inc. to convert existing space into a Registered Marijuana Dispensary pursuant to Sections 11.800 Registered Medical Marijuana Dispensary and 10.43 Special Permit. (Notice) (Materials)

7:30pm Harvard Square Overlay District Rezoning Zoning Petition by Peter Kroon et al., to amend Section 20.50, “Harvard Square Overlay District”. (Notice)

8:30pm Beekeeping Zoning Petition (continued) Zoning petition by the City Council to allow Beekeeping in the City of Cambridge. (Notice)

General Business

3. PB# 329 - 3-5 Linnaean Street – Request to extend the time for a public hearing on the Special Permit application and for the issuance of a decision. (Letter)

4. PB# 330 - 55 Wheeler Street - Request to extend the time for the issuance of a decision. (Letter)

Wed, Nov 15

3:30pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss a Zoning Petition by Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., to create a new Section 13.59.11 Floor Area Ratio and Gross Floor Area Exemption for Up to 10,000 SF of Innovation Office Space and would apply to the PUD-3A and PUD-4C Districts only. This hearing to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)

Fri, Nov 17

4:00pm The Cambridge Election Commission will meet to finalize the 2017 Cambridge Municipal Election results, including any provisional ballots and overseas absentee ballots. (1st Floor Meeting Room, 51 Inman St.)

4:00pm COUNTING OF PROVISIONAL BALLOTS

5:00pm COUNTING OF OVERSEAS BALLOTS

The Official 2017 Election Results will be tabulated, certified, and announced after these ballots are included.

I. MINUTES

II. REPORTS

1. Executive Director's Report

2. Assistant Director's Report

3. Commissioners' Reports

III. PUBLIC COMMENT

IV. ACTION AGENDA

Old Business

1. 2017 Municipal Election Final Official Count

New Business

Mon, Nov 20

5:30pm City Council Roundtable/Working Meeting to receive an update on Envision Cambridge. No public comment. No votes will be taken. This meeting to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Nov 21

5:30pm The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss a zoning petition filed by Peter Kroon, et al., to amend Section 20.50 of the Zoning Ordinance “Harvard Square Overlay District.” This hearing to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)

Wed, Nov 22

5:30pm Cambridge Election Commission meeting (1st Floor Meeting Room, 51 Inman St.) - cancelled

Mon, Nov 27

5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber) - cancelled

Tues, Nov 28

6:30pm Planning Board meeting (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway) - cancelled due to lack of a quorum

General Business

1. Update from the Community Development Department

2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts

Public Hearings

6:30pm PB# 330 (continued) - 55 Wheeler Street - Special Permit application by 55-9 Wheels Owner, LLC to construct multifamily residential buildings pursuant to Sections 4.26.1 multifamily housing; 19.20 Project Review; 20.95.1 Floor Area Ratio base of 2.0; 20.95.4 reduction of lot area per dwelling unit to 600 square feet; 20.95.2.4 maximum height of 77 feet; 6.35.1 and 10.45 reduction of minimum required parking; 20.73 earthmoving and landscaping in a Flood Plain Overlay District; 20.95.34.1 reduce the required yards to a minimum of 15 feet; and 20.95.34 permit hard surface of more than 25% within a yard to accommodate public sidewalks and building entryways. (Notice) (Materials)

General Business

3. PB# 179 North Point (Materials)

• Parcel “G” Building Design Review

• Parcel “H” Building Design Review

4. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases

BZA-014099-2017 - 140-142 Prospect Street - Variance to replace existing 2-family with 10 units of townhouses. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.32 & Sec. 5.11 (Materials)

Mon, Dec 4

5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Dec 5

6:30pm Planning Board meeting (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

General Business

1. Update from the Community Development Department

2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts

3. Envision Cambridge Update

Public Hearings

7:30pm PB# 332 – 121-169 Vassar St – Special Permit application by Massachusetts Institute of Technology to construct a new undergraduate residence with 450 beds, 12 graduate resident tutors, and 4 apartments to accommodate faculty and staff pursuant to Sections 19.20 Project Review and 6.43.5(b) maximum curb cut width. (Notice) (Materials)

8:30pm PB# 330 (continued) - postponed to Dec 19, 2017
55 Wheeler Street - Special Permit application by 55-9 Wheels Owner, LLC to construct multifamily residential buildings pursuant to Sections 4.26.1 multifamily housing; 19.20 Project Review; 20.95.1 Floor Area Ratio base of 2.0; 20.95.4 reduction of lot area per dwelling unit to 600 square feet; 20.95.2.4 maximum height of 77 feet; 6.35.1 and 10.45 reduction of minimum required parking; 20.73 earthmoving and landscaping in a Flood Plain Overlay District; 20.95.34.1 reduce the required yards to a minimum of 15 feet; and 20.95.34 permit hard surface of more than 25% within a yard to accommodate public sidewalks and building entryways. (Notice) (Materials)

General Business

4. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases

a. BZA-014892-2017 – 1791 Massachusetts Avenue & 1 and 2 Frost Terrace – Comprehensive Permit for construction of a new multi-family development with 40 residential rental units, including 3 buildings and 3 accessible parking spaces at grade. Relief sought is Sections 4.31(g) multi-family uses, 5.22.3 private open space, 5.31 dimensional requirements, 5.13 separation of buildings, 5.53 multiple buildings with principal use, 8.22.2.c enlargement of non-conforming structure, 22.23 Green Building, 6.104 location of bicycle parking, 6.36.1(g) parking and loading requirements, 6.42 dimension of off street parking spaces, and 6.43.4 driveways for off street parking facilities. (Materials)

b. BZA-014919-2017 – 55 Regent Street – Variance to construct an addition to the third floor/roof level, which is outside the existing building envelope. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.28.2 conversion of non-residential structures and Sec. 5.30 table of dimensional requirements. (Materials)

Wed, Dec 6

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

Old Business

1. 2017 Municipal Election Review - postponed

New Business

Mon, Dec 11

5:00pm Special Presentation for the Mayor’s Luminary Awards (Sullivan Chamber)

5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Wed, Dec 13

8:00am-9:30am Recycling Advisory Committee (Sullivan Chamber, City Hall)

6:30pm-8:30pm Harvard Square Kiosk and Plaza Working Group Meeting (Senior Center, 2nd Floor Kitchen Classroom, 806 Mass. Ave.)

The City has established a Harvard Square Kiosk and Plaza Working Group to create a vision for the future programming, operation, and governance of the space. For more information on this project, visit the Harvard Square and Plaza project page.

6:30pm-8:30pm Mount Auburn Street Corridor Public Meeting - DCR (Russell Youth Community Center, 680 Huron Ave.)

The Department of Conservation and Recreation invites you to attend a public meeting to present and obtain comments on a preliminary design for a short-term alternative (primarily focused at the intersection of Mount Auburn Street and Fresh Pond Parkway), as well as on the final draft Mount Auburn Street Corridor Study. The report has been posted to the DCR project website at www.mass.gov/service-details/mount-auburn-street-corridor-study , where individual chapters can be downloaded. The team will be accepting comments until close of business on Friday, January 5, 2018. The Russell Youth Community Center is accessible to all and be reached by the MBTA 71/73 or 72/75 bus routes. In the event of a snow emergency, a backup meeting is scheduled for Mon, Dec 18, 6:30pm-8:30pm at the Center.

We appreciate your interest in this important project and encourage you to distribute the attached flyer to anyone you know who might be interested in attending the public meeting. If you have questions or concerns, or would like to subscribe to a DCR project-specific listserv, please email Mass.Parks@state.ma.us or call 617-626-4973.

Thurs, Dec 14

6:00pm-8:00pm Envision Cambridge Alewife Working Group Meeting (Walter J. Sullivan Water Treatment Facility, 250 Fresh Pond Parkway)

Meeting Agenda

Mon, Dec 18

5:30pm City Council meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Dec 19

6:30pm Planning Board meeting (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

General Business

1. Update from the Community Development Department

2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts

Public Hearings

6:30pm PB#330 (continued from 9/5/17)
55 Wheeler Street - Special Permit application by 55-9 Wheels Owner, LLC to construct multifamily residential buildings pursuant to Sections 4.26.1 multifamily housing; 19.20 Project Review; 20.95.1 Floor Area Ratio base of 2.0; 20.95.4 reduction of lot area per dwelling unit to 600 square feet; 20.95.2.4 maximum height of 77 feet; 6.35.1 and 10.45 reduction of minimum required parking; 20.73 earthmoving and landscaping in a Flood Plain Overlay District; 20.95.34.1 reduce the required yards to a minimum of 15 feet; and 20.95.34 permit hard surface of more than 25% within a yard to accommodate public sidewalks and building entryways. (Materials)

General Business

3. PB#302 - MIT “NoMa” Building 1 - Podium Design Review (Materials)

4. PB#179 North Point (Materials)

• The Common – informational update

• Baldwin Park – informational update

• Parcel “W” – informational update

Wed, Dec 20

5:30pm Cambridge Redevelopment Authority Board Meeting (Police Station, 125 Sixth St., First Floor Community Room)

[Meeting Agenda and supporting materials]

5:30pm Cambridge Election Commission meeting (1st Floor Meeting Room, 51 Inman St.)

I. EXECUTIVE SESSION

Move to go into executive session for the purpose of discussing strategy concerning responding to an Open Meeting Law Complaint filed by John Hawkinson regarding the Commissioners’ Nov 7, 2017 meeting.

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