January 6, 2003 Cambridge City Council meeting - AGENDA

CITY MANAGER’S AGENDA
1. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following persons as a Constable for a term of three years, effective 1/1/2003:
  With Power
     Richard Leandro, 83 Newbury Street, Somerville, 02144
     Frederick MacDonald, 10 Manning St., Roslindale, 02131
     Walker C. Farrar, Jr. 20H Bailey Ct., Canton, 02021
  Without Power
     Ferdinand E. Kalmbach, 41 Nilsen Ave., Quincy, 02169
     Alex Santana, 85 Bradford St., Lawrence, 01841
     John B. Bridges, Jr., 2 Chandler Rd., Wilmington, 01887
     Adam VanDuzer, 33D Harrison St., Roslindale, 02131
     Frantz Jean Baptiste, 37 Archdale Rd. Roslindale, 02131

2. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following Cambridge Police Officers assigned to the Traffic Division (Truck Enforcement) as Public Weighers for the year 2003 to operate portable truck scales Citywide:  David Szeto, William Arthur, Jr., Brandon Woolkakis, David Atherton, Anthony Cacciola

3. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following persons as Public Weighers to operate scales at MICH-LIN transfer station:  Nick Pasquarosa, Jay Ferazzani, Chuck Wainwright, Kristen Robatt, Christine Nowlan, Michelle R. LeBrun, Joann Delvecchio, Linda Spruce, Debbi Morello, Daniel Pasquarosa, Stacey Vossmer, Joseph Mabardy, Jr., Charles Mabardy, Edmund Curran, Robert Ferrazzani

4. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following persons as Public Weighers to operate scales at Boston Sand & Gravel Co.:  Arthur DuLong, Marc Ingram, Charles Boswarth, Joseph Lynch, Greg Arnpriester, Tona Broderick, Jim Nasler, Antonio Barressi, Jake Howe, Joseph Olsen, Donald Robidou, Jody Staples, Mike Roy, Pat Killern, Jarrod Jones, Howard Stretton, Joe Ronan

5. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $1,710 in the Grant Fund of the Peace Commission Other Ordinary Maintenance Account from private donations to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Peace Commission and to create a booklet about the Commission.

6. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 02-220, regarding a report on the status of repaving Frances Place.

7. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Education for $5,000 to the DHSP Other Ordinary Maintenance Account to provide funds for two mini-grants to be awarded to two programs applying to participate in the Learning Disabilities Program Development Assistance Project at the Community Learning Center.

8. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant from the Adult Literacy Resource Institute for $8,000 to the DHSP Salary & Wages Account ($4,753) and Other Ordinary Maintenance Account ($3,247) to provide funding for the FY03 Learning Disabilities Program Development Assistance Project which allows for the development of an action plan to improve services for learning disabled adults in Community Learning Center programs.

9. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant from the Massachusetts Housing & Shelter Alliance through the Department of Transitional Assistance for $78,439 to the Grant Fund Salary & Wages Account ($78,011) and Other Ordinary Maintenance Account ($428) to provide funds for a program at the Multi-Service Center to provide services to homeless men residing in the Cambridge YMCA.

CHARTER RIGHT
1. Charter Right exercised by Vice Mayor Davis on Order #7 of December 16, 2002 requesting the City Manager to instruct the City Solicitor to consult with the Director of Traffic, Parking and Transportation to draft home rule legislation to appropriately adjust, if necessary, the maximum fine for parking violations that pose public safety hazards.

ON THE TABLE
2. Landmark Designation Study Report for Shady Hill Square, 1-11 Shady Hill Square and 36 Holden Street.

3. Landmark Designation Study Report for designating as a protected landmark the Tulip Tree at 1436 and 1446 Cambridge Street.

4. Order #19 of September 9, 2002 requesting the City Manager to direct the Community Development Department to make maximum use of CPA funds to develop affordable housing that is permanently affordable, such as limited equity cooperatives and condos.

5. Order #17 of October 7, 2002 requesting the City Manager to appoint someone to speak with Neighbors for a Better Community to explore possible collaboration.

6. Applications and Petitions #1 of November 18, 2002 an application from John Kennedy requesting a curb cut at the premises numbered 33 Walker Street.

7. Applications and Petitions #1 of December 9, 2002 an application from Jill Toney requesting a curb cut at the premises numbered 45 Creighton Street.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS
8. Petition from Harvard University requesting a sub-surface easement located between 1720 and 1737 Cambridge Street for the purpose of constructing an underground pedestrian and service tunnel beneath Cambridge Street.

9. Proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to Section 11.200 to increase linkage fees paid by developers of commercial housing seeking special permits to increase density or intensity of use. The question comes on passing to be ordained on or after November 11, 2002. This petition expires December 31, 2002. PLACED ON FILE DUE TO EXPIRATION OF TIME LIMIT.

COMMUNICATIONS
1. A communication was received from Thomas B. Bracken, regarding the nighttime truck curfew.

2. A communication was received from Owen O’Riordan Assistant Commissioner to Engineering, transmitting a new address of 780 and 790 Memorial Drive.

3. A communication was received from the family of Anne C. McGinness, acknowledging appreciation for the kind expression of sympathy.

4. A communication was received from the family of Ralph J. Barberio, transmitting thanks for the kind expression of sympathy .

RESOLUTIONS
1. Expressing appreciation to Evangeline Spanos for her thirty-three years of dedicated service and wishing her well in her retirement. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

2. Expressing appreciation to Barbara Shane for her many years of dedicated service and wishing her well in her retirement. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

3. Expressing appreciation to Sylvia Grimes for her eighteen years of dedicated service and wishing her well in her retirement. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

4. Expressing appreciation to Marie Gibson for her twenty-one years of dedicated service and wishing her well in her retirement. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

5. Expressing appreciation to Aletha Ellcock for her twenty-eight years of dedicated service and wish her well in her retirement. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

6. Expressing appreciation to Claire Burke for her thirty years of dedicated service and wishing her well in her retirement. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

7. Expressing appreciation to Doris Gilberti for her thirty years of dedicated service and wish her well in her retirement. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

8. Expressing appreciation to Angela Ianno for her thirty-one years of dedicated service to the citizens and wish her well in her retirement. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

9. Expressing appreciation to Daniel White for his thirty-five years of dedicated service and wish him well in his retirement. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

10. Resolution on the death of Sarah Belle Hotin. 
Councillor Galluccio and entire membership

11. Resolution on the death of William J. Hayes, Jr.
Councillors Galluccio, Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

12. Resolution on the death of Carmine A. Vara. 
Councillor Galluccio and entire membership

13. Resolution on the death of Lillian Cyr. 
Councillor Maher, Councillor Galluccio, Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

14. Resolution on the death of William T. McCormack. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

15. Resolution on the death of Mary E. Moran. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

16. Expressing appreciation to Richard Medeiros, Sr. for his thirty-four years of dedicated service. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

17. Expressing appreciation to Theresa Romanoff for her thirty-one years of dedicated service. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

18. Expressing appreciation to Patricia Daley for her twenty-eight years of dedicated service. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

19. Expressing appreciation to Carol Hill for her thirty-two years of dedicated service. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

20. Expressing appreciation to Joan Bruzzese for her twenty-eight years of dedicated service. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

21. Expressing appreciation to Zelia Pacheco Kelleher for her thirty years of dedicated service. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

22. Resolution on the death of Teresa F. Gray. 
Councillor Toomey and entire membership

23. Resolution on the death of Robert W. Coleman. 
Councillor Toomey and entire membership

24. Resolution on the death of Mary J. Ruma. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

25. Expressing appreciation to Ronald T. Folger for his thirty-one years of dedicated service. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

26. Expressing appreciation to Joanne D. Cloran for her thirty years of dedicated service. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

27. Expressing appreciation to Edward Ferguson for his thirty years of dedicated service. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

28. Expressing appreciation to Darrilyn Arancio for her thirty-two years of dedicated service. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

29. Expressing appreciation to John Murphy for his thirty-one years of dedicated service. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

30. Expressing appreciation to Robert Sullivan for his thirty years of dedicated service. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

31. Expressing appreciation to Lorraine S. Betts for her thirty-one years of dedicated service. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

32. Expressing appreciation to Gerald J. Baptist for his thirty years of dedicated service. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

33. Expressing appreciation to Thomas D. Kaveney for his thirty-one years of dedicated service. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

34. Expressing appreciation to Patricia Winter for her thirty-eight years of dedicated service. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

35. Expressing appreciation to Joseph J. Lencki, Jr. for his thirty years of dedicated service. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

36. Expressing appreciation to Mark Toomey for his many years of dedicated service. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

37. Expressing appreciation to James P. Voutirista for his thirty years of dedicated service. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

38. Expressing appreciation to David L. Weaver for his thirty-one years of dedicated service. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

39. Expressing appreciation to Allan T. Costa for his thirty-four years of dedicated service. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

40. Expressing appreciation to William Edmonds for his thirty-one years of dedicated service. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

41. Congratulations to Jessica and Paul Lohnes on the birth of their daughter Amanda St. John Lohnes. 
Councillor Galluccio and entire membership

42. Expressing appreciation to Miles Kanode for his thirty-four years of dedicated service. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

43. Expressing appreciation to Sandra Ridley for his thirty years of dedicated service. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

44. Expressing appreciation to Donna Cassidy for her thirty-one years of dedicated service. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

45. Expressing appreciation to Ann Wilson for her thirty years of dedicated service. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

46. Expressing appreciation to Nancy Costa for her thirty-one years of dedicated service. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

47. Expressing appreciation to Mary B. Doherty for her dedicated service. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

48. Expressing appreciation to Verina Crowley for her twenty-five years of dedicated service. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

49. Expressing appreciation to Stephon Edmonds for his thirty-three years of dedicated service. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

50. Expressing appreciation to Thomas Repetto for his thirty-three years of dedicated service. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

51. Expressing appreciation to John McHugh for his thirty-two years of dedicated service. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

52. Resolution on the death of Dennis J. O’Neil. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

53. Resolution on the death of Joseph S. Rosselli. 
Councillor Galluccio and entire membership

54. Expressing appreciation to John G. O’Brien for his twenty-six years of dedicated service. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

55. Congratulating 125 CambridgePark Drive on the honor of receiving the 2002 Energy Star Label and thanking them for their efforts to improve their workplace’s energy efficiency. 
Vice Mayor Davis and entire membership

56. Congratulating Councillor Kathleen Born on her new job with Arrowstreet, Inc. and extending best wishes. 
Vice Mayor Davis and entire membership

57. Resolution on the death of Doris A. Thompson. 
Councillor Reeves, Mayor Sullivan, Councillor Galluccio and entire membership

58. Resolution on the death of Sue Ellen Kuelzer. 
Councillor Galluccio, Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

59. Resolution on the death of Walter L. Milne. 
Councillor Galluccio, Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

60. Resolution on the death of Clarence G. Young, Jr. 
Councillor Toomey, Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

61. Resolution on the death of the Honorable John V. Harvey. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

62. Resolution on the death of John Herbert Ross. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

63. Resolution on the death of Nora E. Joyce. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

64. Resolution on the death of Mary S. DiPietro 
Councillor Galluccio, Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

65. Resolution on the death Margaret L. Shaughnessy. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

66. Resolution on the death of Mary E. Harrington. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

67. Resolution on the death of Beatrice S. Barnicle. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

68. Resolution on the death of Evelyn Salipante. 
Councillor Toomey, Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

69. Resolution on the death of Alida Bird. 
Councillor Maher, Mayor Sullivan, Councillors Galluccio, Toomey and entire memership

70. Resolution on the death of Mabel G. Levarity. 
Mayor Sullivan, Councillors Galluccio, Reeves and entire membership

71. Resolution on the death of Eric Kai Li. 
Councillor Galluccio and entire membership

72. Thanking Dr. Baco for his service to the Cambridge Community and wishing him well in his future endeavors. 
Councillor Galluccio and entire membership

73. Expressing appreciation to Richard Easler for his thirty years of dedicated service. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

74. Resolution on the death of Harold Hahn. 
Councillor Toomey and entire membership

75. Resolution on the death of John J. McSweeney. 
Councillor Toomey and entire membership

76. Resolution on the death of Mary T. Lee. 
Councillor Toomey and entire membership

77. Extending heartiest congratulations to the proud parents, grandparents Mayor Emeritus Walter J. and Marion Sullivan and Mrs. Jane Warner on the happy occasion of new baby Walter J. Sullivan, III. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

78. Congratulating Selectman Charles Lyons on this honor and extending best wishes for his service in this new leadership role. 
Vice Mayor Davis and entire membership

79. Thanking the License Commission and Ambassador Brattle Cab for making this New Year’s night a safe and happy one. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

80. Thanking the River Street Bread & Circus for offering a twelve-week course this fall in English as a Second Language to fifteen of its Team Members, and fostering community in the workplace and the City of Cambridge. 
Vice Mayor Davis

81. Resolution on the death of Mary Amelia Ford. 
Councillor Galluccio and entire membership

82. Congratulating Linda Villarreal-Zehr on her new position and to thank her for all her tireless work with the Cambridge Kid’s Council. 
Mayor Sullivan and entire membership

83. Resolution on the death of Dorothy Gairachty. 
Councillor Toomey and entire membership

84. Congratulating Robert Travaglini on being elected Senate President. 
Councillor Toomey and entire membership

ORDERS
1. Requesting the City Manager to direct the City Solicitor to draft a home rule petition to enable the City Manager to approve curb cuts. 
Councillor Decker

2. Dedicate an appropriate site to be named Scott Sandberg Square. 
Vice Mayor Davis

3. Requesting the City Manager to confer with Harvard University and report back to the City Council on the hours of operation of a shuttle service in the Radcliffe area. 
Mayor Sullivan

4. Requesting the City Manager to report back to the City Council with details of the back-up plan for when inclement weather cancels delivery of meals to senior citizen meal sites. 
Mayor Sullivan

5. Dedicate a suitable site in honor of Pat Dailey at the location of the Fitzgerald Community School. 
Councillor Galluccio

6. Dedicate a suitable site in the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School near the Career Resource Center in honor of Carol Gentile. 
Councillor Galluccio

7. Requesting the Manager to report back to the City Council with a plan to assure that all streets in Cambridge are swept clean of leaves after November 15th of each year. 
Vice Mayor Davis

8. Request the City Manager to report back to the City Council on acquiring the "dot-gov" (.gov) and or "dot-us" (.us) Internet domain name (s) for the City of Cambridge. 
Vice Mayor Davis

9. Dedicating a suitable location near the corner of Laurence and Pearl Street in memory of Dana Laird. 
Councillor Murphy and Vice Mayor Davis and Councillor Toomey

10. Massachusetts has a new "Do Not Call" registry for those who don’t want telemarketer calls. Sign up: 866-231-2255 or www.massgov/donotcall 
Councillor Murphy

11. Requesting the City Manager to examine the parking policy pertaining to 24-hour notice for moving van permits and report back to the City Council. 
Vice Mayor Davis

12. Requesting the City Manager to designate an individual(s) to coordinate dissemination of information on NSTAR energy conservation programs offered to residents and businesses. 
Vice Mayor Davis

COMMITTEE REPORTS
1. A communication was received from D. Margaret Drury, City Clerk, transmitting a report from Councillor David P. Maher and Councillor Brian Murphy, Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a meeting held on November 26, 2002 for the purpose of considering a petition filed by Robert S. Carlson et al. to amend the zoning in the Riverside Area.

2. A communication was received from Donna P. Lopez, Deputy City Clerk, transmitting a report from Vice Mayor Henrietta Davis, Chair of the Health and Environment Committee, for a meeting held on December 12, 2002 to discuss the issue of recycling in the city.

3. A communication was received from Donna P. Lopez, Deputy City Clerk, transmitting a report from Vice Mayor Henrietta Davis, Chair of the Health and Environment Committee, for a meeting held on December 13, 2002 to follow-up with NSTAR to discuss the report on the exact and projected amount expended on maintenance by NSTAR for the last three years, to report on the outages in the Mount Auburn/Strawberry Hill/Cambridge Highlands area of the city and any energy saving measures NSTAR can offer Cambridge residents and businesses.

4. A communication was received from Donna P. Lopez, Deputy City Clerk, transmitting a report from Vice Mayor Henrietta Davis, Chair of the Health and Environment Committee, for a meeting held on December 13, 2002 as a follow-up meeting on the issue of noise including leaf blowers with the city staff and to discuss a work plan.

HEARING SCHEDULE

Mon, Jan 6
5:30pm   City Council Meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Jan 13
5:00pm   Special Presentation to welcome Yerevan high school students and teachers. (Sullivan Chamber)
5:30pm   City Council Meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Jan 14
4:00pm   The Cable TV, Telecommunications and Public Utilities Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss the issue of franchise fees paid to Cambridge by AT&T Broadband for the use of its public ways in light of ruling of FCC that the internet is not a cable service and the possibility of seeking an alternative revenue source. This meeting to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)

Wed, Jan 15
4:00pm   The Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss a proposed amendment to the Municipal Code to provide for an Assistant City Manager for Public Safety. (Sullivan Chamber)

4:30pm   The Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to consider proposed amendments to the Smoking Ordinance, Chapter 8.28 of the Municipal Code. (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Jan 27
5:00pm   Special Presentation for Cambridge Public School Art Department showing. Reception in Mayor’s Office. (Sullivan Chamber)
5:30pm   City Council Meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Wed, Jan 29
5:30pm   Roundtable Meeting with the Cambridge Health Alliance Informal meeting with no public comment, at which time no votes will be taken. Meeting will not be televised. (Cambridge Hospital, 1493 Cambridge Street)

Fri, Jan 31
10:00am   The Health and Environment Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss visual and acoustical recommendations on rooftop mechanicals. (Sullivan Chamber)
11:00am   The Health and Environment Committee will conduct a public meeting to continue discussions on service outages and expenditure on maintenance with NSTAR. (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Feb 3
5:30pm   City Council Meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Feb 4
4:00pm   The Cable TV, Telecommunications and Public Utilities Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss the following:
-possibility of Cambridge charging a fee for using the city’s right-of-ways for running fiber optic cables
-plan to develop a public information cable television spots. (Sullivan Chamber)

Thurs, Feb 6
8:00am   The Health and Environment Committee will conduct a joint meeting with the Recycling Committee to discuss the development of a pledge on reducing waste either by a percentage increase or by weight. (Ackermann Room)

Mon, Feb 10
5:30pm   City Council Meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Feb 24
5:30pm   City Council Meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Mar 3
5:30pm   City Council Meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Mar 10
5:30pm   City Council Meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Mar 17
5:30pm   City Council Meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Mar 24
5:30pm   City Council Meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Mar 31
5:30pm   City Council Meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

TEXT OF ORDERS

O-1. January 6, 2003
COUNCILLOR DECKER
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the City Solicitor to draft a home rule petition to enable the City Manager to approve curb cuts.

O-2. January 6, 2003
VICE MAYOR DAVIS
ORDERED: That the City Council dedicate an appropriate site to be named Scott Sandberg Square; and be it further
ORDERED: That the Assistant to the City Council be directed to confer with the family regarding a suitable dedication ceremony and communicate with the Department of Public Works to arrange for the sign.

O-3. January 6, 2003
MAYOR SULLIVAN
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with Harvard University and report back to the City Council on the hours of operation of a shuttle service in the Radcliffe area, the size of the shuttle buses being utilized and their relative noise, and the glare caused by the recent installation of street lighting on Shepard Street.

O-4. January 6, 2003
MAYOR SULLIVAN
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council with details of the back-up plan for when inclement weather cancels delivery of meals to senior citizen meal sites; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council on potential improvements that could/should be made to this back-up plan.

O-5. January 6, 2003
COUNCILLOR GALLUCCIO
ORDERED: That the City Council go on record dedicating a suitable site in honor of Pat Dailey at the location of the Fitzgerald Community School in honor of her devoted service to the Fitzgerald Community; and be it further
ORDERED: That the Assistant to the City Council confer with the Human Services Department and the family to arrange for a suitable dedication sign or plaque and ceremony.

O-6. January 6, 2003
COUNCILLOR GALLUCCIO
ORDERED: That the City Council go on record dedicating a suitable site in the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School near the Career Resource Center in honor of Carol Gentile; and be it further
ORDERED: That the Assistant to the City Council confer with the family and with the School Department to arrange for a suitable plaque and dedication ceremony.

O-7. January 6, 2003
VICE MAYOR DAVIS
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council with a plan to assure that all streets in Cambridge are swept clean of leaves after November 15 each year, such plan should make provisions for cancellation of street cleaning resulting from inclement weather.

O-8. January 6, 2003
VICE MAYOR DAVIS
WHEREAS: It is an expressed goal of this City Council to improve and simplify public access to city services and provide more and better opportunities for the public to participate in governing; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council on shortening the current Internet address for Cambridge by acquiring the "dot-gov" (.gov) and/or "dot-us" (.us) Internet domain name(s) for the City of Cambridge. (Attachment)

O-9. January 6, 2003
COUNCILLOR MURPHY
VICE MAYOR DAVIS
COUNCILLOR TOOMEY
ORDERED: That the City Council go on record dedicating a suitable location near the corner of Laurence and Pearl Streets in memory of Dana Laird, a long time Cambridge resident killed in a tragic bicycle accident in Central Square on July 2, 2002; and be it further
ORDERED: That the Assistant to the City Council, after consultation with Dana’s family and friends work with the Department of Public Works on a suitable dedication ceremony and sign.

O-10. January 6, 2003
COUNCILLOR MURPHY
ORDERED: That all Cantabrigians be cognizant that Massachusetts has a new "Do Not Call" registry for citizens who do not want telephone calls from telemarketers. Sign up is quick and easy: by internet www.massgov/donotcall or by telephone 866-231-2255.

O-11. January 6, 2003
VICE MAYOR DAVIS
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to examine the parking policy pertaining to 24-hour notice for moving van permits and report back to the City Council on potentially replacing it with a one week notice to avoid towing of parked cars.

O-12. January 6, 2003
VICE MAYOR DAVIS
WHEREAS: The Health & Environment Committee recently met with NSTAR to discuss energy conservation programs available to Cambridge residents and businesses; and
WHEREAS: The Cambridge City Council recently passed a Climate Protection Plan to reduce the City’s Green House Gas emissions through energy conservation measures; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager designate an individual(s) to coordinate dissemination of information on NSTAR energy conservation programs offered to residents and businesses; and be it further
ORDERED: That a prominent link on the City’s web site to NSTAR’s web site detailing its programs be developed (www.nstaronline.com); and be it further
ORDERED: That descriptions of the programs, based upon the information provided on NSTAR’s web site, be prepared for announcement on the City’s cable.

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