CITY MANAGER’S AGENDA
1. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following persons as Constables for a term of three years, effective the first day of Jan, 2006:
With Power: Lauren Sullivan, Walker C. Farrar, Jr.
Without Power: Paul Burke, Jr.; Rachel Benasky; Michael J. Morrissey; Conor Piecham; Michael DeAmbrose; William Grenier; Timothy J. Ferrick; Rainier Rosado; Angelo Gomez, Jr.; William Sullivan; Kristyn Gartland; Ramon M. Perez; Rachel Graham

2. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appointment of Anu Agrawal as a Human Rights Commissioner for a term of three years commencing Jan 1, 2006.

3. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of donations received by the Peace Commission in the amount of $2,051 to the Grant Fund Peace Commission Other Ordinary Maintenance account to be used to support respect and dialogue programming.

4. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to an appropriation of a FY05 Fair Housing Assistance Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for $35,700 to the Grant Fund Human Rights Salary and Wages Account ($33,200), and Grant Fund Human Rights Travel and Training Account ($2,500) to be used to cover a portion of the salary of an Attorney-Investigator, who works on cases from the Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP).

UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. A communication was received from D. Margaret Drury, City Clerk, transmitting a report from Councillor Timothy J. Toomey, Jr., Co-Chair of the Ordinance Committee, for a meeting held on Nov 18, 2004 for the purpose of considering proposed amendments to Chapter 2.74 of the Cambridge Municipal Code, the Police Review and Advisory Board Ordinance. The question comes on passing to be ordained on or after Feb 14, 2005. [Four sections of the proposed amendment were passed to be ordained as amended. Ordinance #1284. The remaining proposed amendments to chapter 2.74 remain on unfinished business.]

2. A communication was received from D. Margaret Drury, City Clerk, transmitting a report from Councillor Kenneth E. Reeves and Councillor Timothy J. Toomey, Jr., Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a meeting held on Nov 22, 2005 for the purpose of considering a re-filed petition by the Planning Board to amend the zoning in the Concord/Alewife area. The question comes on passing to be ordained on or after Jan 2, 2006. Petition expires Feb 20, 2006.

APPLICATIONS AND PETITIONS
1. An application was received from the About Hair, requesting permission for a sandwich board sign and a display of merchandise at the premises numbered 1 Arrow Street.

2. An application was received from the Suncity & Dreams, requesting permission for two sandwich board signs at the premises numbered 114 Mount Auburn Street.

3. An application was received from President and Fellows of Harvard, requesting a curb cut at the premises numbered 3 Grant Street (north side) west of Banks Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical, Public Works. No response has been received from the neighborhood association.

4. An application was received from Presidents and Fellows of Harvard, requesting a curb cut at the premises numbered 9 Grant Street (north side) east of Athens Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical, Public Works. No response has been received from the neighborhood association.

5. An application was received from BHX, LLC as Trustee of Acorn Park I Realty Trust and 100 Discovery Park Realty Trust, requesting a curb cut at the premises numbered 100 Acorn Park Drive; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical, Public Works. Approval has been received from the neighborhood association.

6. An application was received from Jonathan Leavitt, requesting a curb cut at the premises numbered 110 Second Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical, Public Works. Approval has been received from the neighborhood association.

7. A petition was received from NABS (Neighbors and Abutters of Blessed Sacrament) requesting amendments to the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance to Sections 5.28 Special Dimensional Standards Applicable to Dwellings, Article 5.28.27 Criteria for Approval of a Special Permit and Article 6.12(d) in the area of Erie, Corporal McTernan, Pearl and Magazine Streets .

8. An application was received from Cambridge Bicycle, requesting permission for one awning and one sign at the premises numbered 259 Massachusetts Avenue. Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abutters.

9. An application was received from Chicago Pizza, requesting permission for two awnings and one sign at the premises numbered 239 Massachusetts Avenue. Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abutters.

10. An application was received from Cambridge Bicycle, Chicago Pizza and Olive Tree Cafe, requesting permission for one awning and one sign at the premises numbered 245 Massachusetts Avenue. Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abutters.

COMMUNICATIONS
1. A communication was received from Hannah Woodbury, 45 Crescent Street, Rutland, Vermont, supporting the dance groups at the VFW.

2. A communication was received from Peter Valentine, regarding the human to human avian flu.

3. A communication was received from Roy Bercaw, regarding the police.

4. A communication was received from Roy Bercaw, regarding the City Manager.

5. A communication was received from Kathy Podgers, regarding the development plans for Blessed Sacrament.

RESOLUTIONS
1. Congratulations to Councillor Anthony Galluccio on his engagement to Michelle Ribiera.   Vice Mayor Toomey, Councillor Sullivan

2. Resolution on the death of Paul R. Cusick.   Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Galluccio, Vice Mayor Toomey

3. Thanks to Carlos Madden for his assistance to his neighborhood and Cambridge Police Department.   Councillor Sullivan

4. Resolution on the death of Shingil Hong.   Councillor Sullivan

5. Resolution on the death of Marguerite McNamara.   Councillor Galluccio

6. Resolution on the death of Marjorie A. Broderick.   Councillor Galluccio

7. Resolution on the death of Mary E. Lambert.   Councillor Sullivan

8. Resolution on the death of Sister Alice Elizabeth Moriarty, SND.   Councillor Sullivan

9. Resolution on the death of Eleanor G. Kessel.   Councillor Sullivan

10. Resolution on the death of Grace M. Giuliano.   Councillor Sullivan

11. Wishes for a speedy recovery to Mary Elizabeth Hooker.   Councillor Sullivan

12. Resolution on the death of William Robert Hutchinson.   Councillor Sullivan

13. Resolution on the death of Margaret R. O'Reagan.   Councillor Sullivan

14. Appreciation to Glenn Koocher on his Reflection at the School Committee Inauguration Ceremony.   Councillor Simmons

15. Support for the Cambridge NAACP 21st Annual Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Breakfast, which will take place on Feb 4, 2006 at 9:00am at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Cambridge.   Councillor Simmons

16. Resolution on the death of Specialist Peter J. Navarro.   Councillor Decker

17. Resolution on the death of Lance Corporal. Samuel Tapia   Councillor Decker

18. Resolution on the death of Specialist Anthony O. Cardinal.   Councillor Decker

19. Resolution on the death of Specialist Dane O. Carver.   Councillor Decker

20. Resolution on the death of Private Joshua M. Morberg.   Councillor Decker

21. Resolution on the death of Corporal. Michael B. Presley.   Councillor Decker

22. Resolution on the death of Corporal Adam R. Fales.   Councillor Decker

23. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Brian C. Karim.   Councillor Decker

24. Resolution on the death of Specialist Sergio Gudino.   Councillor Decker

25. Resolution on the death of Private Jonathan R. Pfender.   Councillor Decker

26. Resolution on the death of Specialist Joseph A. Lucas.   Councillor Decker

27. Resolution on the death of Marcelino R. Corniel.   Councillor Decker

28. Resolution on the death of Specialist Richard Junior D. Naputi.   Councillor Decker

29. Resolution on the death of First Lieutenant Benjamin T. Britt.   Councillor Decker

30. Resolution on the death of First Lieutenant Michael J. Cleary.   Councillor Decker

31. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Myla L. Maravillosa.   Councillor Decker

32. Resolution on the death of Specialist Aaron M. Forbes.   Councillor Decker

33. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Regina C. Reali   Councillor Decker

34. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Dominic R. Coles.   Councillor Decker

35. Resolution on the death of Corporal George A. Lutz II.   Councillor Decker

36. Resolution on the death of Specialist Lance S. Sage.   Councillor Decker

37. Resolution on the death of Specialist Prince K. Teewia.   Councillor Decker

38. Resolution on the death of Staff Sergeant Curtis A. Mitchell.   Councillor Decker

39. Resolution on the death of Chief Warrant Officer Isaias E. Santos.   Councillor Decker

40. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Timothy R. Boyce.   Councillor Decker

41. Resolution on the death of Staff Sergeant Ayman A. Taha.   Councillor Decker

42. Resolution on the death of Staff Sergeant Michael S. Zyla.   Councillor Decker

43. Resolution on the death of Specialist James C. Kesinger.   Councillor Decker

44. Resolution on the death of Sergeant First Class Shawn Christopher Dostie.   Councillor Decker

45. Resolution on the death of Specialist William Lopez-Feliciano.   Councillor Decker

46. Resolution on the death of Master Sergeant Joseph J. Andres, Jr.   Councillor Decker

47. Resolution on the death of Staff Sergeant Kenneth B. Pospisil.   Councillor Decker

48. Resolution on the death of Specialist Cheyenne C. Willey.   Councillor Decker

49. Resolution on the death of Chief Warrant Officer Richard M. Salter.   Councillor Decker

50. Congratulations to the Cambridge Firefighters on their appointments, promotions and awards.   Councillor Sullivan

51. Resolution on the retirement of Thomas P. Stack.   Mayor Reeves

52. Resolution on the death of Daniel J. Pedersen.   Vice Mayor Toomey

53. Resolution on the death of Blandina M. DaSilva.   Vice Mayor Toomey

54. Resolution on the death of Stella Nichols.   Councillor Sullivan

55. Resolution on the death of Americo Francisco.   Vice Mayor Toomey, Councillor Sullivan

56. Congratulations to Father Luis Chang on his being ordained into the priesthood.   Vice Mayor Toomey

57. Congratulations to Mary Ann Huston on being elected as the City Council President of the Somerville Board of Alderman.   Councillor Galluccio

58. February declared as Black History Month in Cambridge, and support for the Black History Month programs being offered by the Cambridge Employee’s Diversity Programs and the African American Heritage Trail Committee.   Mayor Reeves

59. Congratulations to Harold D. Cox, Chief Public Health Officer for the City of Cambridge on receiving the 2005 Milton and Ruth Roemer Prize for Creative Local Public Health Work.   Councillor Murphy

60. Congratulations to Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on being appointed to the Pulitzer Prize Committee.   Mayor Reeves

61. Welcome to the Reverend Howard M. Hayward for delivering the keynote speech at the Thirty First Annual Birthday Commemoration of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Central Square Library.   Councillor Simmons

62. Welcome to the Reverend Dr. Joseph E. Lowery as the keynote speaker at the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast on Feb 4, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Cambridge.   Councillor Simmons

63. Resolution on the death of Edward Goode.   Councillor Sullivan

64. Resolution on the death of William Ryan.   Councillor Sullivan

65. Thanks to Richard Kelleher for his years of service as the President of the Massachusetts Municipal Association.   Councillor Sullivan

66. Congratulations and best wishes to Mayor Clare Higgins as she accepts her new role as President of the Massachusetts Municipal Association.   Councillor Sullivan

67. Thanks to John Clifford and the Green Street Grill for all they have done for insuring the aesthetic and culinary scene in Cambridge are the cutting edge, and Tues, Jan 10, 2006 is proclaimed as John Clifford and the Green Street Grill Day in Cambridge.   Councillor Sullivan

68. Resolution on the death of Edward Mung Yok Tsoi.   Councillor Sullivan

69. Congratulations to Simon E. Shapiro, TAGS Hardware, Inc. for being in business for fifty years in Cambridge.   Councillor Sullivan

70. Resolution on the death of Adelyn A. Stone.   Councillor Sullivan

71. Resolution on the death of Dorothy V. French.   Councillor Sullivan

72. Resolution on the death of Sister Edwardette Havey C.S.J.   Councillor Sullivan

73. Resolution on the death of Paul Morris.   Councillor Sullivan

74. Condolences on the death of Dolores Keenan.   Councillor Sullivan

76. Condolences on the death of Ulysses Gore.   Councillor Galluccio, Councillor Simmons

77. Get well wishes to Louis Moretti.   Councillor Sullivan

78. Resolution on the death of Stephen Peter Kenney.   Vice Mayor Toomey

ORDERS
1. The City Manager is requested to confer with the appropriate City Departments to research and prepare a display and presentation for Women’s History Month on the history of the provision to Massachusetts women of the right to vote in school committee, tax and bond elections in 1879.   Councillor Simmons

2. The City Manager is requested to contact NSTAR regarding the safety issue of high voltage wires at 34 Essex Street and report back to the City Council on this matter.   Councillor Sullivan

3. The City Manager is requested to report back to the City Council prior to taking any action on the Mount Auburn VFW such as demolition or construction of the building or detailed architectural plans, and to schedule a roundtable discussion as soon as possible.   Councillor Murphy

4. Dedication in honor of Ulysses Gore.   Councillor Simmons

5. That the City Council go on record supporting the application to the BZA by the owners of the Garment District building at 200 Broadway to subdivide the property.   Councillor Murphy

6. That the City Manager be directed to look into the tire slashings and parking problems on Ballord Place.   Councillor Simmons, Councillor Davis

COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS FROM CITY OFFICERS
1. A communication was received from D. Margaret Drury, transmitting a copy of City Manager Item Number twenty-six of Dec 19, 2005 regarding the VFW property at 688 Huron Avenue and the possible retention and use of the dance floor.

HEARING SCHEDULE
Mon, Jan 9
5:30pm   City Council Meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Jan 23
5:30pm   City Council Meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

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

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

Mon, Feb 13
5:30pm   Roundtable City Council Meeting. Discussion of the plans of the Youth Center at the Huron Avenue VFW and whether dance activities can be accommodated there. No public comment. No votes will be taken. Meeting will not be televised.  (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Feb 27
5:30pm   City Council Meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

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

Mon, Mar 13
5:30pm   City Council Meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Mar 20
5:30pm   City Council Meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Mar 27
5:30pm   City Council Meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

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

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

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

TEXT OF ORDERS
O-1     Jan 9, 2006
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the appropriate City Departments to research and prepare a display and presentation for Women’s History Month on the history of the provision to Massachusetts women of the right to vote in school committee, tax and bond elections in 1879, particularly what role the citizens of Cambridge played in this historic extension of the franchise.

O-2     Jan 9, 2006
COUNCILLOR SULLIVAN
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to contact NSTAR regarding the safety issue of high voltage wires at 34 Essex Street and report back to the City Council on this matter.

O-3     Jan 9, 2006
COUNCILLOR MURPHY
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council prior to taking any action on the Mount Auburn VFW such as demolition or construction of the building, or making detailed architectural plans; and be it further
ORDERED: That the Mayor be and hereby is requested to schedule a roundtable discussion as soon as possible including representatives from the City Manager's Office, the Human Services Department, the dance community using the VFW, to discuss ways in which the proposed West Cambridge Youth and Community Center could be designed to increase participation by young people, dancers and other members of the community.

O-4     January 9, 2006
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
ORDERED: That the City Council dedicate an appropriate site in honor of Ulysses Gore in the veterans section of the Cambridge cemetery in recognition of his many years of dedication as Chaplain and to veterans organizations; and be it further
ORDERED: That 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-5     January 9, 2006
COUNCILLOR MURPHY
ORDERED: That the City Council go on record supporting the application to the BZA by the owners of the Garment District building at 200 Broadway to subdivide the property.

O-6     January 9, 2006
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
COUNCILLOR DAVIS
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is directed to look into the tire slashings and parking problems on Ballord Place.