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, 2007:
   Burton M. Malkofsky (With Power), Tiffany Bonitatibus (Without Power)

2. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 06-209, regarding plans for the Senior Health Center at the Citywide Senior Center.  Referred back to City Manager for more information

3. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 07-18, regarding a report on zoning restrictions at the site of 1924 Mass Ave and provide technical assistance to the Porter Square Neighborhood Association as it relates to the development of this site.

4. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 07-09, regarding a report on a plan to provide all members of boards and commissions with more in-depth training/orientation.  Referred back to City Manager for more information

5. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 06-200, regarding a report on current outreach and programs being offered to those who have recently been released from prison.  Referred back to City Manager for more information and to Citywide Crime Task Force

6. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 07-19, regarding a report on ice skating at Little Fresh Pond and the possibility of flooding tennis courts and portions of parks.

7. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of various private donations to the Council on Aging in the amount of $4,765.36 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account and will be used to support a variety of services for Cambridge Seniors, including entertainment for senior parties, the purchase of fans for low-income seniors, provision of minor home adaptation equipment and transportation for special senior center events and trips.

8. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to an appropriation of $730.00 to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account in donations from the Frisoli Youth Holiday Wreath Sale Fundraiser to be used to purchase equipment and supplies to enhance the activities offered at the Frisoli Youth Center.

9. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation mini-grant in the amount of $500.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account and will be used at the Frisoli Youth Center to support their Snowflake Serenade event, a semiformal dance for Cambridge preteens that was held in mid-February 2007.

10. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of user fees received from Cambridge Homeless Service Provider Agencies and surrounding communities to support the new Cambridge Homeless Management Information System (a citywide tracking system for homeless persons receiving services through the participating programs) in the amount of $3,600.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account and will be used to pay the HMIS subcontractor for its technical and hosting services.

11. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to a supplemental appropriation to the Cambridge Housing Authority Computer Grant received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the amount of $4,939.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Salary and Wages account ($4,564.00) and to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($375.00) in support of the computer classes for the Cambridge Housing Authority residents.

12. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 07-14, regarding a report on the impact of the proposed purchase of the Grand Junction railroad by the EOT.

13. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to a Planning Board recommendation on the City Council Petition Affecting the BA, BA-1 and BA-2 Districts.

14. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of an Urban Self- Help Grant through the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs in the amount of $214,464 to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Department Extraordinary Equipment account to support the renovations to the Father Callanan Playground.

ON THE TABLE
1. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 06-06 of Feb 27, 2006, regarding a report on the legality of the banners in front of the Dunkin’ Donuts at 2480 Massachusetts Avenue and at other location in the City. [Placed on Table on the motion of Councillor Kelley on Feb 27, 2006.]

2. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to a recommendation from the License Commission to deny the Jitney License application of Star Shuttle, Inc. [Placed on Table City Manager Agenda Number Six of Nov 6, 2006 on the motion of Councillor Davis on Nov 6, 2006.]

3. A communication was received from D. Margaret Drury, City Clerk transmitting a report from Councillor Brian Murphy and Councillor Michael A. Sullivan, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a meeting held on Dec 13, 2006 for the purpose of considering the Historical Commission’s recommendation for the consolidation of the Half Crown and Marsh Neighborhood Conservation Districts. [Placed on Table Committee Report Number Two of Jan 22, 2007 on the motion of Mayor Reeves on Jan 22, 2007.]

4. A communication was received from D. Margaret Drury, City Clerk transmitting a report from Councillor Brian Murphy and Councillor Michael A. Sullivan, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a meeting held on Dec 13, 2006 for the purpose of considering the recommendations for changes to the Neighborhood Conservation District Ordinance and the Avon Hill Neighborhood Conservation District Order, submitted by the Avon Hill Neighborhood Conservation District Boundary Study Committee and endorsed by the Historical Commission. [Placed on Table Committee Report Number Three of Jan 22, 2007 on the motion of Councillor Sullivan on Jan 22, 2007.]

UNFINISHED BUSINESS
5. 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.]

6. A communication was received from D. Margaret Drury, City Clerk transmitting a report from Councillor Brian Murphy and Councillor Michael A. Sullivan, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a meeting held on Dec 13, 2006 for the purpose of considering a proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance filed by the City Council to require public review for smaller scaled residential and commercial developments in Business A, Business A-1, and Business A-2 Districts, and to limit the height in Business A-2 districts to 35 feet within 50 feet of residential district with a 35 foot height limit and to require 20 foot side yard setbacks in BA-2 districts for side yards that abut residential lots. The question comes on passing to be ordained on or after Jan 22, 2007. Petition expires Mar 13, 2007.

7. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to an order requesting the authorization to borrow an amount not to exceed $42,000,000. The purpose is to refinance existing General Obligation Bonds to acquire lower interest rates than those currently being paid. Specifically, this will refinance those portions of the February 1998 (Hospital), August 1998 (Water), and November 1999 (Water) General Obligation bond issues that are eligible to be refinanced. The question comes on adoption on or after Feb 26, 2007.  Loan Order adopted 9-0-0

COMMUNICATIONS
1. A communication was received from Peter Valentine, regarding healthy systems of existence.

2. A communication was received from Peter Valentine, regarding garbage going green.

3. A communication was received from Doris Valente, transmitting thanks for the resolution in memory of her brother Frederick.

4. A communication was received from the family of Frederick Pugliese, transmitting appreciation of the kind expression of sympathy.

5. A communication was received from John Garvey, Dean, Boston College Law School, transmitting thanks to the Council for the resolution extending the Council’s sympathy on the loss of Reverend Robert F. Drinan.

6. A communication was received from the family of Florence Moretto, transmitting appreciation for the kind expression of sympathy.

7. A communication was received from Roy Bercaw, regarding police abuses and ACLU censors.

8. A communication was received from Robert Jay Lifton, MD, Cambridge Health Alliance, transmitting thanks for the City Council resolution congratulating him on his book.

RESOLUTIONS
1. Resolution on the death of Michael Annese   Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Galluccio

2. Resolution on the death of Carlos M. Vieira.   Councillor Sullivan, Vice Mayor Toomey, Councillor Galluccio

3. Resolution on the death of Vincent L. Moynihan, Jr.   Councillor Sullivan

4. Congratulating the Nameless Coffeehouse on its 40th birthday.   Councillor Murphy

5. Congratulations to the Massasoit Lodge 129 IBPO Elks of the World as they celebrate there 100th Anniversary.   Councillor Simmons

6. Congratulations to the Margaret Fuller House on the Second Annual Sweet Soul Supper.   Councillor Simmons

7. Resolution on the retirement of Marie Bazelais.   Mayor Reeves

8. Resolution on the retirement of Mary Czitron.   Mayor Reeves

9. Resolution on the death of Mildred T. Murphy   Councillor Sullivan

10. Resolution on the death of Mary T. (Burns) Hamilton.   Councillor Sullivan

11. Congratulations to George Pillsbury upon completion and publication of "America Goes to the Polls".   Councillor Murphy

12. Resolution on the 10th Anniversary of Jeffery Curley’s death and the Opening Day of the Cambridge Little Baseball League festivities.   Vice Mayor Toomey, Councillor Sullivan

13. Wishing a very Happy Birthday to Jason Weeks.   Councillor Decker

14. Wishing a very Happy Birthday to Catherine Tutter.   Councillor Decker

15. Wishing a very Happy Birthday to Bashara Bandar.   Councillor Decker

16. Resolution on the death of Specialist Eric Sieger.   Councillor Decker

17. Resolution on the death of Private Matthew Zeimer.   Councillor Decker

18. Resolution on the death of Private First Class Tarryl Hill   Councillor Decker

19. Resolution on the death of Lance Corporal Daniel Morris.   Councillor Decker

20. Resolution on the death of Private First Class Branden Cummings.   Councillor Decker

21. Resolution on the death of Specialist Alan McPeek.   Councillor Decker

22. Resolution on the death of Private First Class Brian Browning.   Councillor Decker

23. Resolution on the death of Corporal Jennifer Parcell.   Councillor Decker

24. Resolution on the death of Specialist Dennis Sellen, Jr.   Councillor Decker

25. Resolution on the death of Lance Corporal Brandon VanParys.   Councillor Decker

26. Resolution on the death of Private First Class David Armstrong.   Councillor Decker

27. Resolution on the death of Private First Class Kenneth Butler.   Councillor Decker

28. Resolution on the death of Specialist Ross Clevenger.   Councillor Decker

29. Resolution on the death of Lance Corporal Matthew Pathenos.   Councillor Decker

30. Resolution on the death of Private Raymond Werner.   Councillor Decker

31. Resolution on the death of Petty Officer 3rd Class Manuel Ruiz.   Councillor Decker

32. Resolution on the death of Sergeant James Holtom.   Councillor Decker

33. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Russell Kurtz.   Councillor Decker

34. Resolution on the death of Corporal Richard Quill, III.   Councillor Decker

35. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Robert Thrasher.   Councillor Decker

36. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Joshua Frazier.   Councillor Decker

37. Resolution on the death of Sergeant John Rode.   Councillor Decker

38. Resolution on the death of Private First Class Nickolas Tanton.   Councillor Decker

39. Resolution on the death of First Lieutenant Jared Landaker.   Councillor Decker

40. Resolution on the death of Captain Kevin Landeck.   Councillor Decker

41. Resolution on the death of Sergeant James Regan.   Councillor Decker

42. Resolution on the death of Staff Sergeant Eric Ross.   Councillor Decker

43. Resolution on the death of Staff Sergeant Ronnie Sanders.   Councillor Decker

44. Resolution on the death of Sergeant James Tijerina.   Councillor Decker

45. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Travis Pfister.   Councillor Decker

46. Resolution on the death of Captain Donnie Belser.   Councillor Decker

47. Resolution on the death of Captain Jennifer Harris.   Councillor Decker

48. Resolution on the death of Corporal Thomas Saba.   Councillor Decker

49. Resolution on the death of Petty Officer 1st Class Gilbert Minjares, Jr.   Councillor Decker

50. Resolution on the death of Staff Sergeant Alan Shaw.   Councillor Decker

51. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Carl Seigart.   Councillor Decker

52. Resolution on the death of Chief Warrant Officer Jason Defrenn.   Councillor Decker

53. Resolution on the death of Specialist Ronnie Madore, Jr.   Councillor Decker

54. Resolution on the death of Staff Sergeant Terrence Dunn.   Councillor Decker

55. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Major Joseph Ellis.   Councillor Decker

56. Resolution on the death of Chief Warrant Officer Keith Yoakum.   Councillor Decker

57. Resolution on the death of Sergeant First Class Allen Mosteiro.   Councillor Decker

58. Resolution commending Cieu Lan Dong on being honored as the top youth volunteer of Massachusetts.   Mayor Reeves

59. Resolution on the death of Genevieve A. (Surovech) Ford.   Councillor Sullivan

60. Resolution on the death of Maria Mello.   Councillor Sullivan

61. Resolution on the death of John Alicandro.   Councillor Galluccio

62. Resolution on the death of Anna F. Ciampi.   Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Galluccio

63. Resolution on the death of David J. Fales.   Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Galluccio

64. Resolution on the death of Lorna J. Gilmore.   Mayor Reeves, Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Galluccio

65. Resolution on the death of Irene W. Harkins.   Councillor Galluccio

66. Resolution on the death of Jacqueline Judge.   Councillor Galluccio

67. Resolution on the death of John F. O’Brien.   Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Galluccio

68. Congratulating Jacques Fleury on the publication of his 2nd book, "Sparks in the Dark: A Lighter Shade of Blue", a poetic memoir due out in the spring of 2007.   Councillor Decker

69. Resolution on the death of Dianne Villemaire.   Councillor Sullivan

70. Resolution on the death of Dorothy (Bailey) De Angelo.   Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Galluccio

71. Resolution on the death of Mary F. (Mahler) Hooker.   Councillor Sullivan

72. Resolution on the death of Geraldine M. "Gera" (Muller) Hoy.   Councillor Sullivan

73. Resolution on the death of Lawrence J. Sullivan, Sr.   Councillor Sullivan

74. Resolution on the death of Thomas Walter Simpson.   Councillor Sullivan

75. Resolution on the death of Emily (Podeiko) Mullen.   Councillor Sullivan

76. Resolution on the death of Katherine "Kay" (Graziano) LaFratta.   Councillor Sullivan

77. Wishing a Happy Birthday to Senator Edward M. Kennedy.   Councillor Sullivan

78. Congratulations to Nancy O’Brien being named the new President of the YMCA.   Councillor Sullivan

79. Congratulations to Kathleen Walcott on receiving the Women of Courage and Conviction award from the Boston Chapter, National Council of Negro Women.   Councillor Simmons

80. Resolution on the death of Edward H. Ferguson.   Councillor Galluccio

81. Resolution on the death of Francis J. Taverna, Jr.   Councillor Galluccio

82. Resolution on the death of Yeretzgin Nuvart (Vartanesian) Kouzouian.   Councillor Sullivan

83. Congratulations to the Hong Kong Restaurant for being an outstanding community partner and declare Mar 11, 2007 as Chinese New Year’s Day in Harvard Square.   Mayor Reeves

84. Resolution on the death of Dorothy (Raphael) Aceto.   Councillor Galluccio

85. Congratulations to David Ragucci on his appointment as Town Manager of Stoneham.   Councillor Galluccio

86. Congratulations to the Cambridge Local First organization for the completion and publication of their recent buyer’s guide for the city.   Councillor Murphy

87. Proclaim March 7, 2007 as His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Day in Cambridge.   Mayor Reeves

88. Congratulations and best wishes to Frank Callahan on being named President of the Massachusetts Building Trades Council.   Councillor Sullivan

89. Congratulations and best wishes to the Honorable Margot Botsford, Associate Justice of the Superior Court, on her impending retirement.   Councillor Sullivan

90. Speedy recovery wishes to Eileen Toomey.   Councillor Sullivan

91. Resolution on the death of Irene M. (Iwanski) Celli.   Councillor Sullivan

92. Resolution on the death of Dorothy F. (Arthur) Doherty.   Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Galluccio

93. Resolution on the death of Yolanda M. "Teddy" Ferolito.   Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Galluccio

94. Resolution on the death of Edward C. Mahoney.   Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Galluccio

95. Resolution on the death of Janet (Wilson) Ramsay.   Councillor Sullivan

96. Resolution on the death of Angelica T. "Jackie" Sabatino.   Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Galluccio

97. Resolution on the death of John J. Sullivan.   Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Galluccio

98. Congratulations and best wishes to Joseph B. Moore on his appointment as President of Lesley University.   Councillor Sullivan

99. Retirement of Patricia Burgess from the Cambridge Housing Authority.   Mayor Reeves

100. Retirement of Rodger B. Johnson from the Fire Department.   Mayor Reeves

101. Condolences to Betzann Carroll on the death of her sister-in-law Lamanda (Mandy) Hagar.   Councillor Sullivan

102. Happy 86th Birthday wishes to Clare Corbett.   Councillor Sullivan

103. Congratulations to the Award Recipients that are being recognized by the Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers at their 14th Annual Community Awards Gala on May 5, 2007.   Councillor Sullivan

104. Congratulations to Timothy Dunphy for being selected to play with the Namur Angels of the Division 1 Pro Baseball League in Belgium.   Councillor Sullivan

105. Happy Birthday wishes to Bassem Bandar.   Councillor Decker

106. Happy Birthday wises to Kevin Bandar.   Councillor Decker

107. Happy Birthday wishes to Matthew Bandar.   Councillor Decker

108. Happy Birthday wishes to Bahij Bandar.   Councillor Decker

ORDERS
1. That the City Manager is requested to draft language to amend the zoning ordinance to permit covered bicycle parking as of right and without adding to gross floor area (GFA) as is possible when automobile parking is sited in a garage.   Councillor Davis, Councillor Murphy, Vice Mayor Toomey and Councillor Simmons

2. That the City Manager is requested to draft language to regulate generators in and adjacent to residential neighborhoods as pertains to noise regulation and zoning requirements.   Councillor Davis, Councillor Murphy, Vice Mayor Toomey, Councillor Simmons and Councillor Sullivan  amended

3. That the Mayor schedule a roundtable meeting on Energy Conservation.   Councillor Simmons

4. Honor the memory and legacy of Hrant Dink and calling on all government entities to recognize the Armenian Genocide.   Vice Mayor Toomey

5. That the City Council meeting scheduled for Mar 12, 2007 be and hereby is cancelled so the members of the City Council can attend the National League of Cities Convention.   Mayor Reeves and Vice Mayor Toomey

6. The City Manager to confer with the Director of Traffic, Parking and Transportation with a view in mind of installing two bus shelters in Harvard Square where the Route 69 bus stops and report back to the City Council in this matter.   Councillor Sullivan

7. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Commissioner of Public Works with the view in mind of investigating the drainage problem at 167 Western Avenue.   Councillor Simmons

8. That the City Council go on record requesting that the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection provide a Targeted Audit of the Response Action Outcome filed in connection with the remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater at the site of the former gasoline station at 2472-2482 Massachusetts Avenue (Release Tracking Number 3-13232).   Councillor Kelley

9. That the City Manager is requested to direct the appropriate City staff to develop a City Ordinance for the City Council to review that would prohibit the discharge of air pollutants from building and water heating systems at a level that is noticeable to the human nose at the property line.   Councillor Kelley  amended

10. That the City Manager is requested to have City staff work with the Cambridge Public School Department staff and the Transportation, Traffic and Parking Committee of the City Council to review Safe Routes to School opportunities in Cambridge and to develop a comprehensive Safe Routes to School program for the City and the Cambridge Public School Department.   Councillor Kelley

11. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the appropriate Department heads to ensure that the appropriate resources are provided by the City to support the Area Four Clean-Up Day.   Councillor Simmons

12. That the City Manager is requested to provide additional funding for the Cambridge Pop Warner Program.   Councillor Sullivan

13. That the Cambridge City Council go on record expressing its enthusiastic support for Lesley University’s application for a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council for funding towards an inclusive and culturally oriented community process for the integration of the Art Institute into the Porter Square community.   Councillor Sullivan and Councillor Murphy

14. That the Cambridge City Council as a Mayors for Peace city welcomes members of the Massachusetts Mayor’s Association to Cambridge and encourages their support and those of all Massachusetts mayors and city councils for the Mayors for Peace initiative and go on record in opposition to the expansion of nuclear capabilities.   Mayor Reeves

15. That the City Manager is requested to report back to the City Council on whether there is a quota or requirement or other similar system for the issuance of parking and/or moving violation tickets and if there is any such system, how it interacts with the City’s community policing goals.   Councillor Galluccio

16. That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to consider broadening the enforcement authority as it relates to rodent control and trash disposal violations to include the Inspectional Services Department as an enforcing authority.   Councillor Galluccio

17. That the City Manager is requested to report back to the City Council as to whether sand is used on city streets and sidewalks during ice storms, and if not, why not.   Councillor Galluccio and Councillor Kelley

18. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Assistant City Manager for Human Services and the Superintendent of Schools with the view of Workforce Development and Rindge School of Technical Arts conducting a building trades apprenticeship awareness program.   Councillor Galluccio

19. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Commissioner of Public Works about the feasibility of indicating the location of storm drains through snow cover and posting a map of these locations on the Department’s website.   Councillor Murphy and Councillor Kelley

20. That the City Manager is requested to instruct all City departments to replace all incandescent light-bulbs with energy efficient fluorescent bulbs upon their next-needed replacement.   Councillor Murphy

21. Support of the Human Rights Commission in their efforts to finding ways to eliminate or at least diminish discrimination experienced by CRLS students as described in a recent report by the Commission.   Mayor Reeves

22. That the City Manager is requested to instruct relevant City officials to immediately investigate the ongoing rehab project at 57 Otis Street.   Councillor Kelley, Vice Mayor Toomey and Councillor Sullivan

HEARING SCHEDULE
Mon, Feb 26
5:30pm   City Council Meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Wed, Feb 28
1:30pm   The Health and Environment Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss the feasibility of banning trans fat in Cambridge restaurants.  (Sullivan Chamber)

Thurs, Mar 1
5:30pm   The Civic Unity Committee will conduct a public meeting to continue planning for a forum on race and class in Cambridge.  (Sullivan Chamber)

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

Tues, Mar 6
10:00am   The Veterans Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss the transition of returning veterans, including the discussion of developing a "Welcome Home" package.  (Sullivan Chamber)

Wed, Mar 7
5:00pm   The Public Safety Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss a follow up meeting on individuals charged with the most dangerous crimes in the city and funding for youth transportation outreach programs.  (Sullivan Chamber)

Thurs, Mar 8
6:00pm   The Public Safety and Transportation, Traffic and Parking Committee will conduct a joint public meeting to discuss public safety issues regarding the relocation of the Lechmere Station and the benefits of a Lechmere Square underpass.  (Kennedy-Longfellow School Auditorium, 158 Spring St.)

Mon, Mar 12
5:30pm   City Council Meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Mar 19
5:30pm   City Council Meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Wed, Mar 21
5:00pm   The Government Operations and Rules Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss travel policies and any other business that may properly come before the committee.  (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Mar 26
5:30pm   Roundtable Meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Apr 9
5:30pm   City Council Meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

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

Sat, Apr 28
10:00am   The Finance Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss FY08 City Budget.  (Sullivan Chamber)

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

Mon, May 7
5:30pm   City Council Meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Wed, May 9
4:45pm   The Finance Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss FY08 Capital Budget.  (Sullivan Chamber)
6:00pm   The Finance Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss FY08 School Department Budget.  (Sullivan Chamber)

Sat, May 12
10:00am   The Finance Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss FY08 City Budget.  (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, May 14
5:30pm   City Council Meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Wed, May 16
5:00pm   The Finance Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss FY08 City Budget. (if necessary)  (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, May 21
4:00pm   Special Presentation - 2007 Scholarship Award Ceremony  (Sullivan Chamber)
5:30pm   City Council Meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, June 4
5:30pm   City Council Meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, June 11
5:30pm   City Council Meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, June 18
5:30pm   City Council Meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, June 25
5:30pm   City Council Meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

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

TEXT OF ORDERS
O-1     Feb 26, 2007
COUNCILLOR DAVIS
COUNCILLOR MURPHY
VICE MAYOR TOOMEY
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to draft language to amend the zoning ordinance to permit covered bicycle parking as of right and without adding to gross floor area (GFA) as is possible when automobile parking is sited in a garage.

O-2     Feb 26, 2007  amended
COUNCILLOR DAVIS
COUNCILLOR MURPHY
VICE MAYOR TOOMEY
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
COUNCILLOR SULLIVAN
WHEREAS: The Cambridge municipal law and zoning ordinance are silent on generators in residential areas; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to draft language to regulate generators in and adjacent to residential neighborhoods as pertains to noise regulation and zoning requirements that would have an impact on residential neighborhoods as it pertains to noise regulation, zoning requirements and other impacts such as heat.

O-3     Feb 26, 2007
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
ORDERED: That the Mayor schedule a roundtable meeting on Energy Conservation.

O-4     Feb 26, 2007
VICE MAYOR TOOMEY
WHEREAS: The City of Cambridge hereby condemns the assassination of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink on Jan 19, 2007; and
WHEREAS: On Jan 19, 2007, Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was murdered as he exited the Istanbul, Turkey, office of Agos Newspaper; and
WHEREAS: Hrant Dink was a staunch defender of the freedom of the press and speech and a champion of human rights and tolerance; and
WHEREAS: Hrant Dink was a man of conviction and principle who believed in democratic ideals and peace; and
WHEREAS: In 1996 in Istanbul, Turkey, Hrant Dink founded a bilingual newspaper called Agos; and
WHEREAS: Hrant Dink has been honored for his courage and principles and was awarded the prestigious Bjornson Prize for Literature for his publications on the Armenian Genocide;
WHEREAS: Hrant Dink was prosecuted and convicted under Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code for speaking about the Armenian Genocide; and
WHEREAS: The city of Cambridge is the sister city of Yerevan, Armenia; now therefore be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council go on record honoring the memory and legacy of Hrant Dink and calling on all government entities to recognize the Armenian Genocide.

O-5     Feb 26, 2007
MAYOR REEVES
VICE MAYOR TOOMEY
ORDERED: That the City Council meeting scheduled for Mar 12, 2007 be and hereby is cancelled so the members of the City Council can attend the National League of Cities Convention.

O-6     Feb 26, 2007
COUNCILLOR SULLIVAN
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Director of Traffic, Parking and Transportation with a view in mind of installing two bus shelters in Harvard Square where the Route 69 bus stops; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager report back to the City Council in this matter.

O-7     Feb 26, 2007
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Commissioner of Public Works with the view in mind of investigating the drainage problem at 167 Western Avenue.

O-8     Feb 26, 2007
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
ORDERED: That the City Council go on record requesting that the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection provide a Targeted Audit of the Response Action Outcome filed in connection with the remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater at the site of the former gasoline station at 2472-2482 Massachusetts Avenue (Release Tracking Number 3-13232); and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the appropriate Department heads to transmit this request to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and to do any necessary follow-up to ensure that the City Council receives this information in a timely manner.

O-9     Feb 26, 2007  amended
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
WHEREAS: Air pollution is both unhealthy and unpleasant for people to experience; and
WHEREAS: Monitoring and quantifying local air pollution sources would be a difficult task for the City; and
WHEREAS: Vented heating systems may discharge pollution at the site of the vents; and
WHEREAS: Vented heating systems, especially for house and small apartment buildings, may be located at ground level in an area where air pollutants will have the most detrimental impact on neighbors and passersby; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the appropriate City staff to develop a City Ordinance for the City Council to review that would prohibit the discharge of air pollutants from building and water heating systems at a level that is noticeable to the human nose at the property line; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the appropriate City staff to investigate and report back to the City Council on the problem of the discharge of air pollutants from building and water heating systems at a level that is noticeable to the human nose at the property line; and be it further
ORDERED: That said report include information about the nature and scope of the problem in Cambridge, whether there are other legal/regulatory remedies already in existence, whether other localities have adopted ordinances to prohibit activities that result in the discharge so described, and what their experience with said regulation has been; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council on this issue.

O-10     Feb 26, 2007
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
WHEREAS: The Safe Routes to School program is a national program that combines street engineering, traffic enforcement and public schools in an effort to allow students to get to school as safely as possible; and
WHEREAS: The City of Cambridge does not currently have a Safe Routes to School program; and
WHEREAS: The City Manager has contacted the Cambridge Public School Department to inquire about its Safe Routes to School program; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to have City staff work with the Cambridge Public School Department staff and the Transportation, Traffic and Parking Committee of the City Council to review Safe Routes to School opportunities in Cambridge and to develop a comprehensive Safe Routes to School program for the City and the Cambridge Public School Department.

O-11     Feb 26, 2007
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the appropriate Department heads to ensure that the appropriate resources are provided by the City to support the Area Four Clean-Up Day.

O-12     Feb 26, 2007
COUNCILLOR SULLIVAN
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to provide additional funding for the Cambridge Pop Warner Program.

O-13     Feb 26, 2007
COUNCILLOR SULLIVAN
COUNCILLOR MURPHY
WHEREAS: Lesley University is beginning to plan for a process that will eventually lead to relocation of the Art Institute of Boston to Porter Square on the site of the North Prospect Church; and
WHEREAS: Lesley University has expressed its desire to include as part of this process input from as many as possible of the groups and individuals interested in the vitality and future of Porter Square; and
WHEREAS: Lesley University intends to submit a grant application to the Massachusetts Cultural Council for funding towards that process; and
WHEREAS: The additional resources and the art and cultural focus that such a grant would bring to the process would be very beneficial to build a process that celebrates and strengthens the artistic and cultural vitality of Porter Square, the varied and vibrant fabric of the entire Porter Square community and the potential for an expansion of its arts economy; now therefore be it
RESOLVED: That the Cambridge City Council hereby goes on record expressing its enthusiastic support for Lesley University’s application for a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council for funding towards an inclusive and culturally oriented community process for the integration of the Art Institute into the Porter Square community; and be it further
RESOLVED: That the City Clerk be and hereby is requested to forward a suitably engrossed copy of this resolution to Jay Paget, Cultural Facilities Fund Program Director, Massachusetts Cultural Council and President Margaret McKenna, Lesley University on behalf of the entire City Council.

O-14     Feb 26, 2007
MAYOR REEVES
WHEREAS: In August 1945, atomic bombs instantaneously reduced the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to rubble, taking hundreds of thousands of precious lives and today, more than fifty years after the war, thousands of citizens still suffer the devastating aftereffects; and
WHEREAS: In 1982, Mayors for Peace was launched at the United Nations by then Mayor Takeshi Araki of Hiroshima to offer cities a way to transcend national borders and work internationally to raise consciousness about nuclear weapons abolition as well as pursuing world peace by working to address starvation, poverty, refugee welfare, human rights abuses, environmental destruction, and other problems that threaten peaceful coexistence; and
WHEREAS: The membership of Mayors for Peace (which officially became a UN NGO with "Special Consultative Status" in 1990) is currently 1,577 cities in 120 countries and regions who have endorsed the call for a nuclear weapons free world; and
WHEREAS: The Massachusetts State House of Representatives and State Senate have passed the first ever resolutions in support of Mayors for Peace and calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons by 2020; and
WHEREAS: Cambridge has signed on as an active member of Mayors for Peace since 2002 and designated Cambridge as a "City of Peace" in 2007 in honor of 25 years of the Cambridge Peace Commission; and
WHEREAS: There are currently twenty-five Mayors for Peace cities or municipalities in Massachusetts (Agawam, Amesbury, Amherst, Boston, Chicopee, Easthampton, Framingham, Gloucester, Greenfield, Holyoke, Leverett, Lincoln, Medford, Newburyport, Newton, North Adams, Northfield, Northampton, Pittsfield, Salem, Springfield, Sunderland, Westfield, West Springfield, Worcester) who have endorsed its Emergency Campaign for the negotiation of the elimination of all nuclear weapons by 2020; and
WHEREAS: The assembled Mayors of Massachusetts will be meeting in Cambridge on Feb 28, 2007; and
WHEREAS: Mayor Clair Higgins of Northampton, the former president of the Massachusetts Municipal Association has played a leading role in Mayors for Peace; and
WHEREAS: The Bush Administration is pressing Congress to fund "Complex 2030" the vast expansion of the U.S. nuclear weapons production infrastructure with an ultimate price tag of $150 billion at the expense of essential human and community needs and support the development of the misnamed "Reliable Replacement Warhead", a new generation of nuclear weapons; now therefore be it
RESOLVED: That the Cambridge City Council as a Mayors for Peace city welcomes members of the Massachusetts Mayor’s Association to Cambridge and encourages their support and those of all Massachusetts mayors and city councils for the Mayors for Peace initiative; and be it further
RESOLVED: That The Cambridge City Council as a "Mayors for Peace" City does go on record in opposition to this expansion of nuclear capabilities; and be it further
RESOLVED: That The Cambridge City Council invites the mayors and city councils of Massachusetts to join in this effort; and be it further
RESOLVED: That the Cambridge City Council urges U.S. Representative Michael Capuano and Senators Edward Kennedy and John Kerry to actively oppose funding for "Complex 2030" and for the development and production of all new nuclear weapons.

O-15     Feb 26, 2007
COUNCILLOR GALLUCCIO
WHEREAS: It is the understanding of the City Council that individual police officers are faced with penalties if they do not meet the past month’s ticketing issuing percentages; and
WHEREAS: The City Council is concerned that such ticketing pressures may detract from police officers’ ability to spend adequate time engaging in effective community policing; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council on whether there is a quota or requirement or other similar system for the issuance of parking and/or moving violation tickets and if there is any such system, how it interacts with the City’s community policing goals.

O-16     Feb 26, 2007
COUNCILLOR GALLUCCIO
WHEREAS: The City Council has identified the elimination of rodents and the enforcement of trash disposal ordinances as priorities; and
WHEREAS: The Department of Public Works is currently charged with enforcement of trash disposal ordinances through municipal ticketing powers; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to consider broadening said enforcement authority to include the Inspectional Services Department, and to report back to the City Council, including draft language for an ordinance amendment if necessary.

O-17     Feb 26, 2007
COUNCILLOR GALLUCCIO
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council as to whether sand is used on city streets and sidewalks during ice storms, and if not, why not.

O-18     Feb 26, 2007
COUNCILLOR GALLUCCIO
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Assistant City Manager for Human Services and the Superintendent of Schools with the view of Workforce Development and Rindge School of Technical Arts conducting a building trades apprenticeship awareness program.

O-19     Feb 26, 2007
COUNCILLOR MURPHY
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
WHEREAS: The recent snowstorm has served as a reminder of the importance of knowing the locations of storm drains for the purposes of snow and ice removal; and
WHEREAS: Snow removal efforts by residents and the City would be aided by having a posting of these storm drain sites readily available to the public during snow coverage; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Commissioner of Public Works about the feasibility of indicating the location of these drains through snow cover and posting a map of these locations on the Department’s website.

O-20     Feb 26, 2007
COUNCILLOR MURPHY
WHEREAS: The City of Cambridge has committed itself toward energy conservation in order to promote environmental sustainability; and
WHEREAS: Many governments have come to the conclusion that continued use of outdated technologies no longer remains an option for achieving this goal; most notably Australia, who plans to outlaw the use of incandescent light bubs which convert most of the energy they use to heat in favor of energy-saving fluorescent light bulbs; and
WHEREAS: Actions have been taken by the City government to promote energy-efficient light bulbs among its residents; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to instruct all City departments to replace all incandescent light-bulbs with energy efficient fluorescent bulbs upon their next-needed replacement; and be it further
ORDERED: That this phase-out process be completed within three years.

O-21     Feb 26, 2007
MAYOR REEVES
WHEREAS: Cambridge is committed to being a city free of discrimination; and
WHEREAS: The function of the Cambridge Human Rights Commission is to act on complaints of discrimination within the City; and
WHEREAS: A written survey conducted by the Commission among students at Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School revealed that a surprising and dismaying number of these students assert that they are discriminated against in a variety of ways --- by the police, by merchants, by the high school itself; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Council go on record in support of the Human Rights Commission in their efforts to finding ways to eliminate or at least diminish this discrimination.

O-22     February 26, 2007
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
VICE MAYOR TOOMEY
COUNCILLOR SULLIVAN
WHEREAS: Recent construction, demolition and rehab work at 57 Otis Street has led to noticeable vibrations in the adjacent row house that might threaten the structural integrity and safety of the adjacent row house; and
WHEREAS: There is concern that current work at 57 Otis Street may have immediate and long-lasting negative effects on the adjacent row house and possibly put the adjacent house's inhabitants in danger; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to instruct relevant City officials to immediately investigate the ongoing rehab project at 57 Otis Street; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council on this issue.