Cambridge City Council meeting - April 1, 2019

CITY MANAGER'S AGENDA
1. A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a recommendation from City Engineer Katherine Watkins, to eliminate and rename certain streets in the Northpoint/Cambridge Crossing area.
4 Orders Adopted 8-0-1 (Toomey - ABSENT)

April 1, 2019
To the Honorable, the City Council:

Please find attached for your consideration, a recommendation from City Engineer Katherine Watkins, to eliminate and rename certain streets in the Northpoint/Cambridge Crossing area. Two of the streets to be renamed will be for two prominent African American women with Cambridge connections to name streets after; Harriet A. Jacobs and Gertrude Wright Morgan.

Very truly yours, Louis A. DePasquale City Manager

Agenda Item Number 1A Apr 1, 2019
ORDERED: That the City Council go on record accepting the recommendation of the City Engineer to change the name of North Street to Jacobs Street.

Agenda Item Number 1B Apr 1, 2019
ORDERED: That the City Council go on record accepting the recommendation of the City Engineer to change the name of Northpoint Boulevard (between cul-de-sac and Gilmore Bridge) to Morgan Avenue.

Agenda Item Number 1C Apr 1, 2019
ORDERED: That the City Council go on record accepting the recommendation of the City Engineer to change the name of Northpoint Boulevard (between Gilmore Bridge and Education Street) to Education Circle. This change extends Education Circle to the Gilmore Bridge.

Agenda Item Number 1D Apr 1, 2019
ORDERED: That the City Council go on record accepting the recommendation of the City Engineer to change the name of Dawes Street (between Water Street and Child Street) to Water Street. This change extends Water Street and eliminates one street name in the area.

2. A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 19-19, regarding a report on new tree plantings and trash receptacles in The Port.
Referred to NLTP Committee - Zondervan

3. Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $300,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Extraordinary Expenditures account which will support the expansion of the curbside organics program to 13+ unit households in FY20 and be used for the purchase of collection bins and outreach efforts.
Adopted 9-0

Apr 1, 2019
To the Honorable, the City Council:

I am hereby requesting the appropriation of $300,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Extraordinary Expenditures account.

The funds will support the expansion of the curbside organics program to 13+ unit households in FY20 and will be used for the purchase of collection bins and outreach efforts. This expansion will complete the rollout to all Cambridge residential buildings that use the City’s trash service, representing an additional 7,500 households. The expansion of this program is expected to begin in September, 2019.

Very truly yours, Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager

4. Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $180,000 in Virtual Net Metering (VNM) credits to the General Fund Public Works Other Ordinary Maintenance account, for costs related to solar VNM agreements.
Adopted 9-0

5. A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 19-06, regarding a report on outlining how a prolonged Federal Government shutdown may impact the people in Cambridge.
Placed on File

6. A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-61 regarding a report on commissioning a public art piece, statue or memorial that would commemorate the dedication of women in Cambridge to passing the Nineteenth Amendment.
Report Accepted, Placed on File; Appropriation Adopted 9-0

Apr 1, 2019
To the Honorable, the City Council:

In response to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-61 regarding a report on commissioning a public art piece, statue or memorial that would commemorate the dedication of women in Cambridge to passing the Nineteenth Amendment, please be advised that the following individuals have been appointed to the Nineteenth Amendment Centennial Committee:

• Barbara Berenson, author of Massachusetts in the Women Suffrage Movement

• Sarah Burks, Historical Commission

• Marian Darlington Hope, member of the Pentecostal Tabernacle; Cambridge resident

• Tanya Ford, Executive Director, Election Commission

• Aliyah Gary, Founder/Principal of Cambridge Real Estate School and iCare Realty; serves on Cambridge Arts Advisory Board; Cambridge resident

• Jane Kamensky, Director of Schlesinger Library; Cambridge resident

• Vanessa Till Hooper, Founder/Creative Director at Studio HHH, a digital design studio developing permanent or temporary experiences within the built environment; Cambridge resident

• Gail Willett, fiber artist, Cambridge resident

• Kimberly Sansoucy, Women’s Commission

• Honorary Members - Kim and Sofia Bernstein, mother and daughter (VSUS) interested in having a monument for women’s suffrage; working to put a woman on the $20-dollar bill

This Committee is charged with commissioning public art on behalf of the City with the goal of acknowledging a representative story of the 19th Amendment and highlighting the contributions of Cambridge women. To this end, the committee will:

• set goals for a centennial piece

• draft a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) seeking artist proposals to an art jury

• work with the City to determine location

• participate in public outreach and review public input on the artist proposals and location

• lead the selection process from a group of finalists

The Committee will include and work with the full support of staff members from the Arts Council, Department of Public Works, the Election Commission, the Historical Commission, and the Women’s Commission. The first meeting is scheduled to talk place on Tues, Apr 2, 2019 from 6pm to 8pm at the Women’s Commission, 51 Inman Street, 2nd floor conference room.

In terms of timeline, the goal of the committee is to have an artist selection process that results in a public announcement of a selected proposal on the 100th anniversary date of Aug 26, 2020.

Therefore, I am requesting the appropriation of $300,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Department Extraordinary Expenditures Account to support the above project.

Very truly yours, Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager

7. A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-91, regarding a report on a plan to allow the Mayor’s Annual Harvard Senior Luncheon to be held regardless of weather conditions.
Placed on File

8. A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to reappointments and new appointments of the following person as a member of the LGBTQ+ Commission effective Apr 1, 2019: Reappointments: John Gintell (3 years), Steve Lee (3 years), Lesley Phillips (3 years), Silas Weiner (3 years) and new appointments: Michelle Zucker (3 years), Nefyn Meissner (3 years), Leo Benjamin Austin-Spooner (2 years) and Britt Huhmann (1 year)
Placed on File

Apr 1, 2019
To the Honorable, the City Council:

I am hereby transmitting notification of the reappointments and new appointments of the following persons as members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Plus (LGBTQ+) Commission effective Apr 1, 2019:

Re-Appointments (3-year terms)

John Gintell - 3 year term
John has served on the Commission since 2005 and is currently one of the Commission’s CoChairs. A long-time resident of Cambridge, he is a retired technology professional and current activist for equality and human rights. John holds a bachelor’s degree from MIT and a master’s degree from Northeastern University.

Steven Lee - 3 year term
Steven has served on the Commission since 2010. He is a native Cantabrigian and currently resides and works in the City. Steven is a former board member of MassEquality. Steven has received degrees from Boston College, Golden Gate University, and Harvard University.

Lesley Phillips - 3 year term
Lesley has served on the Commission since 2005. Lesley is a long-time resident of Cambridge and active in the Democratic Party statewide and in Cambridge and is currently Cambridge Democratic Ward Committee chair in Ward 6. She holds bachelor and juris doctorate degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and a master’s degree from Harvard University.

Silas Weiner - 3 year term
Silas has served on the Commission since 2017. He is a long time resident of Cambridge and a graduate from Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School.

New Appointments

Michelle (Meesh) Zucker - 3 year term
Meesh is currently a graduate student studying city planning at MIT. Meesh is interested in the intersection of spaces and policies and their impact on society, especially on marginalized populations such as the LGBTQ+ communities. Meesh holds a bachelor’s degree from The Pennsylvania State University.

Nefyn Meissner - 3 year term
Nefyn currently works in the admissions office at Harvard Law School. Originally from the south, Nefyn has resided in Cambridge for over 5 years. Nefyn has a bachelor’s degree from University of Virginia and a master’s degree from Harvard University.

Leo Benjamin Austin-Spooner - 2 year term
Leo is currently a student at Cambridge Rindge & Latin High School. Leo is passionate about and active in LGBTQ advocacy, having played a lead role on the Yes on 3 campaign and will be the incoming GSA president at CRLS for the next academic year starting in the fall.

Britt Huhmann - 1 year term
Britt currently works as an analyst in a data analytics firm. Britt holds a doctoral degree from MIT, a master’s degree from The University of Iowa, and a bachelor’s degree from Washington University in St. Louis.

Very truly yours, Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager

9. Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant from the MetroNorth Regional Employment Board (MNREB) for $81,775 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($49,065) and to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($32,710) which will be used to reimburse the City for salary costs associated with enrolling income-eligible youth in the Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program, and to support program costs for work sites taking large numbers of youth and developing worksites for youth participants.
Adopted 9-0

10. Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Massachusetts Formula Grant in the amount of $173,800 from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs to the Grant Fund Department of Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($116,816), to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($48,684), and to the Travel and Training account ($8,300) which will be used to provide transportation for Cambridge seniors to medical appointments and weekly grocery shopping trips and will also support one part-time weekend coordinator position, an office aid, a meals assistant and several wellness/exercise instructors and group facilitators who provide services at the Citywide Senior Center.
Adopted 9-0

11. Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Shannon Grant received from the Metropolitan Mayors Coalition/Shannon Community Safety Initiative through the Executive Office of Public Safety for $15,042.07 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($13,824) and to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($1,218.07) which will be used to support the design and implementation of the City Peace program, a violence prevention peer leadership internship for teens through the Youth Centers.
Adopted 9-0

12. Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $70,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Human Service Programs Extraordinary Expenditures Account for the purchase of a new ADA accessible bus.
Adopted 9-0

13. A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-65, regarding organizing a Town Hall Meeting for Cambridge youth.
Referred to Civic Unity Committee - Simmons

14. A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 19-24, regarding pedestrian safety improvements at the intersection of Day Street and Massachusetts Avenue, and Awaiting Report 19-31, regarding general safety improvements at the intersection of Spring Street and Third Street.
Placed on File

15. A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-133, regarding a report on raising the fines for blocking both loading zones and bike lanes to a comparable rate to Boston for the 2020 fiscal year.
Placed on File

16. A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 19-12, regarding a report on legality and constitutionality of the proposed "Cambridge Publicly Financed Municipal Election Program" and the "Cambridge Municipal Election People's Pledge", and Awaiting Report Item Number 18-136 regarding a report on submitting a proposal that candidates would agree to not accept donations from persons outside of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. [Legal Opinion]
Referred to Government Operations, Rules, & Claims Committee - Toomey

April 1, 2019
To the Honorable, the City Council:

Please find attached a response to Awaiting Report Item Number 19-12, regarding a report on legality and constitutionality of the proposed "Cambridge Publicly Financed Municipal Election Program" and the "Cambridge Municipal Election People's Pledge", and Awaiting Report Item Number 18-136 regarding a report on submitting a proposal that candidates would agree to not accept donations from persons outside of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, received from City Solicitor Nancy E. Glowa.

Very truly yours, Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager

17. A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 19-01, regarding a report on the recently adopted regulations of the short-term rental revenue and the necessary steps to impose and access the revenue from the excise and community impact fees. [Legal Opinion] [Chart of Taxes]
Orders A&B Adopted 9-0

April 1, 2019
To the Honorable, the City Council:

I am writing in response to Awaiting Report Item Number 19-1, which requests a report on the recently adopted regulations of the short-term rental revenue and the necessary steps to impose and access the revenue from the excise and community impact fees. Please see the attached legal opinion from the City Solicitor providing a detailed analysis of the above questions. Below is a summary of the action the Council may take concerning the short-term rental local option room occupancy excise tax and community impact fees, for the Council’s consideration. Additionally, please note that information concerning the new short-term rental legislation and the City’s Short-Term Rental Zoning Ordinance is available on the Inspectional Services Department (“ISD”) website, and the City will be mailing another communication to all property owners informing them of the requirement that all short-term rentals obtain a Certificate of Registration from ISD.

The recently adopted legislation known as An Act Regulating and Insuring Short-Term Rentals, which is Chapter 337 of the Acts of 2018 (the “Act”), makes short-term rentals as of July 1, 2019 subject to state room occupancy excise tax, and allows municipalities to impose local room occupancy excise tax (“Local Room Tax”) on short-term rentals. The City has previously adopted the Local Room Tax in the amount of six percent (6%), and the Act automatically amends the Local Room Tax to also apply to short-term rentals, so no further action is required by the City Council for the Local Room Tax to apply to short-term rentals.

The Act also allows municipalities to adopt G.L. c.64G, §3D in order to impose a Community Impact Fee in an amount up to three percent (3%) of rent on the transfer of occupancy of shortterm rentals as of July 1, 2019. If adopted, at least thirty-five percent (35%) of the funds collected have to be used for affordable housing or local infrastructure projects. The Community Impact Fee is broken down into two categories, each of which requires a separate vote to accept by the City Council.

The first category is “professionally managed units.” Although the City’s Short-Term Rental Zoning Ordinance, which is Article 4, Section 4.60 of the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance (the “STR Ordinance”), only allows operator-occupied short-term rentals or owner-adjacent shortterm rentals, it is possible to have short-term rentals that are lawful under the STR Ordinance and that will fall under the Act’s definition of “professionally managed unit.” A “professionally managed unit” is defined as “1 or 2 or more short-term rental units that are located in the same city or town, operated by the same operator and are not located within a single-family, twofamily or three-family dwelling that includes the operator’s primary residence.” Under the STR Ordinance, a single operator can have an operator-occupied short-term rental and an owneradjacent short-term rental in a four-family dwelling. If this scenario arises, both of those units will be subject to the Community Impact Fee under the definition of “professionally managed unit” even though they are not operated by a professional management company.

If the City Council first votes to adopt the Community Impact Fee as to professionally managed units, the City Council may vote to impose the Community Impact Fee on the second category, which is short-term rentals within two-family or three-family dwellings that include the operator’s primary residence.

A majority vote of the City Council is necessary for acceptance of G.L. c.64G, §3D(a), which applies to the transfer of occupancy of professionally managed units, and if that passes, a majority vote of the City Council is necessary for acceptance of G.L. c.64G, §3D(b), which applies to the transfer of occupancy of short-term rentals within two-family or three-family dwellings. I am hereby requesting that the Council vote to accept G.L. c.64G, §3D(a) and (b).

Very truly yours, Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager

Agenda Item Number 17A Apr 1, 2019
ORDERED: That the City of Cambridge accept Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 64G, Section 3D(a) to impose upon an operator of a short-term rental unit a community impact fee at the rate of three percent (3%) of the total amount of rent for each transfer of occupancy of a professionally managed unit, as that term is defined in G.L. c.64G, §1, that is located within the City, on or after July 1, 2019 for which a rental contract was entered into on or after Jan 1, 2019.

Agenda Item Number 17B Apr 1, 2019
ORDERED: That the City of Cambridge accept Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 64G, Section 3D(b) to impose the community impact fee upon each transfer of occupancy of a short-term rental unit that is located within a two-family or three-family dwelling that includes the operator’s primary residence, on or after July 1, 2019 for which a rental contract was entered into on or after Jan 1, 2019.

19. A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the proposed Cannabis Business Permitting Ordinance. [Draft Ordinance]
Passed to 2nd Reading; Referred to Ordinance Committee for Hearing

April 1, 2019
To the Honorable, the City Council:

I am submitting the attached proposed Cannabis Business Permitting Ordinance to the City Council which would, among other things, create a social equity and economic empowerment applicant preference for proposed cannabis businesses in the City. The recent zoning ordinance passed on December 17, 2018 by the Council provided at §11.806 that the zoning for cannabis businesses would take effect on April 20, 2019 “or upon passage of a ‘Cannabis Business Permitting Ordinance,’ whichever comes first.” After the Cannabis Business Permitting Ordinance is enacted, actions required by the City Council relating to cannabis businesses in the City would be completed.

This draft Ordinance creates an independent permitting process that all cannabis businesses in the City will be required to satisfy as a condition to operating in Cambridge. The Ordinance applies to Cannabis Retail Stores, Cannabis Cultivators, Cannabis Product Manufacturers and Cannabis Transporters. The Ordinance creates an initial two-year period of exclusivity allowing only Priority Applicants, as defined in the Ordinance, to obtain a Cannabis Business Permit in the City. After the two years, other applicants may also be granted Cannabis Business Permits. Group A Priority Applicants are defined in the Ordinance as those certified by the Commonwealth as Economic Empowerment or Social Equity Program applicants, or a Women or Minority Owned business. Group B Priority Applicants are existing Registered Marijuana Dispensaries (“RMDs”) selling medical cannabis who also want to sell retail cannabis. All applicants must satisfy the ten permitting requirements listed in section 5 of the Ordinance.

The permitting process will be primarily administered and enforced by the Inspectional Services Department. However, the Community Development Department, Public Health Department and the Police Department will also have a role to play in the administration and enforcement of the Ordinance provisions. In brief, the Ordinance proposes the following steps in the overall City permitting process for Cannabis Businesses:

a. Priority Applicants to request certification as such by the Director of the Economic Development Division of the Community Development Department;

b. All applicants to enter into a Host Community Agreement with the City to be executed by the City Manager and the applicant;

c. All applicants to apply for and obtain a Planning Board special permit in compliance with the Zoning Ordinance;

d. All applicants to obtain all other permits and approval required by State and local laws and regulations to the extent that such other permits and approvals can be obtained prior to the City’s issuance of the Cannabis Business Permit; and

e. All applicants to obtain the Cannabis Business Permit from the Inspectional Services Department provided for by the attached Ordinance.

The Cannabis Business Permit will be subject to annual renewal and will be subject to revocation if the holder violates the applicable laws and/or permit conditions. Both ISD and CDD will have authority to promulgate regulations to implement the Ordinance with respect to their respective Ordinance responsibilities.

This Ordinance has been informed by discussions that have taken place over the past several months at the City Council and its Public Safety Committee, Neighborhood and Long-Term Planning Committee, and Economic Development and University Relations Committee. This draft was prepared with the participation of several departments, including the Law Department, Community Development Department, Public Health Department, Inspectional Services Department, Police Department, Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department, Department of Human Services Programs and License Commission.

Very truly yours, Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager

CHARTER RIGHT
1. That a Roundtable meeting be scheduled for Tues, Apr 9, 2019, at 5:30pm in the Sullivan Chamber, City Hall, for the purpose of discussing the Affordable Housing Zoning Overlay proposal.
Order Adopted as Amended

UNFINISHED BUSINESS
2. A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to proposed amendments to the following ordinance: and proposed amendments to Chapter 14.04 of the Cambridge Municipal Code (the "Fair Housing Ordinance”). Fair Housing (passed to a 2nd reading) AWAITING HOME RULE LEGISLATION-BEFORE PROPOSAL CAN BE ORDAINED

3. A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-108, regarding a report on offering early voting in City Council and School Committee Elections. PENDING RESPONSE FROM LEGISLATURE

4. An application was received from Citizens Bank, requesting permission for a 1 illuminated projecting sign and 7 awnings at the premises numbered 822 Somerville Avenue, approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and no abutter response.

5. A communication was received from Donna P. Lopez, City Clerk, transmitting a report from Councillor Dennis J. Carlone and Councillor Craig A. Kelley, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a public hearing held on Feb 27, 2019 to discuss a proposed amendment to the Municipal Code in Title Twelve entitled “Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places” by adding a new Chapter 12.22 entitled “Cycling Safety Ordinance” ON OR AFTER APR 8, 2019 THE QUESTION COMES ON PASSAGE TO BE ORDAINED

APPLICATIONS AND PETITIONS
1. An application was received from Gregory Matteosian, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 14 Jackson Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical Commission and Public Works. Response has been received from the neighborhood association.
Charter Right - Zondervan

COMMUNICATIONS
1. A communication was received from Ben Di Maggio, regarding supporting the Cycling Safety Ordinance.

2. A communication was received from Robert J. La Tremouille, regarding "Little Guy's Parking Lot and Trees Destruction, Coming Magazine Beach Destruction, part 3."

3. A communication was received from Sofia Bernstein, 146 Larch Road, in support of the project to celebrate the contribution of women in Cambridge and their role in women’s right to vote together with an article from the New York Times entitled “Where the Girls Aren’t.”

4. A communication was received from Kim Bernstein, 146 Larch Road, regarding the public art project to celebrate the efforts of women from Cambridge in the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment.

5. A communication was received from Saskia Vann James, 251 Garden Street, regarding the Cannabis Business Permitting proposal together with recommendations to the City of Boston and the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission regarding participation in Economic Empowerment and Social Equity applicants in the regulated marijuana industry.

6. A communication was received from Marilee Meyer, 10 Dana Street, in support of Policy Order # 3 requesting more information on the Affordable Housing Overlay.

7. A communication was received from Carolyn Shipley, 15 Laurel Street, in support of Policy Order #3 requesting more information relating to the Affordable Housing Overlay.

8. A communication was received from Charles Franklin, 162 Hampshire Street, in support of City Manager Agenda #1, Policy Order #3, disappointed in the response from the City Manager regarding trash cans in The Port and in opposition to response in City Manager’s Agenda #2.

9. A communication was received from Hasson Rashid, 820 Massachusetts Avenue, regarding City Manager Agenda #17, Charter Right #1, Policy Orders #3, #4, and #9.

RESOLUTIONS
1. Resolution on the death of Joyce Eggleston. Councillor Simmons

3. Resolution on the death of retired Cambridge Police Officer Edward "Eddie" Burke. Councillor Toomey

R-3 Apr 1, 2019
COUNCILLOR TOOMEY

WHEREAS: The City Council was very saddened to hear of the death of retired Cambridge Police Officer Edward “Eddie” Burke on Mar 26, 2019; and

WHEREAS: Eddie proudly served with the Cambridge Police Department for thirty-three years; and

WHEREAS: Eddie served as a bomb technician for the department and was one of the longest-servicing technicians in the state; and

WHEREAS: Eddie particularly loved working with his cherished K9 partner Zambra; and

WHEREAS: Eddie will long be remembered for his caring nature and the deep love he had for his family and community; and

WHEREAS: Eddie’s passing will leave a void in the lives of his surviving family; his beloved wife Lisa; his devoted children Aidan, Gillian, Brynn and Melanie; his loving grandchildren Eddie, Kevin and Kristin; his cherished siblings William III, Ann, Frances, and Paul; and his many other loving relatives and friends; and

WHEREAS: Eddie will be sorely missed by all he touched and loved; now therefore be it

RESOLVED: That the City Council go on record extending its deepest sympathy for the family of retired Cambridge Police Officer Edward “Eddie” Burke at this time of such personal loss; and be it further

RESOLVED: That the City Clerk be and hereby is requested to forward a suitably engrossed copy of this resolution to the Burke family on behalf of the entire City Council.

6. Congratulations and wishes of success to the Professionisti Italani a Boston as well as its participants and sponsors on the upcoming "Italian Expo Day" to be held on Apr 6, 2019. Councillor Toomey

ORDERS
1. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the appropriate City departments to televise and record the Transportation and Public Utilities Committee hearing scheduled for Wed, Apr 3, 2019 at 1:00pm. Vice Mayor Devereux
Order Adopted

2. That the City Manager is requested to consult with the appropriate City departments to make the necessary provisions to televise and record the Ordinance Committee hearing on “Leaf Blower Noise Control” for 5:30pm on Wed, May 1, 2019. Councillor Kelley
Order Adopted

3. That the City Manager is requested to work with the appropriate departments to provide more information and analysis as it relates to the 100% Affordable Housing Overlay District. Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Zondervan, Councillor Carlone
Order Adopted

4. That the City Manager is requested to direct the appropriate City personnel to ensure that the Housing Committee hearing scheduled for Apr 25, 2019 be televised and livestreamed, to ensure that as many people as possible will have the opportunity to view this hearing. Councillor Simmons
Order Adopted

5. That the City Manager is requested to confer with relevant City, Department of Conservation and Recreation, and MassDOT staff, as well as with representatives of the communities through which the Minuteman Bikeway passes, to review infrastructure designs and investigate ways, to include speed limits, enforcement, striping, construction projects, signage and education efforts, to maximize safety for all users of these regional bike-related amenities. Councillor Kelley, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey
Order Adopted

6. That the City Manager is requested to confer with City staff, to include the Cambridge Police Department and the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department staff, on how Cambridge enforces moped registration requirements and the enforcement numbers. Councillor Kelley, Councillor Toomey
Order Adopted

7. That the City Manager is requested to report back to the City Council on what the plans are this construction season to install sidewalk markings that appropriately indicate what types of mobility devices are allowed on which sidewalks. Councillor Kelley, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Carlone
Order Adopted

8. That the City Manager is requested to confer with relevant City departments regarding the types of vendor reporting programs that the City uses and how they are used as well as the ability to modify these programs given the constraints of relevant state and federal laws and similar limitations. Councillor Kelley, Councillor Siddiqui
Order Adopted

9. That the City Manager is requested to direct the appropriate City personnel to ensure that the Housing Committee hearing scheduled for Apr 16, 2019 be televised and livestreamed. Councillor Simmons
Order Adopted

10. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the appropriate City departments to televise and record the Government Operations, Rules and Claims Committee hearing scheduled for Wed, Apr 10, 2019 at 4:00pm. Vice Mayor Devereux
Order Adopted

11. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Department of Public Works as it relates to solutions to Rindge Avenue area waste disposal and rodent concerns. Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Zondervan, Councillor Carlone
Order Adopted

12. That the City Council go on record in enthusiastic support of H.2865, “An Act to Establish a Net Zero Energy Stretch Code. Councillor Zondervan, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Carlone
Order Adopted

HEARING SCHEDULE
Mon, Apr 1
5:30pm City Council Meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Apr 2
2:00pm The Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to continue discussion on a petition filed by the City Council to amend the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cambridge in section 4.22 to allow for a special permit for the alteration of a single, two-family or accessory structure in existence as of January 2019 to provide one accessory apartment, if appropriate conditions are met. THIS HEARING WILL BE TELEVISED. (Sullivan Chamber)

Wed, Apr 3
1:00pm The Transportation & Public Utilities Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss Applications and Petition #4 of Mar 4, 2019 submitted by the Cambridge Taxi Drivers Owners Association on whether additional regulation on Transit Network Companies (TNC) could be implemented in Cambridge. (Sullivan Chamber)
5:30pm The Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss the zoning petition filed by Stephen R. Karp, Trustee of Cambridge Side Galleria Trust to add a new Section 13.100 to Article 13 and amend the zoning map to add a new PUD-8 District Overlay. THIS HEARING WILL BE TELEVISED. (Sullivan Chamber)

Wed, Apr 10
4:00pm The Government Operations, Rules & Claims Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss the logistics and feasibility of implementing early voting in City Elections and to discuss the possibility of pursuing a Home Rule petition to lower the voting age to City elections to 16 years old. (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Apr 16
6:00pm The Housing Committee will conduct a public hearing to continue discussion on the Affordable Housing Overlay District, and this hearing shall be devoted entirely to Public Comment. (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Apr 22
5:30pm City Council Meeting - Budget Submission (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Apr 23
3:00pm The Health and Environment Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss the Zero Waster Master Plan and ways to reduce single use plastics in Cambridge. (Ackermann Room)

Wed, Apr 24
12:00pm The Economic Development & University Relations Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss a Cambridge vacant property registration ordinance. (Sullivan Chamber)

Thurs, Apr 25
6:00pm The Housing Committee will conduct a public hearing to continue discussion on the Affordable Housing Overlay District and other related matters. (Sullivan Chamber)

Wed, May 1
9:00am Finance Committee hearing to discuss proposed FY20 City Budget. THIS HEARING WILL BE TELEVISED. (Sullivan Chamber)
5:30pm The Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss a petition to amend the Municipal Code in Chapter 8.16 entitled “Noise Control” by deleting sections 16.081 through 16.081.7 to prohibit the use of leaf blowers in the City of Cambridge. (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, May 7
9:00am Finance Committee hearing to discuss proposed FY20 City Budget. THIS HEARING WILL BE TELEVISED. (Sullivan Chamber)

Wed, May 8
6:00pm Finance Committee hearing to discuss FY20 School Department Budget. THIS HEARING WILL BE TELEVISED. (Sullivan Chamber)

Thurs, May 9
9:00am Finance Committee hearing to discuss proposed FY20 City Budget (if necessary). THIS HEARING WILL BE TELEVISED. (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, May 20
5:30pm City Council Meeting - Budget Adoption (Sullivan Chamber)

TEXT OF ORDERS
O-1 Apr 1, 2019
VICE MAYOR DEVEREUX
WHEREAS: The Transportation and Public Utilities Committee will hold a hearing on Wed, Apr 3, 2019 at 1:00pm to discuss a petition submitted by the Cambridge Taxi Drivers and Owners Association and to discuss whether additional regulations on Transit Network Companies (TNC) could be implemented in Cambridge; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the appropriate City departments to televise and record the Transportation and Public Utilities Committee hearing scheduled for Wed, Apr 3, 2019 at 1:00pm.

O-2 Apr 1, 2019
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to consult with the appropriate City departments to make the necessary provisions to televise and record the Ordinance Committee hearing on “Leaf Blower Noise Control” for 5:30pm on Wed, May 1, 2019, with no set ending time.

O-3 Apr 1, 2019
VICE MAYOR DEVEREUX
COUNCILLOR ZONDERVAN
COUNCILLOR CARLONE
WHEREAS: Creating and preserving housing that is affordable to people with a broad range of incomes and household sizes throughout the city has been consistently identified as a top goal of the City Council; and
WHEREAS: The City Council is considering a zoning overlay that could make it easier to develop 100% affordable housing projects citywide; and
WHEREAS: The goals of the proposed zoning overlay are commendable, and more information is needed to fully inform the Council and members of the public on the potential implications of adopting such a zoning overlay; and
WHEREAS: Information is needed on the financial implications of the proposed zoning overlay, including (but not limited to) a detailed analysis of potential 100% affordable housing projects where affordable developers were outbid in the market and how an overlay might have given affordable developers a better chance of success, as well as any other expected per-unit cost reductions from the overlay approach; and
WHEREAS: Information is needed on the implications of the proposal on the City’s housing stock, including (but not limited to) demolition of existing homes and potential displacement of their tenants (expected numbers per year), and the net number of affordable units and types (unit size and mix and FAR comparisons to existing zoning) of projects that will be created under the overlay per year; and
WHEREAS: Information is needed on the urban design guidelines/form-based zoning for the proposal, including (but not limited to) potential building massing and heights that would be allowed, examples of representative building and site designs under the currently proposed form-based zoning, and what the scale of potential buildings in relation to surrounding structures would be, by zoning district; and
WHEREAS: Information is needed on what changes the overlay would allow in designated historic and neighborhood conservation districts; and
WHEREAS: Information is needed on the environmental implications of the proposal, including (but not limited to) green space, open space, tree canopy, stormwater management, urban heat island considerations, flooding, and the potential for building to net zero standards; and
WHEREAS: Information is needed on the implications of the proposal for small businesses, including (but not limited to) risk of retail/commercial tenant displacement and opportunities to prevent it; and
WHEREAS: A number of ongoing task forces and planning initiatives will make recommendations on some of the aforementioned topics, including (but not limited to) the Envision Alewife District Plan, the Urban Forest Master Plan, the Climate Resilience Task Force, the Mayor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Tenant Displacement, the Mayor’s Arts Task Force, and Envision Cambridge as a whole, including the other 174 recommendations that emerged from the 6 working groups; and
WHEREAS: Information and careful discussion of these identified areas will ultimately result in a stronger, more compelling proposal; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with the appropriate departments to provide more information and analysis of the above points to the City Council as quickly as possible.

O-5 Apr 1, 2019
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
MAYOR MCGOVERN
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
COUNCILLOR TOOMEY
WHEREAS: There was a bike-on-bike collision on the Minuteman Bikeway in Lexington on Mar 24, 2019 that left one rider dead, another hospitalized, traumatized witnesses and had, and will continue to have, horrible impacts on friends and family members of the victims; and
WHEREAS: The stretch of Bikeway where the collision took place is straight, flat, well drained and rather smoothly paved; and
WHEREAS: There is no official report yet on the cause of the collision; and
WHEREAS: The Minuteman Bikeway continues into Cambridge as Linear Park; and
WHEREAS: There are a number of other bike or multi-use paths in existence or being planned in Cambridge, to include the Grand Junction and the Dr. Paul Dudley White Bike Path, that may also pose hazards to users, including cyclists, under various conditions; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with relevant City, Department of Conservation and Recreation, and MassDOT staff, as well as with representatives of the communities through which the Minuteman Bikeway passes, to review infrastructure designs and investigate ways, to include speed limits, enforcement, striping, construction projects, signage and education efforts, to maximize safety for all users of these regional bike-related amenities.

O-6 Apr 1, 2019
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
COUNCILLOR TOOMEY
WHEREAS: Mopeds with a motor under 50 cubic centimeters are required to be registered with the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles and have the sticker visibly displayed; and
WHEREAS: Mopeds often have missing or expired registration stickers; and
WHEREAS: The Cambridge Police Department issued 353 tickets for unregistered motor vehicles and 16 tickets for missing registration stickers in 2018, but it is unclear if non-motor vehicle registration violations are included in either of those numbers or if they are tracked elsewhere; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with City staff, to include the Cambridge Police Department and the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department staff, on how Cambridge enforces moped registration requirements and what the enforcement numbers are; 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-7 Apr 1, 2019
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
VICE MAYOR DEVEREUX
COUNCILLOR CARLONE
WHEREAS: Cambridge has many mobility devices in use on its streets and sidewalks, including bikes, scooters, one-wheels, skateboards, among others, many of which are available in human and electric powered formats; and
WHEREAS: The City has online maps of business districts and other areas where sidewalk biking is not permitted, but a website is often not the best place for people in transit to reference, and bicycles are not the only personalized transport devices used today; and
WHEREAS: It is often not clear to travelers which devices are allowed in which parts of the right-of-way; and
WHEREAS: Wheelchairs and other mobility devices are often treated as pedestrians under State law and per ADA requirements; and
WHEREAS: Sidewalk and street stenciling can only be done under certain weather conditions during the warmer months; and
WHEREAS: Managing the safety of all users of our streets and sidewalks, to include education and enforcement efforts, is helped when allowed and disallowed uses are clearly known to all users; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council on what the plans are this construction season to install sidewalk markings that appropriately indicate what types of mobility devices are allowed on which sidewalks.

O-8 Apr 1, 2019
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
COUNCILLOR SIDDIQUI
WHEREAS: The City of Cambridge manages many enforcement and administrative programs such as Cambridge Police Department crash reporting and Parking Control Officer ticketing through vendor-supplied software platforms; and
WHEREAS: The ability of City staff to alter or customize these programs to reflect changing or emerging Cambridge-specific needs and concerns is not clearly understood by the City Council; and
WHEREAS: More effective policy making in areas such as transportation and parking enforcement and planning requires a better understanding of what abilities the City has to change and manage its various information collecting reporting systems; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with relevant City staff and report back to the City Council on:

1. The types of vendor reporting programs that the City uses and how they are used

2. The ability of the City, either through the vendor or through in-house staff, to modify these programs given the constraints of relevant state and federal laws and similar limitations

O-11 Apr 1, 2019
COUNCILLOR SIDDIQUI
COUNCILLOR ZONDERVAN
COUNCILLOR CARLONE
WHEREAS: At the Oct 18, 2018 meeting of the Neighborhood and Long-Term Planning Committee, a motion was passed requesting that the City Manager work with the Department of Public Works and the Department of Conservation and Recreation to “monitor the site and area surrounding Jerry’s Pond, ensuring that frequent trash removal and other such measures are taken to maintain a clean and inviting area”; and
WHEREAS: The motion also requested that the City Manager work with “other city and state agencies as necessary to improve the surrounding publicly owned properties through landscape design and other measures” with the intention of making them “more accessible and inviting to the community”; and
WHEREAS: Rindge Avenue area residents have since complained of a lack of sufficient waste receptacles in the area generally, and urged that the Department of Public Works replace the outdated, blue bins with newer, “big belly” bins, such as those replaced on Huron Avenue; and
WHEREAS: The Department of Public Works has been attentive to these concerns, having recently installed new trash receptacles around Comeau Field; and
WHEREAS: More recently, residents reported concern over excessive dumping of domestic rubbish in the existing public waste bins, specifically near Comeau Field’s 83 Bus Shelter [see attached Photos 1 and 2], and disturbing levels of rodent activity in the surrounding parking lots and children’s play area; and
WHEREAS: The Department of Public Works has added the Rindge Avenue and Comeau Park area to its nightly cleanup route, it remains unclear whether installing “big belly” receptacles--such as those implemented around Comeau Field [see attached Photo 3] -- at the 83 Bus Shelter would serve to mitigate the issue of domestic waste dumping, different options exist that may more effectively address; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Department of Public Works to investigate:

1. Additional options for effectively addressing the excessive rubbish issue at the 83 Bus Shelter and surrounding Rindge Avenue/Comeau Field area, including the inappropriate disposal of domestic waste; and

2. Appropriate solutions to the public and environmental health and safety issues of inadequate trash and recycling disposal and persistent rodent activity in the Rindge Avenue area; and be it further

ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council on this matter as soon as possible.

O-12 Apr 1, 2019
COUNCILLOR ZONDERVAN
VICE MAYOR DEVEREUX
COUNCILLOR CARLONE
WHEREAS: In 2009, Massachusetts became the first state in the nation to adopt an above-code appendix to the “base code” for building energy requirements, commonly referred to as the “stretch code”; and
WHEREAS: The “stretch code”, which municipalities may optionally choose to adopt, is designed to result in cost-effective construction that is more energy efficient than that which is built to the mandatory “base code” standards; and
WHEREAS: Requirements in the “stretch code” were considerably stronger than those in the “base code” when first adopted, but the “base code” has caught up over time as the “stretch code” has not changed significantly; and
WHEREAS: The Massachusetts Board of Building Regulation and Standards (BBRS) will vote on adjustments to the “base code” this year, and the board has an opportunity to significantly improve the “stretch code” as part of that process to include Net Zero building construction, something many municipalities are already experimenting with, including Cambridge; and
WHEREAS: The Net Zero Action Plan adopted by the Cambridge City Council in 2015 is an important component of our Climate Action Plan, since building energy use is responsible for the vast majority of our emissions that cause climate change; and
WHEREAS: While Cambridge has been able to voluntarily construct net zero buildings, and some private developers have been experimenting with net zero concepts, imposing net zero requirements as outlined in the Net Zero Action Plan will be made much simpler if the state adopts a net zero stretch energy code that Cambridge could subsequently adopt; and
WHEREAS: H.2865, “An Act to Establish a Net Zero Energy Stretch Code”, would establish a net zero energy stretch code through the legislature; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Council go on record in urging the BBRS to update the “stretch code” to require net zero building construction; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Council go on record in enthusiastic support of H.2865, “An Act to Establish a Net Zero Energy Stretch Code”; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Clerk be and hereby is requested to forward suitably engrossed copies of this resolution to Richard Crowley, Chair of BBRS, Governor Charlie Baker, Energy Secretary Matthew Beaton, as well as all members of Cambridge’s State House Delegation on behalf of the entire City Council.

AWAITING REPORT LIST
16-26. Report on the possibility of the City Council implementing a zoning change, on the permitting of all new restaurants where a wood-fired oven is used as a significant method of food preparation. On a communication from Councillor Kelley requesting that this matter be forwarded to the 2018-2019 Legislative Session.
Councillor Carlone, Councillor Devereux, Councillor Kelley (O-5) from 4/4/2016

16-42. Report on plans for the former Riverside Community Health Center on Western Avenue, including transfer of ownership of the building to the City and the process for determining future usage. On a communication from Councillor Kelley requesting that this matter be forwarded to the 2018-2019 Legislative Session.
Vice Mayor McGovern (O-1) from 5/2/2016

16-83. Report on drafting possible legislation and other recommendations for interim actions to identify and address the public health impacts of any commercial wood-fired ovens. On a communication from Councillor Kelley requesting that this matter be forwarded to the 2018-2019 Legislative Session.
Mayor Simmons (Calendar Item #4) from 10/31/2016

16-101. Report on the potential of building below market rental housing on City-owned parking lots along Bishop Allen Drive. On a communication from Councillor McGovern requesting that this matter be forwarded to the 2018-2019 Legislative Session.
Vice Mayor McGovern, Mayor Simmons (O-4) from 12/12/2016

16-108. Report on whether people displaced and qualify for Emergency Status who are using Section 8 in other cities or towns can retain their resident preference for the purpose of Inclusionary Housing. On a communication from Councillor Kelley requesting that this matter be forwarded to the 2018-2019 Legislative Session.
Mayor Simmons, Councillor Toomey (O-4) from 12/19/2016

17-22. Report on the potential growth of next-generation wireless technology in the City, to include: the expected footprint of citywide coverage from just one company and what market competition might produce; the integration of public and private infrastructure to support the network; what local standards the City might hope to maintain relative to aesthetics and safety; and how this new technology fits into our Broadband access plans. On a communication from Councillor Kelley requesting that this matter be forwarded to the 2018-2019 Legislative Session.
Councillor Cheung, Councillor Devereux, Councillor Kelley (O-14) from 2/27/2017

17-87. Report on a schedule for resubmitting a revised draft of the Outdoor Lighting Ordinance that incorporates clearer wording and/or more clearly explains each section in less technical jargon and is more coherent in its entirety, with the goal of seeing such an Ordinance adopted by the end of this City Council term. On a communication from Councillor Kelley and Councillor Devereux requesting that this matter be forwarded to the 2018-2019 Legislative Session.
Councillor Carlone, Councillor Devereux (O-8) from 9/18/2017

18-6. Report on information regarding electronic device usage by City-elected officials.
Councillor Toomey (O-7) from 1/22/2018

18-15. Report on any other relevant City Department to gain a sense of who is purchasing buildings in Cambridge.
Councillor Simmons (O-3) from 2/5/2018

18-21. Report on the feasibility of initiating a formal transit study and action plan of the Alewife area in response to unanimous concerns of the Envision Alewife Working Group.
Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Siddiqui (O-7) from 2/26/2018

18-37. Report on the possibility of accepting the City of Boston's invitation to join their intergenerational housing pilot program.
Councillor Mallon, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Toomey (O-1) from 3/26/2018

18-38. Report on inventory of all City-owned vacant buildings and lots and the City's plans for them, if any.
Councillor Mallon, Councillor Simmons, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Siddiqui (O-2) from 3/26/2018

18-44. Report on ensuring an additional commitment of $20 million from the City’s budget is devoted over the next five years toward the City’s efforts to preserve and create affordable housing units.
Councillor Simmons, Councillor Siddiqui (O-6) from 4/23/2018

18-53. Report on an updated schedule for resubmitting a revised draft of the Outdoor Lighting Ordinance that incorporates suggestions from the Light Cambridge Committee by June 11, 2018.
Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Carlone (O-1) from 5/14/2018

18-60. Report on a small business parking pilot that would allow temporary on-street employee parking during typical daytime operating hours.
Councillor Mallon, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons (Calendar Item #1) from 5/14/2018

18-61. Report on commissioning a public art piece, statue, or memorial that would commemorate the dedication of women in Cambridge to passing the Nineteenth Amendment. See Mgr #6
Councillor Mallon, Councillor Simmons, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Siddiqui (O-5) from 6/4/2018

18-65. Report on working with the Mayor’s Summer Youth Program and other appropriate City departments to organize a Town Hall Meeting for Cambridge youth. See Mgr #13
Councillor Simmons, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern (O-5) from 6/18/2018

18-66. Report on establishing a Young Adult Civic Unity Committee to be modeled after the Citizen Civic Unity Committee and to recruit applicants from all across the community and across all socio-economic backgrounds.
Councillor Simmons (O-7) from 6/18/2018

18-68. Report on determining the permitting and legality issues of Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing in the City of Cambridge.
Councillor Kelley, Councillor Zondervan (O-11) from 6/18/2018

18-73. Report on establishing and implementing a dynamic new initiative that will seek to place Port residents (ages 18 and over) on paths to jobs with family-sustaining wages.
Councillor Simmons (O-6) from 6/25/2018

18-83. Report on an action plan to work with the City’s Community-Based Organizations to create a network of summertime evening programming to reduce the threat of violence in the City’s public spaces in 2019 and beyond.
Councillor Simmons, Councillor Zondervan, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Mallon (O-9) from 7/30/2018

18-87. Report on the navigational editing capabilities of the City of Cambridge.
Councillor Kelley, Councillor Zondervan, Councillor Mallon, Vice Mayor Devereux (O-16) from 7/30/2018

18-90. Report on the feasibility of establishing a crosswalk at the intersection of Soden Street and Western Avenue.
Councillor Simmons (Calendar Item #3) from 9/24/2018

18-91. Report on drafting a plan that shall allow the Mayor’s Annual Harvard Senior Luncheon to be held regardless of the weather conditions. See Mgr #7
Councillor Simmons, Councillor Siddiqui (Calendar Item #4) from 9/24/2018

18-93. Report on the sale of The Constellation Center's Parcel C in Kendall Square.
Councillor Kelley, Councillor Toomey (Calendar Item #7) from 9/24/2018

18-96. Report on how the City views internet-based platforms as opportunities for outreach and communication and what sort of guidelines have been, or are being, developed to help everyone understand how the City’s various departments do or do not utilize these communication resources and how any communications on these platforms are managed so that the messaging and information is kept up-to-date.
Councillor Kelley (Calendar Item #10) from 9/24/2018

18-100. Report on taking all possible immediate actions to preserve and restore Linear Park.
Councillor Zondervan, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Kelley (O-3) from 9/24/2018

18-107. Report on prioritizing the Public Safety outreach measures in the FY20 budget.
Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Simmons (O-5) from 10/15/2018

18-108. Report on offering early voting in City Council and School Committee Elections.
Vice Mayor Devereux, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui (O-1) from 10/29/2018

18-115. Report on the current status of the Surveillance Technology Ordinance and a date the City Council can expect an updated version of the proposed Ordinance.
Councillor Kelley, Councillor Carlone (O-16) from 10/29/2018

18-119. Report on evaluating the existing capacity of fire stations in the Kendall Square area and whether a new fire station is needed, and if so, determining the feasibility of locating a plot of land for this use.
Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Toomey (O-2) from 11/5/2018

18-122. Report on the possibility of posting a "no trucks" sign on Hancock Street.
Councillor Mallon, Councillor Siddiqui (O-3) from 11/19/2018

18-123. Report on ensuring funding for our municipal media services.
Councillor Mallon, Councillor Siddiqui, Vice Mayor Devereux, Mayor McGovern (O-9) from 11/19/2018

18-127. Report on providing a timeline when the City Council can expect to receive the draft zoning and public health regulations for urban farming.
Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Mallon, Councillor Zondervan (O-1) from 11/26/2018

18-129. Report on conducting a comprehensive, independent planning, and parking study of the neighborhood and use of the First Street Garage within 6months.
Councillor Zondervan, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Carlone (Calendar Item #1) from 11/19/2018

18-130. Report on working with the Chair of the Civic Unity Committee, the Director of the Cambridge Library, the Director of 22-CityView, the Director of the Women’s Commission, and any other appropriate City personnel to begin planning for a public discussion in recognition of 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage.
Councillor Simmons, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Mallon, Vice Mayor Devereux (O-3) from 12/3/2018

18-132. Report on the negative traffic impact regarding the Davis Square Neighborhood Plan.
Councillor Kelley, Vice Mayor Devereux (O-5) from 12/3/2018

18-133. Report on raising the fines for blocking both loading zones and bike lanes to a comparable rate to Boston for the 2020 fiscal year. See Mgr #15
Councillor Mallon, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Kelley (O-9) from 12/3/2018

18-134. Report on creating a more inclusive city website, including an Open Meeting Portal registration form that does not require the use of gendered pronouns, salutations or titles.
Councillor Zondervan, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Mallon (O-11) from 12/3/2018

18-136. Report back on submitting a proposal that candidates would agree to not accept donations from person outside of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Councillor Toomey (O-15) from 12/3/2018

18-138. Report on Improving Pedestrian Safety and all relevant traffic calming measures to reduce speeding, implementing different paving surfaces, narrowing traffic lanes, installing pedestrian crossing placards affixed to the ground and adding raised intersections.
Mayor McGovern, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Zondervan (O-1) from 12/10/2018

18-139. Report on the possibility of planting a substantial-sized tree at the corner of Inman Street and Massachusetts Avenue, directly on the front lawn of City Hall.
Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Zondervan (O-2) from 12/10/2018

18-140. Report on updating the Table of Uses and determining the frequency of regularly updating the Table of Uses.
Councillor Mallon, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Siddiqui (O-1) from 12/17/2018

18-141. Report on safe way to bring power to the curb and across sidewalks to power electric vehicles.
Councillor Kelley, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Zondervan (O-2) from 12/17/2018

18-143. Report on requiring a business entity's beneficial ownership and residential real estate beneficial ownership transactions be disclosed in all Cambridge real estate transactions.
Councillor Siddiqui, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Zondervan (O-4) from 12/10/2018

18-144. Report on the process for obtaining and analyzing further detailed and specific eviction data.
Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Mallon, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Carlone (O-6) from 12/17/2018

19-1. Report on the recently adopted regulations of the short-term rental revenue and the necessary steps to impose and access the revenue from the excise and community impact fees. See Mgr #17
Mayor McGovern (O-4) from 1/7/2019

19-2. Report on allocating a percentage of hotel/motel tax revenue and adult use cannabis tax revenue to the arts in the FY20 budget.
Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern (O-5) from 1/7/2019

19-3. Report on establishing a Central Square Improvement Fund and allocate no less than 25% of funds generated to the arts.
Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern (O-6) from 1/7/2019

19-4. Report on the City's 1% for arts ordinance, which projects have met the threshold and which have fallen short, and whether it can be adjusted to account for ensuring that all mediums and disciplines of art, including live performance art, receive funding.
Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Simmons (O-7) from 1/7/2019

19-5. Report on how to provide public representation to the major project Selection Committees.
Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Zondervan, Councillor Carlone (O-14) from 1/7/2019

19-6. Report on outlining how a prolonged Federal Government shut-down may impact the people of Cambridge. See Mgr #5
Councillor Simmons, Councillor Mallon, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Siddiqui (O-1) from 1/14/2019

19-7. Report on Boston’s Electric Vehicle Charging Station Home Rule Petition and propose similar language for the City Council to consider.
Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Zondervan, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Carlone (O-2) from 1/14/2019

19-8. Report on determining what facilities, parking changes, and other improvements to the pavement conditions are possible to make Cambridge’s stretch of Webster Avenue a Complete Street.
Vice Mayor Devereux, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui (O-4) from 1/14/2019

19-9. Report on establishing a system of information-sharing and/ or alternative method for making available that data which may be of beneficial use to the City in analyzing displacement.
Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Mallon, Councillor Carlone (O-6) from 1/14/2019

19-10. Report on the feasibility of eliminating the use of plastic water bottles at City and School events.
Vice Mayor Devereux, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Zondervan, Councillor Mallon (O-4) from 1/28/2019

19-11. Report on the legality and constitutionality of the proposed “Cambridge Publicly Financed Municipal Election Program” and the “Cambridge Municipal Election People’s Pledge.”
Councillor Toomey, Councillor Kelley (O-8) from 1/28/2019

19-12. Report on conferring with Eversource and the appropriate City departments to undertake a series of studies and analyses related to finance, health and safety, building design, and long-term electricity needs before the construction of a substation in East Cambridge. See Mgr #16
Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Toomey (O-3) from 2/4/2019

19-13. Report on conducting inventories of both local arts organizations and private foundations that may support them.
Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern (O-4) from 2/4/2019

19-14. Report on the possibility of setting up an assistance fund/program to help low-income and/or elderly/disabled residents manage bed bug infestations.
Councillor Kelley, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Zondervan (O-9) from 2/4/2019

19-15. Report on the “Super Sunday” road race that was held on Feb 3, 2019 and if the proper procedures were followed in issuing permits and when/if the neighbors were notified.
Councillor Toomey (O-13) from 2/4/2019

19-16. Report on an update of the status of efforts by MIT's International Center for Air Transportation and MassPort's Community Advisory Committee to study, assess and address noise issues associated with flights in and out of Logan Airport.
Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Zondervan (Calendar Item #1) from 1/7/2019

19-17. Report on sharing regular project updates from the GSA and MITIMCO on the new Volpe Center.
Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Zondervan (O-13) from 1/7/2019

19-18. Report on the empty tree wells in the Port area and establish a plan for replenishing these throughout the spring season and determine where additional "smart" trash receptacles can be placed throughout the Port.
Councillor Simmons, Councillor Mallon, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Kelley (O-5) from 2/11/2019

19-19. Report on seeking additional funding for affordable housing concerns. See Mgr #2
Councillor Simmons, Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern (O-6) from 2/11/2019

19-20. Report on the process for establishing a formal, thorough review of the City’s Affordable Home Ownership programs, incorporating a plan for obtaining and analyzing substantial quantitative data inclusive of all types of units.
Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Toomey (O-3) from 2/25/2019

19-21. Report on the feasibility of allowing small businesses to host live acoustic music performances without a license, and if feasible, present the City Council with a proposal to allow such performances.
Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern (O-5) from 2/25/2019

19-22. Report on amending the Zoning Ordinance “Table of Uses” to allow for lodging houses in Residential A1, A2, and B Zoning Districts and to determine what tax incentives could be utilized to assist in the conversion of single-family/multi-family houses into lodging houses.
Councillor Toomey, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Siddiqui, Mayor McGovern (O-7) from 2/25/2019

19-23. Report on plans to make the pedestrian crossing of Massachusetts Avenue at Day Street more predictably safe for pedestrians.
Councillor Kelley, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Toomey, Mayor McGovern (O-8) from 2/25/2019

19-24. Report on information that is offered to limited equity condominium owners regarding the ability to recoup extraordinary repair and maintenance costs, the procedure that is in place to inform purchasers of existing or possible construction and maintenance issues that may result in higher-than expected condo fees, and the possibility of allowing roommates to cover unexpected expenses. See Mgr #14
Councillor Kelley, Councillor Simmons, Mayor McGovern, Councillor Toomey (O-10) from 2/25/2019

19-25. Report on communicating directly with the Volpe Center about the possibility of having their staff help the City set up a Micro-Mobility Pilot program in the Kendall Square area.
Councillor Kelley, Councillor Carlone, Councillor Zondervan (O-11) from 2/25/2019

19-26. Report on providing an update on the Firehouse improvements allocation.
Mayor McGovern, Councillor Mallon, Councillor Toomey (O-12) from 2/25/2019

19-27. Report on expediting zoning based on the 2015 Commercial Land Use Classification Study and exploring the feasibility of hiring more zoning planners.
Councillor Siddiqui, Councillor Mallon, Councillor Zondervan, Councillor Carlone (O-13) from 2/25/2019

19-28. Report on providing data on speed and vehicle counts on Garden Street between Concord Avenue and Linnaean Street and identify potential measures to improve its pedestrian and bicycle safety.
Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Carlone (O-2) from 3/4/2019

19-29. Report on how traffic safety concerns may be addressed on Madison Avenue.
Councillor Kelley (O-4) from 3/4/2019

19-30. Report on reviewing design or signage changes to improve safety at the intersection of Third Street and Spring Street.
Mayor McGovern, Councillor Toomey (O-1) from 3/18/2019

19-31. Report on the number of fines for failure to clear sidewalks issued from the winter of 2014-15 through the winter of 2018-19.
Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Kelley (O-4) from 3/18/2019

19-32. Report on updating the bike data count chart, along with other data tables and charts, in the Cambridge Bicycle Plan to reflect 2016 and 2018 data.
Councillor Kelley, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Zondervan (O-9) from 3/18/2019

19-33. Report on how the data collected from the Broadway Eco-Display is used to inform the City’s transportation planning efforts and to address the possibility of installing additional Eco-Display counters at the highest trafficked bicycle locations to provide more comprehensive information about bike use and other vehicles such as scooters.
Councillor Kelley, Vice Mayor Devereux, Councillor Zondervan (O-10) from 3/18/2019

19-34. Report on the status of any micro-mobility pilot programs or partnerships in Cambridge.
Councillor Kelley (O-12) from 3/18/2019

19-35. Report on how the Parking and Transportation Demand Management Ordinance is being used anecdotally, what the participation rates and trends are, and how it’s administered.
Vice Mayor Devereux (O-17) from 3/18/2019

19-36. Report on moving a Transit Benefit Ordinance proposal to an action plan.
Vice Mayor Devereux (O-18) from 3/18/2019

19-37. Report on designating a staff member in the Economic Development Division as an "arts liaison."
Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern (O-2) from 3/25/2019

19-38. Report on creating a dedicated comprehensive "arts friendly" licensing web page.
Councillor Mallon, Mayor McGovern (O-3) from 3/25/2019

19-39. Report on providing accessibility to the deaf community by hiring American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters and using apps such as Language Line Solutions to communicate with the deaf community in their first language.
Councillor Mallon, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Toomey (O-5) from 3/25/2019