CITY MANAGER’S AGENDA
1. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the FY2005 submitted budget and appropriation orders.

2. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 04-07, regarding a report on what NSTAR is doing to offset increases in energy costs and on all NSTAR programs including energy saving home improvements.

3. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Cambridge being named as a 2003 Tree City USA and Growth Award recipient.

4. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the transfer of $637,515 from the Employee Benefits (salary adjustment) salary and wages account to the Department of Public Works Other Ordinary Maintenance account to cover snow plowing contractor, salt and other supply costs incurred during the snowstorms of the past winter, increased energy costs and increased solid waste contract costs.

5. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the transfer of $11,500 from Public Library Travel and Training account to the Public Library Other Ordinary Maintenance account to be used to cover shortfall in the Library energy budget due to increased costs and unexpected bitter winter temperatures which increased consumption.

ON THE TABLE
1. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 03-137 of December 22, 2003, regarding a report on the number of investment managers for the pension fund with the list to reflect the number of women-owned and minority-owned investment managers.

2. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to a request that the City Council authorize the granting of an easement of City-owned property to Harvard University located under Hingham Street adjacent to and between two abutting parcels of land owned by Harvard and adjacent to Memorial Drive. (Order adopted on March 15 to diminish the process.) - APPROVED as amended 8-0-1

APPLICATIONS AND PETITIONS
1. An application was received from Frank Pedro, requesting a curb cut at the premises numbered 204 Harvard Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical and Public Works with the condition that the applicant must gain approval for tree hearing and removal. Three Neighborhood Association letters were sent out. No response received from the Neighborhood Associations.

2. An application was received from Emily Chinian, requesting a curb cut at the premises numbered 46 William Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical and Public Works with the condition that the catch basin must be relocated - responsibility of property owner and the existing tree must be removed. Need tree hearing. Four Neighborhood Association letters sent. No response received from the Neighborhood Associations.

3. An application was received from The Harvard Square Business Association, requesting permission for two temporary banners announcing their annual MayFair in Harvard Square.

4. An application was received from Gnomon Copy, requesting permission for four awnings at the premises numbered 99 Mount Auburn Street. Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Community Development Department and abutters.

5. A petition was received from Roberta Greene et al., 808-812 Memorial Drive Tenants Association, regarding concerns with pedestrian safety and traffic along River Street.

6. An application was received from Spirit Bar and Restaurant, requesting permission for a sandwich board sign, four tables and eight chairs for restaurant seating at the premises numbered 2046 Massachusetts Avenue.

COMMUNICATIONS
1. A communication was received from Janice Randall and family, transmitting thanks for the resolution sent in remembrance of her husband Dean Randall.

2. A communication was received from Roy Bercaw, regarding CCTV.

3. A communication was received from Peter Valentine, regarding University Park Common.

4. A communication was received from Kathy A. Spiegelman, Chief University Planner, Harvard Planning + Allston Initiative, regarding the Cambridgeport Rezoning Petition.

RESOLUTIONS
1. Welcome to all those coming to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Historic Brown v. Board of Education, hosted by Professor Charles Ogletree on May 17 at Harvard Law School.   Councillor Reeves

3. Congratulations to Michelle Farnum and George Hinds of the Office of Workforce Development for being selected by the Board of Directors of Cambridge Community Television to receive the 2004 Joseph Sakey Award.   Councillor Reeves

4. Resolution on the death of Mary F. O'Neill.   Councillor Maher, Mayor Sullivan

5. Resolution on the death of Ruth (Frankel) Metz.   Councillor Toomey

6. Support for the 14th Annual Mid-Cambridge PLANT SWAP which will be held on Saturday, May 1 from 12:00 noon to 2:00pm at Fayette Park (rain date, Sunday, May 2, 10:00am to 2:00pm).   Mayor Sullivan

7. Resolution on the death of Gregory Francis Moynahan.   Mayor Sullivan

8. Support for 19th annual AIDS Walk and 5K Run held on Sunday, June 6 at the Hatch Schell in Boston.   Mayor Sullivan

9. Support for the National Italian American Foundation International Law Institute's organizational meeting held on Saturday, May 22 at Harvard Law School.   Mayor Sullivan

10. Happy 15th Anniversary wishes to CASPAR's NEW DAY program.   Mayor Sullivan

11. Support for the 2004 Cambridge Rindge and Latin School's National Honor Society induction ceremony on Thursday, April 29 at 12:00 noon at the Radisson Hotel.   Mayor Sullivan

12. The Alewife Brook Parkway, Cambridge and Somerville, have been accepted by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, for listing in the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston.   Mayor Sullivan

13. Resolution on the retirement of Patrick Nagle.   Mayor Sullivan

14. Resolution on the retirement of Stephen Hall.   Mayor Sullivan

15. Resolution on the death of John J. Woods, III.   Councillor Galluccio

16. Resolution on the death of Rita Cunningham.   Mayor Sullivan, Councillor Maher

17. Resolution on the death of J. Agnes Reilly.   Councillor Galluccio

18. Congratulations to Tom Lorello on being selected as the new Executive Director of Shelter, Inc.   Councillor Toomey, Mayor Sullivan

19. Resolution on the death of Cynthia B. Browning.   Councillor Maher

20. Congratulations to Urban Ramstedt on winning the 2004 Barbara Singer Artist Award.   Mayor Sullivan

21. The Cambridge Gridiron Club's First Annual Golf Classic held on Friday, May 21 at the Fresh Pond Golf Course and thanks to the Fresh Pond Golf Course for their support of Cambridge Athletes.   Mayor Sullivan

22. Support for the Portuguese American Civic League's Annual Holy Ghost Feast to be held the weekend of July 9 through 11.   Mayor Sullivan

23. Happy 100th Anniversary wishes to the Knights and Ladies of St. Finbarr.   Mayor Sullivan

24. Congratulations to Lena Groeger and Hummy Song from the Rindge School of Technical Arts on having their design chosen as the new logo for the Massachusetts Spina Bifida Association.   Mayor Sullivan

25. Happy 85th Birthday wishes to Doris Bascomb.   Councillor Reeves

26. Happy 60th Birthday wishes to Gary Dotterman.   Councillor Reeves

27. Welcome to A.D. Roche, international human rights activist, as she comes from Ireland on April 27 to speak before the United Nations.   Councillor Reeves

28. Resolution on the death of Marie A. Bonfiglio.   Mayor Sullivan

29. Congratulations to David T. Ellwood on being named the Dean of the John F. Kennedy School of Government.   Mayor Sullivan

30. Congratulations to Daniel Vasella, MD on receiving the 2004 Julius Adams Stratton Prize at a dinner on Friday, May 7 at the Harvard Club of Boston beginning at 7:00pm.   Mayor Sullivan

31. Congratulations to Zachery Knoebel on being promoted to the grade of cadet colonel for the position of Regimental Commander at Norwich University, the Military College of Vermont.   Mayor Sullivan

32. Congratulations to Stephen Hunt, a senior at Boston College High School, on being named a Scholar Athlete by the Eastern Massachusetts Chapter of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame.   Mayor Sullivan

33. Resolution on the death of Joseph Phelan.   Councillor Toomey

34. Resolution on the death of Catherine Looney.   Councillor Toomey

35. Happy 50th Anniversary wishes to Fontbonne Academy.   Mayor Sullivan

36. Resolution on the death of Vincent P. Vetrano.   Mayor Sullivan

37. Good luck wishes to the Bay State Brats, a Junior Olympic Fast Pitch Softball Team, as they compete in the National Softball Association's World Series in Columbus, Ohio.   Mayor Sullivan

38. Congratulations to Reverend Frank Belcher S.J., on receiving the 2004 Saint Ignatius Award given by Boston College High School.   Mayor Sullivan

39. Resolution on the death of Catherine Foskett.   Councillor Toomey

40. Condolences on the death of Manuel DaCosta.   Councillor Toomey

41. Get well wishes to Bridget "Bridie" McDonough.   Mayor Sullivan

42. Resolution on the death of Helen DeYoung.   Mayor Sullivan

43. Resolution on the death of Elizabeth M. Furdon.   Mayor Sullivan

44. Resolution on the death of the Honorable Reno J. Orlando.   Mayor Sullivan

45. Resolution on the death of Giovoni Cordero Costanza-Perkins.   Councillor Galluccio

46. Congratulations to the Law Offices of Bellotti & Barretto, P.C. on the grand opening of their newest office in Quincy, Massachusetts.   Mayor Sullivan

47. Resolution on the death of Nancy M. Fulton.   Mayor Sullivan

48. Happy 100th Birthday wishes Mary H. Norton.   Mayor Sullivan

49. Wishes for a speedy recovery to Joe Gallagher.   Mayor Sullivan

50. Wishes of hope, strength and well wishes to Mary Lou Wright.   Mayor Sullivan

51. Best wishes extended to the Warren Pals on their annual Private Memorial Mass in memory of their departed brothers on Sunday, May 6, 2004 at Saint Francis of Assisi Church.   Mayor Sullivan

52. Support for the Armenian Relief Society's 2nd Annual Walk Armenia Walk-A-Thon held on Saturday, May 1, 2004, beginning at 11:00am.   Mayor Sullivan

53. Support for an Art Exhibit and Music and Movement Video sponsored by Lesley University and The Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation on Wednesday, May 5, 2004 beginning at 6:00pm.   Mayor Sullivan

54. Thanks to the Cambridge Public Library's adult literacy tutors and adult literacy teachers for their participation in the Cambridge Public Library Project.   Mayor Sullivan

55. Wishes for a very Happy First Anniversary to CN8, the new cable news station.   Mayor Sullivan

56. Wishes for a Happy 150th Anniversary to W.R. Grace.   Mayor Sullivan

57. Congratulations to Karen Trainor on celebrating her twentieth year as a crossing guard at Sparks Street and Brattle Street.   Mayor Sullivan

58. Cambridge proclaims April, 2004 as Fair Housing Month and designates the Human Rights Commission and the Cambridge Fair Housing Committee as official sponsors to promote activities and urges all residents to re-affirm and intensify their commitment to the goal of fair housing.   Mayor Sullivan

59. Congratulations to Curtis Jones on his appointment as the new Executive Director of the Roxbury Y.M.C.A.   Councillor Reeves

60. Resolution on the death of Judge Feloney.   Councillor Maher

ORDERS
1. The City Manager is requested to arrange for businesses and companies to provide containers for cigarettes so that their employees and patrons who smoke will not litter.   Councillor Toomey

2. The City Manager is requested to consider taking steps to initiate the planning and funding for memorial sites in Cambridge for Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill and John Fitzgerald Kennedy.   Councillor Galluccio and Councillor Reeves

3. The City Manager is requested to confer with the Assistant City Manager for Community Development to have appropriate staff review and respond to questions regarding the Community Development Department's recent meeting on limited equity cooperative owners, to have a follow-up meeting and to refer the matter to the Human Services Committee, and for the City Manager to report back to the committee on this matter.   Councillor Simmons

4. The City Manager is requested to direct the Police Commissioner to increase patrols and police presence in the area of Kinnaird, Howard and Bay Streets due to concerns by the neighborhood about suspicious illegal activity.   Vice Mayor Decker and Mayor Sullivan

5. The City Manager is requested to instruct the Commissioner of Public Works to replace the existing sign, Clarendon Hill Park, in honor of James D. Gondolfe, with a pole sign and that said pole sign contain exact language as the original sign.   Councillor Galluccio

6. The City Manager is requested to coordinate with the Mayor on the appointment of a committee for developing a ten-year plan to end chronic homelessness in Cambridge and report to the City Council with recommendations and policy implementations.   Mayor Sullivan

7. The City Manager is requested to coordinate with the Superintendent of Public Schools investigate and report on the Ridgewood, New Jersey initiative entitled "Ready, Set, Relax," which seeks to promote the concept of family time by establishing a day each year uninterrupted by extracurricular activities, homework and parent and community meetings and events.   Mayor Sullivan

8. The City Manager is requested to report on why the tree wells on Prospect Street, near Cambridge Street, are being filled with black top.   Councillor Toomey

9. The City Manager is requested to instruct the Arts Council to survey local arts groups to determine if any could accept the challenge of creating an art center or theater using a large building in Central Square, which the arts group would have to purchase, retrofit and maintain.   Councillor Reeves

10. The City Manager is requested to review and respond to why citizen owning a limited equity townhouse located on Cedar Street, cannot bequeath the unit to her children and cannot convert the basement into an apartment for additional income; yet, she is said to be an "owner" of real estate.   Councillor Reeves

11. The City Manager is requested to report on the persistent NSTAR electrical blackouts and the inconveniences caused by Cambridge residents.   Councillor Toomey

12. The City Manager is requested to report and provide an update on the conditions at the junction of Holworthy/Mt. Auburn/Belmont Streets.   Councillor Toomey

13. The City Manager is requested to report on the status of the city-owned lot on Warren Street.   Councillor Toomey

14. The City Manager is requested to confer with the Commissioner of Public Works to report back to the City Council on energy efficiency measures including the results of a currently contracted energy study on City Hall, 806 Massachusetts Avenue and 51 Inman Street and said report be referred to the Health and Environment Committee.   Councillor Davis

15. The Office of the Mayor is requested to sponsor a discussion on women and the trades.   Councillor Simmons

16. The City Manager is requested to confer with the Director of Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department and the MBTA to address the design and organization of bus stops at Green and Magazine Streets and Pearl and Green and to look at the Silver Line bus shelters.   Councillor Reeves

17. The City Council is requested to hold a Roundtable meeting on bus stops and benches and bus shelters.   Councillor Simmons

18. The City Manager is requested to contact the State's Division of Conservation and Recreation (formerly the MDC) to coordinate with city efforts to make improvements to the roads and sidewalks that surround 808-812 Memorial Drive.   Councillor Davis

19. The City Manager is requested to coordinate with departments to address concerns raised by residents of 808-812 Memorial Drive relative to sidewalks on River Street, traffic calming measures, bus stop improvements including possible bus shelter and inspection of the curb cub at the bus stop for closure and issues regarding water drainage and pest infestation and report back to the City Council on this matter.   Mayor Sullivan

COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS FROM CITY OFFICERS
1. A communication was received from Marilyn Y. Bradshaw, Executive Secretary to the School Committee, transmitting a copy of the order adopted by the School Committee on April 13 on the budget of the Cambridge Public Schools.

2. A communication was received from Councillor Galluccio, Vice Mayor Decker, Councillor Maher and Councillor Murphy, regarding substituted language for Section 8 of the Hingham Street Easement.

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

Tues, Apr 27
9:00am   Joint Meeting of the Cable TV, Telecommunications and Public Utilities and the Economic Development, Training and Employment Committees to discuss coordination of media coverage issues related to the Democratic National Convention. (Ackermann Room)
10:00am   The Economic Development Training, and Employment Committee will conduct a public meeting to continue discussions on planning events in Cambridge for the month of July. (Sullivan Chamber)
1:30pm   The Public Safety Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss proposed criteria for siting a new or renovated police station, parking options for renovated police station in Central Square and an overview of security measures for the DNC. (Ackermann Room)

Thurs, Apr 29
8:45am   The Human Services Committee will hold a public meeting to discuss the Senior Town Meeting, inventory of space and programs as it relates to child care and to discuss living wage for day care workers. (Ackermann Room)
3:00pm   The Human Services and Public Facilities, Art and Celebrations Committee will hold a joint meeting to discuss the issue of same sex marriages and preparation for May 17th and any other issue related to same sex marriages. (Sullivan Chamber)
6:00pm   The Transportation, Traffic and Parking Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss setting an agenda for pedestrian issues; and repairs to MBTA stations. (Sullivan Chamber)

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

Tues, May 4
10:00am   The Finance Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss the FY05 City Budget. (Sullivan Chamber)

Wed, May 5
4:30pm   The Public Facilities, Art and Celebrations Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss the feasibility of whether there are parks/open spaces where dogs may be walked off-leash located in all four quadrants of the city. (Ackermann Room)
5:30pm   The Ordinance Committee will conduct a public meeting on a petition to amend the zoning in Cambridgeport at Memorial Drive. (Sullivan Chamber)
6:00pm   The Ordinance Committee will conduct a public meeting on the Tree Ordinance and the zoning amendments to accompany the Tree Protection Ordinance. (Sullivan Chamber)
6:30pm   The Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing on the Skateboard Ordinance. (Sullivan Chamber)

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

Tues, May 11
10:00am   The Finance Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss the FY05 City Budget. (Sullivan Chamber)

Wed, May 12
6:00pm   The Finance Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss the FY05 School Department Budget. (Sullivan Chamber)

Thurs, May 13
10:00am   The Finance Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss the FY05 City Budget. (IF NECESSARY) (Sullivan Chamber)

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

Wed, May 19
5:00pm   The Claims Committee will conduct a public hearing to consider claims filed against the city. (Ackermann Room)

Mon, May 24
4:00pm   Presentation and reception for scholarship recipients (Sullivan Chamber)
5:00pm   Special Presentation Go Green Business Awards (Sullivan Chamber)
5:30pm   City Council Meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Thurs, May 27
6:00pm   Roundtable Meeting with the Cambridge Health Alliance. Informal meeting with no public comment, at which time no votes will be taken. Meeting will not be televised. (Cambridge Hospital, 1493 Cambridge Street, Main Building, Board Room, 7th Floor)

Mon, June 7
5:30pm   Roundtable Meeting on the Overview of Domestic Violence Prevention Initiative in Cambridge. Informal meeting with no public comment and no votes. Meeting will not be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)

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

Mon, June 21
5:30pm   City Council Meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, June 28
5:30pm   City Council Meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Aug 2
5:30pm   Special City Council Meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

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

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

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

TEXT OF ORDERS
O-1     April 26, 2004
COUNCILLOR TOOMEY
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to make the necessary arrangements to request businesses and companies to provide containers for cigarette for their employees and patrons so that they will not be littering the streets.

O-2     April 26, 2004
COUNCILLOR GALLUCCIO
COUNCILLOR REEVES
ORDERED: The City Manager be and hereby is requested to consider taking all steps necessary to initiate the planning and funding for memorial sites for Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill and John Fitzgerald Kennedy in the City of Cambridge; said sites to include statutes with educational and historical information on these two political leaders.

O-3     April 26, 2004
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
WHEREAS: The Community Development Department recently held a meeting for limited equity cooperative owners; and
WHEREAS: The meeting generated many questions and concerns; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Assistant City Manager for Community Development to have the appropriate staff review these questions, develop information to respond to the questions and concerns and have a follow-up meeting with the limited equity cooperative owners; and be it further
ORDERED: That this order be adopted and referred to the Human Services Committee and that the City Manager report back to said committee on this matter.

O-4     April 26, 2004
VICE MAYOR DECKER
MAYOR SULLIVAN
ORDERED: The City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the Police Commissioner to increase patrols and police presence in the area of Kinnaird Street, Howard Street and Bay Street due to concerns by the neighborhood about suspicious illegal activity.

O-5     April 26, 2004
COUNCILLOR GALLUCCIO
WHEREAS: On May 15, 2000 the City Council passed an order (Order Number 16) naming Clarendon Hill Park in honor of James D. Gondolfe; and
WHEREAS: A sign has been affixed to stonework in the park which has poor visibility; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to instruct the Commissioner of Public Works to replace the existing sign with a pole sign; said replacement pole sign to contain the exact language as the original sign it is replacing.

O-6     April 26, 2004
MAYOR SULLIVAN
WHEREAS: The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness has established as a priority efforts to work with local communities across this country to end chronic homelessness; and
WHEREAS: The chronically homeless, the most visible of the homeless population, account for an estimated ten percent of the homeless population while utilizing roughly fifty percent of allotted resources, including shelters, medical services, and treatment facilities; and
WHEREAS: The Council on Homelessness has established this goal of community-based plans to end chronic homelessness to address the disproportionate consumption of resources available to the overall homeless population; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to coordinate with the Mayor the appointment of a committee with the purview of developing a ten-year plan to end chronic homelessness in the City of Cambridge and that said committee will report back to the City Council with recommendations for policy implementation relative to this matter by October 25, 2004.

O-7     April 26, 2004
MAYOR SULLIVAN
ORDERED: The City Manager be and hereby is requested to coordinate with the Superintendent of Public Schools to investigate the Ridgewood, New Jersey initiative entitled "Ready, Set, Relax," which seeks to promote the concept of family time by establishing a day each year that is uninterrupted but extracurricular activities, homework and parent and community meetings and events (see attached article); and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council on this matter.

O-8     April 26, 2004
COUNCILLOR TOOMEY
ORDERED: The City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council on why the tree wells on Prospect Street, near Cambridge Street, are being filled with black top.

O-9     April 26, 2004
COUNCILLOR REEVES
ORDERED: The City Manager be and hereby is requested to instruct the Arts Council to survey local arts groups to determine if any could accept the challenge of creating an art center or theater using a large building in Central Square, which the arts group would have to purchase, retrofit and maintain.

O-10     April 26, 2004
COUNCILLOR REEVES
ORDERED: The City Manager be and hereby is requested to review and respond to why, after paying $135,000 for a limited equity townhouse located on Cedar Street, a citizen cannot bequeath the unit to her children and cannot convert the basement into an apartment for additional income; yet, she is said to be an "owner" of real estate.

O-11     April 26, 2004
COUNCILLOR TOOMEY
ORDERED: The City Manager be and hereby is requested to report to the City Council on the persistent NSTAR electrical blackouts and the inconveniences caused by Cambridge residents.

O-12     April 26, 2004
COUNCILLOR TOOMEY
ORDERED: The City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council and provide an update on the conditions at the junction of Holworthy/Mt. Auburn/Belmont Streets.

O-13     April 26, 2004
COUNCILLOR TOOMEY
ORDERED: The City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council on the status of the city-owned lot on Warren Street.

O-14     April 26, 2004
COUNCILLOR DAVIS
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is required to confer with the Commissioner of Public Works to report back to the City Council on energy efficiency measures and including the results of a currently contracted energy study on City Hall, 806 Massachusetts Avenue, 51 Inman Street; and be it further
ORDERED: That said report be referred to the Health and Environment Committee.

O-15     April 26, 2004
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
ORDERED: That the Office of the Mayor sponsor a discussion on women and the trades.

O-16     April 26, 2004
COUNCILLOR REEVES
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Director of Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department and the MBTA to address the issues of design and organization of bus stops at Green and Magazine Streets and Pearl and Green Streets and with a look at the Silver Line bus shelters.

O-17     April 26, 2004
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
ORDERED: That the City Council hold a Roundtable meeting on bus stops and benches and bus shelters.

O-18     April 26, 2004
COUNCILLOR DAVIS
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to contact the State Division of Conservation and Recreation (formerly the MDC) to coordinate with city efforts to make improvements to the roads and sidewalks that surround 808-812 Memorial Drive.

O-19     April 26, 2004
MAYOR SULLIVAN
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to coordinate with the necessary departments to address concerns raised by the residents of 808-812 Memorial Drive relative to sidewalks issues on River Street, traffic calming measures to reduce speed of traffic, bus stop improvements including the possibility of a bus shelter and inspection of the curb cub at the bus stop for closure and other issues regarding water drainage and pest infestation; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council on this matter.