CITY MANAGER’S AGENDA
1. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following persons as a Constable for a term of three years, effective January 1, 2006:  Francis A. Conole (With Power); Justin Pelletier (Without Power)

2. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the Half Crown-March Neighborhood Conservation District Consolidation Study Final Report received from the Historical Commission.
CHARTER RIGHT - REEVES

3. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to a Planning Board recommendation on the City Council Zoning Petition to modify the language in Section 5.28(1) - Criteria for Approval of a Special Permit as previously suggested by the Planning Board.

To the Honorable, the City Council,

Subject. City Council Zoning Petition to modify the language in Section 5.28(1) - Criteria for Approval of a Special Permit as previously suggested by the Planning Board.

Recommendation. The Planning Board recommends adoption of the Petition with a modification to delete the word "negative" in sub-paragraph (1) describing the potential impacts of the new activity on neighbors.

Discussion. In March 2006, the Planning Board held a hearing and discussed the Zimlicki, et al Petition that would have modified Section 5.28.2 and Section 6.12(d) relating to the provisions for parking and open space where non-residential buildings are being converted to residential use. The Planning Board felt that the Zimlicki proposal was not as flexible as it could be in addressing the varying circumstances in which Section 5.28.2 might be used. Conversion projects may vary quite a bit in terms of the types of buildings being converted as well as the neighborhoods in which they are located. Therefore, the Board did not recommend adoption of the petition.

The Board noted that the current Ordinance already addresses the parking and open space concerns that were the impetus for the Zimlicki Petition, by including two criteria for approval of a residential-conversion special permit. One criterion looks at the impacts of the new housing on the privacy of abutters. The other looks at the impacts that the increased number of dwelling units may have on on-street parking, particularly where off-street parking is limited. The Board suggested instead alternate language that would add depth to these criteria.

The City Council petition (reflecting the Planning Board’s earlier recommendation) adds more detailed language to the criteria with respect to the impacts of new residential activity on abutters and the location, orientation and use of the structure and yards on adjacent properties. The Petition’s new language also allows the Planning Board to require additional analysis of on-street parking utilization and supply (through survey or other means to be determined in consultation with city staff).

The Planning Board recommends approval with one modification: the word "negative" should be deleted from Section 5.28.27 (1) to allow consideration of all types of impacts

Respectfully submitted by the Planning Board,
Barbara Shaw, Chair

4. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the acceptance and ratification of Chapter 55 and Section 3 of Chapter 64 of the Acts of 2006, which authorizes the Cambridge Retirement Board to increase the payment of an accidental death benefit to the dependent surviving children of deceased disability retirees who died of conditions related to their disability.

5. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 06-89, regarding a report on the impact of MBTA staffing cuts.

6. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 06-111, regarding plans to relocate the Haggerty Preschool Program.

7. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 06-92, regarding a report on the City’s policy on idling construction vehicles at construction sites.

8. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 06-114, regarding the possibility of using car stacking lifts at parking garages, private residences and business parking lots.

9. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 06-116, regarding a report on charging rent for parking spaces.

10. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 06-113, regarding a report on effectiveness of the City’s new trash policy.

11. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 06-94, regarding a report on the Area IV Job Fair.

12. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 03-46, regarding a report on property taxes paid and not paid by universities.

Assessing Department
Robert P. Reardon, Director of Assessment
Faith D. McDonald, Deputy Director of Assessment

MEMORANDUM
TO: Robert W. Healy, City Manager
FROM: Robert P. Reardon
SUBJECT: Awaiting Report 03-46
DATE: August 1, 2006
CC: Louis DePasquale, Assistant City Manager for Fiscal Affairs

The Board of Assessors has reviewed the real estate owned by Harvard University, Lesley College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to determine the amount of real estate taxes paid and to project the amount of real estate taxes, which would be paid if the exempt parcels for each were taxable. The taxable portion is straight forward using the actual FY06 commitment amounts, which is shown as follows:

Property Owner	Valuation	Taxes
Harvard University	$283,637,800	$3,058,258
Lesley College	$33,977,600	$516,913
MIT	$1,385,771,700	$23,481,937

 The assessed values of the exempt real estate owned by the Universities are based upon the current use of the buildings, which are typically special purpose type structures and may or may not be conducive to commercial use. In order to estimate the potential real estate taxes, it is necessary to determine if the property would be taxable at the residential rate of $7.38 or the commercial rate of $17.86. The Board has used the building type to make this determination and estimate potential tax revenue. The result of this analysis is as follows:

Property Owner	Potential Valuation	Potential Taxes
Harvard University	$2,439,042,200	$33,369,547
Lesley College	$89,517,600	$1,429,163
MIT	$1,631,879,900	$26,230,113

  The real estate currently exempt from taxation have estimated as follows:

Property Owner	Residential	Commercial
Harvard University	40%	60%
Lesley College	18%	82%
MIT	14%	86%

Currently, Harvard and MIT have Payment-In-Lieu-Of-Taxes (PILOT) agreements, which for FY06 are as follows:

Harvard University	$2,056,672
MIT	$1,541,600

13. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Adult Basic Education grant (ABE) received from the Massachusetts Department of Education for $670,673.00 to the grant fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($578,507.00) and to the grant fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($91,666.00) and to the grant fund Human Service Programs Travel and Training account ($500.00) to support the activities of the Community Learning Center (CLC).

14. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse Services in the amount of $100,000 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($63,102.00), Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($35,148.00) and Grant Fund Human Service Programs Travel and Training account ($1,750.00) to be used to support the Cambridge Prevention Coalition’s work implementing the "Cambridge Community Mobilizing for Change Around Alcohol Project".

15. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant received from the Cambridge Health Alliance for $15,000.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account to provide nutritional foods to eligible Cambridge residents through the Cambridge Food Pantry Network.

16. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Employment Resource Inc. Grant in the amount of $16,855.00 to the Grant Fund of Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($14,620.00) and the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($2,235.00) to be used to support the Community Learning Center’s GED preparation class.

17. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant from the Friends of the Community Learning Center Grant for $27,500 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account in support of the Cambridge Even Start Program and Community Learning Center’s (CLC) core programs.

18. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $5,465.85 in private donations to the Grant Fund of Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account to be used to provide additional food and nutrition services for seniors at the Cambridge Senior Centers.

19. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $5,850.00 in proceeds from the Harvard/City Golf Tournament to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account to be used to support the Multi-Service Center.

20. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Housing Assistance Program Grant (HAP) received from the Community Action Programs Inter-City Inc. for $173,250.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($172,155.00), Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($770.00) and the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Department Travel & Training account ($325.00) and will be used to provide housing search and stabilization services by three staff members funded from the grant to families referred by the Department of Transitional Assistance.

21. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a $2,500 donation from Harvard University to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account to be used to support Project 13 at the Moore Youth Center.

22. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of receipts received from Cambridge Homeless Service Provider Agencies and surrounding communities to support the Cambridge Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), a citywide tracking system for homeless persons receiving services through the participating programs, in the amount of $3,900.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account.

23. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Massachusetts Family Network grant received from the Department of Education in the amount of $139,761.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($136,994) and the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($2,767) to provide a variety of family support and parent education resources to families in the Cambridge community through the Center for Families.

24. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of grant for $62,000 from the Massachusetts Department of Education through the Children’s Trust Fund to the Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($60,723.00) and the Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($1,277.00) and will allow the Center for Families to provide family support and educational programs targeting parents of children up to six years old.

25. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Workplace Education Grant from the Massachusetts Department of Education, Adult and Community Learning Services in the amount of $40,000.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($37,983) and the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($2,017) to provide funds to support the Community Learning Center.

26. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a FY’07 grant from the Office of the Attorney General, Local Consumer Aid Fund for $11,000 to the Grant Fund License Commission (Consumer’s Council) Salaries and Wages account ($9,500) and Travel and Training account ($1,500) to be used to cover the cost of interns, special project assistants and summer staff mediators, as well as support travel and training activities.

27. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following persons as member of the Cambridge Kids’ Council effective August 7, 2006:  Billy Andre (1 year term);  Mary DeCourcey (3 year term);  Drew Parkin (3 year term)

28. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following person as a member of the Council on Aging Board for a term of two year, effective September 1, 2006:  Maureen E. Harty

29. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the transfer of $75,000 from General Fund Cable Television Salary and Wages account to the General Fund School Salary and Wages account to cover the costs of an Educational Access Program Manager position.

30. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 06-95, regarding a report on what existing laws regulate the use of heavy construction related equipment.

31. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to a request that the City council approve an appropriation order and Order of Taking to acquire a small sliver of land that is part of a larger parcel of land located at 83 Gore Street, Cambridge, MA. [Approved 8-0-1]

City Manager Order #1
August 7, 2006
ORDERED: That $25,000.00 is appropriated in the General Fund Law Department Extraordinary Expenditures Account from building permit revenues for the purpose of acquiring the following parcel of land for municipal purposes, including but not limited to the reasonable maintenance, repairs and/or reconstruction of buildings in the City and for all purposes and uses accessory thereto:

A section of the land now known and numbered as 83 Gore Street, City of Cambridge, County of Middlesex, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being shown on a plan entitled "83 GORE STREET TAKING PLAN IN CAMBRIDGE, MA" dated July 28, 2006, prepared by the City of Cambridge Department of Public Works, containing ± 209.6 square feet.

That to meet this appropriation the City Manager is authorized to take any and all action necessary to carry out the transaction.

City Manager Order #2
August 7, 2006
WHEREAS: By Section 30 of Chapter 43, Section 14 of Chapter 40, and Chapter 79 of the General Laws, all as amended, it is provided that the Cambridge City Council may taken in the name of the City for any municipal purpose any land within the limits of the City not already appropriated for public use; and
WHEREAS: The City Manager of Cambridge and City Council, in order to maintain buildings within the City in a reasonable condition and for other municipal purposes, have approved and authorized that the City should, under the aforesaid Chapter of the General Laws, take and hold for the reasonable maintenance of buildings in the City, the parcel of land hereinafter bounded and described and any buildings and trees thereon; and
WHEREAS: An appropriation duly made by the City Council on August 7, 2006, is sufficient to cover the estimated expense of acquisition as required by the aforesaid Sections of Chapters 40 and 43; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That by virtue of and in pursuance of the authority conferred by said Chapters of the General Laws and by every other power and authority it thereto enabling, the City of Cambridge by its City Council does hereby take the land hereinafter described, and all privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging as well as all trees and all structures thereon, for municipal purposes, including, but not limited to, the reasonable maintenance of buildings in the City.

Area of Taking
Intending to take hereby the Area of Taking as shown on the Plan identified below in fee simple, included within such description by whomsoever the same may be owned, vis:
A certain section of land of the property located at 83 Gore Street in the City of Cambridge, County of Middlesex, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, more particularly described as follows:
Beginning in the Northerly Line of Gore Street at a point 24.70’ West of the Northwest Corner of Gore Street and Sciarappa Street, thence;
N 18°57’15" E a distance of twenty-five and two tenths feet (25.20’) by a party wall to a corner; thence
S 71°11’00" E a distance of one and five tenths feet (1.50’) by a party wall to a corner; thence,
N 18°57’15" E a distance of nineteen and thirty-two hundredths feet (19.32’) by a party wall and land of Dineruma Family Trust to a corner; thence
N 71°11’00" W a distance of thirty-eight and eight tenths feet (38.80’) by a land of Federman to a corner; thence
S 18°57’15" W a distance of four and fifty-two hundredths feet (4.52’) by land of Psyk to a corner; thence
S 71°11’ 00" E a distance of thirty-seven feet (37.00’) by land of the City of Cambridge to a corner; thence
S 18°57’15" W a distance of forty feet (40.00’) by land of the City of Cambridge to a corner in the northerly line of Gore street; thence,
S 71°11’00" E a distance of three-tenths of a foot (0.30’) by the northerly line of Gore Street to a corner; which is the point of beginning.

The above described Area of Taking contains an area of ± two hundred nine and six-tenths square feet (209.6 sq. ft.), and is more particularly shown as Area of Taking on the plan recorded herewith and entitled: "83 GORE STREET TAKING PLAN IN CAMBRIDGE, MA", scale 1"= 10’, dated July 28, 2006, prepared by: City of Cambridge Department of Public Works, 147 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts ("Plan").

For title to the Area of Taking see Middlesex South Registry of Deeds Recorded Land Book 7997, Page 226 and Book 23568, Page 134.

The damage awarded with respect to Parcel T-1 is Twenty-Five Thousand ($25,000.00) Dollars and the supposed owner is the Dineruma Family Trust; and be it further
ORDERED: The taking of fee simple title in land for the Area of Taking, along with all buildings and trees thereon herein described is hereby authorized in accordance with General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 13, Chapter 43, Section 30 and Chapter 79, all as amended for municipal purposes, including, but not limited to, the reasonable maintenance, repairs and/or reconstruction of buildings in the City and for all uses accessory thereto.

Said land is described above.

The Area of Taking contains ± 209.6 sq. ft. and the fair market value of said parcel has been appraised at Twenty-Five Thousand ($25,000) Dollars.

CHARTER RIGHT
1. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 06-61, regarding a report on outdoor drinking fountains in public areas. Charter Right exercised by Councillor Kelley on City Manager Agenda Number Six of June 26, 2006.

2. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 06-56, regarding a report on the status of changes to the City’s Ordinance concerning the Noise Affidavit. Charter Right exercised by Councillor Kelley on City Manager Agenda Number Seven on June 26, 2006.

ON THE TABLE
3. Placed on Table on the motion of Councillor Kelley on February 27, 2006 on Awaiting Report Item Number 06-06 of February 27, 2006, regarding a report on the legality of the banners in front of the Dunkin’ Donuts at 2480 Massachusetts Avenue and at other location in the City.

4. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 06-40, regarding a report on Police Department enforcement statistics. Charter Right exercised by Councillor Kelley on City Manager Agenda Number Four of June 19, 2006. Placed on the Table on the motion of Councillor Kelley on June 26, 2006.
[Placed on file on Roll Call vote 7-1-1. This is significant in that Councillor Kelley insisted on getting further information from the City Manager and the Police Department in addition to the 1000+ pages already received which required significant staff time to produce. This resounding negative vote can only be seen as a vote against Kelley's excessive requests for information and data for ill-defined purposes. The vote was, in a very real sense, a referendum on Councillor Kelley.]

5. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 06-80, regarding a report on the responsibility of cleaning snow and ice from MBTA bus stops, street intersections and Cambridge Housing Authority pathways. Placed on Table City Manager Agenda Number Eight on the motion of Councillor Kelley on June 26, 2006.

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

7. A communication was received from D. Margaret Drury, City Clerk transmitting a report from Councillor Brian Murphy and Councillor Michael A. Sullivan, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a meeting held on May 17, 2006 for the purpose of considering a petition filed by Eileen Woodford et al. to amend the zoning map in the area of Concord Avenue bounded by New Street, Fern Street, Field Street and properties along Bay State Road to change the present zoning of Residence C-1A and B and Industry A-1 to Residence C. The question comes on passing to be ordained on or after July 3, 2006. Petition expires August 15, 2006.   ORDAINED AS AMENDED 8-0-1 (Decker ABSENT), ORDINANCE #1299

8. A communication was received from D. Margaret Drury, City Clerk transmitting a report from Councillor Brian Murphy and Councillor Michael A. Sullivan, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a meeting held on May 17, 2006 to consider a proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to substitute the phrase "Private Open Space" for the phrase "Useable Open Space" throughout the Zoning Ordinance. The question comes on passing to be ordained on or after July 10, 2006. Petition expires August 15, 2006.   ORDAINED 8-0-1 (Decker ABSENT), ORDINANCE #1298

APPLICATIONS AND PETITIONS
1. An application was received from Everything’s Jake, requesting permission for a sign at the premises numbered 36 JFK Street. Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department, Historical Commission and abutters.

2. Approval of constable bond surety received from Albert Darling.

3. Approval of constable bond surety received from Michael Rowan.

4. An application was received from Pearl Street LLC, Jeffrey Hirsch, requesting a curb cut at the premises numbered 199-203 Erie Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical, and Public Works with the condition that the owner is responsible for installation during development and construction of new project. Approval has been received from two neighborhood associations and one neighborhood association remains neutral.

5. An application was received from Pearl Street LLC, Jeffrey Hirsch, requesting a curb cut at the premises numbered 10 McTernan Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical, and Public Works with the condition the owner to install during construction of new project. Approval has been received from two neighborhood associations.

6. An application was received from the Kendall Square Corporation, requesting permission for five temporary banners for the Kendall Square Project to be hung on electrical poles on the east side of Third Street from the Private Drive behind One Broadway and heading north to Linskey Way corner from August to November. Approval has been received from the Electrical Department.

7. An application was received from the Cambridge Carnival, requesting permission for two temporary banners across Massachusetts Avenue at City Hall, Mass. Ave.; and JFK Street at Mount Auburn Street (one abutter sign-off pending).

COMMUNICATIONS
1. A communication was received from the Beaulieu family, transmitting thanks for your kind expression of sympathy.

2. A communication was received from the family of John L. McAdams, Jr., transmitting thanks for the resolution.

3. A communication was received from Lawrence H. Summers, transmitting thanks for the congratulatory resolution expressing the good wishes of the Council honoring preservation projects completed in 2005.

4. A communication was received from Stewart A. Wood, Chief Operating Officer, Dalkia Energy Services LLC, regarding the resolution of June 5, 2006 for the Boiler Replacement Project.

5. A communication was received from Rebecca J. Peterson, Vice President, Corporate Communications, Alkermes, transmitting thanks for the resolution on the approval of their first internally developed product, Vivitrol.

6. A communication was received from Roy Bercaw, transmitting concern regarding police abuse of person with disability.

7. A communication was received from LaVerne F. Reid, Manager Airports Division, Federal Aviation Administration New England Region, transmitting a copy of the Draft Written Reevaluation of Environmental Impact Statement for the Airside Improvements Planning Project at Boston-Logan International Airport (EIS).

8. A communication was received from Kenneth O’Brien, regarding selling books.

9. A communication was received from Representation Alice K. Wolf, regarding Verizon’s attempt to shorten the licensing process for cable franchising.

10. A communication was received from Roy Bercaw, concerning sanctuary.

11. A communication was received from Roy Bercaw, regarding freeing the innocent.

12. A communication was received from J. Alan Galbraith, transmitting the family’s appreciation for the City Council resolution in tribute to his father Professor John Kenneth Galbraith.

13. A communication was received from Peter Valentine, regarding three predictions.

14. A communication was received from Michael Turk, regarding unresolved issues at 22-24 Prescott Street.

RESOLUTIONS
1. Resolution on the death of Val L. Perry.   Councillor Galluccio

2. Resolution on the death of Sister Lillian Hartney, C.S.J.   Councillor Sullivan

3. Resolution on the death of Catherine Cunniff.   Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Galluccio

4. Resolution on the death of Harry J. Martin Sr.   Councillor Sullivan

5. Resolution on the death of John A. Barros.   Councillor Sullivan

6. Resolution on the death of Jennie (Mazzei) Polignone.   Vice Mayor Toomey

7. Resolution on the death of Maria Angelina (Freitas) Sousa.   Vice Mayor Toomey

8. Resolution on the death of Robert A. Hassett.   Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Galluccio

9. Resolution on the death of Robert P. Shallow.   Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Galluccio

10. Resolution on the death of Helen F. (Murphy) Walsh.   Councillor Sullivan, Vice Mayor Toomey

11. Resolution on the death of Marjorie L. (Lyons) Delaney.   Councillor Sullivan

12. Resolution on the death of Elizabeth "Bette" (Lillis) Fitzpatrick.   Councillor Sullivan

13. Resolution on the death of John D. Bongiorno.   Councillor Sullivan

14. Resolution on the death of Salvatore "Sal" DiFonza.   Vice Mayor Toomey

15. Resolution on the death of Antonio R. Braga.   Vice Mayor Toomey

16. Resolution on the death of Hugh A. Stubbins Jr.   Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Galluccio

17. Resolution on the death of Lloyd G. Frye.   Councillor Sullivan

18. Resolution on the death of Sister M. Melita Ryan.   Councillor Sullivan

19. Resolution on the death of Lucille E. (Pelletier) Doherty.   Councillor Sullivan

20. Resolution on the death of John L. Sullivan.   Councillor Galluccio

21. Resolution on the death of Constance I. (Cox) LeDuc.   Councillor Galluccio

22. Resolution on the death of Frederick Willey.   Councillor Sullivan

23. Congratulations to Cambridge Local First as they celebrate their first anniversary.   Councillor Sullivan

24. Congratulations to Dr. Eugene L. Vaninov as he celebrates ten years of practicing medicine serving the Boston Russian community.   Councillor Sullivan

25. Congratulations to Lieutenant Sean White of the Cambridge Fire Department and his wife Kari on the birth of their daughter Harleigh Dawn White.   Councillor Sullivan

26. Congratulations to North Cambridge Catholic on their academic accomplishments and their one hundred percent graduation rate.   Councillor Sullivan

27. Congratulations to Captain Brian J. Gover of the Cambridge Fire Department on his recent promotion.   Councillor Sullivan

28. Congratulations to Lieutenant Frederick B. Ikels of the Cambridge Fire Department on his recent promotion.   Councillor Sullivan

29. Congratulations to Lieutenant David S. Walles of the Cambridge Fire Department on his recent promotion.   Councillor Sullivan

30. Congratulations to Firefighter/Paramedic Hugh Devlin of the Cambridge Fire Department for his heroic actions in aiding a person who suffered a cardiac arrest.   Councillor Sullivan

31. Congratulations to Captain Peter A. Donovan of the Cambridge Fire Department on his recent promotion.   Councillor Sullivan

32. Congratulations to Zack Bennett who was sworn in as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps.   Councillor Sullivan

33. Congratulations to Lieutenant Robert L. Walsh of the Cambridge Fire Department on his recent promotion.   Councillor Sullivan

34. Resolution on the death of Mildred A. Walters.   Councillor Sullivan

35. Resolution on the death of Edward Oakley Provost Jr.   Councillor Sullivan

36. Resolution on the death of Paul Albert Good, Esquire.   Councillor Sullivan

37. Resolution on the death of Clyde A. Pierce.   Councillor Sullivan

38. Resolution on the death of Felix Perez.   Councillor Sullivan

39. Resolution on the death of Mary M. (Auterio) LaForest.   Councillor Sullivan

40. Resolution on the death of Gloria R. (Hoffmann) Strickland.   Councillor Sullivan

41. Resolution on the death of Donald Edwin Sleeper.   Councillor Sullivan

42. Resolution on the death of Julia A. Brown.   Councillor Sullivan

43. Resolution on the death of Michael Tom Revane.   Councillor Sullivan

44. Speedy recovery wishes to Murial Turk.   Councillor Simmons

45. Welcome Frankie Avalon to the City of Cambridge.   Mayor Reeves

46. Resolution on the death of Anna (Evans) Kanode.   Councillor Sullivan

47. Resolution on the death of Anthony Campagnone.   Councillor Sullivan

48. Resolution on the death of George E. Thomas.   Councillor Sullivan

49. Resolution on the death of M. Milton Kafka.   Vice Mayor Toomey

50. Resolution on the death of Marie L. Foskett.   Vice Mayor Toomey, Councillor Sullivan

51. Congratulations to Laura Obbard and Howard Brightman on the birth of their son Daniel Jameson Brightman.   Councillor Davis

52. Congratulations to Marc and Susan Harris on the birth of their daughter Danielle Patricia Harris.   Councillor Galluccio

53. Congratulations to James F. and Hanna Boyle on the birth of their son James McCormick Boyle.   Councillor Murphy

54. Resolution on the death of Mary T. "Mimi" Garry.   Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Galluccio

55. Appreciation to the Office of Workforce Development for their extraordinary efforts which led to placing all young people in summer jobs.   Councillor Galluccio

56. Speedy recovery wishes to Francis Burns.   Councillor Decker

57. Congratulations to Marsha Weinerman on her new position as the Election Commission Director.   Councillor Decker, Councillor Davis

58. Congratulations to Kimberly Sansoucy on her new position as the Executive Director of the Women’s Commission.   Councillor Decker, Councillor Davis

59. Resolution on the death of Mary E. (McDermott) Galvin.   Vice Mayor Toomey, Councillor Sullivan

60. Resolution on the death of Reverend William P. Sullivan.   Councillor Sullivan

61. Resolution on the death of Regina T. (DiCandio) Bennett.   Vice Mayor Toomey, Councillor Sullivan

62. Resolution on the death of Donald T. Sullivan.   Councillor Sullivan

63. Resolution on the death of Eleanor (Epstein) Rabb.   Councillor Sullivan

64. Resolution on the death of Gertrude H. (Ochs) Dillon.   Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Galluccio

65. Resolution on the death of Catherine H. (Curley) Kelley.   Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Galluccio, Councillor Simmons

66. Resolution on the death of Doris E. Mitchell-Santman.   Councillor Sullivan

67. Congratulations to Dominic Paratore on the occasion of being appointed and confirmed to the District Court bench.   Councillor Sullivan

68. Resolution on the death of Vernon E. Grant.   Councillor Galluccio

69. Resolution on the death of Kenneth "Buddy Mac" McCreevan.   Councillor Galluccio

70. Resolution on the death of Salvatore Magliozzi.   Vice Mayor Toomey, Councillor Sullivan

71. Resolution on the death of Kathleen D. (Goodfield) Hoffmann.   Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Galluccio, Vice Mayor Toomey

72. Resolution on the death of Austin M. Griffin.   Councillor Sullivan

73. Resolution on the death of David R. White.   Councillor Sullivan

74. Retirement of Michael J. Mahoney from the Cambridge Fire Department.   Mayor Reeves

75. Congratulations to the Honorable Robert Mulligan and Commissioner David Perrini for their efforts in securing a suitable location for the Edward J. Sullivan Courthouse while it is being renovated.   Councillor Sullivan

76. Congratulations to James Walter Carven on the occasion of his graduation from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.   Councillor Sullivan

77. Congratulations to Michael Anthony Carven on the occasion of his graduation from Nichols College.   Councillor Sullivan

78. Congratulations to David Scondras on the occasion of being the first recipient of the Area IV Spirit Award.   Councillor Sullivan

79. Congratulations to the organizers of the Annual Lieutenant John P. Connors USN Memorial Golf Tournament.   Councillor Sullivan

80. Congratulations to a very special couple on the occasion of their thirty-fifth wedding anniversary.   Councillor Sullivan

81. Congratulations to Lucy Leuders-Booth and Malik McMullen on their upcoming marriage.   Councillor Davis

82. Retirement of Ann Selby Mechling from the Assessing Department.   Mayor Reeves

83. Retirement of Raymond Roberts from the Cambridge Hospital.   Mayor Reeves

84. Retirement of Virginia Doherty from the Cambridge Hospital.   Mayor Reeves

85. Congratulations to Patrick E. Haggerty and Sarah L. Drewicz on their upcoming marriage.   Vice Mayor Toomey

86. Congratulations to Mark Sullivan on the occasion of his 50th Birthday.   Councillor Sullivan

87. Congratulations to Marty and Catherine O’Brien on the occasion of the "Forty Flights" Dedication Ceremony in their honor on July 29, 2006.   Councillor Galluccio

88. Retirement of Richard Gardner from the Cambridge Police Department.   Mayor Reeves

89. Resolution on the death of Gabriel A. "Gabe" Carrieri.   Vice Mayor Toomey, Councillor Sullivan

90. Urge all residents to be cognizant of and participate in the "River Sing" to be held on both sides of the Charles River on September 21, 2006.   Councillor Davis

91. Happy 90th Birthday wishes to a special Cantabrigian.   Councillor Davis

92. Resolution on the death of James V. "Jim" DiTucci.   Vice Mayor Toomey, Councillor Sullivan

93. Resolution on the death of Jack Allen Arnow.   Councillor Sullivan

94. Resolution on the death of George Heron.   Councillor Sullivan

95. Resolution on the death of Joseph P. Flaherty.   Vice Mayor Toomey

96. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Benjamin Laymon.   Councillor Decker

97. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Justin Norton.   Councillor Decker

98. Resolution on the death of Staff Sergeant Virrueta Sanchez.   Councillor Decker

99. Resolution on the death of Corporal Devon Gibbons.   Councillor Decker

100. Resolution on the death of Specialist Channing Singletary.   Councillor Decker

101. Resolution on the death of Corporal Riley Baker.   Councillor Decker

102. Resolution on the death of Private First Class Paul Beyer.   Councillor Decker

103. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Mario Bievre.   Councillor Decker

104. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Jason Buzzard.   Councillor Decker

105. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Sirlou Cuaresma.   Councillor Decker

106. Resolution on the death of Lance Corporal Nicholas Whyte.   Councillor Decker

107. Resolution on the death of Corporal Christopher Leon.   Councillor Decker

108. Resolution on the death of Lance Corporal Brandon Webb.   Councillor Decker

109. Resolution on the death of Private First Class Christopher White.   Councillor Decker

110. Resolution on the death of Staff Sergeant Benjamin Williams.   Councillor Decker

111. Resolution on the death of Specialist Robert Jones.   Councillor Decker

112. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Reyes Ramirez.   Councillor Decker

113. Resolution on the death of Specialist David Bebineau.   Councillor Decker

114. Resolution on the death of Private First Class Kristian Menchaca.   Councillor Decker

115. Resolution on the death of Private First Class Thomas Tucker.   Councillor Decker

116. Resolution on the death of Specialist Brent Koch.   Councillor Decker

117. Resolution on the death of Specialist Jeremiah Santos.   Councillor Decker

118. Resolution on the death of Corporal Michael Estrella.   Councillor Decker

119. Resolution on the death of Corporal Ryan Buckley.   Councillor Decker

120. Resolution on the death of Corporal Paul King.   Councillor Decker

121. Resolution on the death of Corporal Ryan Clark.   Councillor Decker

122. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Bryan Luckey.   Councillor Decker

123. Resolution on the death of Specialist Kyle Miller.   Councillor Decker

124. Resolution on the death of Sergeant James Muldoon.   Councillor Decker

125. Resolution on the death of Specialist Christopher Rose.   Councillor Decker

126. Resolution on the death of Private First Class Rex Page.   Councillor Decker

127. Resolution on the death of Corporal Jeremy Jones.   Councillor Decker

128. Resolution on the death of Corporal Jason Morrow.   Councillor Decker

129. Resolution on the death of Sergeant First Class Terry Wallace.   Councillor Decker

130. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Terry Lisk.   Councillor Decker

131. Resolution on the death of Staff Sergeant Raymond Plouhar.   Councillor Decker

132. Resolution on the death of Private First Class Michael Potocki.   Councillor Decker

133. Resolution on the death of Staff Sergeant Omar Flores.   Councillor Decker

134. Resolution on the death of Specialist Troy Linden.   Councillor Decker

135. Resolution on the death of Specialist Joseph Micks.   Councillor Decker

136. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Duane Dreasky.   Councillor Decker

137. Resolution on the death of Staff Sergeant Paul Pabla.   Councillor Decker

138. Resolution on the death of Private First Class Collin Mason.   Councillor Decker

139. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Justin Noyes.   Councillor Decker

140. Resolution on the death of Airman First Class Carl Ware Jr.   Councillor Decker

141. Resolution on the death of Specialist Damien Montoya.   Councillor Decker

142. Resolution on the death of Petty Officer First Class Jerry Tharp.   Councillor Decker

143. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Irving Hernandez Jr.   Councillor Decker

144. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Alkaila Floyd.   Councillor Decker

145. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Thomas Turner Jr.   Councillor Decker

146. Resolution on the death of Specialist Manuel Holguin.   Councillor Decker

147. Resolution on the death of Staff Sergeant Jason Evey.   Councillor Decker

148. Resolution on the death of Sergeant First Class Scott Smith.   Councillor Decker

149. Resolution on the death of Staff Sergeant Michael Dickinson II.   Councillor Decker

150. Resolution on the death of Corporal Nathaniel Baughman.   Councillor Decker

151. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Mark Vecchione.   Councillor Decker

152. Resolution on the death of Lance Corporal Geofrey Cayer.   Councillor Decker

153. Resolution on the death of Corporal Matthew Wallace.   Councillor Decker

154. Resolution on the death of Private First Class Derek Plowman.   Councillor Decker

155. Resolution on the death of Corporal Julian Ramon.   Councillor Decker

156. Welcome Andy Mandell to the City of Cambridge and congratulate him on his walk to raise awareness of the dangers of diabetes.   Mayor Reeves

157. Resolution on the death of Rocco D. Magliozzi.   Councillor Sullivan

158. Resolution on the death of Sister Henriette Gagne.   Councillor Sullivan

159. Resolution on the death of Sam Damore.   Vice Mayor Toomey

160. Congratulations to the Saint Cosmas and Damian Society on the 80th Anniversary of the Feast of Saint Cosmas and Damian.   Mayor Reeves

161. Welcome to Sindaco Massimo Magliozzi, Mayor of Gaeta, Italy.   Mayor Reeves

162. Congratulations to Walter and Marion Sullivan on the occasion of their 60th Wedding Anniversary.   Councillor Sullivan

163. Best wishes to John F. Cox.   Councillor Sullivan

164. Resolution on the death of Elizabeth B. (Bole) Eddison.   Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Davis

165. Congratulations to the MIT/Wellesley Upward Bound Program on the occasion of its 40th Anniversary.   Mayor Reeves

166. Thanks to all the generous supporters of the CRLS students who participated in a trip to the United Nations on April 20, 2006.   Councillor Decker

167. Retirement of Fred Cabral from the Department of Public Works.   Mayor Reeves

168. Congratulations to the Best of Boston 2006 winners.   Vice Mayor Toomey, Councillor Sullivan

169. Condolences to Chris Gabrieli on the death of his mother.   Councillor Sullivan, Mayor Reeves, Vice Mayor Toomey

170. Happy 80th Birthday wishes to Phyllis Vera.   Mayor Reeves, Vice Mayor Toomey

171. Congratulations to the Union Oyster House on the occasion of its 180th Anniversary.   Mayor Reeves

172. Urge all residents to be cognizant that October is Italian Heritage Month.   Mayor Reeves

173. Happy 60th Wedding Anniversary wishes to Earnet and Oscar Moore.   Mayor Reeves, Vice Mayor Toomey

174. Congratulations to the students and teachers who took part in the Summerbridge 2006 program.   Councillor Davis

175. Best wishes to Omar Bandar in his future endeavors.   Councillor Decker

176. Congratulations to Cambridge Community Television on receiving the Overall Excellence Award from the Alliance for Community Media.   Vice Mayor Toomey

177. Resolution on the death of Elizabeth Mary (Noonan) McNally.   Councillor Sullivan

178. Congratulations to the Man and Woman of the Year honorees at the Feast of Saint Cosmas and Damian.   Vice Mayor Toomey

179. Resolution on the death of John P. Dailey. Councillor Sullivan

180. Resolution on the death of Walter R. McDonough.   Vice Mayor Toomey, Councillor Galluccio, Councillor Sullivan, Mayor Reeves

181. Speedy recovery wishes to Dennis Donnelly.   Councillor Sullivan

182. Congratulations to Cubist Pharmaceuticals on its 10th anniversary.   Councillor Sullivan

183. Congratulations to the Harvard Square Business Association on their Think PINK, Drink PINK, Shop PINK campaign in Harvard Square.   Councillor Sullivan

184. Happy 21st Birthday wishes to Matthew "Matty" Shea.   Mayor Reeves

185. Congratulations to Thomas G. Ciulla on his recent change of party enrollment.   Councillor Galluccio

186. Thanks to the Massachusetts State Police for their attention to disturbances at the McCrehan Pool on Rindge Avenue.   Councillor Galluccio

187. Thanks to John Serwecinski on his work as Director of the North Cambridge Crime Task Force and the Night Out Against Crime.   Councillor Galluccio

188. Congratulations to all involved with the performance of the One to One Program.   Councillor Galluccio

189. Thanks to the MBTA for their cooperation on making improvements at the Alewife T Station.   Councillor Davis

ORDERS
1. That the Mayor and City Manager are hereby requested to appoint a Special Committee to study the impact to Cambridge of the proposal to develop Allston by Harvard.   Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Decker and Councillor Davis

2. That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to use the existing Civil Service list to fill firefighter positions.   Councillor Galluccio, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Kelley, Vice Mayor Toomey, Mayor Reeves and Councillor Decker [AMENDED]

3. That the City Manager develop a plan for making NSTAR more accountable to neighborhoods of Cambridge, particularly Area Four.   Councillor Simmons
CHARTER RIGHT - DAVIS

4. That Rule 26 of the City Council Rules be amended to require a quorum for meetings of City Council committees and further that the quorum for said committee meetings be defined as a majority of the members of the committee.   Councillor Simmons
CHARTER RIGHT - DAVIS

5. That the City Council hold a Roundtable meeting on October 23, 2006 for a presentation on and discussion of the 2006 citizen satisfaction survey.   Councillor Sullivan

6. That the City Manager is requested to convey to the Department of Telecommunications and Energy the City Council’s strong desire that they hold a public hearing relative to NSTAR and the number of power outages in Cambridge particularly in certain neighborhoods.   Councillor Sullivan [AMENDED]

7. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Commissioner of Public Works, the City Solicitor and other relevant staff to report back to the City Council on the contributions required of contractors who receive permits to disrupt street and sidewalk pavement, and whether these amounts provide for long-term reconstruction as well as short-term patching.   Councillor Galluccio

8. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Commissioner of Public Works and the City Solicitor to prepare a draft ordinance for the City Council to require that street construction work be watered down and that other appropriate dust control measures also be required.   Councillor Galluccio

9. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Director of Traffic, Parking and Transportation, the Purchasing Agent and the City Solicitor to negotiate penalties for contractors who do not make contracted repairs to traffic lights in a timely manner.   Councillor Galluccio

10. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works about the number of trucks on the road for daily trash pickup and what our current policy is on the number of daily trash pickups when the temperature reaches an unreasonable degree of heat.   Councillor Decker

11. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Director of the Election Commission to recruit 18-24 year olds to identify better ways of getting young people to vote.   Councillor Decker

12. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the appropriate departments to discuss the feasibility of working with community businesses to start an anti-littering campaign throughout the City.   Councillor Decker

13. That the City Manager is requested to report back for an update on the Cambridge Housing Authority’s ability to give discounted cable rates to seniors.   Councillor Decker

14. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the City Solicitor, the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works and the Commissioner of the Inspectional Services Department to draft an ordinance and/or regulations that would require contractors and developers to submit litter management plans to the City before they begin work.   Councillor Decker

15. That the City Manager is requested to confer with NSTAR about communicating scheduled blackouts to the City Manager’s Office so that the City might consider using reverse 911 to inform residents of the blackouts.   Councillor Decker

16. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works to get an inventory of the number of trash and recycling barrels available in all public parks and busy streets.   Councillor Decker

17. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works to ensure that all water fountains and sprinklers are running properly in public parks.   Councillor Decker

18. That the City Manager appoint a Citizen Advisory Committee to investigate the feasibility of a municipal utility.   Councillor Simmons
CHARTER RIGHT - DAVIS

19. That the City Manager is requested to invite Ersula Schryver, Director of Customer Programs, and James Nippon, Senior Vice President of American Public Power Association, to Cambridge to speak to the City regarding public utilities run by municipalities.   Councillor Simmons
CHARTER RIGHT - DAVIS

20. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the City Solicitor and the Police Commissioner to investigate the possibility of imposing a curfew in the neighborhood of Area Four.   Councillor Simmons
CHARTER RIGHT - SIMMONS

21. That the City Manager is requested to confer with relevant department heads with the intention of developing a workable policy to provide public toilets at parks and sporting events in Cambridge where there is enough anticipated use to support temporary or permanent placement of portable public toilets.   Councillor Kelley [AMENDED]

22. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the appropriate State agencies to discuss the feasibility of a Superior Court Satellite Office for the general public, in Cambridge, to receive and submit filings as well as have the District Court remain in Cambridge with the possibility of being housed in the former Third District Court.   Councillor Sullivan and Councillor Murphy

23. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the appropriate State officials to discuss the feasibility of using Green construction techniques and materials and additional energy saving methods during the renovation of the Edward J. Sullivan Courthouse.   Councillor Sullivan

24. That the City Manager is requested to direct the Police Commissioner and the Director of the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department to confer with the owners of the Fresh Pond Mall about improving safety conditions for pedestrians and vehicles particularly those coming from under the bridge towards New Street.   Councillor Sullivan

25. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Director of the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department relative to traffic calming and enforcement of truck ordinances at the Fresh Pond Mall.   Councillor Sullivan

26. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Managing Director of the Water Department relative to the loose four-inch cast-iron pipe exiting the foundation at 6 Westley Avenue, near the intersection of Harvey and Reed Streets, which connects to the City’s water system.   Councillor Sullivan

27. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Director of the Traffic, Parking and Transportation relative to traffic-calming as well as the Police Commissioner to investigate excess speeding in the streets and avenues that make up the Cambridge Highlands area.   Councillor Sullivan

28. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the City Electrician and NSTAR to look into the particular outages around the Centre Street area beginning the week of July 18, 2006.   Councillor Sullivan

29. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works to investigate the problem of trash not being picked up and stored properly in receptacles which is causing sighting of rodents in the Area IV neighborhood.   Councillor Sullivan

30. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Commissioner of the Department of Public works relative to the uneven and broken bricks on the sidewalk surface of Kirkland Street, especially between the Kirkland side of Harvard Yard and Irving Street which have became hazardous to pedestrians.   Councillor Sullivan

31. Letter from the Police Commissioner to be referred to the Public Safety Committee for a hearing on Electro-Muscular Disruption Technology.   Councillor Davis

32. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the appropriate Department heads to discuss the feasibility of flower pots along the median strip in North Cambridge.   Councillor Sullivan

33. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Community Development Department, the Department of Traffic, Parking and Transportation, the Arts Council and other stakeholders (citizens, universities, Chamber of Commerce, City Councillors) and all be convened in a meeting or working group to determine how to beautifully and beneficially define portals at Massachusetts Avenue, Kendall Square, Massachusetts Avenue/Arlington, River Street and Longfellow Bridge/JFK.   Mayor Reeves

34. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the appropriate departments on the city rodent problem, particularly in the neighborhood of the Hancock Street Playground.   Mayor Reeves

35. That the City Manager confer with the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works on providing the City Council with the capital or maintenance plan to make the sidewalks free of defects when the plan is complete.   Councillor Davis

36. Urge Harvard University to reconsider its plan to charge for parking on Shaler Lane.   Councillor Davis

37. That the City Manager is requested to instruct the appropriate City department to monitor the impact of the Harvard Shaler Lane parking policy on nearby residential streets.   Councillor Davis

38. That the City Manager is requested to report back to the City Council at the September 11, 2006 City Council meeting on the status of Cambridge Municipal Code Chapter 2.123 entitled "Cambridge Commission on Immigration Rights and Citizenship."   Vice Mayor Toomey

39. That the City Manager is requested to report back to the City Council with an update on Cambridge Request System, how often it is used, how quickly responses get handled, how its database is used to identify trends, and other relevant issues.   Councillor Kelley

40. That the City Manager is requested to report back to the City Council with a report on the extent of the City’s liability for injuries and damage caused by various hazards before it has been warned of them, the City’s liability for injuries and damage caused by various hazards of which it has been warned and what type of notice constitutes sufficient warning to cause any increase in liability.   Councillor Kelley

41. That the City Manager is requested to instruct City Department heads to provide full support for MassBike’s Cambridge Road Hazard Identification Day to take place on the morning of Sat, Sept 9, 2006.   Councillor Kelley and Councillor Davis

42. That the City Council go on record asking that the Community Preservation Act advisory committee propose that CPA funds be allocated in the following manner: 40% for affordable housings; 30% for historic preservation; and 30% for open space and supporting the limitation of CPA expenditures to open space within City borders.   Councillor Kelley
ORDER FAILED OF ADOPTION ON A ROLL CALL VOTE 1-7-1 (Kelley was the only YES vote. Decker was ABSENT.)

43. That the City Manager is requested to provide the City Council with an update on the status of Awaiting Report #05-147 "Report on the impact that energy conservation measures could have in preventing blackouts and power outages" dated June 20, 2005.   Councillor Kelley and Councillor Davis

44. That the City Manager is requested to confer with relevant Department heads to ensure that traffic control officer routes and patrol times be published on the City’s website.   Councillor Kelley
ORDER FAILED OF ADOPTION ON A ROLL CALL VOTE 1-7-1 (Kelley was the only YES vote. Decker was ABSENT.)

45. That the City Clerk is requested to re-file the City Council petition to rezone the BC-1 zone as BA-2 on North Massachusetts Avenue.   Councillor Kelley

46. That the City Manager is requested to require utilization of a more protective noise affidavit.   Councillor Kelley and Mayor Reeves

47. That the City Manager is requested to confer with relevant Department heads to provide the City Council with language that changes the City’s relevant ordinances to eliminate the exception to noise limitations that currently exists for impact work.   Councillor Kelley and Mayor Reeves
CHARTER RIGHT - TOOMEY

48. That the City Manager is requested to confer with relevant City staff to create a proposed ordinance and enforcement program, to include relevant equipment purchases and personnel training, to limit potentially damaging vibrations that may result from construction projects.   Councillor Kelley
CHARTER RIGHT - TOOMEY

49. That the City Manager is requested to confer with relevant City staff to determine the number of sidewalk violations they issued last winter (05/06).   Councillor Kelley, Mayor Reeves and Councillor Davis

50. That the City Manager is requested to provide the City Council with an update on the status of the fatal Banks Street fire report.   Councillor Kelley and Mayor Reeves

51. That the City Manager is requested to provide a recommendation for a practical policy for waiving request for document fee in accordance with the relevant Massachusetts’ records laws that encourage waiving said fees when it is in the public interest.   Councillor Kelley
ORDER FAILED OF ADOPTION ON A ROLL CALL VOTE 1-7-1 (Kelley was the only YES vote.)

52. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Police Commissioner with the view of the Cambridge Police Department working with the Cambridge Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Commission (GLBT) to secure an appropriate GLBT training model for implementation at the Spring 2007 Cambridge Police Department training.   Councillor Simmons

53. Urge MIT to adopt the "Walking the Talk" Campus Energy Proposal and take additional measures to reduce its emissions reduction.   Councillor Davis [AMENDED]

54. That the City Manager is requested to provide information on current City-run programs that may address chronic issues and to look into starting a pilot program which utilizes a public/private partnership relationship in which the private sector and universities work with the City to develop a program to employ residents of Cambridge.   Councillor Simmons

55. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Assistant City Manager for Human Services to establish a site in North Cambridge in the vicinity of Rindge Avenue for the Summer Food Service Program for next summer.   Councillor Galluccio

56. Proposal to amend the Zoning Code in the Alewife area, northwest triangle, be filed with the City Council and referred to the Planning Board for a hearing and report.   Councillor Sullivan

57. That the City Manager confer with the Police Commissioner to direct appropriate police staff to mediate and/or otherwise solve the situation with Richdale Avenue neighbors.   Councillor Simmons, Councillor Sullivan

58. That the City Manager is requested to direct the appropriate persons to cooperate with and support the efforts of the MIT 2007 Solar Decathlon Team which is building a model solar home to be built here and displayed on the Mall in Washington, D.C.   Councillor Davis, Councillor Sullivan

59. Dedication of a site in honor of the late Cantabrigian Paul Cusick.   Councillor Sullivan

60. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Commissioner of Public Works to ensure that hand sweepers are placed on Washington Street between Cherry and Pine Streets.   Councillor Simmons

61. That the City Manager is requested to direct the appropriate department to repair the lights along the intersection of Rindge Avenue and Route 16 immediately and set up regular monitoring of this dangerous intersection.   Councillor Galluccio

62. That the City Manager is requested to confer with Harvard University on the issues concerning 22-24 Prescott Street raised in the August 1, 2006 letter of Michael Turk.   Councillor Murphy

63. That the City Council go on record recommitting itself to a diverse workforce in light of the fact that the City is losing department heads and school principals who are persons of color.   Councillor Simmons

COMMITTEE REPORTS
1. A communication was received from D. Margaret Drury, City Clerk transmitting a report from Councillor Brian Murphy and Councillor Michael A. Sullivan, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a meeting held on June 28, 2006 for the purpose of considering extension of the Parking and Transportation Demand Management (PTDM) Ordinance and a proposed amendment to eliminate the sunset provision contained in Section 10.18.090.
PASSED TO A SECOND READING

2. A communication was received from D. Margaret Drury, City Clerk transmitting a report from Councillor Brian Murphy and Councillor Michael A. Sullivan, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a meeting held on June 28, 2006 for the purpose of discussing with the City Solicitor and the Community Development Department staff possible components of a draft amendment to limit use of conversion allowances to projects in which at least 65% of the original structure is to remain intact.

3. A communication was received from Donna P. Lopez, Deputy City Clerk transmitting a report from Councillor Craig Kelley, Chair of the Transportation, Traffic and Parking Committee, for a meeting held on June 27, 2006 to discuss the petition received from residents requesting that Howard Street be changed to a one-way between River Street and Howard Street.

4. A communication was received from D. Margaret Drury, City Clerk transmitting a report from Councillor Brian Murphy and Councillor Michael A. Sullivan, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a meeting held on July 11, 2006 for the purpose of continuing discussion of the Eileen Woodford et al. (Tobin-Danehy) Zoning Petition.
REPORT ACCEPTED AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTION AND REFERRED TO UNFINISHED BUSINESS #7

5. A communication was received from D. Margaret Drury, City Clerk transmitting a report from Councillor E. Denise Simmons, Chair of the Civic Unity Committee, for a meeting held on June 7, 2006 for the purpose of continuing the discussion of the City’s affirmative action policies.

6. A communication was received from D. Margaret Drury, City Clerk transmitting a report from Councillor E. Denise Simmons, Chair of the Civic Unity Committee, for a meeting held on July 19, 2006 for the purpose of continuing the discussion of the City’s affirmative action policies.

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 an order from the School Committee regarding increased traffic calming measures at and in close proximity to the Martin Luther King/Amigos School building and an additional crossing guard at the Kinnaird Street entrance.

2. A communication was received from Marilyn Y. Bradshaw, Executive Secretary to the School Committee, transmitting copies of School Committee Orders showing the disposition of City Council Orders sent to the Committee.

3. A communication was received from Councillor Henrietta Davis, transmitting three resolutions from the Democratic City Committee for your attention.

HEARING SCHEDULE
Mon, Aug 7
5:30pm   Special City Council Meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Wed, Aug 9
4:30pm   The Public Facilities Art and Celebrations Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss the report received from the City Manager on amendments to the Municipal Code to ban leaf blowers.  (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Aug 15
5:30pm   The Transportation, Traffic and Parking Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss the City’s curb cut policies and whether any changes should be made, discussion to include abutter notification, timing of related building permits, criteria for requiring related traffic studies, effect of change of building use on existing curb cuts and any other issues pertaining to curb cut policies and practices.  (Sullivan Chamber)

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

Mon, Sept 18
5:30pm   Roundtable Meeting - "Excitement Lab Cambridge". No public comment. No votes will be taken. Meeting will not be televised.  (344 Broadway, 2nd Fl Conf. Rm.)

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

Mon, Oct 16
5:30pm   City Council Meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Sat, Oct 21
10:00am-2:00pm   Senior Fall Fair  (Sullivan Chamber, City Hall & Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave.)
The Neighborhood and Long Term Planning Committee and the Human Services Department are planning to hold a Senior Fall Fair. More details will be forthcoming as they are finalized closer to the date of this event.

Mon, Oct 23
5:30pm   Roundtable Meeting - Presentation and discussion on the results of the 2006 Citizen Satisfaction Survey. No votes will be taken. Meeting will not be televised.  (Sullivan Chamber)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TEXT OF ORDERS
O-1     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR SULLIVAN
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
COUNCILLOR DECKER
COUNCILLOR DAVIS
WHEREAS: There has been much discussion on the other banks of the Charles River as it relates to development plans by Harvard in the Allston area; and
WHEREAS: There have been previous Council Orders filed with regard to this development; and
WHEREAS: The development schemes all call for connecting points into Cambridge either over/under the Charles River for pedestrian, vehicle and rapid transit; and
WHEREAS: This development will have an impact on Cambridge neighborhoods, residents, business, institutions and local and state services; and
WHEREAS: It is better for Cambridge to participate in the front end of the planning process as opposed to responding to a singular plan; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the Mayor and City Manager are hereby requested to appoint a Special Committee to study the impact to Cambridge of the proposal to develop Allston by Harvard; and be it further
ORDERED: The Committee shall be comprised of representatives of Cambridge neighborhood groups and residents, business representatives, representatives from City agencies (including but not limited to Historical Commission, Conservation Commission, Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Department, and Community Development Department), each of these groups shall be represented in equal numbers, and chaired by the member from the Historical Commission; and be it further
ORDERED: That the Mayor and City Manager are hereby requested to report back to the City Council within ninety days announcing the membership and date of formation of the Committee; and be it further
ORDERED: That the Committee is hereby requested to prepare a schedule for periodic updating to the City Council of their progress and upon conclusion of their work report to the City Council their findings.

O-2     August 7, 2006 AMENDED
COUNCILLOR GALLUCCIO
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
VICE MAYOR TOOMEY
MAYOR REEVES
COUNCILLOR DECKER
WHEREAS: The Cambridge Fire Department is planning to hire eight or more lateral transfers to fill firefighter vacancies; and
WHEREAS: There have been many lateral hires in the past; and
WHEREAS: There is an existing Civil Service list with qualified Cambridge residents who are seeking employment as Cambridge Firefighters; and
WHEREAS: The City Council believes that the hiring of Cambridge residents who prepare for and qualify for the position of firefighter is a benefit to the City of Cambridge; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Council go on record adamantly opposing any additional lateral hires for firefighter positions except to the extent that lateral hires are made for the purpose of meeting Affirmative Action goals; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to use the existing Civil Service list to fill these firefighter positions.

O-3     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
ORDERED: That the City Manager develop a plan for making NSTAR more accountable to neighborhoods of Cambridge, particularly Area Four.

O-4     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
ORDERED: That Rule 26 of the City Council Rules be amended to require a quorum for meetings of City Council committees and further that the quorum for said committee meetings be defined as a majority of the members of the committee; and be it further
ORDERED: That Rule 26 as amended shall read as follows:
“Rule 26. The Mayor shall appoint the standing committees of the City Council. The Mayor shall appoint a chair for each committee and may at his or her discretion appoint co-chairs for the committees that consist of at least five members. The Mayor may appoint additional members to committees designated as three-member committees in the Rules but shall not appoint fewer than five members to committees designated in the Rules as five member committees. At all meetings of City Council committees a majority of the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of the meeting. The clerk or his/her designee shall staff each committee and where deemed appropriate, the chair may request additional staff help through the City Manager.”; and be it further
ORDERED: That pursuant to Rule 35B this order shall be placed on the table without any further action until at least seven days have elapsed from the date of submission.

O-5     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR SULLIVAN
ORDERED: That the City Council hold a Roundtable meeting on October 23, 2006 for a presentation on and discussion of the 2006 citizen satisfaction survey.

O-6     August 7, 2006 AMENDED
COUNCILLOR SULLIVAN
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to convey to the Department of Telecommunications and Energy the City Council’s strong desire that they hold a public hearing relative to NSTAR and the number of power outages in Cambridge particularly in certain neighborhoods; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Clerk be and hereby is requested to forward a suitably engrossed copy of this resolution to the Department of Telecommunications and Energy on behalf of the entire City Council; and be it further
ORDERED: That the Department of Telecommunications and Energy is hereby requested to hold their hearing in Cambridge and that the City Manager is requested to provide the Department of Telecommunications and Energy with any assistance needed to accomplish this.

O-7     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR GALLUCCIO
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Commissioner of Public Works, the City Solicitor and other relevant staff to report back to the City Council on the contributions required of contractors who receive permits to disrupt street and sidewalk pavement, and whether these amounts provide for long-term reconstruction as well as short-term patching.

O-8     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR GALLUCCIO
WHEREAS: Street contractors consistently leave construction sites for long periods of time without dust control; and
WHEREAS: This lack of dust control leaves the City and nearby residents to bear the brunt of clean up costs and dust-associated public health problems; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Commissioner of Public Works and the City Solicitor to prepare a draft ordinance for the City Council to require that street construction work be watered down and that other appropriate dust control measures also be required.

O-9     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR GALLUCCIO
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Director of Traffic, Parking and Transportation, the Purchasing Agent and the City Solicitor to negotiate penalties for contractors who do not make contracted repairs to traffic lights in a timely manner.

O-10     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR DECKER
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works about the number of trucks on the road for daily trash pickup and what our current policy is on the number of daily trash pickups when the temperature reaches an unreasonable degree of heat.

O-11     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR DECKER
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Director of the Election Commission to recruit 18-24 year olds to identify better ways of getting young people to vote.

O-12     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR DECKER
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the appropriate departments to discuss the feasibility of working with community businesses to start an anti-littering campaign throughout the City.

O-13     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR DECKER
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back for an update on the Cambridge Housing Authority’s ability to give discounted cable rates to seniors.

O-14     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR DECKER
WHEREAS: Construction worksites are busy places and often trash is left at the site and in the streets surrounding the worksite; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the City Solicitor, the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works and the Commissioner of the Inspectional Services Department to draft an ordinance and/or regulations that would require contractors and developers to submit litter management plans to the City before they begin work.

O-15     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR DECKER
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with NSTAR about communicating scheduled blackouts to the City Manager’s Office so that the City might consider using reverse 911 to inform residents of the blackouts.

O-16     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR DECKER
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works to get an inventory of the number of trash and recycling barrels available in all public parks and busy streets.

O-17     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR DECKER
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works to ensure that all water fountains and sprinklers are running properly in public parks.

O-18     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
WHEREAS: Residents of Cambridge have been burdened with numerous power outages; and
WHEREAS: Residents of Area Four have been particularly hit hard with these outages; and
WHEREAS: No relief is in sight from this poor service; and
WHEREAS: Cities and towns similar to Cambridge, such as Belmont, MA, Long Island, N.Y., and Los Angeles, CA have municipally run utility companies; and
WHEREAS: Municipal operation may give Cambridge and its residents control of the utility and better service; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager appoint a Citizen Advisory Committee to investigate the feasibility of a municipal utility; and be it further
ORDERED: That the committee be representative of leaders in the field, Cambridge residents and the appropriate City departments; and be it further
ORDERED: That the committee also investigate other potential ownership solutions and arrangements, such as collaboration with Belmont or establishment of a regional authority.

O-19     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to invite Ersula Schryver, Director of Customer Programs, and James Nippon, Senior Vice President of American Public Power Association, to Cambridge to speak to the City regarding public utilities run by municipalities.

O-20     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the City Solicitor and the Police Commissioner to investigate the possibility of imposing a curfew in the neighborhood of Area Four.

O-21     August 7, 2006 AMENDED
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
WHEREAS: The lack of available public toilets at parks and sporting events around the City can be uncomfortable, unhealthy and unhygienic for people using parks or attending sporting events; and
WHEREAS: Many public spaces and events outside of Cambridge have partially solved accessible toilet facility issues by selectively using portable toilet facilities; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with relevant department heads with the intention of developing a workable policy to provide public toilets at parks and sporting events in Cambridge where there is enough anticipated use to support temporary or permanent placement of portable public toilets; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council on this issue and to provide information of when and what criteria is needed to improve public toilets at sporting events.

O-22     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR SULLIVAN
COUNCILLOR MURPHY
WHEREAS: The Cambridge City Council has gone on record congratulating the Honorable Robert Mulligan and Commissioner David Perrini for all their efforts in securing a suitable location for the inhabitants of the Edward J. Sullivan Courthouse while it is being renovated and ensuring the safety of all visitors, employees and users of the Edward J. Sullivan Courthouse; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the appropriate State agencies to discuss the feasibility of a Superior Court Satellite Office for the general public, in Cambridge, to receive and submit filings as well as have the District Court remain in Cambridge with the possibility of being housed in the former Third District Court.

O-23     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR SULLIVAN
WHEREAS: The Cambridge City Council is on record congratulating the Honorable Robert Mulligan and Commissioner David Perrini on securing a suitable location for the Edward J. Sullivan Courthouse residents and users while it goes through its various stages of renovation; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the appropriate State officials to discuss the feasibility of using Green construction techniques and materials and additional energy saving methods during the renovation of the Edward J. Sullivan Courthouse; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council.

O-24     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR SULLIVAN
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the Police Commissioner and the Director of the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department to confer with the owners of the Fresh Pond Mall about improving safety conditions for pedestrians and vehicles particularly those coming from under the bridge towards New Street; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council.

O-25     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR SULLIVAN
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Director of the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department relative to traffic calming and enforcement of truck ordinances at the Fresh Pond Mall; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council.

O-26     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR SULLIVAN
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Managing Director of the Water Department relative to the loose four-inch cast-iron pipe exiting the foundation at 6 Westley Avenue, near the intersection of Harvey and Reed Streets, which connects to the City’s water system; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council.

O-27     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR SULLIVAN
WHEREAS: Residents of the Cambridge Highlands have expressed concern with drivers exceeding the posted speed limits as well as signage being antiquated; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Director of the Traffic, Parking and Transportation relative to traffic-calming as well as the Police Commissioner to investigate excess speeding in the streets and avenues that make up the Cambridge Highlands area; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council.

O-28     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR SULLIVAN
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the City Electrician and NSTAR to look into the particular outages around the Centre Street area beginning the week of July 18, 2006; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council.

O-29     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR SULLIVAN
WHEREAS: There has been cause for concern for the residents of Area IV and most specifically the Area Four Youth Center relative to trash not being picked up and not properly stored in its receptacles; there have been multiple sightings of rodents, alive and dead; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works to investigate the situation; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council.

O-30     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR SULLIVAN
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works relative to the uneven and broken bricks on the sidewalk surface of Kirkland Street, especially between the top section of the Kirkland Street side of Harvard Yard and Irving Street, which have became hazardous to pedestrians; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council.

O-31     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR DAVIS
ORDERED: That the attached letter from the Police Commissioner be referred to the Public Safety Committee for a hearing on Electro-Muscular Disruption Technology.

O-32     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR SULLIVAN
WHEREAS: The median strips along the center of Massachusetts Avenue in North Cambridge are bare; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the appropriate Department heads to discuss the feasibility of flower pots along the median strip; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council.

O-33     August 7, 2006
MAYOR REEVES
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Community Development Department, the Department of Traffic, Parking and Transportation, the Arts Council and other stakeholders (citizens, universities, Chamber of Commerce, City Councillors) and all be convened in a meeting or working group to determine how to beautifully and beneficially define portals at Massachusetts Avenue, Kendall Square, Massachusetts Avenue/Arlington, River Street and Longfellow Bridge/JFK.

O-34     August 7, 2006
MAYOR REEVES
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the appropriate departments on the city rodent problem, particularly in the neighborhood of the Hancock Street Playground.

O-35     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR DAVIS
RESOLVED: That the City Council go on record congratulating Commissioner Lisa Peterson on completing a survey of city sidewalks in preparation for setting a capital or maintenance plan to make the sidewalks safe for walking and free of defects; and be it further
ORDERED: That said capital or maintenance sidewalk plan be brought forward to the City Council for its consideration.

O-36     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR DAVIS
RESOLVED: That the City Council go on record urging Harvard University to reconsider its plan to charge for parking on Shaler Lane; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to send a copy of this resolution to the President and Fellows of Harvard University.

O-37     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR DAVIS
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to instruct the appropriate City department to monitor the impact of the new Harvard Shaler Lane parking policy on nearby residential streets; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager report back to the City Council on this matter.

O-38     August 7, 2006
VICE MAYOR TOOMEY
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council at the September 11, 2006 City Council meeting on the status of Cambridge Municipal Code Chapter 2.123 entitled "Cambridge Commission on Immigration Rights and Citizenship."

O-39     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
WHEREAS: The City Manager has requested that City Councillors use the Cambridge Request System to coordinate specific issues with City departments; and
WHEREAS: It is not clear how quickly Councillors should expect either a response or an action from City departments when using the Cambridge Request System; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council with an update on Cambridge Request System, how often it is used, how quickly responses get handled, how its database is used to identify trends, and other relevant issues.

O-40     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
WHEREAS: The City is regularly informed of dangerous conditions regarding its streets, sidewalks, parks, trees and other areas for which the City is responsible; and
WHEREAS: The City has an obligation to remedy hazards once it learns about them; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council with a report on the extent of the City’s liability for injuries and damage caused by various hazards before it has been warned of them, the City’s liability for injuries and damage caused by various hazards of which it has been warned and what type of notice constitutes sufficient warning to cause any increase in liability.

O-41     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
COUNCILLOR DAVIS
WHEREAS: Cambridge streets have potholes that endanger cyclists; and
WHEREAS: Identification of potholes is a necessary step in filling them and increasing cyclists’ safety; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to instruct City Department heads to provide full support for MassBike’s Cambridge Road Hazard Identification Day to take place on the morning of Saturday, September 9, 2006.

O-42     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
WHEREAS: Open space acquisition and enhancement, historic preservation and affordable housing are all important issues for residents of Cambridge; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Council go on record asking that the Community Preservation Act advisory committee propose that CPA funds be allocated in the following manner: 40% for affordable housings; 30% for historic preservation; and 30% for open space; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Council go on record as willing to support CPA Open Space expenditures only for use within City borders.

O-43     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
COUNCILLOR DAVIS
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to provide the City Council with an update on the status of Awaiting Report #05-147 "Report on the impact that energy conservation measures could have in preventing blackouts and power outages" dated June 20, 2005.

O-44     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with relevant Department heads to ensure that traffic control officer routes and patrol times be published on the City’s website.

O-45     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
ORDERED: That the City Clerk be and hereby is requested to re-file the City Council petition to rezone the BC-1 zone as BA-2 on North Massachusetts Avenue.

O-46     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
MAYOR REEVES
WHEREAS: Cambridge is a densely developed city where noise from power vents, air conditioners and other associated home air handling and heating equipment; and
WHEREAS: The current noise affidavit does not provide sufficient protection from home-related noise issues to neighbors; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Council go on record asking that the City Manager place the existing noise affidavit with the attached, more protective noise affidavit.

O-47     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
MAYOR REEVES
WHEREAS: Cambridge is a densely populated city with many people who work out of their homes, are retired, invalid or otherwise spend much of their normal workday in their home; and
WHEREAS: Excessive noise, to include impact devices, makes it impossible for many of these people to enjoy their homes if there is a construction project going on nearby; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with relevant Department heads to provide the City Council with language that changes the City’s relevant ordinances to eliminate the exception to noise limitations that currently exists for impact work; 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-48     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
WHEREAS: Cambridge is a densely developed City where large scale construction projects frequently abut other buildings; and
WHEREAS: The vibrations from these construction projects can damage nearby buildings and annoy nearby residents and workers; and
WHEREAS: The City currently has neither the regulatory framework nor the proper equipment to either limit or measure potentially damaging vibrations from construction projects; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with relevant City staff to create a proposed ordinance and enforcement program, to include relevant equipment purchases and personnel training, to limit potentially damaging vibrations that may result from construction projects; 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-49     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
MAYOR REEVES
COUNCILLOR DAVIS
WHEREAS: City sidewalks are frequently impassable in winter months due to unshoveled snow; and
WHEREAS: The City has an enforcement program specifically aimed at ensuring that sidewalks get shoveled and are clear of ice; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with relevant City staff to determine the number of sidewalk violations they issued last winter (05/06); 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-50     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
MAYOR REEVES
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to provide the City Council with an update on the status of the fatal Banks Street fire report.

O-51     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
WHEREAS: An informed citizenry is vital to the proper functioning of any government; and
WHEREAS: There is confusion about how much information City departments provide to residents without cost; and
WHEREAS: Relevant Massachusetts records laws encourage waiving provision fees when providing information it is in the public interest; and
WHEREAS: There is concern that excessive fees for providing information to the public on issues involving City decisions on zoning, public takings, license policies and other matters of public interest limits effective public involvement in City decision-making procedures and review; now be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to provide the City’s policy on providing documents in response to citizens’ requests; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to provide a recommendation for a practical policy for waiving said fee in accordance with the relevant Massachusetts’ records laws that encourage waiving said fees when it is in the public interest; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Council go on record as supporting a policy that waives such fees as a matter of public interest unless the City Manager advises the City Council that it would be fiscally imprudent to do so; 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-52     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Police Commissioner with the view of the Cambridge Police Department working with the Cambridge Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Commission (GLBT) to secure an appropriate GLBT training model for implementation at the Spring 2007 Cambridge Police Department training; and be it further
ORDERED: That the focus of training should include GLBT sensitivity, workforce non-discrimination policy and practice for GLBT staff within Cambridge Police Department and proper handling and classification of GLBT hate crimes and domestic violence issues.

O-53     August 7, 2006 AMENDED
COUNCILLOR DAVIS
RESOLVED: That the City Council urge MIT to adopt the "Walking the Talk" Campus Energy Proposal; and be it further
RESOLVED: That the City Council urge MIT to lead by example in the area of clean and renewable energy and in designing their own buildings as LEED certifiable to the highest level possible; and be it further
RESOLVED: That MIT should make a priority of greenhouse gas reduction, energy conservation, and sustainable energy practices for all MIT campus operations while tracking their own emissions and pursuing their goal to reduce their impact on the environment; and be it further
RESOLVED: That MIT should continue to work with the City of Cambridge in its emissions reduction efforts and to use the community as a laboratory for energy efficiency and renewable energy; and be it further
RESOLVED: That the City Council urge MIT to consider joining the Climate Leader Program and that the City Council acknowledge the city and MIT on past education efforts; and be it further
RESOLVED: That the City Clerk be and hereby is requested to forward a suitably engrossed copy of this resolution to MIT President Susan Hockfield, the Office of the Provost and the MIT Government Relations Office on behalf of the entire City Council.

O-54     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
WHEREAS: Unemployment is a chronic problem for many in our city; and
WHEREAS: The City’s 90-day temporary and seasonal employment positions provide short-term employment for a few individuals but do not provide a real remedy to a chronic problem; and
WHEREAS: The City wants all of its citizens who want to work to be able to have meaningful employment; and
WHEREAS: The universities and private business sector in Cambridge have the knowledge and resources to become a real partner in finding more satisfactory solutions to this problem; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to provide information on current City-run programs that may address the employment issues; and be it further
ORDERED: That, in addition, the City Manager be and hereby is requested to look into starting a pilot program which utilizes a public/private partnership relationship in which the private sector and universities work with the City to develop a program to employ residents of Cambridge and report back to the City Council on this matter.

O-55     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR GALLUCCIO
ORDERED: The Summer Food Service Program in an underutilized program that provides free healthy meals to children during the summer; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Assistant City Manager for Human Services to establish a North Cambridge site in the vicinity of Rindge Avenue for next summer.

O-56     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR SULLIVAN
ORDERED: That the attached proposal to amend the Zoning Code in the Alewife area, northwest triangle, be filed with the City Council and referred to the Planning Board for a hearing and report.

O-57     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
COUNCILLOR SULLIVAN
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Police Commissioner to direct appropriate police staff to mediate and/or otherwise solve the situation with Richdale Avenue neighbors.

O-58     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR DAVIS
COUNCILLOR SULLIVAN
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the appropriate persons to cooperate with and support the efforts of the MIT 2007 Solar Decathlon Team which is building a model solar home to be built here and displayed on the Mall in Washington, D.C.

O-59     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR SULLIVAN
ORDERED: That the City Council go on record dedicating a site in honor of the late Cantabrigian Paul Cusick at a location to be determined; and be it further
ORDERED: That the Assistant to the City Council be directed to confer with the family regarding a suitable dedication ceremony and communicate with the Department of Public Works to arrange for the sign.

O-60     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Commissioner of Public Works to ensure that hand sweepers are placed on Washington Street between Cherry and Pine Streets.

O-61     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR GALLUCCIO
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the appropriate department to repair the lights along the intersection of Rindge Avenue and Route 16 immediately and set up regular monitoring of this dangerous intersection.

O-62     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR MURPHY
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with Harvard University on the issues concerning 22-24 Prescott Street raised in the August 1, 2006 letter of Michael Turk; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager report his findings back to the City Council.

O-63     August 7, 2006
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
ORDERED: That the City Council go on record recommitting itself to a diverse workforce in light of the fact that the City is losing department heads and school principals who are persons of color.

TEXT OF COMMITTEE REPORTS
Committee Report #1
The Ordinance Committee held a public meeting on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at four o’clock and twelve minutes P. M. in the Sullivan Chamber.

The meeting was held for the purpose of considering extension of the Parking and Transportation Demand Management (PTDM) Ordinance and a proposed amendment to eliminate the sunset provision contained in Section 10.18.090.

Present at the meeting were Councillor Brian Murphy and Councillor Michael A. Sullivan, Co-Chairs of the Committee, Councillor Anthony D. Galluccio, Councillor Craig Kelley and City Clerk D. Margaret Drury. Also present were Beth Rubenstein, Assistant City Manager for Community Development (CDD), Susanne Rasmussen, Director of Environmental and Transportation Planning, CDD, Lester Barber, Director of Zoning and Land Use, CDD,

Councillor Murphy convened meeting and explained the purpose. He invited a presentation from the Community Development Department. Jean Clark, PTDM Officer, outlined the PTDM Ordinance, how it works and what results it has produced. She also submitted written information on these topics (Attachment A).

Councillor Murphy then invited public comment.

Terrence Smith, Director of Government Affairs, Cambridge Chamber of Commerce, stated that the Chamber of Commerce , which has been involved in discussion of this ordinance from the beginning, still believes that there should be a sunset clause.

Helen Ruse, 227 Broadway, Cambridge Green Decade, encouraged the city to continue to work on greater solutions.

Stash Horowitz, 12 Florence Street, spoke in support of the PTDM Ordinance and in favor of eliminating the sunset clause. This ordinance has proven itself for eight years. No other ordinance has a sunset clause.

Mr. Horowitz also said that penalties should be stiffer and there should be shuttle requirements. Business should be required to either have their own shuttle or to contribute the cost of shuttling their workers on a state or nonprofit-financed shuttle. The PTDM is no longer a cutting edge in need of testing; it is well established as an effective tool for decreasing single occupant vehicle trips.

Jim Gascoigne, Director of Charles Transportation Association, which runs the EZ Shuttle, stated that the PTDM Ordinance effectively creates a market for shuttle services. To the extent that neighboring businesses work together, the result is higher quality services and lesser costs. The EZ shuttle has grown from 200 to 800 riders per day over the course of five years. Their vehicles have replaced twelve corporate shuttles and they are available to the general public as well.

Steve Kaiser, 191 Hamilton Street, stated that he spoke in opposition to PTDM at the first hearing because it was not strong enough. He still feels that it needs to be stronger but he has been convinced that the bus shuttle is valuable.

Councillor Murphy invited comments from members of the City Council.

Councillor Kelley said he likes the idea of transportation management in theory but he believes stiffer is better. He believes that onsite review of the number of vehicles is better than review of data submitted by the building managers. He asked Ms. Clark to comment. Ms. Clark described the documentation that owners are required to submit.

Ms. Rasmussen said that the documentation includes printouts from the ticket machine that would be very difficult to falsify. CDD has a high degree of confidence in the data.

Councillor Kelley stated that he would still like to see field validation by city staff. He stated that he sees no reason to keep the sunset clause.

Councillor Sullivan moved that the ordinance be referred to the full City Council for certification. The motion passed on a voice vote without objection.

Councillor Murphy asked the CDD staff to discuss the pros and cons of the sunset provision.

Ms. Clark said that sunset clauses are generally applied to new ordinances in situations where there is a desire to provide time for testing their effectiveness. Eight years has proved that the PTDM Ordinance works and is a success. At this point, retaining the sunset clause causes uncertainty in the development community that has to develop plans under the ordinance.

Ms. Rasmussen said that if over the past years there had been the need for changes in the ordinance, one could say that the ordinance was still evolving and still needed the sunset clause. That has not been the case. Changes have not been necessary and the ordinance has worked well.

Councillors Murphy and Sullivan thanked all those present for their participation. The meeting was adjourned at four o’clock and forty-two minutes p.m.

For the Committee,
Councillor Brian Murphy, Co-Chair
Councillor Michael A. Sullivan, Co-Chair

QUESTION COMES ON ACCEPTING REPORT AND PASSING TO A SECOND READING. on August 7, 2006

Committee Report #2
The Ordinance Committee held a public meeting on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at four o’clock and fifty minutes p.m. in the Sullivan Chamber.

The meeting was held for the purpose of discussing with the City Solicitor and the Community Development Department staff possible components of a draft amendment to limit use of conversion allowances to projects in which at least 65% of the original structure is to remain intact.

Present at the meeting were Councillor Michael A. Sullivan and Councillor Brian Murphy, Co-Chairs of the Committee, Councillor Craig Kelley, Councillor E. Denise Simmons and City Clerk D. Margaret Drury. Also present were Beth Rubenstein, Assistant City Manager for Community Development (CDD), Lester Barber, Director of Zoning and Land Use, CDD, Donald Drisdell, City Solicitor and Nancy Glowa, Deputy City Solicitor.

Councillor Sullivan convened the meeting and explained the purpose. He noted that the hearing is being held as a result of City Council Order Number Thirty-Eight from the February 27, 2006 City Council meeting (Attachment A) and the City Manager’s May 8, 2006 response to that order (Attachment B) in which the City Solicitor requested additional guidance as to the type of amendment he was requested to draft in the Council order. Councillor Sullivan invited Councillor Kelley to explain what he had in mind when he wrote the order.

Councillor Kelley said that he wrote the order in response to having heard about a project in East Cambridge where a developer planned to keep only one original wall in the building reconstruction and as a result was allowed to keep the same floor area ratio (FAR), when he would not have been able to get that FAR in a new building.

Ms. Rubenstein said that there was a case like this, in which a developer was attempting to apply Section 5.28 in an application to a Planning Board for a special permit. Community Development staff informed the developer that Section 5.28 could not be used when the building was going to be torn down. Section 5.28 applies to cases where the existing building remains in place.

Ms. Rubenstein said that despite staff advice, the developer submitted an application to the Planning Board. The Planning Board agreed with its staff that Section 5.28 cannot be applied in a case where the building is not still standing there. The owner withdrew the application.

Councillor Kelley asked what could be done to make the language more clear. He asked if the Long Funeral Home building was another example of an applicant’s misuse of Section 5.28. Ms. Rubenstein said no, that was a different set of regulations. She added that she believes that the language of Section 5.28 is clear. In all the years of collective staff and Planning Board memory, that was the only case in which such an interpretation of Section 5.28 was advanced.

Councillor Sullivan asked whether his interpretation is correct that CDD staff cannot prohibit an application for a special permit from being filed, even if staff know that the application cannot succeed based on the applicable regulations. Ms. Rubenstein answered in the affirmative.

Councillor Sullivan then invited public comment.

Stash Horowitz, 12 Florence Street, said it is his understanding that if a certain percentage of the building is left standing after a fire then the owner could rebuild up to the original FAR.

Councillor Sullivan requested that staff respond to Mr. Horowitz’s question. Mr. Drisdell said that there are different provisions that govern rebuilding after a fire. Section 5.28 does not apply to that situation.

Steve Kaiser, 191 Hamilton Street, stated that he is encouraged by the vigilance of the city officials in the East Cambridge case described by staff.

Councillors Sullivan and Murphy thanked those present for their participation. The meeting was adjourned at five o’clock and four minutes p.m.

For the Committee,
Councillor Michael A. Sullivan, Co-Chair
Councillor Brian Murphy, Co-Chair

QUESTION COMES ON ACCEPTING REPORT AND PLACING ON FILE. on August 7, 2006

Committee Report #3
The Transportation, Traffic and Parking Committee held a public meeting on June 27, 2006 at five o’clock and thirty-two minutes p.m. in the Sullivan Chamber.

The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the petition received from residents requesting that Howard Street be changed to a one-way between River Street and Howard Street.

Present at the meeting were Councillor Craig Kelley, Chair of the Transportation, Traffic and Parking Committee, Councillor Henrietta Davis, Sue Clippinger, Director, Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department, Wayne Amaral, Traffic Operations Manager, Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department, Lieutenant Jack Albert, Police Department, Gloria Leipzig, Director of Operations, Cambridge Housing Authority (CHA) and Donna P. Lopez, Deputy City Clerk.

Also present were Lawrence Adkins, President, Riverside Neighborhood Association, Lois Jones, 9 Putnam Gardens, Sarah Smith, 267 Putnam Avenue, Ben Holzman, 9 Howard Street #1, Shirley and Cedric Harvey, 16 Howard Street and Steve Kaiser, 19 Hamilton Street.

Councillor Kelley opened the meeting, stated the purpose and read the call of the meeting. He opened the meeting to public comment at five o’clock and thirty-four minutes p.m.

Mr. Adkins, President, Riverside Neighborhood Association, stated that he was a life-long resident, that in the past Howard Street was briefly one-way, that he has measured distance been Howard and Jay Streets and that those streets could allow circular mode on them. He stated that fire trucks would have the same access with a one-way street as a two-way because they have sirens and are big. He wanted a full debate on changing Howard Street to a one-way. He spoke of the potential traffic bottleneck that would result from the closing of Memorial Drive.

Ms. Jones agreed with the comments made by Mr. Adkins.

Mr. Holzman stated that he was involved in circulating the petition to make Howard Street a one-way. Traffic on Howard Street is becoming a clogged artery. The traffic comes from two directions with no place to go. The traffic congestion creates problems and altercations, and is not in the best interest of public safety. Two-way traffic causes problems with the Fire and Police Departments. The width of the street prohibits cars from passing on both sides. The residents do not want parking spaces removed. Most residents, he said, are in favor of Howard Street becoming a one-way. He does not care which direction is the one-way.

Ms. Harvey stated that she lived there when Howard Street was converted to a one-way street some time ago. She thought it was a good idea to make Howard Street a one-way because of the width of the street. With the no-parking signs removed vehicles are parked in the no-parking spaces and in front of driveways because the street is too narrow. She stated that it is difficult to maneuver the turn out of her driveway. More frustration will result with removing the no-parking signs. She wants Howard Street to remain a two-way street.

Councillor Davis stated her interest on the subject, as she is a resident of the Cambridgeport area.

Mr. Harvey stated that Howard Street had been a one-way from River Street to Western Avenue, but it was a nightmare. Howard Street was changed back to a two-way. The negative impact to Howard Street as a one-way was traffic congestion and difficulty in parking. He said that old habits die hard and that he would make wrong assumptions about when to turn if the street was one-way. He urged the committee to not repeat the negative impact of making Howard Street a one-way.

Ms. Leipzig, Director of Operations, Cambridge Housing Authority, expressed her concern for the residents of Putnam Avenue as it relates to access. It is more inconvenient to go from River Street to Western Avenue and becomes more inconvenient for getting home.

Mr. Kaiser stated that his block on Hamilton Street is a one-way and he has thought about making it a two-way because people both speed and cut-through his street. When a street is changed to a one-way it increases speeding. There is speeding on Hamilton Street. Howard Street has built in traffic calming as a two-way. He suggested "Yield" signs. Chestnut and Florence Streets are narrow two-way streets that work. The proposal, he said, is historically badly conceived. In 1949 River and Western became one-way and have become speedways. Operating a narrow two-way road isn’t perfect but it is better than one-way.

Councillor Kelley questioned Ms. Clippinger about the issue of Howard Street being a one-way.

Ms. Clippinger stated that the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department has the authority to turn a street into a one-way. A petition was received from residents of Howard Street to make it a one-way. The Fire Department indicated their approval of a one-way for Howard Street from River Street to Western Avenue. A letter was sent to the residents of Howard, Hayes and Pleasant Streets and Kelly Road from the Traffic Director (Attachment A). The residents were upset. Leaflets were done by the Traffic Department to get feedback from area residents. The result from twenty-four responses were:
13 responses agreed change should be implemented.
11 responses disagreed and wanted the street to remain the same.

The proponent and opponent responses were plotted on a map (Attachment B). She stated that the opinion was split and that she did not expect to get much more feedback. Based on the response the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department would not make Howard Street a one-way.

Councillor Kelley questioned the public notice process regarding the change to a one-way. Ms. Clippinger stated that any requested change would be published in the newspaper for three weeks before going into effect. If the situation were bad, the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department would take immediate action to rectify it. Mr. Adkins stated that Howard Street had previously been a one-way toward Western Avenue with parking on one side of the street. The current petition requests that Howard Street be made a one-way between River Street and Western Avenue with parking on both sides. People are under the impression that the petition would result in making the full length of Howard Street a one-way. He stated that the analysis is one sided. In the past no public process existed; the current petition is different. He wanted clarity on any rule that would grant authority to the Fire Department to say why traffic should travel in a specific way. The prior history took away access and parking. A discussion ensued about illegally parked cars and difficulty in backing out of driveways due to the cars. Mr. Harvey commented that four spaces are marked as "No Parking." Councillor Kelley asked if cars park in these spaces. Mrs. Harvey responded in the affirmative. She commented that if enforcement were increased, the situation would be alleviated. The house lots on the street are 33 feet. This does not give much room for driveways. With Howard Street a one-way and parking on both sides it will be difficult to get out of driveways. The difficulty occurs at each end of the street, commented Ms. Clippinger. Mr. Adkins stated that if the street were flagged to indicate where cars cannot park, the problem would be alleviated. The Harveys want a clear passage in and out of their driveway, with the ability to clearly see oncoming traffic in any direction. The curb needs to be flagged as "no parking." Councillor Kelley inquired whether the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department marked the curbs. Ms. Clippinger responded in the negative due to the inability to maintain the markings. Councillor Kelley asked whether it is illegal if the public marks the curb. Ms. Clippinger responded in the affirmative. However, the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department takes no action on this issue. If the street was made a one-way and no parking signs were removed, access will be blocked because cars will be legally parked, stated Mr. Harvey. Ms. Clippinger stated that no changes will be made to the "no parking" signs.

Councillor Kelley inquired what it would take to go back and say that there was popular support for this change to Howard Street.

Ms. Clippinger again stated that residents were encouraged to respond to her department about the change. Councillor Kelley commented that there is opposition from residents many times on various issues, but the city proceeds anyhow. He asked why this decision is based on public opinion. Ms. Clippinger stated that the purpose was to get support for the change to make Howard Street a one-way, especially when it was unpopular in the past. There is insufficient support to make the change, she said.

Lieutenant Albert stated that Howard Street can be a difficult street to travel as a two-way. Western Avenue has been gridlocked from traffic congestion, he said. One-way would be easier for emergency vehicles, though he can use his police lights to back into Western Ave if he needs to.

The incident that occurred at 7 Howard Street was discussed and the connection to traffic as a factor. There was a belief that two-way traffic lead to cruising. Ms. Leipzig commented that two adjacent parking spaces on CHA property were used for gatherings. Mr. Adkins commented that a do-it-yourself auto shop was being conducted at 7 Howard Street. He suggested that the street be examined and measured and that the concerns of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey be addressed. Cars can be ticketed that block the Harvey’s driveway. This is an opportunity to stop a problem. No parking spaces should be removed and no driveways should be blocked. Mrs. Harvey wanted the Yield signs tested on the two-way street. One way will contribute to speeding.

Councillor Kelley stated that he is struggling that this is unquantifiable. More support and/or opposition could be sought. Ms. Clippinger stated that with a regulation like this, the issue becomes current situation versus residents welcoming a change to make Howard Street a one-way. Either alternative is viable; there is no safety problem in the area. The procedure is to get the people who are most affected to weigh in on the issue. Her department is looking for a strong majority of support for the change. Councillor Kelley asked if the decision was final. Ms. Clippinger responded in the affirmative. Mr. Amaral commented that on most streets a traffic survey is done, but this situation is based on the request of the residents. After input from the Fire Department the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department wanted a consensus from the residents. This situation is not the norm. Ms. Leipzig stated she wants to do the best for the Howard Street residents. The public in attendance is representative of the neighborhood. Speed and convenience are her concerns. Mr. Kaiser suggested that there are three ways to make a decision:
1. neighborhood vote – 80 - 90% support needed;
2. enlist traffic experts; and
3. review the history, especially why the previous change backfired.

Ms. Clippinger and Mr. Amaral explained the history, noting that there was not much information in the file. In April 1987 the Howard Street change occurred for what was to be a six-month trial period. The trial ended in thirty days. The Kelly Road residents seemed to be the nucleus of opposition the change. The Fire Department is always contacted about a traffic change and has veto power, more or less, over street work, especially near stations. The Fire Department has been very supportive of traffic calming. It would be easier for the Fire Department to have Howard Street be one-way, but they can live with it as it is. She also noted that she did not know of any one-way streets being asked to be turned into two-way streets and that two-way streets that have been tried to turn into one-way streets have not lasted long and that there is not a lot of room on our streets to meet various standards and uses. Mr. Amaral noted that street uses measurements are guidelines, not standards and that professional judgment is key. Also, he said that sometimes confusion in traffic patterns can be good.

Councillor Kelley asked what percentage of Cambridge streets are one way. Mr. Amaral responded that fifty percent of Cambridge streets are one way.

Councillor Kelley entered the following received e-mails into the record:
Lydia Knutson, 30 Howard Street, supported Howard Street being a one way, (Attachment C)
Jennifer Martin, 8 Howard Street #1, supported Howard Street being a one way, (Attachment D)
Gayatri Patnaik, 9 Howard Street #3, supported Howard Street being a one way, (Attachment E)
Benjamin Brophy, 51 Hayes Street, supported Howard Street being a one way, (Attachment F)
Beth Ginsberg supported Howard Street being a one way (Attachment G)
Walter Willett suggested that one-way street parking be moved to the left side to create a car-door-free lane for bikes (Attachment H)
Ken Field opposed Howard Street being a one way (Attachment I)
Martha Werman suggested that on Sundays the street be two-ways and on other days of the week one-way because there is too much traffic on Western Avenue, especially when Memorial Drive is closed (Attachment J).

Councillor Kelley asked if there was a standard width for streets with two-way traffic. Mr. Amaral stated that there is no standard definition of one-way or two-way streets. Confusion like the situation on Pemberton Street is good because it reduces speeding. Mr. Kaiser stated that the AASHTO Standards are out of scale for Cambridge. Bicyclists adjust to traffic, he said. Lieutenant. Albert said that the minimum fine was $50.00 with a $50.00 head injury surcharge.

Mr. Adkins spoke about speeding on Western Avenue. There are three driveways on Howard Street that are a problem. This situation can be fixed with work and cooperation, he said. Yield signs will not make people polite and there is a lack of parking enforcement. It is a scary street and we will have to revisit it as upcoming bottlenecks will result in Harvard construction trucks using it as a backup route.

Councillor Kelley asked whether jitneys have the authority to use Howard Street. Ms. Clippinger stated that jitney licenses have a specific route. Howard Street is not a restricted roadway, stated Lieutenant Albert. Putnam Avenue, however, is a restricted roadway, unless there is a licensed jitney.

Mr. Kaiser suggested that the timing signals on both ends of Howard Street could be set differently. Mr. Amaral stated that this could be reviewed but coordinating four movements would be tough. He did not think it would be the solution as one person dropping off groceries would throw it all out of whack.

Mr. Holzman stated that the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department should develop a public policy about how these decisions are made. Mr. Harvey wanted the history of the change and the reversal researched. The feedback of residents was the reason the change was undone, stated Ms. Clippinger. Mr. Amaral expressed his concerns as an engineer about changing a street back and forth. Signs are cheap but changing ingrained behavior can be tough and things could be dangerous if people think the street is something that it is not. Signs may be ignored by neighborhood residents. The last resort is to reverse the decision. Mr. Adkins suggested that the discussions continue and that the concerns of the residents of Howard Street be addressed and that he hoped Mr. Amaral and Ms. Clippinger would visit the area and maybe come up with suggestions. Also, he noted that if people do not pay attention to ‘no parking’ signs, they will not pay attention to yield signs and that elsewhere, like in California, people get killed in these situations. The best practice is needed for the area.

Councillor Kelley stated that a stronger case for the change is needed so that the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department can take another look. Enforcement is needed for illegally parked cars. The 1987 history is needed. Mr. Kaiser noted that perhaps Sandra Graham knows the history. Lieutenant Albert cautioned that when traffic is changed on one street it changes the traffic in the neighborhood.

Additional communications were received after the meeting concluded. They are:
Robin Cherry, 247 River Street, supported Howard Street being a one way (Attachment K)
Carolyn Shipley, 15 Laurel Street, supported Howard Street being a one way (Attachment L)

Councillor Kelley thanked all attendees.

The meeting was adjourned at seven o’clock and twenty minutes p.m.

For the Committee,
Councillor Craig Kelley, Chair

QUESTION COMES ON ACCEPTING REPORT AND PLACING ON FILE. on August 7, 2006

Committee Report #4
The Ordinance Committee held a public working meeting on July 11, 2006, beginning at four o’clock and eight minutes p.m. in the Ackermann Room. The meeting was held for the purpose of continuing discussion of the Eileen Woodford et al. (Tobin Danehy) Zoning Petition.

Present at the hearing were Councillor Michael A. Sullivan and Councillor Brian Murphy, Co-Chairs of the Committee, and City Clerk D. Margaret Drury. Also present were Beth Rubenstein, Assistant City Manager for Community Development and Lester Barber, Director of Zoning and Land Use, Community Development Department (CDD).

Councillor Sullivan convened the hearing and explained the purpose. He conveyed a message from Councillor Davis expressing her apologies for not being able to attend the meeting. Councillor Sullivan said that he and Councillor Murphy have met with neighbors and business owners over the last few weeks and that the neighbors now have an alternative proposal to address the concerns of the business owners. He invited a presentation of the proposal.

Eileen Woodford, 25 Corporal Burns Road, described an alternative proposal prepared for this meeting. The proposal came after listening to business owners in the Birch Street area, who were concerned that Residence C would be too restrictive. Ms. Woodford said that Mr. Barber suggested a mixed use overlay district to deal with these concerns. The proposal keeps the self-storage parcel as Residence C-1, but makes the other side of Birch Street a C-1A district with setbacks. It maximizes flexibility while protecting the area from over development.

James Lyman, President of Lyman Real Estate Trust, owner of Cambridge Self Storage submitted another proposal contained in a letter dated July 11, 2006 from David Francis (Attachment B).

David Francis, Senior Vice President of Meredith and Grew, a real estate firm, stated that his firm has been retained by James Levin to represent them. They are proposing a buffer zone on the Fern Street side, but a transfer of the development rights to the other part of the project so that the Birch Street has Residence C-1A MXR zoning and the Fern Street side has Residence C zoning with a 35 ft. height limit. He said that Mr. Levin wants to be reasonable and also to preserve the long-term property value.

Kathy Regan, 352 Concord Avenue, said that she really appreciates the efforts that the businesses have made. Residence C was a big step and C-1 is a big compromise.

Michael Brower, 32 Alpine Street, said that he salutes the neighbors who have made major compromises. The amended version is a huge compromise, and he opposes any further changes. He urged protection for their diverse neighborhood. Diversity is threatened by density. In addition, the traffic is a problem. The amended petition calls for eighty-five units. That is already too much traffic.

John Maloney, architect for Lyman Trust, stated that parking would be provided for every unit. If the Lyman site is developed, it would become part of the neighborhood. The higher density would be down by the rotary and Alewife Brook Parkway.

Susan Schenkel, 417 Concord Avenue, spoke in support of the amendment proposed by the neighborhood. An enormous amount of time and effort has been involved in developing this amended proposal.

Susan Lent, representing owners of Sky Publishing, expressed her appreciation for the work of the neighbors to accommodate the businesses. However, she is still not convinced that there is a need to include Bay State Road at all.

Katharine Oh Roof, 465 Concord Avenue, owner of a condo in the condo development at the corner of Concord Avenue and Birch Street, spoke in support of the amended proposal.

Suzanne Hopkins, 9 Corporal Burns Road, spoke in support of the amended proposal.

Alice Heller, 22 Corporal Burns Road, stated she has lived there for over ten years and has seen dramatic changes. The amended proposal is a collaborative work in which many steps have been made to include all points of view. It is important to move forward to support and protect the neighborhood.

Robin Bonner, 15 Corporal Burns Road, spoke in support of the proposed amendment. She hopes it works for the businesses. She views it as a refinement of the earlier Citywide Rezoning.

Rozann Kraus, 91 Chilton Street, said that she would like to know what the neighborhood gets out of this. She noted the need for affordable housing for artists and urged inclusion of artists’ housing in any development plans.

Councillor Sullivan said that as a result of the meetings he and Councillor Murphy had, they asked Mr. Barber to draft the language that is included in the amended proposal (Attachment A). Councillor Sullivan asked Mr. Barber to explain the technical points of the proposed amendments.

Mr. Barber stated that the proposed amendment would delete the existing zoning designation of Residence C-1A and substitute for it Residence C-1 for the area bounded by Concord Avenue, Fern Street, Field Street, Bay State Road and Birch Street. For the area west of the centerline of Birch, bounded by Concord Avenue, zoning would be Residence C-1A with a Mixed Use Residential Overlay District (C-1A/MXR).

Mr. Barber said that the mixed use overlay would mediate between the new residential districts and previously established residential neighborhoods. It would allow existing businesses to expand without having to apply for variances from the Board of Zoning Appeals. Essentially, it allows the uses that are already there.

Councillor Sullivan thanked all those who participated in all of the meetings. He congratulated all for listening carefully to a variety of interests and making adjustments to accommodate those interests.

Councillor Sullivan moved that the proposed Woodford amendment (Attachment A) be forwarded to the full City Council with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed on a voice vote without objection.

Councillor Murphy added his thanks to all who participated and expressed appreciation for the willingness to listen and compromise.

The meeting was adjourned at four o’clock and thirty-five minutes p.m.

For the Committee,
Councillor Brian Murphy, Co-Chair
Councillor Michael A. Sullivan, Co-Chair

QUESTION COMES ON ACCEPTING REPORT AND PASSING PETITION TO A SECOND READING. on August 7, 2006

Committee Report #5
The Civic Unity Committee held a public meeting on Wednesday, June 7, 2006 for the purpose of continuing the discussion of the City’s affirmative action policies. The meeting began at eleven o’clock and three minutes a.m. in the Sullivan Chamber, and then moved to the conference room in the City Council Office.

Present at the hearing were Councillor E. Denise Simmons, Chair of the Committee, Councillor Michael A. Sullivan, Duane Brown, Director of Affirmative Action for the City of Cambridge, Dr. Kharis McLaughlin, Affirmative Action Director for the Cambridge Public Schools (CPS) and City Clerk D. Margaret Drury.

Councillor Simmons convened the hearing and explained the purpose. She noted that the City will be losing two African American department heads, Harold Cox, Chief Public Health Officer and Ronnie Watson, Police Commissioner. The City has also lost school principals who were persons of color and they have not been replaced by persons of color. She emphasized the need for the City of Cambridge to commit to upholding the importance of a recruitment process that will ensure that persons of color are well represented in the pool of final candidates.

Councillor Simmons submitted the following motion:
ORDERED: That the City Council go on record recommitting itself to a diverse workforce in light of the fact that the City is losing department heads and school principals who are persons of color.

The motion passed without objection. Councillor Simmons expressed her hope that the City and School Affirmative Action Directors will play key roles in keeping the city and the schools on track in their commitments to a diverse workforce. Dr. McLaughlin stated that the hiring process at CPS has changed. There was a time when the Affirmative Action Director sat on every hiring committee. That is no longer the case. The reporting has changed drastically. When she took this job, she reported directly to the Superintendent. Now she is part of the Human Resources Department and that has meant a significant reduction in power. She used to sit in on every administrative hire; now she does not sit in on any.

Councillor Simmons said that nationwide there has been a very troubling trend to relocate affirmative action officers from executive offices to personnel/human resource offices. Mr. Brown said that he reports directly to the City Manager, just as he always has. With respect to the fact that his office is physically located within the Personnel Department, there are pros and cons. The most important plus is that he is right there where all of the recruitment steps take place. The downside is that the location can be uncomfortable for persons who want to discuss problems with their jobs.

Councillor Simmons said that when high level positions that do not turn over often are vacant, it is critical that a great deal of attention be paid to every avenue for developing a diverse pool of candidates. She also noted that the City’s Organizational Chart does not properly delineate the reporting structure of the Affirmative Action Director.

Mr. Brown said that for every hire on the administrator and official level (01 and 02), he, as Affirmative Action Director, must be consulted at the time that there is a vacancy. He is usually involved in the process, either giving them resources for advertising or participating in the screening and hiring committee.

Councillor Sullivan expressed concern about Cambridge not having enough teachers who are persons of color. He said that one reason for that is that the hiring committees for teachers do not reflect the racial diversity of the city or the students.

Councillor Simmons said that out of 12 principals, only two are persons of color. When the present Superintendent began his job in Cambridge, there were five principals who were persons of color.

Dr. McLaughlin said that it all comes down to what the goals are. The goals must be in place, and evaluation of progress toward reaching the goals is essential to the success of the goals. She also said that recruitment for a new principal for Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School (CRLS) has been extremely difficult, in large part because of the demands for accountability and improvement are so much higher. It is also higher to recruit people from other parts of the country, like the southern states, to come to the northeast. The south is no longer a place that people want to escape.

Councillor Simmons stated that for her the question is how to keep the City moving towards diversity. That is why it is important to look back and to pay attention to what has changed over time. She thanked Mr. Brown for submitting a copy of the first affirmative action plan, and requested that the City Clerk inform those on the notification list for these meetings that the plan is available in the City Clerk’s Office for anyone who would like to look at it or have a copy.

It was agreed that Mr. Brown would provide an analysis and comparison of the first City of Cambridge affirmative action plan and the current plan, and that Dr. McLaughlin would provide the same information relative to the first CPS affirmative action plan and the current plan.

Mr. Brown announced that the Affirmative Action Committee has lost three persons, is now recruiting and has seven applicants.

Councillor Simmons stated that she would like to see this committee contribute to shaping the affirmative action and diversity goals of the City Council. The Council changed its formulation of its priority for diversity by moving it from an overarching value to a goal. Now the challenge is to develop measurable specifics for the goal. EEO compliance is important, but in itself it is not enough for Cambridge, where the citizens have been very clear about the importance of the diversity of their city. Dr. McLaughlin and Mr. Brown agreed that they would meet before the next committee meeting to discuss specifics that could be helpful in formulating goals.

Councillor Simmons set the next meeting for Wednesday, July 11, 2006 at 11:00 a.m., as a follow-up on this affirmative action discussion. She thanked those present for their participation. The meeting was adjourned at eleven o’clock and fifteen minutes a.m..

For the Committee,
Councillor E. Denise Simmons, Chair

QUESTION COMES ON ACCEPTING REPORT, PLACING ON FILE AND ADOPT ORDER. on August 7, 2006

Committee Report #6
The Civic Unity Committee held a public meeting on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 for the purpose of continuing the discussion of the City’s affirmative action policies. The meeting began at twelve o’clock and ten minutes p.m. in the Ackermann Room.

Present at the hearing were Councillor E. Denise Simmons, Chair of the Committee, Duane Brown, Director of Affirmative Action for the City of Cambridge, Michael Gardner, Director of Personnel for the City of Cambridge, Dr. Kharis McLaughlin, Affirmative Action Director for the Cambridge Public Schools (CPS), Dr. Marilyn Monteiro, Kathy Reddick, President of the Cambridge NAACP and City Clerk D. Margaret Drury.

Councillor Simmons convened the hearing and explained the purpose. She thanked

Mr. Brown for his work in submitting copies of the City’s first Affirmative Action Plan (1977) and the current Affirmative Action Plan and for his comparison of the plans. Attachment A.

Councillor Simmons asked Mr. Brown to summarize the reporting responsibilities, which can be in the current plan, on pages 8 and 9. Attachment B. He noted that the Affirmative Action Director reports directly to the City Manager, not to the Personnel Director.

Dr. Monteiro asked for clarification of the goal of the Civic Unity Committee’s current review of this material. Councillor Simmons said that the ultimate goal is to try to improve the City’s hiring practices with respect to diversity. The current Affirmative Action Plan seems to show that the City is in compliance with federal and state equal employment opportunity requirements. However, when she looks at the actual organization and its employees she does not see a satisfactory diversity. She is requesting the assistance of the people she has invited to this committee, which includes people with expertise in this area, to help her look at this plan and understand whether there are changes in the plans or the City’s systemic actions that can help improve our diversity.

Councillor Simmons requested that Mr. Brown continue with an explanation of the City’s goal numbers. Mr. Brown said that the City’s overall affirmative action goal number is 28% minority employees. He said that the City of Cambridge uses the most recent update of the 2000 U.S. Census to arrive at its goal. In the most recent update, the pool of minorities in Cambridge went from 25% to 28%. The category about which Councillor Simmons has expressed the most concern is the EEO 01 category of Officials and Administrators. The goal for each category is based on the percentage of people of color filling out the long form of the census who work in that category. That number is the parity number. When all categories are aggregated, Cambridge exceeds parity. In the 01 category, Cambridge may not be at parity. Four former 01-category employees who were persons of color have recently left the employ of the City for other opportunities. He believes right now Cambridge is about 6% under parity in the 01 category.

Dr. Monteiro said that there are two components of aggregation to pay attention to. There is the aggregation of the number of persons employed in the organization, and there is also the aggregation of the number of types of persons in the category of minority. The second type of aggregation tends to hide the lack of black persons, so it is important to also look at the particular field by category.

Dr. McLaughlin said that the School Department does it both ways. Mr. Brown said that the City also counts both ways, although the City is not required to report that way. Dr. McLaughlin said that Councillor Simmons is talking about individual plans vs. the reporting plans. In the Schools, this comes from a specific goal that comes from the School Committee. That is different from the required affirmative action filing. Relevant goals must be developed. For example, if the School Department looks at the school population, the students, the population is 70% kids of color. Mr. Brown said that Cambridge looks at both the Greater Boston population and the Cambridge population for the particular categories and takes whichever one has the higher minority percentage. Dr. Monteiro said that if one does a national search for job candidates, there are some requirements for looking at the national population for that category as well as the local and using the one that has the higher minority population.

Councillor Simmons asked what Cambridge could do to in order to get more persons of color in 01 positions. Mr. Brown said that when Cambridge reaches a goal percentage in a particular category, it does not mean that we stop hiring persons of color. However, it may mean that there is a shift in focus. For example, in the skilled craft workers 07 category, out of 145 jobs in the City, women fill only two of the positions.

Councillor Simmons asked if the plans are approved by the agencies as being in compliance because of the aggregated categories, and the better methodology is to have a separate goal for each category, how could Cambridge achieve the better goal. Mr. Brown said that in a recent conversation he and Mr. Gardner discussed having annual meetings with each department head to review the profile of their departments, even when the department is not seeking to hire new employees at that time.

Councillor Simmons said that there have been some recent opportunities to hire department heads and persons of color were not hired. She asked why these opportunities were missed. Mr. Brown described the hiring process at length.

Ms. Reddick said that the basic question is who does the hiring. That is where the goal needs to be. With the School Department, the Superintendent has been asked to evaluate principals on their level of achievement of hiring minorities. Dr. McLaughlin said that she agrees that evaluation is key.

Mr. Brown asked, in terms of the law, what is the goal. Are we saying that we hold the position open until it is filled with a person of color? Dr. McLaughlin said that she believes that there is a well-qualified person of color for every job, but that they are often not applying.

Councillor Simmons asked for recommendations on next steps for the committee.

Dr. McLaughlin said that she and Mr. Brown have talked about the following as next steps:
* Look at the School and City Affirmative Action Plans and see if they are aligned.
* Look at the goal development: What can make a plan actually work?

Mr. Brown said that for him, what works changes with every hire. Sometimes he gets a good response, a good pool and sometimes he does not. What seems to work best for him is a well-developed informal network. That is good, but it is still not something that can be guaranteed to work. Dr. Monteiro said it would also be helpful to gain information from other sources about what works and doesn’t work in Cambridge’s affirmative action efforts. She noted that the current City Manager has been in office as long as the plan has existed, so he is obviously an important factor.

Councillor Simmons said that she is interested in goal development, and that she would like to see a goal of reaching parity in each individual occupational category. Dr. Monteiro said that the inclusion of timetables is also important.

Councillor Simmons thanked those present for their participation. The meeting was adjourned at one o’clock and thirty three minutes p.m.

For the Committee,
Councillor E. Denise Simmons, Chair

QUESTION COMES ON ACCEPTING REPORT AND PLACING ON FILE. on August 7, 2006