2. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to a Jitney License application by Double Decker Bus Company.

3. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 03-91, regarding a report on problems that the "Do Not Call" registries may pose to the Cambridge Reverse 911 system.

4. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $913 in funds received from the Federal Emergency Management Administration through the United Way of Massachusetts Bay to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account to provide additional funds for its Fuel Assistance Program.

5. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant from Employment Resources, Inc. for $16,855 to the Grant Fund Human Services Salaries and Wages account ($13,560) and Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($3,295) to provide funds for a portion of the salaries of two teachers, one support staff, one technology coordinator, and substitute teaching hours at the Community Learning Center.

6. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a donation from the Cambridge Health Alliance for $15,000 to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account to provide funds to support the Cambridge food pantry network. These funds will be combined with $88,000 in City funds for a contract with CEOC to provide nutritional foods that will be distributed to Cambridge residents through the food pantry network.

7. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant from the Community Action Programs Inter-City, Inc., the fiscal agent for funds allocated by the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance, for $173,250 to the Grant Fund Human Services Salaries and Wages account ($168,480), Other Ordinary Maintenance ($4,470), and Travel and Training ($300) to provide funds for the operation of Housing Assistance Program at the City’s Multi-Service Center.

8. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development for $2,440 to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account to provide additional funds for the Low Income Heating Assistance Program which provides assistance to eligible Cambridge and Somerville residents.

9. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $4,085 in donations from private sources to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account to be used by the Multi-Service Center on behalf of clients to supplement case management services.

10. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the transfer of $144,950 from the School Salaries and Wages account to the School Other Ordinary Maintenance account. This transfer is related to the Elementary Consolidation Plan transition budgets that were approved for three schools as part of the FY04 School Budget.

11. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $300 in private donations to the Grant Fund Human Rights Other Ordinary Maintenance account to support activities related to the Annual Fair Housing Month celebrations.

12. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 03-85, regarding a report on the feasibility of placing traffic calming near all senior buildings.

13. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 03-90, regarding the promotion of "green" buildings in Cambridge.

14. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Calender Item No. 1, dated 11/4/02, regarding the implementation of land use and zoning recommendations of the Cambridgeport Neighborhood Study.

15. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following person as a Constable With Power for a term of three years, effective the first day of January, 2003: Daniel Evans, 70 Park Avenue, Hull, Ma, 02045

CHARTER RIGHT
1. An application was received from Leslie Garvey, requesting a curb cut at the premises numbered 63 Rice Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation with conditions, Historical. Public Works. One neighborhood association letter was sent. Neighborhood Association response received disapproving curb cut.

2. An application was received from Gregory C. Carr Foundation, requesting a curb cut at the premises numbered Zero Arrow Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical. Public Works approved with conditions. Two neighborhood association letters were sent. One neighborhood association supports the curb cut and the other neighborhood association objects to the proposed curb cut.

ON THE TABLE
3. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to a Landmark Designation Study Report for Shady Hill Square. 1-11 Shady Hill Square, 36 Holden Street.

4. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the Landmark Designation Study Report for designating as a protected landmark the Tulip Tree at 1436 and 1446 Cambridge Street.

5. Request the City Manager to direct the Community Development Department to make maximum use of CPA funds to develop affordable housing that is permanently affordable, such as limited equity cooperatives and condos.

6. Requesting the City Manager to appoint someone to speak with Neighbors for a Better Community to explore possible collaboration.

7. Requesting the City Manager to direct the City Solicitor to draft a home rule petition to enable the City Manager to approve curb cuts.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS
8. Petition from Harvard University requesting a sub-surface easement located between 1720 and 1737 Cambridge Street for the purpose of constructing an underground pedestrian and service tunnel beneath Cambridge Street.

APPLICATIONS AND PETITIONS
1. An application was received from Helen Donis-Keller, requesting a curb cut at the premises numbered 54 Garfield Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical and Public Works with a condition. Two neighborhood association letters were sent. One neighborhood association response received taking no stand.

2. An application was received from Muireann Glenmullen, requesting a curb cut at the premises numbered 168 Lexington Avenue; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical and Public Works. No neighborhood association for Neighborhood 10.

3. An application was received from Science Partners Inc., d/b/a Area 4, requesting permission for three tables for restaurant seating and twelve chairs at the premises numbered 315 Massachusetts Avenue.

4. An application was received from Utrecht Art Supply, requesting permission for a sandwich board sign at the premises numbered 1030 Massachusetts Avenue.

5. An application was received from Baskin Robbins/Dunkin Donuts, requesting permission for a sandwich board sign at the premises numbered One Bow Street.

6. An application was received from Eliot St Cafe, requesting permission for a sandwich board sign at the premises numbered 65 JFK Street.

7. An application was received from Inman Pharmacy, requesting permission for three awnings at the premises numbered 1414 Cambridge Street. Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Community Development Department and abutters.

8. An application was received from Cambridge Chamber of Commerce for Cambridge License Commission Advisory Board, requesting permission for three temporary banners across Massachusetts Avenue in front of City Hall, across Masssachusetts Avenue at Pearl and Norfolk Streets and Harvard Square at JFK and Mount Auburn Streets.

9. An application was received from Bill Wendel Real Estate Cafe, requesting permission for a sandwich board sign and a display of merchandise at the premises numbered 260 Concord Avenue.

10. A petition was received from John Roback, et al., to amend the Zoning Ordinances by deleting the designation C-2A and substituting in place thereof the designation C-1 in the area bounded by Green, Pearl, Franklin and Brookline Streets.

COMMUNICATIONS
1. A communication was received from Heidi Samokar, Regional Planner, Inner Core Committee, regarding a Regional Vision and Growth Strategy (RVGS) to create a new regional plan for the future of the 101 communities of Greater Boston .

2. A communication was received from Myopia Trust, transmitting written opposition to the Carlson et al., and Planning Board Riverside Zoning petitions.

3. A communication was received from Hansa Realty Trust, transmitting written opposition to the Carlson et al., and Planning Board Riverside Zoning petitions.

4. A communication was received from Ulysses H. Gore, transmitting thanks and appreciation for the beautiful marker.

5. A communication was received from Skip Schloming, regarding 100 Inman Street noise issue.

6. A communication was received from Harvard Planning + Allston Initiative, transmitting written opposition to the Planning Board Riverside Zoning petitions.

7. A communication was received from Harvard Planning + Allston Initiative, transmitting written opposition to the Carlson Petition.

8. A communication was received from Representative Paul C. Demakis, transmitting thanks for the City Council’s resolution supporting domestic partnerships and civil unions.

9. A communication was received from Representative Paul C. Demakis, transmitting thanks for the City Council’s resolution expressing the City Council’s opposition to the proposed plan offered by the Division of Insurance that would link consumers’ credit ratings to homeowner’s insurance rates.

10. A communication was received from Representative Paul C. Demakis, transmitting thanks for the City Council’s expressing the City Council’s support for gay marriages.

11. A communication was received from Renata von Tscharner, regarding a skatepark in the New Basin Parklands.

12. A communication was received from Cambridge Young Men’s Christian Association, transmitting written opposition to the Carlson Petition.

13. A communication was received from Lawrence H. Summers, Harvard University, transmitting gratitude for the City Council’s resolution extending congratulations for the creation of the new Institute.

RESOLUTIONS
1. Resolution on the death of Helen M. (DeVita) Brogan.  Mayor Sullivan

2. Resolution on the death of Henry J. Babajtis.  Mayor Sullivan, Councillor Toomey

3. Resolution on the death of Evelyn Sullivan.  Mayor Sullivan, Councillor Toomey

4. Resolution on the death of Michael Gravalese.  Mayor Sullivan, Councillor Toomey

5. Proclaim October 24, 2003 as United Nations Day in Cambridge and encourage all Cantabrigians to participate in all activities related to United Nations Day.  Mayor Sullivan

6. Congratulating the Law Offices of Marc Redlich on the occasion of its 20th anniversary and wish the firm continued success.  Mayor Sullivan

7. Proclaim the month of October 2003 as NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH and October 17 as NATIONAL MAMMOGRAPHY DAY in the City of Cambridge.  Mayor Sullivan

8. Urging the City Council to be cognizant of On the Rise’s 2003 "Prepare for Winter" Reception and Dinner to be held on Monday September 8, 2003 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel.  Mayor Sullivan

9. Congratulating the Boys & Girls Club of Somerville on the occasion of its 30th anniversary at a dinner-dance gala at the Hyatt Regency on October 3, 2003.  Mayor Sullivan

10. Resolution on the death of Mary Pasquarello.  Mayor Sullivan, Councillor Toomey

11. Extending Good Luck and best wishes to Amanda Canning on her endeavors as she heads to Hollywood to be a stunt woman.  Councillor Toomey

12. Resolution on the death of Mary O’Connor.  Councillor Toomey, Mayor Sullivan

13. Urging all Cantabrigians to be aware of and participate in the Cambridge Veterans’ Organization’s First Annual Dinnner Dance/Fundraiser on Saturday, October 25, 2003.  Councillor Toomey

14. Expressing appreciation to Interfaith Action for its many years of advocacy on behalf of the homeless, and, on the occasion of closing out the organization, urging all Cantabrigians to be aware of and participate in a final service of thanksgiving for its work on September 12, 2003.  Councillor Toomey

15. Resolution on the death of Oveta Chandler.  Councillor Simmons

16. Resolution on the death of Alice L. Stacey.  Mayor Sullivan

17. Resolution on the death of John Zylicz.  Councillor Galluccio

18. Condolences to Mary Travers on the death of her mother.  Councillor Maher

19. Resolution on the death of Sally Ann Hebeeb.  Mayor Sullivan

20. Resolution on the death of Ruth da Maia, "Santiago Maia".  Councillor Simmons

21. Extending its wish for a speedy recovery to Officer Carl Pilgrim of the Cambridge Police Department.  Mayor Sullivan

22. Resolution on the death of Margaret Kilfoye.  Councillor Maher, Councillor Galluccio

23. Congratulating Thomas B. Materazzo on his retirement after thirty-three years of public service and proclaiming September 25, 2003 as Thomas B. Materazzo Day in the City of Cambridge.  Mayor Sullivan

24. Proclaim September 2003 as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in the City of Cambridge.  Mayor Sullivan

25. Extending congratulations to Paul McGlinchey and Nina Saletan on the occasion of their wedding engagement.  Mayor Sullivan

26. Resolution on the death of Helen E. Dove.  Councillor Toomey, Mayor Sullivan

27. Resolution on the death of Bernard J. DiAngelo.  Councillor Toomey

28. Resolution on the death of Alberto Ferreira.  Councillor Toomey

29. Resolution on the death of Mary Bennett.  Mayor Sullivan

30. Congratulating Joseph Milano on the occasion of his appointment as the Honorary Consul General to Boston for the Royal Kingdom of Thailand.  Mayor Sullivan

31. Urging the City Council be cognizant of Cambridge College’s Inauguration ceremony for Mahesh C. Sharma, President, and Eileen Moran Brown, Chancellor, on Tuesday, September 23, 2003.  Councillor Simmons, Mayor Sullivan

32. Commending James Crowley for his heroism in a fire at Washington Court and thanking him for his service to the City of Cambridge.  Mayor Sullivan

33. Resolution on the death of Patricia "Patti Ann" Hillis.  Councillor Galluccio

34. Congratulating Peggy and Jimmy Dwyer on the birth of their grandson.  Mayor Sullivan

35. Resolution on the death of Professor Archie C. Epps III.  Mayor Sullivan, Councillor Reeves

36. Resolution on the death of Helen M. Darling.  Councillor Galluccio, Mayor Sullivan, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Maher

37. Resolution on the death of Alfredo P. Damaso.  Mayor Sullivan, Councillor Toomey

38. Resolution on the death of Mary Levy.  Councillor Toomey

39. Resolution on the death of Alice Boyle.  Councillor Toomey

40. Resolution on the death of Mary E. Manning.  Mayor Sullivan, Councillor Maher

41. Extending congratulations and best wishes to the St. Mary’s High School Alumnae Reunion Classes from 1916-1959 on their October 6, 2003 luncheon.  Councillor Toomey

42. Congratulating Charles and Pamela Ogletree on the occasion of having the library and media center at the Benjamin Banneker Charter School named in their honor and thank them for their continued dedication to the education and the children of Cambridge.  Mayor Sullivan, Councillor Simmons

43. Congratulating Jack Hannon on the occasion of his induction to the New England Basketball Hall of Fame.  Mayor Sullivan

44. Congratulating Therion Biologics on the occasion of the opening of its new manufacturing facility and wish the corporation continued medical success.  Councillor Toomey, Mayor Sullivan

45. Proclaim October 20-25, 2003 as WORLD POPULATION AWARENESS WEEK and urge all of our citizens to conserve water whenever and wherever they can and reflect on ways to ensure adequate safe water supplies for future generations.  Mayor Sullivan

46. Extend Happy Birthday wishes to Mayor Michael A. Sullivan.  Councillor Toomey, Vice Mayor Davis, Councillor Decker, Councillor Galluccio, Councillor Maher, Councillor Murphy, Councillor Reeves and Councillor Simmons.

47. Resolution on the death of Michael Kapopoulos.  Councillor Toomey, Mayor Sullivan

48. Resolution on the death of Elizabeth Hallissy.  Mayor Sullivan

49. Extending congratulations and thanks to Anne Peretz for winning the Beryl H. Bunker Award for her outstanding work on behalf of women and women’s organizations in and around Cambridge and Boston.  Councillor Toomey

50. Resolution on the death of Joseph R. Witkos.  Councillor Toomey

51. Resolution on the death of James F. Thomas.  Councillor Toomey

52. Extending a very Happy 100th Birthday Greeting to Alice Shea.  Councillor Toomey, Mayor Sullivan

53. Thank Chris and Susanne Demis for their contribution to the community and economic life of Cambridge on the closing of the Mass House of Pizza and wish them well in their future endeavors.  Councillor Toomey, Councillor Galluccio

54. Resolution on the death of Arminda (Leitao) Dias.  Councillor Toomey

55. Resolution on the death of Elaine Seafiddi.  Councillor Toomey

56. Expressing appreciation to Roberta Walsh for her ten years of dedicated service to the citizens and to the City of Cambridge and wish her much happiness in retirement.  Mayor Sullivan

57. Expressing appreciation to Elizabeth Parsons for her fourteen years of dedicated service to the citizens and to the City of Cambridge and wish her much happiness in her retirement.  Mayor Sullivan

58. Expressing appreciation to Harold F. Helmuth for his thirty-three years of dedicated service to the citizens and to the City of Cambridge and wish him much happiness in his retirement.  Mayor Sullivan

59. Expressing appreciation to Therese Girard for her twenty-six years of dedicated service to the citizens and to the City of Cambridge and wish her much happiness in retirement.  Mayor Sullivan, Councillor Toomey

60. Expressing appreciation to Mary Ann Keefe for her fifteen years of dedicated service to the citizens and to the City of Cambridge and wish her much happiness in her retirement.  Mayor Sullivan

61. Expressing appreciation to William E. Lavin for his thirty-three years of dedicated service to the citizens and to the City of Cambridge and wish him much happiness in his retirement.  Mayor Sullivan

62. Expressing appreciation to Lawrence P. Ferazani for his thirty-eight years of dedicated service to the citizens and to the City of Cambridge and wish him much happiness in his retirement.  Mayor Sullivan, Councillor Toomey

63. Resolution on the death of Olivia I. Abelson.  Vice Mayor Davis, Mayor Sullivan, Councillor Decker

64. Congratulating Louise Gluck on her appointment as United States Poet Laureate.  Vice Mayor Davis

65. Resolution on the death of Helen A. (Corrigan) Beacham.  Mayor Sullivan, Councillor Maher

66. Resolution on the death of Mary T. (Sullivan) Merigan.  Mayor Sullivan, Councillor Maher, Councillor Galluccio

67. Resolution on the death of John F. Sullivan.  Councillor Maher, Councillor Toomey

68. Resolution on the death of Amelia C. Chebator.  Councillor Maher, Councillor Galluccio

69. Extending congratulations to Martha Coravos, Esq., on the occasion of the opening of her new law office and wish her great legal success.  Mayor Sullivan

70. Resolution on the death of Elizabeth Perry.  Councillor Toomey

71. Resolution on the death of Sam Ouvee.  Councillor Toomey

72. Resolution on the death of Isabel P. (Butler) Carr.  Councillor Galluccio

73. Resolution on the death of Anna M. Nee.  Mayor Sullivan

74. Expressing the heartiest congratulations and best wishes to Kenneth and Theresa Lewis on the occasion of their 50th Wedding Anniversary.  Mayor Sullivan

75. Extending congratulations to Mayor Thomas Menino and the Boston Police Department for instituting its "Bikes on the Beat" initiative and thank them for their continued commitment to policing and public safety.  Mayor Sullivan

76. Extending congratulations to Jonathan Boyd and Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand on the occasion of their wedding and wish them a lifetime of health and happiness.  Mayor Sullivan

77. Resolution on the death of Walter Valliant.  Mayor Sullivan

78. Extending congratulations to and commending Jane Beal and Mary Ann Cicala of the Cambridge Arts Council on their tremedous work in creating and promoting the events in the "Summer in the City" schedule.  Councillor Murphy

79. Congratulating Tara and Chris Kelly on the occasion of their marriage.  Councillor Galluccio

80. Resolution on the death of Mary Healy.  Mayor Sullivan

81. Resolution on the death of Donald T. Bowman.  Mayor Sullivan

82. Extending congratulations to Mexico as it celebrates the 193rd Anniversary of its Independence.  Mayor Sullivan

83. Resolution on the death of Ann Stokes.  Mayor Sullivan, Councillor Maher

84. Urging the City Council go on record supporting the work of the Charles River Conservancy to build a skatepark in the New Basin Parkland and expressing its belief that the skatepark will be a wonderful addition to the Charles River parklands.  Councillor Murphy

85. Expressing appreciation to Donald Matheson for his fifteen years of dedicated service to the citizens and to the City of Cambridge and wish him much happiness in his retirement.  Mayor Sullivan, Councillor Toomey

86. Wishing Good-bye and Good Luck to Cambridge’s Original House of Blues as they close their Harvard Square doors in Cambridge.  Councillor Reeves

87. Best wishes to the Boston Bar Association and to its new President Renae Landers.  Councillor Reeves

88. Urging the City Council to support efforts to eliminate tolls on the Massachusetts Turnpike.  Councillor Reeves

89. Congratulating Dicky Barret, lead singer of Cambridge’s Mighty, Mighty Bosstones who will M.C. this year’s Boston’s Music Awards Presentation.  Councillor Reeves

90. Welcoming Cambridge’s school children back to school and a Special Welcome to our new Superintendent Thomas Fowler-Finn.  Councillor Reeves

91. Resolution on the death of Bishop John Burgess.  Councillor Reeves

92. Congratulating the Cambridge Carnival International Committee and Nicola Williams for the spectacular job they did in organizing a fabulous Cambridge Carnival 2003.  Councillor Reeves

93. Wishing a Happy Anniversary to St. Paul A.M.E. Church.  Councillor Reeves

94. Wishing a Happy Anniversary to St. Bartholomew’s Church.  Councillor Reeves

95. Wishing a Happy Anniversary to Union Baptist Church.  Councillor Reeves

96. Wishing a speedy recovery to Claire Koen.  Councillor Simmons

97. Wishing a speedy recovery to Jackie Carroll.  Councillor Simmons

98. Resolution on the death of Nancy Johnson.  Councillor Reeves

99. Resolution on the death of Kenneth Prescott.  Councillor Reeves

100. Wishing Happy Birthday to Mrs. Augustine.  Councillor Reeves

101. Welcoming Neena Freelon home as she comes home to perform at the CHAPA Concert and thank her for her dedication to this benefit.  Councillor Reeves

102. Extending a hearty welcome to and congratulating Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon as they are honored by the Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders on September 19, 2003.  Councillor Reeves, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Decker

103. Welcoming all those who travel to Cambridge in October from across the world to attend the reunion of Harvard’s Black Alumni.  Councillor Reeves

104. Resolution on the death of Sallie B. Murriel.  Councillor Reeves

105. Resolution to be prepared on the ordination of Karen Cummings.  Councillor Reeves

106. Congratulating the winners of the 2003 Award winners of the Massachusetts Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration and Service Corps of Retired Executives.  Mayor Sullivan

107. Welcome the Honorable Tim Wirth to the City of Cambridge and thank him for all he has done to serve the United States of America and mankind.  Mayor Sullivan

108. Resolution on the death of Arthur C. Helton.  Mayor Sullivan

109. Resolution on the death of Kathleen Clegg.  Mayor Sullivan

110. Resolution on the death of Arthur Floyd Sutherland.  Mayor Sullivan

111. Resolution on the death of Henri A. Rice.  Mayor Sullivan

112. Resolution on the death of Mark T. Kelly.  Councillor Maher, Councillor Galluccio

113. Resolution on the death of Ronald Macdonald.  Mayor Sullivan

114. Resolution on the death of Charles Demakis.  Mayor Sullivan, Vice Mayor Davis

115. Extending speedy recovery wishes to Maria Valente, President of the S.S. Cosmas and Damian Society.  Mayor Sullivan

116. Congratulating Justin Savage on his full academic scholarship to George Washington University.  Councillor Galluccio, Councillor Reeves

117. Congratulating all City departments and the organizers of the S.S. Cosmas and Damian Festival.  Councillor Maher

ORDERS
1. Requesting the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department to install a stop sign on Max Avenue at Cambridge Street. Councillor Toomey

2. Requesting the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department to install a sound signal at the traffic light at Gore and Lambert Streets. Councillor Toomey

3. Dedicate an appropriate site to Marie Griffin in the vicinity of Magazine and Allston Streets. Vice Mayor Davis

4. City Manager to utilize all available means (including cable and web site) to notify the public of the September 17, 2003 MBTA hearing in Cambridge regarding proposed fare increases. Vice Mayor Davis

5. City Manager to confer with the Commissioner of Public Works regarding updates which need to be made to the Riverside basketball and tennis courts and report back to the City Council. Mayor Sullivan

6. Requesting the City Manager to report back to the City Council with a plan to advertise patient assistance programs for prescription drugs for Cambridge seniors and uninsured/underinsured residents. Vice Mayor Davis

7. Requesting the City Manager to instruct the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department to install "Go Slow, Elderly Crossing" signs at intersections where there is significant elderly foot traffic. Councillor Simmons

8. Dedicate an appropriate site to the Tasonis Family. Mayor Sullivan

9. Requesting the City Manager to provide the City Council with information pertaining to the maintenance and upkeep of Riverside Press Park. Councillor Simmons

10. Requesting the City Council place a Memorial Stone at the foot of the Leonard Russell Bridge in memory of Sean Howard. Councillor Galluccio

11. Requesting the City Manager provide an update on cab stand parking on Brookline Street and confer with the Police Commissioner with the view of better enforcement of cab stand parking violations. Councillor Simmons

12. Requesting the City Manager report to the City Council on the Cambridge Housing Authority’s imposition of rental increases and late fees of $25.00, and the untimely date of the increase, including whether the CHA is required to implement the increases and fees and if so, whether a longer notice period is an option. Councillor Simmons

13. Requesting the City Council and the City Manager go on record accepting the Early Retirement Incentive Program for municipal employees, Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2003. Mayor Sullivan

14. Requesting the City Manager report to the City Council on programs for taking seniors to the supermarket, whether there is a program that services Roosevelt Towers, and in the absence of such a program, the possibility of providing such transportation on a monthly basis. Councillor Simmons

15. Requesting the City Manager confer with NSTAR to report on the reasons for the many blackouts in the Huron/Concord Avenue area during the month of August. Councillor Maher

16. Requesting the City Manager confer with the appropriate departments to ensure that a traffic crossing guard at Concord Avenue and Madison Street is in place as soon as possible to protect the 241 children attending St. Peter’s School. Councillor Maher

17. Requesting the City Manager confer with the City Arborist about planting trees in the empty tree wells along Western Avenue. Councillor Maher

18. Requesting the City Council dedicate a suitable location for Mary R. Mallett in the vicinity of Cedar Street. Councillor Maher

19. Requesting the City Manager engage the State Division of Urban Parks and Recreation in a conversation about the feasibility of limiting the duration of parking along Memorial Drive and report back to the City Council with a recommendation. Vice Mayor Davis

20. Requesting the City Manager provide a status report on city negotiations with the state in terms of public skating rinks and swimming pools. Councillor Toomey

21. Dedicate an appropriate site in memory of Olivia I. Abelson. Vice Mayor Davis

22. Requesting the City Manager confer with the Director of the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department on issues related to traffic calming measures and pedestrian crossings in and around Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, Broadway, Cambridge Street and between Felton and Ellery Streets and ask the Director to implement improvements to traffic and pedestrian safety measures in this school zone. Mayor Sullivan

23. Requesting the City Manager to report to the City Council on the City’s policy with regard to assessing $100 fines for the sounding of house burglar alarms and whether the current policy permits discretion in the fines assessed to elderly, confused or disabled residents. Councillor Toomey

24. Requesting the City Manager direct the City Solicitor to draft language to amend the Police Review and Advisory Board Ordinance to eliminate the requirement that PRAB appointees be appointed from specific neighborhoods, and provide the draft revisions to the Ordinance Committee for review and action. Councillor Reeves

25. Requesting the City Manager report back to the City Council on street cleaning on St. Saveur Court, including whether St. Saveur Court should be posted for street cleaning. Mayor Sullivan

26. Requesting the City Manager report back to the City Council on roadway damage on Holworthy Place caused by roadway work conducted on Holworthy Street and the repairs needed to fix this damage. Mayor Sullivan

27. Requesting the City Manager confer with the Executive Director of the Cambridge Housing Authority to provide the City Council with a report clarifying how the Housing Authority’s emergency switches in resident units function. Councillor Toomey

28. Requesting the City Manager or his designee meet with the Department of Public Works, Inspectional Services Department and the Public Health Department and residents of Area IV and mid-Cambridge to launch a coordinated effort to assure the eradication of the severe rodent problem in this area. Councillor Reeves

29. Requesting the City Council go on record supporting the work of the Charles River Conservancy to build a skatepark in the New Basin Parklands and express its belief that the skatepark will be a wonderful addition to the Charles River Parklands.   Councillor Murphy, Mayor Sullivan

30. Urging the City Council to support efforts to eliminate tolls on the Massachusetts Turnpike.   Councillor Reeves, Mayor Sullivan, Vice Mayor Davis, Councillor Decker, Councillor Galluccio, Councillor Maher, Councillor Simmons and Councillor Toomey.

31. Requesting the City Manager to direct the Police Commissioner, in conjunction with the Community Policing representative, to contact the members of the LBJ Tenants Council to hold a community meeting at the LBJ apartments.   Mayor Sullivan, Councillor Toomey, Councillor Simmons, Vice Mayor Davis, Councillor Decker, Councillor Galluccio, Councillor Maher, Councillor Murphy, Councillor Reeves

32. Name a suitable site in honor of Arthur G. and Dorothea A. Barton.   Councillor Maher, Mayor Sullivan

33. Requesting the City Manager to appropriate funding to hire an independent counsel who specializes in land use and zoning to provide the City Council with independent technical assistance regarding the upcoming Carlson/Riverside zoning petitions.   Councillor Decker

34. Requesting the City Manager arrange to have the basketball hoops and nets at Riverside Press Park cleaned and repaired regularly.   Councillor Galluccio

35. City Council go on record supporting members of the Boston City Council and asking the Governor to revoke his Executive Order 452 eliminating Affirmative Action.   Councillor Simmons, Mayor Sullivan

36. Requesting the City Manager to ensure that Russell Field is as clean and prepared as possible including cleaning under bleacher areas and repairing bleachers before the CRLS first home football game.   Councillor Galluccio, Mayor Sullivan

37. Add the petition to amend the zoning designation for Green, Pearl, Franklin and Brookline Streets, known as the John Roback et al. Petition, to Applications and Petitions of the September 8, 2003 City Council agenda and refer it to the Ordinance Committee and Planning Board for hearing and report. Mayor Sullivan, Vice Mayor Davis

38. Requesting the City Council approve payment of claims against the City of Cambridge in accordance with the recommendations set forth in the report of September 8, 2003 Claims Committee in the total amount of $5,807.71. Councillor Toomey

39. Requesting the City Manager to take a series of steps relative to traffic calming measures near all Senior buildings. Vice Mayor Davis, Councillor Simmons, Mayor Sullivan

40. Finance Committee to refer the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the lease of property owned by the City in Harvard Square, known as the Harvard Square Kiosk, Zero Harvard Square, to the full City Council with a favorable recommendation pending information on permanent and temporary signage and the possibility of additional public information use, such as transit information, to be utilized at the Kiosk. Vice Mayor Davis

41. Requesting the City Council approve and authorize the City Manager to enter into a lease with the successful bidder on the RFP for Zero Harvard Square to use the Kiosk as a newsstand for an initial term of five years with a renewal option for an additional five-year term, on such terms and conditions as the City Manager deems necessary and appropriate. Councillor Murphy

42. Requesting the City Council approve a diminished process for the disposition of a leasehold interest by the City Manager for the property located at Zero Harvard Square, known as the Harvard Square Kiosk. Councillor Murphy.

COMMITTEE REPORTS
1. A communication was received from Donna P. Lopez, Deputy City Clerk, transmitting a report from Councillor E. Denise Simmons, Chair of the Economic Development, Training and Employment Committee, for a meeting held on July 31, 2003 to continue discussing the Buy Cambridge Initiative (BCI).

2. A communication was received from Donna P. Lopez, Deputy City Clerk, transmitting a report from Vice Mayor Henrietta Davis, Chair of the Public Safety Committee, for a meeting held on August 6, 2003 to continue discussions on a pedestrian bicyclist and motorists safety campaign.

3. A communication was received from Donna P. Lopez, Deputy City Clerk, transmitting a report from Councillor Timothy J. Toomey, Chair of the Claims Committee, for a meeting held on August 6, 2003 to consider claims filed against the city.

4. A communication was received from D. Margaret Drury, City Clerk, transmitting a report from Councillor Kenneth Reeves, Chair of the Neighborhood and Long Term Planning Committee, for a meeting held on July 23, 2003 to discuss the next steps in the committee’s effort to increase public awareness of the opportunities and challenges of the ongoing and fast-moving changes in the knowledge-based economy and culture of Cambridge.

5. A communication was received from D. Margaret Drury, City Clerk, transmitting a report from Councillor David P. Maher and Councillor Brian Murphy, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a meeting held on July 30, 2003 for the purpose of considering a petition re-filed by the Planning Board to amend the zoning in the Riverside area and a petition re-filed by Robert S. Carlson et al., to amend the zoning in the same area.

6. A communication was received from Donna P. Lopez, Deputy City Clerk, transmitting a report from Councillor Brian Murphy, Chair of the Finance Committee, for a meeting held on August 8, 2003 to discuss the issue of a Request for Proposals (RFP) and to solicit proposals for the lease of property owned by the city in Harvard Square, known as the Harvard Square Kiosk, ) Harvard Square.

7. A communication was received from D. Margaret Drury, City Clerk, transmitting a report from Vice Mayor Davis, Chair of the Public Safety Committee, for a meeting held on August 13, 2003 for the purpose of discussing the ongoing plans for a safety campaign for pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists.

8. A communication was received from D. Margaret Drury, City Clerk, transmitting a report from Councillor E. Denise Simmons, Chair of the Economic Development, Training and Employment Committee, for a meeting held on August 14, 2003 to continue discussing the Buy Cambridge Initiative (BCI).

HEARING SCHEDULE
Mon, Sept 8
5:30pm City Council Meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Wed, Sept 10
10:00am The Economic Development, Training and Employment Committee will conduct a public meeting to continue discussing the "Buy Cambridge Initiative" and any matter that comes before the committee. (Ackermann Room)

Fri, Sept 12
3:00pm The Neighborhood and Long Term Planning Committee will conduct a public meeting to continue discussion on what strategies will best enable the Cambridge community to benefit from Cambridge’s knowledge-based economy, and specifically on strategies for follow-up to the Professor Juan Enriquez public forum sponsored by the committee. (Ackermann Room)

Mon, Sept 15
5:30pm City Council Meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Sept 22
5:30pm Roundtable Meeting with School Committee, to include an update from the City Manager on the new Main Library. No public comment. No votes will be taken. Meeting will not be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)

Wed, Sept 24
4:00pm The Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to consider a proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to modify the use regulations in Open Space Districts. This meeting to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)
4:30pm The Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to consider a proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to zone land and City of Cambridge public facilities as open space. This meeting to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)
5:00pm The Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to consider a proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance with regard to the regulation of rooftop mechanical equipment and noise. This meeting to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Sept 29
5:30pm City Council Meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Oct 20
5:00pm Special Presentation for Agassiz Neighborhood/Maud Morgan Visual Arts Committee. (Sullivan Chamber)
5:30pm City Council Meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

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

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

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

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

Mon, Dec 1
5:30pm City Council Meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Dec 8
5:30pm City Council Meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Dec 15
5:30pm City Council Meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Dec 22
5:30pm City Council Meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Dec 29
5:30pm City Council Meeting (Sullivan Chamber)

TEXT OF ORDERS
O-1 September 8, 2003
COUNCILLOR TOOMEY
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to instruct the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department to install a stop sign on Max Avenue at Cambridge Street.

O-2 September 8, 2003
COUNCILLOR TOOMEY
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to instruct the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department to install a sound signal at the traffic light at Gore and Lambert Streets.

O-3 September 8, 2003
VICE MAYOR DAVIS
ORDERED: That the City Council dedicate an appropriate site to Marie Griffin in the vicinity of Magazine and Allston Streets; 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-4 September 8, 2003
VICE MAYOR DAVIS
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to utilize all available means (including city cable and web site) to notify the public of the September 17, 2003 MBTA hearing regarding proposed fare increases, at the Cambridge Community Center Auditorium, 5 Calendar Street, from 6 to 8pm.

O-5 September 8, 2003
MAYOR SULLIVAN
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Commissioner of Public Works regarding updates which need to be made to the Riverside basketball and tennis courts and report back to the City Council.

O-6 September 8, 2003
VICE MAYOR DAVIS
WHEREAS: The rising cost of prescription drugs falls the heaviest on the uninsured, the underinsured and the elderly; and
WHEREAS: National drug companies are offering patient assistance programs to help people who cannot afford their medications; and
WHEREAS: One such program, sponsored by PhRMA provided 5.5 million people last year with free medications (www.helpingpatients.org); and
WHEREAS: Cambridge is the home to several prominent drug companies; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council with a plan to advertise such assistance programs to Cambridge seniors and uninsured/underinsured.

O-7 September 8, 2003
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to instruct the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department to install "Go Slow, Elderly Crossing" signs at intersections where there is significant elderly foot traffic, such as the intersections at Franklin and Green Streets and Erie and Brookline Streets.

O-8 September 8, 2003
MAYOR SULLIVAN
ORDERED: That the City Council dedicate an appropriate site to the Tasonis Family; and be it further
ORDERED: That the Chief of Staff to the Mayor be directed to confer with the the family regarding a suitable dedication ceremony and communicate with the Department of Public Works to arrange for a sign.

O-9 September 8, 2003
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to provide the City Council with information pertaining to the maintenance and upkeep of Riverside Press Park.

O-10 September 8, 2003
COUNCILLOR GALLUCCIO
ORDERED: That a Memorial Stone be placed at the foot of the Leonard Russell Bridge in memory of Sean Howard; and be it further
ORDERED: That the Assistant to the City Council be directed to confer with the family and communicate with the Department of Public Works to arrange for the Memorial Stone.

O-11 September 8, 2003
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to provide an update on cab stand parking on Brookline Street near the Middle East Restaurant; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Police Commissioner with the view of better enforcement of cab stand parking violations at that location.

O-12 September 8, 2003
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report to the City Council on the Cambridge Housing Authority’s imposition of rental increases and late fees of $25.00, and the untimely date of the increase (10/1/2003), said report to include information as to whether the CHA is required to implement the increases and the fees, and if so, whether a longer notice period is an option.

O-13 September 8, 2003
MAYOR SULLIVAN
ORDERED: That the City Council go on record accepting the Early Retirement Incentive Program for municipal employees that was signed into law as Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2003; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to accept the Early Retirement Incentive Program for municipal employees that was signed into law as Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2003.

O-14 September 8, 2003
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report to the City Council on the programs for seniors in which they are taken to the supermarket and whether there is a program that services Roosevelt Towers, and further, in the absence of such a program, what would be the possibility of providing transportation on a monthly basis for seniors, particularly those at Roosevelt Towers.

O-15 September 8, 2003
COUNCILLOR MAHER
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with NSTAR to report on the reasons for the many blackouts in the Huron/Concord Avenue area during the month of August.

O-16 September 8, 2003
COUNCILLOR MAHER
ORDERED: That the City Manager confer with the appropriate departments to ensure that a traffic crossing guard is in place as soon as possible to protect the 241 children attending St. Peter’s School.

O-17 September 8, 2003
COUNCILLOR MAHER
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the City Arborist about planting trees in the empty tree wells along Western Avenue.

O-18 September 8, 2003
COUNCILLOR MAHER
ORDERED: That the City Council dedicate a suitable location for Mary R. Mallett in the vicinity of Cedar Street; 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-19 September 8, 2003
VICE MAYOR DAVIS
WHEREAS: Access to and activity along the riverfront open space in Cambridge may be limited by the duration that parking is allowed on Memorial Drive; and
WHEREAS: Limiting the amount of time that one may park along the river could encourage more people to take advantage of the many benefits that this open space has to offer residents and visitors; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager engage the State Division of Urban Parks and Recreation in a conversation about the feasibility of limiting the duration of parking along Memorial Drive (for example, decreasing parking to two hours) and report back to the City Council with a recommendation.

O-20 September 8, 2003
COUNCILLOR TOOMEY
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to provide a status report on city negotiations with the state in terms of public skating rinks and swimming pools.

O-21 September 8, 2003
VICE MAYOR DAVIS
ORDERED: That the City Council dedicate an appropriate site in memory of Olivia I. Abelson; 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-22 September 8, 2003
MAYOR SULLIVAN
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Director of the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department on issues related to traffic calming measures and pedestrian crossings in and around Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, Broadway, Cambridge Street, and between Felton and Ellery Streets; and be it further
ORDERED: That the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department be requested to implement any improvements to traffic and pedestrian safety measures in this school zone.

O-23 September 8, 2003
COUNCILLOR TOOMEY
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report to the City Council on the City’s policy with regard to assessing $100 fines for the sounding of house burglar alarms and whether the current policy permits discretion in the fines assessed to elderly, confused or disabled residents.

O-24 September 8, 2003
COUNCILLOR REEVES
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the City Solicitor to draft language to amend the Police Review and Advisory Board Ordinance to eliminate the requirement that PRAB appointees be appointed from specific neighborhoods; and be it further
ORDERED: That the draft revisions be provided to the Ordinance Committee for review and action.

O-25 September 8, 2003
MAYOR SULLIVAN
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council on street cleaning on St. Saveur Court, including whether St. Saveur Court should be posted for street cleaning.

O-26 September 8, 2003
MAYOR SULLIVAN
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council on roadway damage on Holworthy Place caused by roadway work conducted on Holworthy Street and the repairs needed to fix this damage.

O-27 September 8, 2003
COUNCILLOR TOOMEY
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Executive Director of the Cambridge Housing Authority to provide the City Council with a report clarifying how the Housing Authority’s emergency switches in resident units function, and specifically does the switch activate notice to any particular office or place in addition to activating a sound alarm that neighbors may hear.

O-28 September 8, 2003
COUNCILLOR REEVES
WHEREAS: Residents of Area IV and Mid-Cambridge are experiencing an extreme rat infestation; and
WHEREAS: Calls to the City for assistance have met with advice to cover garbage or face ticketing and citation of health code violations; and
WHEREAS: Particularly, residents of Harvard Street, Windsor Street, Pine Street, Cherry Street and Columbia Street see numerous rodents and have asked that sewer traps be baited and that extraordinary efforts at prevention and containment be invoked when the infestation reaches current limits; now therefore be it
RESOLVED: That the Department of Public Works, the Inspectional Services Department, the Public Health Department and the City Manager or his designee meet with residents of the affected area to launch a coordinated effort to assure the eradication of the severe rodent problem in this area.

O-29 September 8, 2003 
COUNCILLOR MURPHY 
MAYOR SULLIVAN
WHEREAS: It has come to the City Council’s attention that the Charles River Conservancy is endeavoring to build a world-class skatepark in the New Basin Parklands in the vicinity of the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge; and
WHEREAS: Skateboarding is an important part of the lives of many of Cambridge’s youth and the City Council recognizes the importance of providing a safe, legal and easily accessible place for Cambridge’s young athletes to practice their sport; and
WHEREAS: The New Basin Skatepark will provide such a place, eliminating skateboarders’ needs to skate on Cambridge’s streets and public plazas. A world-class skateboarding facility would be a valuable resource for our youth and a wonderful amenity for the city; and
WHEREAS: The Charles River Conservancy has made efforts to include state and local agencies, the skateboarding community, and residents in the skatepark planning and design process; now therefore be it
RESOLVED: That the Cambridge City Council go on record supporting the work of the Charles River Conservancy to build a skatepark in the New Basin Parklands, and further expressing its belief that the skatepark will be a wonderful addition to the Charles River Parklands, benefiting both skateboarders and Charles River Parklands users; and be it further
RESOLVED: That the City Clerk be and hereby is requested to forward a suitably engrossed copy of this resolution to the Charles River Conservancy on behalf of the entire City Council.

O-30 September 8, 2003 
COUNCILLOR REEVES 
MAYOR SULLIVAN 
VICE MAYOR DAVIS 
COUNCILLOR DECKER 
COUNCILLOR GALLUCCIO 
COUNCILLOR MAHER 
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS 
COUNCILLOR TOOMEY
WHEREAS: The Cambridge City Council applauds the efforts of Christy Mihos and members of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority who are examining the question of how to quickly end tolls on the Massachusetts Turnpike; and
WHEREAS: Throughout the nation there are many toll-free highways which are in good condition and well-maintained. It defies logic why the Mass Pike continues to be a toll road when options exist which would allow the road to be toll-free; now therefore be it
RESOLVED: That the Cambridge City Council, in representing the citizens of this city, supports efforts to eliminate tolls on the Massachusetts Turnpike.
COUNCILLOR TOOMEY RECORDED AS PRESENT.

O-31 September 8, 2003
MAYOR SULLIVAN
COUNCILLOR TOOMEY
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
VICE MAYOR DAVIS
COUNCILLOR DECKER
COUNCILLOR GALLUCCIO
COUNCILLOR MAHER
COUNCILLOR MURPHY
COUNCILLOR REEVES
ORDERED:
That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the Police Commissioner, in conjunction with the Community Policing representative, to contact the members of the LBJ Tenants Council to hold a community meeting at the LBJ apartments; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council on this matter.
COUNCILLOR TOOMEY RECORDED AS PRESENT.

O-32 September 8, 2003 
COUNCILLOR MAHER 
MAYOR SULLIVAN
ORDERED: That the City Council name a suitable site in honor of Arthur G. and Dorothea A. Barton; and be it further
RESOLVED: 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-33 September 8, 2003 
COUNCILLOR DECKER 
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to appropriate funding to hire an independent counsel who specializes in land use and zoning to provide the City Council with independent technical assistance regarding the upcoming Carlson/Riverside zoning petitions.

O-34 September 8, 2003 
COUNCILLOR GALLUCCIO
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to arrange to have the basketball hoops and nets at Riverside Press Park cleaned and repaired regularly.

O-35 September 8, 2003 
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS 
MAYOR SULLIVAN
WHEREAS: Governor Romney revoked Executive Order 452 eliminating Applicable Action infrastructure embodied in the Executive Orders put forward by Governor Frank Sargeant and amended by Governor Dukakis (Executive Orders, 74, 116,117, 227, 235, 246) (Affirmative Action Programs); and
WHEREAS: The purpose of the laws, executive orders, and regulations are to put into place policies, procedures for implementing them and mechanisms to handle violations; and
WHEREAS: It is imperative to have these orders and laws restored; and
WHEREAS: The Executive Order also eliminates the prior protection for people of color, but also protects our women, Vietnam Veterans and those who are physically challenged; and
WHEREAS: The Executive Order rolls back the strides and gains made on hiring and diversity; now therefore be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council go on record supporting members of the Boston City Council and asking the Governor to revoke his Executive Order 452; and be it further
RESOLVED: That the Assistant to the City Council forward a copy of this letter to the Boston City Council and the Office of the Governor.

O-36 September 8, 2003 
COUNCILLOR GALLUCCIO 
MAYOR SULLIVAN
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to ensure that Russell Field is as clean and prepared as possible including cleaning under bleacher areas and repairing bleachers before the CRLS first home football game.

O-37 September 8, 2003 
MAYOR SULLIVAN 
VICE MAYOR DAVIS 
WHEREAS: Based upon previous Council Orders and communications between residents and city staff, it was believed that zoning language pertaining to the zoning designation for Green, Pearl, Franklin and Brookline Streets would be filed for the September 8, 2003 evening's City Council meeting; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the attached citizens' petition, to be known as the John Roback et al. Petition to amend the Zoning Ordinances, be added to Applications and Petitions of the September 8, 2003 City Council agenda and referred to the Ordinance Committe and Planning Board for hearing and report, pending certification of signatures and receipt of the $75 filing fee to the City of Cambridge.

O-38 AMENDED ORDER September 8, 2003 
COUNCILLOR TOOMEY
ORDERED: That the City Council be and hereby is requested to approve payment of claims against the City of Cambridge in accordance with the recommendations set forth in the report of September 8, 2003 Claims Committee in the total amount of $5,807.71; subject to the provision that claims made against other City Departments be paid and that the Law Department seek reimbursement to the Judgment and Damages Account from the department against which said claim was made.

O-39 September 8, 2003 
VICE MAYOR DAVIS 
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS 
MAYOR SULLIVAN 
WHEREAS: The City Council recieved a response to Awaiting Report Item #03-85 which appeared as Agenda #12 on September 8, 2003, relative to traffic calming measures near all senior buildings; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That this item be referred to the Police Department with the request that increased enforcement be done at all Senior building sites and that the Police Department provide the City Council with a report on what exactly the Police Department is doing on enforcement; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to take the necessary steps to ensure that all information is translated to appropriate additional languages for any meetings the Police Department holds at Senior buildings in connection with this matter; and be it further
ORDERED: That the Public Works Department be instructed to review the placement of pavers in the area of Senior buildings; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to instruct the Director of Traffic, Parking and Transportation to prepare signage to encourage motorists to slow down in the areas near Senior buildings and to reinstall construction signs in the vicinity of the Millers River Development.

O-40 September 8, 2003 
VICE MAYOR DAVIS
ORDERED: That the Finance Committee be and hereby is requested to refer the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the lease of property owned by the City in Harvard Square, known as the Harvard Square Kiosk, Zero Harvard Square, to the full City Council with a favorable recommendation pending information on permanent and temporary signage and the possibility of additional public information use, such as transit information, to be utilized at the Kiosk.

O-41 September 8, 2003 
COUNCILLOR MURPHY
WHEREAS: The City of Cambridge is the owner of a certain parcel of land with approximately 451 square feet of indoor rental space and approximately 3 feet of the surrounding perimeter located at Zero Harvard Square and known as the Harvard Square Kiosk; and
WHEREAS: The Kiosk was constructed in 1928 and restored in 1984 and leased as a newsstand by the current occupant Out of Town News, which has successfully operated its business; and
WHEREAS: The City desires to maintain a newsstand in this historic building; and
WHEREAS: Pursuant to the Municipal Code of the City of Cambridge, Section 2.110.010 which regulates the disposition of City property, a request has been made to approve the use of the space as a newsstand and a request under 2.110.010G has been made to diminish that process; and; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Council hereby approves and authorizes the City Manager to enter into a lease with the successful bidder to use the Kiosk as a newsstand for an initial term of five years with a renewal option for an additional five year term, on such conditions and terms the City Manager deems necessary and appropriate.

O-42 September 8, 2003 
COUNCILLOR MURPHY
ORDERED: That, pursuant to Sec. 2.110.010G of the Cambridge Municipal Code, the City Council hereby approves a diminished process for the disposition of a leasehold interest by the City Manager for the property located at Zero Harvard Square and known as the Harvard Square Kiosk. The Kiosk will continue to be used as a newsstand.

Committee Report #1
The Economic Development, Training and Employment Committee held a public meeting on Thursday, July 31, 2003 at nine o’clock and thirty-five minutes A. M. in the Ackermann Room.

The purpose of the meeting was to continue discussing the Buy Cambridge Initiative (BCI).

Present at the meeting was Councillor E. Denise Simmons, Chair of the Committee, Vice Mayor Henrietta Davis, Susan Glazer, Deputy Director of Community Development (CDD), Estella Johnson, Economic Development Director, CDD, Elaine Madden, Project Planner, Economic Division CDD, Jamilah Morrell, Intern, Economic Division CDD, Cynthia Griffin, Purchasing Agent, Joan Dillon, Assistant Purchasing Agent, James Monagle, City Auditor, Duane Brown, Affirmative Action Officer, Sue Mintz, Office of Workforce Development, Mary Clover, Purchasing Coordinator, Cambridge School Department and Donna P. Lopez, Deputy City Clerk.

Councillor Simmons opened the meeting and stated the purpose.

Councillor Simmons stated that she has made arrangements with Mr. Parravano to conduct the BCI at MIT for October 22, 2003 from 4-6 p.m. Parking is and will remain an issue. The use of public transportation is encouraged. The program needs to be finalized. There will be one room used at MIT for the BCI so small group discussions will not take place. Presentations will be 5-10 minutes in length. The program sub-committee will continue to work on the program. Some portion of the BCI should be dedicated to discussing the 2004 Democratic National Convention (DNC), stated Councillor Simmons.

Councillor Simmons stated that 85 people and 52 businesses attended the DNC workshop held on June 25, 2003 at the Hotel Marlow. She thanked the Hotel Marlowe and the Chamber of Commerce for their assistance on the DNC workshop. At the workshop Julie Burns, Executive Director, Boston 2004 Democratic National Convention, representatives from the State Office of Minority and Women Business Assistance (SOMBA) and the Center for Women and Enterprise (CWE) spoke to the attendees. Statistics were distributed about the funds to be spent and the organization of the convention. The SOMBA representative stated that a certification workshop has not been held in Cambridge. Ms. Johnson informed the committee that a SOMBA certification workshop has been scheduled for October 14, 2003 at the Windsor Center from 2-5 p.m. Notices will be sent to businesses. There are a limited number of participants for the certification workshop of 40. Ms. Madden stated that the DNC workshop was helpful to businesses because it explained how to become a vendor at the DNC.

Councillor Simmons informed the committed that Ms. Burns informed her that the certification is continuous and that the certification book is updated. It is important for Cambridge businesses to be included in the 2004 DNC Vendor Directory, stated Councillor Simmons. The City Manager would like a venue to draw vendors into Cambridge. The restaurant and entertainment industry is being solicited to see what Cambridge can provide to the DNC. Councillor Simmons stated that the BCI would be used as an opportunity to let vendors know about the DNC. There are a few large conventions that are coming to Boston in the next few years and it is an opportunity for Boston to stay in contact with Cambridge businesses. The 2004 DNC is a major venue. Thought needs to done on what could draw people into Cambridge.

A discussion ensued about areas where the BCI would require support. Ms. Johnson spoke about the logistics. Notices developed, mailed and RSVP’s recorded, set-ups and signs prepared were mentioned. Ms. Madden stated that she would contact the larger purchasers. It was noted that support from various departments would be required to bring the BCI to fruition. Therefore, Councillor Simmons stated that she would be submitting a policy order at the City Council meeting scheduled for August 4, 2003 requesting that the City Manager direct appropriate departments to provide assistance to the Economic Development, Training and Employment Committee for the BCI. (This policy order appeared as Order Number 27 and was adopted by the affirmative vote of nine members at the August 4, 2003 City Council meeting).

Ms. Madden asked who was the targeted group. The targeted group is Cambridge small businesses to large businesses. It is important to match businesses to the large items purchased by the business.

Ms. Johnson distributed to the committee a draft brochure outlining how to do business with and in the City of Cambridge. Jamilah Morrell, a student intern at CDD, prepared this draft. Councillor Simmons commended Ms. Morrell on the brochures. Ms. Johnson stated that the graphic division would review the draft brochure and prepare it for printing as a pamphlet similar to other printed by the Community Development Department.

Councillor Simmons informed the committee that her assistant, Kimberly Sutherland, has a background in marketing and would be providing marketing support to the BCI along with Nicola Williams.

The following persons were assigned to specific support area pending adoption of the policy order being submitted by Councillor Simmons for the August 4, 2003 City Council meeting:

Logistics Committee – Duane Brown, Jim Monagle, Joan Dillon

Program/Brochure – Councillor Simmons, Estella Johnson, Nicola Williams, Jamilah Morrell

Marketing – Kimberly Sutherland, Nicola Williams

Large company contacts – Cynthia Griffin, Elaine Madden.

Ms. Madden informed the Committee that the large companies should supply a packet of information at the BCI.

Vice Mayor Davis asked how could the BCI promote green product purchases. Ms. Griffin would bring green product information to the next meeting.

The next meeting was scheduled for Thursday, August 14, 2003 at 9:30 a.m.

Councillor Simmons thanked all attendees.

The meeting was adjourned at ten o’clock and twenty minutes a. m.

For the Committee,
Councillor E. Denise Simmons, Chair

Committee Report #2
The Public Safety Committee held a public meeting on Wednesday, August 6, 2003 at eleven o’clock and ten minutes a.m. in the Sullivan Chamber.

The purpose of the meeting was to continue discussions on a pedestrian, bicyclist and motorists safety campaign.

Present at the meeting was Vice Mayor Davis, Chair of the Committee, Councillor Timothy J. Toomey, Ronnie Watson, Police Commissioner, Sergeant Kathleen Murphy, Bicycle Patrol, Sara Seiderman, Environmental and Transportation Planning, Community Development Department (CDD), Rosalie Anders, Project Coordinator for the Environmental and Transportation Division, CDD, Stephanie Anderberg, Environmental and Transportation Planner, CDD, Jeff Walker, Cambridge Health Alliance and Donna P. Lopez, Deputy City Clerk. Also present was John Burckardt, 1429 Cambridge Street, member of the Bicycle Committee and Elaine Cox, former member of the Pedestrian Committee.

Vice Mayor Davis opened the meeting and stated the purpose.

Vice Mayor Davis asked the city staff to give a report.

Ms. Anders distributed three design logos and text changes for the Points 4 Safety brochure from the previous meeting (ATTACHMENT A). The design logos were eliminated. Input on the text and the logo from the Police Department was requested from the attendees.

Vice Mayor Davis requested that the 4 Safety Points be more simplified. The four points are:

These points need to be emphasized.

Commissioner Watson stated that bicyclists and motorists must yield to pedestrians whether the traffic light is red or green. Ms. Seiderman stated that motorists think that if they have a green light they do not have to yield. Pedestrians feel that they have the right-of-way in the crosswalks. Vice Mayor Davis stated that the brochure needed to address issues for motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians. Ms. Seiderman made the following suggestions for the safety points: stop for red lights, walk with the light; yield to pedestrians.

Ms. Elaine Cox, former member of the Pedestrian Committee, stated that people know that they have to stop for red lights so why does this need to be emphasized. Enforcement needs to be done. The brochure will notify people that increased enforcement will be done on the four points. Ms. Cox suggested that enforcement on running red lights be included. Ms. Seiderman suggested the text should read Don’t Run Red Lights. Vice Mayor Davis stated that the details in the submitted text should be eliminated from the brochure.

Vice Mayor Davis stated that she like the graphics on the example from the Police Department (ATTACHMENT B). The four points need to be printed and numbered on the front of the brochure under the logo. Mr. Burckhardt suggested that there should be a graphic of a bike hitting a car door. Ms. Seiderman stated that this particular graphic might have a negative reaction. A discussion ensued about black and white versus colored graphics on the brochure.

Commissioner Watson stated that the yield graphic should contain language for both motorists and pedestrians. He felt the colors red and yellow should be used. He also suggested rather than a brochure a card type of notice be used that could be placed on cars.

Vice Mayor Davis suggested that the Police Commissioner prepare a message for the card that stated that Cambridge is increasing enforcement on these four safety points and that the city is requesting assistance and cooperation from pedestrians, motorist and bicyclist.

Ms. Cox stated that the 4 Safety Points should be printed in other languages. Mr. Walker stated that the Health Alliance would translate; however the translated version may be in a different format.

Commissioner Watson suggested that the traffic light logo should contain text that states same road same rules. He would stress the damage done rather than the amount of the fine. Consistent enforcement works, he said. Ms. Anders stated that additional information might effect a change in the behavior. Ms. Seiderman stated that public support is high for enforcement.

Councillor Toomey informed the committee about pedestrian and bicyclists safety bills pending before the legislature (ATTACHMENT C).

The committee now focused on the distribution of the 4 Safety Points card. Ms. Seiderman stated that the information would be on the Web site and would be distributed by the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department with the Parking Permits, the Health Alliance, Police and School Departments.

Councillor Toomey commented that kids on bicyclists need more education. They ride their bikes around corners too quickly and could be in danger. The Police Department tries to give education classes in the spring, but needs the cooperation of the School Department, stated Commissioner Watson. Sergeant Murphy stated that the focus at the schools has been on MCAS.

At the conclusion of the meeting it was agreed:

Ms. Cox suggested bring the safety points home by highlighting recent incidents such as incident that occurred on Memorial Drive. The safety points and the enforcement will prevent a future tragedy.

Commissioner Watson informed the committee that the Police Department would work on the logo graphics and his message for the reverse side of the card.

Vice Mayor Davis requested Community Development Department to work on designing the text for the front and will receive the text for the reverse side from the Police Department and add the additional information.

The next meeting was scheduled for Wednesday, August 13, 2003 at 1:00 p.m.

Vice Mayor Davis thanked all attendees.

The meeting adjourned at noon.

For the Committee,
Vice Mayor Henrietta Davis, Chair

Committee Report #3
The Claims Committee held a public meeting on Wednesday, August 6, 2003 at five o’clock and forty-five minutes p.m. in the Ackermann Room.

The purpose of the meeting was to consider claims filed against the city.

Present at the meeting was Councillor Timothy J. Toomey, Chair of the Committee, Mayor Michael A. Sullivan and Deputy City Clerk Donna P. Lopez. Also present was Cheryl Anne Watson, Assistant City Solicitor.

Councillor Toomey opened the meeting and stated the purpose. Thereupon the committee moved to the consideration of the following claims:

**Councillor Toomey stated that a policy had been previously established by the City Manager where claims against the city occurring in city departments would be paid and then the department would reimburse the Judgment and Damages Account in the Law Department. Mayor Sullivan commented that the claims should be approved and the School Department charged for the damages. The Deputy City Clerk distributed to the committee a 1995 memorandum from the City Manager outlining the policy that reimbursement be made to the Law Department from the department in which the claim arose. (ATTACHMENT A)

Councillor Toomey thanked all those present for their attendance.

The meeting was adjourned at six o’clock and forty-five minutes p. m.

For the Committee,
Councillor Timothy J. Toomey, Chair

September 8, 2003
ORDERED: That the City Council hereby approves payment of claims against the City of Cambridge in accordance with the recommendations set forth in the report of September 8, 2003 Claims Committee in the total amount of $5,807.71.

Committee Report #4
The Neighborhood and Long Term Planning Committee held a public meeting on July 23, 2003, beginning at 9:45 a.m. in the second floor conference room at 238 Main Street. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the next steps in the committee’s effort to increase public awareness of the opportunities and challenges of the ongoing and fast-moving changes in the knowledge-based economy and culture of Cambridge.

Present at the hearing were Councillor Kenneth E. Reeves, Chair of the Committee, (conference call), Councillor David P. Maher and City Clerk D. Margaret Drury. Also present were Susan Glazer, Deputy Director of the Community Development Department (CDD) Estella Johnson, Director of Economic Development, (CDD), Mary Power, Senior Director of Community Affairs for Harvard University, Victoria Shannon, Fellow in the Office of the President of Harvard University, Steve Marsh, Managing Director of the Real Estate department, MIT, Paul Paravano, Co-Director of the Office of Government and Community Affairs, MIT, and Tom Lucey, President of the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce.

The meeting began with a review of the recent public presentation featuring Professor Juan Enriquez and a panel discussion of Cambridge’s knowledge-based economy. It was agreed that Professor Enriquez gave a stimulating and provocative presentation that captured the interest of those present, and that the event was well attended.

Councillor Reeves said that his major concern remains that most of the residents of Cambridge are not aware of the profound changes in the economy of Cambridge, let alone the particular entities fueling this new economy. Does East Cambridge know Vertex; does Vertex know East Cambridge. He would like to see Professor Enriquez in a second forum for a difference audience, perhaps at the Christian Life Center or the Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School auditorium. He added that the forum and a recent open house that David Clem hosted for the new Vertex building made it clear to him that the most important educational assistance Cambridge can seek from its biotech industry is not money but scientists to take an active role in Cambridge classrooms and a stream of younger children exposed to the industry by tours of the cutting edge laboratories housed in these buildings.

Councillor Maher said that Jim Mullen, CEO of Biogen, would be a helpful resource in that regard. Biogen has created a wonderful exchange program, in which kids are exposed to the science and labs in a four to six week program. Biogen thought of the program, called the schools and had to be very persistent to win school attention and participation. The program has been in place for about two years.

Ms. Power said that if these are the type of outcomes contemplated, the schools must be involved, and there must be a good deal of thought about how to make the discussions collaborative and positive.

Councillor Maher said that, as has been discussed in meetings of the University Relations Committee, there are some systemic barriers in the schools to significant assistance from either the universities or the business community. Right now there is no central coordination of requests and opportunities for outside assistance. As a result, particular individuals – principals, curriculum coordinators, teachers, with personal relationships or longstanding collaborations with university or corporate individuals – successfully seek outside assistance for their individual projects, but there is no overall system-wide assistance or intervention.

Councillor Reeves suggested considering short-range and long-range goals. In the long-range, the City and the universities and business educators need to become more involved with the schools. In the short-range, perhaps this committee could be instrumental in creating the awareness in the community of the need for more education in this area.

Mr. Parravano expressed his belief that the discussion that this committee began with the Enriquez forum is a bit different from the public education discussion; it is somewhat broader, with a focus on the culture of the community.

Mr. Marsh said that what is being discussed is not the emergence of a particular new dominant industry, such as biotechnology or high technology, but rather the reorganization of our economy on a knowledge-based innovation model. The innovation model is resident in Cambridge, but it represents a new paradigm for the Cambridge community as a whole. Grasping a new paradigm takes four stages:

Stage 1: Awareness – educate ourselves about the situation
Stage 2: Comprehension – understand the possible implications of the situation
Stage 3: Goals – where we would eventually like to be regarding the situation
Stage 4: Actions – specific steps regarding how we get to our goals.

Mr. Marsh said that he believes that we are in stage one, where the focus must be on engaging the stakeholders. There are important messages for workforce development, public education and town/gown relations.

Councillor Maher said that these issues should be addressed in the next review of City Council goals. He also suggested asking five or six biotech companies to hold open houses for tours for members of the public. He further suggested that the Neighborhood and Long Term Planning Committee and the University Relations Committee consult with the Mayor to arrange for a conversation with the new superintendent of schools as soon as possible.

Ms. Johnson described her participation in discussions of the New England Taskforce workforce development group. That group is very concerned with having more people in the schools who understand the jobs in the City of Cambridge. It is possible that this committee could work with that group in terms of long-term strategies.

Councillor Maher noted that, for him, information about this taskforce raises the issue of whether there are other people who are working on this issue about whom the committee should know.

Councillor Reeves agreed with the importance of keeping long-term goals and networking in mind. He added that the committee might have the opportunity to take some small but significant short-term actions as well. He had hoped to have more teachers, especially science teachers and high school students in the audience at the Enriquez forum. Perhaps Professor Enriquez would be willing to speak at the high school to an audience of teachers, students and parents. In addition, further consideration should go to some of the ideas set forth at this meeting, including tours of biotech labs and facilities, arranging a meeting with the new superintendent and the biotech industries, developing, through the superintendent a target audience of Cambridge public school teachers.

Ms. Powers suggested that perhaps the next step would be to engage the public in mapping out the awareness of the connections in a process that describes all of the dots and facilitates making the links.

Councillor Reeves said that a small group conversation with the superintendent to investigate his interest and ability to be engaged in this area is needed in the near future. He thanked all present for their participation, and informed them that the City Clerk would be working to schedule a meeting at the end of August if possible. The meeting was adjourned at 10:40 a.m.

For the Committee,
Councillor Kenneth E. Reeves, Chair

Committee Report #5
The Ordinance Committee held a public hearing on July 30, 2003, beginning at 4:50 P.M. in the Media Cafeteria of Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School, for the purpose of considering a petition re-filed by the Planning Board to amend the zoning in the Riverside area and a petition re- filed by Robert S. Carlson et al., to amend the zoning in the same area.

Present at the hearing were Councillor David P. Maher and Councillor Brian Murphy, Co-Chairs of the committee, Mayor Michael A. Sullivan, Vice Mayor Henrietta Davis, Councillor E. Denise Simmons and City Clerk D. Margaret Drury. Also present were Beth Rubenstein, Assistant City Manager for Community Development, Lester Barber, Director of Zoning and Land Use, CDD and Nancy Glowa, First Assistant City Solicitor.

Councillor Maher convened the hearing and explained the purpose and the procedure. He said that because the Ordinance Committee would be holding a public hearing on two petitions that contain two different proposals for zoning for the same location, petitions that were re-filed by order of the City Council because of the strict expiration deadlines for zoning petitions. The re-filed petitions are identical to the prior petitions on which the Ordinance Committee held public hearings on March 26, 2003. He explained that the committee would hear a brief presentation on the Planning Board petition by CDD staff first. After this presentation, the committee would open the hearing on Carlson petition and move directly to public testimony relative to both petitions. He encouraged those present to focus their comments on new issues rather than on repeating prior comments on the proposals.

Councillor Reeves stated that if the City Council had taken action on the prior petitions, this re-file would not have been necessary. Councillor Maher noted that complexity of the zoning and planning task for this area is reflected in the length of time required for the neighborhood study committee to complete its process, as well as the length of time the City Council has taken on the matter. He then invited Mr. Barber to provide a brief overview of the Planning Board petition, and Mr. Barber did so. See Attachment A for a summary of the Planning Board’s recommended changes, Attachment B for a summary of the Carlson Petition proposal and Attachment C for maps showing the proposed zoning changes.

At 5:04 p.m. Councillor Maher opened the hearing on the Carlson petition and invited public comment on both petitions.

Vincent Dixon, 287 Harvard Street, spoke in support of the Carlson petition.

Alec Wysocker, 36 Jay Street supported the Carlson petition.

John Pitkin, 18 Fayette Street, spoke in support of the Carlson petition, and said that he hoped Riverside zoning would not be a bargaining chip in the negotiations for a new Harvard payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) agreement.

Phyllis Bauman, 19 Bay Street, said that neighbors would not support an 85-foot building beside the river as a reasonable compromise.

Elie Yarden, 143 Pleasant Street, supported the Carlson petition, scolded the City Council for not adequately representing the citizens’ interests and told the Council to stop concealing things from the residents.

Gwen Acton, 20 Mount Auburn Street, spoke in support of the Carlson petition.

Mary Power, Senior Director of Community Relations for Harvard University expressed Harvard’s interest in a mutually agreeable decision and pledged Harvard’s cooperation with the process.

Gerald Burger, 18 Fairmont Avenue, spoke in support of the Carlson petition.

Niels Burger, 18 Fairmont Avenue, spoke in support of the Carlson petition.

Lawrence Adkins, Hayes Street, president of the Riverside Neighborhood Association expressed the association’s full support for the Carlson petition and stated that any delays in the neighborhood study process came from the City Manager not the neighborhood.

Carol Bankerd, Banks Street, spoke in support of the Carlson petition.

Robert Freedman, 16 Soden Street, stated that he would like to change his previous suggestion set forth in a letter to the Council, in order to provide a better transition between Green and Franklin Streets and for the area south of Franklin Street.

Sam Azzam, 3 Baldwin Street Court, owner of 290 River Street, said that his property should be exempt from the down zoning. He bought the property to build housing there and the price he paid reflected the amount of development he could do before this down zoning. He already had a building permit, but delays in getting started make him subject to the proposed changes.

Jessie Wenning, 106 Kinnaird Street, expressed her frustration with the process. She hopes that the City Council can find the will to represent their community and their city.

Steve Kaiser, Hamilton Street, spoke in support of the petition. At the recent Planning Board hearing on the re-filed petitions, during the public comment portion, not a single person spoke in support of the Planning Board petition. He submitted a folder of articles about Peabody Terrace entitled respectively, "Why the Public (Still) Hates Peabody Terrace," "Why Architects Love Peabody Terrace," and "Talking About a Revolution: Cambridge in the ‘60’s." Attachment D.

Cobb Carlson, Hingham Street, spoke in support of the Carlson petition. It is not in the interest of the Riverside neighborhood to put in as many houses as possible nor to have an 85-foot building next to the river. He also raised the issue of pollution from the NSTAR site.

Craig Kelley, 6 St. Gerard Terrace, spoke in support of the Carlson petition and explained to the City Council that neighborhood protection is a very important responsibility.

Sarah Smith, 267 Putnam Avenue, spoke in support of the Carlson petition. Riverside ought to be a gateway to Cambridge. She wants to know the Councillors’ positions. Ms. Smith submitted a copy of a new newsletter dedicated to issues affecting the Riverside community. Attachment E.

Bridget Dinsmore, 22 Athens Street, spoke in support of the Carlson petition.

Tom O’Leary, 7 Athens Street, supported the Carlson petition and sang a song that he had written on this topic, "Believe Us Dear Harvard Endowed as Thou Art."

Laurie Taymorberry, Pleasant Street, voiced her strong support for the Carlson petition.

James Williamson, 17 Perry Street, said he was a descendant of Richard Mather and spoke in support of the Carlson petition.

Roy Bercaw, 474 Broadway, spoke in support of the Carlson petition.

Janet Crystal, 25 Fairmont Avenue, spoke in support of the Carlson petition.

Stash Horowitz, 12 Florence Street, urged a quick decision and said that more time does not necessarily mean better zoning.

Shelley Kaplan, 9 Fairmont Avenue, spoke in support of the Carlson petition.

Malcolm Brown, 23 Fairmont Avenue, spoke in support of the Carlson petition and expressed particular concern about the Charles River and the River Street area.

Alan Carvalho, 9 Fairmont Avenue, spoke in support of the Carlson petition.

State Representative Alice K. Wolf, 48 Huron Avenue, said that the City Council is being given a second change to maintain the Riverside neighborhood. If the City Council does not take that second chance, the Riverside neighborhood will be destroyed. She expressed her surprise and disappointment that Harvard did not take the opportunity to do something substantial for the City of Cambridge at the Mahoney site.

Robert LaTremouille, 2 Clinton Street, spoke in opposition to both petitions. The city government basically drafted the Carlson petition as well as the Planning Board petition and the Cambridge city government is the enemy of the people and the environment.

Hedwig Pocius, 4 Mount Auburn Street, spoke in support of the Carlson petition.

Mike Brennan, 27 Grant Street, told the committee that he does not know what it is going to take to get through to the City Council. You know what we want and you still don’t want to listen to us, he said.

Councillor Toomey moved to close the public comment portion of the hearing, and on a voice vote, the motion passed without objection.

Vice Mayor Davis moved to close the public hearing, and on a voice vote the motion passed without objection.

Councillor Toomey moved to refer both petitions to the full City Council, and on a voice vote the motion passed without objection.

Councillor Maher said that the co-chairs of the Ordinance Committee would recommend that the Ordinance Committee agree to refer the petitions to the full City Council but to retain the issue of Riverside rezoning in the committee to enable further discussions at the committee level if necessary. Vice Mayor Davis so moved. The motion was adopted on a roll call vote, with Vice Mayor Davis, Councillor Maher and Councillor Murphy voting in the affirmative and Councillor Reeves and Councillor Toomey voting in the negative.

Councillors Maher and Murphy thanked all those present for their attendance and participation. On motion of Councillor Toomey, the hearing was adjourned at 7:13 p.m.

For the Committee,
Councillor David P. Maher, Co-Chair
Councillor Brian Murphy, Co-Chair

Committee Report #6
The Finance Committee held a public meeting on Friday, August 8, 2003 at ten o’clock and ten minutes a. m. in the Mayor’s Conference Room.

The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the issue of a Request for Proposals (RFP) and to solicit proposals for the lease of property owned by the city in Harvard Square, known as the Harvard Square Kiosk, 0 Harvard Square.

Present at the hearing were Councillor Brian Murphy, Chair of the Committee, Vice Mayor Henrietta Davis, Robert W. Healy, City Manager, Richard Rossi, Deputy City Manager, Louis DePasquale, Assistant City Manager for Fiscal Affairs, Donald Drisdell, City Solicitor and Donna P. Lopez, Deputy City Clerk. Also present was Michael Brandon, 27 Seven Pines Avenue, Cambridge, MA.

Councillor Murphy opened the meeting and stated the purpose.

He asked City Manager Robert W. Healy to comment on the issue.

Mr. Healy stated that his thought process was that the current lease was a long-term lease with renewable options. The current lease will expire on October 31, 2003. The Kiosk has always been used as a newsstand. He submitted a historical overview of the site (ATTACHMENT A). There is an extensive RFP for bidders. If the City Council wanted to explore other alternatives other than a newsstand then Mr. Healy would recommend the full process under the disposition ordinance. If the City Council desires to keep the newsstand use, then Mr. Healy’s recommendation was to diminish the process, to maintain the use as a newsstand and authorize him to issue an RFP. The minimum rental fee will be $130.00 per foot; competitive bidding would lead to a higher rent. The insurance provision is standard in the RFP. On page five of the Draft RFP the Comparative Evaluation Criteria is outlined (ATTACHMENT B). If the newsstand use is continued by the City Council, a variety of material will be for sale, however the use of the Internet has impacted the quantity of out-of-town newspapers. The Kiosk as a newsstand is a tradition for Harvard Square. He assumed that the City Council would want to keep the use as a newsstand, but if the City Council wanted to use the site for an alternative use he would be glad to initiate the full disposition procedure.

Vice Mayor Davis stated that she would like the site to remain a newsstand.

At ten o’clock and fifteen minutes a. m. Councillor Murphy opened the meeting to public comment.

The committee heard from Michael Brandon, 27 Seven Pines Avenue, who stated that he was opposed to the manner by which the City Manager made his recommendation. He called attention to Chapter 2.110 of the Municipal Code regarding disposition and diminution of city property (ATTACHMENT C). To approve the diminution process as proposed by the City Manager is a mistake because it would result in an unsatisfactory agreement. Nini’s Corner is a long-time business that may want to participate in the process, he said. When Mr. Cohen went bankrupt Hudson, a large news distributor, bought him out and the contract was transferred to Hudson at this time. Hudson will be the largest bidder and should pay fair market value. The City Council should hold a public hearing to determine if the best use is a newsstand. He suggested that the site should have additional uses, such as public restrooms. The site would be used for the sale of T-passes and to disseminate bus schedules. The Planning Board process is not necessary, he said. Paragraph 7 of Chapter 2.110, financial review and independent appraisals, is imperative. He asked for background information as to how the Assessors arrived at their figures. He stated that he wanted real estate appraisals. The contract that is expiring does not protect the city’s interest. The RFP needs to be clear and state that the City has the right to terminate the lease for any cause with reasonable notice. He requested that the City Council not delegate to the City Manager the authority to issue an RFP until it is revised and the City Council has reviewed the revised RFP. He further suggested that the rent should include a percentage of overall sales. He requested that this be explored. He also stated that the sale of certain city publications be considered. He asked that when the Purchasing Agent reviews the RFP that the City Council and members of the public be present.

Vice Mayor Davis commented on the evaluation and using the site as a visibility site. Is the site protected from being used as a billboard site, she asked? Could a billboard vendor bid on the site posing as a newspaper vender and use the site as a billboard? Councillor Murphy stated that there is language in the RFP to protect the city, specifically Article III, section 2.78.139A or Chapter 40C of the Massachusetts General Laws. Vice Mayor Davis stated that she wanted clear prohibition of the use of the Kiosk for billboard advertising in the RFP. City Solicitor Drisdell stated that an advertisement devise on the façade would be an alteration requiring Historical Commission approval. The historical designation and the Zoning Ordinance covered signs. The revised RFP will be sent to the City Council before being finalized. Mr. Healy stated that advertisement would not be permitted. Language will be included if it is not in the Historical or Conservation district language stated City Solicitor Drisdell.

Vice Mayor Davis asked who would be the bidders. The response was not known by the city.

Vice Mayor Davis stated that she like Mr. Brandon’s suggestion to sell T-passes at the newsstand. She would like a map at the site containing the bus routes. She requested that this be included in the Comparative Evaluation Criteria in the RFP. She requested the City Manager to confer with Sue Clippinger and Susanne Rasmussen regarding their needs in this matter.

Councillor Murphy commented on the standard applied in the years of experience section of the RFP. Mr. Drisdell stated that 5-10 years could be considered, with a minimum of not less than 5 years.

Councillor Murphy asked what annual fee does the $130 per foot represent. Mr. DePasquale responded $58,630 per year. The $150 per foot represented $67,650 per year.

Mr. Brandon asked the City Manager why a percentage of sales clause was left out of the lease. Mr. Healy responded that to audit the books of the vender would cost more than the returned percentage. The East Cambridge VFW has this arrangement and it is unworkable, he said.

Vice Mayor Davis stated that even though there is a declining value of newspapers and international news material there is still a lot of interest in tourist information in Harvard Square. Mr. Rossi stated that the Tourist Office distributes this information. Vice Mayor Davis requested that a bidder’s proposal to include this information be viewed positively in the Criteria.

Councillor Murphy asked when the lease expires. Mr. Drisdell replied October 31, 2003. There is no automatic renewal. The current tenant is a tenant at sufferance if allowed to stay beyond October 31, 2003.

Mr. Brandon asked the time frame for the RFP. Mr. DePasquale responded 4-6 weeks.

At this time Vice Mayor Davis made the following motion:

ORDERED: That the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the lease of property owned by the city in Harvard Square, known as the Harvard Square Kiosk, 0 Harvard Square be referred to the full City Council with a favorable recommendation pending information on permanent and temporary signage and the possibility of additional public information use, such as transit information, be utilized at the Kiosk.

The motion Carried.

Councillor Murphy thanked all those present for their attendance.

The meeting adjourned at ten o’clock and forty-five minutes a. m.

For the Committee,
Councillor Brian Murphy, Chair

Committee Report #7
The Public Safety Committee held a public meeting on August 13, 2003, beginning at 1:00 P.M. in the Sullivan Chamber. The meeting was held for the purpose of discussing the ongoing plans for a safety campaign for pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists.

Present at the meeting were Vice Mayor Davis, Chair of the Committee, City Clerk Margaret Drury, Police Commissioner Ronnie Watson, Police Sergeant Kathleen Murphy, Bicycle Patrol, Lisa Peterson, Commissioner of Public Works and Stephanie Andenberg, Environmental and Transportation Planner, CDD,

Commissioner Watson and Sergeant Murphy displayed the revised logo for the safety campaign and campaign brochure. Attachment A. The committee also reviewed a re-draft of the text for the brochure, which will include a letter from Commissioner Watson, text bullet points on the four points for safety and "factoids" about safety. The committee made a preliminary choice of the safety factoids. It was agreed that the text changes and additions would go to the Police Department for one final review of whether the wording cites traffic regulations correctly.

Ms. Andenberg distributed a draft of a children’s paper fold up game on the safety points of the campaign. Attachment B. The committee reviewed the text and made some suggestions and changes. Ms. Andenberg requested that any additional changes be sent to her no later than August 29, 2003.

Vice Mayor Davis thanked the group for its work and progress on this issue. The meeting was adjourned at 2:10 P.M.

For the Committee,
Vice Mayor Henrietta Davis, Chair

Committee Report #8
The Economic Development, Training and Employment Committee held a public meeting on Thursday, August 14, 2003 at nine o’clock and thirty-five minutes A. M. in the Ackermann Room.

The purpose of the meeting was to continue discussing the Buy Cambridge Initiative (BCI).

Present at the meeting were Councillor E. Denise Simmons, Chair of the Committee, Estella Johnson Economic Development Director, Community Development Department (CDD), Elaine Madden, Project Planner, Economic Development Division CDD, Jamilah Morrell, Intern, Economic Development Division CDD, Cynthia Griffin, Purchasing Agent, Joan Dillon, Assistant Purchasing Agent, Nancy McLeod, Purchasing Department, Ini Tomeu, Public Information Officer, James Monagle, City Auditor, Duane Brown, Affirmative Action Officer, Mary Clover, Purchasing Coordinator, Cambridge School Department, Lori Taymorberry, Cambridge resident, Pleasant Street, and Margaret Drury, City Clerk.

Councillor Simmons opened the meeting and stated the purpose. She began the meeting with a review of assignments and progress to date. She reported that the City Council order requesting that the City Manager provide staff assistance to this project had been adopted at the August 4, 2003 City Council meeting. She then reviewed the subcommittees, who would be working on them, and what tasks must be accomplished as follows:

Logistics Committee – Duane Brown, Jim Monagle, Joan Dillon

The program will take place in the Sala de Puerto Rico in the Stratton Student Center at MIT. The Logistics Committee will check on the availability of parking and how many tables can be set up against the walls for individual vendors to display information about their purchasing needs and practices. Councillor Simmons hopes that MIT will be able to provide refreshments. The Logistics Committee will also check on whether there is a possibility of extending the time another half hour so that the program runs from 4pm to 6:30pm.

Program/Brochure – Councillor Simmons, Estella Johnson, Nicola William, Jamilah Morrell, Ini Tomeu

Ms Johnson distributed a draft program. Attachment A. Ms. Johnson suggested adding a representative from a biotech firm.

Marketing – Kimberly Sutherland, Nicola Williams, Ini Tomeu

Large company contacts – Cynthia Griffin, Elaine Madden.

At Ms. Griffin's suggestion, it was agreed that someone from the state purchasing office will be invited to attend and to be allocated to a table to distribute information about how to become a qualified vendor on the state contract and answer individual questions. Ms. Madden has a list of the top 25 employers in Cambridge. She will contact these employers and ask them to provide lists of what they purchase. The subcommittee will determine which companies would fit best with the small producers who will be attending, and allocate table display space accordingly.

The next meeting was scheduled for Thursday, August 28, 2003 at 10:00am in the Ackermann Room of City Hall.

Councillor Simmons thanked all those present for their participation, and the meeting was adjourned at 10:35am.

For the Committee,
Councillor E. Denise Simmons, Chair