CITY MANAGER’S AGENDA
1. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 07-77, regarding analyze the infill development which has occurred over the last several years and the tools the City has used to regulate infill development.

July 30, 2007
To the Honorable, the City Council:

In response to Awaiting Report Item Number 07-77, regarding analyze the infill development which has occurred over the last several years and the tools the City has used to regulate infill development, Assistant City Manager for Community Development Beth Rubenstein reports the following:

Background: 1960s through 1980s

As the flight to the suburbs in the 1950s and 1960s began to reverse in the 1970s and as residential neighborhoods in Cambridge became more desirable places to live, the pro-development characteristics of the City’s comprehensive zoning revisions of 1961 came to be viewed as contrary to the very neighborhood characteristics that were drawing new residents back and encouraging long time residents to invest in their neighborhoods. As a result of that mounting concern, the policies embodied in that 1961 ordinance (e.g. higher densities to encourage redevelopment and institutional expansion, even in established neighborhoods) began to be reversed in a series of zoning changes, frequently sponsored by residents, that lowered densities and development potential in many neighborhoods. Those changes increased in frequency and effect through the 1970s and into the 1980s and 1990s, culminating in 2001 with a number of important changes adopted as part of the Citywide Rezoning effort.

In 1961 large areas of Cambridgeport, Mid Cambridge, Agassiz, and Riverside, among other neighborhoods, were zoned for high-density residential or institutional development (Residence C-2 and Residence C-3). In a series of zoning petitions, many of those areas were redesignated to much lower density Residence C-1 and Residence B zones in the 1970s. In 1981, with authorization from the General Court, the City adopted restrictive intuitional use controls that limited the expansion of universities, among other institutions, into the same residential neighborhoods. In 1987 a new Residence C district was created (a multifamily district lower in density than the Residence C-1 district) and it was applied to many formerly Residence C-1 areas in Cambridgeport. All of these changes reduced the incentive for redevelopment of lots to higher density residential or other incompatible uses and reduced the opportunities for new infill development in the back yards of existing residences.

Authorized in 1983 by City Ordinance, five conservation districts have been created in the past two decades to address, among other matters (and in tandem with appropriate zone changes), the concern about the of scale and volume of infill development on residential blocks. The Mid Cambridge Neighborhood Conservation District was the first to be created in 1985.

Starting in 1989 and concluding in 2003, the incentives incorporated into the Townhouse Development Ordinance in the 1970s were eliminated because those incentives (more FAR, greater height, and reduced setbacks) had inadvertently encouraged a lot of backyard infill throughout the city, resulting in a significant loss of backyard open space.

By 1993 city policy, as articulated for the first time in Toward a Sustainable Future: Cambridge Growth Policy document, recognized the value of established neighborhoods and the need to protect them. The pro-development policies embodied in the 1961 comprehensive zoning revisions were explicitly rejected in favor of a new vision that emerged with the early citizen rezoning petitions of the 1970s.

Regulating Backyard Development since the 1990s

In recent years a number of further refinements to the zoning ordinance have been adopted to address this issue in a more targeted way. In 1995 the density of housing in Residence B districts (both in terms of dwelling units and floor area allowed within buildings) was reduced for lots larger than 5,000 square feet and a special permit was instituted for a new building proposed to be constructed deep into the back yard of a large lots (the B districts are heavily concentrated in the western neighborhoods of the city). In 1999 the density of dwelling units in Residence C-1 districts was reduced from four units on a standard 5,000 square foot lot to three. In 2001, as part of the Citywide Rezoning changes, the required rear yard was increased in C, C-1, and B districts for lots more than 100 feet in depth and the required open space on a lot in those districts was doubled.

All these changes have significantly reduced the number, frequency and scale of new infill development in neighborhoods over time. However, because neighborhoods are so diverse and have developed in fits and starts for more than a century under the auspices of many disparate landowners, there are always some lots that are larger than the norm in a block or neighborhood and for which additional development is possible. The many rezonings to a lower density throughout the city over the past three decades have significantly reduced the potential for that kind of development. But these efforts have not reduced that potential to zero, as the recent experience with the Cott Petition has illustrated.

As those ever rarer large lots (where a new building is possible in the back yard) dwindle in number, it becomes increasingly difficult to reduce the density of development sufficiently across an entire neighborhood or even portions of a neighborhood through rezoning to a lower density zoning district in order to eliminate any possibility for additional back yard development; if the attempt is made, many more lots that are already nearly fully developed become encumbered with non-conformities that make even modest changes to an existing house a more challenging and inconvenient process. As the relevant, companion response to Council Order #23 of June 18, 2007 indicates (using the Cott Rezoning Petition area as an example) each successive downzoning to an ever lower density zoning district (in this instance from C-1 to C to B) dramatically increases the number of lots that are put into non-conforming status for just two of the dimensional standards regulated by the districts (dwelling units and Gross Floor Area); other lots might be made non-conforming for required setbacks or open space as well.

In most neighborhoods there is developing a state of diminishing returns where the benefits from preventing the few additional dwelling houses that might be built as infill in the rear of a lot, must be weighed against the many lots that would be made non-conforming and thus more difficult to alter in very modest ways.

Very truly yours, Robert W. Healy, City Manager

2. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 07-84, regarding a report on Harvard and MIT sharing any data or results about the potential for local wind energy.

3. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 07-43, regarding a recommendation as to what the appropriate parking space requirement should be for housing in close proximity to mass transit as well as Awaiting Report Item Number 07-60, regarding research and development of a green zone policy.  REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMITTEE

4. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 07-82, regarding a report on the impact of a possible Residence C zoning district designation for the area subject to the Cott, et al zoning petition.

5. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to a Planning Board recommendation that the City Council not adopt the Cott, et al petition to rezone the area bounded by Broadway, Lee Street, Harvard Street, and Hancock Street from a Residence C-1 designation to a Residence B designation as filed.

6. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to a Planning Board recommendation on the Petition to amend the text of the Zoning Ordinance to limit the amount of electrical service permitted to certain non-conforming office uses in residential neighborhoods. The Planning Board does not recommend adoption of the Petition.

July 30, 2007
To the Honorable, the City Council,

Subject: Petition to amend the text of the Zoning Ordinance to limit the amount of electrical service permitted to certain non-conforming office uses in residential neighborhoods.
Recommendation. The Planning Board does not recommend adoption of the Petition

Discussion.

The Petition has been prompted by an issue that is likely to receive ever more attention in the future, i.e. the increasing dependence of office and other commercial activities on the use of computing and other high energy consuming electronic systems that, as a side effect, generate the need for secondary cooling and other support equipment. Such equipment has the potential to be visually intrusive, noisy, or otherwise disruptive to residential neighborhood environments.

The Petition proposes a unique way of addressing the issue: limiting the amount of electrical power that can be delivered to any location, thus reducing, it is thought, the amount and impact of that secondary equipment on the surrounding environment. The proposed technique is intriguing, but the Board is not convinced that a more direct approach, using traditional zoning tools about placement, shielding, screening, etc. of equipment would not be equally effective. Furthermore, the Board does not have the technical expertise to determine the efficacy of the proposed energy limitation on its own terms, or whether that approach is even appropriate through the zoning mechanism.

Should the City Council wish to pursue the questions and solutions offered by the Petition, study and analysis of the proposal by an appropriate group of experts would be recommended.

Respectfully submitted for the Planning Board,
Barbara Shaw, Chair

7. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to a Planning Board Petition to rezone portions of the Residence C-1 zoning district to a Residence B zoning district in the Strawberry Hill Neighborhood.  REFERRED TO ORDINANCE COMMITTEE AND PLANNING BOARD

8. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 07-76, regarding a report on the possibility of traffic calming measures on Tremont Street.

9. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 07-81, regarding a report on the level of policing and patrols on the Grand Junction Railroad.

10. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 07-59, regarding a report on "timebanking" for the delivery of services.

11. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following persons as member of the Board of Trustees of the Cambridge Health Alliance effective July 1, 2007:  Joshua Posner (3-year term);  Paula A. Paris (3-year term);  Maxwell Solet (reappointment) (3-year term);  Jon Stearns (reappointment) (3-year term);  Mary Cassesso (reappointment) (3-year term);  Ronald Weintraub, MD (reappointment) (1-year term)

12. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a donation from the MIT Federal Credit Union for $500 to the Grant Fund Human Rights Other Ordinary Maintenance account to support the annual Fair Housing Month student poster and essay contest.

13. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Adult Basic Education grant (ABE) received from the Massachusetts Department of Education for $699,673.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($599,546.00), the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($96,627.00) and to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Travel and Training account ($3,500.00) to supports eight full-time staff and eighteen part-time staff positions and well as educational supplies and other operating costs.

14. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the "Cambridge Community Mobilizing for Change Around Alcohol Project" grant for $100,000.00 funded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse Services to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($63,465.00), to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($34,785.00) and to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Travel and Training account ($1,750.00) and will be used to fund the Cambridge Prevention Coalition’s work implementing the "Cambridge Community Mobilizing for Change Around Alcohol Project".

15. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of various private donations to the Council on Aging in the amount of $4,680.00 to the Grant Fund of Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account and will be used to support a variety of services for Cambridge Seniors.

16. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a $10,000.00 donation received from the Friends of the Community Learning Center (CLC) to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($9,864.00) and to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($136.00) and will support a portion of salaries of two CLC teachers and educational and office supplies.

17. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of user fees received from Cambridge Homeless Service Provider Agencies and surrounding communities to support the Cambridge Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), a citywide tracking system for homeless persons receiving services through the participating programs, in the amount of $3,00.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account.

18. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to an appropriation of a grant from the Metro North Regional Employment Board in the amount of $16,855.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Department Salary and Wages account ($14,625.00) to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($2,230.00) and will be used to support a six-hour per week GED preparation class at the Community Learning Center.

19. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to an appropriation from a private donation to the Office of Work Force Development in the amount of $1,150.00 to the grant fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will support employment programs.

20. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to a supplemental appropriation of $12,096.00 by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Shelter Plus Care Program funded under the Steward B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used to pay apartment housing subsidies for 9 individuals with disabilities at various sites.

21. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Summer Food Program grant funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the Massachusetts Department of Education for $252,781.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Department Salary and Wages account ($39,001.00) and to the Grant Fund Human Service Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($213,780.00) and will be used to provide nutritious meals to Cambridge youth at 27 sites throughout the City, during the summer months when schools are closed.

22. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant from U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for $74,247 to the Grant Fund Community Development Salaries and Wages account ($66,747) and to the Grant Fund Community Development Travel and Training account ($7,500) to provide funds to cover the cost of a housing planner position and a portion of support staff salaries related to the administration of the HOME Program, as well as to cover the cost of training and memberships.

23. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following person as a Constable for a term of three years, effective the first day of Jan, 2007: Timothy Meho

24. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant from U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through the HOME Program for $999,693 to the Public Investment Fund Community Development Extraordinary Expenditures account to provide funds to create new affordable housing ($829,693) and to provide funding to local Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs), non-profits, ($170,000) for program delivery costs for affordable housing projects (required under HOME regulations).

25. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a donation to the Peace Commission in the amount of $500 to the Grant Fund Peace Commission Other Ordinary Maintenance account to support activities around the 25th Anniversary of the Peace Commission.

26. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a mini-grant from the Cambridge Public Health Commission in the amount of $4,900 to the Grant Fund Peace Commission Other Ordinary Maintenance account to support the "Circles of Peace Initiative".

27. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 07-62, regarding a report on banning disposable plastic bags from large retail stores and other measures to reduce use and increase recycling of plastic bags.  REFERRED TO HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE WITH A REQUEST THAT CITY MANAGER REPORT ON THE ACTION, OUTCOME AND LANGUAGE FROM THE HEARING HELD BY THE CITY OF BOSTON ON THIS MATTER

28. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Council Order #1, dated 1/8/07, regarding adopting an ordinance seeking LEED certification for large building construction within Cambridge and Council Order #1, dated 5/7/07, regarding amendments to the Zoning Ordinance to ensure that new buildings in Cambridge conform to LEED standards.  REFERRED TO ORDINANCE COMMITTEE AND PLANNING BOARD

29. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Council Order #3, dated 3/19/07, regarding draft zoning amendment language related to the definition of side and rear lot lines and related matters in the Zoning Ordinance.  REFERRED TO ORDINANCE COMMITTEE AND PLANNING BOARD

30. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to a recommendation from the License Commission approving the amendment of the route of the EZ Ride Shuttle on the Jitney License of M&L Transit System, Inc.

31. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to a recommendation from the License Commission to increase Lodging House license fees.  Passed to 2nd Reading

32. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to a request of The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 3273 for the grant of a lease to occupy 2,500 square feet of space in the building at 51-69 First Street, a city-owned building.

July 30, 2007
To the Honorable, the City Council:

The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 3273 is requesting the grant of a lease to occupy 2,500 square feet of space in the building at 51-69 First Street, a city-owned building. The VFW has occupied portions of the ground floor of this facility since 1985. It has been the policy of the City Council since at least 1983 to rent to the VFW as the type of non-profit civic and humanitarian organization which the City of Cambridge supports. Since 1992 the City’s lease of this space to the VFW has met the objectives and criteria set forth in the City’s East Cambridge Revitalization Plan. The criteria include: 1) commercial and social benefit to the community; 2) capability and experience of group or business entity; and 3) financial and economic feasibility of project. Moreover, state law (M.G.L. Chapter 40, Section 9) allows cities to enter into lease arrangements with veterans’ organizations for the purpose of providing suitable headquarters. This proposal requires action by the City Council.

First, the proposal must be considered by the Council pursuant to Chapter 2.110 of the Cambridge Municipal Code which governs the disposition of city-owned property. I believe this disposition may properly be subject to Section 2.110.010(G) of that ordinance. Section G provides for the disposition of city-owned property where the full process of the ordinance would be unduly burdensome. Under this section, the City Manager may request of the City Council a diminution of the process in the ordinance. Approval of this request requires a two-thirds vote of the City Council. I recommend such approval at this time.

Secondly, Section 2.110.010 also requires a two-thirds vote of the City Council to authorize the City Manager to grant the lease to VFW Post 3273 and to execute and deliver such lease in form and substance as I determine is necessary or advisable.

Background

In the early 1980’s, the City developed and implemented plans to construct the East Cambridge Parking Facility that would accommodate approximately 530 cars and 13,000 square feet of commercial rental space on the ground floor level fronting First Street. At this same time, the VFW Post 3273 was seeking a permanent site in the East Cambridge area for its headquarters.

In October 1983, the City Council passed an Order strongly recommending that approximately 6,000 square feet of commercial space in the East Cambridge Parking Facility be made available to the VFW Post 3273. The Council described the VFW Post 3273 as the "type of non-profit civic and humanitarian organization which the City of Cambridge supports and encourages."

In September 1985, the City entered into a lease with the VFW Post 3273 for a five-year term; because of construction delays of the garage, the lease commencement was amended to October 1986. In 1992, the lease was extended for a second five-year term. From 1997 to July 1, 2002, the VFW was a tenant at sufferance. On July 1, 2002, the VFW entered into a second lease with the City for a period of five years. From July 1, 2007 to the present date, the VFW has been a tenant at sufferance.

Description of the Property

The building in which the VFW leases space is located at 51-69 First Street in the City’s East Cambridge Parking Facility. The garage and ancillary retail space was constructed in the mid-1980’s, under the authorization of Planning Board Special Permit #29. The site is located in a Business A/PUD 4 District.

Description of Lease for VFW Post 3273 and Financial Arrangements

The tenant space currently occupied by the VFW is a total of 2,500 square feet on the ground floor of the building located at 51-69 First Street. The space includes a main lounge, kitchen, bar, pool room, and rest rooms. The City Assessor has estimated this space can rent for $10.00 to $14.00 per square foot, including some utilities.

In addition, the VFW will be responsible for all maintenance and repairs to the premises and for maintaining adequate insurance, and for payment of all water and sewer charges.

Request for Diminution of Process Stipulated in Chapter 2.110

Chapter 2.110 of the Cambridge Municipal Code on the disposition of city property allows for a diminution of the full process otherwise required by the ordinance if that process would be unduly burdensome. I believe that subsection (G) is appropriate for review of the VFW’s request for this lease, and I thus request that a limited review process be approved.

Limiting the scope of review for the requested disposition would be consistent with the expressed objective of the procedure required by the Chapter: to render "a fair analysis of how the greatest public benefit can be obtained from the City property in question." I believe that the information furnished in this letter is sufficient to enable the City Council to make a determination on this matter. Carrying out a more detailed review would require a significant amount of money and staff time and expense for the non-profit tenant. Since the procedure set forth in the Chapter would be costly and the use of this property is one that is consistent with City Council Policy and has already been successfully in place for some time, I believe this to be the type of disposition anticipated by subsection (G) which allows for a simpler process; and I therefore request that you approve a diminution of the full disposition review process.

Very truly yours, Robert W. Healy, City Manager

City Manager Order #1

Agenda Item No. 32     July 30, 2007

ORDERED: Pursuant to Sec. 2.110.010(G) of the Cambridge Municipal Code, the City Council hereby approves a diminished process for the execution a lease by the City Manager to the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 3273, for the VFW to occupy 2,500 square feet of commercial rental space located at 51-69 First Street.

32A. VOTE TO DIMINISH THE PROCESS

City Manager Order #2

Agenda Item No. 32     July 30, 2007

WHEREAS: The City of Cambridge is the owner of a certain parcel of land with approximately 13,000 square feet of commercial rental space located on First Street and known as the East Cambridge Parking Facility, wherein Post 3273 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars ("VFW") has its headquarters pursuant to a lease granted by the City of Cambridge; and

WHEREAS: By Section 9 of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, as amended, it is provided that the City of Cambridge may allocate city land to veterans’ organizations for the purpose of providing suitable headquarters; and

WHEREAS: Post 3273 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars desires to maintain its headquarters as the East Cambridge Parking Facility; and

WHEREAS: Pursuant to 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 a renewal of the VFW’s lease and a request under Section 2.110.010(G) 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 Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 3273 for five years on such conditions and terms as the City Manger deems necessary and appropriate.

32B. VOTE TO AUTHORIZE LEASE

33. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to draft amendments to Chapter 8.24 of the Cambridge Municipal Code on Refuse and Litter.  Referred to Ordinance Committee

July 30, 2007
To the Honorable, the City Council:

Attached please find amendments to Chapter 8.24 of the Cambridge Municipal Code on Refuse and Litter.

These changes:

* Strengthen enforcement by adding Inspectional Services Department personnel as enforcement agents;

* Allow fines to be increased up to $300, if necessary;

* Clarify private property owners and occupants duties, including the provision of contact information for an owner’s agent, which will facilitate education on and enforcement of the ordinance;

* Strengthen the recycling program and create less clutter on sidewalks by making more dwelling units eligible for recycling collection using large toters; and

* Clarify language in the ordinance on recycling and rubbish collection.

I urge your acceptance of these amendments.

Very truly yours, Robert W. Healy, City Manager

34. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to Law Department’s recommended revisions to the proposed Cambridge Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) Commission Ordinance.  Referred to Ordinance Committee
[Note: The proposal calls for the creation of a paid executive director position for this commission. Political patronage is alive and well in Cambridge.]

35. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to a request from St. Peter’s Episcopal Church ("St. Peter’s") for a permanent easement for the construction of a concrete retaining wall/ramp to be installed, repaired, replaced and maintained partially encroaching into a portion of the public sidewalk.

36. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to a request from PVP & Sons Construction and Electrical, LLC ("PVP") for a permanent easement for the re-construction of the building formerly located on the property at 85 Gore Street in its original footprint which original footprint lies on a small portion of the City-owned sidewalk on the northeasterly side of Gore Street.

37. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to a request from Lesley University ("Lesley") for two (2) permanent easements for the replacement of existing canopies to be installed, repaired, replaced and maintained over a portion of the public sidewalk.

38. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant from the Mayor’s Office of Emergency Preparedness for $431,982 to the Public Investment Fund Fire Department Extraordinary Expenditures account and will be used for security enhancements to windows (Blast Film) at the water purification facility, security gates, and locks for well access covers. [The City of Boston is the fiscal agent for the Urban Area Security Initiative and Homeland Security Funds.]

CHARTER RIGHT
1. That the Mayor is requested to convene a special meeting during the month of July with both the School Committee and the City Council to review the Cambridge Public Schools Parent Attitudes Study to determine what lessons both the City and the Cambridge Public Schools can learn from it and what actions may be taken to address the study’s findings. [Charter Right exercised by Vice Mayor Toomey on Order Number Three of June 25, 2007.]
Adopted as amended 
AMENDED ORDER     July 30, 2007
COUNCILLOR DAVIS
WHEREAS: That the Mayor be and hereby is requested to schedule a roundtable meeting with the School Committee to discuss, inter alia, the Cambridge Public School parent study, CRLS renovations, and the former Graham and Parks on Upton Street.

2. That the City Council requests that meals for the City Council meetings starting in September be catered by the School Department, either through the Rindge School of Technical Arts Culinary program or simply through the elementary school lunch program. [Charter Right exercised by Vice Mayor Toomey on Order Number Five of June 25, 2007.]  Withdrawn with unanimous consent

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

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

5. A communication was received from D. Margaret Drury, City Clerk transmitting a report from Councillor Brian Murphy and Councillor Michael A. Sullivan, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a meeting held on Dec 13, 2006 for the purpose of considering the Historical Commission’s recommendation for the consolidation of the Half Crown and Marsh Neighborhood Conservation Districts. [Placed on Table Committee Report Number Two of Jan 22, 2007 on the motion of Mayor Reeves on Jan 22, 2007. On Feb 12, 2007 Agenda Item Number Eight was referred to the Ordinance Committee and Calendar Item Number Seven and Eight.]  Order Adopted

6. A communication was received from D. Margaret Drury, City Clerk transmitting a report from Councillor Brian Murphy and Councillor Michael A. Sullivan, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a meeting held on Dec 13, 2006 for the purpose of considering the recommendations for changes to the Neighborhood Conservation District Ordinance and the Avon Hill Neighborhood Conservation District Order, submitted by the Avon Hill Neighborhood Conservation District Boundary Study Committee and endorsed by the Historical Commission. [Placed on Table Committee Report Number Three of Jan 22, 2007 on the motion of Councillor Sullivan on Jan 22, 2007. On Feb 12, 2007 Agenda Item Number Eight was referred to the Ordinance Committee and Calendar Item Number Seven and Eight.]  REFERRED TO HISTORICAL COMMISSION AND AVON HILL NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICT BOUNDARY STUDY COMMITTEE. SEE ORDER #59.

7. Opposition to the Urban Ring Phase II bus system unless the whole route is grade separated to ensure that the buses would not have to compete with general traffic. [Placed on Table Order Number Nineteen of Apr 9, 2007 on the motion of Councillor Davis on Apr 9, 2007. Councillor Kelley’s motion to take from Table Failed 3-6-0 on Apr 23, 2007.]

8. An application was received from Singh Raghbin, requesting a curb cut at the premises numbered 66 Dudley Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical and Public Works. Response has been received from neighborhood association. [Placed on Table Applications and Petitions Number Four of Apr 23, 2007 on the motion of Councillor Davis on Apr 23, 2007.]

9. That the City Manager is requested to direct the relevant Department heads to have the West Cambridge painted "rotary" removed. [Charter Right exercised by Vice Mayor Toomey on Order Number Sixteen of Apr 30, 2007. Placed on Table Order Number Sixteen of Apr 30, 2007 on the motion of Councillor Davis on May 7, 2007.]

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

11. A communication was received from D. Margaret Drury, City Clerk, transmitting a report from Councillors Michael A. Sullivan and Brian Murphy, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a hearing held on June 6, 2007 for the purpose of considering a petition filed by Felicia Cott et al. to amend the zoning map for the area bordered by the centerlines of Broadway and Harvard, Hancock and Lee Streets from the existing Residence C-1 district designation to Residence B. The question comes on passing to be ordained on or after July 2, 2007. Petition expires Sept 4, 2007.

12. A communication was received from D. Margaret Drury, City Clerk, transmitting a report from Councillors Michael A. Sullivan and Brian Murphy, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a hearing held on June 6, 2007 for the purpose of considering a petition to amend the Zoning Ordinance filed by Craig H. Appel et al. The question comes on passing to be ordained on or after July 2, 2007. Petition expires Sept 4, 2007.]

13. Transmitting communication from Robert W. Healy, City Manager, relative to a request for authorization to amend the loan order approved by the City Council on May 23, 2005 for $2,000,000 for renovations and improvements to several City buildings. The question comes on adoption on or after July 2, 2007.  LOAN ORDER ADOPTED ROLL CALL 9-0

APPLICATIONS AND PETITIONS
1. An application was received from City of Cambridge, requesting a curb cut at the premises numbered 688 Huron Avenue; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical and Public Works. No response has been received from neighborhood association.

2. An application was received from Reuben Dottin Jr., requesting an extension of existing curb cut at the premises numbered 23 Jay Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical and Public Works. No response has been received from neighborhood association.

3. An application was received from The Tannery, requesting permission for a sign at the premises numbered 39 Brattle Street. Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department, Historical Commission and abutters.

4. An application was received from Sileshi Mersha, requesting a curb cut in the back of the premises numbered 250-252 Western Avenue; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical and Public Works. No response has been received from neighborhood association.

5. An application was received from Thomas Delbanco, requesting a curb cut at the premises numbered 94 Hammond Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical and Public Works. Response has been received from neighborhood association.

6. An application was received from Estate of Wayne A. Drugan, Jr., requesting a curb cut at the premises numbered 16-18 Linneaen Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical and Public Works. No neighborhood association for that area.

COMMUNICATIONS
1. A communication was received from Charles W. Steger, President, Virginia Tech, transmitting thanks for the kind message of care and concern.

2. A communication was received from Peter Marfione, transmitting thanks to the City Council for the resolution passed on behalf of his father.

3. A communication was received from Mary E. Beatty, transmitting thanks for the resolution in memory of her husband Joseph B. Beatty.

4. A communication was received from Patricia O’Connor, transmitting thanks for the City Council resolution in memory of her husband, Joseph O’Connor.

5. A communication was received from Joseph (Red) Sciola, transmitting appreciation for the resolution in memory of Barbara A. Sciola.

6. A communication was received from the family of Arpeny "Penny" Kolgian, transmitting thanks to the City Council for the resolution sent to them in memory of their mother.

7. A communication was received from Roy Bercaw, regarding silence is love and various issues.

8. A communication was received from Michelle A. Maslov, relating to Policy Order #1 of July 30, 2007.

9. A communication was received from Kathy Podgers, regarding the 17th Anniversary of the Americans With Disability Act.

RESOLUTIONS
1. Congratulations to the Cambridge Housing Authority and the Teamsters on settling their contract disputes.   Councillor Sullivan

2. Happy 50th Anniversary wishes to a special Cambridge couple.   Councillor Sullivan

3. Resolution on the death of Joseph P. Lynch Sr.   Vice Mayor Toomey

4. Retirement of Joan Hudson from the Human Services Department.   Mayor Reeves

5. Retirement of Joseph Palomba from the Water Department.   Mayor Reeves

6. Retirement of Anne LeDuc-Benson from the Retirement Department.   Mayor Reeves

7. Retirement of Linda Huntington from the Human Services Department.   Mayor Reeves

8. Retirement of Charles Sullivan from the Department of Public Works.   Mayor Reeves

9. Resolution the death of Joseph Andrews.   Councillor Sullivan

10. Congratulations to the Almeida family on the birth of Cole Harris Almeida.   Mayor Reeves

11. Resolution on the death of William E. McCarthy, Jr.   Vice Mayor Toomey, Councillor Sullivan

12. Resolution on the death of Dominic J. Carfagno.   Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Galluccio

13. Resolution on the death of Belinda F. (Brook) Bacon.   Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Davis

14. Resolution on the death of Maria D. (Pelligrino) Harrington.   Councillor Galluccio

15. Retirement of Frank A. Beninati, Jr.   Councillor Sullivan

16. Resolution on the death of Richard A. Dooley.   Councillor Sullivan

17. Resolution on the death of Luz E. (Malagon) Arroyo.   Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Galluccio

18. Resolution on the death of Edward Selfridge.   Councillor Sullivan, Vice Mayor Toomey

19. Resolution on the death of Mary E. Frackleton.   Councillor Sullivan

20. Resolution on the death of Drew R. Utt.   Councillor Sullivan

21. Resolution on the death of Shirley M. (Herron) Goreham.   Councillor Sullivan

22. Resolution on the death of Richard J. Levins.   Councillor Sullivan

23. Resolution on the death of Mabelle M. Riddick.   Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Galluccio

24. Happy 62nd Wedding Anniversary wishes to Irene and Willie Sawyer.   Councillor Galluccio

25. Resolution on the death of Joseph A. Schifferdecker.   Vice Mayor Toomey, Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Galluccio

26. Resolution on the death of Norman F. Furtado Sr.   Councillor Galluccio

27. Condolences to the family of Georgine Dankerlin.   Mayor Reeves

28. Congratulations to Kevin and Michelle Thompson on the birth of their son Gabriel Alexander Thompson.   Councillor Galluccio

29. Resolution on the death of Barbara A. Corcoran.   Councillor Galluccio

30. Resolution on the death of Edward Doherty.   Councillor Galluccio

31. Resolution on the death of Giuseppina (DiPietro) Rullo.   Vice Mayor Toomey, Councillor Galluccio, Councillor Sullivan

32. Resolution on the death of Sister Catherine Leclair.   Councillor Sullivan

33. Resolution on the death of Dennis J. Arruda.   Vice Mayor Toomey, Councillor Sullivan

34. Resolution on the death of Frederick "Porky" Arsenault.   Councillor Sullivan

35. Speedy Recovery wishes to Bob Crane.   Councillor Sullivan

36. Resolution on the death of Jaime H. Maupin.   Mayor Reeves

37. Congratulations to the King Open School on the occasion of earning accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young children.   Vice Mayor Toomey, Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Davis

38. Resolution on the death of Mildred F. (Stokes) Casey.   Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Galluccio

39. Resolution on the death of James Best.   Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Galluccio

40. Resolution on the death of Florence (Naugler) Demille.   Councillor Sullivan

41. Resolution on the death of Mary K. King.   Councillor Sullivan

42. Resolution on the death of Adeline P. (Micheli) Pacheco.   Councillor Sullivan

43. Resolution on the death of Clinton Walcott.   Councillor Galluccio

44. Appreciation to all City employees for making the annual City of Cambridge Dance Party a success.   Councillor Sullivan

45. Congratulations to Casa Nueva on their 20th Anniversary Gala on Oct 20, 2007.   Councillor Sullivan

46. Congratulations to the Cambridge Carnival International, Inc. on the occasion of the 15th annual Cambridge Carnival on Sun, Aug 26, 2007 in Kendall Square.   Councillor Simmons

47. Best wishes to Paul Sullivan as he leaves his nightly radio show to focus on his health.   Councillor Sullivan

48. Best wishes to the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council on the occasion of its 13th Annual MBC Golf Classic, Tee Off for Biotechnology Education!, on Sept 7, 2007.   Councillor Sullivan

49. Resolution on the death of Dorothy L. (Sommer) Cremins.   Councillor Sullivan

50. Resolution on the death of Paul R. Marino.   Councillor Sullivan

51. Resolution on the death of Mary B. (Cronin) Stone.   Councillor Sullivan

52. Happy 40th Birthday wishes to Eric Weltman.   Councillor Simmons

53. Resolution on the death of Karen Marie (Hartling) Butland.   Councillor Sullivan

54. Resolution on the death of Margaret Griffin.   Councillor Simmons, Councillor Sullivan

55. Congratulations to the graduates of the Bridging the Gap program at the Salvation Army.   Mayor Reeves

56. Resolution on the death of Private First Class Christopher Kube.   Councillor Decker
57. Resolution on the death of Private First Class LeRon Wilson.  Councillor Decker
58. Resolution on the death of Private First Class Anthony Herbert.   Councillor Decker
59. Resolution on the death of Specialist Dustin Workman II.   Councillor Decker
60. Resolution on the death of Airman First Class Eric Barnes.   Councillor Decker
61. Resolution on the death of Private First Class David Bentz III.   Councillor Decker
62. Resolution on the death of Private First Class Henry Byrd III.   Councillor Decker
63. Resolution on the death of Private First Class Casey Carriker.   Councillor Decker
64. Resolution on the death of Lance Corporal William Chambers.   Councillor Decker
65. Resolution on the death of Corporal Derek Dixon.   Councillor Decker
66. Resolution on the death of Private First Class Cory Hiltz.   Councillor Decker
67. Resolution on the death of Specialist Joseph Kenny.   Councillor Decker
68. Resolution on the death of Private Scott Miller.   Councillor Decker
69. Resolution on the death of Lance Corporal Juan Schill.   Councillor Decker
70. Resolution on the death of Lance Corporal Jeremy Tinnel.   Councillor Decker
71. Resolution on the death of Kory Wiens.   Councillor Decker
72. Resolution on the death of Corporal Jeremy Allbaugh.   Councillor Decker
73. Resolution on the death of Specialist Val Borm.   Councillor Decker
74. Resolution on the death of Specialist Roberto Causor Jr.   Councillor Decker
75. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Joel Dahl.   Councillor Decker
76. Resolution on the death of Corporal Lylthaniele Fender.   Councillor Decker
77. Resolution on the death of Specialist Eric Palmer.   Councillor Decker
78. Resolution on the death of Lance Corporal Johnny Strong.   Councillor Decker
79. Resolution on the death of Private First Class Jerimiah Veitch.   Councillor Decker
80. Resolution on the death of Specialist Karen Clifton.   Councillor Decker
81. Resolution on the death of Private First Class Andrew Engstrom.   Councillor Decker
82. Resolution on the death of Specialist Victor Garcia.   Councillor Decker
83. Resolution on the death of Specialist Zachary Grass.   Councillor Decker
84. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Joel House.   Councillor Decker
85. Resolution on the death of Private William Johnson.   Councillor Decker
86. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Alphonso Montenegro.   Councillor Decker
87. Resolution on the death of Private First Class Joshua Modgling.   Councillor Decker
88. Resolution on the death of Airman First Class Jason Nathan.   Councillor Decker
89. Resolution on the death of Cameron Payne.   Councillor Decker
90. Resolution on the death of Private First Class Jonathan Rossi.   Councillor Decker
91. Resolution on the death of Private First Class David Wilkey Jr.   Councillor Decker
92. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Ryan Wood.   Councillor Decker
93. Resolution on the death of Specialist Derek Calhoun.   Councillor Decker
94. Resolution on the death of Private First Class Steven Davis.   Councillor Decker
95. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Cory Endlich.   Councillor Decker
96. Resolution on the death of Specialist Adam Herold.   Councillor Decker
97. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Shin Kim.   Councillor Decker
98. Resolution on the death of Specialist Darryl Linder.   Councillor Decker
99. Resolution on the death of Private First Class Thomas Leehmhuis.   Councillor Decker
100. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Jimy Malone.   Councillor Decker
101. Resolution on the death of Specialist Dominic Rodriguez.   Councillor Decker
102. Resolution on the death of Private First Class Raymond Spencer Jr.   Councillor Decker
103. Resolution on the death of Lance Corporal Jeremy Stacey.   Councillor Decker
104. Resolution on the death of Specialist Steven Stacey.   Councillor Decker
105. Resolution on the death of Private Shane Stinson.   Councillor Decker
|106. Resolution on the death of First Lieutenant Frank Walkup IV.   Councillor Decker
107. Resolution on the death of Staff Sergeant Michael Bechert.   Councillor Decker
108. Resolution on the death of Private First Class Andre Craig Jr.   Councillor Decker
109. Resolution on the death of Specialist Carter Gamble Jr.   Councillor Decker
110. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Keith Kline.   Councillor Decker
111. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Michael Martinez.   Councillor Decker
112. Resolution on the death of Private First Class Larry Parks Jr.   Councillor Decker
113. Resolution on the death of Specialist Michelle Ring.   Councillor Decker
114. Resolution on the death of First Lieutenant Daniel Riordan.   Councillor Decker
115. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Derek Roberts.   Councillor Decker
116. Resolution on the death of Private First Class Bruce Salazar Jr.   Councillor Decker
117. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Danny Soto.   Councillor Decker
118. Resolution on the death of Specialist Robert Varga.   Councillor Decker
119. Resolution on the death of Specialist Anthony Vinnedge.   Councillor Decker
120. Resolution on the death of Private First Class Daniel Agami.   Councillor Decker
121. Resolution on the death of Private First Class Benjamin Bartlett Jr.   Councillor Decker
122. Resolution on the death of Sergeant William Brown.   Councillor Decker
123. Resolution on the death of Private First Class Jason Dore.   Councillor Decker
124. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Gene Lamie.   Councillor Decker
125. Resolution on the death of First Lieutenant Christopher Rutherford.   Councillor Decker
126. Resolution on the death of Corporal Dustin Brisky.   Councillor Decker
127. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Courtney Johnson.   Councillor Decker
128. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Richard Parker.   Councillor Decker
129. Resolution on the death of Specialist Josiah Hollopeter.   Councillor Decker
130. Resolution on the death of Specialist Damon LeGrand.   Councillor Decker
131. Resolution on the death of Specialist Giann Mendoza.   Councillor Decker
132. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Trista Moretti.   Councillor Decker
133. Resolution on the death of Staff Sergeant Daniel Newsome.   Councillor Decker
134. Resolution on the death of Petty Officer First Class Steven Daugherty.   Councillor Decker
135. Resolution on the death of Staff Sergeant Stephen Wilson.   Councillor Decker
136. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Allen Greka.   Councillor Decker
137. Resolution on the death of Sergeant John Massey.   Councillor Decker
138. Resolution on the death of Staff Sergeant Robb Rolfing.   Councillor Decker
139. Resolution on the death of Petty Officer First Class Jason Lewis.   Councillor Decker
140. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Shawn Martin.   Councillor Decker
141. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Michael Montpetit.   Councillor Decker
142. Resolution on the death of Staff Sergeant Michael Moody Jr.   Councillor Decker
143. Resolution on the death of Staff Sergeant Michael Ruoff Jr.   Councillor Decker
144. Resolution on the death of Staff Sergeant Brian Long.   Councillor Decker
145. Resolution on the death of Sergeant First Class Nathan Winder.   Councillor Decker
146. Resolution on the death of Sergeant First Class Raymond Buchan.   Councillor Decker
147. Resolution on the death of Chief Warrant Officer Scott Oswell.   Councillor Decker
148. Resolution on the death of Private First Class Michael Pittman.   Councillor Decker
149. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Chris Davis.   Councillor Decker
150. Resolution on the death of Sergeant Eric Snell.   Councillor Decker
151. Resolution on the death of Sergeant First Class William Zapfe.   Councillor Decker
152. Resolution on the death of Major Sid Brookshire.   Councillor Decker
153. Resolution on the death of Staff Sergeant Darren Hubbell.   Councillor Decker
154. Resolution on the death of First Sergeant Jeffrey McKinney.   Councillor Decker
155. Resolution on the death of Petty Officer First Class Richard McRill.   Councillor Decker
156. Resolution on the death of Major Kevin Sonnenberg.   Councillor Decker
157. Resolution on the death of Major James Ahearn.   Councillor Decker
158. Resolution on the death of Colonel Jon Lockey.   Councillor Decker

159. Retirement of Marilyn Kendall from the Cambridge Hospital.   Mayor Reeves

160. Retirement of Patricia Goodrich from the Cambridge Hospital.   Mayor Reeves

161. Retirement of John Czarnowski from the Cambridge Hospital.   Mayor Reeves

162. Resolution on the death of John T. Broussard.   Councillor Sullivan

163. Retirement of Deborah Copeland from the Cambridge Hospital.   Mayor Reeves

164. Retirement of Ronnie Bodkin from the Cambridge Hospital.   Mayor Reeves

165. Welcome to the Yerevan delegation of professionals who will participate in a training program in museum management.   Mayor Reeves

166. Resolution on the death of the Honorable Edward J. Sullivan.   Councillor Sullivan, Mayor Reeves

167. Thanks to Mary Vanderwicken for her kindness, caring and being a good neighbor in her community.   Councillor Simmons

168. Congratulations to Americo Andrade on his recently completed circumnavigation of the earth by sail.   Councillor Sullivan

169. Resolution on the death of Matthew R. Nagle.   Vice Mayor Toomey

170. Thanks to Reverend Monsignor Dennis Sheehan, Pastor of Saint Paul Church, for his service to the community.   Councillor Sullivan

171. Thanks to John Flaherty, Sean Murphy and the late John O’Connor for lobbying for the construction of the Irish Famine Landmark which stands on the Cambridge Common as we prepare to celebrate this landmark’s tenth anniversary.   Mayor Reeves

172. Declare the week of Sept 16-22, 2007 as the John Coltrane Memorial Concert Week in the City of Cambridge.   Mayor Reeves

173. Congratulations to Judge Margot C. Bostford on her nomination to the Supreme Judicial Court and urging the Governor’s Council to expeditiously confirm Judge Botsford’s appointment.   Councillor Sullivan

174. Resolution on the death of Jean O’Connell.   Vice Mayor Toomey

175. Resolution on the death of Nathan C. McMahon.   Vice Mayor Toomey

176. Thanks to the DCR for their attention to the hazardous stretch of sidewalk along Memorial Drive between Western Avenue and River Street.   Councillor Davis

177. Resolution on the death of Reverend Paul James Nelligan.   Councillor Sullivan

178. Resolution on the death of Geneva Patsadero.   Vice Mayor Toomey

179. Congratulations to Cambridge Carnival International, Inc. on their Taste of Carnival family event.   Councillor Simmons

180. Congratulations to Donna Jean Carr and Brian Raymond Leclerc on their marriage on June 24, 2007.   Vice Mayor Toomey

181. Get well wishes to Leroy Cragwell.   Councillor Simmons, Mayor Reeves

182. Get well wishes to Myrtle Byars.   Councillor Simmons

183. Get well wishes to Thomas Cogwell.   Councillor Simmons

184. Congratulations to MIT professors Daniel Kleppner and Robert S. Langer on receiving the 2006 National Medals of Science.   Councillor Sullivan

185. Congratulations to Charles M. Vest on receiving the National Medal of Technology.   Councillor Sullivan

186. Thanks to Al Vellucci, Jr. for his years of service to the citizens of Cambridge.   Councillor Murphy

187. Congratulations to the Pentecostal Holiness Church on the occasion of their 80th Anniversary.   Mayor Reeves

188. Congratulations to Roxanne Grand and Ben Leff on their marriage.   Mayor Reeves

189. Congratulations to the Salts Restaurant on being named one of the finest restaurants in the United States.   Mayor Reeves

190. Congratulations to the Harvard Square Business Association and Denise Jillson on the successful "Harry Potter" extravaganza in Harvard Square and Harvard Yard.   Mayor Reeves

191. Resolution on the death of Dorothy C. (Weisman) Averback.   Councillor Sullivan

192. Resolution on the death of Paul G. O'Friel.   Councillor Sullivan

193. Resolution on the death of Nicholas A. DeBenedetto.   Vice Mayor Toomey, Councillor Sullivan

194. Congratulations to Sharlice Dupont who has been selected as a state finalist for the National American Miss Princess Pageant.   Councillor Sullivan, Vice Mayor Toomey

195. Resolution on the death of Louis Moretti.   Vice Mayor Toomey, Mayor Reeves, Councillor Sullivan

196. Condolences to the family of Ashenafi McKennon.   Councillor Murphy

197. Condolences to the family of Agate Getnetof.   Councillor Murphy

198. Speedy recovery wishes to Atikem Adissue.   Councillor Murphy

199. Congratulations to John "Gino" Capellotti on his retirement from True Manufacturing.   Councillor Sullivan

200. Congratulations to Cheryl Haynes-Taylor on being named the new Assistant Principal at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School.   Councillor Sullivan

201. Congratulations to Seth Lewis-Levins on being named the new Assistant Principal at the Kennedy-Longfellow School.   Councillor Sullivan

202. Congratulations to Audrey M. Sturgis on being named the new Assistant Principal at the Cambridgeport School.   Councillor Sullivan

203. Resolution on the death of Marie L. Mahon.   Councillor Simmons

204. Speedy recovery wishes to Edgar Bartlett.   Councillor Sullivan

205. Resolution on the death of Albert J. "Al" Pondelli.   Vice Mayor Toomey

206. Best wishes to Kevin, Helen and Alexandria May Rose Johnson as they celebrate their New Beginning of a lifetime of service as officers in the Salvation Army.   Councillor Sullivan

207. Congratulations to Deborah Weaver, Executive Director and Founder of Girls' LEAP, on being honored with a Boston Celtics "Heroes Among Us" Award on August 1, 2007.   Councillor Sullivan

208. Congratulations to Girls' LEAP on launching the first year of its Summer Team Mentor Program.   Councillor Sullivan

ORDERS
1. That the City Manager is requested to look into the possibility of a simple system of noting the city boundaries, perhaps with bright stickers on the parking permit signs, indicating exactly where the boundary lies or some other means.   Councillor Davis and Councillor Kelley

2. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Director of the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department to discuss the possibility of creating a raised crosswalk on Windsor Street at the corner of Lincoln and Windsor Streets.   Vice Mayor Toomey and Councillor Galluccio

3. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Inspectional Services Department to discuss the legality of billboard and posters being posted at street level on the sides of buildings.   Vice Mayor Toomey

4. That the City Manager is requested to confer with Jones Lang LeSalle and invite them to present to the City Council on the status of the North Point project.   Vice Mayor Toomey

5. Dedication of an appropriate site in the vicinity of the Harvard Book Store in honor of Frank Kramer.   Councillor Murphy

6. Dedication of an appropriate site in the vicinity of the S&S in honor of a special Cambridge family.   Councillor Sullivan

7. That the City Manager is requested to look into ways to mediate the noise levels at outdoor park events, or to look at making sure that these events are located in various parks around the city.   Councillor Simmons

8. That the City Manager is requested to establish a Green Collar Jobs Commission and a Green Jobs policy.   Councillor Simmons

9. Dedication of an appropriate site in the vicinity of Creighton Street and Massachusetts Avenue in honor of Richard "Dick" Geraigery.   Councillor Decker

10. Dedication of a suitable location in the vicinity of Jefferson Park, the Association of Notre Dame or North Cambridge in memory of Fred "Porky" Arsenault.   Councillor Galluccio

11. That the City Manager is requested to make a recommendation for the Charles River Skate Park for an appropriation by the City Council in the amount of $150,000.   Vice Mayor Toomey, Councillor Murphy and Councillor Sullivan

12. That the City Manager is requested to provide the City Council with an update on the proposed GLBT Ordinance that was forwarded to the City Solicitor on Apr 9, 2007 for preparation of a final draft for the City Council.   Councillor Simmons and Councillor Sullivan

13. That the City Manager is requested to ask his relevant Department heads to ensure that their staffs are conversant with the requirements of the newly available Technical Assistant Grant (TAG) funds through Massachusetts DEP and that City staff passes information about TAG funding opportunities to relevant community groups.   Councillor Kelley

14. That the City Manager is requested to report back to the City Council on the participation of the Patriot Guard Riders at the send-off ceremony for National Guard soldiers on July 8, to include whether the Patriot Guard Riders were permitted to line their motorcycles on the Common, what sort of pre-ceremony communications City staff had with the Patriot Guard Riders, how communications between Patriot Guard Riders was maintained during and after the ceremony and what sort of insurance Patriot Guard Riders has to cover their operations.   Councillor Kelley  Charter Right - Toomey

15. Opposition to battery cage egg production based on the inherent cruelty of confining egg-laying hens in battery cages.   Councillor Kelley

16. That the City Manager is requested to coordinate with relevant City staff to study the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Rindge Avenue to determine whether changes could be made so that would be less likely to block drivers wishing to make a legal turn.   Councillor Kelley

17. That the City Manager is requested to report back to the City Council on the possibility of making restroom facilities in the new library, public safety facility and the West Cambridge Youth and Community Center accessible to the general public including during hours when the buildings themselves are shut.   Councillor Kelley

18. That the City Manager is requested to report back to the City Council on how the City might identify the particularly dangerous areas where cyclists travel and focus street repairs on them to remove the hazards for cyclists.   Councillor Kelley

19. That the City Manager is requested to form a task force that would expedite permitting of green buildings as well as recommend changes to the municipal and zoning codes and other related practices which now hinder the building of "green" or energy-efficient buildings.   Councillor Davis

20. City Council support of H1722, An Act Relative to Gender Based Discrimination and Hate Crimes.   Councillor Davis

21. That the City Manager is requested to give a brief report on the status of WiFi planning and implementation in Cambridge and the possible outlook for citywide deployment.   Councillor Davis

22. That the City Manager is requested to investigate the energy savings programs in several elementary schools that are causing discomfort for staff and children due to lack of air conditioning and determine whether the situation can be improved for the summer programs that are experiencing said discomfort.   Councillor Simmons

23. That the City Manager is requested to consult with the Department of Conservation and Recreation and the Cambridge Legislative Delegation about the status of the timeline for refurbishment of Magazine Beach.   Councillor Davis

24. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the CEO of the Cambridge Health Alliance to receive an update on the impact of the loss of OB/GYN services at the Windsor Street Clinic.   Councillor Decker, Councillor Simmons and Vice Mayor Toomey

25. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the CEO of the Cambridge Health Alliance to receive an update on whether dental services at the Windsor Street Clinic have been greatly reduced or eliminated altogether.   Councillor Decker

26. That the City Council go on record proclaiming its joining of MassRecycle’s "Mass Recycles Paper!" Campaign by endeavoring to educate its citizens about the importance of recycling paper for environmental and economic reasons.   Mayor Reeves

27. Dedication of the renovated Tobin School Athletic Field (or a baseball diamond therein) in honor of Charlie Coney.   Councillor Simmons

28. That the City Manager is requested to consult with his staff with the intent of developing an existing noise map of the City at various times of the day and days of the week, or of particularly noisy parts of the City if mapping the whole City would be too cumbersome a project at this point, with the intent of developing a set of baseline data against which future noise increases could be measured.   Councillor Kelley

29. City Council support of the DCR acquisition of the Silver Maple Forest and indicating the willingness of Cambridge to engage in discussions about financial participation along with other parties.   Councillor Davis

30. That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant City staff to review the agreement between the MBTA and Guilford Transportation Industries, Inc. to determine if said agreement is still in effect and if Guilford Transportation Industries, Inc., its successors in interest or any other party is obliged under this agreement to construct this elevated pedestrian walkway as part of the construction of the new MBTA Lechmere station.   Councillor Kelley

31. That this City Council go on record as calling upon the Congress of the United States to vote for the immediate withdrawal of U.S. forces in Iraq, to refuse to vote in favor of any appropriation whose purpose is to commit U.S. forces to a continued presence in Iraq, and to vote in favor of having multi-lateral talks involving Iraqi factions, neighboring nations, and the United Nations   Councillor Davis  Amended, Kelley voted NO

32. That the issue of webcams broadcasting views of public spaces be referred to the Neighborhood and Long Term Planning Committee for further discussion to determine whether Cambridge wishes to address their use in any particular fashion.   Councillor Kelley

33. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Police Commissioner about the desirability and feasibility of instituting a gun buyback program in Cambridge.   Councillor Murphy

34. That the City Manager is requested to determine the feasibility of instituting a senior volunteer program in Cambridge which provides a property tax break in exchange for volunteer work and report back to the City Council on his findings.   Councillor Murphy

35. That the Cambridge City Council expresses its dismay at the practices of the legal system in Jena, Louisiana if all-white juries and an unbalanced judicial process unfairly serve the African-American community and fail to hold accountable those in the white community who are responsible for behaviors of verbal intimidation and physical assaults   Councillor Davis

36. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the City Arborist on the planting of new trees in the empty tree wells in the Inman Square area.   Vice Mayor Toomey  Amended

37. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Law Department to discuss drafting a similar ordinance to the one passed in Denver prohibiting the modification of motorcycle mufflers and requiring stock mufflers to be used to reduce noise pollution and to report back to the City Council on this matter.   Vice Mayor Toomey

38. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Commissioner of Public Works to identify the best way for the removal of snow at senior buildings throughout the City and to prioritize clearing the sidewalks near senior buildings to get to major commercial streets so that those who are using wheelchairs and walkers will be able to do so in a timely fashion.   Councillor Decker

39. That the City Council go on record supporting the release of those arrested for protesting a government water project and expressing outrage that preventive detention under the Special Law against Acts of Terrorism and Anti-Organized Crime Act is being used to suppress legitimate forms of freedom of expression and undermine basic democratic principles.   Councillor Decker

40. The City Manager investigate the possibility of initiating zoning, educational, and financial incentives similar to those aforementioned for the development of green roofs within Cambridge and report back to the Council of his findings.   Councillor Murphy

41. That the City Manager is requested to direct the Commissioner of Public Works to report on the status of the Tubman Park at River and Pleasant Streets, specifically why this park has been neglected.   Councillor Sullivan

42. That the City Council go on record petitioning the Massachusetts Great and General Court to enact the attached Home Rule Petition entitled "AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE LATE FILING OF A TAX ABATEMENT APPLICATION FOR THE OWNERS OF THREE FULLER PLACE IN CAMBRIDGE."   Councillor Murphy

43. That the City Council go on record requesting the School Committee to support the development of RSTA curricula to prepare students for work opportunities in the developing "green collar industry."   Councillor Simmons

45. That the Felicia Cott et al Petition to amend the zoning map for the area bordered by the centerlines of Broadway and Harvard, Hancock and Lee Streets from the existing Residence C-1 district designation to Residence B be re-filed and referred to the Ordinance Committee for hearing and report upon the expiration of the current petition on September 4, 2007.   Councillor Murphy and Councillor Sullivan

46. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Department of Traffic and Parking to help resolve an unsafe traffic situation in the vicinity of 245 River Street.   Vice Mayor Toomey

47. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Police Commissioner and ask him to be cognizant of recent copper thefts in Cambridge and their effect on the residents and their homes.   Vice Mayor Toomey and Councillor Sullivan

48. That the Mayor is requested to appoint a small working committee to discuss the disposition of the Upton Street building and space for the Community Learning Center, the Central Square Library and School Administration.   Councillor Simmons, Vice Mayor Toomey, Councillor Davis, Councillor Sullivan and Councillor Decker  ORDER WITHDRAWN WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT

49. That the City Council go on record supporting the "Armenian Park" and the efforts of the Armenian Foundation to construct a park and memorialize the Armenia genocide on the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway.   Councillor Galluccio, Councillor Sullivan and Councillor Murphy

50. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Police Commissioner to report back on the additional public safety costs incurred by the City due to the former Graham and Parks School being kept vacant.   Councillor Decker

51. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Superintendent of Schools to report back to the City Council on the usage of the former Graham & Parks School, located at 15 Upton Street, including a date for disposition and/or conditions for disposition.   Councillor Decker

52. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Assistant City Manager for Human Services and the Assistant City Manager for Community Development and the Executive Director of the Women’s Commission with the view of encouraging a continuation of the discussion between staff and the Civic Unity Committee of how to respond to media images and encourage positive self image, especially with regard to young women of color.   Councillor Simmons

53. That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Assistant City Manager for Community Development and the Commissioner of Inspectional Services to research and report back to the Ordinance Committee on the numbers and types of variances residents seek to provide third and fourth bedrooms or other renovations to keep their families in Cambridge and whether there are actions that the City could take, for example a more streamlined variance procedure, to make it quicker, simpler and less costly to do these renovations.   Councillor Davis

54. That the City Manager is hereby requested to confer with the Assistant City Manager for Community Development to provide projections of the number of three and four bedroom units that could result over a five to ten year period from the potential changes described by the Community Development Department in the attached March 5, 2007 memo to the City Council.   Councillor Galluccio

55. The conflicts between energy efficiency goals, the zoning and building codes be referred to the City Manager for methods to resolve these conflicts.   Councillor Davis

56. 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 July 30, 2007 Claims Committee in the total sum of $2,001.14.   Vice Mayor Toomey

57. That the City Manager is requested to take the necessary steps to install sign boards that will post the dates, time and location of community meetings conducted by the Police Department.   Councillor Sullivan

58. That the City Manager is requested to provide information to the City Council to assist its considerations on the proposed leaf blower amendment to the Noise Ordinance.   Councillor Murphy and Councillor Sullivan

59. That the City Council refers the Ordinance Committee reports for the hearings held on Dec 12, 2006 and May 8, 2006 on the report of the Avon Hill Neighborhood Conservation District Boundary Study Committee back to the Historical Commission and the Study Committee for further considerations.   Councillor Murphy and Councillor Sullivan

COMMITTEE REPORTS
1. A communication was received from D. Margaret Drury, City Clerk, transmitting a report from Councillors Michael A. Sullivan and Brian Murphy, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a hearing held on May 8, 2007 for the purpose of discussing the definition in the Zoning Ordinance of side and rear lot lines and whether a development that contains more than twelve dwelling units but fewer than twelve townhouses should require a special permit.

2. A communication was received from D. Margaret Drury, City Clerk, transmitting a report from Councillor E. Denise Simmons, Chair of the Civic Unity Committee, for a hearing held on May 17, 2007 for the purpose of discussing an appropriate response to the media expressions and images of women of color and how to reinforce a positive self-image, especially with regard to young women.

3. A communication was received from D. Margaret Drury, City Clerk, transmitting a report from Councillor Marjorie D. Decker, Chair of the Health and Environment Committee, for a hearing held on June 12, 2007 for the purpose of discussing the decision of the Cambridge Health Alliance to remove Obstetrician/Gynecologist services from the Windsor Street Clinic.

4. A communication was received from D. Margaret Drury, City Clerk transmitting a report from Councillor Brian Murphy and Councillor Michael A. Sullivan, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee and Councillor Anthony D. Galluccio, Chair of the Housing Committee, for a meeting held on May 8, 2007 for the purpose of discussing the use of zoning regulations to encourage developers of market rate housing to include larger family sized units in their projects.

5. A communication was received from Donna P. Lopez, Deputy City Clerk, transmitting a report from Councillor Henrietta Davis, Chair of the Cable TV, Telecommunications and Public Utilities Committee, for a hearing held on June 13, 2007 to discuss provisions in the building code, zoning ordinances and other city regulations that affect the ability to build "green" buildings and install wind or solar devices.

6. A communication was received from Donna P. Lopez, Deputy City Clerk, transmitting a report from Vice Mayor Timothy J. Toomey, Chair of the Claims Committee, for a hearing held on June 28, 2007 for the purpose of considering claims filed against the city.

7. A communication was received from Donna P. Lopez, Deputy City Clerk, transmitting a report from Councillor Michael A. Sullivan and Vice Mayor Timothy J. Toomey, Co-Chairs of the Public Safety Committee, for a hearing held on June 28, 2007 to discuss with the Police Commissioner his action plan for violence prevention during the summer in the city.

8. A communication was received from D. Margaret Drury, City Clerk, transmitting a report from Councillor Michael A. Sullivan and Vice Mayor Timothy J. Toomey, Jr., Co-Chairs of the Government Operations and Rules Committee, for a hearing held on July 9, 2007 for the purpose of continuing to discuss changes to the City Council Travel Policy and to discuss standing committees and a proposal that the Mayor review the City Council research assistant program, as well as any other business that might properly come before the committee.

9. A communication was received from D. Margaret Drury, City Clerk, transmitting a report from Councillors Michael A. Sullivan and Brian Murphy, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a hearing held on July 12, 2007 for the purpose of considering a proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to regulate fences.

10. A communication was received from D. Margaret Drury, City Clerk, transmitting a report from Councillors Michael A. Sullivan and Brian Murphy, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a hearing held on July 12, 2007 for the purpose of continuing to consider a proposed amendment to the Noise Ordinance to regulate leaf blowers.

11. A communication was received from D. Margaret Drury, City Clerk, transmitting a report from Councillors Michael A. Sullivan and Brian Murphy, Co-Chairs of the Ordinance Committee, for a hearing held on July 12, 2007 to consider a proposed amendment to Title 5 of the Municipal Code to provide protection for existing workers when a hotel’s ownership is transferred.

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

Wed, Aug 22
3:00pm   The Housing Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss the recent tour and conditions of the building at 362-364 Rindge Avenue and to receive information from the Cambridge Housing Authority on recent developments regarding state-owned housing.  (Ackermann Room)

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

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

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

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

Thurs, Oct 4
6:00pm   Forum on Race and Class featuring Professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. sponsored by the Civic Unity Committee  (Sullivan Chamber)

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

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

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

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

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

Mon, Nov 26
5:30pm   City Council Meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

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

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

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

Mon, Dec 31
5:30pm   City Council Meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

TEXT OF ORDERS
O-1     July 30, 2007
COUNCILLOR DAVIS
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
WHEREAS: There are not always city-line signs at the Cambridge borders; and
WHEREAS: Cambridge residents parking between the permit parking signs for Somerville and Cambridge, for example, are not able to tell where the exact line is and is therefore not able to tell when they are parking illegally; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to look into the possibility of a simple system of noting the city boundaries, perhaps with bright stickers on the parking permit signs, indicating exactly where the boundary lies or some other means.

O-2     July 30, 2007
VICE MAYOR TOOMEY
COUNCILLOR GALLUCCIO
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Director of the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department to discuss the possibility of creating a raised crosswalk on Windsor Street at the corner of Lincoln and Windsor Streets.

O-3     July 30, 2007
VICE MAYOR TOOMEY
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Inspectional Services Department to discuss the legality of billboard and posters being posted at street level on the sides of buildings.

O-4     July 30, 2007
VICE MAYOR TOOMEY
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with Jones Lang LeSalle and invite them to present to the City Council on the status of the North Point project.

O-5     July 30, 2007
COUNCILLOR MURPHY
ORDERED: That the City Council dedicate an appropriate site in the vicinity of the Harvard Book Store in honor of Frank Kramer; 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-6     July 30, 2007
COUNCILLOR SULLIVAN
ORDERED: That the City Council dedicate an appropriate site in the vicinity of the S&S in honor of a special Cambridge family; 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-7     July 30, 2007
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
WHEREAS: Residents of Cambridge who live in proximity to Hoyt Field and city parks where educational, informative and worthwhile city events which include amplified music take place have expressed concerns about having to listen to several hours of overly loud music; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to look into ways to mediate the noise levels at some of these outdoor events, or to look at making sure that these park-based events are located in various parks around the city.

O-8     July 30, 2007
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
WHEREAS: Van Jones is a civil rights lawyer and founder of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, an innovative non-profit that made a name working to prevent violence and incarceration; and
WHEREAS: In 2005 the Center unveiled an initiative that would be at the cutting edge of progressive activism; and
WHEREAS: This initiative entitled "Reclaim the Future" is aimed at ensuring that low-income and minority youth have access to the coming wave of "green collar" jobs and
WHEREAS: This initiative has gained the attention of the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi who has invited Van Jones to a press conference in San Francisco to make the case for a national clean energy jobs bill; and
WHEREAS: In collaboration with Representative Mike Festa and Senator Ben Downing, the City of Boston and the City of Cambridge held a Green Jobs Forum on July 16, 2007, produced by Laurie Leyshon of Cambridge; and
WHEREAS: At this forum, a panel of experts including the Massachusetts Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Ian Bowls, Robert Pratt of the Henry P. Kendall Foundation, and Douglas Foy of DIF enterprises spoke on the importance of Green Technology and the Green Job initiative; the Marion Institute, a non-profit environmental organization, played a key role in this forum; and
WHEREAS: The forum held a special significance for Cambridge since going forward from this event, a main focus will be the Cambridge Energy Alliance and its potential for creating green jobs and examining the possibilities for hiring individuals who are unemployed due to CORI issues; and
WHEREAS: The Cambridge City Council has adopted a resolution to reform CORI laws; and
WHEREAS: A Green Job initiative may reduce the burden on the City’s nine-week program by providing long-term employment; now therefore be it
RESOLVED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to establish a Green Collar Jobs Commission and a Green Jobs policy; and be it further
RESOLVED: That the Commission include, but not be limited to, representatives from the Office of Workforce Development of the City of Cambridge, Economic Development division of the Community Development Department, Cambridge clergy, the Principal of Cambridge Rindge and Latin School and a representative of the Rindge School of Technical Arts, local business associations, the Salvation Army and other appropriate individuals.

O-9     July 30, 2007
COUNCILLOR DECKER
ORDERED: That the City Council dedicate an appropriate site in the vicinity of Creighton Street and Massachusetts Avenue in honor of Richard "Dick" Geraigery; 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-10     July 30, 2007
COUNCILLOR GALLUCCIO
ORDERED: That the City Council go on record dedicating a suitable location in the vicinity of Jefferson Park, the Association of Notre Dame or North Cambridge in memory of Fred "Porky" Arsenault; and be it further
ORDERED: That the Assistant to the City Council confer with the family and the Association of Notre Dame regarding a suitable dedication ceremony and communicate with the Department of Public Works to arrange for the sign.

O-11     July 30, 2007
VICE MAYOR TOOMEY
COUNCILLOR MURPHY
COUNCILLOR SULLIVAN
WHEREAS: Tens of thousands of young athletes in the greater Boston area skateboard, inline skate, and BMX bike and currently have only small facilities that are inaccessible by public transportation; and
WHEREAS: The Charles River Skate Park will be a world class public skate park and will provide a legitimate venue where these young athletes can practice and compete without breaking the law; and
WHEREAS: The Cambridge community is eagerly awaiting its completion; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to make a recommendation for the Charles River Skate Park for an appropriation by the City Council in the amount of $150,000; and be it further
ORDERED: That this appropriation is anticipated to close the funding gap and permit this valuable project to go forward.

O-12     July 30, 2007
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
COUNCILLOR SULLIVAN
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to provide the City Council with an update on the proposed GLBT Ordinance that was forwarded to the City Solicitor on Apr 9, 2007 for preparation of a final draft for the City Council.

O-13     July 30, 2007
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
WHEREAS: The Massachusetts DEP has recently restored Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) funds to help community groups address local contamination issues; and
WHEREAS: By giving them money to carry out their own contamination studies, the TAG program allows community groups to better oversee remediation projects because the DEP remediation program gives much of the oversight for remediation projects to the polluters and their contracted remediation professionals; and
WHEREAS: The Alewife Study Group in North Cambridge found TAG funds to be instrumental in addressing contamination issues in the Alewife area, resulting in a much more aggressive remediation program than would have happened otherwise and creating a much safer environment for the residents of North Cambridge; and
WHEREAS: TAG funds have not been available to community groups since 2001; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Clerk be and hereby is requested to forward a copy of this resolution to the head of the DEP thanking the department for restoring TAG funding opportunities and to also send a copy to Governor Patrick and the Cambridge delegation; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to ask his relevant Department heads to ensure that their staffs are conversant with the requirements of the newly available Technical Assistant Grant (TAG) funds through Massachusetts DEP and that City staff passes information about TAG funding opportunities to relevant community groups.

O-14     July 30, 2007
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council on the participation of the Patriot Guard Riders at the send-off ceremony for National Guard soldiers on July 8, to include whether the Patriot Guard Riders were permitted to line their motorcycles on the Common, what sort of pre-ceremony communications City staff had with the Patriot Guard Riders, how communications between Patriot Guard Riders was maintained during and after the ceremony and what sort of insurance Patriot Guard Riders has to cover their operations.

O-15     July 30, 2007  Charter Right - Toomey
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
WHEREAS: Animal welfare organizations and the media have illuminated the cruel and inhumane treatment of egg-laying hens confined in factory farm battery cages; and
WHEREAS: About 95% of the nearly 300 million hens in the United States are confined in barren, wire battery cages so restrictive the birds do not even have enough space to spread their wings. With no opportunity to engage in many of their natural behaviors - including nesting, dust bathing, perching, and walking - these birds endure lives wrought with suffering. In fact, each hen has less space than a single sheet of paper in which to spend her entire life; and
WHEREAS: Many countries, including Austria, Germany, and Switzerland have banned the use of battery cages for egg-laying hens; and
WHEREAS: Municipal governments in the United States have passed resolutions opposing this factory farming abuse; and
WHEREAS: Massachusetts schools such as Harvard, MIT, Tufts, Lesley University, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Northeastern University have joined more than 150 others across the country in enacting policies to either completely eliminate or decrease their use of battery cage eggs; and
WHEREAS: Retail giants Whole Foods Market and Wild Oats Natural marketplace exclusively sell eggs from cage-free hens, while Needham-based Trader Joe’s has the same policy for its brand of eggs. Burger King has started using cage-free eggs. Ben & Jerry’s is also phasing in the exclusive use of cage-free eggs. Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck made a company-wide decision to only use cage-free eggs in his restaurants, grocery store items and catering business. Boston-based restaurant chains, Finagle-A-Bagel and Bagel Rising are using cage-free eggs. Bon Appetite Management Company is implementing an exclusive cage-free egg policy for all 200 of its clients. Both AOL and Google only serve cage-free eggs in their company cafeterias. All 40 locations of Omni Hotels will only serve cage-free eggs to its guests; and
WHEREAS: Cage-free egg farms generally provide egg-laying hens with a higher level of welfare than battery cage facilities; and
WHEREAS: Cambridge is known for its social responsibility and humane sentiment and is part of a metro area that has been ranked in the top ten as one of the most humane in the nation by The Humane Society of the United States’ Humane Index; now therefore be it
RESOLVED: That the Cambridge City Council opposes battery cage egg production, based on the inherent cruelty of confining egg-laying hens in battery cages; and be it further
RESOLVED: That the Cambridge City Council encourages consumers of eggs not to purchase eggs produced by caged hens.

O-16     July 30, 2007
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
WHEREAS: The left turn signal at Rindge and Massachusetts Avenues has made the pedestrian crossing much safer; and
WHEREAS: The left turn signal at Rindge and Massachusetts Avenue is often blocked by cars who wish to go straight and cannot move through the red light; and
WHEREAS: There is no sign or marking south of this intersection to alert drivers to the fact that there is a left-turn only light to allow drivers to turn onto Rindge from Massachusetts Avenue; and
WHEREAS: Drivers hoping to make the left turn onto Rindge Avenue during the left-turn light are frustrated when cars in front of them wait for the cycle to turn to a full green because they do not wish to turn left; and
WHEREAS: The right-hand turn from Rindge Avenue onto Massachusetts Avenue is often not possible because cars waiting at a red light to make a left-hand turn onto Massachusetts Avenue block cars that wish to make a right on red turn; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to coordinate with relevant City staff to study this intersection to determine if pavement markings or some other type of signage or a different sequence of lights could be used to alert drivers to the presence of the various traffic patterns so that cars would be less likely to block drivers wishing to make a legal turn as described above; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council on this issue.

O-17     July 30, 2007
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
WHEREAS: Public toilets are difficult to find in Cambridge; and
WHEREAS: The City’s new Public Toilet partnership with the MBTA will only take place in MBTA stations; and
WHEREAS: The City is spending in the hundreds of millions of dollars building a new library, a new public safety facility and a new West Cambridge Youth and Community Center; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council on the possibility of making restroom facilities in these new buildings accessible to the general public, to include during hours when the building itself is shut.

O-18     July 30, 2007
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
WHEREAS: Many of Cambridge’s roads are heavily used by cyclists; and
WHEREAS: Generally the areas where cyclists travel along these roads are on the edge of motor vehicle traffic; and
WHEREAS: Many of the areas where cyclists travel are cratered with extensive potholes from poor trenching work or disturbed by long waves of raised asphalt; and
WHEREAS: These extensive hazards make travel unnecessarily dangerous for cyclists; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council on how the City might identify these particularly dangerous areas and then focus street repairs on them to remove the hazards.

O-19     July 30, 2007
COUNCILLOR DAVIS
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to form a task force that would expedite permitting of green buildings as well as recommend changes to the municipal and zoning codes and other related practices which now hinder the building of "green" or energy-efficient buildings.

O-20     July 30, 2007
COUNCILLOR DAVIS
WHEREAS: The City of Cambridge has laws in place that prohibit discrimination of transgender individuals; and
WHEREAS: The laws of the Commonwealth currently offer no explicit protections to individuals targeted on the basis of their gender identity and expression; and
WHEREAS: H1722, An Act Relative to Gender Based Discrimination and Hate Crimes, under consideration by the legislature would ensure that gender identity and expression are included in the state’s non-discrimination statute and hate crime laws; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Council go on record supporting H1722; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Clerk be and hereby is requested to forward a suitably engrossed copy of this order to the entire Cambridge Legislative Delegation; Senator Susan Fargo and Representative Peter Koutoujian, Chairs of the Joint Committee on Public Health; Senator Robert Creedon, Jr. and Representative Eugene O’Flaherty, Chairs of the Joint Committee on the Judiciary; and Representative Carl Sciortino on behalf of the entire City Council.

O-21     July 30, 2007
COUNCILLOR DAVIS
WHEREAS: Brookline is the first to initiate wireless access to the Internet (also known as WiFi) citywide; and
WHEREAS: Cambridge residents want to know the plans for WiFi in Cambridge; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to give a brief report on the status of WiFi planning and implementation in Cambridge and the possible outlook for citywide deployment; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the entire City Council and to the Cable TV, Telecommunications and Public Utilities Committee about the matter.

O-22     July 30, 2007
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
WHEREAS: Energy savings programs being instituted in several elementary schools this summer appear to be causing discomfort to the staff and children located in these programs because of the lack of air conditioning; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to investigate this problem and determine whether comfort can be improved for the summer programs that are experiencing discomfort due to changes in the air conditioning available to them.

O-23     July 30, 2007
COUNCILLOR DAVIS
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to consult with the Department of Conservation and Recreation and the Cambridge Legislative Delegation about the status of the timeline for refurbishment of Magazine Beach; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council on this matter.

O-24     July 30, 2007
COUNCILLOR DECKER
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
VICE MAYOR TOOMEY
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the CEO of the Cambridge Health Alliance to receive an update on the impact of the loss of OB/GYN services at the Windsor Street Clinic, how many patients who received OB/GYN services from this clinic transferred their care elsewhere within the Cambridge Health Alliance, and how many patients have applied for taxi vouchers and how many actually have been granted.

O-25     July 30, 2007
COUNCILLOR DECKER
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the CEO of the Cambridge Health Alliance to receive an update on whether dental services at the Windsor Street Clinic have been greatly reduced or eliminated altogether.

O-26     July 30, 2007
MAYOR REEVES
WHEREAS: The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection estimates that the citizens and businesses of Massachusetts throw away 1.5 million tons of paper each year; and
WHEREAS: It costs taxpayers of Massachusetts an estimated $100 million per year to dispose of this paper; and
WHEREAS: Post-consumer paper is a valuable commodity that, when recycled, generated millions of dollars for cities, towns and businesses; and
WHEREAS: Recycling paper saves energy and reduces greenhouse gas emissions; and
WHEREAS: Recycling adds significantly to the Massachusetts economy through the creation of nearly 20,000 recycling industry jobs with a combined annual payroll of $557 million; and
WHEREAS: Many of the Commonwealth’s citizens and businesses are not aware of the broad spectrum of paper products that can be recycled instead of thrown away; now therefore be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council go on record proclaiming its joining of MassRecycle’s "Mass Recycles Paper!" Campaign by endeavoring to educate its citizens about the importance of recycling paper for environmental and economic reasons; and be it further
RESOLVED: That the City will encourage its residents to use the paper recycling services provided to the maximum extent possible; and be it further
RESOLVED: That the City will serve as a role model by recycling waste paper from all of its municipal offices; and be it further
RESOLVED: That the City Clerk be and hereby is requested to forward a suitably engrossed copy of this resolution to MassRecycle’s "Mass Recycles Paper!" Campaign on behalf of the entire City Council.

O-27     July 30, 2007
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
ORDERED: That the City Council go on record dedicating the renovated Tobin School Athletic Field (or a baseball diamond therein) in honor of Charlie Coney, a much-beloved neighborhood ambassador who spends a great deal of time at the field; and be it further
ORDERED: That the Assistant to the City Council be directed to confer with Mr. Coney’s family and friends regarding a suitable dedication ceremony and the Department of Public Works to arrange for the sign.

O-28     July 30, 2007
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
WHEREAS: Ambient noise in Cambridge is difficult to measure and varies greatly from place to place and from time to time; and
WHEREAS: Ambient noise has been measured at well over 60 decibels on public streets at 11:30 ..; and
WHEREAS: Ambient noise has been measured over 50 decibels at residential windowsills at 11:00pm; and
WHEREAS: These levels of ambient noise have a detrimental impact on residents’ quality of life; and
WHEREAS: Increased construction is likely to result in increased ambient noise from air conditioning units, venting equipment and other mechanical equipment; and
WHEREAS: The City’s regulatory program is not currently designed or staffed to aggressively mitigate future issues of increased ambient noise, especially when that noise is of cumulative nature and is not clearly identifiable with one particular source; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to consult with his staff with the intent of developing an existing noise map of the City at various times of the day and days of the week, or of particularly noisy parts of the City if mapping the whole City would be too cumbersome a project at this point, with the intent of developing a set of baseline data against which future noise increases could be measured; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to consult with his staff about amending existing noise ordinances to better address the problem of cumulative noise impacts; and
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is advised that he should not hesitate to hire professional contracted assistance if existing City staff do not have the expertise to handle this very technical and complicated issue; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council on this issue.

O-29     July 30, 2007
COUNCILLOR DAVIS
WHEREAS: The Silver Maple Forest is an undeveloped mixed upland and wetland area of 15.6 acres located in Belmont and Cambridge, an integral part of the Alewife Reservation ecosystem; and
WHEREAS: A developer has purchased the Silver Maple Forest and is advancing in the permitting process to remove the Forest and build a large development on the land; and
WHEREAS: House Bill 21 would appropriate $6 million toward acquiring the Silver Maple Forest for the DCR; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That this City Council go on record supporting DCR acquisition of the Silver Maple Forest and indicating the willingness of Cambridge to engage in discussions about financial participation along with other parties; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Clerk be and hereby is requested to forward suitably engrossed copies of this order to the Cambridge Legislative Delegation on behalf of the entire City Council.

O-30     July 30, 2007
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
WHEREAS: On July 29, 1999, the MBTA Board of Directors voted to allow the MBTA General manager to enter into an agreement with Guilford Transportation Industries, Inc. to allow Guilford Transportation Industries, Inc. to develop an intermodal transportation facility in East Cambridge to replace the Green Line Lechmere MBTA station; and
WHEREAS: In addition to providing for the construction of a new Lechmere Station, this agreement also requires the construction of an elevated pedestrian walkway over Monsignor O’Brien Highway to provide access to the new Lechmere station; and
WHEREAS: All of these improvements, under the agreement, were to have been provided to the MBTA at no cost; and
WHEREAS: Recent plans for the proposed new Lechmere MBTA station do not contain this required elevated pedestrian walkway; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with relevant City staff to review this agreement to determine if it is still in effect and if Guilford Transportation Industries, Inc., its successors in interest or any other party is obliged under this agreement to construct this elevated pedestrian walkway as part of the construction of the new MBTA Lechmere station; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council on this issue.

O-31     July 30, 2007    Amended, Kelley voted NO
COUNCILLOR DAVIS
WHEREAS: The Congress of the United States voted to give the President the authority to commit U.S. forces to Iraq on the basis of erroneous information that Iraq had or was soon to have weapons of mass destruction; and
WHEREAS: The President, in order to build support for the invasion of Iraq, misled the Congress and has continued to assert that there was a link between the regime of Saddam Hussein and the Al Qaeda network held responsible for the events of the September 11 attacks on U.S. soil; and
WHEREAS: The continuing occupation of Iraq has not reduced the level of violence there, but has, instead, exacerbated it in what appears to most to be a civil war, not an "insurgency"; and
WHEREAS: The Cambridge City Council unconditionally and wholeheartedly supports the men and women currently deployed to Iraq despite our strong opposition to the war itself; and
WHEREAS: The commitment of U.S. troops to Iraq can only may increase the suffering of the Iraqi people and endanger the safety of the men and women serving in the armed forces of the U.S.; and
WHEREAS: The Cambridge Democratic City Committee has asked the City Council to join them in support of this resolution; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That this City Council go on record as calling upon the Congress of the United States to vote for the immediate withdrawal of U.S. forces in Iraq, to refuse to vote in favor of any appropriation whose purpose is to commit U.S. forces to a continued presence in Iraq, and to vote in favor of having multi-lateral talks involving Iraqi factions, neighboring nations, and the United Nations; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Clerk be and hereby is requested to forward a suitably engrossed copy of this resolution to the Congressional and state legislators representing Cambridge on behalf of the entire City Council.

O-32     July 30, 2007
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
WHEREAS: The use of private webcams on both buildings and vehicles makes regular streetscapes available to anyone using the internet; and
WHEREAS: It is not clear how the widespread and increasing use of these webcams impacts expectations of or rights to personal privacy; and
WHEREAS: The practical and legal issues involving regulating webcam broadcasts over public spaces are very complex; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the issue of webcams broadcasting views of public spaces be referred to the Neighborhood and Long Term Planning Committee for further discussion to determine whether Cambridge wishes to address their use in any particular fashion.

O-33     July 30, 2007
COUNCILLOR MURPHY
WHEREAS: The City of Cambridge must constantly be seeking effective programs to prevent violent crime, especially the illegal use of firearms; and
WHEREAS: Effective crime prevention strategies rely largely upon aid and cooperation from the public; and
WHEREAS: Municipalities around the country, most notably Boston, Chicago and Washington, D.C. are reinstituting modified gun buyback programs which address flaws in earlier attempts; and
WHEREAS: Gun buyback programs such as the one instituted in Washington, D.C. last fall have demonstrated impressive results in both the volume and the nature of the weapons recovered; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager confer with the Police Commissioner about the desirability and the feasibility of instituting a similar buyback program in Cambridge and report back to the City Council on his findings.

O-34     July 30, 2007
COUNCILLOR MURPHY
WHEREAS: The City of Cambridge has demonstrated a long-term commitment to preserving affordable housing in the community as a whole; and
WHEREAS: Some retired senior citizens who can no longer afford the cost of their home are being forced to move outside of the city; and
WHEREAS: Several local communities have started initiatives to address the growing senior housing problem through various tax incentives; and
WHEREAS: The City of Boston has recently initiated a three-year pilot program which provides seniors with a property tax break from the City in exchange for volunteer service to the City; and
WHEREAS: This program will allow senior citizens who might otherwise be forced from their homes due to cost to remain; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to determine the feasibility of instituting a similar senior volunteer program in Cambridge and report back to the City Council on his findings.

O-35     July 30, 2007
COUNCILLOR DAVIS
WHEREAS: In September of 2006, in Jena, Louisiana, a group of African-American students sat under "the white tree" in the Jena High School yard and the following day three nooses were hung from the tree; and
WHEREAS: Throughout the fall, incidents occurred including an arson attack which damaged a school building and several assaults on African-American students in which the white offenders were not charged; and
WHEREAS: In December, white students taunted an African-American student who had been assaulted over the weekend and a fight broke out in the school during which one of the white students was assaulted and treated in the hospital but able to appear at a social function that night; and
WHEREAS: Six African-American students were immediately arrested, charged with attempted second-degree murder and conspiracy to commit second-degree murder, expelled from school with charges which could bring them 20-100 years in prison; and
WHEREAS: In June an all-white jury convicted the first defendant Mychal Bell of "lesser" charges of aggravated battery and conspiracy to commit aggravated battery in a trial where the prosecutor called only white witnesses, some of whom said they did not see anything and Bell’s public defender called no witnesses and offered no evidence; and
WHEREAS: This frightening example of racism calls to mind an earlier time in the United States in which segregation and the "lynching" of African-Americans was common practice; and
WHEREAS: Part of the reason these practices were brought to an end was the courage demonstrated by those who stood up in their own defense and the attention from others around the country; and
WHEREAS: The young men charged with these crimes and their families have been eloquent in their own defense and calling for justice; and
WHEREAS: Cambridge has a history of standing with communities around the globe and within the United States who are facing threats with the awareness that prejudice and oppression can happen anywhere there is not vigilance; now therefore be it
RESOLVED: That the Cambridge City Council expresses its dismay at the practices of the le