Details Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 11/14/2013 7:00 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: City Council Chamber-City Hall-93 Highland Avenue City Hall Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: Meeting Items (103) 103 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: Legislation only Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Agenda # Type Title Action Result Action Details Video 195845 1 195845 Committee Report Report of the Committee on Senior Services, meeting on October 28, 2013. Approved   Action details Not available 195837 1 195837 Committee Report Report of the Committee on Legislative Matters, meeting as a Committee of the Whole on November 12, 2013. Approved   Action details Not available 195841 1 195841 Committee Report Report of the Committee on Licenses and Permits, meeting on November 13, 2013. Approved   Action details Not available 195843 1 195843 Committee Report Report of the Committee on Public Utilities and Public Works, meeting on November 14, 2013. Approved   Action details Not available 195797 1 195797 Roll Call Call of the Roll. Placed on file   Action details Not available 195798 1 195798 Minutes Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting, October 10, 2013. Approved   Action details Not available 195859 1 195859 Public Event Public Event Permit, Som|Dog Spring Fling, Union Square Plaza, Apr 27, 8-4PM. Approved   Action details Not available 195860 1 195860 License New Drain Layer's License, Keash Excavcating Inc. Approved   Action details Not available 195861 1 195861 License Renewing Outdoor Seating License, El Potro Mexican Grill, 61 Union Sq., Approved   Action details Not available 195862 1 195862 License Renewing Outdoor Seating License, Five Horses Tavern, 400 Highland Ave. Approved   Action details Not available 195863 1 195863 License Renewing Outdoor Seating License, Smart Tan, 258 Elm St. Approved   Action details Not available 195864 1 195864 License Renewing Outdoor Seating License, Dave's Fresh Pasta, 79 Holland St. Approved   Action details Not available 195865 1 195865 License Renewing Used Car Dealers License Class 2, United Motors, 188 Broadway. Approved   Action details Not available 195866 1 195866 License Renewing Used Car Dealers License Class 2, DM Auto Body, 48 Joy St. Approved   Action details Not available 195867 1 195867 License Renewing Used Car Dealers License Class 2, Mystic Auto Sales and Service, 712 Mystic. Approved   Action details Not available 195868 1 195868 License Renewing Used Car Dealers License Class 2, Master Used Cars, 121 Prospect St. Approved   Action details Not available 195869 1 195869 License Renewing Used Car Dealers License Class 2, Motorcycles and More, 109 Bailey Rd. Approved   Action details Not available 195870 1 195870 License Renewing Used Car Dealers License Class 2, Barnes and Walsh, 224 Somerville Ave. Approved   Action details Not available 195871 1 195871 License Renewing Used Car Dealers License Class 2, Unlimited Auto Body, 471 Somerville Ave. Approved   Action details Not available 195872 1 195872 License Renewing Used Car Dealers License Class 2, BBS Services, 45 Broadway. Approved   Action details Not available 195874 1 195874 License Renewing Used Car Dealers License Class 3, Nissenbaum Auto Parts, 480 Columbia St. Approved   Action details Not available 195875 1 195875 License Renewing Used Car Dealers License Class 3, Nissenbaum Auto Parts, 0 Windsor St. Approved   Action details Not available 195876 1 195876 License Renewing Used Car Dealers License Class 3, Ed's Used Auto Parts, 516 Columbia St. Approved   Action details Not available 195887 1 195887 License Renewing Used Car Dealers License Class 2, John's Auto Sales, 181 Somerville Ave. Approved   Action details Not available 195888 1 195888 License Renewing Extended Operating Hours License, KMart, 77 Middlesex Ave. Approved with conditions   Action details Not available 195886 1 195886 Public Event Public Event Permit, Jingle Bell Run, Davis Square and area streets, Dec 15, 7AM-1PM. Approved   Action details Not available 195889 1 195889 Grant of Location Temporary Grant of Location, Lightower Fiber Networks, for overhead wires from Burnside Avenue at Elm Street to White Street Place. Approved   Action details Not available 195890 1 195890 Grant of Location Temporary Grant of Location, Lightower Fiber Networks, for overhead wires from Beacon Street at Sacramento Street to Pole #30 on Sacramento Street. Approved   Action details Not available 195891 1 195891 Grant of Location Temporary Grant of Location, Lightower Fiber Networks, for overhead wires from Beacon Street at Sacramento Street to Pole #NT on Eustis Street. Approved   Action details Not available 195873 1 195873 License Renewing Used Car Dealers License Class 2, American Auto Gallery, 682 Mystic Ave. Approved   Action details Not available 195877 1 195877 Public Communication Joe Lynch submitting comments re: #194675 and #194849, filling vacancies on this Board. Placed on file   Action details Not available 195808 2 195808 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works inspect the street lighting on Aldersey Street and replace the burned out light bulbs. Approved   Action details Not available 195831 2 195831 Resolution That the Dedication Committee name the corner of Tremont Street and Webster Avenue in memory of Vietnam War veteran Arthur J. Downey. Approved   Action details Not available 195878 2 195878 Citation Commending Helen McDade, on the happy occasion of her ninetieth birthday. Approved   Action details Not available 195892 2 195892 Officer's Communication DPW Commissioner responding to various Board Orders submitted this evening. Placed on file   Action details Not available 195844 2 195844 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works send a communication to NSTAR requesting an updated list of double poles in the city. Approved   Action details Not available 195838 2 195838 Order That the City Solicitor provide an opinion on the constitutionality of preventing an individual appointed to fill a vacancy on this Board from running for a full time seat on this Board. Approved   Action details Not available 195839 2 195839 Order That the City Solicitor explain how the state's ethics rules apply to members of this Board being appointed to city jobs. Approved   Action details Not available 195840 2 195840 Order That the City Solicitor report on the methods used by other communities, including the City of Boston, to fill vacancies in their legislative bodies. Approved   Action details Not available 195842 2 195842 Order That the Director of SPCD (ISD) and the City Clerk, in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce, notify businesses that a permit is required to place seating or goods outdoors on the public way. Approved   Action details Not available 195881 2 195881 Communication Requesting the appointment of Ezra Glenn to the Community Preservation Committee. Approved   Action details Not available 195882 2 195882 Communication Requesting the appointment of Courtney Koslow to the Community Preservation Committee. Approved   Action details Not available 195883 2 195883 Communication Requesting the appointment of Elizabeth Duclos-Orsello to the Community Preservation Committee. Approved   Action details Not available 195884 2 195884 Communication Requesting the appointment of Uma Murugan to the Community Preservation Committee. Approved   Action details Not available 195885 2 195885 Mayor's Communication Communicating to this Board the City's correspondence with Wynn Resorts Development regarding the proposed Wynn Development in Everett. Placed on file   Action details Not available 195847 2 195847 Resolution That the Housing Authority address the concerns of residents at Capen Court regarding the names of the streets, i.e., Capen Court vs. Capen Street. Approved   Action details Not available 195848 2 195848 Resolution That the Housing Authority install a handrail at the first floor emergency exit at Capen Court. Approved   Action details Not available 195846 2 195846 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking consider putting a crosswalk and traffic signal at the corner of Capen Court and Alewife Brook Parkway. Approved   Action details Not available 195809 2 195809 Order That the Director of SPCD (ISD) inspect 50-54 Murdock Street for compliance with all zoning and municipal ordinances and submit a report to the Public Health and Safety Committee. Approved   Action details Not available 195810 2 195810 Order That the Director of Communications (311) provide the Ward 5 Alderman with the top 10 reported issues in Ward 5 for this calendar year by this Board's last meeting in December. Approved   Action details Not available 195811 2 195811 Order That the Director of SPCD and the City Solicitor present a report to this Board on what may be done to improve upon Section 13 of the Zoning Ordinances (Inclusionary Housing). Approved   Action details Not available 195812 2 195812 Order That the City Solicitor draft an ordinance detailing communication requirements to abutters of a proposed development in a residential neighborhood. Approved   Action details Not available 195813 2 195813 Order That the City Engineer appear before the next Public Utilities and Works Committee meeting with an update on the Community Path Extension. Approved   Action details Not available 195814 2 195814 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works and the City Engineer inspect and repair, if necessary, the sidewalks at the corner of Mossland and Elm Streets. Approved   Action details Not available 195815 2 195815 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking improve the signage at the corner of Lowell and Richardson Streets to make it less confusing. Approved   Action details Not available 195816 2 195816 Order That the Chief of Police monitor the corner of School and Medford Streets for violations of the traffic signals. Approved   Action details Not available 195817 2 195817 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works inspect the dead tree at 7 Maple Avenue for safety issues and remove it if necessary. Approved   Action details Not available 195818 2 195818 Order That the Director of SPCD (ISD) inspect 360 Mystic Avenue for code violations, illegal occupancy and potential safety issues. Approved   Action details Not available 195819 2 195819 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works repair the street lights at 16, 82 and 100 Fellsway West. Approved   Action details Not available 195820 2 195820 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works inspect Marshall Street Park and report back to the Ward 4 Alderman on plans for renovating it. Approved   Action details Not available 195821 2 195821 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking and the Traffic Engineer provide suggestions on how to improve traffic safety and visibility at the corner of Central and Forster Streets. Approved   Action details Not available 195799 2 195799 Citation Commending Thomas Bent, who was recently honored as the Chamber of Commerce's 2013 Recipient of the John W. Fitzgerald Lifetime Achievement Award. Approved   Action details Not available 195800 2 195800 Citation Commending Police Detective Dante DiFronzo, who was recently awarded the Alexander McQuestion Award, presented by American Legion Post 19 as the Police Officer of the Year. Approved   Action details Not available 195801 2 195801 Citation Commending Firefighter Christine Guelpa, who was recently awarded the Thomas Chetham Award, presented by American Legion Post 19 as the Firefighter of the Year. Approved   Action details Not available 195802 2 195802 Grant of Location Grant of Location submitted by RCN-BecoCom LLC for 8 feet of conduit from a pole on Russell Street across the sidewalk to 212 Elm Street. Approved   Action details Not available 195803 2 195803 Grant of Location Grant of Location submitted by NStar Electric for 5 feet of conduit in Franklin Street from a pole to 52 Franklin St. Approved   Action details Not available 195804 2 195804 Grant of Location Grant of Location submitted by Lightower Fiber Networks for 117 feet of conduit in Middlesex Avenue from a manhole to another manhole at New Road/Revolution Drive. Approved   Action details Not available 195805 2 195805 Grant of Location Grant of Location submitted by Lightower Fiber Networks for 254 feet of conduit in the sidewalks of Ivaloo Street and Park Street, from a pole at Ivaloo Street to another pole at Park Street. Approved   Action details Not available 195822 2 195822 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works contact DCR to repair the pedestrian walkway lights and the chain link fence that separates Route 93 North from the walkway in the vicinity of the Blessing of the Bay boathouse. Approved   Action details Not available 195823 2 195823 Order That the City Clerk send a communication to DCR requesting that an update be provided to this Board regarding the footbridge connecting Shore Drive to Assembly Square. Approved   Action details Not available 195824 2 195824 Resolution That the Housing Authority clear the debris between the fenced in area behind the Healey School and the Housing Authority adjacent to the stairway. Approved   Action details Not available 195825 2 195825 Order That the City Solicitor and the Director of SPCD (ISD) update this Board on measures requiring property owners to maintain their property so it doesn't negatively impact their neighbors. Approved   Action details Not available 195826 2 195826 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works repair the uneven sidewalk located at the bus stop near 15 McGrath Highway. Approved   Action details Not available 195827 2 195827 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking inform this Board on the legality of the NO TRUCKS signs on Powderhouse Blvd. Approved   Action details Not available 195828 2 195828 Order That the Director of SPCD (Planning) review the parking restrictions as they pertain to the new construction at 625 McGrath Highway. Placed on file   Action details Not available 195829 2 195829 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works repair the depressions in College Avenue eastbound from Morrison Avenue to the Rotary. Approved   Action details Not available 195830 2 195830 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works replace the defective streetlamps in Davis Square Plaza and on Elm Street at One Davis Square. Approved   Action details Not available 195832 2 195832 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works inspect and repair the traffic calming table at the intersection of Springfield Street and Concord Avenue for pedestrian safety issues. Approved   Action details Not available 195833 2 195833 Order That the Director of Finance and the City Treasurer research the possibility of providing direct deposit pay stubs online to employees and determine the potential savings to the city by doing so. Approved   Action details Not available 195834 2 195834 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works contact NStar about power outages in the Hunting Street area over the last year and report back to this Board. Approved   Action details Not available 195835 2 195835 Order That the Director of SPCD (ISD) determine if 46 South Street is being used as a rooming house and take all necessary actions. Approved   Action details Not available 195836 2 195836 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking and the Traffic Engineer evaluate the intersection of Hunting and South Streets and the intersection of Warren and Medford Streets and make recommendations regarding traffic regulations to alleviate problems of cut through and speeding traffic. Approved   Action details Not available 195806 2 195806 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works contact the appropriate utility about low hanging wires at 16 Hathorn Street and 29 Delaware Street. Approved   Action details Not available 195807 2 195807 Order That the Director of SPCD (ISD) and the Chief of Police enforce the ordinances pertaining to early morning trash pickups on the length of lower Broadway, specifically at Tacqueria Montecristo. Approved   Action details Not available 195880 3 195880 Mayor's Request Requesting review and approval of the MAPC's 2013 Update to the 2008 Hazardous Mitigation Plan. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 195858 3 195858 Officer's Communication Assistant City Solicitor responding to #195656 re: other communities' regulations of E-Cigarettes. Placed on file   Action details Not available 195857 3 195857 Communication Requesting the appointment of Jarrod Connors to the Condominium Review Board. Approved   Action details Not available 195849 3 195849 Mayor's Request Requesting that this Board hold an Assessing Classification public hearing at its November 26 regular meeting, to determine and adopt the tax levy percentages for FY14. Approved   Action details Not available 195855 3 195855 Communication Requesting the appointment of Marguerite Avery to the Library Board of Trustees. Approved   Action details Not available 195856 3 195856 Communication Requesting the appointment of Judy Walter to the Library Board of Trustees. Approved   Action details Not available 195852 4 195852 Mayor's Request Requesting the acceptance of a grant of $4,632.79 from the Cambridge Health Alliance, for the Health Department's support and management of TB patients. Approved   Action details Not available 195742 4 195742 Order That the Chair of the Legislative Matters Committee work with the Administration to advertise a public hearing for Nov. 12 at 6 PM, regarding filling vacancies on this Board (#194675 & #194849), noting that the measure would necessitate a change to the City Charter. Work completed   Action details Not available 195854 4 195854 Mayor's Request Requesting acceptance of a grant of $2,500 from the American Libraries Association Services Story Corps for the Public Library. Approved   Action details Not available 195853 4 195853 Mayor's Request Requesting the acceptance of a grant of $3,500 from the American Library Association for the purchase of "Muslim Journeys" books. Approved   Action details Not available 195850 4 195850 Mayor's Request Requesting the acceptance of a grant of $7,316 from Somerville Cambridge Elder Services, for the Council on Aging's Fit for Life Program. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 195851 4 195851 Mayor's Request Requesting the acceptance of a grant of $6,200 from Somerville Cambridge Elder Services, for the Council on Aging's senior transportation. Referred for recommendation   Action details Not available 195879 5 195879 Mayor's Request Requesting a transfer of $45,000 in SPCD's Inspectional Services Division, from the Professional and Technical Services Account to the Personal Salaries Account, to fund a Senior Code Enforcement Inspector for the ISD Health Division. Approved   Action details Not available 195795 5 195795 Officer's Communication DPW Commissioner responding to various Board Orders submitted this evening. Work completed   Action details Not available 194245 5 194245 Order That the Clerk of Committees notify NStar to appear before this Board’s Committee on Public Utilities and Works to explain their unresponsiveness to previous requests to repair or mitigate problems with their utility poles at 44 Vernon Street. Work completed   Action details Not available 195292 7 195292 License New Hawker Peddler, Timothy Robertson, selling books. Placed on file   Action details Not available 195311 7 195311 Order That the Director of SPCD (ISD) review all business locations displaying goods, offering outdoor seating, or displaying signs on sidewalks, for proper permits, and direct any business not properly licensed to remove all of the above until the proper approvals are obtained. Work completed   Action details Not available 194483 9 194483 Officer's Communication Property owners Sunoco Inc. and Krisco Realty LLC submitting a proposed zoning map amendment for Prospect Hill and Somerville Avenue. Ordinance ordained   Action details Not available 193750 11 193750 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works add the double poles at College Hill Avenue, Raymond and North Streets, Conwell Ave (between Curtis and Hillsdale), Chetwynd Road, Curtis Street and 9 Granite Street to his utility company “double pole” list, and that the Superintendent of Lines and Lights appear at the September 19, 2012 meeting of the Public Utilities and Works Committee. Work completed   Action details Not available