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2005 City of Cambridge Annual Report little fresh pond City of Cambridge Annual Report 2004/2005 This Annual Report is printed on Recycled Paper. For more information about recycling in Cambridge, visit www.cambridgema.gov/theworks. cambridge housing About Cambridge With over 100,000 people located within a 6.5 square mile area, Cambridge is a unique community with a strong mix of cultural, demographic and social diversity, intellectual vitality and technological innovation. Located just across the Charles River from Boston, Cambridge is home to world-renowned educa- tional institutions, Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), as well as to numerous high-tech and bio-tech companies. Cambridge has developed into an international community with more than one in five residents being foreign born. Students from some 64 nations attend Cambridge public schools, and their families speak over 46 different languages. Front Cover: (Top Photo): Little Fresh Pond - Fresh Pond Reservation Shoreline Restoration Project. In FY05, $150,000 in Community Preservation Act Open Space Funds was spent for the design development, schematic design, and preparation of contract documents. (Bottom Photo): Just A Start’s recently completed Scouting Way development includes 13 affordable rental units and was funded in part by Community Preservation Act Housing Funds. (Back Cover Photo): The Cambridge Cemetery fence and gates were designed by City Engineer Lewis M. Hastings and constructed in 1892. This historic preservation project was funded in part with $125,000 in Community Preservation Act funds. City Manager’s Message To the Honorable, the City Council, and the residents and taxpayers of Cambridge: On behalf of the City of Cambridge and its employees, I am pleased to present you with the fiscal year 2004-2005 Annual Report. Many remarkable events have taken place in Cambridge this past year and we have made significant progress in supporting the City Council’s goals. With continued strong financial standing, the City has endured the uncertainty over state aid funding and other economic concerns. We have met the demands of increased responsibility in the area of homeland security and have continued to provide the highest quality municipal services possible. Cambridge retained its status as one of only 19 cities nationwide to earn AAA ratings from all three major credit rating agencies, in recognition of its continued sound fiscal condition and management. These ratings enable the City to finance capital projects at lower interest rates, ultimately providing taxpayers significant savings. In FY05, the City appropriated $5 million in state matching funds, under provisions of the Community Preservation Act (CPA), to supplement $5 million raised locally for affordable housing, historic preservation and open space projects. Since adopting the CPA in 2001, the City has received approximately $15 million in state matching funds, the most money of any city or town in the Commonwealth. Overall, the City has received $35.1 million in CPA funds from all sources. We anticipate receiving an increased level of CPA state matching funds in FY06. We have made great progress on several capital projects, including the recent groundbreaking for the long-awaited Main Library Expansion Project. Installation of the artificial turf at Russell Field is due to be completed in August 2005. In May 2005, the Council approved the purchase of a shell building at 125 Sixth Street for build-out as the new state-of–the-art Police Headquarters and Emergency Communications Center; designer selection processes are under way for both the new Public Safety Headquarters and for the West Cambridge Youth and Community Center/VFW, the latter to be located at 688 Huron Avenue. We are currently selecting a general contractor for long-planned improvements to William G. Maher Park and ecological restoration of the Northeast Sector of Fresh Pond Reservation. Our ongoing, multi-year effort to reconstruct water/sewer infrastructure and improve roadways continues. Cambridge Fire Department added 19 new members to its Paramedic Advanced Life Support (ALS) Units, bringing the total complement to 32 Paramedic Firefighters. This has enabled the City to institute a new advanced life support program and dramatically improve its medical emergency response capabilities. The City entered into its first-ever written Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) Agreement with MIT for a 40-year term. The Agreement provides a revenue protection component that protects the City’s tax base into the middle of this century. The Harvard PILOT Agreement was also renegotiated and renewed for a 50-year term. Both agreements increased contributions from each institution. The City purchased streetlights and poles from NSTAR and has improved repair response times. Installation of the Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) system for water usage is under way. The MIS Department launched Cambridge E-Line, a Web-based subscription service that enables users to sign up for infor- mation on City services, construction updates, job openings, Council Agenda, City calendar, and special alerts. In May 2005, the City Council approved the FY06 operating budget of $380,186,825 and capital budget of $27,383,170, and the five-year capital plan. The budget calls for only a 2.5% increase in the property tax levy, the smallest increase in a decade. This is in addition to water and sewer rates adopted in March 2005 that included a 0% water rate increase and a 7.5% sewer rate increase, for a net increase of only 4.8%, well below the estimated rate increase of 9% submitted last year. The capital budget will support a variety of technology, public safety, building, school, roadway, water, street and sewer reconstruction projects. I urge you to read further to learn more about our City departments and their exceptional work, ensuring that Cambridge continues to be a great place to live, work and visit. Very truly yours, Robert W. Healy City Manager 181 Table of Contents About Cambridge Inside Front Manager’s Letter 1 City Departments 3 Government Organizational Chart 4 Cambridge At A Glance 5 Faces of 831 Mass. Ave. 6 About City Seal Inside Back Departments Affirmative Action 7 Fire 26 Animal Commission 7 Health 28 Arts Council 8 Historical Commission 29 Assessing 11 Human Rights Commission 30 30 Auditing 11 Human Services 31 Budget 12 Inspectional Services 39 Cable Television 12 Law Department 39 City Clerk 13 Library 40 City Council 14 License Commission 42 City Manager’s Office 15 Management Information Systems 42 Community Development 17 Mayor’s Office 43 Conservation Commission 21 Peace Commission 44 Consumers’ Council 22 Personnel 45 Election Commission 22 Police 46 Electrical 23 Police Review & Advisory Board 49 Emergency Communications 23 Public Works 50 Emergency Management 24 Purchasing/General Services 57 Finance 25 Schools 58 • Administration Traffic, Parking & Transportation 59 • Revenue Veterans’ Services 60 • Treasury Water 61 Weights & Measures 64 Women’s Commission 64 Editor Ini Tomeu, Public Information Officer, ph. 617.349.4339 Layout Chris Wooster, Moveable Type Copy & Design Printing Sterling Printing & Business Products, Inc. 182 City Departments Cambridge City Hall Election Commission Mayor’s Office 795 Massachusetts Avenue Teresa Neighbor, Director Michael A. Sullivan, Mayor Cambridge, MA 02139 * 51 Inman Street • Cambridge, MA 02139 City Hall, 617.349.4321 617.349.4000 • TTY 617.349.4242** 617.349.4361 • TTY 617.492.0235 * Address for all departments in City Hall Management Info. Systems (MIS) ** TTY Number for all departments in City Hall Electrical Mary Hart, Director George Fernandes, City Electrician 831 Mass. Avenue • Cambridge, MA 02139 Affirmative Action 250 Fresh Pond Pkwy. • Cambridge, MA 02138 617.349.4140 • TTY 617.349.4421 Duane Brown, Director 617.349.4925 • TTY 617.492.0235 City Hall, 617.349.4331 Peace Commission Emergency Communications Catherine Hoffman, Director Animal Commission George Fosque, Director 51 Inman Street • Cambridge, MA 02139 Mark McCabe, Director 489 Broadway • Cambridge, MA 02138 617.349.4694 • TTY 617.492.0235 344 Broadway • Cambridge, MA 02139 617.349.6911 • TTY 617.499.9924 617.349.4376 • TTY 617.349.4621 Personnel Emergency Management Michael Gardner, Director Arts Council David O’Connor, Director City Hall, 617.349.4332 Jason Weeks, Director 147 Hampshire St. • Cambridge, MA 02139 344 Broadway • Cambridge, MA 02139 617.349.4842 • TTY 617.349.4805 Police 617.349.4380 • TTY 617.349.4621 Ronnie Watson, Commissioner Finance 5 Western Avenue • Cambridge, MA 02139 Assessing Louis DePasquale, 617.349.3300 • TTY 617.499.9924 Robert P. Reardon, Director Asst. City Manager for Fiscal Affairs Police Review & Advisory Board City Hall, 617.349.4343 City Hall, 617.349.4220 Quoc Tran, Director 51 Inman Street • Cambridge, MA 02139 Auditing Fire 617.349.6155 • TTY 617.492.0235 James Monagle, Auditor Gerald Reardon, Fire Chief City Hall, 617.349.4240 491 Broadway • Cambridge, MA 02138 Public Works 617.349.4900 • TTY 617.499.9924 Budget Lisa Peterson, Commissioner David Kale, Director 147 Hampshire St.• Cambridge, MA 02139 Health 617.349.4800 • TTY 617.349.4805 City Hall, 617.349.4270 Harold Cox, Chief Public Health Officer 119 Windsor St. • Cambridge, MA 02139 Purchasing CITY TV-8 617.665.3800 Calvin Lindsay Jr., Director Cynthia Griffin, Purchasing Agent City Hall, 617.349.4310 454 Broadway • Cambridge, MA 02138 Historical Commission 617.349.4296 • TTY 617.349.4421 Charles Sullivan, Director School 831 Mass. Avenue • Cambridge, MA 02139 Dr. Thomas Fowler-Finn, Superintendent City Clerk 617.349.4683 • TTY 617.349.6112 D. Margaret Drury, City Clerk 159 Thorndike St. • Cambridge, MA 02141 617.349.6494 • TTY 617.492.0235 City Hall, 617.349.4260 Human Rights Commission Quoc Tran, Director City Council Traffic, Parking and Transportation 51 Inman Street • Cambridge, MA 02139 Susan Clippinger, Director Sandra Albano, Asst. to the City Council 617.349.4396 • TTY 617.492.0235 City Hall, 617.349.4280 344 Broadway • Cambridge, MA 02139 617.349.4700 • TTY 617.349.4621 Human Services City Manager’s Office Ellen Semonoff, Robert W.
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