Environment Energy& CAMBRIDGE ENERGY ALLIANCE Climate Action SUstaINABILITY City of CambridgeAnnual Report 2006/2007 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 educational 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 over 64 nations attend Cambridge public schools, and their families speak over 46 different languages. Front Cover: Though many consider climate change a global topic, it is also very much a local issue and much of the action to reduce emissions that cause climate change needs to happen on the local level. The City of Cambridge has been working on climate change issues for some time. Additionally, the Cambridge City Council has adopted policies that support climate change initiatives and better position the City as a leader in this arena. In March 2007, the City launched the Cambridge Energy Alliance (CEA), a massive energy efficiency initiative, in collaboration with the Cambridge Health Alliance and the Henry P. Kendall Foundation. For more information on the City’s climate protection efforts, visit www.cambridgema.gov/climate. 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 2006-2007 Annual Report. Cambridge has made significant progress this past year in supporting the City Council’s community goals. With continued strong financial standing, the City has met the demands of increased responsibility in the area of homeland security, advanced its affordable housing and public construction initiatives and continued to provide the highest quality municipal services possible. The 2006 Citizen Survey revealed that 86% of respondents indicated that Cambridge was an excellent or good place to live. hy.com p gra Cambridge retained its status as one of approximately 20 cities nationwide to earn AAA o 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 proj- tonphot ects at lower interest rates, ultimately providing significant savings to taxpayers. r o In FY07, the City appropriated a combined total of $12.5 million in local receipts, state matching funds and fund balances, under provisions of the Community Photo: n Photo: Preservation Act (CPA), for expenditure on affordable housing, historic preservation and open space projects. Since adopting the CPA in 2002, the City has appropriated/reserved a total of $59.6 million, of which approximately $25 million was in state matching funds. We anticipate receiving a similar level of CPA state matching funds in FY08 as was received in FY07. The City is nearing completion on both the new William G. Maher Park and the enhanced and expanded park at 238 Broadway. Substantial progress has been made on the Harvard Square and Lafayette Square roadway and sidewalk enhancement projects. Contracts were signed for construction of the new public safety facility, the West Cambridge Youth and Community Center/VFW and the War Memorial renovation project. Construction on all of these projects, and on the Main Library, is well under way. In the past two fiscal years, we have been able to produce budgets which have reflected a 0% and 3.96% increase in the property tax levy. For FY07, this resulted in approximately 65% of residential taxpayers receiving a property tax bill that was lower, the same as, or only slightly higher (less than $100) than the previous year. In May 2007, the City Council approved the FY08 operating budget of $412,274,625, a capital budget of $20,048,660, and the five- year capital plan. The budget calls for only a 5.75% increase in the property tax levy, though it may be less than 5% by the fall, when the City Council votes on the City Manager’s property tax and classification recommendations. The capital budget willsup - port a variety of technology, public safety, building, school, roadway, water and sewer, street and open space construction projects. The City continued its efforts on a range of “green” initiatives, including its first in the nation launch of a massive energy efficiency initiative under the umbrella of the Cambridge Energy Alliance (CEA), in conjunction with the Cambridge Health Alliance and the Henry P. Kendall Foundation. This multi-year effort to reduce energy consumption citywide, through upgrades to building systems in every type of building in the city, will be financed through a grant from the Kendall Foundation and through savings achieved by the energy upgrades. This effort will reduce the City’s “carbon footprint” and will be a model for nationwide efforts that will learn from the CEA model. Cambridge continues to seek community participation in the City’s Climate Protection Plan by encouraging energy efficiency, use of renewable resources, recycling and use of alternative transportation modes. The City was honored to receive two awards this year that demonstrate its commitment to providing high quality public services. America’s Promise Alliance again selected Cambridge as one of the 100 Best Communities for Young People. Additionally, the Environmental Protection Agency awarded its Environmental Merit Award to the City’s Climate Protection Team for its out- standing efforts in preserving New England’s environment. In addition, the Commonwealth awarded Cambridge the Municipal Environmental Purchasing and Sustainability Award, recognizing Cambridge’s efforts in implementing the Climate Protection Plan. I urge you to read further to learn more about our City departments and their exceptional work, ensuring that Cambridge contin- ues 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 City Manager’s Letter 1 City Departments 3 Government Organizational Chart 4 Cambridge At A Glance 5 A Year in Review 6 About City Seal Inside Back Departments Affirmative Action 7 Historical Commission 28 Animal Commission 7 Human Rights Commission 29 Arts Council 8 Human Services 30 Assessing 11 Information Technology 37 Auditing 11 Inspectional Services 38 Budget 12 Law Department 39 Cable Television 12 Library 40 City Clerk 13 License Commission 41 City Council 14 Mayor’s Office 42 City Manager’s Office 15 Peace Commission 43 Community Development 17 Personnel 44 Conservation Commission 21 Police 45 Consumers’ Council 22 Police Review & Advisory Board 47 Election Commission 22 Public Health 48 Electrical 23 Public Works 50 Emergency Communications 23 Purchasing/General Services 57 Emergency Management 24 Schools 58 Finance 25 Traffic, Parking & Transportation 59 • Administration Veterans’ Services 60 • Revenue Water 61 • Treasury Weights & Measures 64 Fire 28 Women’s Commission 64 Editor Ini Tomeu, Public Information Officer; ph: 617.349.4339, [email protected] Layout Yellowspot Design 7 Tufts Street, Cambridge MA 617.458.9633 Printing Sterling Printing & Business Products, Inc. 182 City Departments Cambridge City Hall Election Commission Mayor’s Office 795 Massachusetts Avenue Marsha Weinerman, Director Kenneth E. Reeves, 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 Peace Commission ** TTY Number for all departments in City Hall Electrical Catherine Hoffman, Director George Fernandes, City Electrician 51 Inman Street • Cambridge, MA 02139 Affirmative Action 250 Fresh Pond Pkwy. • Cambridge, MA 02138 617.349.4694 • TTY 617.492.0235 Duane Brown, Director 617.349.4925 • TTY 617.492.0235 City Hall, 617.349.4331 Personnel Emergency Communications Michael Gardner, Director Animal Commission George Fosque, Director City Hall, 617.349.4332 Mark McCabe, Director 489 Broadway • Cambridge, MA 02138 344 Broadway • Cambridge, MA 02139 617.349.6911 • TTY 617.499.9924 617.349.4376 • TTY 617.349.4621 Police Robert C. Haas, Commissioner 5 Western Avenue • Cambridge, MA 02139 Emergency Management Arts Council David O’Connor, Director 617.349.3300 • TTY 617.499.9924 Jason Weeks, Director 344 Broadway • Cambridge, MA 02139 147 Hampshire St. • Cambridge, MA 02139 617.349.4380 • TTY 617.349.4621 617.349.4842 • TTY 617.349.4805 Police Review & Advisory Board Quoc Tran, Director Assessing Finance 51 Inman Street • Cambridge, MA 02139 Robert P. Reardon, Director Louis DePasquale, 617.349.6155 • TTY 617.492.0235 City Hall, 617.349.4343 Asst. City Manager for Fiscal Affairs City Hall, 617.349.4220 Public Health Auditing Claude-Alix Jacob, MPH James Monagle, Auditor Fire Chief Public Health Officer City Hall, 617.349.4240 Gerald Reardon, Fire Chief 119 Windsor St. • Cambridge, MA 02139 491 Broadway • Cambridge, MA 02138 617.665.3800 Budget 617.349.4900 • TTY 617.499.9924 David Kale, Director/Deputy Finance Director Public Works City Hall, 617.349.4270 Historical Commission Lisa Peterson, Commissioner Charles M. Sullivan, Executive Director 147 Hampshire St.• Cambridge, MA 02139 CITY TV-8 831 Mass. Avenue • Cambridge, MA 02139 617.349.4800 • TTY 617.349.4805 Calvin Lindsay Jr., Director 617.349.4683 • TTY 617.349.6112 454 Broadway • Cambridge, MA 02138 Purchasing 617.349.4296 • TTY 617.349.4421 Human Rights Commission Cynthia Griffin, Purchasing Agent Quoc Tran, Director City Hall, 617.349.4310 City Clerk 51 Inman Street • Cambridge, MA 02139 D. Margaret Drury, City Clerk 617.349.4396 • TTY 617.492.0235 School City Hall, 617.349.4260 Dr. Thomas Fowler-Finn, Superintendent Human Services 159 Thorndike St.