City Council ▸ 2019-12-16
City Council — Regular Meeting, December 16, 2019
17 City Manager's Agenda24 Communications7 Policy Orders20 Resolutions3 Applications & Petitions3 Other Business
City Manager's Agenda (17)
- CMA 2019 #328Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $250,000 from Free Cash to the General Fund Library Salary and Wages account to allow for a continuation of extended hours at the O’Connell Branch Library. This is also in response to Awaiting Report Item Number 19-158
- CMA 2019 #329Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the transfer of $105,000 from the General Fund Employee Benefits (Insurance) Salary and Wages account to the General Fund Library Travel and Training (Judgment and Damages) account to cover current and anticipated medical services and/or prescription reimbursement costs for the remainder of the fiscal year for Library personnel injured in the performance of their duties
- CMA 2019 #330A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 19-150, regarding a report on Cambridge's threat level from hate crimes and other related eventspolice-safety📖 read
- CMA 2019 #331Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the transfer $85,000 from the General Fund Employee Benefits (Insurance) Salary and Wages account to the General Fund Police Judgment and Damages account will cover current and anticipated medical services for the remainder of the fiscal year, for personnel injured in the performance of their dutiespolice-safety
- CMA 2019 #332Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $649,200 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Finance Extraordinary Expenditures account to support six EGov Projects that align with the new IT Strategic Plan goals
- CMA 2019 #333A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 19-125, regarding a report on the number of free MBTA passes issued to CRLS students in FY20schoolstransit-traffic
- CMA 2019 #334Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the transfer of $100,000 from the General Fund Employee Benefits (Insurance) Salary and Wages account to the General Fund Public Works Judgment and Damages account to cover medical bills and settlements for Public Works personnel injured in the course of their job
- CMA 2019 #335Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of of $1,000,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Extraordinary Expenditures Account to support the design and construction of Elm Street between Hampshire Street and the Somerville line, as part of the Complete Streets Reconstruction Program
- CMA 2019 #336A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 19-156, regarding bicycle marking on Broadwaybike-lanestransit-traffic📖 read
- CMA 2019 #337A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 19-103, regarding a report on potential for a traffic signal at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue at Garfield Streettransit-traffic📖 read
- CMA 2019 #338A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 19-153, regarding plans designed to mitigate the impact of the closing of Windsor House on Cambridge seniors
- CMA 2019 #339Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $45,000 from Free Cash to the General Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account to support the Cambridge Nonprofit Coalition through the Cambridge Community Foundation
- CMA 2019 #340Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $15,000 from Free Cash to the General Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account to support the City Sprouts Youth Leadership Team
- CMA 2019 #341Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $20,000 from Free Cash to the General Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account to support the College Success efforts of the Cambridge Housing Authority’s Workforce Programhousing-general
- CMA 2019 #342Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Low Income Heating Assistance Program grant in the amount of $895,347.00 funded by the Federal Department of Health and Human Services and administered in Massachusetts by the Commonwealth’s Department of Housing and Community Development to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($134,573.00), and to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($760,774.00) which will provide funding to operate the Low Income Heating Assistance Program (LIHEAP) serving Cambridge and Somervillehousing-general
- CMA 2019 #343Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance grant funded by the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) in the amount of $10,111.10 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($1,501.10), to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($6,610.00), and to the Travel and Training account ($2,000.00). This is a supplement to the original appropriation of $102,008.36, bringing the total contract to $112,119.46 which will be used to increase the existing program budget for the Carey Men’s Permanent Supported Housing Program operated by the Multi-Service Centerbudgethomelessnesshousing-general
- CMA 2019 #344A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the reappointment of the following person as a Constable for a term of three years, effective January 1, 2020: James Desrosiers
Communications (24)
24 resident communications received for this meeting — zoning (4) · tenants rent (1) · budget (1) · labor (1) · schools (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.
Policy Orders (7)
- POR 2019 #386Cancel Regular City Council Meeting Monday December 30, 2019
- POR 2019 #388That the Cambridge City Council ask for assistance and a report from the Attorney General's office on the prevalence of these type of phone scams and fraud in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Cambridge specifically to determine patterns to better direct outreach efforts; and that the City Manager work with the Department of Human Services, the Police Department and other relevant departments to strengthen current education programs and efforts targeted at this vulnerable population to avoid future instances of scams and fraudpolice-safety
- POR 2019 #389That all items pending before the City Council and not acted upon by the end of the 2018-2019 Legislative Session be placed in the files of the City Clerk, without prejudice provided that those proposed ordinances which have been passed to a second reading, advertised and listed on the Calendar under "Unfinished Business" during the 2018-2019 City Council term, along with any other pending matters on the Calendar listed as "Unfinished Business," shall be forwarded to the next City Council and further provided that any items pending in committee may, at the discretion of the committee, be forwarded to the next City Council
- POR 2019 #390That the City Manager instruct the City Solicitor to provide and update on the previous two orders requesting draft legislation for a Real Estate Transfer Fee Home Rule petition📖 read
- POR 2019 #391That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the CPSD Superintendent to ensure that the CPSD budget is enough to meet the educational needs of all children in Cambridge rather than a formulaic increase over past CPSD budgetsbudget📖 read
- POR 2019 #392Continued Anti-Bias Training in 2020 and Beyond
- POR 2019 #393Removing Sackler Family Name from Harvard University Museumartsschools📖 read
Resolutions (20)
- RES 2019 #436Retirement of Lisa Fried from the Cambridge Health Alliance
- RES 2019 #437Resolution on the death of Dr. Betty L. Bardige
- RES 2019 #438Happy Birthday Wishes to Peter C. Johnson
- RES 2019 #439Resolution on the death of Mary C. Rodriques
- RES 2019 #440Resolution on the death of Adelino Serrano
- RES 2019 #441Retirement of Stephen Ahern from the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safety
- RES 2019 #442Retirement of Carlos Figueroa from the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safety
- RES 2019 #443Retirement of Shawn Keough from the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safety
- RES 2019 #444Wishing Atieno Simmons a very Happy Birthday
- RES 2019 #445Retirement of Donald Lucey from the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safety
- RES 2019 #446Retirement of Thomas Cauchon from the Cambridge Fire Department
- RES 2019 #447Retirement of Michael Franks from the Cambridge Fire Department
- RES 2019 #448Retirement of Maria Tavares from the Cambridge Health Alliance
- RES 2019 #449Retirement of Raymunda Lagmay-Carter from the Department of Human Service Programs
- RES 2019 #450Retirement of Jacqueline Phillips from the Personnel Department
- RES 2019 #451Retirement of Peter Blades from the Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Departmenttransit-traffic
- RES 2019 #452Retirement of Diana Prideaux-Brune from the Cambridge Housing Authorityhousing-general
- RES 2019 #453Resolution on the death of Maria Primavera
- RES 2019 #454Resolution on the death of Suzanne Wymelenberg
- RES 2019 #455Resolution on the death of Maria Virginia de Chaves
Applications & Petitions (3)
- APP 2019 #93An application was received from Terry Drucker, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 43 Cottage Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical Commission and Public Works. Response has been received from the neighborhood associationtransit-traffic📖 read 📄 PDF
- APP 2019 #94An application was received from Scott Kenton, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 9 Pine Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical Commission and Public Works. No response has been received from the neighborhood associationtransit-traffic📖 read
- APP 2019 #95An application was received from Central Square Business Improvement District requesting permission for 41 temporary banners along Massachusetts Avenue announcing MLK Day of Service and Commemoration from January 6, 2019 thru January 31, 2019📖 read