City Council ▸ 2020-03-23
City Council — Regular Meeting, March 23, 2020
City Manager's Agenda (4)
- CMA 2020 #70Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the transfer of $20,000 from the General Fund Reserves Other Ordinary Maintenance Account to the General Fund City Clerk Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used to cover higher than expected printing and advertising costs
- CMA 2020 #71Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a Homeland Security Grant from the City of Boston for $7,047.00 to the Grant Fund Fire Salaries and Wages account, received as reimbursement for trainings performed in conjunction with the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) and will be used to cover the City's costs for participation in the trainings
- CMA 2020 #72Transmitting communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of an order authorizing the City Manager to transfer appropriations of available balances prior to the close of the books for FY19-20📖 read
- CMA 2020 #73A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to recommendations for the block rates for water consumption and sewer use for the period beginning April 1, 2020 and ending March 31, 2021📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
Communications (4)
4 resident communications received for this meeting — housing general (3) · affordable housing (2) · bike lanes (2) · broadband (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.
Policy Orders (7)
- POR 2020 #59City Council support of Senator Ron Wyden’s forthcoming legislation calling for the delay of federal REAL ID requirements until September 2021
- POR 2020 #60That the Cambridge City Council requests that brokers, landlords, and real estate agents not to show housing units with current occupants during the COVID-19 pandemichousing-general
- POR 2020 #61That the City Manager is requested to explore the feasibility of using vacant properties and hotels as emergency shelters during the COVID-19 pandemic
- POR 2020 #62That the City Manager is requested to present emergency appropriations to the City Council in order to provide appropriate financial relief to businesses and organizations in the city, especially those which are not receiving sufficient state or federal assistance
- POR 2020 #63That the City Manager is requested to work with the Information Technology Department and other relevant departments to develop a hotline dedicated to providing updated local information about the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in as many languages as possible and implement an audio/video bridge between the Zoom platform and the city's existing audio/video streaming and recording platform in the Sullivan Chamber
- POR 2020 #64That the City Manager is requested to work with the appropriate City personnel to develop and implement an online portal designed to allow senior citizens who are house-bound due to the coronavirus outbreak to sign up and notify the City that they require assistance with receiving grocery deliveries, other services delivered, and/or wellness checks throughout this crisis
- POR 2020 #65The City of Cambridge has declared a Health Emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That the City Manager and the Chief Public Health Officer immediately execute a ‘Stay at Home’ order for the City of Cambridge
Resolutions (6)
- RES 2020 #80That a suitable resolution be prepared on the death of Sal DiDomenico Sr
- RES 2020 #81Resolution on the death of Manuel Teixeira
- RES 2020 #82Resolution on the death of Paul Doherty
- RES 2020 #83Resolution on the death of Jimmy Albert Smith
- RES 2020 #84Congratulations to Eleanor Boudreau for being named the 2019 winner of the Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry prize
- RES 2020 #85Condolence Resolution for Larry Rasky
Other Business (3)
- AR-20-22Report on working with the Inspectional Service Department to increase the fines for absentee property owners who continue to have violations stemming for rodent infestations