City Council · Regular Meeting, March 23, 2020

• City Manager's report2020 · #70✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe 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 costsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2020 #70
• City Manager's report2020 · #71✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe 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 trainingsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2020 #71
• City Manager's report2020 · #72✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of an order authorizing the City Manager to transfer appropriations of available balances prior to the close of the books for FY19-20Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 readCMA 2020 #72
• City Manager's report2020 · #73✅ Order adopted, unanimousrecommendations for the block rates for water consumption and sewer use for the period beginning April 1, 2020 and ending March 31, 2021Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhousing general📖 read CMA 2020 #73

• City officer's report2020 · #19a letter from New England Development regarding a Pre-Application Conference with the City Council for a CambridgeSide 2.0 PUD-8 Special Permitclimatezoning📖 readCOF 2020 #19
• City officer's report2020 · #20COVID-19 Ideas and Suggestions📖 readCOF 2020 #20

4 resident communications received for this meeting, on 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 order2020 · #59✅ Order adopted, unanimousCity Council support of Senator Ron Wyden’s forthcoming legislation calling for the delay of federal REAL ID requirements until September 2021POR 2020 #59
• Policy order2020 · #60✅ Order adopted as amended, 8–0Cambridge City Council requests that brokers, landlords, and real estate agents not to show housing units with current occupants during the COVID-19 pandemicCouncil orderhousing generalPOR 2020 #60
• Policy order2020 · #61✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager to explore the feasibility of using vacant properties and hotels as emergency shelters during the COVID-19 pandemicCouncil requestPOR 2020 #61
• Policy order2020 · #62✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager 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 assistanceCouncil requestPOR 2020 #62
• Policy order2020 · #63✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager 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 ChamberCouncil requestPOR 2020 #63
• Policy order2020 · #64✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager 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 crisisCouncil requestPOR 2020 #64
• Policy order2020 · #65✅ Order adopted, unanimousThe 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 CambridgePOR 2020 #65

• Resolution2020 · #80✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousThat a suitable resolution be prepared on the death of Sal DiDomenico SrRES 2020 #80
• Resolution2020 · #81✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Manuel TeixeiraRES 2020 #81
• Resolution2020 · #82✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Paul DohertyRES 2020 #82
• Resolution2020 · #83✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Jimmy Albert SmithRES 2020 #83
• Resolution2020 · #84✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to Eleanor Boudreau for being named the 2019 winner of the Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry prizeRES 2020 #84
• Resolution2020 · #85✅ Order adopted, unanimousCondolence Resolution for Larry RaskyRES 2020 #85

• Awaiting report2020 · #22✅ Report received and acceptedReport on working with the Inspectional Service Department to increase the fines for absentee property owners who continue to have violations stemming for rodent infestationsAR-20-22