City Council — Regular Meeting, April 27, 2020

City Manager's Agenda (8)

• CMA 2020 #86Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Children’s Trust Fund grant for the Center for Families program in the amount of $36,750 to the Department of Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($31,053.00) and to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($5,697.00) which will be used by the Center for Families to support family programs targeting parents of children up to eight years, which include a variety of family support and parent education programs and resources
• CMA 2020 #87Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the additional appropriation of the Low Income Heating Assistance Program Grant in the amount of $309,676, 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 ($15,425), Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($293,551), and the Travel and Training account ($700) to allow the operation of the Low Income Heating Assistance Program (LIHEAP) serving Cambridge and Somervillehousing-general
• CMA 2020 #88Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $114,359 from Free Cash to the General Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account for the support of the continued operation of the Y2Y Youth Shelter from April 16 through May 31homelessness
• CMA 2020 #89Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $500,000 from Free Cash to the General Fund Public Works Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used for snowstorm related expenses associated with snow plowing and snow removal contracts, salt, and other materials
• CMA 2020 #90Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a supplemental appropriation of $230,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Extraordinary Expenditures account to fund the procurement of equipment for use in snow and ice operations
• CMA 2020 #91Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a supplemental appropriation of $400,000 from Free Cash to the Public Works Public Investment Fund Extraordinary Expenditures account to fund snowstorm related street repairs
• CMA 2020 #92Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $500,000 donated to the City by Harvard University ($250,000) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology ($250,000), to the Grant Fund Public Works Extraordinary Expenditures Account for the construction and operation of the War Memorial Temporary Emergency Shelter at 1640 Cambridge Streethomelessness
• CMA 2020 #93A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to an update on COVID-19

Communications (7)

7 resident communications received for this meeting — homelessness (2) · zoning (2) · labor (1) · arts (1) · transit traffic (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (6)

• POR 2020 #88That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant departments to restrict third party delivery services fees to restaurants and disclose to customers of how delivery charges are allocated
• POR 2020 #89That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to issue an emergency order to make wearing a cloth face covering in public mandatory for all persons in the City of Cambridge, and that such a covering must be worn outdoors, inside essential businesses, and when entering and exiting residential buildings
• POR 2020 #90That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to establish what specific steps will be made to ensure the safety of the workforce upon the re-opening of City offices, and what specific options will be made available to those City workers who are more susceptible to severe covid-19 infections and may require the ability to work remotely until such time as this crisis passeslabor
• POR 2020 #91Mental Health Awareness Month - May 2020
• POR 2020 #92That the City Manager is requested to work with the Information Technology Department to utilize videoconferencing technology for City Council committee meetings
• POR 2020 #93That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to review the recommendations listed above with the appropriate City personnel with a view toward establishing clear guidelines that will allow for the re-opening of construction projects across the City, and to report back to the City Council on this matter in a timely manner

Resolutions (18)

• RES 2020 #93Resolution on the death of Jack Medzorian
• RES 2020 #94Congratulations to Rui Domingos on his new position as the CEO/President of the MIT Federal Credit Unionlabor
• RES 2020 #95Resolution on the death of Hajji Legman Abdul-Hagg Ahmad
• RES 2020 #96Resolution of the death of Harold "Buddy" F. Murphy Jr
• RES 2020 #97Resolution on the death of Lynette Ewing
• RES 2020 #98Resolution on the death of Marguerite Wiggins
• RES 2020 #99Resolution on the death of Rev. Grace E. Bowen
• RES 2020 #100Resolution on the death of Donald Reed Herring, Brother of Senator Elizabeth Warren
• RES 2020 #101Resolution on the death of Andrew "Harry" Johnston
• RES 2020 #102Resolution on the death of Georgette Lenkauskas
• RES 2020 #103Resolution on the death of Alec Rutkauskas
• RES 2020 #104Resolution on the death of Caroline Randall
• RES 2020 #105Resolution on the death of Thomas 'Tom' J. Simas
• RES 2020 #107Resolution on the death of Clifford "Cica" Benoit
• RES 2020 #108Resolution on the death of Timothy Judd
• RES 2020 #109Resolution on the death of Luis Almeida
• RES 2020 #110Resolution on the death of David F. Noonan
• RES 2020 #111Resolution on the death of Bertha M. Banks

Other Business (1)

• a communication regarding information from the School Committee’s Public Hearing on the FY21 Budget & Budget Workshop, Curriculum & Achievement Subcommittee Meeting, and Special Education & Student Supports Subcommittee Meeting 📖 read