City Council · Regular Meeting, April 27, 2020

• City Manager's report2020 · #86✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe 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 resourcesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2020 #86
• City Manager's report2020 · #87✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe 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 SomervilleSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhousing generalCMA 2020 #87
• City Manager's report2020 · #88✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe 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 31Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerhomelessnessCMA 2020 #88
• City Manager's report2020 · #89✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe 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 materialsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2020 #89
• City Manager's report2020 · #90✅ Order adopted, unanimousa 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 operationsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2020 #90
• City Manager's report2020 · #91✅ Order adopted, unanimousa supplemental appropriation of $400,000 from Free Cash to the Public Works Public Investment Fund Extraordinary Expenditures account to fund snowstorm related street repairsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2020 #91
• City Manager's report2020 · #92✅ Order adopted, 8–1the 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 StreetSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerhomelessnessCMA 2020 #92
• City Manager's report2020 · #93📁 Placed on file, unanimousan update on COVID-19Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2020 #93

• City officer's report2020 · #27a 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 Meetingartsbudgetschools📖 readCOF 2020 #27

7 resident communications received for this meeting, on 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 order2020 · #88✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager to work with relevant departments to restrict third party delivery services fees to restaurants and disclose to customers of how delivery charges are allocatedCouncil requestPOR 2020 #88
• Policy order2020 · #89📁 Placed on file, unanimousAsks the City Manager 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 buildingsCouncil requestPOR 2020 #89
• Policy order2020 · #90✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager 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 passesCouncil requestlaborPOR 2020 #90
• Policy order2020 · #91✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousMental Health Awareness Month - May 2020POR 2020 #91
• Policy order2020 · #92✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager to work with the Information Technology Department to utilize videoconferencing technology for City Council committee meetingsCouncil requestPOR 2020 #92
• Policy order2020 · #93✅ Order adopted as amended, 7–2Asks the City Manager 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 mannerCouncil requestPOR 2020 #93

• Resolution2020 · #93✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Jack MedzorianRES 2020 #93
• Resolution2020 · #94✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to Rui Domingos on his new position as the CEO/President of the MIT Federal Credit UnionlaborRES 2020 #94
• Resolution2020 · #95✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousResolution on the death of Hajji Legman Abdul-Hagg AhmadRES 2020 #95
• Resolution2020 · #96✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution of the death of Harold "Buddy" F. Murphy JrRES 2020 #96
• Resolution2020 · #97✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Lynette EwingRES 2020 #97
• Resolution2020 · #98✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Marguerite WigginsRES 2020 #98
• Resolution2020 · #99✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Rev. Grace E. BowenRES 2020 #99
• Resolution2020 · #100✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Donald Reed Herring, Brother of Senator Elizabeth WarrenRES 2020 #100
• Resolution2020 · #101✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Andrew "Harry" JohnstonRES 2020 #101
• Resolution2020 · #102✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Georgette LenkauskasRES 2020 #102
• Resolution2020 · #103✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Alec RutkauskasRES 2020 #103
• Resolution2020 · #104✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Caroline RandallRES 2020 #104
• Resolution2020 · #105✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Thomas 'Tom' J. SimasRES 2020 #105
• Resolution2020 · #107✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Clifford "Cica" BenoitRES 2020 #107
• Resolution2020 · #108✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Timothy JuddRES 2020 #108
• Resolution2020 · #109✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Luis AlmeidaRES 2020 #109
• Resolution2020 · #110✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of David F. NoonanRES 2020 #110
• Resolution2020 · #111✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Bertha M. BanksRES 2020 #111