City Council — Regular Meeting, May 4, 2020

City Manager's Agenda (3)

• CMA 2020 #94Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $20,000 from Free Cash to the General Fund Executive Department/Domestic and Gender-Based Violence Prevention Initiative (DGBVPI) Other Ordinary Maintenance account to support additional emergency services related to the COVID-19 crisis in partnership with Transition Housetransit-traffic
• CMA 2020 #95A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the reappointment of Larry Ward as an Election Commissioner for a term of 4 years, effective April 1, 2020
• CMA 2020 #96A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to an update on COVID-19

Communications (64)

64 resident communications received for this meeting — labor (9) · bike lanes (6) · broadband (4) · zoning (4) · transit traffic (2). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (10)

• POR 2020 #94That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the Economic Development Division of the Community Development Department to create a plan for how the City will support small, local businesses in recovering from the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including use of existing city resources and CARES Act funding to provide additional support, such as individual coaching to support businesses as they are allowed to return to work
• POR 2020 #95That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Director of Cambridge Public Libraries to explore ways in which physical library materials can be made available to Cambridge Public Schools students and other Cambridge residents during the COVID-19 pandemicschools
• POR 2020 #96The City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with the Cambridge Arts Council and other relevant departments to determine an appropriate public memorial for members of the Cambridge community who have been lost as a result of this COVID-19 virusarts
• POR 2020 #97That the City of Cambridge declares May 4, 2020, “Kent State Martyrs Remembrance Day,” and declares May 15, 2020, “Jackson State Martyrs Remembrance Day,” and invite all Cambridge residents to learn about and reflect on the tragic events that occurred on those days
• POR 2020 #98That the City Manager enhance the data center to include information which the City Council deems essential to facilitating our collective response to the COVID-19 crisis
• POR 2020 #99That the City Manager restart Planning Board meetings virtually and prioritize the completion of any special permits that are in process
• POR 2020 #100That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the appropriate City personnel to devise a plan that will place Cambridge on a path to offer free covid-19 tests to all Cambridge residents, similar to that recently enacted by the City of Somerville
• POR 2020 #101That the City Manager work with the IT Department to design a system for video conferencing and public comment during the City Council and other official meetings that allows the administrator of the meeting to prevent, eject, and recover from any bad actors attempting to disrupt the meeting
• POR 2020 #102That the City Manager be and is hereby requested to review the order and align it with guidelines promulgated by the CDC, WHO, Dr. Fauci, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to make clear face coverings are required in public settings only when physical distancing is not possible
• POR 2020 #103Policy Order re Summer Camp Operations

Resolutions (6)

• RES 2020 #112Resolution on the death of James Garballey
• RES 2020 #114Resolution on the death of Wayne Travers
• RES 2020 #115Resolution on the death of Marie Antoinette DelVendo
• RES 2020 #116Resolution on the death of Ronald “Ronnie” Tauro
• RES 2020 #117That the City Council go on record expressing its deepest and heartfelt appreciation to all the Nurses
• RES 2020 #118That the City Council go on record expressing its deepest and heartfelt appreciation to all the Teachersschools