City Council — Regular Meeting, May 18, 2020

City Manager's Agenda (10)

• CMA 2020 #99Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $150,000 from Free Cash to the General Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account to support the continued operation of Food for Free services during the COVID-19 crisis
• CMA 2020 #100Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $500,000 from the Massachusetts. Department of Environmental Protection to the Grant Fund Public Works Department Extraordinary Expenditures Account which will be supplemented with $379,000 in City funds to purchase three plug-in hybrid rubbish packers that will replace three diesel powered rubbish packers
• CMA 2020 #101Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, requesting the appropriation and authorization to borrow $6,500,000 to provide funds for the design and construction of various water pollution abatement projects, including but not limited to Sewer Capital Repairs Program and climate change preparedness efforts. ON OR AFTER JUNE 15, 2020 THE QUESTION COMES ON ADOPTIONclimate📖 read 📄 PDF
• CMA 2020 #102Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, requesting the appropriation and authorization to borrow $5,000,000 to provide funds for the reconstruction of various City streets and sidewalks. ON OR AFTER JUNE 15, 2020 THE QUESTION COMES ON ADOPTION📖 read 📄 PDF
• CMA 2020 #103Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, requesting the appropriation and authorization to borrow $16,000,000 to provide funds for the Municipal Facilities Improvement Plan which will support improvements at the Department of Public works Complex including the Ryan Garage, Lafayette Square Firehouse structural repair, and other municipal buildings. ON OR AFTER JUNE 15, 2020 THE QUESTION COMES ON ADOPTION📖 read 📄 PDF
• CMA 2020 #104Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, requesting the appropriation and authorization to borrow $9,000,000 to provide funds for the construction of improvements of the Lexington Avenue and River Street Firehouses. ON OR AFTER JUNE 15, 2020 THE QUESTION COMES ON ADOPTION📖 read 📄 PDF
• CMA 2020 #105Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, requesting the appropriation and authorization to borrow $237,000,000 to provide funds for the design and construction of the Tobin Montessori and Vassal Lane Upper School. ON OR AFTER JUNE 15, 2020 THE QUESTION COMES ON ADOPTIONschools📖 read 📄 PDF
• CMA 2020 #106Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, requesting the appropriation and authorization to borrow $1,800,000 to provide funds for various Schools for repairs to electrical service, roof replacement, chiller replacement, floor replacement and replacement of bi-directional amplifier and antenna in various school buildings. ON OR AFTER JUNE 15, 2020 THE QUESTION COMES ON ADOPTIONschools📖 read 📄 PDF
• CMA 2020 #107A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to an update on COVID-19
• CMA 2020 #108Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $1 million from the Community Benefits Stabilization Fund to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance for the purpose of entering into grant agreements or contracts with nonprofit organizations in order for them to provide services to our most vulnerable residents during the COVID-19 emergency and recovery

Communications (7)

7 resident communications received for this meeting — broadband (3) · transit traffic (2) · zoning (2) · bike lanes (1) · homelessness (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (10)

• POR 2020 #110That the City Council go on record in support of House Bill 5036/Senate Bill 2659
• POR 2020 #111Creating an Arts Recovery Advisory Committeearts
• POR 2020 #112That the City Council go on record in strong support of Bill HD. 5054 relative to restaurant delivery commissions during the COVID-19 state of emergency
• POR 2020 #113That the City Manager is requested to provide an immediate update to the Council on the digital equity research initiative and advisory board, and on efforts to ensure reliable access to the internet citywidebroadband
• POR 2020 #114That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Election Commission and Board of Election Commissioners to determine the feasibility of universal vote-by-mail for the City of Cambridge📖 read
• POR 2020 #115That the City Manager is requested to amend the Cambridge emergency advisory on face coverings/masks to require face coverings be worn inside common areas of multi-unit buildings with the exception of 2-and 3- family buildings and in all workplaces where more than one person is present at all times
• POR 2020 #116That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to develop and present to the City Council a comprehensive strategy for how we are going to reopen the city
• POR 2020 #117That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with DPW to begin distributing Gator Bags
• POR 2020 #118That Chapter 2.108 be amended by inserting a new section 2.108.140
• POR 2020 #119That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the appropriate City staff to light City Hall up gold on Monday, May 25, 2020, to paying tribute to those who have died for our nation, and remembering their service and devotion to this country

Resolutions (7)

• RES 2020 #126Memorial Day Observance - May 25, 2020
• RES 2020 #127Resolution on the death of Edward “Eddie” Johnson Jr
• RES 2020 #128Resolution on the death of Francesco Ciarlone
• RES 2020 #129Resolution on the death of Maria Ciarlone
• RES 2020 #130Resolution on the death of Patricia Pratt
• RES 2020 #131Resolution on the death of Rita McCarthy
• RES 2020 #132Resolution of the death of Ann Metivier

Other Business (1)

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