City Council — Regular Meeting, June 1, 2020

City Manager's Agenda (8)

• CMA 2020 #109A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to an update on COVID-19
• CMA 2020 #110Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the transfer of $10,000 from the General Fund Electrical Department Salary and Wages Account to the General Fund Electrical Travel and Training account (Judgments and Damages) to cover medical services and/or prescription reimbursement costs for personnel injured in performance of their duties
• CMA 2020 #111Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the FY20 Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS), Highway Safety Division (HSD), Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Grant for $6,000 received from the EOPSS Highway Safety Division to the Grant Fund Police Department Salary and Wages account ($6,000) which will be for personnel/overtime services and will be dedicated to initiatives that address pedestrian and bicycle issues, coupling educational projects with enforcement of laws to reduce pedestrian and bicycle injuries and crashesbike-lanespolice-safetytransit-traffic
• CMA 2020 #112Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $100,000 from Free Cash to the General Fund Police Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account to support an agreement with Roca Inc., which is committed to disrupting the cycle of incarceration and poverty by helping young people transform their lives. The funds will be used to support a dedicated Cambridge outreach worker, programming, mental health counseling and other services aimed at reducing gang related violence as a part of the Department’s Focused Deterrence Initiativepolice-safety
• CMA 2020 #113Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $677,300 from Free Cash, to the General Fund Finance Department Other Ordinary Maintenance Account ($125,000); to the General Fund Fire Department Other Ordinary Maintenance Account ($125,000); to the General Fund Police Department Other Ordinary Maintenance Account ($208,300); General Fund Executive Department Other Ordinary Maintenance Account ($200,000) and to the General Fund Emergency Communications Department Other Ordinary Maintenance Account ($19,000) which will cover projected costs of materials and supplies related to the COVID-19 crisis for City departments through the end of the fiscal year. Funds will be used to purchase masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, cleaning materials and spray sanitizer, as well as communication costspolice-safety
• CMA 2020 #114Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $60,000 from Free Cash to the General Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account for continued support of Homeless Shelter / Local Restaurant Community meals program through the end of the fiscal yearhomelessness
• CMA 2020 #115Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $2,175,000, from Free Cash, to the General Fund Public Works Other Ordinary Maintenance Account ($944,000); to the General Fund Human Services Department Other Ordinary Maintenance Account ($770,000); to the General Fund Police Department Other Ordinary Maintenance Account ($245,000); and to the General Fund Finance Department Other Ordinary Maintenance Account ($216,000); to cover costs associated with the War Memorial Temporary Emergency Shelter at 1640 Cambridge Streethomelessnesspolice-safety
• CMA 2020 #116Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of appropriation of $150,000 from Free Cash to the General Fund Finance Department Other Ordinary Maintenance Account, for COVID-19 testing kits

Communications (10)

10 resident communications received for this meeting — broadband (4) · police safety (1) · homelessness (1) · housing general (1) · arts (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (7)

• POR 2020 #120That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the appropriate City staff to (1) refresh the rainbow benches outside of City Hall, (2) paint the crosswalks in colors that represent the Trans Flag, the Pride Flag, the Bi Flag and the People of Color Pride Flag, and (3) light City Hall up in rainbow colors in recognition of Pride Monthtransit-traffic
• POR 2020 #121That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council on efforts made to ensure that at least one accessible public building, with proper safety measures for social distancing and good hygiene, can be open during the summer for residents to cool down
• POR 2020 #122Governor Baker’s Emergency Order on March 25, 2020 included a ban on reusable bags and lifted all municipal bans and fees on plastic bags
• POR 2020 #123North Cambridge COVID19 Testing
• POR 2020 #124That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with the relevant City staff and the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority to change the name of the bus stop from “Massachusetts Avenue at Churchill Avenue” to “Matignon High School at Churchill Avenue” and report back to the City Council on this matter in a timely mannerschoolstransit-traffic
• POR 2020 #125June is national Caribbean-American Heritage Month, a time to recognize the significance of Caribbean people and their descendants in the history and culture of the United States
• POR 2020 #126There has been a long and violent history of unarmed people of color falling victim to police brutality and an institutionally unjust legal system in the United Statespolice-safety

Resolutions (12)

• RES 2020 #133Resolution on the death of John Taylor
• RES 2020 #134Resolution on the Death of Ruth Nelson
• RES 2020 #135Thanking Dina Mardell (PSB) for Book Donation Resolution
• RES 2020 #136Resolution on the death of of Nancy "Nan" White
• RES 2020 #137Observation of Juneteenth - June 19, 2020
• RES 2020 #138Resolution of the death of Rev. George Windrey Battle
• RES 2020 #139Thanking the Cambridge Youth Council
• RES 2020 #140Congratulations CRLS Class of 2020
• RES 2020 #142Resolution on the death of Elsa Dorfman
• RES 2020 #143Resolution on the Death of Claire Rodley
• RES 2020 #144Resolution on the Death of Natalie Phillips Bishop
• RES 2020 #145Resolution Wishing Donovan McLean a Swift Recovery

Applications & Petitions (3)

• APP 2020 #21An application was received from Elizabeth Speakman, requesting permission for a temporary banner across JFK at Mount Auburn Street announcing Domestic Violence from June 1, 2020 though June 19, 2020📖 read
• APP 2020 #22An application was received from Duncan MacArthur, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 56 Creighton Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical Commission and Public Works. No response has been received from the neighborhood association. TABLED BY IN COUNCIL JUNE 1, 2020transit-traffic📖 read
• APP 2020 #23An application was received from Fredric Wilkins, requesting permission for a internal illuminating projecting sign at the premises numbered 27 Church Street. approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abutter📖 read

Other Business (3)

• AR-20-23Report on implementing Simple Recycling' s curbside textile recycling program and report back to the Council on this matter in a timely mannerbike-lanes
• AR-20-24Report on working with DPW to begin distributing Gator Bags

• information from the School Committee’s Regular Meeting and Subcommittee meetings 📖 read