City Council ▸ 2020-06-08
City Council — Regular Meeting, June 8, 2020
7 City Manager's Agenda33 Communications8 Policy Orders9 Resolutions1 Applications & Petitions3 Other Business
City Manager's Agenda (7)
- CMA 2020 #117A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to an update on COVID-19
- CMA 2020 #118Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of 24,000 received from Audible, an Amazon Company, to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will help fund the City's restaurant meals to shelters program
- CMA 2020 #119Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant from the Cambridge Health Alliance, through the National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Inc. (CDC Foundation), in the amount of $185,000 to the Grant Fund Finance Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account that will be used to support costs associated with the War Memorial Temporary Shelterhomelessness
- CMA 2020 #120Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the transfer of $65,000 from the General Fund Employee Benefits (Insurance) Salary and Wages account to the General Fund Public Works Travel and Training (Judgment and Damages) account to cover medical bills and settlements anticipated through the end of FY20 for personnel injured in the course of their job
- CMA 2020 #121Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Massachusetts Electric Vehicle Incentive Program (MassEVIP) in the amount of $25,000 to the Grant Fund Public Works Other Ordinary Maintenance account to be applied toward payment of five Nissan Leaf electric vehicle leasing fees
- CMA 2020 #122Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the transfer of $276,600 in the General Fund between School Department statutory accounts as follows: $276,600 from the School Department Salaries and Wages account to the School Department Travel and Training account ($276,600) to cover costs associated with all CPS educators participation in six hours of district-wide training focused on social emotional and trauma sensitive supports for educators and students, and on school-based reflection and planningschools📖 read 📄 PDF
- CMA 2020 #123A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to efforts to respond to the restaurant community’s need to expand outdoor dining services in response to Governor Baker’s announcement that restaurants will be permitted to provide outdoor dining services at the commencement of Phase II of the Commonwealth’s Reopening Plan; and to request that the City Council vote to temporarily authorize me or my designee to issue all permits for temporary street obstructions, including Sidewalk Business Use Permits to restaurants that seek to operate outdoor dining on the sidewalk from this date until November 30, 2020 without prior City Council authorization, as explained belowzoning📖 read
Communications (33)
33 resident communications received for this meeting — police safety (21) · budget (12) · housing general (9) · schools (6) · affordable housing (5). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.
Policy Orders (8)
- POR 2020 #127That the Cambridge City Council schedule a hearing to discuss the possible use of body cameras by the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safety
- POR 2020 #128That the Executive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider the request from Peter Watchorn for an appropriate dedication at the corner of Watson Street and Salem Street in honor of the late Greg Miller
- POR 2020 #129100% Affordable Housing Overlay Zoning Petition 2020. REFERRED TO ORDINANCE COMMITTEE IN COUNCIL JUNE 10, 2020affordable-housinghousing-generalzoning📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
- POR 2020 #130That the City Manager be and is hereby requested to determine the feasibility of extending funding for the homeless meals program through September 2020homelessness
- POR 2020 #131That the City Council renews its observance of Loving Day on June 12, 2020 and encourages all Cambridge residents to embrace the diversity of families and recognize the importance of this day
- POR 2020 #132That the flags half-staff will serve as a reminder that every life lost to COVID-19 was a loved community member, and those lives were lost too soon due to this deadly virus
- POR 2020 #133That the City Manager be and is hereby requested to report back to the Council on how some, or all, of the $4.1 million dollar increase in the Police Department budget between FY20 and FY21 may be redirected towards measures that promote public health and safety in other departments. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNILLOR SOBRINHO-WHEELER IN COUNCIL JUNE 10, 2020budgetpolice-safety
- POR 2020 #134That the Cambridge City Council declare racism as a public health crisis
Resolutions (9)
- RES 2020 #146Thanking Audible for Meals Donation
- RES 2020 #147That the City Council formally go on recording in expressing its deepest condolences to the family and friends of Martin Foster for their loss
- RES 2020 #148That the City Council go on record extending its deepest sympathy to the family of Patricia Renna at this time of such personal loss
- RES 2020 #149That the City Council go on record extending its deepest sympathy to the family of Mary Aufiero at this time of such personal loss
- RES 2020 #150That the City Council go on record extending its deepest sympathy to the family of Mary Ann Weissbach
- RES 2020 #151That the City Council go on record extending its deepest sympathy to the family of Joseph Lencki Jr. at this time of such personal loss
- RES 2020 #152That the City Council go on record go on record extending its deepest sympathy for the family of Umberto Roland Farinato at this time of such personal loss
- RES 2020 #153Resolution on the death of Larry Pefine
- RES 2020 #154Congratulations to Bishop Brian Greene
Applications & Petitions (1)
- APP 2020 #24An application was received from Central Square Business Improvement District requesting permission for 60 temporary banners along Massachusetts Avenue from Hancock Street through Albany Street welcoming back business's into Central Square with Project Neighbor, Hello Again campaign from mid June 2020 through September 2020📖 read