City Council ▸ 2020-06-15
City Council · Regular Meeting, June 15, 2020
10 City Manager's Agenda1 Communications & Reports from Other City Officers5 Communications1 Policy Orders9 Resolutions1 Applications & Petitions3 Other Business4 Committee Reports
City Manager's Agenda (10)
- City Manager's report2020 · #124 Placed on file, unanimousan update on COVID-19Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2020 #124
- City Manager's report2020 · #125a Surveillance Technology Impact Report for A to Z Databases requested by the LibrarySubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safety📖 readCMA 2020 #125
- City Manager's report2020 · #126 Placed on file, unanimousthe appointment of Kaija Langley as a new member of the Library Board of Trustees effective June 15, 2020 for a term of three yearSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2020 #126
- City Manager's report2020 · #127 Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $60,000 received from Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program income to the Public Investment Fund Community Development Extraordinary Expenditures Account which will increase funds available to continue the development of affordable housing for residentsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manageraffordable housinghousing generalCMA 2020 #127
- City Manager's report2020 · #128 Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Partnership Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in the amount of $15,000 to the Grant Fund Human Rights Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used for Fair Housing outreach effortsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhousing generalCMA 2020 #128
- City Manager's report2020 · #129 Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Cambridge Food Pantry grant received from the Cambridge Health Alliance for $15,000 to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used to support the Cambridge Food Pantry NetworkSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2020 #129
- City Manager's report2020 · #130 Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the amount of $228,505 to the Grant Fund Human Services Salary and Wages account ($17,137) and to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($211,368) which will be used for shelter operating costs, providing essential services to homeless persons outside of the shelter setting; rapid re-housing and homelessness prevention case management; short and medium-term rental assistance; and financial assistance needed to gain or retain permanent housingSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhomelessnesshousing generalCMA 2020 #130
- City Manager's report2020 · #131 Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $4,994,743 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to the Grant Fund Human Services Salary and Wages account ($339,527), and to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($4,655,216) and will be used to contract with homeless services providers and cover the costs related to serving homeless persons in CambridgeSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhomelessnesshousing generalCMA 2020 #131
- City Manager's report2020 · #132 Referreda response to the City Council forwarding the ITD budget with an unfavorable recommendationSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerbudgetCMA 2020 #132
- City Manager's report2020 · #133 Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $50,000.00 from Free Cash to the Grant Fund Executive Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used to support the City’s digital equity efforts to support qualifying families during the COVID-19 pandemic who do not have internet access at homeSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerbroadbandCMA 2020 #133
Communications & Reports from Other City Officers (1)
- City officer's report2020 · #36Amendments to Policy Order 2020 #133budgetpolice safetyschoolstransit traffic📖 readCOF 2020 #36
Communications (5)
5 resident communications received for this meeting, on police safety (5) · budget (2) · housing general (2). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.
Policy Orders (1)
- Policy order2020 · #137 Order adopted as amended, unanimousOn June 1st, this City Council went on record recognizing the importance of June 19th and urging all Cambridge residents to reflect upon the meaning of this important day. The City Manager is hereby requested to find the appropriate City staff to raise the Juneteenth Flag on June 19th at City HallPOR 2020 #137
Resolutions (9)
- Resolution2020 · #156 Order adopted, unanimousThanking School Meal Sites CaptainsschoolsRES 2020 #156
- Resolution2020 · #157 Order adopted, unanimousThanking Y2Y Volunteers ResolutionRES 2020 #157
- Resolution2020 · #158 Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to Colonel Judy Rattan for her promotion in the 97th Air Mobility WingRES 2020 #158
- Resolution2020 · #159 Order adopted, unanimousDing Ho Comedy Club 40th ReunionRES 2020 #159
- Resolution2020 · #160 Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Maria Fatima da SilvaRES 2020 #160
- Resolution2020 · #161 Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Dorothy ZinbergRES 2020 #161
- Resolution2020 · #162 Order adopted, unanimousThanking School Bus Drivers ResolutionschoolsRES 2020 #162
- Resolution2020 · #163 Order adopted, unanimousCity Council go on record congratulating the CRLS Black Student Union Graduating Class of 2020, in recognizing their strong advocacy of and commitment to social justice, and in recognizing the tremendous positive ripples these young adults will continue to create in the decades to comeCouncil orderlaborRES 2020 #163
- Resolution2020 · #164 Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Aubri EstersRES 2020 #164
Applications & Petitions (1)
- Application / petition2020 · #25 Order adopted, unanimous45 temporary banners along Inman Square, Central Square, Kendall Square and Cambridge Rindge and Latin School along Broadway. Celebrating the graduating class of 2020 from June 16, 2020 through August 16, 2020Application from Central Square Business Improvement Districtschools📖 readAPP 2020 #25
Other Business (3)
- CRT 2020 #2 · a report from Councillor E. Denise Simmons and Councillor Dennis J. Carlone, Co-Chairs of the Finance Committee, for a public hearing held on May 26, 2020, June 2, 2020 and on June 3, 2020 to discuss the General Fund Budget [budget]
- CRT 2020 #3 · a report from Councillor E. Denise Simmons and Dennis Carlone, Co-Chairs of the Finance Committee, for a public hearing held on June 2, 2020 to discuss the Water Fund
- CRT 2020 #4 · a report from Councillor E. Denise Simmons and Councillor Dennis Carlone, Co-Chairs of the Finance Committee, for a public hearing held on June 2, 2020 to discuss the Public Investment Fund
Committee Reports (4)
- Finance Committee hearing of 2020-05-26 · Report Accepted And Placed On [8 To 1]
- Finance Committee hearing of 2020-06-02 · Report Accepted And Placed On [Unanimous]
- Finance Committee hearing of 2020-06-02 · Report Accepted And Placed On [Unanimous]
- Committee hearing of (unknown date) · Order Adopted [Unanimous]
Roll calls the minutes do not name
In 2020 and 2021 the clerk kept the council's minutes as a word-for-word transcript and stopped printing the item code beside each vote. These roll calls were read back out of that transcript. Every one of them adds up to the count the clerk said aloud, so the names are the council's own record. Which item each vote belonged to is not established, which is why they sit on the meeting rather than on an item page. We show the split votes and the votes on amendments, because those are the ones no other source keeps.
On the Amendment · 9–0
Voted yes: Dennis Carlone, Alanna Mallon, Marc McGovern, Patty Nolan, E. Denise Simmons, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Timothy J. Toomey, Quinton Zondervan, Sumbul Siddiqui
On adopting the Amended Order · 9–0
Voted yes: Dennis Carlone, Alanna Mallon, Marc McGovern, Patty Nolan, E. Denise Simmons, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Timothy J. Toomey, Quinton Zondervan, Sumbul Siddiqui
On the proposed Amendment to reduce the Police Department line Item to $62 million · 1–7
Voted yes: Quinton Zondervan
Voted no: Dennis Carlone, Alanna Mallon, Marc McGovern, Patty Nolan, E. Denise Simmons, Timothy J. Toomey, Sumbul Siddiqui
On the amendment · 9–0
Voted yes: Dennis Carlone, Alanna Mallon, Marc McGovern, Patty Nolan, E. Denise Simmons, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Timothy J. Toomey, Quinton Zondervan, Sumbul Siddiqui