City Council · Special Meeting, July 27, 2020

• City Manager's report2020 · #148📁 Placed on file, unanimousthe reappointments of the following persons as member of the Human Rights Commissioner for a term of three years, effective July 27, 2020: Bonita Cox, Mercedes Evans, Joshua Stadlan, Sabrina Selk and Kathryn StackSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2020 #148
• City Manager's report2020 · #149📁 Placed on file, unanimousthe appointment of the following person as a new member of the Board of Trustees of the Cambridge Health Alliance to fill a vacated seat representing Somerville from July 21, 2020 through June 30, 2022: Bryan SimmonsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2020 #149
• City Manager's report2020 · #150✅ Report accepted/placed on fil, unanimousa Surveillance Technology Impact Report for electronic poll pads, requested by the Election CommissionSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerlaborpolice safety📖 readCMA 2020 #150
• City Manager's report2020 · #151✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe transfer of $50,000 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 dutiesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2020 #151
• City Manager's report2020 · #152✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of an FY21 State 911 Department Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) Grant in the amount of $23,743 to the Grant Fund Emergency Communications Other Ordinary Maintenance Account which supports administering quality assurance for the emergency medical protocol used by Emergency Communications staff to provide pre and post-dispatch instructions for medical emergenciesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2020 #152
• City Manager's report2020 · #153✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $10,489,930 received through the Coronavirus Relief Fund as part of the Federal Cares Act, to the Grant Fund Finance Department Other Ordinary Maintenance Account which will support expenditures related to core municipal services; public health; and services and supports to residentsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2020 #153
• City Manager's report2020 · #154📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 20-16, regarding feasibility of eliminating Library late finesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2020 #154
• City Manager's report2020 · #155📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number Awaiting Report 20-1, regarding report on the work that has been done to coordinate efforts to strengthen the local small business community and the arts through tourismSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerartsCMA 2020 #155
• City Manager's report2020 · #156✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $2,064,930 received from HUD as part of the Housing Opportunities for People with Aids (HOPWA) Grant ($1,802,640), which the City of Cambridge manages; as well as from the Coronavirus Relief Fund, which provides HOPWA funds ($262,330) through the CARES Act to address the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States; to the Grant Fund Community Development Department Other Ordinary Maintenance Account which will be used for assisted living programs and supportive services; shelter services, rental assistance and housing search servicesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhomelessnesshousing generalCMA 2020 #156
• City Manager's report2020 · #157📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 20-08, regarding working with neighbors in the vicinity of Eustis Street to implement traffic calming measures on this streetSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managertransit traffic📖 readCMA 2020 #157
• City Manager's report2020 · #158📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 19-127, regarding public utilities' load forecasting and infrastructure planningSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerbroadband📖 readCMA 2020 #158
• City Manager's report2020 · #159↪ Referred to committee, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 20-28, regarding parking restrictions associated with the Port Infrastructure Improvement ProjectSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerclimatetransit traffictrees📖 readCMA 2020 #159
• City Manager's report2020 · #160📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 19-132, regarding a report on tree planting at Magazine Beach ParkSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagertreesCMA 2020 #160
• City Manager's report2020 · #161📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 20-11, regarding renaming the fleet maintenance area of the Ryan Garage in honor of Sydney CoxSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 readCMA 2020 #161
• City Manager's report2020 · #162✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Agenda for Children’s Talk and Read grant in the amount of $500.00 received from the Cambridge Public Health Department to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($500.00) which will be used to cover refreshment and food costs for Community Engagement Team (CET) networking eventsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2020 #162
• City Manager's report2020 · #163✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Summer Food Program grant funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the Massachusetts Department of Education in the amount of $380,250 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wage account ($10,000) and to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($370,250) which will be used to provide nutritious meals to Cambridge youth at the same 8 sites utilized by Cambridge Public Schools when the COVID-19 crisis began through September 4, 2020 as well as to fund dinner sites in conjunction with the Book Bike and Food for FreeSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerschoolsCMA 2020 #163
• City Manager's report2020 · #164✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Adult and Community Learning Services, in the amount of $842,930.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($790,872.00), Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($51,233.00), and to the Travel and Training account ($825.00) which will fund: the Community Learning Center’s primary ESOL and ABE teaching, educational and career advising, and assessment; the coordination of services to students with documented disabilities, curriculum development and coordination for math and English Language Arts, technology coordination, volunteer coordination, outreach activities and child care services to the ESOL family literacy class at the Peabody School; administrative costs for data entry, reception, clerical work, and fiscal tracking; and the second CNA training program for FY21Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerartsschoolsCMA 2020 #164
• City Manager's report2020 · #165✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) grant in the amount of $58,995 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($33,441) and to Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($25,554) which will fund the Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education Program, and will provide an integrated education and training program for immigrant adults in the Metro North area who are interested in becoming certified nursing assistants and home health aides (CNA/HHA)Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2020 #165
• City Manager's report2020 · #166✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) grant in the amount of $79,992 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($47,084), and to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($32,908) which will be used to provide an integrated education and training program to adults in the Metro North area who want to start a career in the Information Technology field and work as Computer User Support Specialists, Help Desk Technicians, etc. Upon graduation, they will be able to take the COMP TIA+ exam and earn an industry recognized credentialSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2020 #166
• City Manager's report2020 · #167✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Adult and Community Learning Services grant received from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) in the amount of $222,472 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($198,729), and to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($23,743) which will fund ESOL teaching, advising, and assessment, the grant provides for technology integration activities and coordination, and tech support for students to be able to access remote classes and revision of tech policies. It also includes administrative costs for data entry, reception, clerical work, and fiscal trackingSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerschoolsCMA 2020 #167
• City Manager's report2020 · #168✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Low Income Heating Assistance Program grant in the amount of $292,308, funded by the Federal Department of Health and Human Services and administered in Massachusetts by the Commonwealth’s Department of Housing and Community Development to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($32,875), and to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($259,433) which will be used to operate the Low Income Heating Assistance Program (LIHEAP) serving Cambridge and SomervilleSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhousing generalCMA 2020 #168
• City Manager's report2020 · #169✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of additional funds for the Community Learning Center’s Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)/Community Learning Services state grant in the amount of $1,250 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used to pay for office suppliesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2020 #169
• City Manager's report2020 · #170✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a donation to the Multi-Service Center in the amount of $1,200 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used to support rental assistance for low income residents at risk of losing housingSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhousing generalCMA 2020 #170
• City Manager's report2020 · #171✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Project Bread Summer Eats grant in the amount of $4,000 to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will fund the Summer Food Program by Project Bread and will be used to enhance promotion and outreach, support activities, and for program related suppliesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2020 #171
• City Manager's report2020 · #172✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of new Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the amount of $236,500 to the Grant Fund Human Services Salary and Wages account ($21,500) and to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($215,000) which will be used to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic among individuals and families who are homeless and will support shelter operating costs and provision of essential services to homeless persons outside of a shelter settingSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhomelessnesshousing generalCMA 2020 #172
• City Manager's report2020 · #173✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the ESOL Grant for $88,766 funded by the Massachusetts Department of Education, Adult and Community Learning Services to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($81,972), to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($6,394), and to the Travel and Training account ($400) which will support core ESOL services provided by the Community Learning Center and will also support ESOL curriculum development and coordination, civics education activities and coordination as well as administrative costs for data entry, reception, clerical work and fiscal trackingSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2020 #173
• City Manager's report2020 · #174📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 20-33, regarding implementing a Tenants’ Rights and Resources Notification Act that would require owners and management companies to include tenants’ rights and resources information when issuing eviction notifications including at the initial Notice to Quit stageSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhousing generaltenants rent📖 read CMA 2020 #174
• City Manager's report2020 · #178✅ Ordained, unanimousCambridge City Council amend the Municipal Ordinances of the City of Cambridge to insert a new Chapter 8.71, entitled Tenants’ Rights and Resources NotificationCouncil orderhousing generaltenants rent📖 read PASSED TO A SECOND READING IN COUNCIL JULY 27, 2020. TO BE ORDAINED ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER CMA 2020 #178
• City Manager's report2020 · #175↪ Referred to committee, unanimousan updated response to Calendar Item #9, regarding Gas Infrastructure BanSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerclimatetransit traffic📖 read CMA 2020 #175
• City Manager's report2020 · #176✅ Order adopted, unanimousa proposed restatement of and amendment to the Mayor’s Disaster Relief Account, entitled “The City of Cambridge Restated and Amended Mayor’s Disaster Relief Account” (“Account”)Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerarts📖 read CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR SIMMONS IN COUNCIL JULY 27, 2020CMA 2020 #176
• City Manager's report2020 · #177↪ Referred to committee, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 20-34, regarding a report on an itemized statement of all materials, tools, and property owned by the Cambridge Police DepartmentSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safety📖 read CMA 2020 #177

• City officer's report2020 · #43information from the School Committee’s summer meetingsclimatepolice safetyschools📖 readCOF 2020 #43
• City officer's report2020 · #44a memorandum regarding some semblance of understanding as to how and why municipal police departments, like here in Cambridge, came to require the type of weaponry listed in the inventory contained in response to Council Order O-9police safetyschools📖 readCOF 2020 #44

50 resident communications received for this meeting, on housing general (17) · police safety (15) · transit traffic (10) · affordable housing (10) · schools (7). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

• Policy order2020 · #165✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager to confer with the Personnel Department and provide an update on the Cambridge Police Patrol Officers’ Association union contract negotiation at the City Council’s regular meeting on September 14th, 2020Council requestlaborpolice safetyPOR 2020 #165
• Policy order2020 · #166✅ Order adopted, unanimousThe Mayor be and hereby is requested to schedule a Roundtable/Working Meeting for members of the City Council and School Committee for Tuesday, August 11 at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall, in the Sullivan Chambers, 795 Massachusetts Ave, to discuss CPSD reopening school plansschoolsPOR 2020 #166
• Policy order2020 · #167✅ Order adopted, unanimousCity Council go on record in support of S. 2785, an “Act Promoting Housing Stability and Homelessness Prevention through a Right to Counsel Pilot Program in Massachusetts in Response to the COVID Emergency,”Council orderhomelessnesshousing generalPOR 2020 #167
• Policy order2020 · #168✅ Order adopted, unanimousThe City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with Claude Jacob, Chief Public Health Officer of the Cambridge Public Health Department, to expand testing dates and locations for the months of August and September. The City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with the Cambridge Public Health Department to create an overall testing plan for the upcoming late fall and winter months aheadPOR 2020 #168
• Policy order2020 · #169✅ Order adopted, unanimousThe City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Personnel Department and City Solicitor to generate a report detailing the Sole Assessment Process, the Civil Service HRD process, the reason for choosing the Sole Assessment Process over the Civil Service HRD process, and the projected costs associated with both processes. The City Manager be and hereby is requested to present this report at the September 14th regular City Council meetingPOR 2020 #169
• Policy order2020 · #170✅ Order adopted, unanimousThe City Manager be and hereby is requested to consult with the Director of the Cambridge Public Library, the Library Board of Trustees, and any other appropriate City personnel to consider formally renaming the Central Square Library in honor of Maria Baldwin and Rep. John Lewis, with the building being known as “The Maria Baldwin and Rep. John Lewis Library and Center for African American/Black History and Culture” going forward, or to otherwise find another suitable location for this dedicationPOR 2020 #170
• Policy order2020 · #171✅ Order adopted, unanimousThe City Manager is requested to consult with the Water Department and report back on lessons learned from 2016 and on plans in place to institute water savings measures, and to inform the Water Board of this request. The City Manager is requested to inform the public as soon as practicable about the possibility of dry and drought conditions, so as to encourage the community to save water whenever possiblePOR 2020 #171
• Policy order2020 · #172✅ Order adopted, unanimousThe Mayor be and hereby is requested to call a Special Meeting of the City Council and invite a representative from the Collins Center to present on the process and benefits of Charter Review and ReformcharterPOR 2020 #172
• Policy order2020 · #173✅ Order adopted, unanimousCity Council goes on record standing in solidarity with our international students and their right to study, contribute and succeed in the City of Cambridge, regardless of any future proposed policy submitted to the contrary by DHS or ICECouncil orderschoolsPOR 2020 #173
• Policy order2020 · #174✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousCambridge City Council pass the attached Real Estate Transfer Fee Home Rule PetitionCouncil orderaffordable housinghousing generaltenants rent📖 read POR 2020 #174
• Policy order2020 · #175✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousAsks the City Manager to Contact IQHQ and engage the relevant city departments regarding next steps for restoration, health and environmental protection, improvement, beautification, and making the surrounding areas of Jerry’s Pond publicly accessible and incorporating Jerry's Pond into the adjacent public parklands, with pedestrian and bicycle connections to the MBTA Station, the Alewife Reservation, Minuteman Bikeway, and the Linear ParkCouncil requestbike lanestransit trafficPOR 2020 #175
• Policy order2020 · #176✅ Order adopted, unanimousThe City Manager be and hereby is requested to take steps to improve the surrounding landscape for residents who live in the neighboring community and the many individuals who commute through the area via the Alewife Red Line, the Minuteman Bikeway, Rindge Avenue and Alewife Brook ParkwayPOR 2020 #176
• Policy order2020 · #177✅ Order adopted as amended, 8–0The City Council go on record in enthusiastic support of H.2836, H.826, and H.761, and in urging the Massachusetts Legislature and Governor Baker to enact all three bills into law before the end of the sessionPOR 2020 #177
• Policy order2020 · #178↪ Referred to committee, 8–1The City Manager look into transferring primary traffic enforcement responsibilities from the Cambridge Police Department to unarmed, trained enforcement personnel in the Traffic & Parking Department, Department of Public Works, Health & Human Services, or another suitable departmentpolice safetytransit trafficPOR 2020 #178
• Policy order2020 · #179❌ Failed of adoption, 4–4The City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with the appropriate departments to conduct street cleaning without towing for the remainder of the 2020 season, and to employ other methods including (but not limited to) an escalating ticketing schedule that would continue to incentive compliancePOR 2020 #179
• Policy order2020 · #180✅ Ordained, 7–0The City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the City of Cambridge Law Department to review the above changes to the language of the Domestic Partnerships Ordinance and report back to the Council📖 read PASSED TO A SECOND READING IN COUNCIL JULY 27, 2020. TO BE ORDAINED ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER POR 2020 #180
• Policy order2020 · #181✅ Order adopted, 8–0The City Manager be and is hereby requested to make a formal request to Harvard University for the partnership described above to fund the Y2Y NetworkPOR 2020 #181
• Policy order2020 · #182✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager to direct the law department provide additional amendments related to tenants rights and responsibilities at the commencement of the lease under the proposed Tenants’ Rights and Resources Notification OrdinanceCouncil requesttenants rentPOR 2020 #182
• Policy order2020 · #183POR 2020 #183 : That the City Council authorize the chair of the Government Operation Rules and ClaimsPOR 2020 #183

Committee to meet with the City Manager to discuss his contract extension

• Resolution2020 · #177✅ Order adopted, unanimousWishing Murrell A Weekes a Happy 100th BirthdayRES 2020 #177
• Resolution2020 · #178✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to Harvard Professor Danielle AllenRES 2020 #178
• Resolution2020 · #179✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Barbara AckermannRES 2020 #179
• Resolution2020 · #180✅ Order adopted, unanimousWelcoming Lila Mukherji FillmoreRES 2020 #180
• Resolution2020 · #181⊘ Withdrawn, unanimousResolution on the death of Maurice PageRES 2020 #181
• Resolution2020 · #182✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Leticia Barbosa DoCantoRES 2020 #182
• Resolution2020 · #183✅ Order adopted, unanimousThe 55th Anniversary of the Voting Rights ActRES 2020 #183
• Resolution2020 · #184✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Maria Brown TanousRES 2020 #184
• Resolution2020 · #185✅ Order adopted, unanimousWishing Eva Philpot a Happy BirthdayRES 2020 #185
• Resolution2020 · #186✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Christopher SaheedRES 2020 #186
• Resolution2020 · #187✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousResolution on the death of Maurice PageRES 2020 #187
• Resolution2020 · #188✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Herbert E. Lee IIIRES 2020 #188
• Resolution2020 · #189✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Josephine VendettiRES 2020 #189
• Resolution2020 · #190✅ Order adopted, unanimousThe Commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of the Signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990RES 2020 #190
• Resolution2020 · #191✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to Jordana AriasRES 2020 #191
• Resolution2020 · #192✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Alice T. VelosaRES 2020 #192
• Resolution2020 · #193✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Walter Smith MontgomeryRES 2020 #193
• Resolution2020 · #194✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the Death of Florence ShoyRES 2020 #194
• Resolution2020 · #195✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of Elisabeth A. McCauleyRES 2020 #195
• Resolution2020 · #196✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of Frederick M. RennaRES 2020 #196
• Resolution2020 · #197✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of Leo Donnelly SrRES 2020 #197
• Resolution2020 · #198✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of Dennis D. DiPietroRES 2020 #198
• Resolution2020 · #199✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Victor DiFadaRES 2020 #199

• Application / petition2020 · #26↪ Referred to committee, unanimousA Re-Submission of a Rezoning Petition has been received from Salvatori Zimno, Vice President, Development, BMR-THIRD LLC., regarding rezoning petition for a proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance and the Zoning Map of the City of Cambridge which upon adoption, would result in a new Planned Unit Development ("PUD") District CDKartszoning📖 read APP 2020 #26
• Application / petition2020 · #27✅ Order adopted, unanimousa curb cut at the premises numbered 11 Education 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 associationApplication from Jeff Perentitransit traffic📖 read APP 2020 #27
• Application / petition2020 · #28✅ Order adopted, unanimousa curb cut at the premises numbered 10 Acorn Park Drive; 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 associationApplication from David Biancavilletransit traffic📖 read APP 2020 #28
• Application / petition2020 · #29a curb cut at the premises numbered 40 Thorndike 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 associationApplication from Patrick Contetransit traffic📖 read APP 2020 #29
• Application / petition2020 · #30↪ Referred to committee, unanimouszoning language for the Alewife Quadrangle Northwest Overlay districtZoning petition from Arvind Srinivasauzoning📖 readAPP 2020 #30
• Application / petition2020 · #31↪ Referred to committee, unanimousnew zoning amendments to increase Affordable HousingZoning petition from Francis E. Donovanaffordable housinghousing generalzoning📖 readAPP 2020 #31

• Awaiting report2020 · #29✅ Report received and acceptedReport on developing new and expanded ways to distribute physical library materials to Cambridge youth over the summer, including possible mobile checkout sitesAR-20-29
• Awaiting report2020 · #30Report on establishing a plan designed to provide a thorough, system-wide review of the entire municipal government to identify and remove any vestiges of systemic racism and/or racial bias in any and all City departments, to establish clear, transparent metrics that will help further this critical endeavorAR-20-30
• Awaiting report2020 · #31Report on determining how to best protect and preserve our commercial spaces that support our small business operators and maintain continuity in our commercial districtsAR-20-31
• Awaiting report2020 · #32✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the feasibility of identifying one evening or day per week that the Fresh Pond Golf Course can be open to the public for general useAR-20-32
• Awaiting report2020 · #33✅ Report received and acceptedReport on implementing a Tenants Rights and Resource Notification Act that would require owners and management companies to include tenant rights and resource information when issuing eviction notifications including at the initial Notice to Quit stage and report back to the City Council on July 27, 2020tenants rentAR-20-33
• Awaiting report2020 · #34✅ Report received and acceptedReport on an itemized statement of all materials, tools, and property owned by the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice safetyAR-20-34

• Government Operations Rules & Claims Committee hearing of 2020-02-19 · Accepted [Unanimous]
• Government Operations Rules & Claims Committee hearing of 2020-03-12 · Accepted [Unanimous]