City Council · Regular Meeting, September 14, 2020

• City Manager's report2020 · #180📁 Placed on file, unanimousan update on COVID-19Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2020 #180
• City Manager's report2020 · #181📁 Placed on file, unanimousthe appointment of the following person as a Constable Without Power for a term of three years, effective January 1, 2020: John GrazianoSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2020 #181
• City Manager's report2020 · #182✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $52,158.29 received from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), Shared Streets and Spaces Program Grant, to the Grant Fund Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used for expenses associated with the Starlight Square temporary place-keeping intervention in Municipal Parking Lot 5 in Central SquareSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managertransit trafficCMA 2020 #182
• City Manager's report2020 · #183✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of an FY21 State 911 Department Training grant in the amount of $138,113 to the Grant Fund Emergency Communications Salary and Wages account ($92,735), and Grant Fund Emergency Communications Travel and Training account ($45,378) which will support training of Emergency Communications Center personnel, classroom fees, and training materialsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2020 #183
• City Manager's report2020 · #184✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of an FY21 State 911 Department Support and Incentive Grant in the amount of $494,531 to the Grant Fund Emergency Communications Salaries and Wages account ($278,831), and to the Grant Fund Emergency Communications Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($215,700) which will support the costs of Emergency Communications Center personnel salaries and overtime and annual maintenance costs of dispatch-related softwareSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2020 #184
• City Manager's report2020 · #185✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $50,000 received through donations from Cambridge Savings Bank ($25,000) and Divco West/Cambridge Crossing ($25,000) to the Grant Fund Police Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used to cover costs associated with My Brother’s Keeper Summer Empowerment ProgramSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safetyCMA 2020 #185
• City Manager's report2020 · #186📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 20-35, regarding an update on the Cambridge Police Patrol Officers' Association union contract negotiationsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerlaborpolice safetyCMA 2020 #186
• City Manager's report2020 · #187📁 Placed on file, unanimousthe appointment of the following person as a new member of the Cambridge Water Board for a term of 5-years, effective September 14, 2020: Michael J. McNeleySubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2020 #187
• City Manager's report2020 · #188📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 20-38, regarding a report on lessons learned from 2016 and on plans in place to institute water savings measures and to inform the public as soon as practicable about the possibility of dry and drought conditionsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 readCMA 2020 #188
• City Manager's report2020 · #189✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $100,000, received from Harvard University, to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account which combined with City funding of $150,000, will support the operation of the Y2Y Shelter from August through DecemberSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerhomelessnessCMA 2020 #189
• City Manager's report2020 · #190✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Low Income Heating Assistance Program grant in the amount of $100,218.00 funded by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($3,000.00), and to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($97,218.00) which will allow the operation of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) serving Cambridge and SomervilleSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhousing generalCMA 2020 #190
• City Manager's report2020 · #191✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $12,500 received from the Cambridge Housing Authority for the College Success Initiative (CSI), to the Grant Fund Human Service Department Programs Salary and Wages account which will be used to support a portion of the salary costs for one of the college success coaches to work with students attending Bunker Hill Community College and UMass BostonSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhousing generalschoolsCMA 2020 #191
• City Manager's report2020 · #192✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $15,000 received from the Cambridge Community Foundation for the College Success Initiative (CSI), to the Grant Fund Human Service Department Programs Salary and Wages account which will be used to support part of the salary costs associated with a college success coach who will provide individualized college coaching for students attending UMass Boston and for graduates of the Community Learning Center’s Bridge to College program who attend Bunker Hill Community CollegeSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerschoolsCMA 2020 #192
• City Manager's report2020 · #193✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $83,650.00 received from the Cambridge Housing Authority for the Cambridge Employment Program, to the Grant Fund Human Service Department Programs Salary and Wages account which will be used to maintain the capacity of the Cambridge Employment Program by continuing to fund a vocational case manager to provide career counseling and case management services to Cambridge residents seeking employment, particularly those residing in public housingSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manageraffordable housinghousing generalCMA 2020 #193
• City Manager's report2020 · #194✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Children’s Trust Fund grant for the Center for Families program in the amount of $36,750.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($31,053.00) and the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($5,697.00) which will be used by the Center for Families to support family programs targeting parents of children up to eight years, which include a variety of family support and parent education programs and resourcesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2020 #194
• City Manager's report2020 · #195✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a grant from the Cambridge Public Health Department to the Moore Youth Center, in the amount of $750.00, to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($750.00) which will be used to continue the Teen Internship Program at the Moore Youth CenterSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2020 #195
• City Manager's report2020 · #196✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $9,335.00, received from donations to Cambridge Individuals with Special Needs, to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used to support participant and program needs including team uniforms, Special Olympic costs, theatrical production costs, mobility and physical therapy equipment, and art suppliesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerartsCMA 2020 #196
• City Manager's report2020 · #197✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Shannon Grant received from the Metropolitan Mayors Coalition/Shannon Community Safety Initiative through the Executive Office of Public Safety for $24,040.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($22,032.00) and to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($2,008.00) which will be used to support the design and implementation of the City Peace program, a violence prevention peer leadership internship for teens through the Youth CentersSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safetyCMA 2020 #197
• City Manager's report2020 · #198✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Family Shelter grant received from the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) in the amount of $498,600.25 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used by the YWCA operate its family shelter from July 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021, including the provision of case management and housing search and stabilization services for up to ten homeless families referred by the DHCDSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhomelessnesshousing generalCMA 2020 #198
• City Manager's report2020 · #199✅ Order adopted, unanimousadditional amendments to the draft amendment to the Municipal Code introducing a new ordinance entitled Chapter 8.71- Tenants’ Rights and Resources NotificationSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhousing generaltenants rent📖 readCMA 2020 #199
• City Manager's report2020 · #200↪ Referred to the committee for, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 20-39 and 20-40, regarding contacting the new owners of Jerry's Pond and discussing next steps in the potential restoration and improvements to Jerry's Pond and its surrounding areasSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerbike lanesclimatetransit trafficzoning📖 readCMA 2020 #200
• City Manager's report2020 · #201↪ Referred to the petition, unanimousa Planning Board recommendation to adopt, following further study and refinement, the Fossil Fuel Zoning Petition (Amendments to Article 22.000 of the Zoning Ordinance)Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerclimatezoning📖 readCMA 2020 #201
• City Manager's report2020 · #202↪ Referred to the petition, unanimousa Planning Board recommendation to adopt the Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO) Zoning PetitionSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manageraffordable housinghousing generaltransit trafficzoning📖 readCMA 2020 #202
• City Manager's report2020 · #203↪ Referred to the petition, unanimousAffordable Housing Overlay Zoning Petition CDD staff follow-up on items requested by the Ordinance Committee at its hearing on August 19, 2020Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manageraffordable housinghousing generaltransit trafficzoning📖 read CMA 2020 #203
• City Manager's report2020 · #204✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe recommendations of the Community Preservation Act Committee (CPAC) for FY2021Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manageraffordable housinghousing general📖 read CMA 2020 #204
• City Manager's report2020 · #205📁 Placed on file, unanimousthe reappointment of the following person as a member of the Cambridge Health Alliance Board of Trustees: 3-year terms, Susanne A. Martz, PhD, William L. Lahey, Paula Paris. 1-year terms: Alexander White, MD, Joshua Posner, Gerald McCueSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2020 #205

• City officer's report2020 · #46(untitled)📖 readCOF 2020 #46
• City officer's report2020 · #49information from the School Committee’s summer meetingsclimateschools📖 readCOF 2020 #49

66 resident communications received for this meeting, on arts (21) · housing general (15) · schools (13) · affordable housing (13) · transit traffic (9). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

• Policy order2020 · #185✅ Order adopted as amended, 8–0Request the reopening of the Danroy "DJ" Henry case and charge officer Aaron Hess for excessive use of force, negligent treatment of life in the death of DJ HenryPOR 2020 #185
• Policy order2020 · #186✅ Order adopted, 8–0Policy Order re Illegal Parking in Front of LBJ Apartmentstransit trafficPOR 2020 #186
• Policy order2020 · #187✅ Order adopted, 8–0Policy Order re Trash on Columbia StreetPOR 2020 #187
• Policy order2020 · #189✅ Order adopted, 8–0City Council go on record recognizing September 2020 as Recovery Awareness Month in the City of CambridgeCouncil orderPOR 2020 #189
• Policy order2020 · #190✅ Order adopted, 8–0The City Manager is requested to work with Claude Jacob, Chief Public Health Officer of the Cambridge Public Health Department to appoint a Vaccine Task Force to develop a plan that keeps equity at the forefrontPOR 2020 #190
• Policy order2020 · #191✅ Order adopted, 8–0City Manager confer with the CPS Food and Nutrition team and Cambridge Complete Count Committee on deploying Census outreach at food distribution sites for the remainder of SeptemberCouncil orderschoolsPOR 2020 #191
• Policy order2020 · #192✅ Order adopted, 8–0Asks the City Manager to direct the Community Development Department and any other appropriate City personnel to establish a means of providing technical support to marginalized, underrepresented business owners and non-profit arts organizations in applying for and obtaining the critical funds from the Mayor’s Disaster Relief Fund Grant and Loan program, and/or from other similar State and Federal assistance programs, and to report back to the City Council on this matter in a timely mannerCouncil requestartsPOR 2020 #192
• Policy order2020 · #193POR 2020 #193 : That the City Manager confer with the Department of Public Works, thePOR 2020 #193
• Policy order2020 · #194✅ Order adopted, 6–2City Manager examine expanding visitor permit access for Permit Area 14Council orderPOR 2020 #194
• Policy order2020 · #195✅ Order adopted, 8–0Asks the City Manager to work with the Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Department to examine what traffic calming measures may be implemented for these sections of Walden StreetCouncil requesttransit trafficPOR 2020 #195
• Policy order2020 · #196✅ Order adopted, 8–0Cambridge City Council go on record in strong support of H.4878, and in urging the legislature to pass it immediatelyCouncil orderPOR 2020 #196
• Policy order2020 · #197✅ Order adopted, 5–3City Manager be and is hereby requested to convene a stakeholder group of City staff, business, resident, and bicycle representatives no later than spring 2021 to create a viable plan for Cambridge St to be implemented by 2026, and for this process to happen alongside of the process created by the ordinanceCouncil orderbike lanesPOR 2020 #197
• Policy order2020 · #198city council extend the current contract with city manager Louis DePasquale for a period of 18 monthsCouncil order📖 read POR 2020 #198
• Policy order2020 · #199✅ Order adopted, 8–0City Council confirm the appointment of Louis Bacci, III to the Cambridge Housing Authority BoardCouncil orderhousing generalPOR 2020 #199
• Policy order2020 · #200✅ Order adopted, 8–0City Council confirm the appointment of Gerald Clark, to the Cambridge Housing Authority Board.ionCouncil orderhousing generalPOR 2020 #200
• Policy order2020 · #201✅ Order adopted, unanimousOrder to amend the rules of the Cambridge City CouncilPOR 2020 #201
• Policy order2020 · #202✅ Order adopted, 8–1City Manager confer with the City Solicitor regarding certain questions regarding the City Council RulesCouncil orderPOR 2020 #202

Cambridge Water Department and other relevant partners to create a pilot

program for wastewater testing for evidence of COVID-19

• Resolution2020 · #200✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of John RamosRES 2020 #200
• Resolution2020 · #201✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of Fr. George D. VartzelisRES 2020 #201
• Resolution2020 · #202✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of Kevin KerriganRES 2020 #202
• Resolution2020 · #203✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the Death of Manuel MaiaRES 2020 #203
• Resolution2020 · #204✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of Frances M. CamelioRES 2020 #204
• Resolution2020 · #205✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of Felicia A. RobertsRES 2020 #205
• Resolution2020 · #206✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of Wayne TraversRES 2020 #206
• Resolution2020 · #207✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of Paul Nicholas GarganoRES 2020 #207
• Resolution2020 · #208✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of William “Bill” Michael ReghittoRES 2020 #208
• Resolution2020 · #209✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of David C. MortonRES 2020 #209
• Resolution2020 · #210✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of Leon WestRES 2020 #210
• Resolution2020 · #211✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of Joseph Luis VictoriaRES 2020 #211
• Resolution2020 · #212✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of Dennis Donnelly, SrRES 2020 #212
• Resolution2020 · #213✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of Joseph PalombaRES 2020 #213
• Resolution2020 · #214✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the Death of John BerryRES 2020 #214
• Resolution2020 · #215✅ Order adopted, 8–0Wishing a Speedy Recovery to Rev. Dr. Cheryl Townsend GilkesRES 2020 #215
• Resolution2020 · #216✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of Michelle SchepisRES 2020 #216
• Resolution2020 · #217✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of William DevereauxRES 2020 #217
• Resolution2020 · #218✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the Death of Sharon HallRES 2020 #218
• Resolution2020 · #219✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of Michael A. PiresRES 2020 #219
• Resolution2020 · #220✅ Order adopted, 8–0City Council recognizes September 2020 as Latinx Heritage Month and encourages all Cambridge residents to celebrate the achievements and contributions of Cambridge’s Latinx communityCouncil orderRES 2020 #220
• Resolution2020 · #221✅ Order adopted, 8–0City Council goes on record recognizing September 22, 2020 as National Voter Registration day in the City of Cambridge and encourages residents to register to vote by October 24, 2020Council orderRES 2020 #221
• Resolution2020 · #222✅ Order adopted, 8–0Congratulations to MIT School of Science Dean Nergis MavalvalaschoolsRES 2020 #222
• Resolution2020 · #223✅ Order adopted, 8–0City Council go on record congratulating the Broad Institute for reaching this milestone of administering over 1 million COVID-19 tests and thanking them for their tireless efforts in keeping Cambridge and the surrounding communities safeCouncil orderRES 2020 #223
• Resolution2020 · #224✅ Order adopted, 8–0City Council go on record extending its appreciation to the Sufi Service Committee for their dedication and goodwill, congratulating them on another successful year fostering community, and wishing them continued success for many more years of serviceCouncil orderRES 2020 #224
• Resolution2020 · #225✅ Order adopted, 8–0Thanking Jayms BattagliaRES 2020 #225
• Resolution2020 · #226✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of Roz SpringerRES 2020 #226
• Resolution2020 · #227✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of Evelina DaSilvaRES 2020 #227
• Resolution2020 · #228✅ Order adopted, 8–0Retirement of Lei-Anne Ellis from the Cambridge Public Schools (CPS), Department of Human Service Programs (DHSP) and Public Health DepartmentschoolsRES 2020 #228
• Resolution2020 · #229✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of Kathleen M. GillespieRES 2020 #229
• Resolution2020 · #230✅ Order adopted, 8–0Resolution on the death of Justin WaitheRES 2020 #230

• Application / petition2020 · #32✅ Order adopted, 8–0a projecting sign at the premises numbered 599 Massachusetts AvenueApplication from Theresa Freni representing Santander📖 readapproval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, CommuniAPP 2020 #32
• Application / petition2020 · #33✅ Order adopted, 8–0a projecting sign at the premises numbered 212 Hampshire StreetApplication from Heather representing Bank of America📖 readapproval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, CommuniAPP 2020 #33
• Application / petition2020 · #34✅ Ordained, unanimousa Zoning Amendment Petition for a new Planned Unit Development PUD District CDKZoning petition from BMR–Third LLC c/o BioMed Realty, L.P.artszoning📖 readAPP 2020 #34

• Awaiting report2020 · #35✅ Report received and acceptedReport on providing an update on the Cambridge Police Patrol Officers’ Association union contract negotiationlaborpolice safetyAR-20-35
• Awaiting report2020 · #36Report on generating 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 processesAR-20-36
• Awaiting report2020 · #37✅ Report received and acceptedReport on considering 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 dedicationAR-20-37
• Awaiting report2020 · #38✅ Report received and acceptedReport 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 possibleAR-20-38
• Awaiting report2020 · #39Report on the 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 Parkbike lanestransit trafficAR-20-39
• Awaiting report2020 · #40Report on improving 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 ParkwayAR-20-40
• Awaiting report2020 · #41✅ Report received and acceptedReport on working with the Cambridge Police Department, Emergency Communications Department, Department of Public Health, Department of Human Services and other relevant departments to determine the feasibility of an alternative Public Safety Crisis Response System, which department would be responsible for it, and how it would be funded and implemented in FY2022police safetyAR-20-41

• CRT 2020 #7 · a report from Councillor Marc McGovern, Chair of the Human Services and Veterans Committee, for a public hearing held on June 25, 2020 to receive an update from the Department of Human Services and the School Department of Summer Camp programming for Cambridge Youth [schools]
• CRT 2020 #8 · a report from Councilor E. Denise Simmons, Co-Chair and Councilor Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Co-Chair of the Housing Committee for a public hearing held on July 21, 2020 to receive a report from the Housing Liaison to the City Manager’s Office on her proposed priorities for the remainder of the 2020-2021 City Council term [housing-general] 📖 read

• Human Services & Veterans Committee hearing of 2020-06-25 · Report Accepted And Placed On [Unanimous]
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2020-07-07 · Accepted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) · Order Adopted [5 To 3]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) · Passed To A Second Reading [6 To 1]
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2020-07-08 · Accepted [Unanimous]
• Government Operations Rules & Claims Committee hearing of 2020-07-20 · Accepted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) · Order Adopted As Amended [6 To 2]
• Housing Committee hearing of 2020-07-21 · Report Accepted And Placed On [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) · Order Adopted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) · Order Adopted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of 2020-07-22 · Accepted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) · Order Adopted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) · Order Adopted [8 To 1]
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2020-08-19 · Accepted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) · Passed To A Second Reading [7 To 2]