City Council — Regular Meeting, September 14, 2020

City Manager's Agenda (26)

• CMA 2020 #180A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to an update on COVID-19
• CMA 2020 #181A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following person as a Constable Without Power for a term of three years, effective January 1, 2020: John Graziano
• CMA 2020 #182Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the 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 Squaretransit-traffic
• CMA 2020 #183Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the 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 materials
• CMA 2020 #184Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the 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 software
• CMA 2020 #185Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the 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 Programpolice-safety
• CMA 2020 #186A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 20-35, regarding an update on the Cambridge Police Patrol Officers' Association union contract negotiationslaborpolice-safety
• CMA 2020 #187A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the 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. McNeley
• CMA 2020 #188A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting 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 conditions📖 read
• CMA 2020 #189Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the 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 Decemberhomelessness
• CMA 2020 #190Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the 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 Somervillehousing-general
• CMA 2020 #191Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the 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 Bostonhousing-generalschools
• CMA 2020 #192Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the 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 Collegeschools
• CMA 2020 #193Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the 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 housingaffordable-housinghousing-general
• CMA 2020 #194Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the 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 resources
• CMA 2020 #195Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the 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 Center
• CMA 2020 #196Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the 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 suppliesarts
• CMA 2020 #197Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the 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 Centerspolice-safety
• CMA 2020 #198Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the 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 DHCDhomelessnesshousing-general
• CMA 2020 #199A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to additional amendments to the draft amendment to the Municipal Code introducing a new ordinance entitled Chapter 8.71- Tenants’ Rights and Resources Notificationhousing-generaltenants-rent📖 read
• CMA 2020 #200A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting 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 areasbike-lanesclimatetransit-trafficzoning📖 read
• CMA 2020 #201A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a Planning Board recommendation to adopt, following further study and refinement, the Fossil Fuel Zoning Petition (Amendments to Article 22.000 of the Zoning Ordinance)climatezoning📖 read
• CMA 2020 #202A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a Planning Board recommendation to adopt the Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO) Zoning Petitionaffordable-housinghousing-generaltransit-trafficzoning📖 read
• CMA 2020 #203A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Affordable Housing Overlay Zoning Petition CDD staff follow-up on items requested by the Ordinance Committee at its hearing on August 19, 2020affordable-housinghousing-generaltransit-trafficzoning📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• CMA 2020 #204Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the recommendations of the Community Preservation Act Committee (CPAC) for FY2021affordable-housinghousing-general📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• CMA 2020 #205A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the 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 McCue

Communications (66)

66 resident communications received for this meeting — 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 Orders (16)

• POR 2020 #185Request 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 Henry
• POR 2020 #186Policy Order re Illegal Parking in Front of LBJ Apartmentstransit-traffic
• POR 2020 #187Policy Order re Trash on Columbia Street
• POR 2020 #189That the City Council go on record recognizing September 2020 as Recovery Awareness Month in the City of Cambridge
• POR 2020 #190The 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 forefront
• POR 2020 #191That the City 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 Septemberschools
• POR 2020 #192That the City Manager be and hereby is requested 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 mannerarts
• POR 2020 #194That the City Manager examine expanding visitor permit access for Permit Area 14
• POR 2020 #195That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with the Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Department to examine what traffic calming measures may be implemented for these sections of Walden Streettransit-traffic
• POR 2020 #196That the Cambridge City Council go on record in strong support of H.4878, and in urging the legislature to pass it immediately
• POR 2020 #197That the City 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 ordinancebike-lanes
• POR 2020 #198That the city council extend the current contract with city manager Louis DePasquale for a period of 18 months📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• POR 2020 #199That the City Council confirm the appointment of Louis Bacci, III to the Cambridge Housing Authority Boardhousing-general
• POR 2020 #200That the City Council confirm the appointment of Gerald Clark, to the Cambridge Housing Authority Board.ionhousing-general
• POR 2020 #201Order to amend the rules of the Cambridge City Council
• POR 2020 #202That the City Manager confer with the City Solicitor regarding certain questions regarding the City Council Rules

Resolutions (31)

• RES 2020 #200Resolution on the death of John Ramos
• RES 2020 #201Resolution on the death of Fr. George D. Vartzelis
• RES 2020 #202Resolution on the death of Kevin Kerrigan
• RES 2020 #203Resolution on the Death of Manuel Maia
• RES 2020 #204Resolution on the death of Frances M. Camelio
• RES 2020 #205Resolution on the death of Felicia A. Roberts
• RES 2020 #206Resolution on the death of Wayne Travers
• RES 2020 #207Resolution on the death of Paul Nicholas Gargano
• RES 2020 #208Resolution on the death of William “Bill” Michael Reghitto
• RES 2020 #209Resolution on the death of David C. Morton
• RES 2020 #210Resolution on the death of Leon West
• RES 2020 #211Resolution on the death of Joseph Luis Victoria
• RES 2020 #212Resolution on the death of Dennis Donnelly, Sr
• RES 2020 #213Resolution on the death of Joseph Palomba
• RES 2020 #214Resolution on the Death of John Berry
• RES 2020 #215Wishing a Speedy Recovery to Rev. Dr. Cheryl Townsend Gilkes
• RES 2020 #216Resolution on the death of Michelle Schepis
• RES 2020 #217Resolution on the death of William Devereaux
• RES 2020 #218Resolution on the Death of Sharon Hall
• RES 2020 #219Resolution on the death of Michael A. Pires
• RES 2020 #220That the City Council recognizes September 2020 as Latinx Heritage Month and encourages all Cambridge residents to celebrate the achievements and contributions of Cambridge’s Latinx community
• RES 2020 #221That the City 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, 2020
• RES 2020 #222Congratulations to MIT School of Science Dean Nergis Mavalvalaschools
• RES 2020 #223That the City 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 safe
• RES 2020 #224That the City 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 service
• RES 2020 #225Thanking Jayms Battaglia
• RES 2020 #226Resolution on the death of Roz Springer
• RES 2020 #227Resolution on the death of Evelina DaSilva
• RES 2020 #228Retirement of Lei-Anne Ellis from the Cambridge Public Schools (CPS), Department of Human Service Programs (DHSP) and Public Health Departmentschools
• RES 2020 #229Resolution on the death of Kathleen M. Gillespie
• RES 2020 #230Resolution on the death of Justin Waithe

Applications & Petitions (3)

• APP 2020 #32An application was received from Theresa Freni representing Santander, requesting permission for a projecting sign at the premises numbered 599 Massachusetts Avenue approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and proof of abutters has been received📖 read
• APP 2020 #33An application was received from Heather representing Bank of America, requesting permission for a projecting sign at the premises numbered 212 Hampshire Street approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abutter📖 read
• APP 2020 #34A Zoning Petition has been received from BMR–Third LLC c/o BioMed Realty, L.P. regarding a Zoning Amendment Petition for a new Planned Unit Development PUD District CDKartszoning📖 read

Other Business (12)

• AR-20-35Report on providing an update on the Cambridge Police Patrol Officers’ Association union contract negotiationlaborpolice-safety
• AR-20-36Report 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 processes
• AR-20-37Report 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 dedication
• AR-20-38Report 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 possible
• AR-20-39Report 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-traffic
• AR-20-40Report 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 Parkway
• AR-20-41Report 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-safety

• 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
• 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 📖 read 📄 PDF
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• information from the School Committee’s summer meetings 📖 read
• POR 2020 #193 : That the City Manager confer with the Department of Public Works, the

Cambridge Water Department and other relevant partners to create a pilot

program for wastewater testing for evidence of COVID-19

Committee Reports (15)

• 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]