City Council — Regular Meeting, October 5, 2020

City Manager's Agenda (12)

• CMA 2020 #211A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to votes necessary to seek approval from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue of the tax rate for FY2021budgethousing-generalpolice-safety📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• CMA 2020 #212A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the reappointment of the following person as a member of the Police Review & Advisory Board for a term of five years, effective October 5, 2020: Dr. Beverly C. Sealeypolice-safety
• CMA 2020 #213A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the reappointment of the following persons as a members of the Commission on Immigrant Rights & Citizenship for a term of three years, effective September 18, 2020: Alejandro Epstein-Santoyo and Karin Lin
• CMA 2020 #214A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the Net Zero Action Plan Task Force for a term of nine-monthsclimate
• CMA 2020 #215A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, submitting for approval the attached revised STIR showing proposed updates to the Rapid SOS technology currently used by the Emergency Communications Department (“ECD”), pursuant to Chapter 2.128 (“the Surveillance Technology Ordinance”), Section 2.128.030 of the Cambridge Municipal Codepolice-safety📖 read
• CMA 2020 #216A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 20-43, regarding a report on trash left out on Columbia Streetbike-lanesschools📖 read
• CMA 2020 #217A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 20-29, regarding distributing physical library materials to Cambridge youth over the summertransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2020 #218A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 20-26, regarding a report on placing four little free libraries📖 read
• CMA 2020 #219A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 20-47, regarding a report on heat lamps and outdoor dining during the COVID-19 public health crisis
• CMA 2020 #220A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 19-137, regarding a report on determining if Inspectional Services can be given authority to issue citations for smoking in non-smoking buildings📖 read
• CMA 2020 #221A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a response to City Council request at the Special Meeting relative to COVID-19 Update of September 29, 2020, to provide opinions on the question of eviction moratoria applicabilitytenants-rent📖 read
• CMA 2020 #222A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 20-41, regarding a report on the feasibility of an alternative Public Safety Crisis Response Systemhomelessnesspolice-safety📖 read

Communications (23)

23 resident communications received for this meeting — affordable housing (9) · housing general (7) · zoning (5) · transit traffic (5) · bike lanes (4). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (13)

• POR 2020 #210Policy Order Re Dedication Request For Ruby Pearson
• POR 2020 #211That the City Manager work with the Department of Traffic and Parking to conduct an evaluation of speeding on Kinnaird Street, from Western Avenue to Putnam Avenue; Hancock Street, from Massachusetts Avenue to Kinnaird Street; Green Street, from Pleasant Street to Putnam Avenue; and Franklin Street, from Putnam to Pleasant Street; and to consider ways to reduce speed, including raised crosswalks and additional signagetransit-traffic
• POR 2020 #212That the Council go on record requesting the Secretary of Transportation Stephanie Pollack consider an I-90 lane reduction and at-grade design during the final decision-making process;
• POR 2020 #213That the Cambridge City Council adopt the following amendments to Chapter 5.50 of the Municipal Ordinances of the City of Cambridge entitled “CANNABIS BUSINESS PERMITTING”. REFERRED TO ORDINANCE COMMITTEE IN COUNCIL OCTOBER 5, 2020
• POR 2020 #214That the City Manager be and is hereby requested to work with the Public Health Department and the Law Department to amend Cambridge’s Moratorium on Eviction Enforcement to make clear that it remains in effect after October 17 and until at least the end of the state of emergency is declaredtenants-rent
• POR 2020 #215That the City Manager confer with the Budget Office and other relevant departments to discuss the feasibility of installing the remaining flashing crosswalks as outlined in the PB4 proposal, particularly on Broadway and Norfolk Street and provide an update to this Council by October 26, 2020budgettransit-traffic
• POR 2020 #216The City of Cambridge and its institutions including Harvard, MIT, and Cambridge Hospital have a long history of direct medical and scientific faculty and student exchanges as well as direct collaboration with Cuba, working together for many years on breakthrough treatments and medical approaches, such as the search for a vaccine for Dengue Fever and the development of treatments for drug resistant infections
• POR 2020 #217Cannabis Delivery-Only Zoning Ordinance. REFERRED TO ORDINANCE COMMITTEE AND PLANNING BOARD IN COUNCIL OCTOBER 5, 2020zoning
• POR 2020 #218That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Cambridge Historical Commission and other relevant City Departments to ensure that any report or recommendation for a new Neighborhood Conservation District in Cambridge presented to the City Council include an analysis of the potential effects on City housing affordability based on current research, as well as any mitigations that the Cambridge Historical Commission recommends, so that the City Council may holistically evaluate the matterhousing-general
• POR 2020 #219That the City Council go on record supporting the Roe Act and restate its commitment to the protection of abortion rights, reproductive health care rights, and individuals’ rights to make reproductive decisions about their own bodies
• POR 2020 #220That the City Council go on record supporting the high school students’ open letter requesting leadership to protect Asian American students from this onslaught of racial bullying and abuseschools
• POR 2020 #221That the Council go on record supporting the passage of S.2500 and H.4933 and to support the inclusion of the following in the final bill: 1) The development of a net zero stretch code by DOER (S.2500, § 30-31, 54) 2) The consideration of geographically diverse communities, including low-income communities, in the development of a net zero stretch code (S.2500, § 54) 3) The increase in membership and the establishment of term limits for the Board of Building Regulations and Standards (H.4933, § 15A-F);climate
• POR 2020 #222That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with the Transportation Department and Solicitor to provide the City with an update on the progress toward a draft Ordinance as soon as possible and with the draft of an Ordinance by October 19, 2020

Resolutions (10)

• RES 2020 #237Retirement of Eva Martin Blythe from YWCA Cambridge
• RES 2020 #238Resolution on the death of Harold B. Conrad
• RES 2020 #239Congratulations to Leila Quinn and Megan Berkowitz
• RES 2020 #240Resolution Sending Condolences to the O'Toole Family
• RES 2020 #241Resolution on the death of Ralph W. Chapman, Jr
• RES 2020 #242Resolution on the death of Manuel N. Cardoso
• RES 2020 #243National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
• RES 2020 #244Resolution on the death of Deputy Fire Chief Ralph Chapman
• RES 2020 #245That the City Council go on record to state its continued observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day on October 12, 2020
• RES 2020 #247Wishing Valerie Beaudrault a Happy Birthday

Applications & Petitions (3)

• APP 2020 #36An application was received from Anthony Papatonis, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 159 Allston Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical Commission and Public Works. Response has been received from the neighborhood association. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR CARLONE IN COUNCIL OCTOBER 5, 2020transit-traffic📖 read 📄 PDF
• APP 2020 #37An application was received from Ron Witte, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 33 Bristol 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 associationtransit-traffic📖 read 📄 PDF
• APP 2020 #38An application was received from the Mayor's Office requesting permission for a temporary banner across Massachusetts Avenue in front of City Hall announcing Cambridge Celebrates Indigenous People's Day from October 9, 2020 thru October 16, 2020📖 read

Other Business (8)

• AR-20-46Report on the implementation of traffic calming measures on Concord Ave between Huron Ave and Garden Streettransit-traffic
• AR-20-47Report on support for Extended Outdoor Dining beyond the November 1st expiration date and expediting permitting, reduce financial barriers and provide clear outdoor dining public health guidelines
• AR-20-48Report on the feasibility of creating an antibody testing program
• AR-20-49Report on the implementation of closing several blocks of streets in Harvard Square as soon as possible to vehicular traffic, with the exception of deliveriestransit-traffic

• AHO Public comment statement 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• a memorandum regarding Communicating information from the School Committee 📖 read
• the Cycling Safety Ordinance
• COF 2020 #55 : A communication was received from City Manager, Louis A. DePasquale, transmitting a memorandum regarding Pursuant to Chapter 2.128 (“the Surveillance Technology Ordinance”), Section 2.128.030 of the Cambridge Municipal Code, I hereby submit to the City Council for approval the attached

revised STIR showing proposed updates to the Rapid SOS technology currently used by the

Emergency Communications Department (“ECD”). [police-safety] 📖 read 📄 PDF

Committee Reports (2)

• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2020-08-26 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) — Tabled [Unanimous]