City Council — Regular Meeting, November 2, 2020

City Manager's Agenda (7)

• CMA 2020 #247A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a COVID-19 update📖 read
• CMA 2020 #248Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $100,000, from Free Cash to the General Fund Executive Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account to support the City’s Patio Heater Reimbursement Program
• CMA 2020 #249A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 20-46, regarding a report on traffic measures on Concord Avenuetransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2020 #250A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 20-55, regarding a report on visitor parking in permit Area 14transit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2020 #251A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 20-42, regarding enforcement of illegal parking in front of LBJ Apartments on Erie Streethousing-generalpolice-safetytransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2020 #252A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative draft alternative language to the Green Energy Analysis Zoning Petitionzoning
• CMA 2020 #253A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a request for approval to increase of the fee for a Resident Parking Permit/Pass, which is currently $25.00, to $40.00, by amending the provisions of Chapter 10, Section 10.17.070 of the Municipal Codetransit-traffic📖 read

Communications (43)

43 resident communications received for this meeting — housing general (12) · affordable housing (8) · zoning (5) · schools (4) · transit traffic (3). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (9)

• POR 2020 #245Policy Order Seeking Suitable Dedication For Eurie Stamps, Sr
• POR 2020 #246That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the Community Development Department to commence the public process with the Port neighborhood and surrounding communities to determine the future use of the 35 Cherry Street parcel for affordable housing, and in conjunction with the community, determine the type of housing that would meet the most pressing needs in the areaaffordable-housinghousing-generaltransit-trafficzoning📖 read
• POR 2020 #247That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Public Information Office, the Housing Liaison, the Multiservice Center, the School Department, and other relevant City departments to create a comprehensive digital, postal, and traditional media outreach campaign educating residents on the Cambridge eviction moratorium, tenants’ rights, and resources available to at-risk tenantshousing-generalschoolstenants-rent
• POR 2020 #248That the Executive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider the request for a suitable dedication in the vicinity of CCTV’s office located at 438 Massachusetts Avenue in honor of retiring CCTV Executive Director Susan Fleischmann
• POR 2020 #249That the City Manager is hereby requested to direct the appropriate City staff to light up City Hall teal on Thursday, November 5, 2020, to raise awareness and support for those affected by Alzheimer’s Disease
• POR 2020 #250That the City Manager is requested to consult with the relevant departments about the feasibility of posting all applications for building permits online as soon as available
• POR 2020 #251That a Joint Roundtable for members of the City Council and School Committee be held on Tuesday, November 10, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm for the purpose of discussing the impact of COVID-19 on Cambridge Public Schoolsschools
• POR 2020 #252That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Community Development Department about analyzing eviction data from 2018 through 2021 and come back with a plan on how to use this data to inform our next action stepstenants-rent
• POR 2020 #253The Cambridge City Council direct the City Manager to work with the City Solicitor’s Office to draft a Home Rule Petition that would cap campaign contributions to any City Council candidate to $200 per person, per year, per candidate and limit candidate loans to $3,000 per election cycle. REFERRED TO THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE IN COUNCIL NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Resolutions (6)

• RES 2020 #270Congratulations to Associate Justice Kimberly Budd
• RES 2020 #271Resolution on the death of Rick Jarvis
• RES 2020 #272Resolution on the Death of Richard McKinnon
• RES 2020 #273Congratulations to Fred Fantini
• RES 2020 #274That this City Council goes on record urging all residents to honor the men and women who have defended our country, as well as those who are serving today by commemorating Veterans’ Day on Wednesday, November 11, 2020
• RES 2020 #275Resolution on the death of Cynthia Prescott

Applications & Petitions (1)

• APP 2020 #43An application was received from Jesse Aguilar, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 87 Cambridge 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 associationtransit-traffic📖 read

Other Business (6)

• AR-20-55Report on the possibility of expanding visitor permit access for Permit Area 14
• AR-20-56Report on establishing a plan that will allow for greater outreach to women-and-minority-owned businesses, technical assistance to these businesses in applying for financial relief, and a clear plan to ensure that those small businesses that have not yet received financial assistance be granted every opportunity to access any future City funding should it be made available
• AR-20-57Report on contacting the appropriate representatives of the Cambridge Crossing buildings, and with appropriate representatives of the Governor’s Office, to ensure that the "party buses" the sorts of luxury buses filled with flashing, multicolored lights, dance music and interior bars, typically rented out by groups of people to shuttle them around are not in violation of any current statewide Covid-19 protocols

• a memorandum regarding Cambridge Brands Curb Cut 📖 read
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• a memorandum Mass Housing Coalition Pledge 📖 read