City Council — Regular Meeting, November 16, 2020

City Manager's Agenda (9)

• CMA 2020 #257Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $850,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Department Extraordinary Expenditures account, for a 30 -Year Post Closure Evaluation and Report of Danehy Park
• CMA 2020 #258A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 20-57, regarding the use of party buses in the Cambridge Crossing areapolice-safety📖 read
• CMA 2020 #259A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 19-22, regarding the feasibility of allowing small businesses to host live acoustic music performances without a license📖 read
• CMA 2020 #260A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a request for acceptance of G.L. Chapter 39, Section 23D to allow members of adjudicatory boards and commissions to vote on a matter before the adjudicatory body of which they are a member if the board member has missed one of the sessions regarding the matter at issue📖 read 📄 PDF
• CMA 2020 #261A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 20-45, regarding examining what traffic calming measures may be implemented for Walden Street, Raymond Street and Richdale Avenuetransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2020 #262A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 20-10, regarding renaming the Agassiz neighborhood📖 read
• CMA 2020 #263Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $310,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Community Development Department Extraordinary Expenditures account which will be used for consultant services to conduct a study that will evaluate resident experiences in affordable housing in Cambridgeaffordable-housinghousing-general
• CMA 2020 #264A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a request that the City Council extend its prior authorization for the City Manager or his designee to grant street obstruction approvals, along with any other necessary approvals for temporary street obstructions, from this date until sixty (60) days past the end of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts State of Emergencyzoning📖 read
• CMA 2020 #265A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Green Energy Analysis Zoning Petition Substitute Zoning Text received from the Community Development Department and the Law Departmentclimatetransit-trafficzoning📖 read

Communications (8)

8 resident communications received for this meeting — affordable housing (3) · housing general (3) · homelessness (2) · tenants rent (2) · trees (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (12)

• POR 2020 #260That the Regular City Council meeting scheduled for Monday, December 28, 2020 be and hereby is cancelled
• POR 2020 #261Update on City-Owned Vacant Properties Inventory
• POR 2020 #262Resolution in Support of Harvard Janitors
• POR 2020 #263Interpreters at Polling Locations
• POR 2020 #264That the enclosed amendments to the Tree Protection Ordinance be adopted to extend the temporary prohibition on tree cutting permits until February 28, 2021treeszoning📖 read
• POR 2020 #265That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to review the granting of an extension for the 605 Concord Avenue project which appears counter to the City’s zoning code and confer with the relevant departments on how many projects that had a permit prior to these changes could request an extensionzoning
• POR 2020 #266That the City Council go on record in opposition to the Fiscal Control Management Board plans to replace existing zero-emissions electric bus routes in Cambridgeclimate
• POR 2020 #267That the City Manager be and is hereby requested to work with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation to explore the feasibility of keeping Riverbend Park open beyond📖 read
• POR 2020 #269That the City Manager work with the City Solicitor to draft appropriate Home Rule language which would allow for acoustic live entertainment performances in small businesses under certain conditions without a license, and report back to the City Council with Home Rule language by the December 14th regular City Council meeting
• POR 2020 #270That the City Manager confer with the Metro Mayor’s Association to close indoor dining, gyms, casinos and other non-essential indoor activities as soon as possible and That the City Manager, Community Development Department, the Economic Development Division, the Assessing Department and other relevant City Departments organize a small business and restaurant relief program that will assist during this second shutdown and our efforts to stop community spread of COVID-19 and keep schools openschools📖 read
• POR 2020 #268That the Neighborhood and Long-Term Planning Committee, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebrations Committee recommend to the full City Council that a response to each of the six areas of the Envision plan to include holding committee meetings on each of the planning topics as they are updated and ready to be discussed, be referred to respective committees related to the goals and plansarts
• POR 2020 #271That the City Council confirm the reappointment of Christopher Bator to the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority for a term of five years

Resolutions (5)

• RES 2020 #279Resolution on the death of Helen T. (Stanton) Sullivan
• RES 2020 #280Resolution on the death of Ruth C. Jordan
• RES 2020 #281Resolution on the Death of Na Jae Josephs
• RES 2020 #282That the Cambridge City Council go on record in expressing its deepest condolences to the family and friends of Colleen McCarthy
• RES 2020 #283Resolution on the death of Dr. Leah Anne Zallman

Other Business (2)

• a report from Councillor Patricia Nolan, Chair of the Neighborhood and Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebration Committee, for a public hearing held on October 7, 2020 on the reappointment of Christopher Bator to the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority for a term of five years and to discuss the Envision Cambridge citywide plan, and review how to set priorities and goals
• (untitled) 📖 read

Committee Reports (3)

• Neighborhood & Long Term Planning Committee hearing of 2020-10-07 — Report Accepted And Placed On [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) — Order Adopted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) — Order Adopted [Unanimous]