City Council — Regular Meeting, December 21, 2020

City Manager's Agenda (13)

• CMA 2020 #288A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a COVID-19 update📖 read
• CMA 2020 #289A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 20-44, regarding a Vaccine Task Force📖 read
• CMA 2020 #290Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program grant in the amount of $716,596.00 funded by the Federal Department of Health and Human Services and administered in Massachusetts by the Commonwealth’s Department of Housing and Community Development to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($127,864.50), and to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($588,731.50) which will provide funds for the operation of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program serving Cambridge and Somervillehousing-general
• CMA 2020 #291A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following persons as new members of the Cambridge Health Alliance Board of Trustees: Barbara Guthrie, Lori Lander and Yvette Verdieu
• CMA 2020 #292A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a Surveillance Technology Impact Report relative to the Munis Tax Modules, which is software suite that contains several tax modules (Real Estate, Personal Property, MV Excise, and Boat) as well as provides access to the MA environmental police registration databasepolice-safety📖 read
• CMA 2020 #293A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a response to Policy Order No. O-8 of July 27, 2020, regarding a review of the proposed amendments to Chapter 2.119 of the Municipal Code - the Domestic Partnership Ordinance📖 read 📄 PDF
• CMA 2020 #294A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a recommendation from the Planning Board to adopt with modifications, the MXD Amendments Zoning Petitionzoning📖 read
• CMA 2020 #295A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a Planning Board recommendation to adoption the Cannabis Delivery Zoning Petitionzoning📖 read
• CMA 2020 #296A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a Planning Board recommendation to adopt with modifications, the Canal District Kendall (PUD-CDK) Zoning Petitionartszoning📖 read 📄 PDF
• CMA 2020 #297A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to memo from the development economics consultant team led by Karl F. Seidman regarding a financial assessment of the Canal District Kendall (PUD-CDK) Zoning Petition submitted by BioMed Realtyzoning📖 read
• CMA 2020 #298A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the following requests relative to the eminent domain taking of 185 Larch Road: 1. Appropriate $7,702,000 from Free Cash to the General Fund Law Department Travel & Training (Damages) Account to cover the pro tanto payment toward the expenses of acquisition as required by the above referenced Sections of Chapters 40 and 43 of the General Laws for the property located at 185 Larch Road owned by BB&N; 2. Approve an Order to take by eminent domain a 185 Larch Road; and 3. Appropriate $10,798,000 from Free Cash to the General Fund Law Department Travel & Training (Damages) Account to fund the settlement of BB&N’s remaining eminent domain damages claimtrees📖 read
• CMA 2020 #299A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a request to move to Executive Session in order to discuss possible settlement and pending litigation
• CMA 2020 #300Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $1,400,000 from Free Cash to the General Fund Law Travel and Training (Judgment and Damages) account to cover current and future disbursements that must be paid from this account

Communications (10)

10 resident communications received for this meeting — housing general (4) · zoning (3) · broadband (2) · affordable housing (1) · transit traffic (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (6)

• POR 2020 #292That the Cambridge City Council calls upon the Animal Legal defense Fund management to respect the democratic choice of its workers by, without delay, voluntarily recognizing ALDF United and bargaining a contract with ALDF United that reflects the core values of ALDF — compassion, innovation, balance, justice, commitment, and integrity — and that seeks to create a workplace that is anti-racist, cooperative, equitable, inclusive, just, respectful, and transparentlabor
• POR 2020 #293Policy Order re Covid-19 Vaccines
• POR 2020 #294That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with the appropriate City personnel to establish a waiver for low-income individuals utilizing the Covid-19 vaccine if the vaccine would otherwise cost money to access
• POR 2020 #295That the City Manager and DCR explore the feasibility of keeping Riverbend Park open beyond December 27, 2020
• POR 2020 #296That the Order Establishing the Harvard Square Conservation District, adopted by the City Council on December 18, 2000 is hereby amendedtransit-traffic📖 read
• POR 2020 #297That Chapter 2.78, Article III, Section 2.78.150 of the Cambridge Municipal Code, entitled “Definitions for Article III” be amended📖 read 📄 PDF

Resolutions (9)

• RES 2020 #305Congratulations to Mary Grassi for receiving the National Association of Federal Education Program Administrator’s (NAFEPA) State Leadership Award
• RES 2020 #306Resolution on the death of Theodore F. Joyce
• RES 2020 #307Resolution on the death of Jose A. Vicente
• RES 2020 #308Congratulations to Yeabsera Semere Mengistu
• RES 2020 #309Congratulations to Jessica Smyser
• RES 2020 #310Thanking Joya for Fundraising for Food for Free
• RES 2020 #311Thanking Rep. Robert A. DeLeo for his many years of dedicated service
• RES 2020 #312Congratulating Maria Dominguez Gray
• RES 2020 #313Resolution on the death of Gwendolyn Francis

Other Business (3)

• AR-20-72Report on the condition of 105 Windsor Street and cost estimates of any repairs needed and provide recommendations on how to develop any other underused properties based on an inclusive public process centered in the Port neighborhood

• a report from Councillor Nolan, Chair of the Neighborhood and Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebration Committee, for a public hearing held on October 14, 2020 to discuss the process for conducting the feasibility study for municipal broadband and the Request for Proposal 📖 read
• (untitled) 📖 read

Committee Reports (5)

• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2020-10-21 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) — Report Accepted/Placed On Fil [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) — Order Adopted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) — Passed To A Second Reading [Unanimous]
• Neighborhood & Long Term Planning Committee hearing of 2020-10-14 — Report Accepted [Unanimous]