City Council · Regular Meeting, February 3, 2021

• City Manager's report2021 · #7📁 Placed on file, unanimousan update on COVID-19Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 readCMA 2021 #7
• City Manager's report2021 · #8📁 Placed on file, unanimousnew appointments and reappointments to the LGBTQ+ Commission effective February 1, 2021Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2021 #8
• City Manager's report2021 · #9✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe supplemental appropriation of the FY20 Shannon Grant for $10,231.68 received from the Metropolitan Mayors Coalition’s Community Safety Initiative (CSI) through the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) to the Grant Fund Police Department Salary and Wages account ($10,231.68) which will fund hotspot patrols, Metro Gang Task Force participation, and the Focused Deterrence program, and the Regional Youth/Police Dialogue SessionSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safetyCMA 2021 #9
• City Manager's report2021 · #10✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the FY21 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) STOP Grant in the amount of $45,250, received from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) to the Grant Fund Police Department Salaries and Wages account ($41,506.00) and to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($3,744) which will be used to continue contracting with a civilian advocate to implement the Police Department’s Trauma Informed approach to policingSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safetyCMA 2021 #10
• City Manager's report2021 · #11✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $5,717,250 from the Mitigation Stabilization Fund to the Public Investment Fund Department of Public Works Extraordinary Expenditures account. Funds were received from contributions to the East Cambridge Open Space Fund and will be used to fund the design and construction of three new parks in the East Cambridge/Kendall Square area; Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. Park, Triangle Park and Binney Street ParkSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2021 #11
• City Manager's report2021 · #12✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe transfer of $85,000 from the General Fund Employee Benefits (Insurance) Salary and Wages account to the General Fund Public Works Travel & Training (Judgment and Damages) account which will be used to cover medical bills and settlements for Public Works personnel injured in the course of their jobSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2021 #12
• City Manager's report2021 · #13📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 19-142, regarding a report on determining the feasibility of expediting the demolition and rebuilding permitting process in the event of a natural disasterSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 readCMA 2021 #13
• City Manager's report2021 · #14CMA 2021 #14 : A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 20-63, which requested a review of the granting of an extension for the 605 Concord Avenue projectCHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCIL NOLAN IN COUNCIL FEBRUARY 3, 2021CMA 2021 #14
• City Manager's report2021 · #15↪ Referred, unanimousa Planning Board recommendation to adopt with comments and suggested modifications, the Alewife Quadrangle Northwest Overlay District (Srinivasan, et al.) Zoning PetitionSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerbike lanestenants renttransit trafficzoning📖 readCMA 2021 #15
• City Manager's report2021 · #16✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $3,174,389 from Free Cash to the Mitigation Revenue Stabilization Fund which will be used to fund specific future projects, which will require separate individual appropriations by the City CouncilSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2021 #16
• City Manager's report2021 · #17✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $115,300 received in donations received from MIT Real Estate, Museum of Science, and CambridgeSide to the Public Investment Fund Community Development Department Extraordinary Expenses account which will be used for costs associated with the BlueBikes bikeshare systemSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2021 #17
• City Manager's report2021 · #18✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $452,600 from the Mitigation Revenue Stabilization Fund received from various sources to the Public Investment Fund Community Development Extraordinary Expenditures account which will be used for the purchase and expenses of Bluebikes bikeshare equipmentSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2021 #18
• City Manager's report2021 · #19📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 20-56, regarding establishing a plan that will allow for greater outreach and technical assistance to women- and- minority-owned businesses and small businesses that have not yet received financial assistance to assess any future City fundingSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 readCMA 2021 #19
• City Manager's report2021 · #20📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 19-75, regarding the feasibility of partnering with a local research institution to conduct a study that determines how many ridehail vehicles are on the roads during both on and off-peak times and their impacts on congestion and safetySubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2021 #20
• City Manager's report2021 · #21📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 19-151, regarding the feasibility of making Porter Square and Massachusetts Avenue between Roseland Street and Beech Street a quick-build complete street with bus prioritySubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerbike lanestransit traffic📖 readCMA 2021 #21

TABLED IN COUNCIL FEBRUARY 8, 2021 📖 read

• City officer's report2021 · #6(untitled)COF 2021 #6

29 resident communications received for this meeting, on zoning (5) · homelessness (5) · schools (5) · housing general (5) · broadband (2). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

• Policy order2021 · #15✅ Order adopted, unanimousSpending Disparity Study POPOR 2021 #15
• Policy order2021 · #16✅ Order adopted, unanimousPolicy Order re Establishing an On-Site Vaccination ProgramPOR 2021 #16
• Policy order2021 · #17✅ Order adopted, unanimousPolicy Order Re Documenting Affordable Housing CBO Developmentsaffordable housinghousing generalPOR 2021 #17
• Policy order2021 · #18✅ Order adopted, unanimousPolicy Order re Covid-19 Protocols at Affordable Housing Worksitesaffordable housinghousing generalPOR 2021 #18
• Policy order2021 · #19✅ Order adopted, unanimousMayor be and hereby is requested to schedule a virtual Roundtable/Working Meeting for members of the City Council and School Committee for Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. in the Henrietta Attles Meeting Room at the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, 459 Broadway, begin discussions on a preliminary School Department budget for Fiscal Year 2022Council orderbudgetschoolsPOR 2021 #19
• Policy order2021 · #20⊘ Order withdrawn, unanimousPolicy Order re Renaming Fairmont AvenueWITHDRAWN BY COUNCILLOR SIMMONS IN COUNCIL FEBRUARY 8, 2021POR 2021 #20
• Policy order2021 · #21📁 Placed on file, unanimousVaccinating CPS Staff Plan POschoolsPOR 2021 #21
• Policy order2021 · #22✅ Order adopted as amended, 7–1Supporting the School CommitteeschoolsPOR 2021 #22
• Policy order2021 · #24✅ Order adopted, 8–1City Manager be and is hereby requested to direct city staff to work with the City’s state and federal partners in support of decriminalizing all Entheogenic Plants and plant-based compoundsCouncil orderPOR 2021 #24

• Resolution2021 · #14Congratulations to Kim JaneyRES 2021 #14
• Resolution2021 · #15Congratulations to Vatsady SivongxayRES 2021 #15
• Resolution2021 · #16Resolution on the Death of Carol CorreiaRES 2021 #16
• Resolution2021 · #17Council recognizes and expresses gratitude to the women and men of First Church Cambridge Congregational UCC for their decades of service to our communityCouncil orderRES 2021 #17
• Resolution2021 · #18That this City Council go on record extending its congratulations to Eric Lander on being appointed science advisor to President-elect Joe Biden and head of the White House Office of Science and Technology PolicyRES 2021 #18
• Resolution2021 · #19✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousKavita Trivedi Eagle Scouts ResolutionRES 2021 #19
• Resolution2021 · #20✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousRetirement of CCTV Executive Director, Susan FleischmannCHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY VICE MAYOR MALLON IN COUNCIL FEBRUARY 3, 2021RES 2021 #20
• Resolution2021 · #21✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Charlotte CharestRES 2021 #21
• Resolution2021 · #22✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousResolution re Black History Month 2021RES 2021 #22
• Resolution2021 · #23✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to Nora BentRES 2021 #23
• Resolution2021 · #24✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on Dara Arons Speedy Recovery ResolutionRES 2021 #24
• Resolution2021 · #25✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the Death of Yvonne DSouzaRES 2021 #25
• Resolution2021 · #26✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to Mike Firestone and Betsy Gwin on the birth of their son, Charles Edwin Firestone, on Wednesday, January 13thRES 2021 #26
• Resolution2021 · #27✅ Order adopted, unanimousThe Cambridge City Council, hereby assembled, urges Amazon to meet and confer with the Cambridge community, included, but not limited to, representatives of labor unions including the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 25RES 2021 #27
• Resolution2021 · #28✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousThank You to Lisa PetersonRES 2021 #28
• Resolution2021 · #29✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Jerry Ingersoll and Phyllis Watt IngersollRES 2021 #29
• Resolution2021 · #30✅ Order adopted, unanimousThank You to Elizabeth “Liza” Malenfant PadenRES 2021 #30
• Resolution2021 · #31✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Joseph A. "Chubba" RussellRES 2021 #31
• Resolution2021 · #32✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Conceicao MiguelRES 2021 #32
• Resolution2021 · #33✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Muriel A BisphamRES 2021 #33
• Resolution2021 · #34✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Joseph R GreenRES 2021 #34
• Resolution2021 · #35✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousResolution on the death of Carl JonesRES 2021 #35

• Application / petition2021 · #4✅ Order adopted, unanimousA petition was received from the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority to amend the KENDALL SQUARE URBAN RENEWAL AREAhousing general📖 readAPP 2021 #4
• Application / petition2021 · #3↪ Referred, unanimousA Zoning Petition Has been received from Carolyn Fuller - Ordinance #2021-2 Cambridge Missing Middle Housing Zoning Petitionhousing generalzoning📖 read APP 2021 #3

• Awaiting report2021 · #3✅ Report received and acceptedReport on parameters on eligible expenses from free cashAR-21-3

• Health & Environment Committee hearing of 2020-08-11 · Accepted [Unanimous]