City Council ▸ 2021-03-08
City Council · Regular Meeting, March 8, 2021
9 City Manager's Agenda3 Communications & Reports from Other City Officers11 Communications5 Policy Orders7 Resolutions1 Other Business3 Committee Reports
City Manager's Agenda (9)
- City Manager's report2021 · #38 Placed on file, unanimousan update on the COVID-19 vaccination rolloutSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 readCMA 2021 #38
- City Manager's report2021 · #39 Referred to committee, 8–0the Annual Surveillance Report concerning City Departments’ use of Surveillance Technology or Surveillance DataSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerartspolice safety📖 readCMA 2021 #39
- City Manager's report2021 · #40 Report accepted/placed on fil, unanimousa Surveillance Technology Impact Report which describes landline location technology for the Emergency Communications DepartmentSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safety📖 readCMA 2021 #40
- City Manager's report2021 · #41 Referred to committee, 8–0a response to a Policy Order that was adopted on December 14, 2020 as part of the Public Safety Committee Report from October 7, 2020, regarding data on ShotSpotter, OMEGA Dashbord and COPLINKSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safety📖 readCMA 2021 #41
- City Manager's report2021 · #42 Report accepted/placed on fil, unanimousa summary report of all requests for approval of Surveillance Technology Impact Reports (STIRs) received by the City Council in the prior yearSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safetyCMA 2021 #42
- City Manager's report2021 · #43 Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a grant received from the Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) through the City of Boston’s Office of Emergency Management, in the amount of $25,000 to the Grant Fund Fire Department Extraordinary Expenditures account which will be used to purchase a security gate for the East Cambridge Fire Station parking lotSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managertransit trafficCMA 2021 #43
- City Manager's report2021 · #44 Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a grant received from the Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) through the City of Boston’s Office of Emergency Management, in the amount of $75,000 to the Grant Fund Fire Department Extraordinary Expenditures account which will be used to replace the existing 800MHz interoperability channelSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2021 #44
- City Manager's report2021 · #45 Referred to the petition, unanimousa Planning Board recommendation on the Green Roofs Ordinance (Oliver, et al.) Zoning PetitionSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerclimatetransit trafficzoning📖 readCMA 2021 #45
- City Manager's report2021 · #46 Placed on file, unanimousCalendar Item Number 2 dated November 2, 2020, which requested draft ordinance language to prohibit the use of tear gas in CambridgeSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 read CMA 2021 #46
Communications & Reports from Other City Officers (3)
- City officer's report2021 · #20(untitled)COF 2021 #20
- City officer's report2021 · #21(untitled)COF 2021 #21
- City officer's report2021 · #22COVID-19 Update Questionsschools📖 readCOF 2021 #22
Communications (11)
11 resident communications received for this meeting, on homelessness (6) · labor (5) · police safety (5) · transit traffic (2) · tenants rent (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.
Policy Orders (5)
- Policy order2021 · #40 Order adopted, unanimousMobile Vaccines Policy OrderPOR 2021 #40
- Policy order2021 · #41 Order adopted, unanimousWaiving Business FeesPOR 2021 #41
- Policy order2021 · #42 Order adopted, unanimousHonoring the Cambridge Lives Lost to COVID-19POR 2021 #42
- Policy order2021 · #43 Order adopted, unanimousCambridge City Council goes on record in support of the farmer protests in IndiaCouncil orderPOR 2021 #43
- Policy order2021 · #44 Order adopted as amended, unanimousCity Manager consult relevant staff to implement universal Pre-K in CambridgeCouncil orderPOR 2021 #44
Resolutions (7)
- Resolution2021 · #63 Order adopted, unanimousRecognizing Pam Love's HeroicismRES 2021 #63
- Resolution2021 · #64 Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Edith F. PedroRES 2021 #64
- Resolution2021 · #65 Order adopted, unanimousHappy 94th Birthday to Carmen AsencioRES 2021 #65
- Resolution2021 · #66 Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Gilbert Arthur RyceRES 2021 #66
- Resolution2021 · #67 Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Daniel F. MurphyRES 2021 #67
- Resolution2021 · #68 Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Tammy Marie ThibaultRES 2021 #68
- Resolution2021 · #69 Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Antonietta Rita HayesRES 2021 #69
Other Business (1)
- Awaiting report2021 · #11 Report received and acceptedReport on providing an update of the June 2020 budget agreement, including which of the positions listed in the agreement have been filled and if savings from leaving some police department positions vacant were used to fund the new positionsbudgetpolice safetyAR-21-11
Committee Reports (3)
- Health & Environment Committee hearing of 2020-11-10 · Tabled [Unanimous]
- Ordinance Committee hearing of 2021-01-20 · Accepted [Unanimous]
- Committee hearing of (unknown date) · Placed On File [Unanimous]