City Council — Regular Meeting, March 22, 2021

City Manager's Agenda (5)

• CMA 2021 #48A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a COVID-19 update on vaccination rollout📖 read
• CMA 2021 #49Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant received from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) Accelerating Climate Resiliency (ACR) Grant Program, in the amount of $52,250 to the Grant Fund Public Works Other Ordinary Maintenance Account which will be used for technical assistance for 1) planning and permitting the expansion of the floating wetland pilot in the Charles; 2) outlining and disseminating a permitting road map and lessons learned that can enable similar capital, resiliency projects; and 3) engagement with the wider community to support understanding of water quality and to inform the expansion processclimate
• CMA 2021 #50A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to proposed amendments to the Tree Protection Ordinance. AS AMENDED ON JUNE 14, 2021trees📖 read
• CMA 2021 #51A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to recommendations for the block rates for water consumption and sewer use for the period beginning April 1, 2021 and ending March 31, 2022budget📖 read 📄 PDF
• CMA 2021 #52A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to suggested zoning text amendments as well as amendments to Chapter 5.50 of the Municipal Code regarding cannabis delivery businesseszoning📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF

Communications (1)

1 resident communication received for this meeting. Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (6)

• POR 2021 #53Opposing wood-burning biomass plants
• POR 2021 #54In Support of the FARE Act
• POR 2021 #55Making Remote Participation in City Council Meetings Permanent
• POR 2021 #56That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Department of Equity and Inclusion, the Economic Development Division of the Community Development Department, the Purchasing Department, the Information Technology Department, and other relevant City departments to provide an update on progress made towards including this information from the Cambridge Minority Business Enterprise Program in the Open Data Portal
• POR 2021 #57Opposing The MBTA Service Cutstransit-traffic
• POR 2021 #58Policy Order to Light City Hall Red

Resolutions (6)

• RES 2021 #76Resolution on the death of Frances Babalas
• RES 2021 #77Thanking the Cambridge Historical Society for COVID-19 Butterfly Memorial
• RES 2021 #78A Resolution recognizing Peter Gately and Leon Cantor on their commitment to making our community a better place
• RES 2021 #79Resolution on the death of Joseph J. McSweeney
• RES 2021 #80Resolution on the death of Lucille P. Kenney
• RES 2021 #81Standing in Solidarity with Asian Community and Condemning White Supremacy

Applications & Petitions (2)

• APP 2021 #10An application was received from Samantha Nardone representing Boston Properties, requesting permission for a (5) five temporary banner across Main Street announcing Kendall Center Brand thru October 1, 2021📖 read
• APP 2021 #11An application was received from Brian Walsh, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 75 Smith Place; 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 📄 PDF

Other Business (8)

• AR-21-15Report on directing the Task Force Co-Chairs to issue monthly updates to the City Council (as part of the “Communications from Other City Officers”) and to the public about the work of this task force
• AR-21-16Report on exploring the feasibility of creating a Commercial Composting Pilot Program to serve at least 100 small businesses with fewer than fifty employees
• AR-21-17Report on initiating a process to begin chronicling the rich and vibrant history of people of color in Cambridge, similar to other City-commissioned books such as “We Are the Port: Stories of Place, Perseverance, and Pride in the Port/Area 4 Cambridge, Massachusetts 1845-2005” and “All in the Same Boat” and “Crossroads: Stories of Central Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts 1912-2000”
• AR-21-18Report on providing a detailing of the City’s annual stationary expenditures, what percentage of that budget is spent at local retailers, and whether this percentage can be increased during the Covid-19 crisisbudget

• (untitled) 📖 read 📄 PDF
• an update on the Charter Assessment Review 📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• Communicating information from the School Committee
• questions for the City Manager's COVID-19 update 📖 read

Committee Reports (4)

• Public Safety Committee hearing of 2020-10-14 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2020-10-28 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2021-02-11 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) — Passed To A Second Reading [Unanimous]