City Council — Regular Meeting, March 29, 2021

City Manager's Agenda (8)

• CMA 2021 #53A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to an update on COVID-19 vaccination rollout📖 read
• CMA 2021 #54A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the reappointment of the following person as a Constable With Power for a term of three years, effective January 1, 2021: Timothy Puopolo
• CMA 2021 #55A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to new appointments and reappointments of the following members of the Cambridge Public Planting Committee for a term of 2-years, effective March 1, 2021: New Appointments: Vinita Bhaskar, Ruth Loetterie, Tracy Orr, Ahron Lerman, Maria Hottelet, Belinda Tato, Cindy Carpenter, Jill Costello, Sandra Fairbank, Sara Cohen. Reappointments: Chantal Eide, Cynthia Smith, Maggie Booz, Michael Hanlon, Paula Cortes, Sophia Emperador, Seanna Berry and Joan Krizack
• CMA 2021 #56Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $1,500,000, from Free Cash, to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Extraordinary Expenditures account, to purchase and distribute standardized trash barrels to all residential buildings in the City’s trash program
• CMA 2021 #57Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $335,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Extraordinary Expenditures account, to purchase and install Big Belly solar compactors on Cambridge Street between Inman Square and Lechmere Stationclimate
• CMA 2021 #58A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 19-58, regarding a report on drafting an ordinance banning single use plastic itemsbike-lanes📖 read
• CMA 2021 #59A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 20-23, regarding a report on implementing a curbside textile recycling programbike-lanes📖 read
• CMA 2021 #60A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to request for approval to submit a Home Rule Petition that (1) would authorize the City of Cambridge (“City”) to relocate land protected by Article 97 of the Massachusetts Constitution (“Article 97”) at the Father Callanan Playground and Fields in Cambridge (“Callanan Field”) that are adjacent to the Tobin Montessori and Vassal Lane Upper Schools (the “Site”), and (2) would authorize the City to construct subsurface geothermal wells under a portion of the Callanan Fieldschools📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF

Communications (6)

6 resident communications received for this meeting — bike lanes (3) · climate (2) · affordable housing (1) · housing general (1) · zoning (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (4)

• POR 2021 #59That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the Community Development Department and other relevant City staff to coordinate efforts to formally recognize and promote National Black Business Month in August and Women’s Small Business Month in October, and to report back to the City Council on these efforts in a timely manner
• POR 2021 #60That the Cambridge City Council go on record expressing its gratitude for Dr. West’s time in Cambridge, its disappointment to see him leave the city, and wishing him the best of luck at Union Theological Seminary and in his future endeavorslabor
• POR 2021 #61Budget Roundtablebudget
• POR 2021 #62Policy Order re Safe Streets Meeting

Resolutions (5)

• RES 2021 #82Resolution on the death of Jack Lonardelli
• RES 2021 #83Resolution on the death of Donna M. Pritchard
• RES 2021 #84Retirement of Sergeant Joseph A. DeSimone. Jr. from the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safety
• RES 2021 #85Congratulations to Dr. Basu for Induction into the Grist 50
• RES 2021 #86Resolution on the death of 19-year-old Cambridge resident Xavier Louis-Jacques on March 27, 2021

Applications & Petitions (1)

• APP 2021 #12An application was received from Fun Antiques, requesting permission for an awning at the premises numbered 33 Belmont Street. Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abutters📖 read

Other Business (3)

• AR-21-19Report on providing an update on progress made towards including information from the Cambridge Minority Business Enterprise Program in the Open Data Portal

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• questions for the City Manager's COVID-19 update 📖 read