City Council · Regular Meeting, May 10, 2021

• City Manager's report2021 · #101📁 Placed on file, unanimousa COVID-19 UpdateSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 readCMA 2021 #101
• City Manager's report2021 · #102✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the FY2021 Cultural Investment Portfolio Program Grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council in the amount of $12,100 to the Grant Fund Historical Commission Salaries and Wages account ($12,100) which will continue to support part-time archives assistants, who maintain the public archive of Cambridge historySubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2021 #102
• City Manager's report2021 · #103✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of an Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) FFY19 grant in the amount of $45,555.55, to the Grant Fund Emergency Communications Extraordinary Expenditures account for acquisition of emergency communication dispatch consoles for upgrades at the City of Cambridge Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at the Water Department FacilitySubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2021 #103
• City Manager's report2021 · #104✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a Mass Save Municipal Partnership Grant, in the amount of $25,000, received through a municipal partnership with Eversource Energy Services Company to the Grant Fund Community Development Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($25,000) which will contribute to meeting the City’s energy efficiency outreach and engagement goalsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2021 #104
• City Manager's report2021 · #105📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 21-11 regarding filling vacant positionsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2021 #105
• City Manager's report2021 · #106📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 21-31, regarding funding for housing stabilization assistance in the Fiscal Year 2022 BudgetSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerbudgethousing generalCMA 2021 #106
• City Manager's report2021 · #107📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 21-12, regarding a report on the feasibility of retrofitting existing vehicles or renting vehicles to create a mobile vaccine clinic programSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manageraffordable housinghomelessnesshousing general📖 readCMA 2021 #107
• City Manager's report2021 · #108✅ Order adopted, unanimousan order requesting the appropriation and authorization to borrow $28,500,000 to provide funds for the construction of sewer separation, storm water management and combined sewer overflow reduction elimination improvements within River Street and Harvard Square areas as well as the Sewer Capital Repairs Program and climate change preparedness effortsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerclimate📖 read PASSED TO A SECOND READING IN COUNCIL MAY 10, 2021 TO BE ADOPTED ON OR AFTER MAY 24, 2021CMA 2021 #108
• City Manager's report2021 · #109✅ Order adopted, unanimousan order requesting the appropriation and authorization to borrow $1,800,000 to provide funds for various Schools for projects that include: asbestos abatement in various schools, replace the front plaza and failing masonry wing walls and recaulking the building at the Haggerty School, replace emergency generator and extend exhaust at Cambridgeport, recaulking precast panels at CRLS Field House, unit vents engineering at the Fletcher Maynard Academy and Longfellow building and replace the gym floor at the Amigos SchoolSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerschools📖 read PASSED TO A SECOND READING IN COUNCIL MAY 10, 2021 TO BE ADOPTED ON OR AFTER MAY 24, 2021CMA 2021 #109
• City Manager's report2021 · #110✅ Order adopted, unanimousan order requesting the appropriation and authorization to borrow $10,000,000 to provide funds for the Municipal Facilities Improvement Plan. Funds will support improvements at the Department of Public works Complex, Moses Youth Center HVAC Design, fire notification system installation at 11 buildings, Coffon building bathroom rehab and upgrades and MFIP study. Also, included is funding to support fire station improvements including: Lafayette Square fire station improvements (floor slab, kitchen and gym flooring replacement), Taylor Square fire station improvements (decontamination showers, installation and parapet improvement), East Cambridge fire station improvements (sanitary storm system replacement and generator installation) and Lexington Ave. fire station driveway constructionSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 read PASSED TO A SECOND READING IN COUNCIL MAY 10, 2021 TO BE ADOPTED ON OR AFTER MAY 24, 2021CMA 2021 #110
• City Manager's report2021 · #111✅ Order adopted, unanimousan order requesting the appropriation and authorization to borrow $5,000,000 to provide funds for the reconstruction of various City streets and sidewalksSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 read PASSED TO A SECOND READING IN COUNCIL MAY 10, 2021 TO BE ADOPTED ON OR AFTER MAY 24, 2021CMA 2021 #111
• City Manager's report2021 · #112✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe transfer of $30,000 from the General Fund Traffic, Parking and Transportation Salary and Wages account to the General Fund Traffic, Parking and Transportation Travel and Training (Judgment and Damages) account to cover current and anticipated medical services and/or prescription reimbursement costs for the remainder of the fiscal year for Traffic and Parking personnel injured in the performance of their dutiesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managertransit trafficCMA 2021 #112
• City Manager's report2021 · #113↪ Referred to committee, unanimousthe first Cycling Safety Ordinance report which analyzes the block-by-block impacts of installing quick-build separated bike lanes on four specific segments of Massachusetts Avenue, as identified in Section 12.22.040 (E) of the ordinanceSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerbike lanes📖 readCMA 2021 #113

• City officer's report2021 · #46(untitled)transit traffic📖 readCOF 2021 #46
• City officer's report2021 · #47(untitled)COF 2021 #47

1 resident communication received for this meeting, on 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 order2021 · #100✅ Order adopted, 8–0city manager be and hereby is requested to work with all relevant city departments, the Central Square BID and the MBTA to close Mass Ave. from Prospect Street to Sydney Street on Friday and Saturday evenings from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. through September 2021 and report back to the CouncilCouncil ordertransit trafficCHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR ZONDERVAN IN COUNCIL MAY 10, 2021POR 2021 #100
• Policy order2021 · #101✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousIn Support of H.3559POR 2021 #101
• Policy order2021 · #102✅ Order adopted, unanimouscity manager be and hereby is requested to instruct the law department to review the proposed ordinance to reduce or limit campaign donations, POR 2020 #240, and respond to the City Council, in a reasonable time, with suggested edits, comments and recommendationsCouncil orderCHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR MCGOVERN IN COUNCIL MAY 10, 2021POR 2021 #102
• Policy order2021 · #103✅ Order adopted, 7–2Asks the City Manager to work with the City Solicitor’s Office to draft a Home Rule Petition that would cap campaign contributions to any City Council candidate to $200 per person, per year, per candidateCouncil requestCHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR MCGOVERN IN COUNCIL MAY 10, 2021POR 2021 #103

• Resolution2021 · #112✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to 2021 Outstanding EmployeesRES 2021 #112
• Resolution2021 · #113✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Martha A. JohnsonRES 2021 #113
• Resolution2021 · #114✅ Order adopted, unanimousThank You to Oliva FentyRES 2021 #114
• Resolution2021 · #115✅ Order adopted, unanimousAAPI Heritage MonthRES 2021 #115
• Resolution2021 · #116✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the Death of Doris Lillian MitchellRES 2021 #116
• Resolution2021 · #117✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousCondolences to the Family of Susan F. ColeRES 2021 #117
• Resolution2021 · #118✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Daniel MontgomeryRES 2021 #118
• Resolution2021 · #119✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to Victoria GreerRES 2021 #119
• Resolution2021 · #120✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the Death of Emma T. ColemanRES 2021 #120
• Resolution2021 · #121✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Robert SteversonRES 2021 #121
• Resolution2021 · #122✅ Order adopted, unanimousWishing a happy 60th birthday to the "Mayor of Harvard Square," Dennis CoveneyRES 2021 #122

• Application / petition2021 · #20✅ Order adopted, unanimousforty (40) temporary pole banners around CRLS, Central Square and Kendall Square to "Celebrate the graduating class of 2021". on May 24, 2021 thru August 31, 2021Application from The Central Square Business Improvement Districtschoolstransit traffic📖 readAPP 2021 #20
• Application / petition2021 · #21✅ Order adopted, unanimoussixty (60) temporary pole banners along Massachusetts Avenue from Hancock Street to Albany Street announcing on "Meet Me in Central" from May 11, 2021 thru October 31, 2021Application from The Central Square Business Improvement Districttransit traffic📖 readAPP 2021 #21
• Application / petition2021 · #22✅ Order adopted, unanimousa twenty nine (29) temporary pole banners in the neighborhood of Inman Square to celebrate and promote the neighborhood of Inman Square from the Spring of 2021 thru Fall of 2023Application from Senior Economic Development Manager, Pardis Saffari, Community Development Departmenttransit traffic📖 readAPP 2021 #22

• Awaiting report2021 · #30📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on increasing the affordable homeownership stock over the next 10 years by financing the construction of affordable homeownership units through a bond issue of no less than $500 millionhousing generalAR-21-30
• Awaiting report2021 · #31✅ Report received and acceptedReport on ensuring additional funding for Housing Stability shall be made available throughout FY22 if the City Council advises that the need is presenthousing generalAR-21-31
• Awaiting report2021 · #32Report on exploring and implement strategies to enhance safety at the intersection of Memorial Drive and DeWolfe StreetAR-21-32
• Awaiting report2021 · #33✅ Report received and acceptedReport on including an EV requirement in the review of development projects, including that a minimum of 25% of all parking spaces shall be EVSE-Installed, meaning a parking space equipped with functioning Level 2 Chargers, or the equivalent thereof must be provided, and that all parking spaces be EV-ready, meaning raceway to every parking space, adequate space in the electrical panel, and space for additional transformer capacity; the City approved EV Requirement Equivalent Calculator must be used if chargers other than Level 2 Chargers are installedtransit trafficAR-21-33
• Awaiting report2021 · #34✅ Report received and acceptedReport on finding a parking solution, such as the feasibility of implementing resident parking in the area near the intersection of Concord Avenue and Smith Placetransit trafficAR-21-34
• Awaiting report2021 · #35✅ Report received and acceptedReport on providing options to update the HomeBridge and Affordable Home Ownership Programs to better align with the City’s values, and promote racial equity and socioeconomic justiceAR-21-35

• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2021-02-24 · Charter Right
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