City Council — Regular Meeting, June 21, 2021

City Manager's Agenda (10)

• CMA 2021 #163A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to an update on COVID-19 vaccination rollout
• CMA 2021 #164A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appointment of Constables for a term of three years, effective the first day of January, 2021: Jean Rogers (reappointment With Power), and Eric Williams (Without Power)
• CMA 2021 #165Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $1,000,000 from Free Cash, to the Public Investment Fund School Department Extraordinary Expenditures account to conduct a comprehensive review and assessment of our older elementary school buildings in the Cityschools
• CMA 2021 #166Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the FY21 Massachusetts Cultural District Grant made by the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) in the amount of $7,500 to the Grant Fund Public Celebrations (Arts Council) Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will supports District-based initiatives that drive economic growth and strengthen the distinctive character of the Central Square Cultural Districtarts
• CMA 2021 #167Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the FY21 Local Cultural Council grant made by the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) in the amount of $28,500 to the Grant Fund Public Celebrations (Arts Council) Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used to support the Arts Council’s Artist Grant Program which provides financial grant opportunities and partnership from Cambridge Artsarts
• CMA 2021 #168Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a request for authorization of a spending limit of $1,900,000 for Fiscal Year 2022, for the Renewable Energy and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reduction revolving fund (Revolving Fund), pursuant to Chapter 3.24 of the Municipal Ordinance titled “Departmental Revolving Funds”climate📖 read
• CMA 2021 #169Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant in the amount of $641,639 from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through the HOME Program to the Public Investment Fund Community Development Extraordinary Expenditures account ($602,925) and to the Salary & Wages account ($38,714) which will be used for development activities and administration of the HOME programhousing-general
• CMA 2021 #170A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 20-37, regarding renaming the Central Square Library📖 read
• CMA 2021 #171Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $280,000 from Free Cash to the General Fund Law Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used to cover unanticipated increases in costs relating to legal matters handled by outside counsel legal services, stenographers and court reporters, constable services, consultants and experts, as well as filing fees and related costs in matters pending in courts and/or administrative bodies
• CMA 2021 #172Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $65,019,211, received from the U.S. Department of Treasury through the new Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (CLFRF) established by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), to the Grant Fund Finance Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used to. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR ZONDERVAN IN COUNCIL JUNE 21, 2021

Communications (17)

17 resident communications received for this meeting — charter (8) · affordable housing (4) · housing general (4) · zoning (3) · transit traffic (2). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (6)

• POR 2021 #141That the City Manager is requested to direct the appropriate City staff to determine the feasibility of establishing a pilot reparations program that would take a to-be-determined percentage of revenue from local cannabis sales and distribute these monies to local Black-owned businesses and to economic empowerment applicantshousing-general📖 read
• POR 2021 #142That the City Council go on record in favor of filing of the attached Home Rule Petition entitled: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE TO INCLUDE A BALLOT QUESTION ON THE NOVEMBER 2, 2021 MUNICIPAL BALLOT RELATIVE TO THE HOME RULE CHARTERcharter📖 read
• POR 2021 #143That the City Manager is hereby requested to work with the appropriate departments and building contractors to reconsider the current plan which eliminates many trees including large old growth trees that are not part of the new building footprint and specifically do everything possible to save the three Oak trees on the west side of the property and any other large trees on the sitetrees
• POR 2021 #145That the City Manager is requested to work with all appropriate City Departments to issue a second RFP that will work in conjunction with the current RFP, to assess the feasibility of building housing above the Central Square Library, and this RFP should include information on funding possibilitieshousing-general
• POR 2021 #146Policy Order re Maria L. Baldwin Marker
• POR 2021 #144That the City Manager is requested to instruct the Law Department to draft an amendment to the "Transfer Fee Home Rule petition" that sets a threshold of the purchase price at "not less than $1,000,000" and further to ask the Solicitor for a recommendation about how best to direct the funds generated by the fee to home ownership production

Resolutions (2)

• RES 2021 #165Resolution on the death of Arthur Grant
• RES 2021 #166Resolution on the death of Rosa Maria (Carreiro) Fagundes

Applications & Petitions (1)

• APP 2021 #33An application was received from Linda Slauenwhite, representing Starbucks, requesting permission for a projecting sign at the premises numbered 11 First Street approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and no abutter response proof of mailing has been provided📖 read

Other Business (9)

• AR-21-45Report on taking all necessary steps to waive the dog license fee for all senior citizens and examine options for reducing the fees for low-income residents
• AR-21-46Report on the feasibility of purchasing properties for sale in the Alewife area to address City goals
• AR-21-47Report on exploring the feasibility of expanding services at the senior centers, especially by adding clinical staff
• AR-21-48Report on determining if the City has the discretion to waive the Commonwealth's housing sanitary code requirements and the circumstances in which the City could administer this waiverhousing-general
• AR-21-49Report on making immediate improvements at the intersection of Cardinal Medeiros Avenue, Binney and Bristol Streets and to all intersections in the city that are similarly malfunctioning, and to implement longer term changes
• AR-21-50Report on providing an update on the cost of each license and permit required by businesses, which business license and permit fees are set under state law, which are set by ordinances, and which are determined administratively, as well as which licenses and permits the City has the discretion to waive entirely

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• questions for the COVID-19 Update 📖 read

Committee Reports (4)

• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2021-03-10 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) — Adopted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) — Order Adopted As Amended [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) — Order Adopted [Unanimous]