City Council — Regular Meeting, June 28, 2021

City Manager's Agenda (8)

• CMA 2021 #173A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the reappointments of the following persons as a members of the Family Policy Council: Kimberly Goldstein, Tagesech Wabeto, Tina Alu, Ben Clark and Michael Johnston
• CMA 2021 #174Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a donation in the amount of $1,000.00 from the Carl Barron Family to the Grant Fund Department of Public Works Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used for plaques, printing materials and providing light refreshments at the semi-annual awards ceremony to recognize employees who exhibit excellent job performance
• CMA 2021 #175A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 21-34, regarding potential parking solutions for residents living in vicinity of Concord Avenue, Smith Placetransit-traffic
• CMA 2021 #176A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 21-41, regarding a report on closing Mass Ave from Prospect Street to Sidney Street on Friday and Saturday evenings. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR MCGOVERN IN COUNCIL JUNE 28, 2021 PLACED ON THE TABLE IN COUNCIL AUGUST 2, 2021
• CMA 2021 #177A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 21-44, regarding determining what the safest and most effective mosquito management program is for Cambridgepolice-safety📖 read
• CMA 2021 #178A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 21-7, regarding whether random check-ins and assessments of public and private affordable housing sites that were undergoing renovations were done for regular COVID-19 protocol safety checksaffordable-housinghousing-general
• CMA 2021 #179Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of an FY22 State 911 Department Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) Grant in the amount of $23,939 to the Grant Fund Emergency Communications Other Ordinary Maintenance Account which will be used for quality assurance (call review) for the emergency medical protocol used by staff to provide pre- and post-dispatch instructions for medical emergencies
• CMA 2021 #180A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to recommendation from the Planning Board and communication from Community Development Department and Law Department staff related to the Cannabis Delivery Zoning Petitionpolice-safetyschoolstransit-trafficzoning📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF

Communications (17)

17 resident communications received for this meeting — trees (6) · affordable housing (5) · housing general (5) · police safety (4) · transit traffic (2). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (12)

• POR 2021 #147That the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cambridge be amended to allow the service of post-operative care for a dog (Ordinance #2021-16)zoning📖 read 📄 PDF
• POR 2021 #148City Council support of HD.3403 and SD.2340, An Act Relative to Fare Free Buses
• POR 2021 #149City Council support of the Cambridge Transit Advisory Committee’s suggested configuration for the #47 Bustransit-traffic
• POR 2021 #150City Council endorsement of the Agassiz Neighborhood name being changed to the Baldwin Neighborhood in honor of Maria L. Baldwin. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR NOLAN IN COUNCIL JUNE 28, 2021📖 read
• POR 2021 #151That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Personnel Department, and other relevant City departments to examine and implement a flexible, permanent remote work policy for City employees who can perform their tasks remotely
• POR 2021 #152That the City Manager is requested to work with the DPW and the family to install a suitable memorial in a meaningful location, including a new tree planting, to honor the life of Luca Gibsontrees
• POR 2021 #153That the City Manager is requested to instruct the City Solicitor to prepare an ordinance which allows individual condominium owners the ability to obtain a City construction permit to repair known structural and other safety violations even without a majority of the building’s condominium owners’ vote of approval📖 read
• POR 2021 #154That the City Manager is requested to work with the Finance and Personnel Departments to examine stipend models for the City's multi-member bodies
• POR 2021 #155That the City Manager is requested to work with the Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Department to examine safety improvements at the intersection of Ware and Harvard Streetstransit-traffic
• POR 2021 #156That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Law Department, Cambridge Development Department, and the City Manager’s Housing Liaison to discuss and advise on a condominium conversion ordinancehousing-generaltenants-rent📖 read
• POR 2021 #157That the Chairs of the Ordinance Committee convene a hearing on amending the Cannabis Business Permitting Ordinance to extend the preference period
• POR 2021 #158That the Executive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider the request from Kevin O’Keefe for a suitable dedication in the vicinity of Tremont Street and Gardner Road in Cambridge in honor of Thomas Peters

Resolutions (4)

• RES 2021 #167Recognizing Cambridge Youth Council
• RES 2021 #168City Council thank Father Walter Carreiro for his service as Pastor of St. Anthony and St. Francis parishes
• RES 2021 #169Resolution on the death of Charlene Holmes
• RES 2021 #170Retirement of Donald Sheehan from the IBEW Local 103

Applications & Petitions (1)

• APP 2021 #34An application was received from Craig Murphy representing Hanaya floral, requesting permission for an awning at the premises numbered 350 Huron Avenue. Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and proof of mailing for abutters📖 read

Other Business (3)

• COM 395 #2021 : A communication was received from Hasson Rashid, regarding public comment is concerning and in

regards to POR # 1. [homelessness, tenants-rent] 📖 read 📄 PDF

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• information regarding the Early Voting Home Rule Legislation 📖 read 📄 PDF

Committee Reports (2)

• Neighborhood & Long Term Planning Committee hearing of 2021-02-17 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Economic Development & University Relations Committee hearing of 2021-06-01 — Accepted [Unanimous]