City Council · Regular Meeting, September 20, 2021

• City Manager's report2021 · #212✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe recommendations of the Community Preservation Act Committee (CPAC) for FY2022Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manageraffordable housinghousing general📖 read CMA 2021 #212
• City Manager's report2021 · #213✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of of $5,000 received as a donation from Stonyfield Farms, Inc. to the Grant Fund Public Works Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used toward the costs of natural turf management practices by the Department of Public Works at City parks and fieldsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2021 #213
• City Manager's report2021 · #214✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $199,736.56 received from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Shared Streets and Spaces Program Grant, to the Grant Fund Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Extraordinary Expenditures account ($199,736.56) which will be used to fund the installation of two new Bluebikes stations, as well as the installation of a new curb extension to create space for one of the new stationsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managertransit trafficCMA 2021 #214
• City Manager's report2021 · #215✅ Order adopted, unanimousa request for approval to submit an amendment to the proposed Home Rule Petition for a special law regarding a fire cadet program for the City of Cambridge Fire DepartmentSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerlabor📖 read CMA 2021 #215

• City officer's report2021 · #81memorandums from City Solicitor, Nancy E. Glowa regarding Minor Correction to Ballot Question No. 3 Which Is to be Placed on the November 3, 2021 Ballot Pursuant to Calendar Item No. 3 of 6/28/21zoning📖 read COF 2021 #81
• City officer's report2021 · #82(untitled)COF 2021 #82
• City officer's report2021 · #83a communication for Brian McLane, PE – Supervising Engineer, Department of Public Works in regards to updated information for Calendar item #1 Curb Cut a the location of 851 Cambridge Street📖 readCOF 2021 #83

14 resident communications received for this meeting, on climate (4) · bike lanes (3) · transit traffic (3) · housing general (3) · tenants rent (3). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

• Policy order2021 · #189✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager to direct the Community Development Department, the City Solicitor, and other appropriate City staff to compile a report detailing the efforts the City has made toward creating LGBTQ+-Friendly Housing over the past decade, to state what impediments had been identified in realizing this effort, and to outline recommendations for how the City may successfully create such housing within the next three yearsCouncil requesthousing generalPOR 2021 #189
• Policy order2021 · #190✅ Order adopted, unanimousExecutive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider a suitable dedication in honor of Marine Corps Lance Corporal Roger Michael Hurd, who was Killed in Action and awarded the Purple Heart for his service in the Vietnam WarCouncil orderpolice safetyPOR 2021 #190
• Policy order2021 · #191✅ Order adopted, unanimousExecutive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider the request from Kate Rubin for a bench dedication at Danehy Park in honor of John HaydonCouncil orderPOR 2021 #191
• Policy order2021 · #192✅ Order adopted, unanimousCity Manager be and is hereby requested to work with the Public Health Department and report back to the City Council on the milestones that will be used to determine when the indoor mask mandate will no longer be neededCouncil orderPOR 2021 #192
• Policy order2021 · #193↪ Referred to committee, unanimousThat section 11.202(b) of Article 11.000 of the Zoning Ordinance, regarding the linkage fee, be amended by substitution (Ordinance #2021-20)zoningPOR 2021 #193
• Policy order2021 · #194✅ Order adopted, unanimousCouncil Support of H.926POR 2021 #194
• Policy order2021 · #195✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousCity Council urges the US Congress to fulfill its obligation to prevent nuclear war, as outlined in the Back from the Brink campaignCouncil orderPOR 2021 #195
• Policy order2021 · #196✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousCity Council go on record in support of Darwin’s UNITEDCouncil orderPOR 2021 #196
• Policy order2021 · #197↪ Referred to committee, unanimousCity Council schedule a hearing of the Ordinance Committee for the purposes of amending the Ordinance of the City of Cambridge (Ordinance #2021-21)Council orderPOR 2021 #197

• Resolution2021 · #206✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Gary StewartRES 2021 #206
• Resolution2021 · #207✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution congratulating Kathryn FennemanRES 2021 #207
• Resolution2021 · #208✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution congratulating Ben ClarkRES 2021 #208
• Resolution2021 · #209✅ Order adopted, unanimousCity Council go on record congratulating the Benjamin Banneker School on it’s 25th anniversaryCouncil orderschoolsRES 2021 #209
• Resolution2021 · #210✅ Order adopted, unanimousAn Act Relative To Language Access and InclusionRES 2021 #210
• Resolution2021 · #211✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to Isaac Yablo and Rebecca HooperRES 2021 #211

• Awaiting report2016 · #111✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the potential of building below market rental housing on City-owned parking lots along Bishop Allen Drive. On a communication from Councillor McGovern requesting that this matter be forwarded to the 2018-2019 Legislative Sessionhousing generaltransit trafficAR-16-111
• Awaiting report2021 · #59✅ Report received and acceptedReport on creating a new section on the City Council’s webpage devoted to clearly outlining the various steps of the dedication request process, to post the criteria by which these requests are determined by the Dedication CommitteeAR-21-59
• Awaiting report2021 · #60✅ Report received and acceptedReport on reviewing the residential parking permit program to determine whether the criteria for this program can be modified to limit the issuance of residential permits to vehicles that are primarily utilized for personal, non-commercial usetransit trafficAR-21-60
• Awaiting report2021 · #61✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the City’s rodent and pest control efforts since February 2020, to outline what metrics are being used to determine the effectiveness of these efforts, and to issue recommendations as to whether increasing the budget for these efforts, as well as creating new incentives and penalties to ensure community compliance with regulations around rodent control, would lead to a greater level of success in resolving this issuebudgetAR-21-61
• Awaiting report2021 · #62✅ Report received and acceptedReport on the feasibility of installing lights at all Cambridge dog parksAR-21-62
• Awaiting report2021 · #63✅ Report received and acceptedReport on using only locally sourced produce, farmers, and resident gardeners to study the feasibility of spending Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to address food insecurity by installing raised garden beds throughout Cambridge and providing free, fresh, locally-grown food for residents in needAR-21-63

• Transportation & Public Utilities Committee hearing of 2021-07-14 · Accepted [Unanimous]