City Council — Regular Meeting, September 27, 2021

City Manager's Agenda (4)

• CMA 2021 #216A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to an update on COVID-19📖 read
• CMA 2021 #217A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 21-59, regarding adding the memorial dedication process and criteria to the City Council webpage
• CMA 2021 #218Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Partnership Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the amount of $8,000 to the Grant Fund Human Rights Other Ordinary Maintenance Account which will be used for proposed fair-housing related outreach efforts, including: an information session on COVID-specific fair housing issues and related materials, a fair housing “Know Your Rights” seminar with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office and related materials, and a new CHRC “At a Glance” informational bulletinhousing-general
• CMA 2021 #219Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of of the Fair Housing Assistance Program Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the amount of $39,534 to the Grant Fund Human Rights Salary and Wages Account ($19,034) and the Travel and Training Account ($20,500) which will be used to cover a portion of the salary of the Cambridge Human Rights Commission (CHRC) Attorney-Investigator, who works on Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) caseshousing-general

Communications (13)

13 resident communications received for this meeting — affordable housing (2) · housing general (2) · zoning (2) · schools (2) · police safety (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (6)

• POR 2021 #198Resolution Condemning the Treatment of Haitian Immigrants in Texas
• POR 2021 #199That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to reach out to the owner of 689 Massachusetts Avenue to inquire about the prospect of selling this building to the City of Cambridge, and to report back to the City Council on this matter in a timely manner
• POR 2021 #200Affirming Reproductive Freedom
• POR 2021 #201That the City Manager direct the Department of Human Service Programs to issue a report, including but not limited to, the specific changes in programming that were made this year
• POR 2021 #202End Title 42 Deportations
• POR 2021 #203That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with the staff at the Cambridge Historical Commission, the DCR Commissioner, and members of Cambridge’s state delegation to approve, fund and execute the design and installation of a suitable historic marker by April 2022 to recognize the vision of Frederick Law Olmsted and others in transforming the Cambridge riverfront landscape, and report back on their progress before the end of the current Council termclimate📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF

Resolutions (16)

• RES 2021 #212Congratulations to Ross and Aviva Benson on the birth of their daughter Adelaide Muriel Benson
• RES 2021 #213Thanks to Michael Monestime for his five years of work as Executive Director of the Central Square Business Association and best wishes in his future endeavors
• RES 2021 #214Thanking Izzy's For 41 Years of Serving Up Terrific Food
• RES 2021 #215National Diaper Need Awareness Week
• RES 2021 #216Congratulations to the 2021 Tribute to Outstanding Women Honorees
• RES 2021 #217Resolution on the death of Rob Wilson
• RES 2021 #218Thanking Cameron Monagle for his actions and congratulating him for his recent award
• RES 2021 #219Resolution congratulating Amrit Chaudhuri for the growth of his company SmartLabs
• RES 2021 #220Resolution congratulating Teddy and Alyssa Applebaum on the birth of their son
• RES 2021 #221Happy Birthday to Rev. Lorraine Thornhill
• RES 2021 #222Happy Birthday to Steven A. Tolman
• RES 2021 #223Happy Birthday to Polly Allen
• RES 2021 #224Happy Birthday to Anthony W. Petrucelli
• RES 2021 #225Wishing Red T. Mitchell a Happy 94th Birthday
• RES 2021 #226Wishing Councillor Denise Simmons a Happy Birthday
• RES 2021 #227Condolences to the Family of Phyllis Rawlins

Other Business (2)

• AR-21-64Report on 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 yearshousing-general
• AR-21-65Report on the milestones that will be used to determine when the indoor mask mandate will no longer be needed

Committee Reports (1)

• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2021-04-08 — Report Accepted [Unanimous]