City Council — Regular Meeting, October 25, 2021

City Manager's Agenda (3)

• CMA 2021 #229Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $745,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund, Emergency Communications Extraordinary Expense account which will be used for site maintenance and the replacement of critical infrastructure to support the City of Cambridge radio system
• CMA 2021 #230A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the reappointment of the following persons as a members of the Conservation Commission: Kathryn Hess, David Lyons and Elysse Magnotto-Cleary
• CMA 2021 #231Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $180,500 from Free Cash to the General Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account to support the expansion of Equity Roadmap’s Friday Night Hype program in Cambridge. This appropriation also responds to Awaiting Report Item Number 21-54

Communications (17)

17 resident communications received for this meeting — bike lanes (9) · transit traffic (9) · police safety (3) · homelessness (3) · labor (2). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (10)

• POR 2021 #229That the City Manager is requested to confer with relevant City departments on ways to report pedestrian and cyclist accidents in real time to residentsbike-lanestransit-traffic
• POR 2021 #230That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the Director of the Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Department that in addition to stricter parking enforcement in this area, a viable long-term strategy must be developed to mitigate the issues created by the removal of the metered parking spaces along Massachusetts Avenue near Banks Street to ensure that those providing home-based services to seniors in this neighborhood are fully able to do sotransit-traffic
• POR 2021 #231Ordinance #2021-24 That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the City Solicitor and the appropriate staff to review the language of this proposed ordinance amendment and to report back to the City Council in advance of the next City Council meetingclimate📖 read
• POR 2021 #232Public Hearing on Carl Baron Plaza Redesign
• POR 2021 #233That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to consult with the Community Development Department, the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department, and any other appropriate City department to discuss implementation of a plan which charges EV customers for electricity and not parking at municipal EV charging locationstransit-traffic
• POR 2021 #234That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with DCR on the possibility of again extending closures until at least the final Sunday in December 2021, if not longer, weather permitting
• POR 2021 #235Debt-Free Public Higher Education
• POR 2021 #236That the City Council go on record in support of implementing key safety improvements on the Harvard Bridge, including flex post-protected bike lanes by the end of the year and bus lanes as soon as can be feasibly coordinated with the MBTAbike-lanestransit-traffic
• POR 2021 #238That the Cambridge City Council go on record supporting the Harvard Graduate Student Union in their continued efforts to negotiate a fair contract that is worthy of the value they bring to Harvard University and the protections from harassment and discrimination, which all people deserve, and that the City Council supports the HGSU in their potential work stoppagelabor
• POR 2021 #237Policy order from September 21 Ordinance committee

Resolutions (10)

• RES 2021 #254Resolution on the death of Myron Levine
• RES 2021 #255Resolution on the death of Gerald G. “Tubba” Gomes, Sr
• RES 2021 #256Resolution on the death of Jeannie “Jennie” Mammola
• RES 2021 #257Congratulations to Brian Corr
• RES 2021 #258Congratulations to the Margaret Fuller House Honorees
• RES 2021 #259Thank You Ms. Merline Sylvain-Williams For 17 Years Of Service
• RES 2021 #260Congratulating Sofra Bakery
• RES 2021 #261Thank You to Sandy Gould and Jason Targoff for Dedication to Cambridge Youth Soccer
• RES 2021 #262Congratulations to Amy Saltzman
• RES 2021 #263Resolution on Herter Community Garden

Other Business (10)

• AR-21-69Report on determining the feasibility of creating a uniform process for aiding the resettlement of refugees in Cambridge
• AR-21-70Report on determining the feasibility of purchasing property from Lesley University to address City goals
• AR-21-71Report on placing a cricket field in one of the Cambridge parks
• AR-21-72Report on appointing a task force that will hold regular public meetings to solicit ideas and feedback from residents on the distribution of American Rescue Plan Act funds
• AR-21-73Report on confirming with the State if the Truck Restriction map is up to date, who should be enforcing the ban on Alewife Brook Parkway, and what actions can be taken moving forward
• AR-21-74Report on supporting the Uplift the Solar Energy Industry in Massachusetts coalitionclimate
• AR-21-75Report on examining the Safety at the Intersection of Cambridge and Felton Streets
• AR-21-76Report on providing an explanation of the incident, including whether legal requirements and department policies for arrests were properly followed

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Committee Reports (2)

• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2021-09-21 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) — Order Adopted [Unanimous]