City Council · Regular Meeting, November 1, 2021

• City Manager's report2021 · #232📁 Placed on file, 8–0an update on COVID-19Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerschools📖 readCMA 2021 #232
• City Manager's report2021 · #233✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of a grant from the State Executive Office of Public Safety, Department of Fire Services, in the amount of $187,500 to the Grant Fund Fire Travel & Training account ($20,000) and the Extraordinary Expenditures account ($167,500), which will be used for the purchase of quick response/safety Hazmat vehiclesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safetyCMA 2021 #233
• City Manager's report2021 · #234↪ Referred, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 21-79, regarding proposed amendments to Article 8.12 of the Municipal CodeSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerclimate📖 read CMA 2021 #234

7 resident communications received for this meeting, on transit traffic (7) · bike lanes (6) · tenants rent (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

• Policy order2021 · #239✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager to direct the Assistant City Manager for the Department of Human Services to establish a pilot Winter Youth Employment ProgramCouncil requestPOR 2021 #239
• Policy order2021 · #240✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousCity Council support of MIT Divest’s campaign to divest MIT’s endowment from the fossil fuel industryclimatePOR 2021 #240
• Policy order2021 · #241✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager to instruct the Climate Crisis Working Group to include a recommendation and proposal to amend the Green Fleet Policy in their final reportCouncil requestclimatePOR 2021 #241
• Policy order2021 · #242✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousAsks the City Manager to work with CDD and Law Department to present 1) strategies for all buildings, not just the largest ones, while continuing to keep equity in mind, and 2) draft BEUDO amendment language, to a meeting of the Health & Environment Committee for review and consideration no later than November 8, 2021, such language to include emissions reductions targets that match or exceed the Commonwealth’s emissions reductions targetsCouncil requestclimatePOR 2021 #242

• Resolution2021 · #264✅ Order adopted, unanimousHappy 105th Anniversary to Western Avenue Baptist ChurchRES 2021 #264
• Resolution2021 · #265✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulating La Saison on one year in CambridgeRES 2021 #265
• Resolution2021 · #266✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to Justin Casanova-Davis for his new position of Acting Finance Director for the Town of BrooklineRES 2021 #266
• Resolution2021 · #267✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to Richard Raposa on receiving special recognition for outstanding contributions to the Imperio Mariense SocietyRES 2021 #267
• Resolution2021 · #268✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Lawrence W. "Larry" StoneRES 2021 #268
• Resolution2021 · #269✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the Death of Jonathan BackstromRES 2021 #269

• Application / petition2021 · #45✅ Order adopted, unanimousa temporary banner across Ames Street, and Broadway 26 lights poles announcing Welcome back/Now Open, Contemporary Art Museum at MIT, MIT List Visual Arts Center from October 2021 until February 2022Application from MIT Visual Arts Centerarts📖 readAPP 2021 #45

• Awaiting report2021 · #77✅ Report received and acceptedReport on ways to report pedestrian and cyclist accidents in real time to residentsbike lanestransit trafficAR-21-77
• Awaiting report2021 · #78Report on in addition to stricter parking enforcement, 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 trafficAR-21-78
• Awaiting report2021 · #79✅ Report received and acceptedReport on reviewing the language of Ordinance #2021-24 proposed ordinance amendmentAR-21-79
• Awaiting report2021 · #80✅ Report received and acceptedReport on all work done on the Carl Barron Plaza redesign proposal and all feedback from the community including the unhoused community in conjunction with the petitionhomelessnessAR-21-80
• Awaiting report2021 · #81✅ Report received and acceptedReport on conferring with DCR on the possibility of extending the closure of Memorial Drive until at least the final Sunday in December 2021, if not longer, weather permittingAR-21-81
• Awaiting report2021 · #82✅ Report received and acceptedReport on 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 trafficAR-21-82

• Neighborhood & Long Term Planning Committee hearing of 2020-07-15 · Accepted [Unanimous]
• Health & Environment Committee hearing of 2021-05-25 · Accepted [Unanimous]
• Health & Environment Committee hearing of (unknown date) · Order Adopted As Amended [Unanimous]
• Housing Committee hearing of 2021-06-03 · Accepted [Unanimous]