City Council — Regular Meeting, November 8, 2021

City Manager's Agenda (4)

• CMA 2021 #235A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to new appointments and reappointments of members of the Council on Aging Board, effective November 8, 2021
• CMA 2021 #236A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appointment of new members of the Biosafety Committee for a term of 5 years, effective November 8, 2021
• CMA 2021 #237A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 21-40, regarding the possibility of posting truck exclusion on Roberts Roadtransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2021 #238Ordinance #2021-26 A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 21-84 regarding BEUDO (Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance) proposed amendmentsaffordable-housingclimatehousing-general📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF

Communications (28)

28 resident communications received for this meeting — transit traffic (20) · bike lanes (15) · climate (5) · zoning (5) · schools (4). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (6)

• POR 2021 #243That the City Council go on record requesting that the forthcoming new Universal Design Playground located in Danehy Park be named the Louis A. DePasquale Universal Design Playground. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR WHEELER IN COUNCIL NOVEMBER 8, 2021
• POR 2021 #244That the City Manager is requested to work with the appropriate City departments, as well as the Commission of Persons with Disabilities and the Special Education Parents Advisory Council, to develop a plan to install fully accessible equipment in every playground throughout the city
• POR 2021 #245That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant departments and housing agencies to ensure all seniors have access to scam prevention materials and traininghousing-general
• POR 2021 #247Upper Mass. Ave. Bike Lane Improvements. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR SIMMONS IN COUNCIL NOVEMBER 8, 2021bike-lanes
• POR 2021 #249That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to instruct the Law Department to provide a legal opinion regarding the effect of the proposed Ordinance to Limit and monitor campaign donations on the petitioners of a Citizens’ Petition and the Owners, Board members and employees of an organization seeking financial assistance from the city of Cambridge; and to draft enforcement language and to draft language exempting labor unions from the Ordinance and to provide an opinion about whether Somerville’s Ordinance regarding campaign donations would survive a legal challenge
• POR 2021 #248That the attached Home Petition titled “PETITION FOR AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE TO ENACT AN ORDINANCE TO LIMIT AND MONITOR CAMPAIGN DONATIONS IN LOCAL ELECTIONS BY INDIVIDUALS SEEKING FINANCIAL REWARD FROM THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE” be forwarded to the General Court for adoption. PLACED ON THE TABLE IN COUNCIL DECEMBER 10, 2021📖 read

Resolutions (4)

• RES 2021 #270Resolution on the death of Elaine S. (Daveta) Nathan
• RES 2021 #271Resolution on the death of Henriqueta Pires Fernandes (Piguinha)
• RES 2021 #272That the City Council go on record urging all residents to honor the people who have defended our country, as well as those who are serving today, by commemorating Veterans Day on Thursday, November 11, 2021
• RES 2021 #273Recognition of the service Red T. Mitchell Junior during World War II and his continued service to the City of Cambridge

Applications & Petitions (1)

• APP 2021 #46An application was received from Jason Parillo, representing One Medical requesting permission for one (1) projecting blade sign and four (4) awnings at the premises numbered 822 Somerville Avenue approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abutter's return receipts are included📖 read

Other Business (2)

• AR-21-83Report on piloting a Winter Youth Employment Program to determine if this concept could be expanded beyond just the summer months
• AR-21-84That the City Manager be and hereby is requested 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 targetsclimate

Committee Reports (7)

• Neighborhood & Long Term Planning Committee hearing of 2021-06-02 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Human Services & Veterans Committee hearing of 2021-06-30 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Neighborhood & Long Term Planning Committee hearing of 2021-08-24 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of 2021-10-20 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) — Adopted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) — Placed On The Table [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) — Placed On The Table [Unanimous]