City Council · Regular Meeting, November 15, 2021

• City Manager's report2021 · #239📁 Placed on file, unanimousan update on COVID-19Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 readCMA 2021 #239
• City Manager's report2021 · #240📁 Placed on file, 8–0new appointments of members of the Foundry Advisory Committee for a term of three years, effective November 8, 2021Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR SIMMONS IN COUNCIL NOVEMBER 15, 2021CMA 2021 #240
• City Manager's report2021 · #241📁 Placed on file, unanimousthe reappointment of the following person as a members of the Fresh Pond Master Plan Advisory Board, for a term of three years, effective November 15, 2021Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2021 #241
• City Manager's report2021 · #242📁 Placed on file, 8–0new appointments and reappointments of the following persons as members of the Citizens Committee on Civic Unity, effective November 1, 2021 for three year termsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR SIMMONS IN COUNCIL NOVEMBER 15, 2021CMA 2021 #242
• City Manager's report2021 · #243✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a grant received from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), Adult and Community Learning Services, in the amount of $117,990.00, to the Grant Fund Human Services Salary and Wages account ($66,090.00) and to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($51,900.00), which will provide funding for two Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) training programs for second language learnersSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2021 #243
• City Manager's report2021 · #244✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe transfer of $175,000 from the General Fund Employee Benefits (Insurance) Salary and Wages account to the General Fund Public Works Travel & Training (Judgment and Damages) account which will cover medical bills and settlements for Public Works personnel injured in the course of their jobSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2021 #244
• City Manager's report2021 · #245✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $400,000 from MassDOT’s FY22 Complete Streets Program to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Extraordinary Expenditures account which will be used to support the Huron Avenue (Glacken Field to Fresh Pond Parkway) projectSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2021 #245
• City Manager's report2021 · #246✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Action Grant, in the amount of $48,485, received as part of an amended grant scope of services, to the Grant Fund Community Development Department Other Ordinary Maintenance AccountSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2021 #246
• City Manager's report2021 · #247📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 21-6, regarding a report housing development informationSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manageraffordable housinghousing general📖 readCMA 2021 #247
• City Manager's report2021 · #250📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 21-75, which requested that the Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Department (TP+T) and the Cambridge Police Department (CPD) review two recent crashes involving vulnerable users at the intersection of Cambridge Street at Felton StreetSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safetytransit trafficCMA 2021 #250
• City Manager's report2021 · #248✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $143,333.33 in license renewal fees received from Comcast to the Public Investment Fund Cable Television Extraordinary Expenditures account to support the local Public, Educational and Government cable television stations which will go to Cambridge Community Television, and to City’s 22-CityView and the Cambridge Public School’s educational cable station, CEA-TV for capital equipment purchases and upgradesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerschoolsCMA 2021 #248
• City Manager's report2021 · #249↪ Referred, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Numbers 21-37 and 21-38, regarding digital equitySubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerbroadband📖 read CMA 2021 #249

• City officer's report2021 · #94a letter regarding an Open meeting law complaint from Heather Hoffman COF 2021 #94
• City officer's report2021 · #95information from the School Committeeschools📖 readCOF 2021 #95
• City officer's report2021 · #96the Pending Zoning Charthousing generaltransit trafficzoning📖 readCOF 2021 #96
• City officer's report2021 · #97the Hearing ScheduleCOF 2021 #97

38 resident communications received for this meeting, on transit traffic (17) · housing general (16) · zoning (11) · bike lanes (9) · affordable housing (7). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

• Policy order2021 · #250✅ Order adopted, unanimousCity Council go on record recognizing November 18th, 2021 as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Day in the City of CambridgeCouncil orderPOR 2021 #250
• Policy order2021 · #251✅ Order adopted, unanimousRegular City Council meeting scheduled for November 29, 2021 be changed to a joint Roundtable meeting of the City Council and School Committee to discuss the past election, including but not limited to new practices and polling locations is Cambridge with the City Manager, Election Commission, and any other relevant departmentsCouncil orderschoolsPOR 2021 #251
• Policy order2021 · #252✅ Order adopted, unanimousRegular City Council meeting scheduled for Monday, December 27, 2021, be and hereby is cancelledCouncil orderPOR 2021 #252
• Policy order2021 · #253✅ Order adopted, unanimousCity Solicitor is hereby authorized to draft a response to the open meeting law complaint filed by Heather Hoffman regarding the city council meeting on November 1, 2021Council orderPOR 2021 #253
• Policy order2021 · #254✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager to expand the Affordable Housing Chart attached to City Manager Agenda Item #9 on the November 15, 2021 City Council agenda to include each project’s average unit cost plus footnotes for those projects with the highest unit costs outlining reasons for those much higher costsCouncil requestaffordable housinghousing generalPOR 2021 #254
• Policy order2021 · #255✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager to establish a working committee to establish recommendations for a process for naming the City’s parks, buildings, street corner dedications and playgrounds that is predictable, understandable, and transparent, and to report back to the City Council on this matter in a timely mannerCouncil requestPOR 2021 #255

• Resolution2021 · #277✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the Death of Kathleen Frances DelaneyRES 2021 #277
• Resolution2021 · #275✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Thomas J. ToomeyRES 2021 #275
• Resolution2021 · #278✅ Order adopted, unanimousThat a suitable resolution be prepared for Vatsady Sivongxay and Stephen Gray to congratulate them on the recent birth of their second childRES 2021 #278
• Resolution2021 · #279✅ Order adopted, unanimousCondolences to the family of Medina DixonRES 2021 #279
• Resolution2021 · #280✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to Raquel Coronell UribeRES 2021 #280