City Council · Regular Meeting, December 6, 2021

• City Manager's report2021 · #260📁 Placed on file, 8–0a COVID-19 updateSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 readCMA 2021 #260
• City Manager's report2021 · #261✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a supplemental appropriation of the Shannon Grant for $25,000 received from the Metropolitan Mayors Coalition’s Community Safety Initiative through the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security to the Grant Fund Police Department Salary and Wages account ($15,000) and the Grant Fund Police Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($10,000) which will be dedicated to hot spot patrols, Metro Gang Task Force participation, and the Focused Deterrence program as well as to support a Teen Public Art Program at the Community Art CenterSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerartspolice safetyCMA 2021 #261
• City Manager's report2021 · #262✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $250,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Community Development Department Extraordinary Expenditures Account to provide additional funds necessary to complete the Sennott Park renovation project in two phasesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2021 #262
• City Manager's report2021 · #263📁 Placed on file, unanimousthe appointment of the following persons as new members of the Family Policy Council effective December 1, 2021Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2021 #263
• City Manager's report2021 · #264✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of donations to the Multi-Service Center in the amount of $1,300.00 to Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used to support rental assistance for low-income residents at risk of losing housingSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhousing generalCMA 2021 #264
• City Manager's report2021 · #265✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Shannon Grant received from the Metropolitan Mayors Coalition/Shannon Community Safety Initiative through the Executive Office of Public Safety for $23,032.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($22,032.00) and to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($1,000.00) which will be used to support the design and implementation of the City Peace program, a violence prevention peer leadership internship for Cambridge youth 14-18 years oldSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safetyCMA 2021 #265
• City Manager's report2021 · #266✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program grant in the amount of $764,359.00 funded by the Federal Department of Health and Human Services and administered in Massachusetts by the Commonwealth’s Department of Housing and Community Development to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($122,161.00), to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($639,748.00), and to the Travel and Training account ($2,450.00) which will be used to operate the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) serving Cambridge and SomervilleSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhousing generalCMA 2021 #266
• City Manager's report2021 · #267✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of MASSCAP Inc. funds in the amount of $770.71 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used to provide assistance to two Cambridge and Somerville residents with natural gas heating billsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2021 #267
• City Manager's report2021 · #268✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Friends of the Community Learning Center (CLC) grant in the amount of $38,000.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($29,723.00), to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($4,739.00), and to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Travel and Training account ($3,538.00) which will support Bridge Program advising, coaching and mentoring, advising for the ESOL/Certified Nursing Assistant Program, and education and career advising for other CLC studentsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerschoolsCMA 2021 #268
• City Manager's report2021 · #269✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Friends of the Community Learning Center (CLC) grant in the amount of $36,000.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($29,533.00) to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($5,767.00), and to the Travel and Training account ($700.00) which will be used to fund classes, advising and coaching of the Bridge to College Program students from July 2021 through June 2022Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerschoolsCMA 2021 #269
• City Manager's report2021 · #270✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Friends of the Community Learning Center (CLC) grant funded by Friends of the Community Learning Center through individual donations in the amount of $4,000.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account which will support English for Speakers of Other Languages classes at the Community Learning CenterSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2021 #270
• City Manager's report2021 · #271✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of the Children’s Trust Fund grant for the Center for Families program in the amount of $55,125.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($49,679.00) and to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($5,446.00) which will be used to covers nine months of programming and will be used by the Center for Families to support family programs targeting parents of children up to eight years, which include a variety of family support and parent education programs and resourcesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2021 #271
• City Manager's report2021 · #272✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of an increase to the Adult and Community Learning Services (ACLS) grant received from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) in the amount of $90,798.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($60,080.00), and to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($30,718.00) which will be used to support a technology aide and part time ESOL and ABE staff, and for technology equipment, including laptops and webcamsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2021 #272
• City Manager's report2021 · #273↪ Referred, 7–0Awaiting Report Item Number 21-88, regarding amendments to the draft Ordinance to limit and monitor campaign donations by individuals seeking financial benefit from the City of CambridgeSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 readCMA 2021 #273

• City officer's report2021 · #109an update regarding legislative activityhomelessnessschoolstransit trafficzoning📖 read COF 2021 #109
• City officer's report2021 · #110information from the School Committeeclimateschools📖 readCOF 2021 #110

25 resident communications received for this meeting, on transit traffic (18) · bike lanes (12) · housing general (2) · police safety (2) · zoning (2). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

• Policy order2021 · #259✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousAsks the City Manager to confer with appropriate departments on what the standard public process will be prior to implementing new sections of bike lanes, and what general evaluation process will take place post-installationCouncil requestbike lanesPOR 2021 #259
• Policy order2021 · #260📁 Placed on file, 8–1City Council opposition to the MBTA’s plans to introduce new diesel infrastructure at the North Cambridge Garage and buses with diesel heaterstransit trafficPOR 2021 #260
• Policy order2021 · #261✅ Order adopted, 7–0Cambridge City Council condemns, in the strongest possible terms, any actions that may result in the physical injury of any individual, regardless of their support or non-support, of the bike/bus lane implementation on Massachusetts AvenueCouncil ordertransit trafficPOR 2021 #261
• Policy order2021 · #262✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager to consult with the Public Health Department and other relevant City staff to establish a plan that will enable Covid-19 home testing to be conducted for seniors and those with significant mobility impedimentsCouncil requestPOR 2021 #262
• Policy order2021 · #263✅ Order adopted, unanimousCity Council support of the VOTES Act which helps to build on important electoral reforms that were introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic to make voting more accessiblePOR 2021 #263
• Policy order2021 · #264✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousCity Clerk is requested to forward the Home Rule Petition establishing a Net Zero emissions requirement for building construction in Cambridge in accordance with its Net Zero Action Plan, adopted in 2015, to the entire state legislative delegation for immediate adoptionCouncil orderclimate📖 readCHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR ZONDERVAN IN COUNCIL DECEMBER 6, 2021POR 2021 #264
• Policy order2021 · #265✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager to instruct the City Solicitor to draft the appropriate ordinance amendments for the City Council to review following the recent charter amendmentsCouncil requestPOR 2021 #265
• Policy order2021 · #266✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager to direct the City Solicitor to draft home rule language to establish a Cambridge Jobs Creation Trust for City Council review by the December 20, 2021 regular City Council meetingCouncil requestPOR 2021 #266
• Policy order2021 · #267✅ Order adopted, 8–0That a special meeting of the City Council, School Committee, Cambridge Health Department and other appropriate city and school staff be scheduled to discuss the findings of the 2021 Cambridge Teen Health Survey for Middle and High School students and what immediate interventions are going to be implemented in response to concernsschoolsPOR 2021 #267

• Resolution2021 · #296✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Lorraine T. (Nunes) PerryRES 2021 #296
• Resolution2021 · #297✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Carole Virginia DoCoutoRES 2021 #297
• Resolution2021 · #298✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Arthur “Drummy” GrayRES 2021 #298
• Resolution2021 · #299✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Salman AlmarzooqiRES 2021 #299

• Application / petition2021 · #47✅ Order adopted, unanimousa projecting illuminating sign at the premises numbered 2 Bennett StreetApplication from Barlo Signs representing Wusong Roadzoning📖 readapproval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, CommuniAPP 2021 #47

• Awaiting report2021 · #89Report on providing a suitable practice space for the Cambridge Synchronized Swimming Team for Cambridge residentsAR-21-89
• Awaiting report2021 · #90✅ Report received and acceptedReport on working with partners including the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority (CRA) and the Central Square Business Improvement District on identifying spaces in Central Square that would support the creation and protection of cultural and human service spaces that align with the City’s goalsAR-21-90