City Council — Regular Meeting, December 6, 2021

City Manager's Agenda (14)

• CMA 2021 #260A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a COVID-19 update📖 read
• CMA 2021 #261Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the 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 Centerartspolice-safety
• CMA 2021 #262Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the 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 phases
• CMA 2021 #263A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following persons as new members of the Family Policy Council effective December 1, 2021
• CMA 2021 #264Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the 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 housinghousing-general
• CMA 2021 #265Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the 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 oldpolice-safety
• CMA 2021 #266Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the 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 Somervillehousing-general
• CMA 2021 #267Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the 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 bills
• CMA 2021 #268Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the 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 studentsschools
• CMA 2021 #269Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the 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 2022schools
• CMA 2021 #270Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the 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 Center
• CMA 2021 #271Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the 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 resources
• CMA 2021 #272Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the 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 webcams
• CMA 2021 #273A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting 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 Cambridge📖 read

Communications (25)

25 resident communications received for this meeting — 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 Orders (9)

• POR 2021 #259That the City Manager is requested 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-installationbike-lanes
• POR 2021 #260City Council opposition to the MBTA’s plans to introduce new diesel infrastructure at the North Cambridge Garage and buses with diesel heaterstransit-traffic
• POR 2021 #261That the Cambridge 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 Avenuetransit-traffic
• POR 2021 #262That the City Manager is requested 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 impediments
• POR 2021 #263City 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 accessible
• POR 2021 #264That the City 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 adoption. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR ZONDERVAN IN COUNCIL DECEMBER 6, 2021climate📖 read
• POR 2021 #265That the City Manager is requested to instruct the City Solicitor to draft the appropriate ordinance amendments for the City Council to review following the recent charter amendments
• POR 2021 #266That the City Manager is requested 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 meeting
• POR 2021 #267That 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 concernsschools

Resolutions (4)

• RES 2021 #296Resolution on the death of Lorraine T. (Nunes) Perry
• RES 2021 #297Resolution on the death of Carole Virginia DoCouto
• RES 2021 #298Resolution on the death of Arthur “Drummy” Gray
• RES 2021 #299Resolution on the death of Salman Almarzooqi

Applications & Petitions (1)

• APP 2021 #47An application was received from Barlo Signs representing Wusong Road, requesting permission for a projecting illuminating sign at the premises numbered 2 Bennett Street. approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abutterzoning📖 read

Other Business (4)

• AR-21-89Report on providing a suitable practice space for the Cambridge Synchronized Swimming Team for Cambridge residents
• AR-21-90Report 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 goals

• an update regarding legislative activity 📖 read 📄 PDF
• information from the School Committee 📖 read