City Council ▸ 2022-01-10
City Council — Regular Meeting, January 10, 2022
City Manager's Agenda (5)
- CMA 2022 #1A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a COVID-19 update📖 read
- CMA 2022 #2Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $86,339 from the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program through the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance to the Grant Fund Police Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will support the purchase of protective equipment and supplies, such as masks, gloves, protective overalls, sanitizer and face shieldspolice-safety
- CMA 2022 #3A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appointment of Assistant City Manager for Fiscal Affairs & Public Investments David J. Kale as a member of the Cambridge Health Alliance Board of Trustees, effective January 10, 2022
- CMA 2022 #4A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to approval of new appointments and reappointments of members of the Peace Commission for a term of three years
- CMA 2022 #5A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to approval requested for Mayor Siddiquis' recommended appointments of the following persons to the Family Policy Council: Vice Mayor Alanna Mallon, School Committee Member Akriti Bhambi and School Committee Member Fred Fantinischools
Communications (30)
30 resident communications received for this meeting — bike lanes (10) · transit traffic (8) · police safety (3) · schools (1) · labor (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.
Policy Orders (6)
- POR 2022 #1That the City Manager is requested to work with the Chief Public Health Officer, the Cambridge Health Alliance, and other relevant City staff to create a “priority line” and/or establish “senior hours” at the City’s Covid-19 testing locations
- POR 2022 #2That Article 20.90- Alewife Overlay Districts 1-6 of the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance be amended to insert a new section entitled Section 20.94.3- Temporarily prohibited uses. (ORDINANCE #2022-1) PLACED ON THE TABLE IN COUNCIL MAY 2, 2022 TO BE ORDAINED ON OR AFTER MAY, 23 2022zoning📖 read
- POR 2022 #3That the Mayor is requested to schedule a training session within the month of January for the purpose of reviewing Robert’s Rules of Order with the entire City Council
- POR 2022 #4That the Executive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider a request from Mayor Siddiqui for a suitable dedication in the vicinity of Windsor and Washington Streets in honor of longtime Cambridge resident Clairzie Julce Mervil
- POR 2022 #5That the City Council designates the Chair of Government Operations, Rules, and Claims Committee to serve as the City Council’s designee to coordinate with Randi Frank Consulting, LLC as well as appropriate City officials in carrying out the executive recruitment process for a new City Manager search process. That the City Manager is requested to ask the Purchasing Agent to coordinate with the Chair of Government Operations, Rules and Claims committee to engage the services of the identified Community Engagement Specialist(s) to work with Randi Frank Consulting, LLC in the executive recruitment for a new City Manager. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR SIMMONS IN COUNCIL JANUARY 10, 2022
- POR 2022 #6That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with all relevant City Departments to develop a robust plan to increase access to testing, with the goal of reducing wait times for residents, including, but not limited to, expanding testing sites, hiring staff to operate additional sites, offering "testing tents" set up in City squares, developing a "grab n go" model as used at local universities Harvard and MIT, and more, and to report back to the City Council at the January 24, 2022 City Council meeting
Resolutions (7)
- RES 2022 #1Condolences to the family of Quintus McDermott
- RES 2022 #2Congratulations to Joe Rose and Danielle Mishkin on the birth of their son Theodore Elliot Rose
- RES 2022 #3Thanks to Peter Daly for his tremendous work as Executive Director of Homeowners Rehab, Inc., over the past 33 years, and in wishing him the very best as he looks to pursue his next exciting chapterhousing-general
- RES 2022 #4Condolences to the family of Andre Edwards
- RES 2022 #5Resolution on the death of Janet Axelrod
- RES 2022 #6Resolution on the death of James Killackey
- RES 2022 #7Resolution on the death of legal scholar, civil rights champion, and Cambridge resident Lani Guinier on January 7, 2022 at the age of 71
Other Business (9)
- AR-21-100Report on measures that may be taken to ensure the safety of residents, whether they be flashing lights, increased signage or other safety measures in the area of Huron Avenue and Sparks Street
- AR-21-101Report on ensuring multi-family properties on the market are reviewed as quickly as possible as potential affordable housing acquisitionsaffordable-housinghousing-general
- AR-21-102Report on plan to distribute Cambridge’s allotment of at-home rapid test kits equitably to the highest need individuals
- AR-21-103Report on establishing an indoor mask mandate in common spaces of all buildings and indoor environments throughout the City of Cambridge, and that he report back to the City Council on this matter in a timely manner
- AR-21-104Report on establishing a proof of vaccination requirement for certain activities and establishments in the City of Cambridge, including but not limited to indoor dining, bars, nightclubs, gyms and indoor entertainment venues