City Council — Regular Meeting, January 24, 2022

City Manager's Agenda (4)

• CMA 2022 #6A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to an update on COVID-19📖 read
• CMA 2022 #7Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of a grant received from the Cambridge Housing Authority (CHA) in the amount of $52,660 to the Grant Fund Public Celebrations Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account, which will be used toward the costs of a mosaic art conservation project at Millers River Apartmentsartshousing-general
• CMA 2022 #8A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appointment of the following person as a Constable Without Power for a term of three years, effective the first day of January, 2022: Terry Owens
• CMA 2022 #9A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the Cambridge Net Zero Action Plan 2021 Update and Executive Summaryclimate📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF

Communications (17)

17 resident communications received for this meeting — bike lanes (6) · climate (6) · transit traffic (4) · police safety (2) · broadband (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (6)

• POR 2022 #7That the City Council and School Committee hold a joint virtual roundtable on Monday, February 14, 2022, at 5:30 p.m. to receive an update from the City Manager and relevant departments on the next steps towards the implementation of universal Pre-K in Cambridgeschools
• POR 2022 #8That the City Manager is hereby requested to confer with the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department to determine what safety improvements could be made to the area in front of CRLS and the crosswalk on Broadwaytransit-traffic
• POR 2022 #9That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with all appropriate departments, as well as, the Cambridge Water Board and Fresh Pond Advisory Committee and present a report to the Neighborhood & Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebration Committee, which includes but is not limited to a legal analysis of what uses are currently permitted, information on the history of the golf course, residency and other demographic information about membership data of golf course users, and any environmental constraintsarts
• POR 2022 #10That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Inspectional Services Department, the Department of Public Works, the Cambridge Historical Commission and other relevant City departments to determine the feasibility of expediting the Demolition and Rebuilding permitting process in the event of a natural disaster
• POR 2022 #11That the City Council go on record in support of House Bill 965 and Senate Bill 623 that would prohibit the sale of fur, and urge the Massachusetts Senate to pass this bill
• POR 2022 #12That the Executive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider the request from Councilor McGovern for a suitable location to dedicate a street corner in honor of James Wallace

Resolutions (12)

• RES 2022 #8Condolences to the family of Larry Braman
• RES 2022 #9Congratulations to Farrah Ridoré on her appointment as a Boston Fellow with the New Leaders Council
• RES 2022 #10Condolences to the family of Anne Locke Alach
• RES 2022 #11Congratulations to Christine Elow on her appointment as Commissioner of the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safety
• RES 2022 #12Condolences to the family of Charles V. Willie
• RES 2022 #13Thanks to the organizers of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
• RES 2022 #14Resolution on the death of Maurico Gutierrez
• RES 2022 #15Best wishes to Cindy DiRusso on the occasion of her retirement from the O'Neill Branch of the Cambridge Public Library
• RES 2022 #16Congratulations to Senator-elect Lydia Edwards for her new role on Beacon Hill
• RES 2022 #17Resolution on the Death of Janet Belanger
• RES 2022 #18Resolution on the death of Anne Alach
• RES 2022 #19Resolution on the death of Mary Ann Baxter

Applications & Petitions (1)

• APP 2022 #1An application was received from Kevin O'Donnel, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 59 Fresh Pond Lane; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical Commission and Public Works. No response has been received from the neighborhood association. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR ZONDERVAN IN COUNCIL JANUARY 24, 2022transit-traffic📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF

Other Business (7)

• AR-22-1Report on appointing a 20-25 person Cycling Safety Ordinance Implementation Advisory Committee to advise and improve upon the implementation of the citywide bicycle safety infrastructure and to establish recommendations on mitigating any concerns raised in regard to this infrastructurebike-lanes
• AR-22-2Report on meeting with the impacted residents and businesses on northern Massachusetts Avenue to discuss their ideas and suggestions for addressing their concerns
• AR-22-3Report on creating a “priority line” and/or establish “senior hours” at the City’s Covid-19 testing locations
• AR-22-4Report on developing 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

• an update regarding legislative activity 📖 read 📄 PDF
• information regarding the Clerk search process
• a memorandum regarding his retirement at the end of his current term 📄 PDF

Committee Reports (2)

• Health & Environment Committee hearing of 2021-12-22 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) — Referred To Committee [Unanimous]