City Council · Regular Meeting, February 28, 2022

• City Manager's report2022 · #20📁 Placed on file, unanimousa COVID-19 updateSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 readCMA 2022 #20
• City Manager's report2022 · #21📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 21-97, regarding a report on creating a publicly accessible, list of violence prevention programs that exist in the City and to place this list on the City's websiteSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerpolice safetyschools📖 readCMA 2022 #21
• City Manager's report2022 · #22📁 Placed on file, unanimousthe reappointment of Michael P. Gardner as a member of the Cambridge Retirement Board for a term of three years, effective March 1, 2022Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY VICE MAYOR MALLON IN COUNCIL FEBRUARY 28, 2022CMA 2022 #22
• City Manager's report2022 · #23📁 Placed on file, unanimousthe appointment of Maxwell Solet as a new member of the Board of Trustee of the Cambridge Health Alliance for a term to expire June 30, 2024Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY VICE MAYOR MALLON IN COUNCIL FEBRUARY 28, 2022CMA 2022 #23
• City Manager's report2022 · #24✅ Approved, 8–0approval requested for new appointments and reappointment to Open Data Review Board for a term of two yearSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY VICE MAYOR MALLON IN COUNCIL FEBRUARY 28, 2022 PLACED ON THE TACMA 2022 #24
• City Manager's report2022 · #25✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe transfer of $25,000 from the General Fund Electrical Department Salary and Wages Account to the General Fund Electrical Travel and Training Account (Judgments and Damages) to cover medical services and/or prescription reimbursement costs for personnel injured in performance of their dutiesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2022 #25
• City Manager's report2022 · #26✅ Approved, 8–0approval requested for reappointment and new appointment to the Water BoardSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY VICE MAYOR MALLON IN COUNCIL FEBRUARY 28, 2022 PLACED ON THE TACMA 2022 #26
• City Manager's report2022 · #27✅ Approved, 8–0approval requested for reappointments to the Fresh Pond Master Plan Advisory BoardSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY VICE MAYOR MALLON IN COUNCIL FEBRUARY 28, 2022 PLACED ON THE TACMA 2022 #27
• City Manager's report2022 · #28✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $650,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Department of Human Service Programs Extraordinary Expenditures account to provide necessary repairs to the 3 swimming pools located at the War Memorial Pool FacilitySubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2022 #28
• City Manager's report2022 · #29✅ Approved, 8–0approval requested for new appointments and reappointments to the Mid Cambridge Neighborhood Conservation District CommissionSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY VICE MAYOR MALLON IN COUNCIL FEBRUARY 28, 2022 PLACED ON THE TACMA 2022 #29
• City Manager's report2022 · #30✅ Approved, 8–0approval requested for a new appointment and reappointments to the Avon Hill Neighborhood Conservation District CommissionSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY VICE MAYOR MALLON IN COUNCIL FEBRUARY 28, 2022 PLACED ON THE TACMA 2022 #30
• City Manager's report2022 · #31✅ Approved, 8–0approval requested for reappointments to the Half Crown-Marsh Neighborhood Conservation District CommissionSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY VICE MAYOR MALLON IN COUNCIL FEBRUARY 28, 2022 PLACED ON THE TACMA 2022 #31
• City Manager's report2022 · #32✅ Approved, 8–0approval requested for a new appointment and reappointments to the Historical CommissionSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY VICE MAYOR MALLON IN COUNCIL FEBRUARY 28, 2022 PLACED ON THE TACMA 2022 #32
• City Manager's report2022 · #33📁 Placed on file, unanimousthe City of Cambridge retaining its AAA rating from the nation's three major credit rating agenciesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerhousing general📖 read CMA 2022 #33
• City Manager's report2022 · #34↪ Referred to committee, unanimousthe Climate Resilience Zoning Task Force Report. (Ordinance #2022-9)Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manageraffordable housingclimatehousing generallabortreeszoning📖 read CMA 2022 #34
• City Manager's report2022 · #35✅ Order adopted, unanimousa request for approval of the special act that has been enacted by the Legislature and signed by the Governor, entitled “Chapter 19 of the Acts of 2022, An Act Authorizing the City of Cambridge to Use Certain Land for General Municipal Purposes and the Installation of Subsurface Geothermal Wells” at the Father Callanan Playground and Fields in conjunction with the Tobin Montessori and Vassal Lane Upper Schools ProjectSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerschools📖 read CMA 2022 #35
• City Manager's report2022 · #36📁 Placed on file, unanimousa communication from City Solicitor Nancy E. Glowa, relative to a further response to Awaiting Report Item Number 21-93 regarding a report on proposed amendments to the Municipal Code relative to recent charter changesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managercharter📖 readCMA 2022 #36

• City officer's report2022 · #20an update regarding legislative activityclimatezoning📖 read COF 2022 #20
• City officer's report2022 · #21a memorandum regarding Final Report of the Cambridge Advisory Committee on City Art, Monuments, & Markersartsschools📖 readCOF 2022 #21
• City officer's report2022 · #22(untitled)COF 2022 #22

153 resident communications received for this meeting, on transit traffic (106) · bike lanes (87) · housing general (26) · climate (19) · zoning (15). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

• Policy order2022 · #25✅ Order adopted, unanimousExecutive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider the request for a street corner dedication in honor of Reuben Nathaniel Dottin, Jr. in the vicinity of Hews Street and Western AvenueCouncil orderPOR 2022 #25
• Policy order2022 · #26✅ Order adopted, unanimousThanks to Ronald “R-Jay” Jones for his 50 years of service at the Cambridge Community Center, and in declaring February 28, 2022 to be designated as Ronald “R-Jay” Jones Day in the City of CambridgePOR 2022 #26
• Policy order2022 · #27✅ Order adopted as amendedAsks the City Manager to amend all existing Community Host Agreements previously issued by the City by reducing the Impact Fee to 0.05% of Gross Revenue and to refrain from placing this burden upon any future HCAs that may yet be issuedCouncil request📖 readCHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR ZONDERVAN IN COUNCIL FEBRUARY 28, 2022 PLACED ON THEPOR 2022 #27
• Policy order2022 · #28✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousMayor is requested to schedule a Special Meeting of the City Council and invite the Mayor of Somerville, Somerville City Councillors, the Cambridge Police Department, the Somerville Police Department, and others to discuss how to work together to address the gun activity taking place between our youth in our communitiesCouncil orderpolice safetyPOR 2022 #28
• Policy order2022 · #29✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousAsks the City Manager to confer with the Economic Development division and other appropriate departments with the intention of conducting a study to collect relevant economic data relating to business impacts from bike lane installations, positive or negative, which will help inform future installations of bike lanes along commercial corridorsCouncil requestbike lanesPOR 2022 #29
• Policy order2022 · #30✅ Order adopted, unanimousExecutive Assistant to the City Council is requested to confer with the Dedication Committee to consider this request for a suitable dedication in honor of Janet Axelrod in the vicinity of Broadway and Trowbridge StreetCouncil orderPOR 2022 #30
• Policy order2022 · #31✅ Order adopted, unanimousThat a City Manager Search ad-hoc committee of the Cambridge City Council be formed for the purpose of reviewing and selecting self-nominated residents and stakeholders to be on the candidate preliminary screening committeePOR 2022 #31
• Policy order2022 · #32✅ Order adopted, unanimousCambridge City Council calls for the Federal Government to reverse Title 42 and immediately halt the deportation of Haitian migrants, thereby allowing them to seek due process through our legal system to make claims for legal statusCouncil orderPOR 2022 #32
• Policy order2022 · #33✅ Order adopted, unanimousExecutive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider the request from Councillor Azeem for a suitable location to dedicate a street corner in honor of Dr. Andre Gabor BordaCouncil orderPOR 2022 #33
• Policy order2022 · #34✅ Order adopted as amended, 8–0Asks the City Manager to work with DCR to pilot an expansion of Memorial Drive closures along any segments east of Western Avenue that could be used as parklandCouncil requestCHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR SIMMONS IN COUNCIL FEBRUARY 28, 2022POR 2022 #34
• Policy order2022 · #35↪ Referred to committee, 5–4Amendment to Chapter 2.78 of the Cambridge Code of Ordinance, entitled “Historical Buildings and Landmarks.” (Ordinance #2022-11)housing generaltenants rent📖 readPOR 2022 #35
• Policy order2022 · #36✅ Order adopted, unanimousCity Manager be and is hereby requested to light City Hall blue and yellow this week in honor of UkraineCouncil orderwar peacePOR 2022 #36

• Resolution2022 · #36✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Trudy Joan CoxRES 2022 #36
• Resolution2022 · #37✅ Order adopted, 8–0Thanks to Anne Shuhler and the entire Classic Graphx team for more than 35 years of exemplary service to the people and businesses of CambridgeRES 2022 #37
• Resolution2022 · #38✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Avram GoldbergRES 2022 #38
• Resolution2022 · #39✅ Order adopted, unanimousCity Council go on record thanking the TTT Mentor Program’s Mentees for participating in the TTT Mentor Program’s 2021-2022 sessionCouncil orderRES 2022 #39
• Resolution2022 · #40✅ Order adopted, unanimousCity Council thanks to the Mentors for enriching the lives of their Mentees by participating in the TTT Mentor Program’s 2021-2022 sessionRES 2022 #40
• Resolution2022 · #41✅ Order adopted, unanimousCity Council thanks to The Reverend Kathleen O’Keefe Reed for her years of extraordinary service to the people of Cambridge, and in wishing her well in her retirementRES 2022 #41
• Resolution2022 · #42✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousResolution on the death of Salvatore FantasiaRES 2022 #42
• Resolution2022 · #43✅ Order adopted, unanimousCity Council go on record thanking Izzy Maldonado and his family for over 41 years of serving up some of the finest comfort food in Cambridge at Izzy’s Restaurant & Sub Shop, and in wishing the family well as the beloved institution passes into memoryCouncil orderRES 2022 #43
• Resolution2022 · #44✅ Order adopted, unanimousCondolences to the family of Glenn M. Tegan for their tremendous lossRES 2022 #44
• Resolution2022 · #45✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Tommaso SassoRES 2022 #45
• Resolution2022 · #46✅ Order adopted, unanimousHappy 80th Birthday wishes to Peter ValentineRES 2022 #46
• Resolution2022 · #47✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on Green Line ExtensionRES 2022 #47
• Resolution2022 · #48✅ Order adopted, unanimousThe Cambridge City Council was saddened to learn of the passing of George Berkowitz, Cambridge native and founder of Legal Cash Market in Cambridge in 1950 and later, Legal Sea Foods, in Inman Square in 1968RES 2022 #48

• Application / petition2022 · #5✅ Order adopted, unanimous35 temporary banners across Ames Street Memorial Drive Main Street and Broadway announcing MIT List, New Art on View, Contemporary Art from February 2022 through October 2022Application from MIT List Visual Arts Centerartsschoolstransit traffic📖 read CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR CARLONE IN COUNCIL FEBRUARY 28, 2022APP 2022 #5
• Application / petition2022 · #6✅ Order adopted, 8–1a curb cut at the premises numbered 33 Webster Avenue 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 associationApplication from Dan Andersontransit traffictrees📖 read CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR CARLONE IN COUNCIL FEBRUARY 28, 2022APP 2022 #6
• Application / petition2022 · #7✅ Order adopted, unanimousa curb cut at the premises numbered 301 Vasser Street; 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 associationApplication from Kelley Brownhousing generaltransit traffictrees📖 read CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR CARLONE IN COUNCIL FEBRUARY 28, 2022APP 2022 #7
• Application / petition2022 · #8✅ Order adopted, unanimousa curb cut at the premises numbered 1065 Cambridge Street; 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 associationApplication from Dillon Lammerstransit traffictrees📖 read CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR CARLONE IN COUNCIL FEBRUARY 28, 2022APP 2022 #8
• Application / petition2022 · #9↪ Referred to committee, unanimousThe Cambridge Transportation De-Carbonization and Congestion-Mitigation Bill. (Ordinance #2022-10)Zoning petition from Craig A. Kelleyzoning📖 readCHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR CARLONE IN COUNCIL FEBRUARY 28, 2022APP 2022 #9

• Awaiting report2022 · #8📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on determining the feasibility of establishing additional compensation for the City’s essential employees in accordance with the considered State legislation frameworkAR-22-8
• Awaiting report2022 · #9✅ Report received and acceptedReport on options for spending ARPA money on direct support for households and individuals facing eviction, housing instability, and/or homelessnesshomelessnesshousing generaltenants rentAR-22-9

• Neighborhood & Long Term Planning Committee hearing of 2021-10-13 · Accepted [Unanimous]
• Health & Environment Committee hearing of 2021-12-08 · Accepted [Unanimous]
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2021-12-15 · Accepted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) · Roll Call [0 To 9]
• Human Services & Veterans Committee hearing of 2021-12-16 · Accepted [Unanimous]