City Council — Regular Meeting, March 28, 2022

City Manager's Agenda (3)

• CMA 2022 #60A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to an update on COVID-19📖 read
• CMA 2022 #61Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $252,073.12 received from Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program income to the Public Investment Community Development Extraordinary Expenditures Account which will be used to continue the development of affordable housing for residentsaffordable-housinghousing-general
• CMA 2022 #62A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 22-11, regarding Riverbend Park opening and potential expansion

Communications (9)

9 resident communications received for this meeting — transit traffic (7) · bike lanes (5) · zoning (2) · housing general (1) · arts (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (7)

• POR 2022 #47That the City Manager is requested to direct the City Solicitor to draft language to enable the Cambridge Police Department and Department of Public Works to donate abandoned bicycles to charitable organizations as outlined under MGL 30B Section 15(g)bike-lanespolice-safety
• POR 2022 #48City Council support of the MIT Graduate Student Unionlabor
• POR 2022 #49That City Council remind the residents of Cambridge that regular street cleaning begins again on April 1, 2022 and that all residents can sign up for automatic alerts and reminders from the City of Cambridge for the remainder of the year
• POR 2022 #50City Council support urging the Massachusetts Legislature and the residents of Cambridge to oppose House Bill 1234 and the proposed 2022 state ballot initiative and ensuring that the rights of workers remain solid and strong for generations to comelabor
• POR 2022 #51That the City Council go on record declaring April 2022, as “Autism Awareness Month” in the City of Cambridge
• POR 2022 #52That Vice Mayor Mallon and Councillor Nolan shall work with the City Manager to request that the City Manager appoint three senior City staff as members of the preliminary screening committee, along with two additional Councillors
• POR 2022 #53ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with the appropriate departments and the People of Riverbend Park Trust to promptly submit a letter to the State Legislature expressing support for codifying Saturday closures of Memorial Drive as well as an earlier start date in the first half of April each year

Resolutions (9)

• RES 2022 #68Resolution on the Death of Donna Richardson
• RES 2022 #69Resolution on the death of Walter Davis Jr
• RES 2022 #70Thanks to the Cambridge Public Library team and encouraging Cambridge residents to participate in programs and events celebrating National Library Week
• RES 2022 #71Congratulations on the Promotion of Superintendent Frederick J. Cabral of the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safety
• RES 2022 #72Congratulations on the Promotion of Deputy Superintendent Peter A. Vellucci Jr. of the Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safety
• RES 2022 #73Congratulations on the Promotion of Deputy Superintendent Steven B. Magalhaes of The Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safety
• RES 2022 #74Congratulations on the Promotion of Deputy Superintendent Anthony G. Macone of The Cambridge Police Departmentpolice-safety
• RES 2022 #75Congratulations Sian Heder
• RES 2022 #76Resolution on the death of Helen N. Murrell

Other Business (6)

• AR-22-15Report on looking into specific pedestrian safety interventions that can be placed at the intersection of Broadway and Highland Avenuetransit-traffic
• AR-22-16Report on convening an Alewife Overlay District Zoning Proposal Working Group comprised of all stakeholders (community members, commercial property owners, businesses, developers, city staff and other parties as deemed appropriate) to engage stakeholders and City leaders in a process similar to that employed in developing zoning principals for the Volpe Center that will lead towards drafting new zoning for adoptionzoning
• AR-22-17Report on working with the American Red Cross to establish a workforce development program for life guarding that includes free certification and recertification courses throughout the year for anyone who can pass the swim test and include incentives that may entice qualified applicants including (but not limited to) higher wages, retention and signing bonuses, and the option to work more than 19.5 hours per week if desired
• AR-22-18Report on working with staff of the BB&N school to provide a solution to cars idling beyond the five-minute legal limit, stalled traffic, blocked driveways, and a forced one-way path up Buckingham Street toward Concord where drivers face the risk of coming head-to-head with a vehicle trying to bypass the pickup line; and, such as a tiered drop-off system, a parking area for parents, or more drop-off and pick-up locationsschoolstransit-traffic

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

Committee Reports (2)

• Public Safety Committee hearing of 2021-07-21 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2022-02-09 — Charter Right