City Council · Regular Meeting, April 4, 2022

• City Manager's report2022 · #63✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of $50,000 from Free Cash to the General Fund Inspectional Services Department Other Ordinary Maintenance Account to provide funds to implement a pilot of SMART Box and SMART Pipe rodent control technology in the City. This appropriation also is in response to Awaiting Report Item Number 22-12Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2022 #63
• City Manager's report2022 · #64📁 Placed on file, 8–0Awaiting Report Item Number 21-69, regarding a report on creating a uniform process for aiding the resettlement of refugees in CambridgeSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerschoolstransit traffic📖 read CMA 2022 #64
• City Manager's report2022 · #65✅ Order adopted, 8–0the transfer of Department of Elementary and Secondary Education grant funds from the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account in the amount of $30,404.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will enable the Community Learning Center to purchase laptops and Chromebooks for students and staffSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerschoolsCMA 2022 #65
• City Manager's report2022 · #66✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of new Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) funds in the amount of $91,054.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($4,641.00); and to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($86,413.00) which will be administered by the Fuel Assistance Program and will help eligible households pay water and sewer bills to restore or maintain access to drinking water and wastewater servicesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2022 #66
• City Manager's report2022 · #67📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 21-63, regarding food insecuritySubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managertransit traffic📖 read CMA 2022 #67
• City Manager's report2022 · #68✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of $1,785,000, from Free Cash to the General Fund Public Works Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used for snowstorm related expenses associated with snow plowing and snow removal contracts, salt, and other materialsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2022 #68
• City Manager's report2022 · #69✅ Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of $500,000 from Free Cash to the Public Works Public Investment Fund Extraordinary Expenditures account to fund snowstorm related street repairsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2022 #69
• City Manager's report2022 · #70✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of $915,000 from Free Cash to the Public Investment Fund Public Works Extraordinary Expenditures account to fund the procurement of five pieces of equipment for use in snow and ice operationsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2022 #70
• City Manager's report2022 · #71✅ Order adopted, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 21-45, regarding the feasibility of waiving dog license feesSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager📖 read CMA 2022 #71
• City Manager's report2022 · #72✅ Ordained, unanimous6.04.020 Dogs License required Fee Municipal Code Amendment 4-4-22. (Ordinance #2022-12)📖 readPASSED TO A SECOND READING IN COUNCIL APRIL 4, 2022 TO BE ORDAINED ON OR AFTER APRIL 25, 2CMA 2022 #72

• City officer's report2022 · #37an update regarding legislative activitychartertransit trafficzoning📖 read COF 2022 #37
• City officer's report2022 · #38information from the School CommitteeschoolsCOF 2022 #38
• City officer's report2022 · #39a report from the Climate Crisis Working Groupclimate📖 readCOF 2022 #39

12 resident communications received for this meeting, on transit traffic (7) · bike lanes (5) · climate (4) · zoning (4) · housing general (2). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

• Resolution2022 · #77✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Gilda M. Nogueira for being named MAPS 2022 Person of the YearRES 2022 #77
• Resolution2022 · #78✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Julia Evora for being awarded the MAPS Jorge Fidalgo Community Service AwardRES 2022 #78
• Resolution2022 · #79✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Debora Guimaraes for being awarded the MAPS Manuel Coutinho Outstanding Volunteer AwardRES 2022 #79
• Resolution2022 · #80✅ Order adoptedCondolences to the family of Miriam G. (Dottin) CoxRES 2022 #80
• Resolution2022 · #81✅ Order adoptedCongratulations to Dr. Norma Finkelstein on her RetirementRES 2022 #81
• Resolution2022 · #82✅ Order adoptedCongratulations George R. Greenidge, Jr, American Sociological Association's Community & Urban Publicly Engaged Scholar Award Recipient 2022RES 2022 #82