City Council ▸ 2022-04-11
City Council — Regular Meeting, April 11, 2022
6 City Manager's Agenda14 Communications11 Policy Orders3 Resolutions2 Applications & Petitions2 Other Business
City Manager's Agenda (6)
- CMA 2022 #73A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 22-6, which requested a report on expediting the demolition and rebuilding permit process in the event of a natural disaster
- CMA 2022 #74A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to an update on MassAve4 and request for approval for the approach and timeline for implementing separated bike lanes on these critical segments of Massachusetts Avenue. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR CARLONE IN COUNCIL APRIL 11, 2022bike-lanestransit-traffic📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
- CMA 2022 #75A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 22-10, regarding a report on conducting a study to collect relevant economic data relating to business impacts from bike lane installationsbike-lanestransit-traffic📖 read
- CMA 2022 #76A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 21-70, regarding the feasibility of purchasing property from Lesley University to address City goalsaffordable-housinghousing-generalzoning📖 read
- CMA 2022 #77A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a recommendation from the Planning Board to adopt with additional considerations, the Alewife Overlay Development Zoning Petitionzoning📖 read
- CMA 2022 #78A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to MBTA Communities Draft Guidelines presentationhousing-generaltransit-trafficzoning📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
Communications (14)
14 resident communications received for this meeting — bike lanes (7) · transit traffic (4) · climate (2) · zoning (2) · budget (2). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.
Policy Orders (11)
- POR 2022 #54That the City Manager is requested to consult with the Department of Public Works and the Animal Commission to look into placing free pet waste bags at other sites around the City
- POR 2022 #55That the City Manager is requested to confer with City departments, including the Community Development Department and the Department of Traffic, Parking, and Transportation to consider the feasibility of implementing a similar program and any other ways to enforce the anti-idling law. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR AZEEM IN COUNCIL APRIL 11, 2022 ADOPTED AND REFERRED TO THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE IN COUNCIL APRIL 25, 2022transit-traffic
- POR 2022 #56That the City Manager is requested to work with Boston Calling, Harvard, and any other relevant parties to ensure that noise does not exceed the permitted level at the concert
- POR 2022 #57That the City Council hold a virtual Roundtable meeting on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. to receive a training on Robert’s Rules from parliamentarian Ann G. MacFarlone
- POR 2022 #58That the City Manager is requested to consult with relevant staff to consider a guaranteed income program that expands on Cambridge RISE and targets families in poverty in Cambridge
- POR 2022 #59That the City Manager is requested to light up City Hall blue, pink, and yellow on April 19, 2022, for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness
- POR 2022 #60That the City Manager is requested to report back on the feasibility of providing all CRLS students free Charlie Cards throughout the school yearschools
- POR 2022 #61That the City Manager is requested to work with the appropriate City departments to provide the City Council with an analysis of the impact of current curb cut policies
- POR 2022 #62The City Council go on record celebrating the work of 911 professionals who work tirelessly every single day, and recognizing the week of April 10 - April 16 as National Telecommunicators Week
- POR 2022 #63City Council support of the proposed Fair Share Amendment and in urging the voters of Cambridge to support it at the ballot box in 2022
- POR 2022 #64That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back on the feasibility of providing all Cambridge high school students with free Charlie Cards throughout the school year. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR SIMMONS IN COUNCIL APRIL 11, 2022 PLACED ON THE TABLE IN COUNCIL MAY 2, 2022schools
Resolutions (3)
- RES 2022 #83Resolution on the death of Mary Jane (Cullen) Mahoney
- RES 2022 #84Congratulations to Jane Smiley Hirschi on being a recipient of the Elizabeth Abernathy Hull award from the Garden Club of America
- RES 2022 #85That the City Council go on record declaring Cambridge a Start by Believing community and supporting Cambridge’s Start by Believing pledge
Applications & Petitions (2)
- APP 2022 #14An application was received from Christopher Ramm representing pressed, requesting permission for a projecting sign with internal illumination at the premises numbered 1380 Massachusetts Avenue. approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abutter proof of mailing📖 read
- APP 2022 #15An application was received from Ronald Santosuosso, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 650 East Kendall 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 association. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR ZONDERVAN IN COUNCIL APRIL 11, 2022transit-traffic📖 read 📄 PDF