City Council ▸ 2022-04-25
City Council — Regular Meeting, April 25, 2022
7 City Manager's Agenda53 Communications7 Policy Orders18 Resolutions2 Applications & Petitions9 Other Business
City Manager's Agenda (7)
- CMA 2022 #79A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to an update on COVID-19📖 read
- CMA 2022 #80Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the transfer of $65,000 from the General Fund Library Salary and Wages account to the General Fund Library Travel and Training (Judgment and Damages) account to cover current and anticipated medical services and/or prescription reimbursement costs for the remainder of the fiscal year for Library personnel injured in the performance of their duties
- CMA 2022 #81Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of of the Massachusetts Formula Grant in the amount of $174,360.00 funded by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs to the Grant Fund Department of Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($110,700.00), to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($56,860.00), and to the Travel and Training account ($6,800.00) which is awarded annually to the Human Service Programs Council on Aging Division and is used to provide funding for department staff and services, as well as to support instructors and group facilitators who provide services virtually to seniors
- CMA 2022 #82A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the reappointment of Victoria Harris as an Election Commissioner for a term of four years, effective April 1, 2022
- CMA 2022 #83A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 21-8, regarding eliminating hostile architecturehomelessnesstransit-traffic📖 read
- CMA 2022 #84A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to an update from the Planning Board on discussions of allowing Multifamily Housing citywidehousing-generalzoning📖 read
- CMA 2022 #85A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the reappointment of Kathleen Born as a member of the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority for a term of five years, effective June 26, 2022
Communications (53)
53 resident communications received for this meeting — bike lanes (36) · transit traffic (34) · police safety (6) · climate (4) · housing general (4). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.
Policy Orders (7)
- POR 2022 #65That the City Manager confer with the Cambridge Heath Alliance, the Department of Public Works, the Inspectional Services Department and other relevant departments regarding the building condition and what repairs are needed at 205 Western Avenue to allow the Cambridge Community Center to house their program
- POR 2022 #66City Manager Report on Boards and Commissions
- POR 2022 #67That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the Traffic and Parking Department to work diligently with the MBTA to remove the catenary wires as soon as possible, and/or investigate the possibility of the City removing the catenary wires itself and commit to moving forward with the design and installation of the proposed “partial construction” bike lanes only when the wires have been removedbike-lanestransit-traffic
- POR 2022 #68That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Department of Public Works to devise ways to encourage residents to request the smallest size they need and to keep waste output low with the rollout of the new bins in June
- POR 2022 #69Mental Health Awareness Month
- POR 2022 #70That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the Traffic and Parking Department to forego its original plan for “quick build” implementation and ensure that the implementation of bike lane infrastructure in Porter Square is accomplished as part of the whole of the Massachusetts Avenue 4 section, when the catenary wires and median strip are removed so that Porter Square may be included in the plans for ‘partial construction” infrastructure as part of one, cohesive plan stretching from Dudley Street to Waterhouse Street to be completed no later than April 30, 2026bike-lanestransit-traffic
- POR 2022 #71Lung Cancer Awareness Week
Resolutions (18)
- RES 2022 #86Resolution on the death of William J. "Bill" Norton
- RES 2022 #87Congratulations on the Promotion of Sergeant David M. Brown of the Cambridge Police Department to the rank of Lieutenantpolice-safetytenants-rent
- RES 2022 #88Congratulations on the Promotion of Sergeant Thomas J. Glynn from the Cambridge Police Department to the rank of Lieutenantpolice-safetytenants-rent
- RES 2022 #89Congratulations on the Promotion of Sergeant Michael S. Medeiros of The Cambridge Police Department to the rank of Lieutenantpolice-safetytenants-rent
- RES 2022 #90Congratulations on the Promotion of Sergeant Buckowe Yam from The Cambridge Police Department to the rank of Lieutenantpolice-safetytenants-rent
- RES 2022 #91Congratulations on the Promotion of Patrol Officer James F. Diggins from The Cambridge Police Department to the rank of Sergeantpolice-safety
- RES 2022 #92Congratulations on the Promotion of Patrol Officer Ashley Kmiec from The Cambridge Police Department to the rank of Sergeantpolice-safety
- RES 2022 #93Congratulations on the Promotion of Patrol Officer Matthew J. Mahoney from The Cambridge Police Department to the rank of Sergeantpolice-safety
- RES 2022 #94Congratulations on the Promotion of Patrol Officer Thomas Maldonado from The Cambridge Police Department to the rank of Sergeantpolice-safety
- RES 2022 #95Congratulations to Kristen Joy Emack
- RES 2022 #96Resolution on the death of Mary M. (Sullivan) Carven
- RES 2022 #97Wishing a Happy Birthday to Evelyn Riley
- RES 2022 #98Wishing Artis Spears a Happy 90th Birthday
- RES 2022 #99Congratulations to Yamba Market On Its Grand Opening
- RES 2022 #100Resolution on the death of Jennifer Riedel
- RES 2022 #101Congratulations to The North Cambridge Little Baseball League - celebrating its 70th season
- RES 2022 #102Resolution on the death of Dipak Nepal
- RES 2022 #103Resolution on the death of Barbara Hebert
Applications & Petitions (2)
- APP 2022 #16A Zoning Petition Has been received from Craig A. Kelley regarding The Cambridge Transportation De-Carbonization and Congestion-Mitigation Bill. (Ordinance #2022-13) REFERRED TO THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE AND PLANNING BOARD IN COUNCIL APRIL 25, 2022bike-lanesclimatetransit-trafficzoning📖 read
- APP 2022 #17An application was received from Kelvin Carbuccia representing Capelli Salon & Spa, requesting permission for a projecting sign at the premises numbered 1168 Massachusetts Avenue approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abutter proof of mailing has been provided📖 read
Other Business (9)
- AR-22-19Report on drafting 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
- AR-22-20Report on placing free pet waste bag at other sites around the City and use the municipal signs at City Hall and other locations for an educational campaign on how to properly dispose of pet waste
- AR-22-21Report on considering a guaranteed income program that expands on Cambridge RISE and targets families in poverty
- AR-22-22Report on providing all CRLS students free Charlie Cards throughout the school yearschools
- AR-22-23Report on providing an analysis of the impact of current curb cut policies, including (but not limited to) an explanation of the administration’s current procedures for notifying and conducting outreach to abutters and neighbors, the criteria for evaluating curb cut applications, and an approximation of the number of residential parking spaces that have been lost to new curb cuts each year over at least the last decadetransit-traffic