City Council ▸ 2022-06-13
City Council — Regular Meeting, June 13, 2022
11 City Manager's Agenda18 Communications8 Policy Orders4 Resolutions3 Applications & Petitions3 Other Business
City Manager's Agenda (11)
- CMA 2022 #124A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appointment of Benjamin Miller, MD, FACEP, Chief of Emergency Medicine, as a member of the Cambridge Health Alliance Board of Trustees, effective July 1, 2022
- CMA 2022 #125Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Summer Food Program grant funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for $807,360.00 to the Grant Fund Human Services Salary and Wages account ($10,000) and to the Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($797,360) which will be used to provide nutritious meals to Cambridge youth at 8 open meal sites and 40 closed meal sites/camps throughout the City during the summer months when schools are closedschools
- CMA 2022 #126Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Project Bread Summer Eats grant for $5,000.00 to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used to enhance promotion and outreach, support activities, to pay for program related supplies
- CMA 2022 #127Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) grant in the amount of $115,957.00 funded by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used to operate LIHEAP serving Cambridge and Somervillehousing-general
- CMA 2022 #128A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a Planning Board report with no positive or negative recommendation on the Craig Kelley, et. al. Zoning Petitiontransit-trafficzoning📖 read
- CMA 2022 #129A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a Planning Board recommendation to adopt, with additional comments, the Emissions Accounting Zoning Petitionclimatezoning📖 read
- CMA 2022 #130A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the second Progress Report due under the Cycling Safety Ordinance (Chapter 12.22 of the Cambridge Municipal Code), which is required to detail “…progress towards meeting the requirements set forth in Subsections C, D, E, F, G, and Hbike-lanes📖 read
- CMA 2022 #131A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to order requesting the appropriation and authorization to borrow $49,000,000 to provide additional funds for the construction of the Tobin Montessori and Vassal Lane Upper Schools project located at 197 Vassal Lane. PASSED TO SECOND READING IN COUNCIL JUNE 13, 2022 TO BE ADOPTED ON OR AFTER JUNE 27, 2022schools📖 read
- CMA 2022 #132A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 22-15, which requested a review of recent crashes at the intersection of Broadway and Highland Avenue
- CMA 2022 #133A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a recommendation that the City Council approve an Order to take by a so-called “friendly” eminent domain proceeding a 3-story office building comprising approximately 25,385 square feet (30,227 square feet with usable basement space) on a 0.23 acre lot located at 689 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139trees📖 read
- CMA 2022 #134Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Drinking Water Supply Protection (DWSP) Grant from the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) for $102,968.50 to the Public Investment Fund Water Department Extraordinary Expenditures account which will be used for the for the Twin Pond Land Acquisition Project
Communications (18)
18 resident communications received for this meeting — transit traffic (7) · bike lanes (5) · schools (2) · tenants rent (1) · climate (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.
Policy Orders (8)
- POR 2022 #117That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant City departments to establish evening, off-leash dog hours during times when Hoyt Field is not being used for other purposes📖 read
- POR 2022 #118That the Executive Assistant to the City Council confer with the Dedication Committee to consider the request to dedicate a street corner in honor of John Francis Knox
- POR 2022 #119That the City Manager is requested to direct the appropriate City staff to establish a “community healing initiative” plan to address the issues in our city
- POR 2022 #120That the City Manager is requested to direct the appropriate City staff to establish a notification system to all neighborhood residents, regardless of whether they own or rent their homes, within a set area where neighborhood disruptions such as infrastructure work or demolitions are scheduled to occur
- POR 2022 #121Recognize June 19, 2022 as Juneteenth in the City of Cambridge, and in urging all Cambridge residents to reflect upon the meaning of this important day
- POR 2022 #122That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with DCR and all relevant City departments to expand Memorial Drive closures in the summer and fall of 2022📖 read 📄 PDF
- POR 2022 #123Congratulations to History Cambridge in recognition of their continued work to inspire and their mission “to explore how the past influences the present in order to shape a better future
- POR 2022 #124Proclaim June 25, 2022, to be "Pit Rat Day" to honor the history of The Pit and all of those who called it home
Resolutions (4)
- RES 2022 #141Congratulations to William F. Courier on his retirement from the Cambridge Public Library
- RES 2022 #142Congratulations to Rose Francois on being named the next Executive Director of Enroot
- RES 2022 #143Congratulations to Ryan Harris on his Induction Into the Special Olympics Hall of Fame
- RES 2022 #144Congratulations to Debra Wise Artistic Director of the Underground Railway Theater, in recognition of her achievement, and thank her for her long career on behalf of the Cambridge and wider Boston community, and especially for her devotion to successfully mentoring young people from all backgrounds
Applications & Petitions (3)
- APP 2022 #28An application was received from Cambridge School Department requesting permission for 20 temporary banners in Central Square and around CRLS/Broadway announcing "Congratulations CRLS Class of 2022"schools📖 read
- APP 2022 #29An application was received from Jason Gagnon representing The Friendly Toast, requesting permission for One Awning, One Projecting Sign and One Retractable Awning sign at the premises numbered 1230 Massachusetts Avenue approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abutter📖 read
- APP 2022 #30An application was received from Joseph Correia representing Kittie Knox Community Cycle Center, requesting permission for an awning and blade sign at the premises numbered 181 Morgan Avenue. Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abutters. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR SIMMONS IN COUNCIL JUNE 13, 2022📖 read
Other Business (3)
- AR-22-40Report on developing a standardized, transparent, and cohesive community engagement plan for the entire, department-wide municipal government