City Council — Regular Meeting, June 27, 2022

City Manager's Agenda (12)

• CMA 2022 #135A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a COVID-19 update
• CMA 2022 #136A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to new appointments and reappointments of the following persons as members of the Cambridge Health Alliance Board of Trustees
• CMA 2022 #137A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a request from the Board of Election Commissioners recommending the relocation of polling sites, in accordance with Chapter 255 of the Acts of 2020, as amended by Chapter 5 of the Acts of 2021 and Chapter 29 of the Acts of 2021📖 read
• CMA 2022 #138Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) from the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) in the amount of $227,438.00 to the Grant Fund Human Services Salary and Wages account ($17,057.00) and to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($210,381.00) which will be used for shelter operating costs; providing essential services to homeless persons outside of the shelter setting; and rapid re-housing and homelessness prevention case management needed to gain or retain permanent housinghomelessnesshousing-general
• CMA 2022 #139Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $5,952,650 received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to the Grant Fund Human Services Salary and Wages account ($374,538.00), to the Grant Fund Human Services Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($5,574,612.00), and to the Grant Fund Human Services Travel and Training account ($3,500.00) which will be used to contract with homeless services providers and cover the costs related to serving homeless persons in Cambridgehomelessnesshousing-general
• CMA 2022 #140A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 22-32 relative to an update on progress made in regard to LGBTQ+-Friendly Housing effortshousing-general
• CMA 2022 #141Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $500,000, from Free Cash to the Public Works Public Investment Fund Extraordinary Expenditures account to fund the purchase of a Mack LR Electric rubbish packer
• CMA 2022 #142Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of appropriation and authorization to borrow $4,500,000 to provide funds for the design and construction of building renovations to the vacant City owned property at 105 Windsor Street. PASSED TO A SECOND READING IN COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 12, 2022 TO BE ADOPTED ON OR AFTER OCTOBER 3, 2022📖 read
• CMA 2022 #143Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $720,106 from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through the HOME Program to the Public Investment Fund Community Development Extraordinary Expenditures account ($648,095.40) and to the Grant Fund Community Development Salary & Wages account ($72,010.60) which will continue the development and rehabilitation of affordable housing in the City of Cambridgeaffordable-housinghousing-general
• CMA 2022 #144Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $2,216,183 received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as part of the Housing Opportunities for People with Aids (HOPWA) Grant to the Grant Fund Community Development Department Other Ordinary Maintenance Account ($2,149,697.51) and to the Grant Fund Community Development Department Salaries and Wages Account ($66,485.49) which will be used for assisted living programs and supportive services, shelter services, rental assistance and housing search services as well as for the Community Development Department’s administration of the HOPWA programhomelessnesshousing-general
• CMA 2022 #145Transmitting Communication from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to the authorization of a spending limit of $1,650,000 for Fiscal Year 2023, for the Renewable Energy and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reduction revolving fund (Revolving Fund), pursuant to Chapter 3.24 of the Municipal Ordinance titled “Departmental Revolving Funds.”climate📖 read
• CMA 2022 #146A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a request from Boston Properties Limited Partnership (“Boston Properties”) asking to modify two existing open space restrictive covenants on two parks, Broadway Park (also known as South Park) and Binney Park (also known as North Park). Boston Properties has indicated that this request is being made to facilitate the relocation of Eversource’s proposed electrical substation from its property at 135 Fulkerson Street to the so-called “Blue Garage” site within the Mixed-Use Development (MXD) District in Kendall Square owned by affiliates of Boston Properties Limited Partnership (“BPLP”), as contemplated by the zoning amendment ordained by the City Council on February 3, 2021 as Ordinance No. 2020-17 (the “2021 MXD Amendment”) and the further build-out of this site as described below and will include replacement of the open space that will be lost due to this projectzoning📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF

Communications (19)

19 resident communications received for this meeting — bike lanes (7) · transit traffic (6) · housing general (3) · police safety (1) · arts (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (7)

• POR 2022 #125That the City Manager is requested to work with the Parks Department and Department of Public Works to compile a report on City fields outlining what the field is currently used for and amenities at the fields such as: lighting, dugouts, batting cages, benches, etc
• POR 2022 #126That the City Manager is requested to more fully review the dramatically growing need for expanded Traffic Calming, Traffic Signals and Vision Zero infrastructure through the citybudgettransit-traffic📖 read
• POR 2022 #127City Council support of H.2088 and in commendation of the efforts of Representatives Decker and Fernandes
• POR 2022 #128That the City Manager is requested to work with all relative City departments and the residents surrounding Paine Park on St. Mary's Street, to allow off leash dog hours from 7 to 9 a.m. in the park
• POR 2022 #129That the City Manager is requested to confer with the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department, and the Harvard Square Advisory Committee on a plan for piloting more street closures for pedestrianizationartstransit-traffic📖 read
• POR 2022 #130That the Cambridge City Council go on record stating its enduring commitment to the protection of abortion rights, reproductive health care rights, and individuals’ rights to make reproductive decisions about their own bodies
• POR 2022 #131Banning Limited Services Pregnancy Centers (Ordinance #2022-16)

Resolutions (15)

• RES 2022 #145Resolution on the death of Abney Bourne
• RES 2022 #146Congratulations to Kimberly Massenburg on her recent engagement
• RES 2022 #147Congratulations to Puja Krantz Howe and Seri Roth on their engagement
• RES 2022 #148Congratulations to Margaret Buckley on her retirement from The Cambridge Health Alliance
• RES 2022 #149Resolution on the death of Gary Reddick
• RES 2022 #150Congratulations to Karen Leighton on her retirement from CRLS
• RES 2022 #151Retirement of Susan Ruff from her position as Director of Cambridge Youth Soccer
• RES 2022 #152Congratulations to Louis A. DePasquale on his retirement from his position as City Manager for the City of Cambridge
• RES 2022 #153Congratulations and thank you to Reverend Adam Lawrence Dyer as he leaves his position of Lead Minister at The First Parish in Cambridge
• RES 2022 #154Congratulations to Deborah Avant on her retirement from the position of Cambridge Youth Soccer Registrar
• RES 2022 #155Congratulations to James P. Maloney on the occasion of his retirement from the position of Chief Operating Officer of the Cambridge Public Schoolsschools
• RES 2022 #156That the City Council go on record congratulating Fatimah Asghar on her accomplishments as a writer, poet, and screenwriter
• RES 2022 #157Congratulations to Liz Walker and Matt Coogan on the birth of their daughter, Margot Walker Coogan
• RES 2022 #158Congratulations to Arthur Goldberg on his retirement from the position of Deputy City Solicitor for the City of Cambridge
• RES 2022 #159Congratulations to James Monagle on his retirement from the position of City Auditor for the City of Cambridge

Applications & Petitions (2)

• APP 2022 #31An application was received from John Peterson representing The Harvard Shop, requesting permission for a projecting sign at the premises numbered 1380 Massachusetts Avenue. approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and proof of mailing of abutter has been provided📖 read 📄 PDF
• APP 2022 #32An application was received from Cameron Ingram requesting permission for two electrical pole banners and one temporary banner across Massachusetts Avenue and Norfolk Street announcing the Central Square Farmer Market (Mass Farmers Markets) from May 16, 2022 through November 21, 2022📖 read

Other Business (7)

• AR-22-41Report on establishing evening, off-leash dog hours during times when Hoyt Field is not being used for other purposes
• AR-22-42Report on directing the appropriate City staff to establish a “community healing initiative” plan to address the issues in our city
• AR-22-43Report on establishing 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
• AR-22-44Report on working with DCR and all relevant City departments to expand Memorial Drive closures in the summer and fall of 2022

• an update regarding legislative activity 📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• Citizen Petition re Hoyt Field 📖 read
• information from the School Committee

Committee Reports (3)

• Transportation & Public Utilities Committee hearing of 2022-04-05 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) — Order Adopted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) — Referred To Committee