City Council — Regular Meeting, September 12, 2022

City Manager's Agenda (11)

• CMA 2022 #168A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a COVID-19 and Monkeypox update
• CMA 2022 #169A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 22-54, regarding the Cambridge Public Health Department's response to monkeypox📖 read
• CMA 2022 #170Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the transfer of $180,000 in the General Fund between School Department statutory accounts as follows: $180,000 from the School Department Other Ordinary Maintenance account to the School Department Travel and Training account ($180,000) to cover to cover a legal settlementbudgetschools📖 read 📄 PDF
• CMA 2022 #171A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the recommendations of the Community Preservation Act Committee (CPAC) for FY2023affordable-housinghousing-general📖 read 📄 PDF
• CMA 2022 #173A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 21-49 regarding Bristol and Cardinal Medeiros intersection improvementstransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2022 #174A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 22-27 regarding the distribution of "Watch for Bikes" stickerstransit-traffic📖 read
• CMA 2022 #175A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 22-19, regarding drafting language to enable the Cambridge Police Department and Department of Public Works to donate abandoned bicycles to charitable organizationsbike-lanespolice-safety📖 read
• CMA 2022 #176A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 22-22, regarding the feasibility of increasing the number of high school students who receive a MBTA M7 Card at no costschoolstransit-traffic
• CMA 2022 #177A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 22-17, regarding a report on lifeguard certifications and staffing
• CMA 2022 #178A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 22-51, regarding Cannabis Industry Informationzoning📖 read
• CMA 2022 #179A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a Planning Board report with negative recommendation on the Accessory Parking Requirements Zoning Petitionhousing-generaltransit-trafficzoning📖 read

Communications (14)

14 resident communications received for this meeting — bike lanes (2) · climate (2) · transit traffic (1) · zoning (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (15)

• POR 2022 #152That the City Manager is requested work with the Cambridge Historical Commission, DPW, the Dedication Committee, and any other relevant City departments to create a system to document the histories of those honored, and to make those histories available to the public, including but not limited to a website on the City’s web page or a QR code on each sign
• POR 2022 #153That the City Council urge the MBTA to reverse its decision to reconfigure and reduce service along the 47 Bus Line and take whatever steps are necessary to return it to its previous level of servicetransit-traffic
• POR 2022 #154That the City Manager is requested to direct the appropriate City staff to establish a fund designed to assist those City employees in same-sex marriages with paying for surrogacy services in instances where the City’s health insurance providers fail to provide the same coverage afforded to the City’s female employees and those in heterosexual marriages
• POR 2022 #155That the City Manager is requested to direct the Public Works Department to repair the grass at Greene-Rose Heritage Park, and to establish a long- term plan of action to ensure that the park is well-maintained in perpetuity
• POR 2022 #156That the City Manager is requested to work with the Department of Public Works, the Traffic, Parking & Transportation Department, and other relevant departments to revise the City block party and play streets signature requirements to a more reasonable threshold, and shorten the timeline between application and event date, and provide more guidance to residents seeking a permittransit-traffic
• POR 2022 #157That the City Manager is requested to light up City Hall purple for the week of September 19th, in honor of Suicide Prevention Month and recognize September 2022 as Suicide Prevention Month in Cambridge
• POR 2022 #158That the Dedication Committee hold a special meeting to expedite the process of naming the corner of Brookline Street and Franklin Street in honor of Peter Valentine
• POR 2022 #159That the Health and Environment Committee of the City Council hold a public hearing to discuss the issue of PFAS and overall water quality and work with the City Manager, the Water Board, and relevant city staff to set up the initial meeting this fall📖 read
• POR 2022 #160That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to communicate to the Cambridge Health Alliance the City Council’s support for the reopening of the Cambridge Birth Center for deliveries as soon as possible and City Council support for the protection of existing birth centers and the creation of new birth centers in Cambridge
• POR 2022 #161That the City Council refer the zoning petition regarding lab use to the Ordinance Committee and Planning Board for a hearing and report. PLACED ON THE TABLE IN COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 19, 2022housing-generalzoning📖 read
• POR 2022 #162That the Ordinances of the City of Cambridge be amended as it relates to Permitting Preferences for Priority Applicants. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR TONER IN COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
• POR 2022 #163That the City Manager direct the City Solicitor answer any legal questions that came up during the discussion that occurred during the regular City Council meeting on September, 12th
• POR 2022 #164Request that the City Manager ask the City Solicitor to prepare a legal opinion on the following questions regarding Policy Order #11 from the September 12, 2022 City Council meeting
• POR 2022 #150That the Ordinance Committee refer Categories M (Shared Vehicle) and N (Publicly-accessible, Privately-owned Electric Vehicle Charging System) of the Cambridge Transportation Decarbonization and Congestion Mitigation Bill, along with definitions, to the full City Council with a favorable recommendation. Ordinance #2022-13 as Amended
• POR 2022 #151That the City Solicitor be and hereby is requested to provide a legal opinion on the proposed zoning amendments of the Cambridge Transportation Decarbonization and Congestion Mitigation Bill, including whether the City Council could limit the electric vehicle charging station sharing to holders of residential parking permits onlytransit-trafficzoning

Resolutions (27)

• RES 2022 #204Congratulations and Thank you to Jack Woker and Stereo Jacks on almost forty years of service to the North Cambridge Community
• RES 2022 #205Resolution on the death of Peter Valentine
• RES 2022 #206Resolution on the death of Monica Strauss
• RES 2022 #207Congratulations on the Retirement of Jean Spera from The Cambridge Public School Departmentschools
• RES 2022 #208Resolution on the death of Maria de Castro Pereira
• RES 2022 #209Resolution on the death of Dennis Pontes
• RES 2022 #210Congratulations to Becca Rutenberg on the occasion of being named by the Boston Business Journal as a 2022 "40 under 40" honoree
• RES 2022 #211Resolution on the death of Sheila Halloran-Dailey
• RES 2022 #212Resolution on the death of Harold Turcotte
• RES 2022 #213Resolution on the death of Edward T. Loder, Jr
• RES 2022 #214Congratulations to The Dance Complex on the occasion of its 30 year anniversary in Central Squarearts
• RES 2022 #215Condolences to family of Margie Clay
• RES 2022 #216Condolences to family of Cherlyn Robinson
• RES 2022 #217Condolences to the family of Jewel Russell
• RES 2022 #218Condolences to the family of Deborah Anderson
• RES 2022 #219Resolution on the death of Mary Griffin
• RES 2022 #220Congratulations to Erin Gullage and Gail Jones for being honored at this year’s Janet "Ms. K" Kendrick Sisters of the Center Awards Brunch at the Cambridge Community Center
• RES 2022 #221Congratulations to the Cambridge-Yerevan Sister City Association (CYSCA) on their 35th Anniversary
• RES 2022 #222That the Cambridge City Council welcomes leaders Lorena Araujo and Zulma Tobar of CRIPDES and US El Salvador Sister Cities to Cambridge to discuss their critical work for human rights in rural communities of El Salvador
• RES 2022 #223Appreciation to the Sufi Service Committee for their dedication and goodwill, congratulating them on another successful year fostering community, and wishing them continued success for many more years of service
• RES 2022 #224Commending the American Cancer Fund for Children and Kids Cancer Connection for its fight against childhood cancer
• RES 2022 #225Thanks to Chef Erin Miller for serving the Cambridge community through her talents and experiences, which were recognized through her impressive win at the 2022 Great American Seafood Cook-Off
• RES 2022 #226Happy 100th Birthday wishes to Ned Handy
• RES 2022 #227Appreciation to Nancy Mahan on the occasion of her retirement from Bay Cove and thanks for her dedicated service and tireless dedication to some of our most vulnerable neighbors
• RES 2022 #228Wishing Ilse Heyman a happy 100th birthday on September 17, 2022 and thanking her for her past service as a member of the Cambridge Peace Commission and for being a powerful speaker to audiences, including middle school students, as a Holocaust survivorschools
• RES 2022 #229That the Cambridge City Council go on record thanking all of the many volunteers who work tirelessly to operate this important bookshop and congratulate everyone involved with the Bryn Mawr Bookstore on their 50th anniversary and wishing them another 50 more
• RES 2022 #230That the Cambridge City Council go on record congratulating the owners and staff of the Phoenix Landing on their anniversary and thank them for being such great stewards and neighbors to our community

Applications & Petitions (2)

• APP 2022 #40An application was received from Richard Burg representing Coldwell Banker Realty, requesting permission for an awning at the premises numbered 1726 Massachusetts Avenue. Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abutters📖 read
• APP 2022 #41An application was received from Kevin Rosenberg representing Chestnut Hill Realty, requesting permission for an awning at the premises numbered 1640 Massachusetts Avenue. Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, Community Development Department and abutters📖 read

Other Business (18)

• AR-22-47Report on requesting Emergency Communications Department and the Election Commission to use the Code Red Text Alerts to send out information regarding the new polling locations for the primary election, and all elections thereafter
• AR-22-48Report on ID Badges For City Employees
• AR-22-49Report on Establishing a Task Force on Cambridge's African American/Black Residents
• AR-22-50Report on establishing Black Men and Boys Commission
• AR-22-51Report on providing Cannabis Industry Information
• AR-22-52Report on providing Incentive Zoning Program Datazoning
• AR-22-53Report on implementing Bristol and Cardinal Medeiros Intersection Improvements
• AR-22-54Report on ways in which we can prepare for a Monkeypox outbreak in the City of Cambridge
• AR-22-55Report on the status of the long term water projections and on what measures could be taken to conserve water
• AR-22-56Report on a legal opinion on whether a tiered linkage fee system by square footage and/or a marginal rate system would be permitted under the current petition parameters and what was previously advertised
• AR-22-57Report on Policy Order to investigate shared EV or Hybrid free bus service

• two Linkage Fee amendments 📖 read
• information from the School Committee
• an update regarding legislative activity 📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• a further amendment to the Linkage Fee Petition 📖 read
• additional clarification in writing around my further amendment to the Linkage Fee Petition, including a table showing a more complete picture of the city’s smaller project commercial development pipeline 📖 read
• CMA 2022 #172 : A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 22-47, regarding utilization of Code Red for text alerts regarding new polling locations for the primary election on

September 6, 2022 📖 read

• APP 2022 #42 : An application was received from Lewis Colten, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 318 Concord Avenue; 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 NOLAN

IN COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 12, 2022 [transit-traffic] 📖 read

Committee Reports (10)

• Government Operations Rules & Claims Committee hearing of 2022-03-02 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2022-06-29 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) — Passed To A Second Reading [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) — Order Adopted [Unanimous]
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2022-07-26 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2022-07-27 — Refer To The Petition [Unanimous]
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2022-08-03 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2022-09-07 — Refer To The Petition [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) — Passed To A Second Reading [8 To 1]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) — Placed On File [Unanimous]