City Council · Regular Meeting, September 12, 2022

• City Manager's report2022 · #168📁 Placed on file, 8–0a COVID-19 and Monkeypox updateSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2022 #168
• City Manager's report2022 · #169📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 22-54, regarding the Cambridge Public Health Department's response to monkeypoxSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manager📖 readCMA 2022 #169
• City Manager's report2022 · #170✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe 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 settlementSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerbudgetschools📖 read CMA 2022 #170
• City Manager's report2022 · #171✅ Order adopted, unanimousthe recommendations of the Community Preservation Act Committee (CPAC) for FY2023Submitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manageraffordable housinghousing general📖 read CMA 2022 #171
• City Manager's report2022 · #172CMA 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 onCMA 2022 #172
• City Manager's report2022 · #173📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 21-49 regarding Bristol and Cardinal Medeiros intersection improvementsSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managertransit traffic📖 readCMA 2022 #173
• City Manager's report2022 · #174📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 22-27 regarding the distribution of "Watch for Bikes" stickersSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managertransit traffic📖 readCMA 2022 #174
• City Manager's report2022 · #175📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting 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 organizationsSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerbike lanespolice safety📖 readCMA 2022 #175
• City Manager's report2022 · #176📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 22-22, regarding the feasibility of increasing the number of high school students who receive a MBTA M7 Card at no costSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerschoolstransit trafficCMA 2022 #176
• City Manager's report2022 · #177📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 22-17, regarding a report on lifeguard certifications and staffingSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City ManagerCMA 2022 #177
• City Manager's report2022 · #178📁 Placed on file, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 22-51, regarding Cannabis Industry InformationSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerzoning📖 readCMA 2022 #178
• City Manager's report2022 · #179↪ Referred to committeea Planning Board report with negative recommendation on the Accessory Parking Requirements Zoning PetitionSubmitted by Yi-An Huang, City Managerhousing generaltransit trafficzoning📖 readCMA 2022 #179

September 6, 2022 📖 read

• City officer's report2022 · #102two Linkage Fee amendmentshousing generalzoning📖 readCOF 2022 #102
• City officer's report2022 · #104information from the School CommitteeschoolsCOF 2022 #104
• City officer's report2022 · #105an update regarding legislative activityclimatetransit trafficzoning📖 read COF 2022 #105
• City officer's report2022 · #106a further amendment to the Linkage Fee Petitionhousing generalzoning📖 readCOF 2022 #106
• City officer's report2022 · #109additional 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 pipelineaffordable housinghousing generalzoning📖 readCOF 2022 #109

14 resident communications received for this meeting, on 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 order2022 · #152✅ Order adopted, unanimousCity 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 signCouncil orderPOR 2022 #152
• Policy order2022 · #153✅ Order adopted, unanimousCity 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 serviceCouncil ordertransit trafficPOR 2022 #153
• Policy order2022 · #154✅ Order adopted as amended, 8–0Asks the City Manager 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 marriagesCouncil requestPOR 2022 #154
• Policy order2022 · #155✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager 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 perpetuityCouncil requestPOR 2022 #155
• Policy order2022 · #156✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager 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 permitCouncil requesttransit trafficPOR 2022 #156
• Policy order2022 · #157✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager 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 CambridgeCouncil requestPOR 2022 #157
• Policy order2022 · #158✅ Order adopted, unanimousDedication Committee hold a special meeting to expedite the process of naming the corner of Brookline Street and Franklin Street in honor of Peter ValentineCouncil orderPOR 2022 #158
• Policy order2022 · #159✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousHealth 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 fallCouncil order📖 readPOR 2022 #159
• Policy order2022 · #160✅ Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager 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 CambridgeCouncil requestPOR 2022 #160
• Policy order2022 · #161✅ Order adopted as amended, 8–1City Council refer the zoning petition regarding lab use to the Ordinance Committee and Planning Board for a hearing and reportCouncil orderhousing generalzoning📖 readPLACED ON THE TABLE IN COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 19, 2022POR 2022 #161
• Policy order2022 · #162✅ Order adopted, unanimousOrdinances of the City of Cambridge be amended as it relates to Permitting Preferences for Priority ApplicantsCouncil orderCHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR TONER IN COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 12, 2022POR 2022 #162
• Policy order2022 · #163✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousAsks the City Manager to the City Solicitor answer any legal questions that came up during the discussion that occurred during the regular City Council meeting on September, 12thCouncil requestPOR 2022 #163
• Policy order2022 · #164✅ Order adopted as amended, unanimousRequest 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 meetingPOR 2022 #164
• Policy order2022 · #150📁 Placed on file, unanimousOrdinance 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 AmendedCouncil orderPOR 2022 #150
• Policy order2022 · #151✅ Order adopted, 8–0City 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 onlyCouncil ordertransit trafficzoningPOR 2022 #151

• Resolution2022 · #204✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations and Thank you to Jack Woker and Stereo Jacks on almost forty years of service to the North Cambridge CommunityRES 2022 #204
• Resolution2022 · #205✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Peter ValentineRES 2022 #205
• Resolution2022 · #206✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Monica StraussRES 2022 #206
• Resolution2022 · #207✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations on the Retirement of Jean Spera from The Cambridge Public School DepartmentschoolsRES 2022 #207
• Resolution2022 · #208✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Maria de Castro PereiraRES 2022 #208
• Resolution2022 · #209✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Dennis PontesRES 2022 #209
• Resolution2022 · #210✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to Becca Rutenberg on the occasion of being named by the Boston Business Journal as a 2022 "40 under 40" honoreeRES 2022 #210
• Resolution2022 · #211✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Sheila Halloran-DaileyRES 2022 #211
• Resolution2022 · #212✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Harold TurcotteRES 2022 #212
• Resolution2022 · #213✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Edward T. Loder, JrRES 2022 #213
• Resolution2022 · #214✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to The Dance Complex on the occasion of its 30 year anniversary in Central SquareartsRES 2022 #214
• Resolution2022 · #215✅ Order adopted, unanimousCondolences to family of Margie ClayRES 2022 #215
• Resolution2022 · #216✅ Order adopted, unanimousCondolences to family of Cherlyn RobinsonRES 2022 #216
• Resolution2022 · #217✅ Order adopted, unanimousCondolences to the family of Jewel RussellRES 2022 #217
• Resolution2022 · #218✅ Order adopted, unanimousCondolences to the family of Deborah AndersonRES 2022 #218
• Resolution2022 · #219✅ Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Mary GriffinRES 2022 #219
• Resolution2022 · #220✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations 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 CenterRES 2022 #220
• Resolution2022 · #221✅ Order adopted, unanimousCongratulations to the Cambridge-Yerevan Sister City Association (CYSCA) on their 35th AnniversaryRES 2022 #221
• Resolution2022 · #222✅ Order adopted, unanimousCambridge 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 SalvadorCouncil orderRES 2022 #222
• Resolution2022 · #223✅ Order adopted, unanimousAppreciation 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 serviceRES 2022 #223
• Resolution2022 · #224✅ Order adopted, unanimousCommending the American Cancer Fund for Children and Kids Cancer Connection for its fight against childhood cancerRES 2022 #224
• Resolution2022 · #225✅ Order adopted, unanimousThanks 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-OffRES 2022 #225
• Resolution2022 · #226✅ Order adopted, unanimousHappy 100th Birthday wishes to Ned HandyRES 2022 #226
• Resolution2022 · #227✅ Order adopted, unanimousAppreciation 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 neighborsRES 2022 #227
• Resolution2022 · #228✅ Order adopted, unanimousWishing 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 survivorschoolsRES 2022 #228
• Resolution2022 · #229✅ Order adopted, unanimousCambridge 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 moreCouncil orderRES 2022 #229
• Resolution2022 · #230✅ Order adopted, unanimousCambridge 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 communityCouncil orderRES 2022 #230

• Application / petition2022 · #40✅ Order adopted, unanimousan awning at the premises numbered 1726 Massachusetts AvenueApplication from Richard Burg representing Coldwell Banker Realty📖 readApproval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, CommuniAPP 2022 #40
• Application / petition2022 · #41✅ Order adopted, unanimousan awning at the premises numbered 1640 Massachusetts AvenueApplication from Kevin Rosenberg representing Chestnut Hill Realty📖 readApproval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, CommuniAPP 2022 #41
• Application / petition2022 · #42APP 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 associationCHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR NOLANAPP 2022 #42

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

• Awaiting report2022 · #47✅ Report received and acceptedReport 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 thereafterAR-22-47
• Awaiting report2022 · #48✅ Report received and acceptedReport on ID Badges For City EmployeesAR-22-48
• Awaiting report2022 · #49Report on Establishing a Task Force on Cambridge's African American/Black ResidentsAR-22-49
• Awaiting report2022 · #50📁 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on establishing Black Men and Boys CommissionAR-22-50
• Awaiting report2022 · #51✅ Report received and acceptedReport on providing Cannabis Industry InformationAR-22-51
• Awaiting report2022 · #52✅ Report received and acceptedReport on providing Incentive Zoning Program DatazoningAR-22-52
• Awaiting report2022 · #53✅ Report received and acceptedReport on implementing Bristol and Cardinal Medeiros Intersection ImprovementsAR-22-53
• Awaiting report2022 · #54✅ Report received and acceptedReport on ways in which we can prepare for a Monkeypox outbreak in the City of CambridgeAR-22-54
• Awaiting report2022 · #55Report on the status of the long term water projections and on what measures could be taken to conserve waterAR-22-55
• Awaiting report2022 · #56✅ Report received and acceptedReport 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 advertisedAR-22-56
• Awaiting report2022 · #57Report on Policy Order to investigate shared EV or Hybrid free bus serviceAR-22-57

• 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]