City Council — Regular Meeting, October 3, 2022

City Manager's Agenda (7)

• CMA 2022 #183A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 22-61, regarding the Cambridge Birth Center📖 read
• CMA 2022 #184A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 22-41, regarding establishing evening off-leash dog hours at Hoyt Field
• CMA 2022 #185A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Policy Order 2022 #167, regarding the meal program continuation
• CMA 2022 #186A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to an update on new positions
• CMA 2022 #187A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 22-62, regarding requests for a legal opinion and additional analysis on linkage fee rate increase discussionhousing-generalzoning📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
• CMA 2022 #188A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a Planning Board report with a recommendation not to adopt the Incentive Zoning Rate Increase Petitionzoning📖 read
• CMA 2022 #189A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a communication received from the Cambridge Affordable Housing Trust regarding the Incentive Zoning amendmentaffordable-housinghousing-generalzoning📖 read

Communications (40)

40 resident communications received for this meeting — transit traffic (30) · bike lanes (23) · housing general (4) · climate (4) · police safety (4). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.

Policy Orders (15)

• POR 2022 #175Ordinance #2022-3 Wage Theft. PASSED TO A SECOND READING IN COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 TO BE ORDAINED ON OR AFTER OCTOBER 10, 2022
• POR 2022 #179That the City Manager is requested to convene an advisory group to determine ways in which the City can work to lift up the voices and experiences of the descendants of the Indigenous People who currently reside in our community📖 read
• POR 2022 #180That the City Manager is requested to direct the Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Department to meet with and receive input from the Vision Zero, Pedestrian, Bicycle Committee, the Council on Aging, the Transit Advisory Committee, the Commission for Persons with Disabilities Advisory Board, Cambridge Police Department, and any other departments, to review and revise the Cambridge Street Code, promulgate the updated guide throughout the city, and develop recommendations for staffing and methods of improving traffic enforcement. CHARTER EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR ZONDERVAN IN COUNCIL OCTOBER 3, 2022bike-lanespolice-safetyschoolstransit-traffic📖 read
• POR 2022 #181That the City Manager is requested to direct the Community Development Department to convene a North Massachusetts Avenue Corridor District Zoning Proposal Working Group by June 15, 2023zoning
• POR 2022 #182That the City Manager is requested to work with appropriate City departments to complete a needs assessment of the entire Danehy Park complex
• POR 2022 #183That the City Manager is requested to direct the appropriate City staff to affix the Indigenous Peoples’ Day Banner above JFK Street and Mount Auburn Street beginning on October 4, 2022, for no less than one week and recognize Indigenous Peoples' Day on October 10, 2022
• POR 2022 #184That the City Manager is requested to work with the Department of Public Works, Inspectional Services and other relevant departments to produce a report outlining the efficacy of the Private Property Rodent Control Program and the SMART Digital Rodent Control Boxes, and any changes being contemplated to these current programs
• POR 2022 #185That the City Manager is requested to work with the Law Department to automatically provide an initial legal opinion to the City Council and the City Clerk at least three business days in advance of the first Public Hearing on any amendment to the Code of Ordinances formally introduced in the City Council
• POR 2022 #186Amendment to section 22.25.1(c) of Article 22, entitled Sustainable Design and Development (Ordinance #2022-20)climatetenants-renttransit-traffic📖 read
• POR 2022 #187That the City Manager is requested to work with all relevant City departments to install a new irrigation system in Danehy Park as soon as possible and better prepare for tree watering efforts in the future and report on any needed or ongoing irrigation improvements to other parks across the citytrees
• POR 2022 #262That the City Council go on record stating its observance of Cybersecurity Awareness Month October 2022
• POR 2022 #263Policy Order
• POR 2022 #264That the City Manager direct the Community Development Department and Law Department to review the amendment that states: “excluding the first 30,000 square feet for buildings less than 60,000 square feet in total size,” and share any feedback
• POR 2022 #313Reappointment of Kathleen L. Born to the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority for a 5-year term to the Full City Council with a favorable recommendation by the Neighborhood & Long-Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts & Celebration Committeearts
• POR 2022 #188That the City Manager be and is hereby requested to direct the City Solicitor to reach out to the Law Department in Somerville, MA to understand and report back to the Council on the legislation passed by the Somerville City Council banning limited services pregnancy centers

Resolutions (18)

• RES 2022 #243Congratulations on the retirement of Melissa Coco from the Cambridge Health Alliance
• RES 2022 #244Congratulations on the retirement of Brooke Coulter from the Cambridge Health Alliance
• RES 2022 #245Congratulations on the retirement of John Meucci from the Cambridge Public Schoolsschools
• RES 2022 #246Congratulations to Cambridge Police Lieutenant Joseph Murphy on the occasion of his promotionpolice-safetytenants-rent
• RES 2022 #247Congratulations to Cambridge Police Lieutenant Darlene Pearson on the occasion of her promotionpolice-safetytenants-rent
• RES 2022 #248Congratulations to Cambridge Police Sergeant Brian Hussey on the occasion of his promotionpolice-safety
• RES 2022 #249Congratulations to Ms. Margaret Unger who received a perfect score in her AP US Government and Politics exam
• RES 2022 #250Congratulations to Emilia Sousa on her retirement from the Cambridge Health Alliance
• RES 2022 #251Congratulations on the Retirement of Janet Snedeker from The Cambridge Public Schoolsschools
• RES 2022 #252Congratulations to Jennifer and Peter Crane on the birth of their daughter, Mariah Jude Crane
• RES 2022 #253Congratulations to Thomas Nunziato on the occasion of his retirement from the Department of Public Works
• RES 2022 #254Congratulations to Philip Rita on the occasion of his retirement from the Department of Human Services
• RES 2022 #255Congratulations to Kondeleye Ross-Johnson on the occasion of her retirement from the Cambridge Health Alliance
• RES 2022 #256Congratulations to Jay Stephens on the occasion of his retirement from the Cambridge Health Alliance
• RES 2022 #257Congratulations to Samuel Tripp on the occasion of his retirement from the Cambridge Health Alliance
• RES 2022 #258Congratulations to Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish on its 180th Anniversarypolice-safety
• RES 2022 #259Congratulations to Paula Cushner on the occasion of her retirement from the Cambridge Health Alliance
• RES 2022 #260Happy 80th Birthday wishes to Bill Cunningham

Ordinances (1)

• ORD 2022 # 17AAn Ordinance has been received from Diane P. LeBlanc City Clerk, relative to Fur Sales Ban Ordinance #2022-17

Applications & Petitions (1)

• APP 2022 #45An application was received from Derek Jones, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 11 Channing Street, 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 OCTOBER 3, 2022transit-traffic📖 read

Other Business (10)

• AR-22-64Report on t detailing how other comparable municipalities handle their street corner dedication processes and on ways to honor those individuals who may not ultimately have a street corner named after them but who nonetheless deserve to have their names and accomplishments recognized
• AR-22-65Report on continue to fund the meals program for the housed and unhoused members of the community for an additional six monthshomelessness
• AR-22-66Report on a plan to install “Walls of Honor” at each home baseball and softball field honoring past and current coaches and volunteers
• AR-22-67Report on necessary preparations for the next Housing Committee meeting in the discussion on potentially allowing multifamily housing to be built citywidehousing-generalzoning
• AR-22-68Report on touring the facility at 2222 Massachusetts Avenue regarding transitioning the facility into a non-congregate homeless shelter with accompanying serviceshomelessnesstransit-traffic
• AR-22-69Report on a community process on the future use of 105 Windsor Street

• a proposed amendment to the linkage fee 📖 read
• information from the School Committee
• UPK Ad-Hoc Communication
• COF 2022 #122 : communication was received from Diane P. LeBlanc City Clerk, transmitting an update regarding legislative activity. [budget, charter] 📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF

Committee Reports (10)

• Government Operations Rules & Claims Committee hearing of 2022-03-09 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Human Services & Veterans Committee hearing of 2022-06-02 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2022-09-20 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) — Order Adopted [Unanimous]
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2022-09-20 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) — Passed To A Second Reading [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date)
• Ordinance Committee hearing of 2022-09-21 — Accepted [Unanimous]
• Committee hearing of (unknown date) — Passed To A Second Reading
• Neighborhood & Long Term Planning Committee hearing of 2022-09-28 — Accepted [Unanimous]