City Council ▸ 2022-10-24
City Council — Regular Meeting, October 24, 2022
4 City Manager's Agenda22 Communications4 Policy Orders11 Resolutions2 Applications & Petitions4 Other Business
City Manager's Agenda (4)
- CMA 2022 #204Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation $1,409,562 from Free Cash to the Community Benefits Stabilization Fund
- CMA 2022 #205Transmitting Communication from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $2,050,00 from Free Cash to the Mitigation Revenue Stabilization Fund which will be used to fund specific future projects, which will require separate individual appropriations by the City Council
- CMA 2022 #206A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 22-48, regarding a report on ID Badges for City Employees
- CMA 2022 #207A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report items numbered 21-52 & 22-25, regarding a report on Boards and Commissionsartsschoolszoning📖 read 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF 📄 PDF
Communications (22)
22 resident communications received for this meeting — zoning (11) · housing general (9) · affordable housing (7) · transit traffic (6) · labor (4). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.
Policy Orders (4)
- POR 2022 #272That the Rules of the City Council be amended to add the following sentence at the beginning: “The rules of the City Council should be reviewed and provisionally adopted towards the beginning of every new City Council term.”
- POR 2022 #273That the Rules of the City Council be amended to add the following sentence at the end of Rule 5: “All motions made by any members of the Council should require a second prior to debate.”
- POR 2022 #274That the Rules of the City Council be amended to add the following sentence at the end of Rule 12: “During debate each Councillor will state their comments clearly and concisely with the understanding that other members are waiting to present their comments.”
- POR 2022 #275That the City Manager is requested to work with all relevant City departments to develop a communication on the most environmentally responsive and responsible methods of yard waste, and utilize the City website and other communication avenues to publicize best practices for leaf disposal
Resolutions (11)
- RES 2022 #270Resolution on the death of Richard A. Ferreira
- RES 2022 #271Resolution on the death of Alfred M. DeVito Sr
- RES 2022 #272Resolution on the death of Nancy Price
- RES 2022 #274Resolution on the death of Frank V. Gages, Jr
- RES 2022 #275Congratulations to Officer Oswaldo Ortiz
- RES 2022 #276Congratulations to Officer Michael Padua
- RES 2022 #277Congratulations to Officers Charles McNeill and James Costa
- RES 2022 #278Resolution on the death of Father John Horgan
- RES 2022 #279Retirement of Jane Hirschi from CitySprouts
- RES 2022 #280Resolution on the death of John Jarcho, M.D
- RES 2022 #281Congratulations to Dr. Sally Kornbluth on being elected the 18th President of Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Applications & Petitions (2)
- APP 2022 #49An application was received from Stuart Pitchel representing Grafton Street Pub & Grill, requesting permission for a projecting blade sign at the premises numbered 59 JFK Street. Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, and Community Development Department. No abutter response has been received, but proof of mailing has been provided📖 read
- APP 2022 #50An application was received from Jason Parillo representing The Shade Store, requesting permission for a projecting blade sign at the premises numbered 49 Brattle Street. Approval has been received from Inspectional Services, Department of Public Works, and Community Development Department. No abutter response has been received, but proof of mailing has been provided📖 read
Other Business (4)
- AR-22-75Report on receiving 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 enforcementbike-lanespolice-safetytransit-traffic
- AR-22-76Report on updating the posted City Council rules on the website and other locations where posted, to properly reflect the change made to Rule 24c that adds the sentence “individuals will be heard in the order that they signed up whether they are participating in person or remotely